The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-18
Cotton-Sales
Opera,ie and Dramatic Matters,

Public amusements have never been prosperous at
this season Of the year as at the present mouent The
theatres-ltaan, French, German and Englsh-are
al we'll supported, the concert halls thronged, and
the African Opera norrishes spiendidy. Only slight
ferences made in the theatres to the stirring political
Of the day. The direct auscn has been made
Laura Keenes theatre the past week, where several
;ableaux such IA the "Trty -four sates washington
at Valley Forge" the "stump Of the Liberty Tree"
a. Slave Saien " Calhoua's Dream,v &c, have
been introduced in the very successful bur-
e,ta The Seven Sisterso These tableaux
are accompanied with very poor rhymes and have
been received with mingled applause and Interpretation
Il would be altogether agreeable to the play going
public If the direct question q politics could be LEFT
where bcloDgs-to the politicians and the Journalists
The associated artists Of the Italian Opera have to
graduate themselves upon very hre weeks business
with the opera The matinee On Saturday was the
best since Piccolomns time and brought the aggregate
receipts Of the week up &c near eight thousand doar
and the share OF the associates viii be double their
lares under the old regime They hare taken the AGA
denny for two ron.hs mere, ard very active spring
campaign may &c expected
The sBailo in Maschera" improves with every per
rornance. on Saturday II was raplurousy received,
when Colson and Brgnoli 10 fine voice, and gave
their music the greatest effect The opera will be
given here on Monday Wednesday and Friday OF this
week on Tuesday it viii be produced at Brooklyn,
where The orcratc furor has begun TO subsie but will
probably be revived by the stimulus q fresh work
The riormances ut Brooklyn the past week have been
Iaorezia Borga" debut Of Elena and the "Trovatore
with Miss Huxley.
The third eoncer. OF the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society
took place on Saturday evening g., tho Academy Of Music
b resolution OF the directors, adopted TO prevent re-
currencc OF tho dangers arising from the lam experienced
al the previous corcert the doors opened at six
o'clock the performances being announced W commence
al eight respect the arrangement was found 70
work we'll uasmuch the house hled gradually but II
had the OF keeping away all the eaiing families,
who did not care to pass two hosrs Of merti
drcarness in this cxpectsnt state, or TO take
the Alternative Of arriving late and finding all the
seats ned The directors would do better for tho
OF the Society ADOPT the plan OF selling reserved
thcir Subscribers such fanatics about musc
az to pass through such ordeal they contentedy
submitted this occasion, they win hardly grumoe
at paying an extra quarter for the accommodation.
The following the programme Of the evening rcr
formanccs:-
symphony in b fiat (arst time) .Ncis W Gade.
Aria: de "Ernsni" .lnfece sgnor susni: Verdi.
Cavattna, dc sii Barhiere de sivigia, "Ura Voice.
onsr,sttc, for French horns, Recatio ct Anaants
Relsicso, II schmtz, T. Prahl, 7. La oroix and
cs,s.ina de- aInda d Cnamounir, 40 luce al r''''
qucstanima, Miss Hnlsley. .Donisetti.
PARr n
Overture de or Flauto Magico'f. Mozart
| Incarnation Scene dc "Robert 10 Dabe,' sgnor
MayerDeer.
Cayatina de "Norma "Casta Diva Sgnorina
/ Aria de "Traviata," sAhi forse lui,' Miss
Hinklev Ntrui
Overture 70 "Tannhauser ...,........'.'.k wagner.
The opening ~ phony did not give much satisfaction
In tho descriptive introduction Of the programme the
compositions Of Gede are said 10 DO characterized BY
grandeur OF thought noble breadth in the themes an
the freehness Of originality We confess that W. fac
to recognise any Of these qualities ia this warS The