The New York herald., 1867-03-19
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL ITEMS.


sour Lotta' and vestva in Chicago, the former
finishing engagement at Crosbys Opera House, and
the latter commencing at Mcyicker's.
The Holman English Opera troupe were very success.
ful in Unca in their adaptation OF Crspino
The masked procession and other entertainments OF
Prince Carnival at the great Liedcrkranz ball at the
Academy OF Music the 2lst inst, will be of the most
gorgeous and ludcrous kind Two large orchestras will
be attendance and everything promises well for this
the favorite levee Of the merry Prince.
complimentary benefit concert rendered to tho
talented director OF the S,einway Hall orchestra on
Wednesday last which literally responded to by his
numerous friends.
The climax of Mr. Harrison brilliant
viii be reached in June when grand musical festival,
lasting weck will be given at Steinway Hail. Elijah
The Creation, Mendelssohns Hymn Of Praise and new
Forty-nxh Psalm, written for the occasion, win be
among the attractions The greatest soprano in America
the Harmonic Society with chorus Of five hundred and
full orchestra and military band have been engaged for
this great event.
The coming summer will witness three great musical
ls:-HarTison's at Stenway Hall the Philadel
phia, and the Indianapolis eangerfeste. Truly, music
progresses in America
Madame varian Hoffman and Messrs. Strini, Hoffman
Mass on the 18th instant Tho fair prima donna was
enthusiastically received.
Dan Bryant is billed 70 appear a. Do Bars Opera
House. 81 Louis, this week.
Bandman is in New Orleans
Mr. John Brougham concluded his engagement At the
| National, Washington, on Saturday last
The worrel sisters drawing good houses at Wallis
| Opera House, Washington.
Newcombe and Arngton's Mins,rels were at Indiana
polls on the 18th and 10th.
Carl Wolfsohn concluded his series OF Beethoven
oftnAoo lasf nj Gfa Hn ua MIA ad
the giant sonata the occasion. Madame Frederici
also sang couple of German licder. Mr. wolfsohn will
give q grand evening concert at this hall next month,
with the Liederkranz and grand orchestra.
Edwin Adams 10 appear at Cleveland the 18th.
Rossini celebrated February 2s, his seveny-fth BIRTH
day.
Alice Knrsbury the elfn star Of the West has made
a successful hit Little Barefoot at Magurc's Opera
House. San Francisco
Miss Amy stone and H. y. Stone, with Miss Kate
Denim, are at the San Francisco Academy Of Music.
Fanny Janauschek called out three times after
every act when enactng Mcdca at the schwern Grand
Ducal theatre
During Frederic Haases triumphant engagement at
K5nigsberg, Mile. Berl particularly distinguished her
self as Pompadour, in Brachrogels Narci@e. Tickets
for parquet sold premium Of four thalers during
his engagement
new theatre has been opened ct schanhausen (swit
zerland), with schiller's Joan Of Arc.
The rumor that Richard Wagner Is composing an
OPERA The Tempest Is faiss He is now occupied with
the operas The Niabelungsn and Meistersonger
DAWN. Duvivier's opera Deborah, not taken from Mo-
senshars drama Deborah Tor Leah the Forsakenb but
from Walter scotts Highland Wood. hes been failure
at the Theatre Lynquc. Paris
The first performance Of Meyerbeers pAfricaine took
place in Paris on the cssh or April 1885, and that
time has been repeated hundred and forty-three
times producing receipts 70 the amount Of ,5oo0
Lila Won Bulyowsky, the socalled Hungarian Rachel,
IL definitely engaged at the Munich Court theatre.
The projected erection Of opera house in Mu-
mich for Richard wagners OPERA IL seems viii become
reality Il will cost fourteen millions OF forms The
King will accord to tho institution yearly income OF
one million forms
Otto Hoym has produced New York by Day and BY
Night, with scenery brought from Now York. at the
Pttsburg Academy Of Music, with great success
On d-that in Vienna two theatrical celebrities are
| on the point Of making "brlliant maichesn Mlle
Fon,elve s TO marry Prince Thurn and Taxis, and
Madame Grobscker, tho Dejazct Of Vienna, the Duke
della Rocca The fashion to marry actresses has been
en- ro0us among the aristocracy for the last twenty
years. Madame Grobecker, as Duchess della Rocca,
would become relative OF Emperor Napoleon H. for
the della Roccas and the Montos near relatives
0enbachs latest operetta-Parsian Lifc-is creating
| immense furorc in Vienna. 1t is not SO much the
music IS the highly immoral cancon introduced in the
opereta which forms this great magnet The critics are
severe, but seats sold two weeks ahead. New York,
| Paris or vcnna It's all the same.