DRAMATIC NOTES.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 11499, 4 February 1903, Page 9

DRAMATIC NOTES.

"Weekly Prese and Referee."

Signor Carlo Dani made hJ3 debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera House with the Grau Opera Company on December sth. Mdine. Sembrich was tlie Gilda. The "New York Tribune" save:—"'Rigoletto's , chief mission after the introduction of Mdme. Sembrich in a character in which eh« is known to be adorable' tie world over was to bring forward a new t-enor. Carlo Dani is his name, and sweetly gentle, not. to say infantile, is his nature. He bears himself gracefully, if not with complete assurance; looks well, and sings like an Italian gentleman. His voice is email; he sings well, and concerns himself not at all about dramatic declamation. He hus a place at the Metropolitan Opera House, and deserved the hearty welcome he received. He helps to sweeten the charm of Sembrich's voice. If that voice must be heard in Verdi's music, it is a good thing to have worthy voices associated with it. Signor Dani proved to be worthy. Aβ for the lady, she was in superb voice, and sang entranoingly. Gildq. is tolerable only because she can sing: but when she sings as Sembrich eang last night she is adorable." Signor Dani's next appearance was over a week latter, at a popular Sunday evening concert, in which other operatic artists took part, at the Metropoliatn Opera House. The true story (as recorded by the "Bulletin") of an Australian actor who went to America with his wife. They were both young and capable, but after filling a few casual dramatic engagements they recognised, in a certain cold February, that the best chance lay on the variety stage. S , * the Australian interviewed a gaunt, hurried, dyspeptic, cigar-stained potentate who run's many variety shows, and made propositions. The dyspeptic wie coughed in the bleak February air, and rushed at him, and suid, "Just let mo see- you and your wife do a sketch, an' I'll tell you if wo can do business." "Where?" eaid the Australian. "Well, just you lure a small theatre, and I'll be there t<i see you do the sketch—say next Wednesday, 11 o'clock, tell me where, good day,!' and the dyspeptic one fled back to business- Tha Australian stood aghast at tho idea of hiring a thtatre to play for hnlf-nn-hour to nn audience of -one; then he se;t his jaws firmly, and walked out into the Tebruary slush. ILi found a small tbeiiiiv, and nutinVd the manager, and did a few sketches in the b!*'ak, raw Febtuary air, witli an audience shop, at. thn buck of which v.;m a snmll Oisnui i! oj i?r;q jo 3rtiu-n-j[iii[ putt 'si-M.ns 'j.ij.'ji'j .to xis i[SnoJi[i m»t|} ps[ aflcnirm wij ptw 'ajt.w sit[ p.npia; anrp:.ij -*ny ai|x ..".uoiui pirnoi:.t aji.w .uio.v ij.>)»ij no.C 'awq >(no[,, : »i[i pre* ( ,'ov «.TBi{,T,.. ./imbS-k jsflStn s>i[i o-) Av.ni ivfinn a,w put: 'e.i.Mfj oq i nii(Smt no\ ; t Mioui.'.i -."ud ohjij v. pity., uujwinm Aim ti: *mj[f> v>r(j jp.xr.ii )i|i>nu otjav ttrnu v a>ji; 3[oo[ n-i tfinautfaq 'm!i'i!.ii«nv* $T1 pit's Hat -op jo svm. irt: aatj'jß.t sir;} <j iist., •imiisi; aqi _op n.no.C ji 'tt/uao Xt'ps.Mix ix*:i aj|i:sq-i irqj ■Jβ prrnoiu «q 11. 1 "punoßi -j*S j 4 up]noj snq 'Ssiox ji.-ji mj,, '»tm .'ii;j pn:9 oc ""[,. •j--"i::n:tn rfqi p.>.«srA.i>);ii ptic u«k>;S a.iiiiu -q.jj M[\ o?iu 'zSv.x Ji> nr.j '"jiuuv m:;|R.iisn\r •*'(.[. *H C 1i; l ' n io\oa pvi[ .i.i'rtrcta '•'.Ui'-Xjl M\i jo .t3?f:;j».n:-> o.(S.iu γ-iji jnq 'jAtftiiritut .>qj -jiirtv.v v. punoj puu '[vtf •sijiM si;.u aij ji \mv '3.tnSu mip \>i\\ a\»;.\ -j*in; r>j putuu ',«'>-« nuiftMjsny 9i]j. .ioao 'sK.« 1t "n'M >(™q V no »-qtsiA -C[iuip 'tri.iin o> iw?jo(Ts ii.>Aj i.apvq otjw 'ouo jo riKini with a sort of utasjo. There in the half-light- and tlie co'.d*t!wy did two .or threo items, and the manager appiaudod"My hoy,'" he said, when it was over, "It's real good. Your wife's ac pretty as a

picture, too, and darned clevei. Just you come d:iown day after to-morrow, and we'll settle tliinif*.' . There was a February auiow>torut on the day after to-morrow, but iho Australian put on his-biggest overcoat and hit s-even-loagius boot.x nnd went "ditowii," arnl w;w welcomed effusively. "I'm to .«ee you," said the manager; "real g'ai , .. I've got the .agiveuunt all n-ady. Yen i:in start a five weeks" .season next September-" "When':" "NcxL Stptembpr," Hiiid the uianasor, briskly. /Everytbinp's filled up til! then, but I'll platto you in September for sure." Tits AiLstr.ilian had an interval t>f unconsciousness, and wlu-H he iveijvered he was at the shipping office booking two p:vsages for Australia. To this day hs can't rememiber whether he crowded tlie manager up the chimney before leaving, or ouly put him in the spittoon, but ho hopes ha put him, up tho chimney.

Madame Sarah Bernhardt on her return to Paris, after her tour of Northern Europe, said : —"The only Press that I think perfectly honourable, respectable, and up to the mark in its true mission is the Press of England. Its characteristic attitude, impartial and respectful treating of persons and things, is beyond praise. I do not' know that any reptile, infamous Press exists in England such as we have in other countries. My conviction is that the English newspapers are models of their kind. They hold a place, in my opinion, which no other Press in the world can hold, ani it would be well if their high standing, loyal character, and respect for truth, and honesty were imitated more generally bj th«