The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-12
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL INTELLIGENCE.


On Easter Monday nigh. tho two theatres at Cardiff
the Theatre Royal and Prince Of Waes) opened for
the first time this season.
The farewell engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean
is attracting crowded houses at the Theatre Royal Man.
chester. At the Princes theatre Mr.. Watts Phillips
I" Los, in London has been produced with
dramatizaton Of Griffith Gaunt, by the author Of
the novel has been brought out at Newcastle Theatre
Royal with Miss Jones in the chief role II
very successful
Mde. Fricc appeared at Covent Garden on April Esd
in Un Balo in Maschern and with Mario, Graziani and
Nile Morensi, made great success.
Her Majesty's Theatre opened on the 9th with lie
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Hailday's comedy drama,'' the Great City, play
rel, ing on strong sccnic real railway stations
and rca tollgate-on real gas lamp and real hand
cab with real horse. was brought out At Drury
Lane last month, and met with appreciation.
musical farce entitled Garibaid in Sicily the music
by j. l.. Hat,on and J. c. Caicor produccd ~ tho
Ad aphi The piere turns the mythical adventures
Of Garibald In sicily. The Italian patriot has consider
ably dcteriorated OF late years the eyes Of his adj
mirers he has staiked political Boanerges about
the country and made silly speeches at christennas,
and written foolish letter, it. asserted TO Mr. Ed
mund Beacs; but the final degradation TO which the
fallen hero has been exposed Is his beng presented in
the present guiss the sage Of the Adsphi theatre
BnrnaudS extravaganza the Olympic Games, an idea
borrowed from Planche is the latest novelty at the
Olympic fdaIia sensational drama the -. James,
and burcsque by Brough, entitled PygmaioD, at the
strand.
II Is stated for certain that Richard Wagner has been
nominated Intendent Of Music at the Court Of Madrid,
while Won Blow Is made orchestral conductor Bethst
as /. may, Wagner is now in MUNICH and anoses him
SELF promenading up and down the streets ~ day,
with the view of showing tho sinking hearts Of that
capital that they have not got rid Of him yet
We told that Mr. f. D. Chatterton, lessee OF Drury
Lane theatre has taken intatory proceedings bring
an action against Mr.. Sims Reeves for damages for
breach contract the latter gentleman having declined
TO appear in the drama OF Rob Roy. for which be
engaged tor twelve special representations.
Mrs. Haydn CORR. the we'll known vocalist, and
mother OF Mr.. Henry CORR, Mr. p torri, &c died
the 10th inst Ut Leeds in her esth year. she made
her first appearance in Dublin in 1890
Benedlcts 81. Cecilia IL pronounced by the London
papers to DO a charming work. The Sacred Harmonic
Society produced in excellent style at Exeter Hall
last month.
Tho direction Of the Imperial theatre Of MOSCOW for
Italian Opera has peen conceded TO sgnor GrazaS the
popular BARITONE Who intends giving series Of per.
formances there next season.
Nile. Adelina Patti has left Paris for London. On
sunday took farewell for the Rosina in
BnrnIcTc
own very charming and exceedinely well written song
.Le Bcir d. Adisuo' which was received with an uproar
OF applause.
Ambrose Thomas Is busy at . new OPERA which Per-
rim purposes bringing out NEXT winter at the Grand
Opera The subject is incredible TO relate nothing less
than Hamlet Imagine the melancholy Dane at the foot
lights executing the endless melody and sparkling
munc Of the author OF Mignon! n Thomas At nrst en-
tcrsancd the not unnatural that Hamlet should b
tenor, and composed his music for the part accord
ingy. Az however there was really no French tenor
who could act the character bsnttingly, struck him
that X. Fsure would look and play tho young Danish
prince to the perfect satisfaction Of all his Partisan 3D.
mirsrS and 50 no has smbaroned the music and made
Il over 10 the popular French artist n. Perrin, hs
psrs keen Is TO suitable representative for ophsa,
has coprved TO engage Mlle Nilsson for that in
tersstpe character; that every thing businesslks
and looks a. n work were meant
g. Georges Hall was opened April IS by the Phil
harmonic Society.
Tho Aegbaniaas who since their return from Europe
have boon very successful In the Western cities, will
shortly scric Of concerts 1t Irving Hail in
this city The troupe organized in this city in ls4e
and Professor NJ Bouard the celebrated basso still
director.
The Rchnvs English Opera troupe open st the Ma
siopa. Washington on the 18Th inst They succsed j.
s. Clarke, comedian.
The Liederkranz Society Produced schubcrt's only
opsrct,a the Conspators NJ their charming little hall
on Fourth street. on tho 9th inst. A brilliant and
fashionable audience attended The affair was an en-
success and tho principal singers recalled st
the fall Of the curtain. M4 F# as4
Miss Maggie Mitchell Glenn, the daughter Of manager
Glenn OF tho Opera House at Norfolk, Va, made her
debut there Monday evening and said 70 have sue
cecded beyond public expectation
Mr. and Mra Howard Paul gave three entertainments
last week al the Academy Of Music. Brookyn under ns
management Of Mr.. l. T. Harrison, which wsfs ~
tended by nearty SIX thousand persons