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in every part of Germany and Austria, also in 

 New York, at the Amberg Theatre, in October, 

 then in English at the Casino, where it still at- 

 tracts large audiences). " Konig Lustik," in three 

 acts, by H. A. Platzbecker, libretto by C. Crome- 

 Schwiening (Leipsic, Altes Stadttheater, Jan. 9). 

 "Der alte Dessauer," in three acts, by Otto 

 Findeisen, libretto by Max Henschel (Magde- 

 burg, William Theater, Jan. 16). 



" Pepita," in three acts, by Bela Hegyi, libretto 

 .after a comedy by Gautier (Pesth, National 

 Theatre, Jan. 21). 



" Die Katzchen," by Hugo Felix (Lemberg, 

 Polish National Theatre, Jan. 23). " Angelor," 

 burlesque operetta in one act, by Karl Wein- 

 berger, libretto by Julius Horst (Troppau, Stadt- 

 theater, Feb. 15). " Oberst Lumpus," in three 

 acts, by Baron Max von Wildf eld, text by Ottokar 

 Stoklaska (Olmiitz, Stadttheater, in February). 

 " Der Gaunerkonig, by Franz Beier, libretto by 

 0. Ewald and W. Bennecke (Cassel, Hoftheater 

 March 6). 



" Ein Marchen," vaudeville, by Lehnbacher 

 (pseudonym), music by Theodor Ritte (Ratisbon, 

 Stadttheater, in March). " Die Royalisten," in 

 three acts, by Josef Manas, libretto by Adolf 

 Philipp (Hamburg, Carl-Schultze Theater, April 

 26). " Marinella," by 0. Schulz, libretto by H. 

 Bohrmann (Nuremberg, Stadttheater, May 12). 



" Der bleiche Gast," in three acts, by Alfred 

 Zamara and Josef Hellmesberger, Jr., libretto by 

 Victor Leon and H. von Waldberg (Hamburg, 

 Carl-Schultze Theater, Sept. 6). "Der bleiche 

 Zauberer," burlesque by C. M. Ziehrer, text by 

 Jsidor Fuchs (Vienna, Theater an der Wien, Sept. 

 20). " Der Gouverneur," by Eugen von Taund, 

 libretto by Karpa and Legwarth (Graz, Stadt- 

 theater, Oct. 18). 



" Der Freiwerber," in three acts, by Max Ga- 

 briel (Hanover, Residenz Theater, Nov. 16). 

 "Casanova," in three acts, by Benno Pulver- 

 macher, text by Born and Hattendorf (Liegnitz, 

 Silesia, Nov. 2i). 



" Des Teufels Weib," fantastic Singspiel in 

 three acts, by Adolf Miiller, text freely after 

 Meilhac and Mortier, by Theodor Herzl (Vienna, 

 Theater an der Wien, Nov. 22). 



" Die Soldatenbrant," by Schaumann (Wiener- 

 Neustadt, Nether Austria). 



There were two Hungarian operettas : " G6- 

 dollo," by Alois H. Mayer, libretto by M. Gross 

 (Preszburg, Stadttheater, Jan. 18). "Szinan 

 basa," by Rudolf Raimann (Totis, Hungary, 

 private theatre of Count Eszterhazy). 



French : " Friquette et Blaisot," in one act, by 

 Albert Millet, libretto by Narrey and Michel 

 Carre the younger (Paris, Bouffes-Parisiens, Jan. 

 13). " Cendrillonette," in three acts, by Gaston 

 Serpette and Victor Roger, libretto by Paul 

 Ferrier (ibid., Jan. 24). "Ma mie Rosette," in 

 three acts, by Paul Lacome, libretto by Prevel 

 and Liorat (Paris, Folies-Dramatiques, Feb. 4). 

 " L'Entr'acte," in one act, by Andre Martinet, 

 libretto by Maxime Boucheron (Paris, Menus 

 Plaisirs, beginning of February). " Un pas de 

 Clerc," in one act, by Camys, libretto by Riondel 

 {Paris, Bouffes-Parisiens, March 10). 



" Le Fetiche," by Victor Roger, libretto by 

 Paul Ferrier and Charles Clairville (Paris, Menus 

 Plaisirs, March 13). 



" L'CEuf rouge," by Edmond Audran, libretto 



by Albert Vanloo and William Busnach (Paris, 

 Folies-Dramatiques, March 14). 



" Un Modele," by Leon Schlesinger, libretto 

 by Manuel Lerouge and Andre Thomas (Namur. 

 Theatre Royal, in March). 



" La Vocation de Marius," vaudeville-operette 

 by Raoul Pugno, libretto by Fabrice Carre and 

 Debelly (Paris, Theatre des Nouveautes in 

 March). "L'Egyptienne," in three acts, by 

 Charles Lecocq, libretto by Beaumont, Nuitter, 

 and Chivot (Paris, Folies-'Dramatiques, Nov. 8). 

 " Miss Helyett," in three acts, by Edmond Au- 

 dran, libretto by Maxime Boucheron (Paris, 

 Bouffes-Parisiens, Nov. 12). "Samsonnet," in 

 three acts, by Victor Roger, libretto by Paul 

 Ferrier (Paris, Nouveautes, Nov. 25). 



"La Fee aux chevres," spectacular operetta, 

 by Louis Varnay, libretto by Paul Ferrier and 

 Albert Vanloo (Paris, Theatre de la Gaite, Dec. 

 18), excited great merriment, and will probably 

 hold the stage for some time, especially as it is 

 beautifully mounted and well represented. 

 " Les douze femmes de Japhet," carnival farce, 

 by Victor Roger, libretto by Antony Mars and 

 Maurice Desvallieres (Paris, Theatre de la Renais- 

 sance, in December), quite crackbrained, but 

 highly amusing. 



Italian : " Occhi di lince." by Crescenzo Buon- 

 giorno (Naples, Teatro Fenice, in January). 

 " La Zingara," by the same, (ibid., in April). " II 

 Sor Venanzo," by Domenico Querceti (Osimo, in 

 January). " L'Isola incantata," by Rossi (Naples, 

 Teatro Fenice, in February). " Guerra in tempo 

 di pace," by Ursi, libretto after Moser's comedy 

 " Krieg im Frieden " (Catania, Teatro Principe 

 di Napoli, in April). " Cin-ko-ka," by Sornmer 

 (Turin, Teatro Alfieri). " I Diavoli della Corte," 

 by Carlini (ibid.). " II Trianf d'Amore," by Vin- 

 cenzo d'Alve (Macerata). " L'Ambasciatore." by 

 Lujgi Mantegna (Turin, Teatro Balbo, in Octo- 

 ber). "Foccennona e Cordalenta," by Pippo 

 Tamburi (Rome, Teatro Rossini). " Treno Tro- 

 pea," by Pascucci, in Roman dialect (ibid.). " Una 

 Gita di piacere owero il Treno lumaca," by 

 Mascetti (Rome, Teatro Metastasio). 



"La figlia mal guardata," by Bertaggio 

 (Naples, Teatro Fenice). " Un Carnevale romano 

 ai tempi del marchese del Grillo," by Zuccani, 

 libretto by Berardi (Rome, Teatro Rossini, in De- 

 cember). 



In England there were: "Love's Magic," 

 in one act, by Ladislav Zavertal, libretto by 

 J. H. J. Jocelyn (Woolwich, Feb. 18), under 

 the auspices of the Royal Artillery. There are 

 only three characters in the libretto, and the 

 plot is simple, though not uninteresting. The 

 music is not ambitious, but extremely pleasing. 

 "The Crusader and the Craven," by Perry 

 Reeve, libretto by W. All in son (London, Globe 

 Theatre, middle of October). 



Finally may be mentioned : " Reino das 

 mulheros," by Freitas Gazul, libretto by Sonza 

 Bastos (Lisbon, Teatro de la Rua dos Gardes). 

 " Los Nuestros zarzuela," by Chapi, libretto by 

 Estremara (Madrid, Tivoli). "Furiosa," by 

 Theodor Vogt, libretto by Fritz Lafontaine (San 

 Francisco, Tivoli Theatre). 



Ballets. " The Sleeping Beauty," laUet- 

 f eerie in three acts and a prologue, by Petipa, 

 music by Peter Tschaikowsky (St. Petersburg 

 Imperial Theatre, Jan. 15). 



