The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-11-19
Dramatic and Musical Matters.

Dramatic and Musical Matters.
The chief attraction FOR metropolitan theatre gos last
week the very excellent performance Of "komoo ana
juliet" given ct the Winter Garden and nrst announcer
for two nights only but acted seven times
Miss Cushmans Romeo performance very well known
to every one who takes interest In theatrical matters
Miss Cushman gives Characteristic nervous, vigorous
and very effective rendering Of the character and makes
many striking points she bad the advantage last week
Of very superior Juliet that character being enacted by
Mrs D. p Bowers, an exceedingly clever actress and q
grea. hvorits in Philadelphia. Mrs Bowers satisfies al
artistic requirements, and her Juliet Ia the Juliet
Of Shskspere nearly his creation be approached
in latter days. when actresses OF the purely sent
mental school honest politicians. The play
was well done in every respect, and the performance
very creditable one TO the management.
Except the Brooklyn Philharmonic concert, We have
had nothing In the operate musi al way this week
We have future joys, however, In store. The Italian
Artistic Association under the direction Of Maestro
huzio, after brilliant concert tour in the West, ap
proaches the metropolis. They give on Friday at the
Brooklyn Athepaum, performance Of "Don PasquAe,'
with Coson, Brigno Ferri and sus!n and concert, In
which Miss Louisa kellogg, the very latest American
prima donna, win sing for tho nrt time
In public hereAbouts. We hear from the West that Miss
Kellogg been very successful Her debut ct Brooklyn
vii, be interesting event. both TO her friends and
the general public.
The Academy will be opened for the winter Of
four TO six weeks next Monday evening, with ola
Juiven which has been, assured, well rehearsed
and properly prepared. Miss Hinckey, the now prima
DONNA has arrived and will make her debut early In the
season, which promises to be a very successful
The theatres are all doing well. Mr. Forrest com.
merces this evening the tenth week Of his engagement
at Niblos Garden. 10 night be plays Hamlet; Wed
nesday, King Lear, and Friday, 0thelo.
Miss Charlotte CushmAn closes her engagement Of the
Winter Garden this week. and pays round of her best
parts proper finale to long and successful
The programme for this evening includes The Honey
NOON and the fourth act OF "Henry Will"
Mrs. Hoey. the reigDing favorte at waacks theatre,
takes benefit to Eight, playing Clara In "Love and
Money" and Cecilia In "Rurh Felicity" Mrs Hoeys
benefits always good, and this wiz prove excep
tion 10 the general rule.
At Laura Keene's theatre "Physic and Fancy" and
'Toodles- Father stu keep their places in the bills
Miss Keene piece doccoiOn, called The
Seven Sisters" "sdse-
At Barpum's the new domestic drama, Crosse Elmer"
has made decided success, and win be repeated every
afternoon and evening Of this week.
For the New Bowcry theatre Mr. J. T. Poole has written
an original drama called rhe Scaod and the THRONE
The France seventy years ago. and the subject
'vaentne and Orson" and "Back Eyed SUSAN win also
DO performed.
new programme d announced for Spading & Rogers
circus (Bowery heatre) for this evening Among other
novelties the pantomime, The Coopers" viii be given
by the siegrist AMI zaafretta troupe.
The Bryants are giving the veritable and inmitable
Dixie" 70 crowded houses. Al Hooley Campbels,
Grifn's new farce, Loves DsguIses," IL the chief
attraction.
Tho nst concert Of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society
OF Saturday evening, in the largo hall OF the
Atheueum. The building since last season. has under
gone extensive alterations and Improvements the hall
itself has been converted into . beautiful little
theatre, the gallery being carried round to the
proscenium, thus seating some I'VE hundred persons
more Noswihst Anding this addition, Il . few minutes
after seven nearly hour before the commencement. Of
the concert every part OF the house crammed Mum
bers were unable TO obtain admiration after paying for
tickets, which OF course caused . great deal or
dssatisfAction. The committee were not 70 blame
for this the capacity OF the hall since its Altera
tion had not been fairly tested and presumed that
the wide space eft In the passages would, when oiled
with temporary seats supply sufficient accommodations
All that could DO done 70 appease the grumbler 70
offer 70 return the price Of the tickets and hundreds
greatly to their disappointment, had no option but 10
accept the alternative The explanation Of the unusual
AttYoctiveneea OF theBc ConCerU reputation tney
have established udicous management and the per-
fecon Of their musical arrange The proof Of this
10 be found In the fact that although only four years
established, this society now numbers nearly - many
members - the New York Philharmonic, and that
amongst them to be found many residents Of New
York. come from far Forty second street 10
Joy the rich musical treat which they always 10
find ai its performances me difficulty experienced
Saturday evening IN &C 'mmedA.ins the numbers Who
he MT
oer OF the sosety viii De given In the Opera House
In Montague street. which win be opened 70 the
Although strictly cAsca 10 iu instrumental select ions,
exhibited careful avoidance OF those dry technoalltiN
harmonic societies 10 bore their audiences with We
congratulate the directors and M Esfed their sblS
ducor on the nice discrimination whh enables them 70
avoid the into which too OF their predecessors
have fallen 10 this respect Whilst they give sufficient
classical musio 70 maintain the technical standing Of the
BY and appeal to the sympsihies Of general audenc
The following was the programme Of thesvenns;-
second symphony In major (ars, tlme) Beethoven
Duet de "harths," Madame Fabbri and sisnor
r.as:ss tioloncslio asoavcsr dc
Solo % Don Giovanni, III milo issoro," ssnor
Aadsnis e. Roodo, Madame F.Sbr .Psrusini
FART n.
Overture Dramatic. 10 Byroo's !" Manfred" tnr.s
cssosoo, H..coaic poriasal:: Madame SsSSri
Solo, aDis TbraDsn," the Tea ., ssaor aisel s,lSsi
Overture, "A nishtsscjo 10 sraDada" (hrst
rhoss Who are FAMILIAR with Bss.aovoo ans sy%pso
ny the os this orchestra nerd not be told
that u created thoroughly sa,isfsc.ory impression.
s1se,nsss Of many q is passages and iS
graceful movements. In The beautiful duet
from Martha Nacsuc Fabbri and slsnor feli,
pcssbie exceied themselves the theme being delicious
y rendered BY the former No greater pleasure be
derived from an instrumental perfcrmsnoe th that
bv two vtoio In Of NJ
the "souvenrs de Ss OF servais snd the OF
stransky NJ Bergner not osly perfect master Of his
Instrument but be plays with degree Of sentiment and
feeling that have rarely heard cquaIed g" Mo rcsoro
finely given By sugei, vas also the andante and
roudo Of Prusni By Madame Faberi. The Chasou
psJuluire mot natonais, N the programme has ~,
though novelty, 1d not please we'll IL sort Of
vocal extravaganza, live Gazzaniyas "HNAnger" bst
cot near broadly humorous and effective We would
much have preferred hearing Msdsme Fsbbri In OF
her ne deciAmstory IN which she In surpassed By
fev living artists The general impression made By