The New York herald., 1867-11-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP.
ine now selwyn theatre opened in Boston on
Monday night before one Of the most brilliant houses
ever seen in ihe Hub The Fast Family given with
. strong cast. Tho theatre Is q comedy establishment
on the waliack plan, and tho Boston papers 20 into
ecstacies about IT. The stage is about sixty five feet
square, and the auditorium will seventeen hundred.
Tho Worrell sisters the Howard Atheneum,
playing burlcsque OF course. Forrest is doing heavy
tragedy Al the Continental, and the Hanlons make
fearful bounds at the Boston theatre.
The beautiful and accomplished cana,rce Miss Fanny
Stockton has made . highly successful deout on tho
dramatic stage Oberon, in Midsummer Nights Dream
and will be ON the metropolitan boards for year to
coma
Mr. George Dolby, Dickens agent, is in town and
Announces the early arrival OF his chief.
Romeo and Juliet, Gounod's las. aud greatest work.
win be brought out at the Academy in week two,
with Pancani ~ Romeo.
The spectacle at Nib los that viii succeed tho
Black Crook in January will far surpass It's prede
cessor in scenery ballet and pponmens az that radan
affair does its imitators The scenic effects Bche
du Bfs and Forty Thieves will be united tho of
Ole nbach
rae Archdukc Henry or Austria has married Mlle
tanned the title OF Countess Of Bosen from the Kaiser
J. ). Clarke, the American comedian, made hit as
October 49,
Miss Kate Terry, the favori,e English actress was
married October TO- at Hgngats par church, to Mr.
Arthur Lewis. n wealthy merchant OF London.
Nine. Parepa-Rosa and Leopold De eeyer appeared
last night a. Seinway Hall for the last time previous 70
Cities where Mr. Harrison proposes giving series OF
concerts grand scale. Oscar Pfeier, the renowned
pianist VINO lately arrived from Rio Janero with his ac
complished wife, and Mrs. Jenny Kempton succeed
Nine. Rosa and De Meyer at seinway Hall.
The oratorio season commences TINS month at Stein
Hall
0nenbach's Orpaie aIr Enters and La Vie Parasienne
have been performed with the greatest success at tho
Frtedrchsstadt theatre In Berlin The first hundred
representations or Opase Erers given 1877 days
and attended by r. 152 persons, produced the Of
representations OF La Vic Pdrsssne given in l25 days
and attended by 81. 500 persons. produced tho Of
~ 600 tnaers lS34 600 In god, NJ oaenbach has re-
ccived for his share OF the receipts Of the Vie Pdrisi
20, 600 francs
Tho sale OF Beethoven's piano il announced by its
present possessor resident Of Klausenberg Transy
vania This instrument, made seventy years ago by
vossi, Of Pesth and probably presented by the
facturer To Beethoven In perfect preservation. has
portrait OF the iustrous musician at the age Of
twenty adorning one Of its panels
Of next month. Tho Grand Duchess lately Paris,
invited him 70 an audience, and concluded terms With
him to conduct SIX grand concerts at the Conservative
for which he is receive f600 and the OF his
travelling with residence in tho palace and carriage
for daily drives. The health Of Berioz is such
to alarm his friends, but this homage to his genius Ia
too a,tering for him TO resist notwithstanding tho
verify Of 4 Russian wi nter
Mr. Floyd il in town making arrangements for the
coming season IN New orieanA His company VIII sail
shortly for the Crescent City.
La Grange and Brignol commenced season Of Italian
ths venerable frovsiore Miss ADELAIDE Philips and
Sgnor Rando6 played and sang the r6es Of the Gpsy
and the Count. The success Of the company was I'm
mensa
Augustine Days clever drama Under the Gaslight, is
playing 1t Msvickcr'a
Edwin Booth played Rchslisu a. the National. Gin
| from Boston, are at Mozart Hail. CINCINNATI.
The Rchines English opera troupe are at the Phsla
Fulton and MAsdsr's admirable drama. Nobody.
Daughter, been very successful a. the Arch Pha
dephia Miss RsignoIds made herself quite favorit'
The Grand Duchess hes been brought out IN Engiish
/ as tho Walnut With Ars Gonsrsai in the title voie
M. and Ma Barney wIliiams % open last week
in Detroit In shssf usual Ish and Yankee charscssrs
brief autumnai season Of performances Of Italian
he 2sih with Lssia Bovgia she prnclpal characssrs
| by Milo. Tetsns Nine TrebeIi, Signon, Bstlni,
Gassisr Foil &C. Tn coup.ny y complete IN every
| Mile. einico Nile Clara DORA tNiss Barnett, Mme.
Demsric-LAbachs. and Nile. Louise Kellogg. from the
H0ssna Y. s.n:Isy ana Mr. Tom Hon.rp also belong
70 the troupe, and two now tsnor sgnor Tombes and
Tobol. who have bsen suscsssfu 10 The provincial
Madame NOLAN Carvalho has returned TO The Theatre
Lyrique, and has reappsarsd IN the Rmeo Jassee Of
NJ Gounod called great part OF the veronese
maiden Her reception enthusiastic in tbs extreme
The at the Royal Opera House, Berlin, once
Wscnte ana Nsrnann, have rsappssred Il, The lyrical
armament after absence more or loss prolonged and
as "s N s'
| or Raoul in Lea Hst0semots. Whatever difference Of
opinion there may be among competent judges regard
srsticay and 70 the best advantage, there be
doubt that Hsr wschss exceedingly great fsvoriss
Ambrose rhomas' new opsra, Hamlet, hss been pu.
in rehearsal 81 the Grand Opera and viii be performed
a. .he end Of .hs year Adle Nilsson who is % play
opersta founded on Scots Fair Maid of Perth It the
Theatre Lyrique Immediately after tho production Of
Hamlet 1t the Opera. work BY n Gounod on the
story OF Francesca d Rimin viii be pot into rehearsal
The chief part been written for ~ Obin. Tho FIRST
act represents the :" Internal Regions" when Dante
and Virgil arrive and discover francesca di Rimni,
whose 70 b exhibited tbrsnghout the piece.
| rne last act takes place In the "Ey-Ian neldsd N.
Goano1 y determined 70 take the Persian world By
Russia loses both Rubnscin and wicniawsk, and .
successor 70 each Of these profesos a. the Conssrvs-
Macbeth, revived at Drury Lane, psesents Mr. Phelps
and Mr. Barry Sullivan aternae nights In the title
role The defects which We have 80 frequently pointed
out 10 that school Of which these gentlemen prom
nsnt professors ssiIl dsgurs arc 10 the last
Mr. Phelps stalks soomiIy and slowly through his part
Mr.. Sullivan tsan through hia Mr.. Phelps ntonation
hard nasal slow drawn out with groan OF In ern.
rnmbe prcuding most scptences. Mr.. Sullivan's ~
loud ringing noarss as Of whose vocal chords srs
chronicsiy relaxed Each has the conventional stage
audience know when point 10 coming by tho Old othos
dox mode Of leading up 10 It. tT ., !.
Miss Kate DEAN was a. the Hsymarkst. Melbourne. in
September last
shakspsaran revival or the mott marked nature has
taken place In Melbourne. Nearly all the principal
plays or Shakespeare have been put on the stage.
Hamlet, Macbeth, Benedick, Richard Ill, Othslio and
ShyIock have been performed by MessrS Anderson ana
Montgomery ~ different theatres IN addition which
Mr.. Montgomery played King John and Hotspur,
and ar Anderson Lear, Corioianns and Petruohio The
Hamlet Of Mr.. Montgomery % undoubtedly che nnss I'm.
personaton OF the character the Melbourne
boards
MARYLAND AFFAIRS.
Testimony Before the IuvestigatiuG Gem.
usftfec 0f Congress.