Show DRAMATIC AND IRYI A Brief Sketch of Haas the Tenor A CHAT WITH LEWIS MORRISON Morrison and the Amateur Chorus of the Plrntes Air YOUUd Cou certThe Park City Xrip Joseph Maas The sad intelligence has recently reached this country that the famous operatic tenor Joseph Maas died in London tm the 9th of January This favorite artist was born at Dart ford Kent England the 30th of January Janu-ary 1819 As a child he possessed a remarkably re-markably high soprano voice and his musical education was begun at the age of 8 years under the instruction of the late Mr J L Hopkins at that time organist or-ganist of the Rochester Cathedral He sang in the choir of the cathedral until hewas 15 He afterwards held a government govern-ment appointment as clerk in the pay department of the First Depot Battalion at Chatham which appointment he resigned re-signed in 1869 for the sake of prosecuting prosecut-ing his musical studies He remained some time in Italy and studied vocalism under Sig Giovanni Corsi celebrated baritoni of La Scala Milan His first appearance in England after his return from Italy took place at one of Mr Henry Leslies concerts at St James Hall February 9 1871 He acted as substitute for Mr Sims Reeves who was suddenly indisposed and made success Subsequently he appeared in Covent Garden under the management of Dion Boucicault in Babil and Bijod and the next season was engaged fdr opera at the Crystal Palace Mr 011 Hess arrived in London in the summer of 1873 to engage some people to sing opera iq English in America in a company com-pany beaded by Clara Louise Kell gg he heard Maas sing Lionel in Martha and engaged him at once He made his debut in America a the Academy of Music Philadelphia in Faust in a cast which included Clara Louise Kellogg Zelda Seeuin W T Carleton Henry Peakes etc He estab lished himself as a tenor of fine quality the first season and was reengaged for three successive Seasons as the principal tenor of the Kellogg Opera Company under the management of C D Hess In 1878 he went to London under engagement to Carl Rosa making his debut in Broils Golden Cross The opera was a failure although Mr Maas made a great success and he now showed the advantage of his American experiencehe four years of work in this country where he had sung a repertoire of thirty operas had given an artistic finish to his work which at once established him in England as the tenor of the country Mr Maas engagemen with Carl Rosa was so arranged that he was able to accept concert engagements on the off nights and in this branch of musical worK he attained an eminence onlv equaled by Sims Reeves The Birming ham Leeds Worcester and other festivals secured his services and his success as an oratorio singer was thus established beyond all rivalry His death is a loss to the musical world which at present appears almost irremediable since none can name his successor Maas work was finished and refined his voice of the most beautiful quality full rich with a great deal of timbre and of unusual compass Sing ing in the pure Italian method he was an example for + any tenor ttf copy no matter what his nationality might be Inhis private life he united all the good qualities that endear a man to others generous to a fault cultivated and refined in his ideas he won friends wherever he went and kept them which is rare He was a devoted husband and his domestic andrhissocial surround ings were of the happiest and most Peasant nature The portrait of Mr Maas which ap pears in connection with this brief sketch is taken from a recent photograph photo-graph of the lamented artist in the character of The Chevalier des Grieux in Massenets new opera Manon The photograph itselt is in the possession of the popular baritone Mr w T Carleton Carle-ton who for many ars was a member of the same companies as Mr Mass and the two eminent artists entertained I for each other a sincere and lifelong riendship Ifeia Letter Lewis Morrison and the Borne Club I A representative of this paper with Mr J T White passed an enjoyable hour at the invitation oi Dir Lewis Morrison with that gentleman his wife Miss Wood and his daughter Miss Roy at the Valley House Cottage after I Wednesday evenings performance There was an informal spread and the I exchange of recollections between the three noted Thespians and Mr White who had layed in Qgnfusiomat the ifthAVenue while Morrison was during dur-ing Dfelicate Ground as an afterpiece with Florence Gerard at the same thea TeTrai j most7Jheariy and hilarious During the evening it transpired that Hr White fcad frequently played in Morrison Kingston Jamaica J1r Morrisonst I native town and had lodged in the house formerly owned by the actors fathers ibis gave rise to another train of reminiscences and anecdotes i vastly Peasant to the jelatorsjand no less in cresting To theJisteners MrMorrisonhad heard much of QUE I Home Dramatic Club and wal I particularly struck that a difficult diffi-cult Apiece like confusion should I have been rendered five times by an amateur company He has secured July 21th as his return date at the Theatre arid expressed himself as being desirousof coming here Several days to rest an4if possible to arrange for a grand dramatic revival of some tau dard piece to be cast out of his company com-pany and the Home Dramatic Club It is possible that arrangements to that end may be perfected and some grand irodnction like The Stranglers of Paris Money London Assurance Sealed Instructions In-structions or the Diui cli Irs decided upon Mr Morrison learning qf the i success the Home l tar made out of Confusion advised them to attempt to secure the version of puvribr now running at Wallacks and the manager has since written to learn if it can be obtained Mr Morrison is the refined accomplished ac-complished and genial gentleman in all that he does or says His wife and daughter impress one as being ladies equally accomplished and wellbred The Pirates Chorus Following are the names of thesing ers who will > make up the chorus in the production of the Pirates The stuffs for the costumes were purchased yes terday Another stage rehearsal is to be held tomorrow evening and the ex pectation is that everything will be ready for the production on the 22d IIBATZS Miss Nettle Raleigh Mr R A Pyper Louisa Simmons jvlrkrnan Millie Pack J A rot Luti j Whitney AC N Howard LlzzIaLatlmer W D Piper Bell Clayton A H McAllister Annie Simpson 8 Klrfcmau ettle Luimer John Giaj EnpheliaLitlmer Bessie Dean I i K McKeozie Anderson Maggie Crlsmoa POLICEMEN Lottie Martin Oeo L garage Mrs Lutle LouMcEwaii Thatcher F D Spencer Miss Emma Simmons G W Clark NelllUrly HSt Dlmvoodei Jennie Whitney J J Gsllcgher IvyClawson t Erne Fran Andie Careless F1J UchardsJr TizzU Oroesbeck W D Young JL R Harrison Mr Youngs Concert The principal musical event in the near future is the concert to be given at the theatre one week from tomorrow by Mr Bll Young and Madame Maz i1 zticato Young The appearance of Mrs Young and Mr Gorlinski in a duett L exciting much interest among musi e cians and the other numbers on th programme arescarcely less notable The Park City Theatre The new house at the Park is to be formally opened by our popular Home Dramatic Club on Friday evening next and a repetition of the piese Confu sionwill be given Saturday evening t Mr White goes out Thursday morning the balance of the company including 1 the pug and the baby i follow by rail and coach qn Friday The Park City House which goes by the name ofbo ciety Roll is newly fitted with a stage scenery anda drop curtain it contains 500 chairs and as only one price is chargedand that a dollar per head the Club ought to do extremely nell Notes THERE is faint talk of a resuscitation of the Mikado SARAH BEBNHAIIDTS opening in San Francisco does not take place until November 22d i j E BUCKLEYS My Partner venture on the Boast has gone under Eel re turns to the east a poorer but a wiser i man manA A BosroN writer says Mansfields Ko i Ko is the worst yet He plays the part with an eve glass and makes up as a 1 dude + i GILLETTE it KENNEDY IDY have just arrived ar-rived in New York and are doing the Private Secretary at the Grand Opera House I OWEN FAWCCTT has given np his starring tour and is now a member of 1 Modjeskas company He will support t Edwin Booth next season 4 TUE HOME DEAMATIO CLUB arc hard i at work on the Bankers Daughter which will shortly be revived wuh all the old magnificence scenery and cos tuming IS VIOLA AiiLEf who played Esmeralda here is leading lady withSalvini We 7 have not yet learned what prices are to prevail for the tragedians engagement on the 26th S WILLIAM CASTLE will sing the title i role in the Gypsy Baron at the Casino The part resembles that of Fra Diavolo in which Mr Castle won much of his reputation Tjjnes LEWIS MOERISON states that the play of Twenty Years After which Do Belleville Belle-ville is doing in San Francuo is the old piece Deception in which Morrison and Piercy appeared in Salt Lake 1 EMILY EIGL met with a shameful reception re-ception in Barrymores new play of Najesdam London The piece did not suit the notion of the Englishers and MisS Ril Was hissed howled and catcalled cat-called oil the stage MAPLSSOSS COMPANY with Minnie Hank plays Carmen at the Salt Lake Theatre on March 18th As the stiff price list will not prevail the event ought to create a good deal of enthusiasm enthusi-asm among musical circles Tnr CAUSE of the sudden recall of the manuscript of Confusion from the Home Dramatic Club here has Been explained ex-plained by a paragraph be Urumatie Times which states that John W Jennings has purchased the exclusive right to perform the comedy A letter f rom Mr French to the local management manage-ment says theroyalty amounfs tg 100 per week THtntsbwr JJLSC was a notable day in theatricals in New York Three of the leading houses Wallacks the Madison Square and Dalys devoted the afternoon after-noon to a matinee for theActorsJFund and the programmes werearranged as follows At WaJIacks Theatre at 2 < fclockl ui iWaflucks cbmplDy at pearedjn tpe second act tlf Sbdridans comedy of the Riv4s lit 3 odock4Mr IA M PliImer company from the Madison ° Square Theatre appeared in the second act of 111S jSJberts comedy com-edy o Engaged at 4 oclock Mr Dalys company appeared in the third act of J Ldve ort Crntcues At the Madison Square Theatre at 2 oclock Mr Palmers J company appeared the first act of Gilberts comedy Engaged at 3 oclock Mr Dalys company appeared ih the second act or Love on Crutches at 4 oclock Mr Wnllackk company appeared in the last act of Sheridans comedy The Rival At Dalys Theatre The-atre at 2 oclock Mrj Hays company appearedin the first act of Love on Jrutches at 3 oclock Mr Wallacks company appeared in the fourth act of Shendans comedy The Rivals at 4 otalock MrPalmers companr ap Pared in the third act or Gilberts ibrnedy Engaged |