The New York herald., 1868-04-05
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

Tonight the last Sunday concert of the season will
be given at Steinway Hall.
Dickens commences his readings at Stenway Hall
the 18th. They will be positively his last in this
city.
Lingard, London actor OF quite novel line, name
ly living photographs-in which he Is said to be
approaohable-will make his first appearance at the
Theatre Comque tomorrow evening.
Howe's European Circus will appear for six DAYS
IN Brooklyn, corner of Fulton and De Kab avenues,
commencing on the 9th. Among the attractions are
q cavalcade OF knights, tableaux cars, in one of
which trained lion will be conspicuous, a drove OF
cames, Crocketts wild animals and a large stud of
horses and a company OF one hundred artists. They
appear in New York, corner OF Sixth avenue and
Thirty-fourth street, on the 10Th.
"Rosedalen was drawing good houses at Magure's
san Francisco In the beginning of March. Lawrence
Barrett played Elliot Gray Emile Melville is playing
an English version OF the Grand Duchess nj the Ne
tropOltan and the San FrancisCans like it,
On March 80 Faust was given at Galveston by one
branch OF Ahalza's New Orleans opera troupe. The
other branch started for St Louis.
John owens concluded a successful engagement nj
the Holiday, Baltimore, last night
The Charleston, ;. G., theatre Is closed. The vane
sisters were the staTa last week.
TheJanlons meeting with immense success at
the Metropolitan, Indianapolis. Their rivals are the
Zanfretta troupe at the Varieties.
Alice Kingsbury played last week at De Bars, st.
Louis "Undne" has vanished from the OLYMPIC
and the Hanlons CO. y are al the Varieties
Mrs. Harry Thomas a female pedestrian will en-
deayor % walk hundred miles In tweny.four
hours at Concordia Park, st. Louis, commencing
morrow.
Ahaiza's French opera company gave the 'Crand
Duchess at the National, Cincinnati, last week.
Fanny Janausehek II meeting with the same sue
cess In Philadelphia she has been greeted with In
all the other cities she Is principally praised for
giving the originals In all the classic pieces sbe ap
pears in. There are no adaptations or msrepreaen-
tations, but the rugged grand conception of the
author.
The aBlack Crook" will be given at the Chestnut,
Philadelphia tomorrow night, by J. Il. McDonoucb.
Walnut, and xhAay," Robertson's new comedy,
will occupy the stage at the Arch this week.
The chicsgo theatres do not seem to be doing good
business. The FlOrences are at McVicker's, 'Maud's
Peril- at the Museum, aud Forrest concluded his
engagement At Crosby's last night.
The "White Fawn" Is an immense success at the
Boston theatre. "Rosedale," which was withdrawn
there one hundred and thirty times
Falconer's comedy "A Wife We'll Won," will be
brought out at Selwyn's Boston, tomorrow night
Gilmore, the well known musical leader, gave the
opera OF Don Pasquale" at the Boston Music Hall
las, night with the La Grange and Brignoli troupe
'NObody's Daughter" was the last attraction at
the 81. Charles, New Orleans.
The old Thyitre des Italiens is abont to he con-
verted into species Of chapelofease TO the Lyrique
IL viii very shortly be opened with the title of the
Theatre De Ia Renaissance. convention between
M Bagier, Of the new Italian Opera, and NJ Caryalho,
OF the Lyfque expressly stpulates that The building
shall not receive the title Of the Theatre Venadour,
which at once suggests itself as the most appropriate.
"Le Timbre diArgentn an opera contYue by MN.
Carre Barber aud Csmle ST. Saens will be the first
novelty produced. rhs last named is young musi'