The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-02
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.


Iesaue. Varieties. Opera. Concerts, Ora
torios, Minstrels. &c.
The present fall and winter in the theatres
the metropolis promises to be the most brilliant on the
amusement record of thus country Tho enterprise and
ndomtabe energy OF few managers have at last walked
up their Rip Van Wrinkle brethren and impressed them
with the conviction that they must deal literally with
the public and their artists II they wish to succeed.
The time has gone by when a might content
himself with single star placed in setting OF bung
ling theatrical .sstcks miserable scenery and
stage management aud then wrap himself up In the
mantle of managerial supercliousness and selfsuf-
nciency The DAYS of the managerial empire over i'm
pecunious Bohemians also numbered the public
will no longer submit to the impositions OF managers
their creatures The patrons OF theatres have
beed against the usurped rights Of their servants to
humbug them with unsavory aud stale dishes OF music
and the DRAMA and they intimate to those servants,
in the most emphatic and unmistakaoe manner, that
their ridiculous assumptions Of authority the wishes
of masters shall longer be tolerated The free,
ou,spoken and impartial Of the HERALD has done
much to bring this state Of things and the puny
efforts to control its columns into the laudaton Of hum
bugs and broken down opera singers have signally
failed II was a bitter daught for those managers who
were mised by the misrepresentation and unctuous
attery OF their Bohemian employees to DO compelled
by command OF the public to resign their pre-
tensions authority but will doubt aid tho progress
of music and drama great extent This season will
witness dramas brought out with Q view to complete
ness in every detail and concerts Gven BY artists
worthy OF such metropolis as ours. And the brightest
Jewel of the season the way from Brest TO adon
the beautiful Theatre Franeaia Madame Adelaide Ris-
tori and her company Of dramatic artists embarked on
Saturday at Brsst IN the steamship Europe for the
United Satea She will appear the Theatre Fran9ais
on the 10th instant In her great role Of Myrrha Gia
cometti's last and greatest work. Maria Antonette,
will be produced early in the 1t will DO placed
on the stage by Mr. Grau in splendid manner, the
scenery and appointments being the handwork Of some
Of the first artists in Europe The projected improve
ments in the Theatre Fraueas will be completed by the
18th and this theatre will be of the handsomest
and most commodous In America. Beatrice and Norma
viii also DO novelties in the repertoire OF Riso this Sea-
son. The influence which the example Of this great ira
gedenne has exercised the drama has already pro-
duced beneficial rcsuits Some Of own artists have
turned their attention to this school Of acting and
now reaping the reward Of their industry and talents
To win distinction and triumphs while utterng the
thoughts Of the dramatst in language foreign to her
hearers and to carry their sympathies with her BY the
sole force Of genius, crowned Madame RstOr as the
legitimate queen Of the stage The talented and highly
successful artist Mrs Lander. still continues her won
derful impersonation Of Elizabeth, and Ofenbach's
operas will soon be heard ct the same handsome little
establishment Fourteenth street. Passing Edward
Molenhauers Conservatory OF Music. Fifth avenue,
IN which concerts matnees and classical rectals will
be given this winter, No find Stcinway Hall under
going many necessary Improvements. The stairways
widened; additional lights placed in the hail.
and every thing calculated to mako h the music hall Of
the metropolis has done. Harrson's pro-
gramme for the season is very brilliant one and he
purposes producing number Of oraorios in . style
worthy of them Bristow's Daniel will be Of them.
II will be interesting, only work Of merit but
also the creation Of American composer who stands
first among musicians. Societies in this city
certain the weather. therefore, leave tho Philhar
monte and Mendelssohn Union for the present to
conclusion about their programmes Lolita has
made unparalleled bit At walack's. and will con-
tinue her elke representations Of Little Nell and tho
Warehouses until the 11th, whom she goes TO the Brook
Ign Academy OF Music. Speaking Of the latter estab
Iishmeut, it will be entirely taken up this week with
Robertsons exquisite play. Caste and our neghbors
will enjoy luxury Of hearing the play given by
two companies. On Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, company from wallack's will appear in IT,
Mrs Vernon Miss MARY Cannon. Mrs. Clara Jennings,
and Mossrs Polk Rnggold stoddart and Hale are the
representatives Of Caste this the authors edition On
Thursday the company that first produced the much
disputed play in this country will appear ct the same
establishment under Mr.. c. W. Tayieurs's management.
MT and Mrs. Florence, Marlowe, Dav dge. Lamb, Mrs.
Chanfrau and Mrs Gilbert will appear on this occasion.
Forrest commences engagement at the Broadway this
evening" appearing In the play of virgnius. Two OK
celsnt buresque artists, Mr. Lefngwe and Mrs Sedley
Brown, will inaugurate Q season OF burlesque 81 the
Fifth Avenue theatre, formerly minstrel hail. The
Olympic, reprinted. red ecorated and entirely reuve
mated will open on the 9th. under the management Of
Messn Hayes, Tay leure and Fox Joseph Jefferson in
~ Pin Van Wtf1 ha the
on opening night The regular company includes
Msssra Davidge, Marlows Wall. Hind Wallace,
George l. Fox, the celebrated pautomimist; Mss
Bessy Foots, an English acress; Mrs. Hind,
Mrs Wallace, and the little favorits Mas
Alice Harrison. "Undsr the Gasght" still at the
New York, and will do 30 until the worrsli Sisters
return 10 their thousand admirers The DEVILS Auc-
ton Is the title Of the spectacle which viii BE-
produced at Banvards Opera House this month"; BY Mr.
De Pol, the new manager Miles. Moorlachi sohike,
Basin and DIAM will be the stars Of the ballet Al
Nblos the Black Crook Is enjoying its perpetual youth
and awaiting the advent Of ts brilliant successor Mrs
Conway commences her regular at the Park thea
trs Brooklyn the 7h INST The Bowsry theatre will be
reopsned for the fall by Mr. Freish the night
The variety heat res Buffers American theatre, Thea
tire Comique, Tony Pastors and Eighth Avenue Opera
House, and the minstrels San Francisco Grimm &
Chrissy's, Hooleys, and Kelly Icons, promise novel
ties and artists by the bushel. The Stadt theatre
viii opsn with IArronge and his talented wife,
in 0rsnbach's operas The popular favorits, Nine
sisglich viii probably appear this season. Is to bs
hoped that theatrical managers will endeavor give
character 70 their respective ssablvhmsnts and not
poor limitations Of successful Let each theatre
have its speciality and let all the experience capital and
energy Of the management be concentrated upon some
branch Of amusement One theatre for legitimate
drama one for comedy one for sensational drama one
more satisfactory arrangement than having all these
phases Of the drama bunged In establishment Less
avacs judgment, LEES overwssning confidence in
their power over the public and enterprise and
beraay in bringing out novelties were needed BY
OF our managers These necessary qualities however,
have been adm Mustered them by the inerble ply
sician the pi bic Let them guard sgains, relapse
for u II generally fatal
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