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The Bostonians will begin their Benson on September 17 in New
England. The company will open its engagement at the Broadway,
New York, November 19, with a revival of "Fatinitiza.' This will bo
followed by a new opera, "In Mexico," by Oscar Well and 0. T.
Dazey. Still later "Prince Ananias," Victor Herbert and Francis
Neilson's new piece, will be presented.
Upper Broadway these bright mornings, says the New York Press,
is studded all over with white sailor hats, looking like great Hakes of
snow floating along both sides of the street, about five feet above
the pavement; underneath them all are hundreds of soubrettes,
choruB girls and members of dramatic companies now rehearsing in
the region between Forty-second and Twenty-eight streets. Over
150 companies open somewhere within one day's Journey of Now
York city this week.
A foreign scientific journal publishes the results of some recent
experiments upon the vocal chords which are likely to prove interest
ing to aspirants to lyric honors. In the case of a barytone, who, like
M. Jean de Reszke, was not content to bo a barytone, but sighed for
the higher emoluments of a tenor, a course of inhalations, beginning
with benzoin, going on to caffeine and chloroform and concluding
with curacoa, proved perfectly successsul. The transformation was
pronounced to be oomplete.
The Marie Tavery Grand Opera company, under the direction of
Charles H. Pratt, is one of the largest, strongest and most complete
companies ever got together. Few managers are more capable of
presenting great opera than Mr. Pratt. The success which met his
efforts in the past, when he introduced to the American public such
artists as Marie Roze, Clara Louise Kellogg. Annie Louise Cary and
the late Emma Abbott, are still fresh in public memory. Mine.
Tavary has an enviable reputation and her pnst triumphs have re
peatedly made her a reigning sensation. In her support are Emma
Mariani and Sophia Romani, sopranos; Helen von Doenhoff and
Dora Scott, contraltos; A. G. Guile, Payne Clark and William War
ren, tenors; William MertenB, Arthur Seaton and S. Dudley, bari
tones; William Hamilton and William Schuster, bassos, while Srg.
Americo Morreallo, of the Italian opera in the city of Mexico, will
be the musical director.
The Marie Tavery Grand Opera Company will begin its season at
the Park Theatre in Brooklyn on September 10. The organization
will comprise 127 people, and will travel on a special train of eight
cars.
The first minstrel show of the season was given Monday night at
the Lansing theatre. Col. Haverly's "Mastodons" drew a fair sized
audience and the performance gave much satisfaction. Some of the
vocal numbers were unusally good, a number of effective new songs
beirg introduced.
Emily Rigl, as Marina in "Mr. Barnes of New York," produced
at the Lansing theatre, Wednesday night, invested this play of
somewhat molodramatic leanings, with considerable dignity. Miss
Rigl is a competent actress possessing naturally those qualifications
especially desirable in the part of Marina. Unlike James K.
Hackett, Mr. Barnes of New York and other members of the com
pany, she was at all times serious and at times, powerful. Mrs.
May Haines-Moore was a pretty Enid and carried the part well.
Mr. Lewis, Danella, was a strong characterization. Mr. Hackett
posed a great deal as Mr. Barnes, and there were times when his
acting was open to serious criticism. The scenic effects were tine.
Mr. John Griflith presents his spectacular edition of "Faust" at
the Lansing theatre next Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, September 10th, 11th and 12th. The production ?iflers
from others in that its attractiveness is materially enhanced by the
introduction of scenic and mechanical effects; some of which are
said to be gems of ingenious stago settings, calcium and electricity
being largely drawn upon to aid in the arrangements of the artistic
scenes. Mr. Grillith is an actor of experience, who has made the
character of Mejthistvphles a protracted study, imbuing it with most
intense subtlety, always, oven in his most tragic passages showing
satanic shrewdness In the scenes of Dr. Faustus, he is appropri
ately fawning and brow-beating as occasion demands. His flirta
tions with Dame Martha developo lithsomeness that repels but will
amuse. A distinct reader and thoroughly acquainted with stage
technique, his impersonation is said to be perfect in an artistic sense.
The supporting company is capable, many well known artists being
in the cast. Seats now on sale.
"The Fast Mail" was presented at the Lansing theatre last night.
This play will be repeated this evening. The railway has often
been used by the dramatist, but never before to such an extent as
in Carter's famous play, "The Fast Mail." A freight train with
fourteen cars, a lighted caboose and a full-sized locomotive, with en
gineer and fireman, crosses the stage in tho most realistic and noisy
manner, whilo later in the play a great Mississippi river steamboat,
with bells and whistles and engines in full operation moves in' and
explodes with terrific force. A great scene is also given of Niagara,
in real tumbling water. The company is a most efficient one, and
there is a great deal of fun to go with sensational effects' A special
car for the scenery is used, and every detail is carefully looked to in
the stage production of the play.
The popular comedian, Roland Reed, will present at the new
Funke Wednesday evening, September 12, the late David D. Floyd's
clever acccntric comedy, "Tho Woman Hater," in which he is seen
to such excellent advantago as Samuel Bundy, the supposed misogy
nist. Mr. Reed has many admirers in this city and his artistic efforts
have always been keenly appreciated. As the eccentric Bundy he
is particularly pleasing and it is one of his most legitimate creations.
Tho play gives ample scope for the players to disport themselves. It
is amusingly constructed. Tho story briefly told is as follows:
Samuel Bundy has the reputation of being a hater of women, but in
reality ho adores the sex; but from a certain native bashfulnesa has
restrained himself from ever proposing marriage to any of them. He,
however, has frequently laid out wedding tours and gone over the
route alone. At the opening of the play he manages to muster suffi
cient courage to ask a dashing widow to make him happy by becom
ing Mrs. Bundy. She accepts; and emboldened by his success, he
confides his plans to widow number two, and through a natural
embarrassment she mistakes his confidence for a proposal, and also
accepts him. The complications growing out of this embarassing
situation give rise to many ludicrous scenes. To add to Bundy' $
discomfiture he is finally carried off by mistake to a private lunatic
asylum. This scene furnishes many of the funniest things of the
play.
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