The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-22
Pany is dismissed, and the theatre will ct present
be wholly devoted to opara and haIlat

pany is dismissed, and the theatre will ct prcssn,
be wholly devoted to opera and ballet
The anniversary meeting of the Western MadH
gal Society WAS held yesterday week. with great
spirit and success
BY her will, tho widow Of Charles M. Won Weber
has left the original MSS of Der Freisohutz" and
. Euryanthe' to the courts Of Berlin aud Dresden.
Webers unpublished compositions diaries, and cor
respondence are to BIO published forthwith.
NJ. Prudent. the most famous of French execu-
tive plapsts IL mt present in London. Mr.. Ella an
nonnces among other artists who will appear at tho
meetings of his Musical Union, the pianistes Ma
damo Pleyel, Md'lle Graver, and Md'llo Ciauss.
AT the last of Mr.. Humans Monthly Concerts, we
believe that :" Elijah" viii be given. The power Of
so grave work, so soon after its composition to draw
large audiences is almost unprecentod. new Eli
lah heweyer, IS essentially wanted, the rank of Eng
lish dSS' being nj present in rather meagre plight
Mendessohns music to . Athalie" has beon given
at Liverpool. with Miss Alloyne for principal soprd-
Mo-and II is rumorcd That tho principal novelties
produced a. the Birmingham Festival, will be such
numbers Of the composers ''Christ" as finished
and the innate to "Lorcley," a movement do
scribed to us AZ Of great extent, Importance and
beauty. The "Midsummer Nights Dream mu-
Sic in spite Of the mperfoctons in its performance,
III company with performance SO perfect Mrs.
kembles reading OF the play has continued to be
very attractive at the st James theatre, and has
been several times repeated
Mrs Kemble's almost perverse avoidance of parti-
cular plays by Shakespeare, in which her real
tally and fine poetical feeling would find fit and
full display is to be regretted She seems, for in
stance just as rcsoute not to troat the London pub
lilo to Antony and Cleopatra rs if her Egypt to
trust competent wtnesses) was not one Of her most
excellent pieces of conception and execution
Madame Clara Noveo has arrived in Paris from
Italy. She is TO make her first appearance in Lon
don this season, in the 0ratorio of " The Creation,
at the concert of the Sacred Harmonic Society.
MEHULs JOSEPH This work, which has created
i'm nil al
has, we find, been selected for tho performance at
the grand sacred md miscellaneous concert to take
place at Drury-ano theatre, on 9Th April. Tho
names of tho drt,stes are guarantee of tho excel
lenco OF the entertainment to be provided, as,
amongst the vocasts, we find Messrs. Sims Reeves,
Henry Phillips, Swift, Fedor, Drayton, Manners,
Jonghmans, Toulmin; Mesdamcs Sims Reeves,
Evena Garcia Dolby, Crichton, Horton, Isaacs
Ransford, Lowe, Phillips, daughter of Mr.. II.
Phillips), and others. The celebrated lady pansts
Misses GODDARD and Kate Loder, lend their powerful
aid and we furthermore find the names of Lindsay,
Sloper, Wilhelm kuhe; Domunck, the well known
violoncellist, with M. Schira, as conductor, and
full orchestra and chorus
THE LOCKWOOD FAMlLY.--The precooous talent
displayed by the children Of the above name, is
among tho many attractions offered by the program
me OF the soncert at Exeter. Hall.
DUBLN.-Mr. Barrett, formerly of tho Theatre
Royal, and latterly member of the Sadlcr's wells
company, is engaged as stage-manager Of the
Queens Theatre, for the ensuing season.
The University of Dublin has conferred tho degree
of doctor in music Oh Chevalier Sigismund Neu-
komm, the talented composer.
LIMERICK. Henry Russell is giving his entertain
ment Mt the Theatre Royal.
MANCHESTER. public have been much amused
by the rivalry existing between two equestrans
members of Mr.. Pablo Fanque's corps, now perform
ing at the Free Trade Hall, namely, Mr.. Medium,
an American, and Mr. Williams, an Englishman. 1t
appears that Mr. Fanque recently introduced Mr..
Williams IN Orin al mt the
pany, and pitted him against Mr.. Medium, an
nouncing his in the bills in Oualy largo let
tiers to that of Mr. NC. Two sorts of bills were af
forwards issued daily, one with Mr.. MCollum's pa
and another contra. Mr.. Fanque also, last week,
addressed the audience, and produced lad, who, he
said, had been hired to cover Williams largo name,
and allow MColum's to adorn the walls unmolested
of obliging Mr. Pablo Fanque and troupe to vacate
the Free Trade Hall in favor Of Mossrs. Medium
s. Co.
LIVERPOOL, :ADELPm.-Mr John Daley, the po-
pular deneator of Irish character, has been playing
short engagement here, to crowded houses.
Mr.. Charles Freer and Mrs. Ada Dyas arc perform
ing round of their most popular characters here
BiRMINGHAM.-Mr. Josh Silsbee is performing
with great success ut the Theatre Royal
THE CONTINENT
Shakspeares /" Much Ado about Nothing" and
" The Merry Wives of Windsor have been pro-
dueed at the Vaudeville theatre. Cologne,
grand opera, in five acts, called " Maria Clio
sensation at Turin. The noble composer is enor
mously rich ho paid for all the scenes and costumes
which are of the most splendid description.
Tho attention of the musical circles of Germany
has been lately excited by the debut of a young
pianist and composer, named Frederick Gornshem
only ten years of age, who is pronounced to be
of The greatest wonders in the history of music. He
intends visiting Paris and London.