MIMES AND MUSIC.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 6 July 1907, Page 3

MIMES AND MUSIC.

(.'arreno, the famous pianiste wlio is j coming to New Zealand uuder the direc- I lion of llerr lteuno Scherek, made a most brilliant debut in Sydney. While her reputation for power and virility were fully sustained, she also proved herself an "artist of consummate taste and delicacy.'' The Sydney Morning Herald critic relates that there was such "wiu-h'-try" about her performance of Liszt's Hungarian Fantasia that she received "hurricanes of applause." The Telegraph says the occasion was '"an evening of great expectations, but they were more than realised." From t'uuch: We heal' that the tw«> who act as lions in "The Judgment of l'hiiroalf at the Scala Theatre are aln>ut to insist 011 being elected members of a certain liall Artists' Association, on ti»e ground that they are "duns coni«iues." Miss Ellen Terry has completed her autobiography, and it will shortly be given to the world. Tho.->e people who will have it that the English stage is "going to the dogs" may be interested to hear that one of the canine stars at the London Scala. in his light comedy niomeuts can "dance on three legs in the most engaging fashion." After this who can say that the British drama is languishing?

Messrs Meynell and (junnliavc eeiiously entered into Australasian management. They have leased the Melbourne Royal for a term of ten years and the Sydney Criterion for more than a year from next Easter. The production for the four hundredth time of the operetta "The Merry Widow," by Von Lehar, ou the stage of the Operetta Theatre, has given occasion for a great demonstration of popular enthusiasm for the piece, the entire Vienna "beau monde" being present, including some of the Imperial family. The enthusiasm was so great that when the eurtain fell for the hist time and the orchestra left the house the composer had to tune his violin and play the favorite "Sirens Waltz'' of the operetta, the chief actors, Herr Treumann and Km Guenthcr, dancing. Miss .Marie Hall in her Sydney recitals confirmed the impression she made upon music-lovers in Melbourne.

During his visit to Xew Zealand Mr Spencer Lorraine, who lias been associated with many of the world's loading vocalists while uu tour, has been asked to hear many voiees, and to give people sonic idea of their capabilities. "J have lieen imn.li struck," he. said to an interviewer. "with the number of really good voices, both male and female. All that is required to bring their voices oni; to the fullest advantage is proper tuition. There is plenty of room even now at Home for really good voices. Take on»contraltos in England, for instance. We have only Clara ISutt and Ada Oossley. We have not now a good oratorio soprano, and we have never had a bass to efficiently fill the place of Signor Foil. Except Mr Edward Lloyd and Mr Bon Davies wo have 110 tenors. Mr l.loyd has practically retired, and Mr Davies only sings occasionally. I do not mean to advise everyone who thinks he or she has a voice to go to England, hut there are some exceptional voipes in the colonies whose possessors, with proper tuition, might 'lie able to take a good position in England. I think the Government should establish a national college or academy of music in one or all of the four centres, with a stair of highclass masters, so as to make the best use of the valuable asset which New Zealand possesses in the voices of some of her people."

Miss Ula Humphrey will take back to America with her the complete manuscript of a novel of eighteenth century life, to the writing of which she is at present devoting all her spare time. The germ of the plot was a play which she wrote sonic time ago, of which several American managers spoke most favorably. Doubtless, when the novel is published, the play will also be acted, and with Jliss Humphrey herself as the "star'' it should undoubtedly be a big success. It is not generally realised how absolutely devoted to Hiss Tittell JJrune were "those dear girls" to whom she so feelingly referred in lior farewell speech at Her Majesty's Melbourne, lhere were, for example, two sisters who for the last two seasons of Miss liruiie in Melbourne never missed a single perfonuancc—over 200 in all—and were a I ways to bo found outside the door with a bouquet before or after the performance. lint the most fervent worshippers were, perhaps, a group of working giris who called themselves ''The Twenty." The girls were wont to attend early mass at St. Francis' every Sunday on purpose to Ije in the same church as Miss Jiruiie, and when she left they subscribed for a prayer book, which they presented without any fuss or advertisement the d iv their favorite left .Melbourne.

who is travelling witli her hu-l»;tri>l in connection Willi the Cam-no ci'iKcrt tmir, related l„ a iri L -ixl who '■' lied on Kit at the Hotel Australia in Sydney "a romantic- talc of true love." "At I)r Charles Strongs t-lmrr-h in Melljonnic," she said, "1 was witness to a wedding. Mduie. Carreuo's eldest dau«li ter, Miss 'lVresita Tagliapietra. was niarrii-i| to Colonel Bh.js. an Knglish army man. He had 1,,-ou in lovo with !"' r K>r some tiim-. hut Teresita was ii.it very strong, and her mother brought her nil to Australia with Tier, thinking the change would hcnclit )u>r. lint he followed her nut. and her parents consented to the marriage. Colonel Blois, Teresita'- liu-li;inil. has a fine tenor voice, and is tnkin» lessons with a vieiv to appearing in public. Airs Blois is very dark ami Spanish looking, and is <piito a little "renins; plays exquisitely. Oh. ve*. -h,- has appeared in public often, and has an engagement next year in ' r-erlin. Isn't it a little romance? : Milme. Carre no is wonderful. The liist time her heard her was two year- ul'o in Cennany. 1 couldn't sleep all night

warn-*. i wrote my midland that. li<' oiiL'lit to try and pet her In conn.' to Au-tralia. a-> >lk- U juHt tin- kind of player they would like here. He hadn't heard limi- Uipii fur yearn.*' .Mrs Seherek li ts lud a couple of yeatV travel, staying with one or other of her children, \v)io an- all musical. ami has imnienselv enjoyed the experience. Paula (her daughter) and she were in Prague (Hohemia) together two years win-re tin* Nationalist party, tlic Czechs, were Hiding to have tlie suftrape extended and tin* C/.ot-h taught in schools. They through some vorv exciting scenes, rafts were barricaded. Soldiery paraded tTio <tiwU. pavement* and gutters were running with Mood, and cobblestones torn up. "To peaceful Australasians it was a most unusual and terrify experienee." However, no barm came to 1 tlioin and Paula was left to study under 1 KuMik'* brother, Seveik. After the Australasian tour is over MVlme. Car- j" will po to Fiji and America. "Af- I °r that." wound up Mrs Seherek, "our J plaus arc not tod." i

ELLEN TERRY'S MARRIAGE. —-—o l{arely has tlio theatrical world had a (greater or more pleasant siu-jiri.se than [that afforded in I he news that Hiss Ellen Terry had been secretly married to Mr .lames Carew, at Pittsburg, on March 22. In Xew York, where the news leaked out, doubt was at lirst thrown upon the story, for the secret of the wedding hail been cleverly kepi between husband and wife nr.d Miss Edith Craig. But the doubt was speedily dispelled whim on the night of Saturday, May 4, after Hiss Terry had sailed for Europe. Mr Carew asked his guests at a dinner party he gave to toast his bride. The reason foi seerecy was then explained. Miss Terry feared that the public might construe tin incidents as a scheme to obtain adver | lisemcnls. She, therefore, insisted thai the news of her marriage should not he made known until she had embarked tr return to England. The three wit nesses to the wedding—Miss Edith Crab. (Miss Terry's daughter), and two law . yer friends of the bridegroom, Messri , Hell and Thompson—had all been swon to seerecy until the bride should have de parted. Thus the surprise of the aa , nounccment was complete. Despit' , th« disparity in ages, for -Mr Carew i; , only .-12, while Miss Terry has seen near . iy twice as many summers, it was a Inn , love-match. -r fell in love with lie ■> art, and then with herself." was M , Carew's remark to an inquisitive inter viewer, and that Miss Terry is deeply :i love with her husband there can be ni . possible doubt. For some time liefori . the departure of the prospective brid- ,. and bridegroom for America, they liai ; been seen together, at lirst various so r eiefy functions. To intimate friend Mr Carew made no secret of his admira tion for the great actress. On her par i Miss Terry was always loud in he ■ praises of her leading man. There, wer ; hints of a joint management in times b i come, so that shrewd observers drev ■ th.-iir own conclusions, and in Englam : to certain persons the news of the wed ■ ding was not the surprise it has prove. ; in certain quarters. In was on Jamiar; : 12th last year that Miss Terry, Mr Ca ! rew, and other members of her compan; : sailed for New York. They played to ■ gether in various places, and it wa ! while iu Chicago some weeks before tb i visit to Pittsburg that the wedding wa: arranged. Pittsburg was selected to b the scene of the ceremony because M i Carew was so well known in Chicago Ilia I it was feared the secret would not b kept if the wedding took place in tb latter city. At Pittsburg, accordingly - oil March 22. in the office of Mr Camp . bell, local justice of the peace, which i r situated in the little suburb of Belleview I the two were duly made one. All tin > preparations were made by Mr Carew': ) friends, Messrs Hell and Thompson, si . that everything was ready for the princi I pals when they arrived. 'This was lab , in the afternoon, quite after usua i hours, the time being purposely chosei . so as to prevent any likelihood of the re . '-old of the marriage being made public ■ The lovers had left the rest of the com . pany at a hotel, going off together as i . for a little afternoon drive. There was an amusing scene at Hi, , ollice when the clerk of the justice o • the peace, as in duly bound, asked tin I usual questions of those intending t< • marry. After Mr Carew liad declare: • that he was a bachelor and had not beei i married before, the question was put l< ; Mi-s Terry. She admitted that Ihh . would be her third marriage, and pro i tested with mock pathos against sucl personal questions. "My lirst marriage," said she, "wa! , dissolved by divorce, and my second bi death. You see. I was quite younf. when I was married the first time, an: it was a mistake." To the question, "How old are you?' Miss Terry cried, "Ob, mercy, put iw . down as :>!), if you must, but keep it r secret, or people will think think this i: mi advertising trick." Mr Campbell then married them in th( presence of the two lawyers and the clerk, and after pledging all to secrecy they returned to the hotel. Thougl they both appeared exceedingly happy and Miss 'Terry in her sprightlicst mood that night, not one of the company suspected what had happened. Mr Carew's home is in Chicago, and his real name is Usselmann. His mother lives in Chicago, and iu an interview she said that she was aware of her son's intentions when he was last in the city. "I was sorry," said she, "when my son told me of the intended marriage, and I could not approve, because of the disparity in their ages. Then I met -Miss Terry," continued Mrs Usselmann. "She was so vivacious, beautiful, and graceful tliat I said to myself, 'possibly she is older in jears, but she at one with James in spirits. lam convinced thai ft is a perfect union, and 1 am glad my son lias so gracious a wife." Miss 'Terry, who lias now made her third marriage iu such romantic circumstances, was born in Coventry, iu 1848. She made her debut on the stage when she was eight years old, at the Princess, as Mamilius, in "A Winter's Tale." under the management of Charles Kean. Tu 1852 she joined J. 11. Chute's famous "stock" company, at the old Theatre Iloyal. Bristol. She reappeared subsequently 'in Eondon at the Ihiyimirket, under E. A. Sothera's managemenl, playing, amongst other parts. Hero iu "Much Ado About "Nothing." Julia in "The llivals," and Lady Dolly in the "lielle's Stratagem." Miss Terry's first marriage took place on February 20, ISfil. when the was just Hi years of age. The man she married was Oeorge Frederick Watts, destined In become a Itoyal Academician and one of the world's most famous painters. I Fur a tinio she retired from the foot- I lights, but the union was not a very happy one. and iu a few mouths was dissolved by a Divorce Court decree. Three years later, after touring with her sister in the provinces Miss Terry ret u ncd to London and appeared at the Adelplii. There she met and married her second husband, the actor. Charles Wardell, whose stage name was Kelly, by whom she had a son and daughter, Miss Ailsa Craig and Mr Cordon Craig, both of whom are well known on the slage to-day. Charles Wardell died 20 years ago.