The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-03-03
Foreign Music and the Drama.

Foreign Music and the Drama.
An adaptation by Reynoldson OF Meyerbeer's LEtoe
du Nord' has been underlined at Drury Lane.
Herr Outflow, the German dramstist, has brought
out new comedy, " LEM und sohne," g. Lenz aud
sons, which, on being performed for the first time at
Dresden. received with considerable applause
result towards which Herr Emil Desrent by his mper-
sonston Of of the characters b sad to have largely
contributed After its frat successful, night however
the play has been prohibited is whispered by
msnd Of the King himself IL is not to be Represented
any either at Dresden at any other place in
Saxony.
The London A,heneum, having fallen in" with
some CT the criticisms which the transatlantic press Is
just bestowipg Madame Grisi, says -" Rarely
have the inevitable doings OF time and change been
commented in less measured phrases. Being far
and abused, and her still high qualities are ques-
toned, because she Is not twenty-five and q sylph,
and sf na a an its is
great artists, at the close of careers full of
honor, when no need exists, should subject them
selves to cold welcome, coarse comparisons, and
grudgipg approval, from public az willing to stare
at as to them Let it be understood that
by gliding the bait sufficiently, any actor singer
be prevailed upon to face any ne ordea-whether fit
pnht inclined or dsnclned-and II follows that such
wan. OF shall Do met y o which
thy Of her reputation and Joyce Heth proved TO be
only eighty in place Of being double the age These
musical in search of mopstrous gains
are good for neither America Europe and though,
after time, they viii destroy themselves, their eanss-
Of the press, Mdle Wagner seems to be considered
'the coming lady,, and, suppose is expe:ted to pay
visit to the United States. Meanwhile, neishbors
making haste to get together tnclature OF
their own which will add fifth jargen to the bad Eng
lish bad French bad Italian and bad German already
.is Plays are now acted in the .tre BY universal
autographed singer who has been accused
Of sae fattpg" defended in the New York Gazette %
innocent of the imputed crime Another is blamed for
not possessing the "tones that ring house" 1t is
pity that ince music is the one universal language,
there should be many different dictionaries of It's
The late London papers bring accounts of new
pieces.
At the Court Theatre at Vienna in the half year end
ing the Dec mber there 11S Of
operas Amongst THIN were twenty Of Meyerbeer,
nineteen Of Auber, and twelve OF Mozart.
Glucks 'Iphgenia in Taurica" has been brought out
at the Theatre Royal at Berlin
Madame vardot is about to give series Of chamber
concerts.
Mde Jenny Ney, belonging to the Dresden Opera, Is
mentioned IS engaged to visit London this spring 1t
her visttnce that opera contains of her avorte
characters.
Mr.. Henri Herr has completed new concerto, which
is well spoken OF in the Partisan journals.
Letters mention the first representation ef huge
meodrama Of the good old orthodox school, at the
Theatre de Ia Gate; is called the Masque de Polk"
1t is based famous murder committed In France
regard TO friends the Russans the is
ferred to Russia, and the criminal and his accomplces
are nts By the wy that
far possible, all their villains Russians. Half
century ago, the stupendous crimes which nightly
done in theatres used to be imposed the unfortunate
English. But wags the world. M. Apter is named
the author OF the new play; he was it is said OF
great meodranatc celebrity thirty ago. but
he real author is understood to be less parsonage
than N. MocquaId private secretary to the Emperor.
tmmssion of lunatico inquirendo has been sent
cut by the family Of lady who determiuedy follows
up signor Mario.
n. Eggis, German, writer in thea.r journal,
expelled from Paris fe~ days ago with
pied haste. He had been for some time cher ami of
actress at the Franeais who had formerly liason
with 'his beters." An nma!ion had got abroad that
certain letters Of hers in his possession likely to
he published. The police made descent upon the
house, seized his papers, and ordered him leave Paris
in four hours.
Hor n.js..y,. Mr.. Sydney Herbert has been
ysrsifed by Mr.. W. II Beamy, and set to music by Mr.
J. W. Hobbs.
Mrs Bishop who left this country rome years ago for
nerica, with Bochss ne tarps perfor ming the
Theatre San Francisco and has appear the
trife called "1he Black swan" in which Madame de-
fcended to the Of her face order play
the dark heroine Court Journal.
Mr. Macready proposes giving selec ed readings from
Dryden, Pope, Wordsworth, Milton and Shakespeare on
on the ed inst, at Bradford in behalf Of the nrmary
Miss Hughes has invented great Improvement in the
piano by the fats behind tho sharps and thus
Bringing more notes within the players command.