The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-06-21
Musical and Theatrical Notes


Madame Anna De Lagrange will leave for Europe
on the 1st Of July. Prior to her departure from this
country she will give two farewell performances
one In this city and the other in Brooklyn.
Grand Duchess Tostee took benefit at Selwyn's
theatre, Boston, on Friday evening, and was rem
dered douby happy by thronged house and superb
floral presentations.
On Thursday evening last while Mr.. f. T. Good
rich, the champion skater in "Hnmpty Dumpty,"
was initiating the udicrOus evolutions Of a novice
on ce he fell and broke his arm, but notwithstand
ing the severe pain to which he was subjected he
managed to skate through the entire scene without
any person in the audience becoming acquainted
with his mishap Mr.. Frank Swift, champion
Goodrichs place atS in Humpty D Jun "~'
At q recent amateur dramatic entertainment at
Austin, Texas humming bird entered the hall and
lowered persisently over the flowers which young
lady wore in her bonnet. Poor foolish bird, he
thought them genuine blossoms.
SenOrta Fil0men0, beautiful Chilean girl fourteen
years Old has been giving concerts at st. Louis for
two weeks and has created perfect Juror among
the lovers OF music IN that city. Her performances
upon the piano and violin are pronounced won
derful.
Butler is to be put upon the stage. The principal
Enters" written by MI. Kenward Philip IS ' high
court OF impeachment in Hades the presiding genius
OF which Is Pluto disguised as Butler, or Butler dis
guised as PluO-it comes to the same hideOus dstOr
ton In the end But what actor can portray this
delightful character, now that the late lamented
CynOCepn8luS ID no mOrer
Miss Emily Melville is playing Pocahontas at the
Varieties theatre, New Orleans The people there
don't think her equal in that particular role to Mrs.
Apropos OF New Orleans we have already noticed
the fact that Jennie Engle young lady whose vocal
cized, was driving the creoes wild with delight by
her 'exquisite singing" The New Orleans critics
have at length become perfectly crazed over her.
Listen to them they sing her prases:-"Her songs
are as sweet and beautiful as ever trilled from
thrush or canAryn "Many were the faces in the
exbe VOICE rose s and fell bardened with melody
The London Orchestra devotes half column to an
obituary notice OF the "Cynocephalus."
Mr.. Sims Reeves Is still perambulating through
England bewitching the natives with his singing.
retiring pension OF 400 francs has been settled
Brohan, OF the Coincide FranSaise, as reward for
| twenty-seveu years consecutive services at the
The last white Fawnn matinee In this city was
given yesterday to a good house at NiblO's. The
piece will be Withdrawn from the boards In about
RistOri delights the Newarkers tomorrow night In
elizabeth" She will give three performances in
this city during the week and Will leave Tor Europe
Mazzolini Is roughly handled by some OF the
Partisan musical journals His voice Is described "a
rough and his appearance vulgar.
Mazier, late ballet master at the Grand Opera,
Paris, has just died at the age OF seventy-one he
was born at Marseiles, and nrst appeared in Paris
at the Porte Saint Martin In 1925.
The benefit OF Mile Art6t lately given In Mosco W,
reached the enormous sum OF 10000 francs Berlin,
OF this favorite prtma donna.
"Humpty Dumpty" enjoyed but short run at the
Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia IL was with
drawn from the boards at that establishment last
night. The broad brihs" didn't relish the ballet 80
much after all.
The Richngs' Opera Troupe appear at the Phila-
eelpha Academy OF Music tomorrow night IN FRA
DIayOlOu for the benefit Of Mr.. James A. Arnold.
John Dillon. the comedian, Is to make his appear
ance in few days at the Minneapolis theatre, Min
nesota.
An unfortunate actress Of the Paris theatres
recently received o tribute Of decayed apples. ON
being condoed with she replied, "well Mile. Patti
gets all the flowers, some one must have the fruit"
The Leipsic Gewandhaus Society have very apprO-
prlatey commemorated their one hundred and twen-
ty.fth anniversary by voting one thousand thaers
towards the erection OF monument to Mendess0hn.
The Polish composer M0ninzsko has given to the
Warsaw public new work OF large proportions.
The young violinist Lotto, VINO has long been Ill,
Is announced a. convaescent and will shortly APP
pear in Paris.
The Meeting OF Musicians will be held this year
at Altenburg, Germany, on the 10TH 20th 2lst and
22d Of July.