New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-07-09
Musical and Theatrical.

Mrs John Wood sails for England, July IL. 1t
is an reooir not adieu. Her friends in New York
gave her a $1,000 watch.
Dr. Westland Marston's new play, The Favor
te of Fortune, in which Mr.. Sothern plays the
hero, at the Haymarket Theater, has reached its
| ffieth representation.
| Julia Dean Hayne has got one Of the cheap
Mormon divorces in Salt Lake city, and married a
new husband, man who had made his pile" in
| Montana.
The Royal Academy of Music at Florence has
conferred an honorary membership on Chamber
lain Bakureteef of the Imperial Chapel, St. Pc
tersburg.
| Edwin Forrest purposes, on his return from
| California, to carry out a Long-contemplated
scheme by founding and endowing, in Philadel-
phia, a home for retired actors, on large estate
he has purchased near that city,
James F. Cathcart, who was with the kean's in
this country supplied Kean's place lately in Lon
don when Kean was i'll, and played Cardinel
Wolsey so well that many Of the auditors mali
ciously wished that " Old KeaA1 y would be sick
| oftener.
According to L independence Beige, the banker,
NJ. Biscoflsheim is building magnificent concert
saloon near the new opera house, Brussels. The
rent of this building the proprietor deVotes to the
various charities.
Miss Kate Fisher was severely injured in Steu-
benve, Ohio, while playing Mazappa. The mili
ature mountain fell while she was making the
ascent Her foot was badly crushed, and she IS now
confined to her room.
James Robinson, the bare backed rider with
Lents New York circus, gets an annual salary OF
$4,000.
Abbe Liszt has composed new oratorio called
Christ"
The piano-forte manufacturer, N. Bord, OF Paris
has generously determined that as the success his
instruments have attained depends largely on the
excellence and industry of his workmen, these
should share in the increased profits of the house
Accordingly he has announced bonus of ten pei
cent on the years proceeds, to be divided among
his employees.
A London critic expresses most extreme sur
prise at the fact that Adena Patti, introducing
Home, Sweet Home in the music lesson seem
in the Barber of Seville" actually pronounce
the English words perfectly. Consd dering that sh
began to speak it as as she was able to spea
anything, having never been out of America sine
her infancy, until she went abroad five or six year
ago, there is nothing very wonderful in her speak
ing or singing English.
Mile Carlotti Patti, the London Orchestra Is gla
to hear, has now recovered from her late Indispt
sition. She intends remaining for some time {
q Boulogne, with q view to the complete restorato
of her strength, previous to undertaking tot
through the principal towns Of France toward
the end of the year
Gottschalk is meeting with great success
Peru, and has received a new decoration there
the shape of gold acanthus leaf Ornamente
with diamonds, and surrounded by symbols
music
Able List is not going to London. He Teturl
to Rome with an oratorio, called Christ"
8, Aberts new opera entitled Astorga y has BET
given at Stuttgart, and is highly spoken of.
Rota's new opera Penelope" was treme
dously applauded at Trieste, and ROta himself w
called out twenty times.
's' Master Richard Coker has sung at Marlborous
House before the Prince and Princess of Vale
and highly delighted their highnesses.