The New York herald., 1850-12-17
Fore Music and the Drama.


Rumors are abroad among the profession o.
six orchestral concerts, scale little less grand
| than the Philharmonic Concerts, which are to be
| given at the Hanover Square Rooms, on alternate
| Mondays during the London season., at a NOR,
| moderate subscription. ~
The Berlin choir has been summoned home BY
Prussia Its departure will be serious loss q
| the Grand National Copcerts-in spite OF the bao
administration which has yulyarized attraction
To single harmonized national melodies, which
| Englsh choristers have long forsaken as trivia
and fiImsy, is mistake moi merely without artistic
| defence, but without pretext on the score or ne
| cessy
| An opera has been recently completed by Mr.
| Frank Mori. "GiDevra delp Almierin belongs e
the Italian school of composition-the parts for tn,
| three principal voices being well studied, and III,
| cantlena being good and natural But create
| care has been bestowed on the choraland orches
trail parts than is usual among the modern Italians
A new opera, by M Gregoir, is just about {,
be given at Antwerp, with the title of "Marguerit
d'Autriche."
Madame Viardot has made her temperance a
the Grand Opera of Paris, with her usual success
| At the K0nigstadt (Rorlin) THEATRE "a new op-r,
is announced under the title Of Paragraphe VII.
| the music of W hch is by f, Souppee. The sam,
| composer has written the music 10 lie Diaole Amo
] reux," but il is nothing more than the ballet c
| sMazilliel," Transformed into an opera. M'dll
| Castellan is expected at the Italian theatre.
The first performances Of /" lie Prophete,n - is 1
take place at Municb,ihe l0h of November, and b
honored by the presence OF their maJestles and th
royal family. eaa8
There has just been produced at Hamburg, H ale
| vy's La Juive' which was well executed by Midi
| Wagner, and Messrs. LndemMn and Lehman
We are about producing Vi Boisselot's opera, c
I" Ne touches pas a La Refine" of which the Gel
man title is to be % L. RENE de Leon"
A biographical notice of the celebrated Straus
has appeared at Vienna, under the very strang|
title of" "Peregrinalions Mnscales de Jean Strauss
| q trayers la vie, -
A letter from Chrs'ians Norway states tbs
| Ole Bull had just given his concert d'sdieu. II
| contemplates making long journey, aud intend
| proce eding by Sweden 10 Finland and Russia; an
thence TO COnstantinope, and pass into Asia, {
| which he wishes to visit the principal places.
Meyerbeer, the talented composer, has just re
eeived the insignia of the Imperial Order of FraI
els Joseph of Austria. r-..r- ef
Mercsdsnte's opera, La Schiava Saraeena,
originally brought out at Milan, in the course {
LAST year, has iust been produced in Naples. i
Tadohni was applaudeo only on her entree. Gu
zani displayed an exceent.n .nethode, and the adagi
of his csvatina excited loud bravos from the aud
ence. With these exceptions the piece was hear
in perfect silence.
Lauro Rossi's opera, ella Figlia di Figaro,
| originally brought out at Vienna, in 1916, hf
just been produced at the Theatre Careano, Milal
| The composer and artistes may congratulate ther
| selves on their success
| BarbeiTi's new opera, which has been so long i
preparation, entitled "Christopher Colomb," HI
just been brought out in Hamburgh, and met wit
| the utmost success. The composer was called f.
several times
Lucille GRAIN is dancing at Dresden, to vel
crowded houses, in the ballet OF "Ls Jol
File de Gand,'' the music Of which is by AdoIp
Adam, and it has been produced with as much su
cess as at Paris, Vienna, Berlin, and Munich
Servais, the popular composer, has been gvil
a concert at Hal, for the benefit Of the suifere
from the inundations The concert was to hay
| faHe nj Of fn1hif ~,af.r
which, however, on the very morning the conce
was TO take place, and Notwithstanding its benev
lent object, made so exorbitant demand for II
hire Of The room, that NJ Seryaisysry quickly MAJ
il known to the subscribers that the concert wouf
take place in the elegant saloons of his vlla, ,whe
preparations were made in haste, and il was thcrj
in fact, that the audience assembled to hear al
| applaud the celebrated violoncel Hist, in coaiunl
ton with NJ. and Madame Leonard.
Mr.. Mscready has appeared IN Iago at the Hal.
| market, MIR. Davenport playing Othello. Mr.. MI
cready's lago is well known, and it is enough
say, that Mr. Davenport, the American actor, pc
| formed his new part with such excellence as fair
TO entitle him to share of the honors of the eyl
ming, says the London 4dfhtwdnm.
| PRTvATE THEATRIcALs AT KYEBwopTH.-TI
| distinguished owner OF the ancient seat at Kuc
worth, had a very brilliant company assembled
his mansion during week in November, to tai
part In series of private theatrials. They to{
place on the evenings Of Monday, Tuesday, az
Wednesday, and the amateurs invited to Kne
worth were Mr. end Mrs Charles Dickens, NJ
Douglas Jerrold, Mr.. and Mrs Mark Lemon, M
Foster, Messrs. +. Stone, John Leach, and Eg
| Royal Academecians; Miss A. Romer and Nj
Hogarth. The grand bapquettipg hall was co
verted into theatre, and the decorations and gen
raj arrangements excited much admiration.
| The piecee selected were "Every Man in h
Humor' and the farce of Animal Magnetism.
The following was the cast Of Every Man in h
| Humor"l-
Rnovaii IAN old xsntlemsn) Mr.. Define Rads,ia
| Mr. Han In nraf
| worm the fathers mani, Mr.. Mark Lemon;
DOWNRIGHT "a plain squirrel, Mr.. Frank Stone; We
chant). Mr.. John Forster; Captain BobadiI Ia Pau
man, Mr. Chss Dickens; Master stephen, Mr.. Dou
Leseh; Tbomss Cash (Kitelys cashier), Mr. Trederie
Dickens oliver Cobb 70 water bcsrsr), Mr. August,
Egg Justice clsmsnt IAN old merry mssistratsS, no
Eliot ork Nj. IT,; Roger Formal ths clerk, MT fha
| tom; Dame kitely Miss A. Romsr; Mistress Bridg,
Mrs Hosarth; Tim tCobs viie), Mrs. Mark Lemon.
The following was the cast Of Animal Ma,
The Doctor, Mr.. Charles Dickens; La Fleur Mr.. Ma,
Lemon Marquis De Lsncy, Mr. John Lecch; Co
stance Mrs. Hossrth Lisette, Miss Ann Romer
The afterpiece Of Tuesday aud "Wednesday WI.
Mr.. Poole's farce OF Turning the Tables"i-
Mr Knibhs, Mr.: Frank Stone; Jeremiah Bump, "
Thornton, Mr.. y. Dickens; Jack Humphries Mr Ma,
Lemon Miss Knibbe. Miss Hogarth; Mrs Humphris
Mrs. Marx Lemon; Patty Larkius, Miss A. Romer.
=, Each performance closed with the national al !.
them.
The mists and fogs of November have in no wis
damped the ardor of the audiences who night
crowd to the PrRcess's to witne ss the play Of 9TH
iempiar, which bids fair to rival in populart
the most admired modern dramas Rarely has
piece been placed on the stage with such artist
taste and historical correctness; nothing ia wan
ing nat the skill OF the painter, or antiquarian
could suggest 70 render IL perfect illustration
me manners OF the romantic age which the poe
mas chosen for his purpose. The applause mia sht
elected by the acting OF Mr.. and Mrs Charle
Mean, in the characters of DE La Marche emo hi
fair daughter lseline, 10 the best proof of the al
probation OF the public for these accomphshe
arftae. The grand dramatic beauties Of +" Tn
Templar are aqreeably relieved by the domesti
humor Of the farce Of " Betsy Baker" which, sur
ported by Mr.. and Mrs. Kelley, and Mr. Jame
Vining, continues to convulse the audiences wit
laughter. The business has been excellent. Ther
will be no change in the entertainments during IN
ensuing week
domestic drama, entitled |" Jessie Gray, - writ
ten by Messrs. Robert Brouqh and Brideman
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