THE SUNDAY INTER OCEAN, OCTOBER 2, 1887- TWENTY PAGES. 18. AMUsem*nTS. The Event of Many Seasons, the Appearance Together of Edwin Booth and Lawrence Barrett. Mr.
Jefferson at MoVicker's, the Vokes: at Hooley's, and Minnie Palmer at the Grand. A Week Unusually Rich in Theatrical Attractions, Each Unique in Its Way- -General News. DRAMATIC. A GREAT EVENT. When a casual listener declared that he was very much interested in an especial enterprise described he was asked by the director, "Be ye interested enough to go down into yer pocket and put up fer it?" If eagerness to invest is the best evidence of interest, the Chimoney public has testified in very practical fashion cago to its sensibility of the importance of the BoothBarrett season about to begin.
We believe nO previous advance sale of tickets for a theatrical engagement has equaled in this city the sum now in hand at the box office of the Chicago Opera House. Some needlessly extravagant have been published, but it is figures within the limit to state that the five day's sales amounted to $25,000, a sum rarely exceeded by the total receipts of a two weeks' engagement. This exceptional eagerness to secure places is not, however, in any degree surIt had been strange, indeed, of the prising. to show no more than ordinary interest public in an event so far removed from the commonplace as the co-operative appearance of from two the most famous actors of the day. Aside the natural feeling of regard for the favorite tragedians of our own country and the desire to witness them in immediate friendly rivalry, there is a higher inducement to great patronage in the artistic prospect of superb characters adequately defined and represented.
After all there inheres in the educated play-goer an admiration little short of love of the noble plays of our language; plays in which the of char loftier sentiments of nature and finer types acter are reflected and portrayed in a way to persuade us that romance has its realities and manhood something of the divine essence. It is not to be doubted that the public is more than willing to nourish fancy and feeling with the poetry of Shakespeare when that poetry is adequately interpreted through the melody of pure elocution, the imagery of delicately poised art, the fervor and passion of intelligence illuminated genius. If we have not these running through the action of all roles in a play cast to the personnel of the Booth-Barrett Company, we are at least confident that the dominating characters will have such vivifying elements, and we need fear little for the rest, guided, directed, and inspired by two such masters of dramatic conception and performance. These considerations must be taken with others in accounting for the popular The occasion will be memorable, not only beimpulse towarn the center of theatric interest. cause the combination is unprecedented but also because it will represent the higher positive attainment of descriptive art in this generation of the drama, a markedly fruitful epoch.
This is not the first time in their lives the two than twenty years ago, at the time of the old tragedians have played together. It was more Winter Garden, in New York City, that Mr. Booth, then in the first flush of popularity little as a star, invited Mr. Barrett, then but more than a youth, to assume opposite characters to him. There it WaS that the elder Wallack.
going for the first time to see Edwin Booth 38 Iago saw the unknown Lawrence Barrett in the role of Othello, and went back to his own theater with An enthusiastic report of a young man whose name he heard that night for the first time who had given a marvelous performance of Othello. A few years later, in the famous Shakespearean revivals at Booth's Theater, Booth and Barrett were again united, playing opposite roles, and then it was that Mr. Barrett, emphasizing former success, achieved reputation as Cassius. That truly was a brilliant season, the greatest in the American history of the tragic drama; but it had not the value, in sentiment or in art, the of season now if begun that finds the fiery young rivals of twenty years ago the scholarly, accomplished, and splendidly of their golden. maturity.
It is needless to inquire which two is the greater. They differ in temperament and in method as they differ in physique and mental tendency. What is possible with the one is not possible with the other. The value to us of their association is not the opportunity presented of establishing contrasts, but the excellence that must appeal to the esthetic sense in the work of two great actors the one directly the complement of the other. It is in this would light their performance must be viewed if we perceive the best results of this art companionship.
The first week of the engagement will be devoted to a grand production of "Julius Caesar," the scenery for which has occupied Mr. Albert, the Scenic artist, the greater part of the past eighteen weeks. It is not only elaborate, it is severely correct in treatment, a strict observance of classical detail that will make the production the most perfect-unless exception be made of the Booth revivals- ever witnessed in this country. The scenes that will occasion the most comment are those representing the forum and senate chamber. In the first the view extends toward the Tabularium and includes the Basilica Julia and the temples of Dioscuress, Concordia, Vespas an, and Juno.
There will also be seen the statues of Domition, Augustus, and others, the whole view making an effect of massive grandeur and dignity. The capilot scene is based on Gerome's great painting, "The Death of Caesar." The garden scene has also been finer treated. The cast of "Julius Caesar" will be as follows: Edwin Booth Barrett Mare J. Buckley Julius A. Lano Charles Collins G.
Rogers Octavius Cesar. Hanley Metellus Cimber J. Henderson Popilius Vroom Titinius. L. Finney Trebonius.
Charles B. Hanford Royle Soothsayer C. Stone Pindarus. Kendall Weston Walter Thomas Flavins. Beaumont Smith Miriam O'Leary First Owen Fawcett Second Charles Koehler Miss Minna G.
Gale Elizabeth Robins The repertoire for the second week will be: Monday and Saturday evenings, "Othello," with Mr. Barrett as Othello and Mr. Booth as lago; Thursday evening, with Mr. Booth in the title role and Mr. Barrett as the ancient; Tuesday evening and Saturday matinee, with Mr.
Booth as the Prince and Mr. Barrett as Laertes; Wednesday evening, with Mr. Barrett as Macduff; Friday evening, "King Lear," Mr. Booth as Lear, Mr. Barrett as Edgar.
The tragedians have never played together in "King Lear." It may be said with good judgment that Rossi is the only actor of modern times who merits comparison with Mr. Booth as King Lear. GRAND OPERA HOUSE. Bright, pretty, and popular Minnie Palmer, after an absence of two years, will reappear at the Grand Opera House to-night to begin an engagement of one week. She will be seen in the familiar "My Sweetheart," which, however, will be preceded by a new musical comedy entitled "The Ring and the Keeper." The story of this little play, which is laid in the time of Charles is pretty.
Sir Philip Almer, in order to see Lord Evandale's daughter Constance, whom he is bound to marry under the provisions of a will has disguised himself in the dress of one of his father's game-keepers, and is guarding the park gates under orders from the house, to prevent the of any female of the household. To him appears Lady Constance tripping along in the disguise she of her own waiting maid Alice, whose dress has assumed with the express purpose of evading the paternal order, The supposed Gilbert intercepts her, and an Alico amusing of the passage ring she wears on her finger. In of arm ends in the offer the duet, See This Ruby Ring," Gilbert recognizes it as the betrothal ring forwarded to Lady Constance, and Alice, to avoid the dilemma in which she was placed, declares that it was given her by Lady Constance, who did not value it at all. Incensed at this, Gilbert, pretending to have some knowledge of Sir Philip's movements, tells Alice that the ring was really bought for little milliper living in the Cheapside." Both the lovers Arenow thoroughly incensed with each other in their proper character, and piqued in their assumed ones, Gilbert offers to let Alice paas if she will "give him a kiss," and Alice, with the audible reflection "that it will soon be over." rewards the handsome keeper in the way proposed. The keeper then lets her pass" him, but not the gates, and Alice runs off in disgust.
In a few minutes she returns disguised in cavalier dress, as Lady Constance's page, and again endeavors to pass through. The watchful keeper stops her way, however, and finally each learning the true character of the other, the curtain falls upon mutual confessions of liking and esteem. M'VICKER'S. The eminent comedian, Mr. Joseph Jefferson, will, to-morrow evening, begin limited engagement at Mo Vicker's Theater, reappearing in "The Cricket on the Hearth," and Lend Me Five Shillings." There is no more delightful, yet tender and pathetic performance than Mr.
Caleb Plummer of Mr. Jefferson. It is an exquisite bit of art, but pure in sympathy, full of humor, grace and delicacy, an idyl in' rags and sweetly borne sorrows, It is at once a pleasure and profit to witness such a performance, profoundly touchinn, yet always suggestive smiles, a type of goodness that is not prosy, moral example that is not distressingly didactic. It is a beautiful piece of work, one of the immortals of the stage, if praise sprung from grateful hearts can gave immortality to a stage creation. At the special matinee to be given Wednesday "Rip Van Winkle" will be played.
Next week "'The Rivals" will be given with Mrs. Thomas Drew as Mrs. Malaprop. 'HOOLEY'S. To-morrow evening that merry sprite, Rosina two week's engagement at Hooley's, reappearing Vokes, fully restored to health, will begin with a new company and 8 couple of new pieces.
The repertoire of the first week will be Monday and Thursday evenings, Is Which," a commedietta by Le Theyre Smith; Tuesday and Wednesday evenings and Wednesday matinee, Rider," by a Mrs. Doremus, of New York, and "A Double Lesson;" Friday and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee, "My Milliner's Bill" and "The Circus Among the new members of Miss Vokes' company is a comedian, Mr. Felix Morris, who some seasons ago made himself quite popular here. Mr. Courtney Thorpe re.
mains a member of the company as the sole representative of the little party so well liked last COLUMBIA. Haverly's Minstrels, beginning to-night, will be the attraction at the Columbia during the week, with thd exception of Weanesday evening, when the theater will be surrendered to the reception of the President. The announcement is made that Frank Cushman, last week with Sweatnam, Rice fa*gan, will join the Haverly An attractive programme is offered, replete with specialties. WINDSOR. This week the attraction at the Windsor Theater will be P.
F. Baker, formerly of Baker and Farron, in the musical comedy, "Chris and Lena." The piece is in four acts and embraces a number of specialties, in which Pete Baker, Harry W. Rich, John D. Griffin, and Ella Miller appear. ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Gilmore's Burlesque Company in the spectacular piece, "The Devil's Auction," will give the entertainments at the Academy this week. ballet led by Mdlles. Copligni and Beaugermino is an advertised feature. PEOPLE'S. The effective melodrama, "Taken from Life," will be presented at this house to-morrow night and throughout the week.
Special scenery has been prepared by the theater. Patti Rosa has had a very profitable week. AT BOSTON. BOSTON, Oct. Telegram.The chief attraction the past week for the amusem*nt public has been "Erminie" at the Globe, where it has drawn crowded houses at every performance.
It is booked for two more weeks. The only incident to relieve the routine of the week was the excitement one evening occasioned by a party of lively young men in balcony box who thought to have fun with the chorus girls by pelting them with silver, doubtleas expecting a ludicrous scramble for the loose change. Whatever scramble there was came when the aforesaid party of rapid youths were removed, and given a chance to cool their fevered brows in the night air. They had evidently become unduly elevated by taking a too high box. "The Corsair" continues the attraction at the Hollis Street.
It is only Bostonians to see such magnificent stage pictures once in a decade. Its production cost at least $25,000. It will go from Boston to New York. "The Red Lamp" was taken off the Museum stage to-night, and will be followed next Monday by Sardou's "'Diplomacy." Run of Luck" continues to draw good, but does not crowd the Boston. That house is 80 large, however, that half a house is as good 38 a whole house at most of the other theaters.
It has already been announced that Richard Mansfield is going to prepare to play Shylock, but he will not appear in the role this season. He hopes to give it next year. If satisfactory arrangements can be made he will make his first appearance in the character at the Museum, supported by Mr. Field's company. Mr.
Mansfield seems to be partial toward trying his new roles here, and no one will complain. The young actor has been doing finely with "Dr. Jekyll" in New York, clearing for himself an average of $500 a night. The tension of the play, however, 18 said by his friends to wear upon him considerably, and may necessitate his dropping a two weeks' engagement very soon 80 as to recuperate. Ho has acted continuously all the past summer.
T. Russell Sullivan, who dramatized Jekyll," i9 at work now on a classical play founded upon events in ancient history, that will give Mr. Mansfield a chance to impersonate a famous Roman character. While chatting informally with Mr. John Gilbert, at Manchester-by-the-Sea, on Monday last, the great comedian indulged in interesting and characteristic reminiscence.
He recalled the great success of the late Matilda Heron's Camille," remarking that he played the elder Duval when Miss Heron played the piece at the Boston Theater. In Mr. Gilbert's opinion the greatest Sir Peter Teazle that he had ever seen was the late William Warren. He thought that the late E. L.
Davenport's Sir Giles Overreach was superior to Edwin Booth, but added: "Ah, but the elder Booth's "Sir There was a performance never to be forgotten!" He considered the elder Booth a far greater acfor than his gifted son, but thought the latter's "Hamlet" superior, as whole, to his father's, although there were parts of the father's "Hamlet" that were benutiful beyond description. He instanced the elder Booth's Lear, Cassius, and Richard IL as among his greatest efforts, and as such embodiments of these parts might never be excelled. Mr. Gilbert thought Mr. Forrest's Damon and Virginius his bost performances, and ranked him above all others in these plays.
He thought Mme. Modjeska's Camille a very refined interpretation of that unsatisfactory character, but had understood it was inferior to Bernhardt's performance, although he had never seen the latter in the part Mr. Gilbert had once seen the late William B. Wood, of Philadelphia and Baltimore managerial and acting fame, but did not place him in the first rank of actors. Mr.
Wood WAS for many years partner with the late William Warren, father of our William, but died poor, 80 Mr. Gilbert understood. Mr. Gilbert spoke of the present run of light pieces as astonishingly successful, but thought the theater WaS in a transition state, and all would come about as it should. He referred pleasantly to Henry Irving's great considered success on both sides of the Atlantic and it well deserved.
NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Oct. 1- -Special -The success of "'The Henrietta" at the Union Square Theater this week, has been all the more gratifying because it was unexpected by the savans of the foyer, certain of whom claim to be soothsayers in matters theatrical. Robson and Crane are likely to swim along a summer sea of prosperity for several seasons, unaffected by aught save a plethora of gold and long engagements. Each is admirably fitted by the playwright, and is quite at home in his part "Lagadere" holds its own at Niblo's, and will doubtless continue to do so until Denman Thompson shows up.
"The Marquis," at the Casino, is drawing immense audiences, as is also "The Bellman," at Wallack'a. On Wednesday evening the lovers of fine comedy will be afforded brilliant opportunity both for laughter and display at Daly's Theater. On this occasion the regular sonson will be opened by the management with Pinero's now comedy, Dandy Dick." the Penman" will ro-appear at the Madison Square Theater on Monday night with the original cast and under the old guidance. The Dark Secret," at the Academy of Musio with its 5,000 cubic feet of real water, is attracting large audiences, 38 is also Lights" at the Grand Opera House. Great Pink Pearl" has proven A treasure at the Lyceum Theater this week, and the receipta have been very large.
Mrs. Langtry in "As In Looking is doing a good business at the Fifth Avenue Theater. The play itself has been harshly criticised, but many ladies attend the performance merely to see Mrs. Langtry's gorgeous costumes. Maurice Grau's French Opera Company enter upon the second week of their engagement at the Star Theater next Monday night.
Only fair audiences have attended the performances. Lous James and Marie Wainwright in the "legitimate" have packed the Windsor Theater during the week. Mr. James' acting been highly spoken of. Next week the company start on tour of the South and Southwest.
SOUTHERN THEATERS. NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. Telegram. -This has been a splendid week for the three theaters now open, and all have done big business. Lizzie Evans in "Our Angel" has been the attraction at the Academy of Music; Richard Bringle's Georgia Minstrels at the Avenue, and Hall DeVoy's Combination in 'Fun in Boarding School." Next week, opening to-morrow night, Helen Blythe in "Only a Woman's Heart" will be at the Academy of Music, and Dan A.
Kelly in Shadow Detective" will be the card at the Ave enue. Manager Dave Bidwell has not made the reduction in the price of admission to his theaters which he promised or threatened at the close of last season. One dollar is still the price for parquette and dress circle seats. He, however, issues books containing fifty admission coupons for $25. Holders of admission coupons are entitled to seats in any part of the house without extra charge.
Mra. W. B. Pettit occupied a box at the Academy of Music Tuesday night. Before she married a prominent official of the Southern Division of the Maun Boudoir Car System and retired from the stage she was known to the the theatrical world as Fanny Louise Buckingham, of fame.
Griffin and Ardell, of the Wilson Rankin': Minstrels, remained behind when the company left the city on Sunday last. Manager Dickson, of the company, last week obtained an alternative writ of injunction prohibiting Griffin and Ardell from leaving the city and breaking their contract with the company. The writ was made returnable on Thursday last, four days after the company left the city. When the case was called Manager Dickson, the plaintiff, failed to appear, and a continuance ordered. When the troupe departed an effort WAR made by the management compel Messrs.
Griffin and Ardell to go with them, but the latter declined, claiming that they would thereby violate the writ of injunction, and place themselves in contempt of court. It will be seen that the management failed to attain their object, and that Griftin and Ardell have succeeded in virtually breaking their contract, as it is hardle possible that Mr. Dickson will return to try the rule which has been issued THEATRICAL GOSSIP. Cora Tanner will be at the Windsor next week in "Alone in London." Harry Earl and Al E. Foster, of the Kentucky Trio, go with Rice, Hart Ryman's Minstrels.
Ida Siddons and her augmented burlesque company will begin an engagement at the Casino this afternoon. Lillian Lewis. who has been playing at the Standard. will appear at the Criterion to row night in "The New Magdalen." Managers John A. Hamlin and John R.
Rogers will leave Chicago for the Iron Moantain district to-morrow with a view to mine purchases. At Grenier's Garden this week Laura Dainty may be seen in "A Mountain Pink," which has pretty effectually made the rounds of Chicago theaters. Lillian Olcott claims that she has purchased the American rights to the new play Sardon has written for Sarah Bernhardt. Doesn't it confliet with Fanny Davenport's claim. Herr S.
Selig's German company will this evening present an interesting novelty at the Chicago Opera House. The play is entitled "Die Zauberin am Stein," a drama in four acte by Franz Nissel A specialty and novelty company headed by Mme. Girard Geyer and her tableaux vivants, will be at the Lyceum this week. Mdile. Sidonia, a French dancer will make her first Chicago appearance.
Kate Castleton has started on her third season's tour with "Crazy Patch," and has introduced a new song, "I'll Tell You No More," that takes. Edwin For, James Kelly, and Emma Chambers are in the company. Salsbury's Troubadours are now playing an engagement at the Bijou Opera House, New York, and have made a great hit in a new musical comedy, called "The Humming Bird." it is said. They will appear here during the season. Minnie Palmer has a new play, written for her by Mr.
Len Grover, entitled "Nadine." in which she will play a dual role of brother and sister, though it is really Nadine masquerading as a boy and pretending to be her own brother. Mr. N. 8. Wood and his company had such success with "The Waifs of New York" at the Olympic Theater the past week that it will be retained as the attraction this week.
The scenic and spectacular effects are superior, and the play is exceptionally well presented. The Mexican Typical Orchestra and the Boston Specialty Company in hourly shows will be the features in theater No. 1 at Epstean's Dime Mnseum this week. Theater No. 2 will be devoted to concerts by the Alabama Jubilee Singers, and in the main curio hall will be seen Evaleen, the water queen; Lizzie Sturgeon, the pedal pianiste; the one-man orchestra, etc.
James C. Dibdin, of Edinburgh, a greatgrandson of the author of "Tom Bowling, and a grand-nephew of the bibliographer, is about to bring out a book which will interest all collectors of theatrical literature. This is a volume of "Annals of the Edinburgh Stage, with an Account of the Rise and Progress of Dramatic Writing in Scotland." Only 500 copies will be printed. The preliminary announcement of the Stoddard lecture season is made to-day. Mr.
Stoddard will appear equipped with the fresh recollections of a summer in Europe and with illustrations which he has specially secured there. The notice that more courses are to be given than ever before will be read with pleasure by many who have not been able to secure seats heretofore. Winnie Johnson, the "largest woman in the world," who was discovered by Messrs. Kohl Middleton a year ago, and who created a sensation when she appeared in this city, has been brought again from her Kentucky home, and will appear at Kohl Middleton' South Side Museum this week. The historic drama "The Blue and the Gray" will be given in one theater, and the Magnetic Four Comedy Company will appear in the other A London item says: "Miss Hawthorne's popularity, as lessee of the Princess', London, continues unabated.
The honse is crowded nightly with enthusiastic audiences, who applaud vociferously the thrilling situations of "Shadows of a Great Miss Hawthorne has recently bought two new plays from a celebrated American author. Mr. W. W. Kelly, Miss Hawthorne's popular manager, has started Educated Horses" on a prosperous career at the Avenue Theater." Lotta ended her engagement of three weeks' duration at MoVicker's last night.
It was one of the most successful she has played in this city, where she is especially popular. The company is better than usual. The estimable comedian, John Howson, and the burlesque comedian, George Boniface, are particularly valuable additions. Mr. Boniface is very clever young comedian, and, if he will curb his disposition to travesty things and cultivate the art phase of burlesque or low comedy, has a bright future.
Kohl Middleton have introduced a new departure at their West Side Dime Museum, and hereafter on Saturday afternoons children will be admitted to all departments for 5 cents. The attractions for this week will be Captain Warren, the diver; who will perform feats in a tank of water, and Balabroma, the or fire eater. In theater No. 1 the Criterion Comedy Company will be seen and in the McCoil skit entitled Daniels' Gillmore's Wedding," Pride of Erin Specialty Company will give en olio performance in theater No. 1.
The Hanlona will follow Minnie Palmer next Sunday night at the Grand with the new production of "Fantasma." The piece has been entirely reconstructed since its last presentation Among the new scenes is the bottom of sea, representing monsters and divers floatabout and a revel of mermaids. In the new "Devil's Dormitory" a bedstead takes itself off every direction, and a statue is turned into skeleton head and back again to its original A co*ck-fight is introduced in the last The company is nil new, and includes Laura Burt, the Phoites, Louis Pizarello, is Little Tootsy. The following announcement is made: "An interesting discussion of the question is Ideal will be the leading feature the October number of the Writer, the new Boston magazine for literary workers. A score more of the leading dramatic critics and theater managers of the country will express views, among them being George Edgar Montgomery, Stephen Fiske, Elwyn A Barron, Daniel Frohman, Maybury Fleming, A. Haven, J.
H. Mc Vicker, Charles W. Dyar, Rankin Towse, Howard Malcolm Ticknor, A. M'Glenen, and Alfred York Mail Express. Mr.
Sol Smith Russell, who has just finished a profitable week at the Grand, will give a special performance at Hooley's this evening, appearing his new play, "Bewitched." Mr. Russell 18 exceedingly amusing in this absurdity, and it is rather pity Mr. Kidder, the author, did not better understand how to make good use of rather bright idea. But "Bewitched" has neither story nor purpose, and it requires the infinite fund of quaint humor and mimicry with which Mr. Russell is gifted to make the piece endurable after the first act, in which Mr.
Kididea is wholly exhausted. If the amulet the means of accomplishing a definite end, something were worked means of it well-defined thread of interest might be carried through the piece. It is not enough to make different characters cut up acrobatic didoes stated intervals. Ever since the opening of the third season of Chicago Conservatory on Sept. 15, nearly entire complement of professional pupils returned from vacations or homes outside the city and evinced considerable impatience begin the work of the new season.
The school will open Tuesday with a large increase the enrollment of professional and private pupils that has necessitated the employment of other teachers. Quite a number of the professional pupils will take the first plunge of season on Monday evening as auxiliaries in opening performance of the Booth-Barrett. engagement, the former arrangement between Conservatory and the theater being continued. The Conservatory stock company. organized last year, will continue to afford advanced professional pupils with opportunities put into practice what they have been taught Mrs.
Emma Skerrett, for forty-three years well-known actress, died Monday night at the Peabody House, Philadelphia. Mra. Skerrett English by birth, and was 61 years old. She came to this country in 1844 with her husband, George Skerrett, and first appeared at the old Park Theater, New York. She was, thereafter, soubrette at Burton's for a time.
In 1855 she became a widow, and she afterward married Harry Bascom, from whom she separated in 1862. Mrs. Skerrett acted with Helen Dauvray the Lyceum in Scrap of Paper" and "Met Chance." She leaves a son, George Skerrett, two daughters, Mrs. D. Lindenborn and Fanny Skerrett, also an actress, and the wife of F.
McClannin. The funeral took place Thursat the Church of the Transfiguration. She was buried it the lot of the actors' fund at Evergreens Cemetery. Mme. Ristor'e "Memoirs" are just leaving press.
She gives therein an interesting account of her early exveriences on the boards. She made her debut at the unusually tender 3 months, and played her part very badly, as happened. All she had to do was to keep quiet, but she screamed so lustily the whole time she was on the stage that the curtain had to lowered before its time to spare the audience further infliction of this novel species of "gag." Some three years afterward she made her first conscious appearance on the boards, and did no better. The villain of the piece, who was to kidnap her, looked so particularly villainous in his stage makeup that the child set up terrible howl, and ran off the stage shouting for her mother. She was nearly five when she next presented herself before the footlights, and this time she scored a success.
She was only 14, though she looked much older, she tells 118, when she essaved her first great tragic rolethat of the heroine in Silvio Pellico's -and won her first triumph in the genre in which she was destined to achieve 80 brilliant a reputation. Mr. Jefferson's Louisiana home, Orange Island, formerly called Miller's Island, and now sometimes Jefferson's Island, was bought by him some years ago, and has 9,000 acres of land. His magnificent herds of Holstein and other blooded stock rove the 660 marshes, a treat to the eyes. They Are over 5,000 in number.
On the north side of his place is Lake Peignour, in the shape of a new moon. The island rises seventy-five feet above the lake and eighty-four above the Gulf, which is ten miles away. There is an almost constant sea breeze. He has eight orange groves, one of which is believed to be the oldest in the country, and has raised immense crops of oranges in years more favorable than the present. Pecan, cherry, fig, peach, quince, mespilus, mandarin, lemon, and blue plum trees may he found upon the place in numbers ranging from a thousand down.
It said that the finest magnolias and live oaks in the world grow on Orange Island, the magnolias reaching enormous size. A noble avenue between such giants leans down to the lake. His home is exceedingly beautiful. Hither he comes every year about the 1st of January to spend months of rest before starting out again. His idea of rest is painting, which he has taken up with great energy.
An item has been going the rounds of the press to the effect that he has been encouraged by his friends to put the price of $4,000 upon his last picture, a bayou scene. Good judges count Mr. Jefferson an artist in his new line quite as much as in his old and more generally recognized on. Miss Mather last evening gave the final performance of her engagement at the Columbia. There was no change in the bill of the week, "Romeo and Juliet" being the attraction each evening.
Patronage was quite fair, and Miss Mather's impersonation of the young heroine WaS witnessed with to her audiences. We fear Miss Mather's interests are suffering through inefficient stage management. We do not mean to reflect upon Mr. Wise, who is deseribed on the bills as the stage manager; we simply mean that the stage manager is without authority to direct and control performances in any other than a mechanical sense, and Miss Mather's performances, and therefore her professional repute, suffer through lack of a qualified stage director. To see a Shakespearean play "guyed" and to hear it "gagged" by a company that aspires to first-class distinction is to have the best possible evidence that the company is not entitled to artistic recognition.
The performance of "Romeo and Juliet' have been discreditable to Miss Mather, because she must be held accountable for the ways and iniquities of her subordinates. Mr. Milnes Levick in his vulgar abuse of Mercutio forfeits the right to be recorded as an artistic or even an intelligent actor. Shakespeare has passed judgment on such as Mr. Levick, the clowns who speak more than is set down for them.
"That's villainous, and shows most pitiable ambition in the fool," mark the word, Mr. Levick, "in the fool that uses 1t," the pitiable ambition being set on some quantity of barren spectators to laugh." Shakespeare chose precisely the right word, "fool," with which to characterize these gross offenders, for they show their idiotic folly in the sort of lines they introduce. When the nurse bows to Mercutio the second time (stupid business, by the way), Mr. Levick says, "Oh, ain't we polite?" and when she bows again (idiotic business), Mr. Levick says, "What, again! Well, I declare." And, finally, when she goes to Romeo, and Mr.
Levick has exhausted his asinine horseplay over the nurse's request to speak to Romeo, Mr. Levick, laughing like 8 clown, exclaims: "Did you ever see anything like that in all your life?" If Miss Mather permits such affronts to intelligence and good taste as this amounts to there can be but one judgment as to her future on the American stage. Barnstorming would be an ill ending to a career that began with such brilliancy as did hers. Her best efforts must be seconded by sincere. earnest, intelligent, and reputable support or they will come to nothing.
MUSIO. TONIC SOL-FA. The virulence and scanty application of the most of this discussion of the Tonic Sol-Fa reminds me of the story of the Israelite, who, under great stress of hunger, was on the point of taking a morsel of pork. Just as he had the fatal bit on his fork there came a great flash of lightning. The son of Abraham gave a shudder, but as nothing seemed about to break he raised it again to his mouth.
Then there came mighty clap of thunder. He put down the offending morsel a moment; but presently hunger got the better, and he raised it once more to his mouth; again a great crash of thunder, as it the very foundations of the earth were being removed. The Israelite gave sigh: "Holy Abraham," said he: this fuss for one little piece of It is exactly the little piece of pork that is at the bottom of all this fuss. This being 80 there would not be pany, was married st the City Hall to Paul necessity for those uninterested to enter into Steindorff, who has conducted the Thalia thethe discussion at all, were it not for the gross ater orchestra for the past two years. misrepresentations made from time to time by Three chamber music concerts will be given certain writers whose official position might during the season by the Beethoven String lend their utterances a weight, which upon their of Quartet in Weber Hall.
Carl Hild, Arst violin; merits they could never have. The article Pr. Volk, second violin; A. Maurer, viola; Fr. Mr.
H. 8. Perkins was one of this. Hort. But it Hoss, 'cello, all of the American Conservatory little more than in keeping with the most that of Music.
has cussion. come from There that are side few in things this concerning so-called the Mr. G. Katzenberger has just been appointed disTonio Sol-Fa of that deserve to be known the this morning the following musical a in musical director at the Cathedral. At high mass interests first truth that and public polity.
fad, is it will be presented: Mass in by E. programme The is it is not a effort nor to Veni Creator (Tenor solo: Alex. Bischom): Offernovelty. It had its origin in the ade- pro- tory: Ave Maria (Soprano solo: Mrs. G.
Katzenvide children with a notation for music, without bur- berger; violin Professor Troll). dening them with representation difficulties. song In this relation White, Smith Co. have published the quate to the of followits success was astonishing, and led presently ing new music: "King's Hussars" (march brilto its use on a larger scale. In the earlier days liant), Rafael Leonard: Oe March," by of rite introduction in England, by the late Mr.
the Princess Filinokalani; Again" John Curwen, it encountered the very same (song for tenor), T. P. Ryder; "The Marriage of gauntlet of abuse which we are now seeing the (the Marquis," latest the new production, comio of operetta the by New L. York Laful but cultivation, at present, there is after no fifty English years musician success- of Casino). here; of come the highest caste who would speak against it.
It That very pretty woman and gifted young conhas resulted in a marvelous increase of readers tralto, Miss Agnes Hernden, has been obliged to of music, and in the study of the finest choral decline an offer to sing in the concert company, music upon the largest scale. I myself heard the a headed by Mme. Etelka Gerster, which Mr. chorus of 2,700 tonic-so-fa-iste, under Henry E. Abbey is to organize for a tour through leading of Mr.
Proudman, in the Crystal Palaco, the States this season. Miss Huntington signed sing Handel choruses with a lightness and ease some time ago with the newly organized opera of movement that I never heard anywhere else company, "The Bostonians." from so large a number. In fact, when it comes Mr. Carl Hild, recent addition to the faculty to this, where else are we to hear so large the a of the American Conservatory, gave his second number? Yet this great choir WaS only violin recital last Thursday evening at Weber personal following of a single London teacher, Hall. Among his selections were Spohr's ninth and not a marshalling of the representative concerto, Wienawski's Legende, Vieutemps' hosts of the Tonic Sol Fa.
Among the judges major concerto. The latter piece was really the of the competetive singing on that occasion were most satisfactory of the evening, Mr. Hild is three professors of the Royol Academy of Music, strong and expressive violinist. all composers of ability, and all friends of the Miss Jennie Belle Hazelton arrived in New It is certain that this York Sept. 29 on steamer Rotterdam.
She Sol-Fa. disputed by partisans come at once to Chicago to for her con- will system is easier than the usual one. The force cert on Oct. 12, in Central arrange Music Hall. She simplicity may seen in one fourteen brings with her the deepest interest of her of its be instance.
For example, there are in staff rotation "do teacher, Signor Vannini, who has the most imways mi." of and a representing countless the number melodic of other ways plicit confidence in her future success as a pubsequence in re which occur in digres- lic singer in oratorio, church, and concert work. it might sions. In all of these the mental effort to the Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Oudin are back in New singer would be that of singing "do re mi," and York.
Mr. Oudin has been busy all summer the only difference would be the vocal one of a with some important literary work for the greater or less tension upon the vocal chords. Schermers, and sails for Europe in a few weeks, Any singer can test this point by considering where a most promising artistic career awaits whether or not it is the same mental effort to both him and his charming young wife. Carsing the melody "Home, Sweet Home" at two or valho, the director of the Opera Comique in three different degrees of pitch. It is the uni- Paris, has already promised them a performversal testimony that the effort is the same, or ance, and a regular engagement will probably rather that the mental effort is the same.
Now follow. in the Tonic Sol-Fa there is only one way of re- Carl Wolfsohn, who has been sojourning in presenting the melodic sequence do-re-mi, or Europe during the summer, will return to this any other simple melodic passage. It is localized city this He will no doubt. begin his in absolute pitch by prefixing the inscription, musical work with renewed vigor, for which as of G' of etc. This simplicity is well known he has a remarkable fascination.
extends to the time notation. No intelligent notation He brings with him Mr. Ludwig Maarum, who person will deny that upon its face this is a pupil of Joachim, is a violinist of high rank is enormously more simple than the staff nota- and who intends to locate here. He commands tion for singers. But they will say that since fine stage presence and in him Chicago will we have to learn the staff notation ultimately, have quite an acquisition to its musical ranks.
why This not learn it at the start? incidental Edwin B. Perry, of Boston, will give a piano brings out another advantage recital and lecture at Reed's Temple of Music of ized the Tonic Sol- Fa notation. It is a from general- the Friday evening, Oct. 7. The following prolocal language, accidents of freeing absolute pitch, music-thinking and recording gramme will be presented: consti- Listz Harmonies Poetiques et Religieuses, No.
tute only the those very general substance relations of the of tone discourse. that It is Chopin, Fantaisie Impromptu, Berceuse, the same thing in music as algebraic formulas Dance; Jensen, Dryade; Silas, Gavotte, Scherzo, flat minor; Saint-Saens, Priestess' in mathematics. It facilitates pure thinking in E. B. Perry, Lorelei Fantaisie; F.
Dewey, Polominor: music. The Tonic Sol-Fa would have an excellent right to exist if it were much more diffinaise Heroique. cult than the ordinary notation, for the sake of Miss Emma Thursby, in excellent health, rethis generalize expression of musical relations, turned from France last week with her sister, which can not be expressed in generalized form after an absence from her native shores of more 80. completely in any other manner known than a year. Miss Thursby went to Europe on to musicians.
It would be of great ad- pleasure bent, but was unable to tear herself vantage to all musical students to away, so, combining amusem*nt with business, become able to play church music from this no- she remembered sundry pleasant little engagebecause it would necessitate their think- ments she had previously contracted to sing in tation, musical relations as such, whereas at the French provinces. She sang at the concert ent ing it is too much the accidents of notation pres- that given by the Societe Philharmonique at Borthem. To such an extent is this the deaux. at Limoges, and in various other cities. occupy case, that I doubt whether one pupil out of fifty The latest addition to the Gerster Concert now studying in this city would be able to write Company is Mme.
Hastreiter, with whom Mr. down from hearing a piece of choral music of Abbey signed articles of agreement Mme. no greater difficulty than Sullivan's "Onward Gerster's reappearance, however, will not take Christian Soldier. place at the New York Metropolitan Opera The great advantage of using the Tonic Sol- House Nov. 10, as has been announced, but Fa notation in the earlier stages of the study of about a fortnight later, the prims donna having singing, is that its use necessitates the pupil's cabled Mr.
Abbey of her inability to arrive here thinking the musical combinations, instead of before the 20th of that month. 'Before her deguessing them, as they commonly do in our parture Mme. Hastreiter will be heard in a consinging schools and choirs. It is impossible cert in London, which will, it is to be hoped, set for mne, within present limita, to explain at rest all rumors about loss of voice and the extent to which this is true; but whoever wretched health. Signor Ravelli will in all will take the trouble to compare the entire likelihood be the tenor of the company.
course of Tonic Sol Fa books up to the certifi- The Bostonians will open their season of series of our Ameri- formances in Ideal English at Worcester percate of the college with any can books (such as for instance the popular and on Monday evening, Oct. 3, presenting their first opera highly remunerative works of Dr. H. Perkins works new opera, "The Poachers," on the opening S. himself) will discover that the exercises English night.
The performances on Tuesday evening, contain a great number of in the Oct. 4, at the same place, will consist of a rehigher perceptions of music, such as are in- vival of Von Suppe's "Fatinitza" in a most elabvolved in the recognition and enjoyment of the orate syle. An engagement at New Haven, tonal reintion in the music of Schumann and follows, where the Girl" and "Fanother good recent writers (for music is continu- chonette" will be brought out, as well as the ally becoming more and more American complex) works. which operas named for Worcester. Conscripte" are entirely unknown in our will follow in the company's repertoire at an The difference is of the same kind, and nearly early date, and then or "Carmen" will the same in extent as that between a primary be put in rehearsal school-book and a college text-book.
Yet these books are for the rank and file, The McCaull Opera Company has concluded English The truth its engagement at the Chicago Opera House, and and not for professionals. plain have rendered an incalculable service to the art land under that title. It then passes into the English Tonic Sol-fa investigators will divide one week between Detroit and Cleveis that the of music teaching, the half the of which has not yet of George Dunlap, and will be known as the Dunhands of that prince of good fellows, the genial been acknowledged by common run musicians. Mr. Tomlins himself is a shining lap Opera Company.
At the close of this week of the work they do, for in his vocal Digby Bell, Laura Joyce Bell, Edwin Hoff, work example their system, although in Annie Meyers, and Herbert A. Crippe will leave he represents culture and in. composition he was the company and join Colonel McCaull's forces voice student at the Royal Academy. in Philadelphia, Harry Brown, Miss Fairbairn, It is not true, as of I this it, that such, at Walker will take the places vacated by the Mcunderstand Mr. Maud Hamilton, George Carlisle, and Mountjoy Tomlins makes use in his system, as classes.
Caull people. The Colonel will have but one the high school, nor yet it is private that he does company in the future, and it will The feel prejudice so introduce manifold est ever brought together in comic opera. The against great be the strongnot strong enough to it, he knows its advantages to be. He only Philadelphia for six at season is weeks, and its as uses a little of its apparatus, for securconclusion the company will open at the Fifth ing certain results that he sees no Avenue, New York, on Nov. 21, with a presentaother way of securing.
But if he tion of The Begun." introduce the whole system, experience The New York Times says: Mowere to and again in England that Caull's faith in his lucky is unbounded has proven over over those who have been taught this system make With "Bellman" in the full tide of success at the very best and quickest staff readers, for the Wallack's, fill and the giving every assurance of its caexcellent and vital reason that they alone, of all pacity to traveling season, which is drawmusic students, have a clear comprehension of ing near, without the necessity of providing the musical relations which they are endeavor- further attractions, the Colonel is rapidly preing to current express. music remains why barren so is that for the stage, and this week he will put in reThe main reason much paring the new American opera, "'The Begum," of study it is study of signs, while the thing itself, hearsal Suppe's This opera has music, remains in the region of half thinking. not been done in English in this city for several such notation of the tonic sol-fa years, and the Colonel thinks it has never been The need of a is not an English discovery. As long ago 88. here William properly.
which a new done He has secured gifted genius, Jean Jacques Rous- libretto by German rather J. than Henderson, the French fol1742 that seal, for notation for vocal of "Boccaccio," and has cast the presented to the French Academy lows the to version the a the essential full strength of his great double company. The plan new opera music, that he would have cast will include Mme. Cottrelly, who having points of this one. He for his expected memorial; but instead of created the role of Boccaccio in been honored Gerit he met the same arguments as those they are mAn at the Thalia Theater here, and giving tagonist.
us to-day, Nevertheless, the being following is true an- of Manola, Laura Joyce Bell, Annie Meyers, Rameau his main will now sing it in English; Marion Josethis notation, and can be demonstrated to any phine Knapp, Nina Bertini, Hubert Wilke, De intelligent jury at any time 1. that The they tonic will sol-fa give Angelis, Harry Macdonough, Carl Irving, and H. Wolf Hopper, Digby Bell, Edwin Hot, Jeff de the the necessary singer opportunity: exactly the information he A. Cripps. The rehearsals will be under the gives needs in order to know the relation of the tone management of Mme.
Cottrelly, and the musical he is to sing to the tone he has just sung, and to direction of Herr Adolph Nowak, who directed all others in the piece. It does this simply and the music when the opera was produced in Vicompletely. It does not give him any other in- enna under the is supervision to be of mounted Suppe, the and com- COSformation at all concerning it. The exact op- poser. this is true of the staff: it the tumed careful attention to details posite singer of a great deal of information gives concerning which characterizes all Colonel McCaull's prohis tone which he does not need, in order to ductions, and will be first presented during the and does not give him the in- Philadelphia season, to follow The formation correctly, he needs.
time of its presentation in this city has not sing yet that a very good musician finds been fixed upon. A grand revival of It is often unable true to determine the from of of which Cottrelly created the leading role, both himself key one the middle parts of a piece, as for example the in German and English. in this country, is tenor or alto. he Yet is if not has make out among crowded out by the many novelties which he one can the Colonel McCaull's plans, it it is not which to sing he absolutely no has key assurance in of being able to relate the next tone already in course of preparation. to the one he has just sung, or to the other tones The Chicago Chamber Music Society- -Agnes that are to sound with it.
The Germans attempt Ingersoll, William Lewis, and Emil Lieblingto overcome this by teaching to sing by absolute this season will give five afternoon and two pitch. But since there is not a tuner in the evening concerts, at the Madison Nov. 3. Theater, The Street world who can tune piano in any other way beginning Thursday afternoon, than by harmonic bearings, and not by absolute following is a complete list of works performed pitch, it appears to me absurd to expect children make during the the past season, the and it coming is series proposed even to to sing by so elusive a guidance. brilliant programmes and of comprehensive: Septets, W.
S. B. MATHEWS. more Hummel, op. 74; Saint-Sauns, op; 65; octet, MUSICAL MELANGE.
Rubenstein, op. string quintet, VolkMarie Roze intends to shortly visit America. Reinhold, serenade, suite, op. three pianos quin- and mann, op. 69; piano and Mrs.
L. M. Dunn has returned to the city, and quintet, Bach, triple concerto in minor; tet, resumes her teaching this week. quintets, piano and strings, Schumann, op. Mme.
Fanny Freehwater announces that she 44; Raft, A minor (2 movements); quartets, will resume her musical classes to-morrow. piano and strings, Beethoven, op. 16; SchuThe free scholarship in the dramatic depart- mann, op. 47; Brahms, op. 25; Scharwenka, ment of the Mrs.
Chicago Lillian Woodward College Gunckel, has of Russian suite, op, 81 Musical been op. 37 (2 movements); string quartets, awarded to No. 2 (2 movements); Tachai- Raft, (2 Plymouth, Ind. op. 192, 11 (Andante); movements); Haydn, No: 12 Mme.
Pauline Lucca, says London in Truth, at (Adagio); Rheinberger, op. 89 (Scherzo); Vogt, kowsky, op. has signed engagement to sing opera night song; Wurst, serenade; Onslow, op 34 for New each York next April She is to receive 8280 (Adagio). Trios, piano and strings, Rubenperformance. stein, op.
15, No. Rheinberger, op. 121. Frederic W. Root's graded vocal training Piano and cello, Nicode, sonata, op.
25 (Scherzo). classes began for the season at Weber Hall Cello solo, Bach, air. Piano (four hands), MoszSaturday, Oct. 1, with a large attendance Mr. kowski, op.
33, Spinnlied and Tarantelle. Root resumed private teaching Sept. 1. Piano solo, Grieg, sonata, op. Schutt, valse Jennie Reiffarth, one of the best of the more lente; Schubert-Tausig, marche militaire; ponderous singers of the light opera stage, has Schytte, etude de concert.
signed for two years with the Conried and Herr- The following works are in active preparation mann Gypsy Baron Company, which starts its for the season of 1887-88: Nonetto, Rheintour this week in Pennsylvania. berger- Octet, Mendelssohn. Septet, Beethoven. Mr. Charles Abercrombie was unable to 80- Sextets by Brahms and Onslow.
Quintets, by cept the offer of Apollo Club to sing tenor solos Schubert, Rubinstein, Reinecks, and Rheinin The Messiah" on Dec. 29, as ho had been berger. String quintets by Gade, Mozart, Schupreviously engaged by the Cleveland Vocal So- bert, eta. The important work of numbers arranging the the ciety for the same oratorio and date. accompaniments to the vocal for In New York last week Fraulein Pauls Bueck- strings is intrusted to the capable, bands of Mr.
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NEW YORK, Oct. experiments in target practice with the pneumatic dynamite gun were made yesterday. They were undertaken to settle the question whether rapidity of fire could be combined with accuracy. The result showed that ten shells, each fifty-five pounds of the explosive gelatine, could be discharged in ten minutes and thirty seconds, and that while four of the projectiles failed in the matter of range, going over or falling short, the remaining six would have struck within a space of six yards on the side of the ship. A trial shot with a heavier shell, one corresponding to a charge of 100 pounds of explosive gelatine, was fired for range, and the projectile was sent to a distance of two and a half miles with an initial pressure of less than 1,000 pounds.
ANOTHER WOMAN NATURALIZED. Miss Margaret Riley Becomes an American Citizen at Freeport, Ill. FREEPORT, IlL, Oct. Telegram.In the County Clerk's office to-day Margaret Riley, unmarried Irish woman, who has resided in this county for thirty-five years, WAS granted full naturalization papers. She is the first woman in this part of the State to take this step.
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