The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-11-14


The Misses Cushman have been drawing crowded
houses at the Liverpool Aaephi in their most popular
characters.
Lsndfort Theatre has opened for the winter season
amongst others, MIR. f. Laws MIR. w. salders Mr. Rob
son, Mr.. W. Ryan, Mr. G. Barton, Mr. France, Mrs Leigh
Murray, Miss Vernon, SC. The opening performances
were Othello," and % The Waterman"
Miss Biddle, pupil Of the Royal Academy of Music,
who made 50 successful debut at Mr. Ancroits last
complete her musical education.
The theatre Of Verona, the Tea.ro Nuovo, has
just opened in very excellent style with vsrd opera of
Attla"
Auber is busily engaged in writing the music Of an
opera for the Academic Roy ale de Mnsque which, it is
said will be the author of Masanieo's" last work
On the opening night tho Paris Italian Opera of CO.
the journals speak highly of him both actor and
singer. They expect to give Verdis " Deux FoScari"
Corsa" is also in rehearsal; Madame Persan will
tain the principal part 1t is in contemplation to bring
OUT subsequently, Mercadante's LeoDora," in which
Labache, sen, will have an excellent bufo part
H. veuxtemps the celebrated violinist has just bsen
appointed hrst vionis to the Emperor Of Russia and
director OF the Conservatoire at St. Petersburg.
Madle Carloa Grisi is engaged to pass the month of
January OF Rome.
Mad'ile Mars has met with serious attack of illness
within the last few days but at the latest date hopes
entertained OF her recovery.
letter from Berlin says son the 22i ult the Theatre
Royal Berlin, gave the first representation of Struen.
see, tragedy, in five acts, and in verse; by the late
lustrious brother Meyerbeer. The music, especially
the overture and second enracte. which are kind Of
fantasia on the national airs of Denmark most
Enthusiastically applsuded This tragedy which is found.
ed upon the life of Count Struensee, who beheaded
the Theatre Royal IN but wss Not allowed to be-
performed in consequence Of the then
of the events alluded to- has now been produced by
order of the King, ind will doubtless create furore
Germany.
An artist of celebrity in France NJ Barthelmy,
has proposed to erect grand music hall in Paris oppo
cit I.nnV N do md INV fhn cIn .ft Oh
church OF Saint German PAuxerrois This intended
grand sale musque OF an eliptca form, that being
is said the form best calculated for the reflection Of
sound II is to co constructed that it will either afford
accommodation for 5000 persons, collapse and leave
Ply end of the epsis is to be constructed similar
mechanical principles to provide space for 200
U rsmr % ,ne nature o. e en-
time been great desideratum in Paris where music
hall capable Of accommodating large audience and
orchestra extensive SCALE do not exist and there
every to believe that Mr. Barthelmys ingenious
plan will at once be carried out
new opera house is building in Barcelona and will
be called the Theatre Isabella. This establishment will
be opened the occasion OF the ctes which the BARGE
lonaise intend giving to the Queen in the ensuing spring
when Ter Majesty cOntempates visiting Catalonia. The
size OF the interior Is said to be equal t. that OF the grand
| theatre, La Scala at Milan.
| Tho Duke de Rvss, grandee of Spain, and member
OF the Spanish Academy has written play five acts
entitled Don Aware rndica; GU Uns Destine, !" which
has been accepted at the Odeon This work consider
ed to be OF the best OF modern Spanish dramas and
has already been translated into several languages
cally Italian aad very warmly appauded well at Ma.
pies as at Madrid
cal tour Her engagements at Birmingham, Leicester,
an Worcester have been renewed She proceeds into
1.-THE Green Bushes" and the maid with the MILKING
Pail, with Od Rosin tho Beau have been her most at
tractive performances.
Iisreported that Paul Bedford is to be the prma basso
buo at Covent Garden, and that grand will be
composed expressly for him. in the of which
will accompany himself on the ophcleide.
Mr. Lavenu's opera which is to ke shortly brought
out at Drury Lane,is highly spoken Of Mr. Lavenu
stepson to the late Mr.. Mort.
Mir. and Mrs. Charles Matthews have accepted en-
gagement to perform, for limited period at the Brigh
theatre the latter end OF this month Mr. John Parry
too, has been engaged by Mr. Hooper, for few even
| ings, to sing between the dramatic pieces.
Charles |. great lover of music and according
to acquired excellent knowledge of vioi
d amba having, during his fathers lifetime, been pu-
at to h OF aes
veral grants to its professors In the lis. OF his band
find the names of several composers whose works are
still known to u.s. az those of Foerd Ferabosco Johnson
Day, Deerng, nd others. 1t was during the reign OF
this monarch that dramatic music was prominently
brought forward there being performed in the Middle
Temple in 1888, masque, written by Sir William Du-
venant the vocal and Instruments music to which is
said to have been composed by William and Henry
Lawes. There was also another masque, by the same
author produced in 1889, tho music by Lewis Richard
master OF his majcsty's music
| Persiani has been in London making arrangements
with Mr. Beale, whose appointment as chief director
and manager, has given the highest satisfaction to the
board and oil others connected with the
The various musical parties which have visited the pro.
vnces for these ten years past have been under MIR.
Beacs superintendent including Thalberg Listz, De
Never Dohler Grisi, Persan CASTELAR,, Rubin, Mar
10, Fornasari. Lablache + Lablache, John Parry, &C.
The Princess's Theatre has closed with the engage
ment of Madame yestrs and Mr.. Charles Mathews, who
going make professional tour in the nces.
The Princess's Theatre will remain closed for few
days, when it will reopen with Loders long talked Of
Albertazzi Mr. Allen and MIR. Letter will be engaged
FexmoYe of the best amongst the of old
Joey is to be the clown in the Christmas pantommc ct
this establishment
Rossinis pasticcio says French Journal under III e
title of Robert Bruce" already in rehearsal at the
Academic Royale de Musique. The music is composed
full days which had the misfortune to be damned. Bar
rohet, Gardoni, Mad stoz and Madlle Nau to sus
| tain the principal roles.
They have in rehearsal at Prague Goethe's Faust,
with music, by Lindpsintner and Shakperes "Midsum.
mer Nights Dream the music by Mendelssohn Bar
| tholdy.
known in the artstical world skilful volnst, has
composed an OPERA entitled " Undine."
Ivanof is engaged for the approaching Carnival a,
| Trieste and at Vienna, the ensuing spring.
Davids Desert" has just been represented in charac
ter at Aix.ls Chapele Forty guranfes and two mock
| cumels were introduced on tue stage.
DEATH THE POLKA melancholy instance Of
sudden death occurred Tuesday night at the saloon Va.
lentino, Paris. A young AMI beautiful women whilst
dancing Polka with great animation, suddenly fell
the floor. and without uttering W ord, died.
| Perrot and Madame Castelar, are expected at Milan,
and Fornasari at Verona Beteli is engaged at Lisbon
On dit, at Bologna that Madame Tadolni Morrani and
Derevs are at present unengaged. Labache will not
| leave Naples until after Christmas.
BERLir-Tbe Intendant General of the Theatres Roy
oil has announced that there will be executed in the
OF the latter three months OF the year three
| German operas, "Guillaume dOrangc" by Eckert !;
:. The Blacksmith Of Worms by Lortzing and Tho
| Two Princess" by Esser The revival OF spontini S
Ferdinand Cortez" has proved perfectly successful
More than usual preparations making in Italy, the
lsnd Of song for the approaching carnival Those at
will give four works Pcrrot expected there
the oath Of tots month At La Pergoa, at Florence the
sea- on inaugurated with Rossni's opera Matide
de schabran, and good ballet entitled Giovanni da
Procida" AZ Genoa there Is singer ofcelebry cx-
ceptng Revere the best primo base coaieo which Italy
possesses at the present time At Parma they APP
plauding opera entitled La Canatrice" the first
work young composer and Cessna has arranged rs
ballet the subject Of Count Ugolino" At Turin the
opening night, they gave the opera of Robert 10 Da.