The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-01
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Despite the forbdding aspect Of the weather Satur
DAY evening last considerable array Of 'he beauty
and the chvsy Of this and the adjoining cities
bed at the Armory, corner OF Fourteenth street and
Sixth avenue 10 witness private amateur minstrel
tsrsinmeat given BY Companies and l. Twenty second
gment, National Guard STATE Of New York, In cid
Of the gymnasium fund.- The entertainment was given
in the hall which will b occupied gymnasium and
ia the same which occupied - the picture gallery
durag the fair OF the Amenosn Insttue.s The stage
erected ct the end Of the hall nearest Fourteenth
street: ct the back . screen which was repro
scnted two msn-one puny, cadaverous looking indl
vidua, tho other . perfect Hsrcules-swingng Indian
clubs proporouats to their appearance and dssgnaed
'Bsfofs and after practising at tho Twenty second
Regiment Gymnasium" Al the right wing was
the representation OF . human eye mounted
"a m1oire and q the les wing monster bee fully
equipped PAT Arst Of the performances consisted Of
comic end senmsnts songs overture and chorus By tho
minstrels which oil credtably rendered and re-
ceivsd with good favor by the audience. Part second
Comprised variety Of comic performances songs and
Dances which also nnsy performed end well re-
ceiysd. .l Ys /.
Tho ssBuriesqus Julien Concert," arranged BY Adolph
Nichols lately Of the San Francisco Mnsreis given
In style which would do credit TO many Of the profess
sonai troupss in existence The acting Of "Medal
eou my fuoooj - too ''Ek0oSoHuiBop0tSoscI onu
CHS Confsd," such q elicit the admiration and
applause or the entire audience soms nne specimens
Of plantation life given BY scontband Jake" and
Messra Sage whitney and Aliger and the Glee Club
sang some beautiful vocal gems in manner way
amateurish. Mr. Frank Converse, in mastery diver
tisseHene on the banjo, introducing trinity Church
Chimes fully sustained his we'll earned reputation.
The principal feature OF the entertainment however,
was the appearance Of Mr. Rollin Howard Formerly Of
Bryants9 as Madame Index Fabbrco, prima donna,
who has appeared in Cork witgreat success The old
habuss Of Bryans will no doubt remember the Itaan
Airs by Native Artists given by Dan Bryant and
Roin Howard and TO them It only necessary to say
that Mr.. Howard appears 70 be gaining. possible, In
his particular line To those who not acquainted
With Mr. Towards peculiar role need only be said that
in representing o prima donna he sung on Saturday
evening last without great apparent effort and With grea:
strength and cearness high - GO sharp In the alto
The acting Of Mr.. Howard well his vocalzaon
almost fautess and was greeted with the most un-'
bounded applause beautifully arranged boquet
posed Of kitchen garden vegetables and some thirty
inches in diameter presented TO the prma donna by
by young gentleman In the audience. Ha sF
The only event which occurred to mar the proceedings
was the inability OF the baritone in the glee ciub TO
take part in the second 'quintete" The absence Of
this gentleman somewhat disconnected the other men,
beers Of the club and they thus failed TO make as good
impression at the second appearance at the first.
The affair. taken whole, was deserving Of the
greatest credit and had the weather been favorable
would undoubtedly have been difficult 70 accommodate
the large number that would have nocked to witness the
performances Of these military minstrels
Miscellaneous. 1T
The Baroness vger t,>e CrrveliD is in Paris She has
been singing at the residence OF her aunt the Mar
chioness de Blocqueville nee Princess d'Eckmuhl
Morris Brothers, Pe and Trowbridges Mnsreis afford
fine opportunity Of enjoyng the holidays to the people
OF Boston They have had and to have Uncle Tom
Cabin, The Mutton Trial and the Masquerade Ball,
shskspere flashed. Miss Nelly whitney, Billy Morris,
George Goes, with Messrs Ketchum, Carroll Queen and
Petingi, with the troupe, IN choice specislties
Buckleys serensders gave some very lnughsbe comic
alites in Boston on Christmas Day ~ i.
Blind Tom Is announced 70 give series Of concerts, Of
five nights in Tweddle Hall Albany. ~ Y, commencing
on the 9TH OF January. II. -
Miss Carlotta Shaw and Mr. and Mira Harry Watkins
(sfrs. Charles Howard) are in Macon, Ga, in pro.
grsmme full OF music, wit and song. ... -.
Sulhyans Hlbernian Bards were in Chicago in their
Gems Of Ehn on Christmas Day. .ti.
Mr. W. II. Harrison. of the Rnalish opers Company,
having recovered from protrsctcd and very severe Ill
ness sang in concert a, Bayswater, England, the
9th instant .. 49,.
Mile Titjiens liz sxeriing herself to have Herr Bruchs
Ioreey brought out her Maesty's theatre London,
in 1896. s.-,.
wagners Flying Dutchman has been revived in Vienna.
Mile. de MuIska has concluded her engagement in
Vienna abruptly she says account OF bad health aud
gone TO Venice
Mile. Artot has gone TO Berlin for short season. from
Vienna.
III
to have set himself In array to thwar efforts TO improve
the service music In his diocese.
Miss Lolita has concluded very successful engage
ment Of two weeks Duration at the Academy OF Music
Cleveland, Ohiog
They contemplate opera season in San Francisco
with Madame Anna Bishop, vestvsli. Brambills, the
Banchis, Morley, CROSS, Eoncovcr, Gregg De Hasa
aud Nine. Tourny.
Madame Anna Bishop TO commence series Of
three farewell concerts ut the Academy Of Music San
francisco, December g.
The Young American artist. Mrs Jennie Van Zandt,
who weat recently from this country Milan com.
plse her musical educatiou has had very natterng
aud remarkable in Europe she arrived in Milan
about the ooth Of November last and placed herself
under the tuition OF the celebrated LAMBERT Who after
hcr third lcsn said thai she perfectly fitted 10 20
at once before the public and advised her 70 do 20 she
soon received ss oHers Of engagements, and has &C
csped one dating fom the Il, Of January 1893 for six
months, for the royal opera houses Of Berlin, Amster
dam, Copenhagen and stockholm, at very remunerative
salary Her voice and singing have been much lauded
She makes her nrst appearance al private concert q,
tue palace In Copenhagen before the King and Court OF
Denmsrk MIRA Van Zand has adopted the professional
name Of vanzini
The Ghionisusini opera company had grand open
ing night IN New Orleans December Il The season was
to endure nftssn night ~ Tyocsicrs given at the
opening performance.
new troupe Of Ethopsn singers and dancers, called
The Great Amcricsa HppocoOsscuum, mccts with gres,
favor in Bangor, Ne -
An auction sale Of grca, interest 70 the music
and the drama has been held In London. OF the
items came IRON the collections OF Reed and K9hbIe NJ
schcicher ~ Rophino Lacy and Sir q. Smart. The
rale had particular merit In the eyc> Of historians Of