The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-27
AMusE M ENrs.


prediction that opte comfque, brought the American
siege In the style II is in Paris must be a sue
eess The french theatre was crowded 70 repletiop,
and parqust dress circle aud boxes were filed with
beauty and fashion. Elegant gacsd every part OF
the house, and the "fsrcs dsnoeracs" looked down
from thsss unknown regions called the amphitheatre
There nothing that conduces towards the health
and the removal OF those disagresable companions.
spleen. ennui and III humor. than . hearty laugh.
Onsnbach is the best purveyor Of this COM
modify that we have ever encountered. Take this
Grand Duchess, for instance. He brings the gro
tesque characters into the most intensely comic s.tua
tons and laughs at them In In the most irrssstiby
funny music. Fritz, his tenor and the fayorts "a the
Grand Duchess Is sort Of Mark Tapley. good hui
mored fellow who philosophers and bs merry under
any circumstances General Boum Is nre-eater Of IN
original kind, and with all his gunpowder propensities
is a tolsrabiy we'll meaning fellow after all. Prince
Paul and his envoy, Baron Grog, must be seen and
heard 70 De apprseaed The former has an dotio view
physognomy and bow which would ents him TO
the distinguished consideration OF Mr.. Seward
petualy and unnecessarily worrying himself about the
Grand Duchess his pupil The lady herself, who gives
qusttish specimen Of the sex Mile rostss s an sdmi
rable representative OF this character She IL petite
o. But n hss
to speak Of the music. How shall We describe hi Il
soaa springs and somsbng ,S. one
carry home and hum 70 put the 'young ones 70 Sleep
i = 90 interviewer IN the scntllatng dialogue thatit
Is hard 70 separate IL from L. but still there
selections that stand out in prominence Tho song OF
the regiment. vocf sabre de mon pere; the delicious
love letters. in the second act; Daes Iui,
Prince Psu's reading Of the paragraph Of the
and poor Frzs explanation Of bis adventure in the last
act are probably the most prominent features In the
In hack tha
Of his score. II La Grande Dacesse specimen OF what
this FrancoGerman 0Gsnbach can do for US this sea-
son. we can safely prognoscate for him reception In
America equal to what Les Varieties Paris gave him.
The costumes the richest brought for many
with the music which enough TO say abou, them. The
performance was brought 70 close little earlier than
people can Sit and laugh at thius Of this Kind for over
three hours no complaint can DO made.
The New Tenor Mt the italian Opera.
Rossinis grand opera Of 0tbslIo was given by the
italian opera company on Wednesday night The title
role was supported BY new tenor from Paris named
Pancan The habituSs Of the opera astonishsd
this uniooked-for acquisition to thor long abused esab
lshmsn which has reschoed for years past to cracked
voices and Emphatic actor From nrst TO last the new
Othsllo. rara avs in American OPERA proved himself
him from Europe HIS dialogues with Desdsmona,
I nls snsa,sn OF spirit when i.so poured bis
IN ss n' ana a terrible ,.rv
lection Of the vocal and dramatic art. Rosini, to
be sure, has taken strange liberties with the immortal
WILL but still there Is enough left to the actor andsnger
TO give good idea OF the soldier the passionate Moor
and the Jealous husband Some forty years Garcia
r6. and on Wednesday the great tenor seemed to be
revivnsd In Pancani. clear, rineina sympathetic
the character dramatic sense OF the word formed
the characteristics Of the debuant Such acquisition
l, ;S = s S0Sny will 60 f
s right position. which should be the first Y mo,ts;s
or the cast we can only quote the old dsSd 10 The
nil nisi bo~a Their voices lopS sine as'N " VIZ
public ear.
Mus,c., m. ,'.amatic Gossip.
u.c., very high character took place on
riast week at the house Of MrA Ho Thirty
sour.. ssfsst The elite Of New York attended the con-
cert also the best artists now In America stetan6
never sang we'll % in q romanza from Bravo; Pao
licch sang extract from NabSoo and Ippolito gave
romanza from IN BaIo Maschera. sarti sang buno
song and Mira Holt created sensation a. . mszzo 90
prano In duet from Favorisa, and also from Sa6a
Nicoiao conducted the concert which, general thing
was ono Of the agreeable have heard this
Nobodys Daughter, the legitimate offspring OF ncssrs
rslscn nasdsr made her bow In Chicago this week, |
q woods Museum.
Lady Don 10 playing tn ST. Louis with great success
she net with rsversss lately, some OF her pro-
psry destroyed BY Ore and the gas at Indianapolis
-<ussa 70 vork In ner behalf nscessitatng the return
q the money TO the audience.
Mr. g. G. Keller has left the New York theatre 10 take
charge Of Western travelling company.
10 the late nrs ct tho cathedral at Frankfortonhs-
Name tho newly erected organ fell prey 10 the flames
Largo quantities Of the metal being continually
covered from the ruins
The great Birmingham Musical Festival commenced |
August ~ and lasted four days The receipts were
Ella 900 and the attendance $4,000 Mendelssohn
began and ended the festival st. Paul being the 1rst
oratorio and Elijah the Lost Nesdames Jenny Lind |
Nilsson, Tieucns. Sainton Dolby, Lem
mems shsnington and hsssra Patsy. whytock. SAINT
Icy, Weiss, Sims Reeves, 30, assisted. Tho incom
parable Costa was conductor
II stated In Berlin that Nile. Lucca will create the
principal par. this yoar in Ambrose Thomas MIanon
During the forthcoming season at Druy Lane. Marino
Talisro 10 Of The pieces which Is contemplated 10
produce.
According to . Rhsnish JOURNAL 0nsnbach recently
declared that nowhere has any OF his works beer 90
badly performed ~ 81 Cologne, his native city.
II 10 expected that n Ambrose Thoms.' Hamlet VIII
ready for production January the Paris Opera
kns NiIisod plays 0phslie rho iioresto 10 BY MN.
Michel Care and Jules srpis the zauslaors OF Faust
md Romeo.
Mr. Dominck Murray IL engaged ct the Princess'.
Gr and Mira Boucicaut return there the 18th, when
Irah. ns-Pogus will DO reproduced. II 10 contemplated
hortly 10 bring forward Mr.. Bouclcaults new drama
o which the author plays an Irish character.
The new theatre In Long Acre viii DO called the
lussn's. The regular company will include Miss Ellen
eny, Miss Addison and Mr. Lionel Brough, brother
4 the celebrated Broughs who has made mark In
liverpool. Mr. and Hrs. Alfred wigan will play the
sading parts
Mr. Cave, Of the Mayisbone theatre, has taken the
'ctora
The drama BY Mr.. r. ". Robertsos, preparing for the
Iolborn theatre Is the subject Of gaming.
An Italian maestro. Nuratori, has recently committed
uicids BY poison The cause 10 not disoovsrable
Tns entire receipts at the Partisan theatres during the
ass month were 1,ss25o7 francs or over f73,o0o
hess rscspts ere than . million francs In excess
those for The month In the previous year. II
a. been determined IN presence Of The se Of charges