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THE  NEW  YORK  CLIPPER  ANNUAL.
 

America, Boston, Mass., Museum......Kingston, N. Y.,

Lodge, No. 220, B. P. O. E., instituted.......Juniori Val-

arez made American debut, Tony Pastor's Theatre, N.

Y......Mons. Paulus made American debut, Koster &

Biai's, N. Y.

DECEMBER.

3—"La Dame de Challant," by Giuseppe Giacosa, acted
first in America, Standard, N. Y., by Sarah Bernhardt;

originally performed Oct. 14, Turin, Italy.......Violet

Defries, reader, made American debut, Berkley Ly¬
ceum, N. Y. City......."Hans Lange," by Paul Ileyse,

acted first in America, Amber,g, N. Y. City.

2—"Pension Schoeller," by Carl Laufs, acted first in
America, Amberg, N. Y. City.

7—"Die Herrmannslacht" acted first in America, Thalia,
N. Y. City.

8—"The Junior Partner," by Alex. Bisson and Albert
Carre, originally acted, Herrmann's, N. Y.; done at
the Paris Vaudeville later.
 

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CHIEF MUSICAL EVENTS OF 1891.
 

DECEMBER, 1890.

2—Kemi Marsano made American debut, Steinway An¬
nex Hall, N. Y.

10—Ben R. Cook and Alice Weston married, Buft'alo.

12—"II Vassilio di Szigeth" ("The Vassal of Szigeth"),
libretto by Luigi Illica and F. Pozza, translated into
German by Max Kalbeck, music by Antoiiio Smareg-
lia, sung first time in America, Metropolitan Opera
House, N. Y.; English adaptation by F. A. Schwab.

___J. p. Dupius (J. B. Richards) married, Montreal.

24_c. H. Humphreys and Annette Beall married, Chicago.

25—"Carmencitada," bv J. J. Goodwin and Marino De-
laur, originally sung. People's Theatre, Trenton, N. J.;
first in 'New York, Miner's Bower.y, Jan. 5, 1891.

27—Franz Josef Brackl made American debut as Andredl
in "The Haunted Castle," Amberg Theatre, N. Y.

tJAlVl JlRY, 1891.

2—"Der Armer Jonathan"  sung  first   in   America, in

original German form, Amberg Theatre, N. Y.
8—Prof. Dell Skinner and Bell Jans (non-professional)

married. Rapids, O.
9—"Diana of Solange," libretto by Otto Prechtler, music
by Ernst II (Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha), sung first
in America, Metropolitan Opera House, N. Y.; origin¬
ally sung, (Germany, 1858.

13—Fran Nikisch made metropolitan debut, Chickering
Hall, N. Y.

.14—Mamie Elsasser made professional debut, Orpheum,
San Francisco.

22—Minnie F. Scott made, professional debut, Dudley
Street Opera House, Boston.

24—Emil Miller and Rebecca Cring (non-professional)
married, Monroe, W is.

26—(/amille De Mai made metropolitan debut in the title

role of "Nero," burlesque, Koster & BiaPs, N. Y.......

John Boxheimer and Minnie Colton (non-professional)
married, Syracuse.
 

FEBRUARY.

•&—Jules Massenet's oratorio, "Eve," sung for first time
in New York, Lenox Lyceum. "Eve" is .second of the
trilogy of oratorios by M. Massenet, first being "Marie
Madeleine" (April 11, 1873), and third and last, "La
Vierge" (July, 1879); finished March 18, 1875, and pro¬
duced soon after at Cirque d'Ete, Paris.

18—Paul Lewis and Georgia Le Varde married, Boston.

23—"The Omero," by Fr.ed B. Smith, music by J. Ed.
Lakeman, originally sung, Barrett's Opera House,
Maiden, Mass.

27—"Der Doppelganger," by Alfred Zamara Jr., sung
first time in America, Amberg Theatre, N. Y., Kleine
Friese making professional debut as Bjorn.
 

MARCH.

-----Julia Hess divorced from C. D. Hess, Milwaukee.

10—Max Weil, violinist, made American debut, Steinway
Hall.

17—Col. Henry Mapleson and Mrs. Laura Schirmer Byron
married, Paris.

29—Mae Miller and Fred Darling married, Minneapolis.

30—Geraldine Ulmar and Ivan Caryll married, London.

■31—Arthur Friedham, pianist, made American debut, Met¬
ropolitan Opera House, N. Y.......Chas. Santley, bari¬
tone, made American reappearance after an absence of
over twenty years, Windsor Hall, Montreal; New York
appearance, May 4, Chickering Hall.

-----Chas. Dodge and Rose Miley married, San Francisco.
 

"Arctic," was originally sung Dec. 12, 1882, Portland,

Me.
15—"The Tar and the Tartar," by Adam Itzel Jr., libretto

by   H.   B.   Smith,   originally   sung,   Chicago   Opera

House; first in New York, May 11, Palmer's Theatre.
17—"Four Queens" originally sung, Spokane Falls.
19—"Rhampsinit," libretto by Dr. Leopold  Winternitz,

music by Victor HoUaender, originally sung, Stadt

Theatre, Milwaukee.
20—Harry W. Groesbeck and Frankie St. John married,

Philadelphia.
27—"The Khedive," by Louise Blake, Harry B. Edwards

and Miah Blake, originally sung, St. Charles Theatre,

New Orleans; first in New York, Aug. 27, Niblo's.
30—Dave Stewart and Annie Boyling (non-professional),

married, Lima, O.
 

MAY.

4—"Wang," libretto by J. Cheever Goodwin, music by
Wooison Morse, originally sung, Broadway Theatre,
N. Y.
6—Mrs. Arthur Friedlieim,  pianist, made New York de¬
but, Lyceum.
7—"Apollo, or the Oracle of Delphi," libretto  adapted
by H. F. Tretbar and  Edgar Smith, music byfJosef
Hellmesberger Jr., sung first in America, Casino.
11—Mme. Evelina Roberti, vocalist, made New York de¬
but, Hardman Hall.
23—Alice Hosmer and J. K. Adams married.
 

JITXE.

11—"Sinbad, or the Maid of Balsora," by Henry B. Smith,
music selected, written and arranged by W. H. Batch-
elor, originally sung, Chicago Opera House.
 

APRIE.

2—"Influence, or True Love Never Runs Smooth," by J.
Franklin Warner, music by Walter Goold, sung first
under that title, Grand Opera House, New Haven; as
 

JUI^Y.

9—"The Armorer" ("Der Warten.schmeid"), by Albert
Lortzing, sung for first time in this city since 1859,
Amberg Theatre, N. Y.

19—"The Shiek," by Edward and Henry Paulton, music
by Sylvester Sylvain, originally sung, Havlin's Thea¬
tre, Chicago.
 

AUGUST.

3—"Aquillo," by R. C.White, music by Adolph Bauer,
originally sung, Tivoli, San Francisco.

-----Julia and Alice Bailey (non protessionals) married to

Harry B. Morgan and W. R. Williams, Flora, 111.

11—Mrs. Cronyn made professional debut, Albaugh's
Opera House, Washington.

24—"Fleurette," by Mrs. C. A. Doremus and Mrs. Emma
R. Steiner, originally sung-, Standard.

25—"Indigo," by Johann Strauss, new libretto by Edgar
Smith and Max Freeman, sung first in English, Ca¬
sino; it had been heard here before in German and
French.

31—"Denisette," by Gaston Serpette, sung first in Ameri¬
ca, Port Jervis, N. Y.

SEPTEMBER.

7—"Chantaclere," by James Paddock and F. C. F. Cramer,

originally sung, (I!oates' Opera House, Kansas City.
8—H. Kaminsky, Russian baritone, made American de¬
but, Arlington Hall, N. Y.
9—"Cavalleria Rusticana" ("Rustic Chivalry"), by Pietro
Mascagni, sung first in America, Grand Opera Hou.se,
Philadelphia, Pa.; first in New York afternoon Oct. I,
Casino; in the evening Oscar Hammerstein's Co. sang
it at the Lenox Lyceum; originall.y sung Constanza
Theatre, Rome, Italy, May 18, 1890.

15—Marie Roe divorced f om Albert J. Roe, Chicage.

18—Mme. Tavar.y and Mme. Wilhelmine Tremelli made
American debuts, Chica.go Opera House.      '

21—"Eileen," by A. M. Salzer and J. N. Goodman, origia-
ally sung, Topeka.

24—Mile. Valti made American debut, Eden Musee.

27—Sig. .Montariol made American debut, Chicago Opera
H ouse.
 

OCTOBER.

5—Laura Schirmer-Mapleson made American reappear¬
ance, Boston .Music Hall.....  "The Tyrolean," by Carl

Zeller (originally "Der Vogelhaendler," "The Bird
Fancier") German libretto by Herren Held and West,
adapted into English by H. F. Tretbar, sung first in
English, Casino, N. Y., Richie Ling, tenor, making
American debut, and Marie Tempest her American re¬
appearance.

7—Ovide  Musin  and   Annie  Louise   Tanner   married,
Brooklyn.

9—"Capt. Therese," by Alex. Bisson and F. C. Burnand,
music by R. Planquette, sunsr first in America, Tren¬
ton, N. J.; originally sung Prince of Wales', London,
Aug. 25, 1890.
12—Anna Mason Winch and Ernest Lindsay Lawrence
married; A. F. Henriques and Bessie H."Booth mar¬
ried, Montreal.                                                  '     '