The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-25
Musical and Theatrical Notes.

"Foul Play, has reached Rochester.
Ole Bull opens In Boston this evening.
The "white Fawn" Is on its last legs in Phiiadei-
phia.
Jefferson dozes as Rip Van Wrinkle for one week
longer In Chicago.
"weston the walkist" Is the name OF new farce
now running In Boston.
"Barbe Bleue,r as rendered by Mr. Batemans
travelling troupe, Is rapidly civiizing Chicago.
"Fowl Play; or, Chicken Hazard" is more apprs-
ciated In the club" than "Foul Play"
"a Flash OF Lightning" has been conducted to San
Francisco, but the theatres there cannot be per-
suaded to let 1t shine.
Of Coaster by Mr. and Mrs. Florence at the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music, was not diminished by the result
large share Of applause must have assured the lead
ing artists that their merits were fully appreciated
The management Of the stage business, under tho
direction OF Mr. Gabriel Harrison, was most Cola
mendable requiring az 1t does q good deal Of tact
and skill for a new piece upon new stage. Upon
the whole the short season OF the Florences may be
season ofthe Brooklyn Academy, promises we'll for
those who have enterprise enough to follow II mp.
Brooklyn can support good artists, and well man
aged company can always I'LL the Academy OF Music.
The Richings English opera troupe, on Monday
evening next. commences % short season OF one
week ia Washington, opening with the 'Crown Dn-
monds."
Mrs Bowers ut last accounts, was INDUCING
nightly In the ..Peep o. Day. In san Francisco but
the piece was not much OF a success.
Max MarctZek's German troupe VIII attempt
Italian opera In Chicago on Monday evening and 10
is confidently expected that the dulcet strains of tho
Germans when rendered In "choice Italian" will
captlvatc the innocent Chcagoans. 4..
The washingtonians are now being made happy
by the diabocal Vaccinations Of the "Black Crook"
Tue "Fireny'' ballet, with It's lard oil lamps and
scanty raiment, affords our legislators in that city
abundant themes for gossip and rejection.
French journal announces that "a distinguished
pianist OF London, Mr.. Charles kllndwOrth' ~ has
been nominated professor at the Moscow Conserva-
toire.
IL is q good thing to have high in ones voice.
The tenor Wachtel has Just purchased a handsome
villa Wiesbadcn for 200 forms This gentle
IN said To have been a cab driver a few years
ago
Ada Clare-Mss Agnes Stan1eld--the acknOw-
lodged ''Queen OF the New York Bohemans," COM
mltted matrimony at Houston, Texas, on tho eth
inst. The happy man is MIR. j. y. Noyes manager OF
tile Bryan CITY theatre, Texas.
The shorfskirted Undne and her light foo,ed
nymphs are prancing about nightly In Young
Mems Hall, Detroit, TO the great delight or tne
appreciatiye citizens OF that moral city. The
cdncnn, with Mile. Wesmael as principal wrigger,
has almost crazed the Detroit "woolverines."
Barrett and Mccullough appeared In ''Richclieu"
At Piper's Opera House, Virginia City, Nevada, re-
Gently, for the benefit Of the orphan Asylum. The
Mikado Japanese troupe opened ut the Opera House
the following week for season OF eight or nine
nights.
The Brunswick library, England, has been en-.
riched with q curious collection Of programmes "
all countries-some forty thousand IN nunber A
large quantity refer To the last century an< series
belongs TO the tinerant theatres OF German and
French fairs The collector, MAJOR HSuper hls
been occupied twenty Yeats VI. making this gather
ING.