The New York herald., 1868-01-05

.No Thoroughfsre" Is running at the Boston Museum.
'sDor selwyn's and "Nicuolas Nickiebyn at tho
Howard Atneneum. Surely Dickens rules the Hub
McKean Buchanan did fair share Of work in Hart.
ford New Years Day. He played in the "octoroon,'
the .Marble Heart" ''Mercnant OF Venice" and
"Richard III, +" and is alive yet and doing weli Tho
next day they had the opera Of Norma" with Nina
Rosa In the title role
Joe Jefferson finished his Grip Van Winkls' engage.
ment at the National, Cincinnati last week.
Baleman has put the Bostonifns in good humor with
his "Grand Duchess" or rather, "Grand Duchesses.'
for he represents different every night The houses
arc crowded the Bos on theatre.
The .Blsck Crook finished its course at Nblos last
night after ATS performances II commenced on Sep
tember o. 1906 and during Its sixteen months run the
gross receipts were S750,o00 Tho white Fawn" .
fairy spectacle will be gwen the 18th inst Mark
smith and The well known contrao Miss Fanny Stock.
ton are IN the cast.
Miss Fanny B. Price received warm greeting on New
Years at the Metropolitan Evansville
Mrs. Lander played Elizabeth At Indianapolis Lass
Lucille Western the Walnut "Cendrillon' at tho
Chestnut. "L ght Lasn Arch and ballet spec.
tac.e which hams distributed TO the audience at
the American, Philadelphia.
They sbelved the sBlack Crook" In Savannah at tho
time that Pope and Ord ordered to leave the
South
Kate Fisher received New Years calls on her trained
horse Wonder at the Metropolitan Buffalo.
New Year was ushered IN at the st. Louis theatres
with the pantomme OF Medina al the Oily ympic "Ths
Man With the Wax figures Dc Bars aud the opera
Of "Die Zauoerfote" by Lotts German troupe at the
Varieties
Nbios will be the best feature In the piece Fanny
Stockton has beau song, written for her by Edward
Molenhauer, Mark Smith has some comital solos, and
gems from Onenbacu's operas are interspersed in
every act.
Abroad.
Car!ota Patti has made.a great success at Rouen II
with vieuxtemps, Keteni and Batta, to judge
from the remarks Of L'Europe Artiste:-Me Carlotta
Patti ravishing singer OF Nature and hor talent 10
less remarkable for The surety Of the by which Is
Is directed Her voice Of tmbre quite individual a.
Is her OF singing. wonderfully natural mu.
sca sentiment marvellous facility Of vocalization, an
originality OF very good taste In her execution and in
the structure OF ner or always perfectly united to
the expression Of the song; magical cocote ties OF
qusite fnesss, sounds incredible dura.
ton AL without fatigue, without effort and with in.
exrressible charm OF manner. Voild Carotta Patti
Kaaschperon's opera, ''The Storm" has been
produced at Moscow, but does not up the ex.
peclations formed OF t.
Among those who suffered most severely by tho
recent confagraon Her Majesty's theatre, London,
Is Nav, the we'll known theatrical costumer. who has
lost the entire dresses Tor thirty operas principals
chorus, balles and supernumsrares making total Of
nearly 20 600 complete dresses 200 suits Of armor with
swords, helmets boots ana sandals The value OF this
magnificent wardrobe was estimated at El0,000. Mr..
May sought TO insure his properly, but the premium
liked would have swallowed up his profits and he was
not permitted TO remove anything during the season.
''Julius Cesar by Shakespeare music by Hans Won
Bulow has been performed at Hanover The music
ssts OF an overture, grand march. melodramatio
piece and song.
The world or music sti cngs to the belief In com.
Ing tenor A Mr.. Hampton 10 the last on whom some
hopes based He intends studying in Italy for the
ltS lv va hav hoA
Two or three mporatons from lsy Of late with little
result
French joke sometimes requires little pondsfne
over. Here one in La Lane:-Mlle. Schneider Of the
Varieties, having be engaged by M Hosten, Of the
Chaeiet is suggested that she should change her title
Of Grands Ducaesse de Geroetn 70 Grand: Duchee d
Ches-Hosein u
"Gullver's Travels" piece brought out few days
ago Paris, remarkable Illustration Of the state OF
public moraliy ana taste IN France. The theatre which
had the honor OF producing the play Le Chatelet
house which has obtained for such spectacular
extravaganzas as ''Rolnomago" and 'Cendrllon.n Is
is emphs,ically the peoples theatre" It was buiS
expressly for their enJ yment aud It Is capaoous
twice as many any other theatre in Paris boast Of
possessing The scantiness ballet costume In this
piece Is remarkable even in Paris The Menkens "Ma-
zeppa' dress is lavishly ample IN comparison. The
dialogue and iasieaur worse in point Of morality,
Yet fashion and wealth Gro wd the stalls.
Rumor says that after wagner's "Melstersinger''
Webers "Euryanthe" IS TO be produced At Munich,
under the direction Of DR.. Hans Won Blow, and the
opera der CID by Herr Peter Cornelius, pupil Of tho
whether the King aud the audience will be alive
after bearing IT,
Tue New Philharmonic Society, London, gave tho lass
OF their interesting s0Iess for season on wednes-
day, December IL. The programme marked BY
The production Of two original compositions and the
debut Of Miss Ada Coyne, young lady whose ability
pianist sufficient 10 command unequivocal sue
cess. She played Bee;hovons SONATA" In minor in
splendid style.
Iedur, has been produced the Theatre Lyrque The
ibretto. by NM Muitter and Beaumont rs founded on
en- old a. and often used story goldsmith Is 20 IN love
with IT. He murders cordingly every purchaser In
attempt however, he fails and Is himself killed.
His apprsntce, who loves his daughter running 70 him
hearing his cries, Is for the murder. and
with difcusy proves hts innocence. The mdsic which
msodramatic, but tho susing and acting Of Ismasl
Bosquin Barre and Mdle Daran are capital, and the
whole performance Is great success
The following oratoros we're given during the hoil
days by the National Choral Society, London under tho
direction Of MT G. ". Martin. Band and chorus sevcn
hundred :-"Messiah, Christmas Evo; Creation New
Years Dav; .Eijsh." January s, being tho only occa.
sons Mr. santey will sing IN these oratoros this Christ
mas ~ Exeter Hail.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Paul appeared Al the Prinsssso
theatre, London, December 23. In the little comedy,
"Rppes on the Lake"
During tho last forty years four theatres In addition
TO the recently destroyed Theatre dc BelloviIle have
bccn burnt in Paris These tho Gaite, the vauds
vile, the Ambisu comique and the Cirque FranconLl
The performances Of Italian opera which should havo
been given next spring and the late opera
house in the Haymarket will be held al D.ury Lane
Theatre an agreement TO that effect having con-
cluded between Mr. Mapcson and Mr.. Frederick u.
Chaeron lessee and manager TO the last named estnp.
lishment
The Windsor Theatre Royal with the premises con-
nected herewith, sold by auction and knocked
down 10 Mr.. y. Charsey for cl0 03o The theatre Was
erected In the year 1916 at expenditure Of nearly
GO, 600.
The inaugural socmntes AZ the New Standard theatre
London, December Is, included an address BY Mise
Glyn, an opera, concert aud comedy.
The New Opera Paris, Is getting on but slowly. In
the interior very little progress has been made the
outer shell finished AID fully decorated The situation
OF the building, 10 newly made square which its
existence as such 10 the demolitions made around
IT, opens the best part OF the Boulevards des Capu.
cnes aud is easy Of all Sides leaves nothing
70 be desired Can Goinamites fancy q magniacens
theatre which, instead OF forming part OF street or
row, stands by itself and Is approachabe At all pointse
AT the nrst PARIS Conservaoire concerts December is
schumann's symphony In nat was very finely played
and very favoraby received. Two fragments OF q
symphony by Schubert also played for the nrss
time at the nth eoncert OF Pasdaloup and greatly an