The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-01
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.

Mrs. D. P. Bowers is playing Mary Stuart, Eliza
beth, &C.. to crowded houses in Virginia City.
"Under the Gasight" has been successfully brought
out at the Duke Of Edinburg theatre Melbourne,
Australia.
The Tarrlan's menagerie Of wandering Ministries
still travelling through the South haunted by the
uneasy shades of the music they have helped to
murder.
An accomplished and beautiful young lady of this
city, quite well known in operate circles has
Gently sailed for Paris, with the intention Of qualify
ing herself for a speedy debut in opera bOitGe.
The redoubtable Tony Pastor and his AfricO- musi-
cal-terpsichOrean troupe forsake the appreciatve
'Hubites" tonight and on Monday evening next
will inaugurate the regular season at their own re-
B oSs1 anu renovated ID inc CLASSIC
Hartz the illusionist, is still floating ahead, and
La Crosse, Wis., where he Is sdifying the human por
ton of the population by stabbng basket, and Is
brcks" Of the place with his dexterity at stunning
the cards.
The last "Flash Of Lightning" matinee will be
given to-day at the Broadway theatre. This evening
1t will fash its heart-rendng splendors upon New
Workers for the last time and will be followed on
Monday evening with the patriotic Irish drama or
''Trodden Down, or the Lost Cause" Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Watkins sustaining the principal roles.
The alterations and improvements now being
made at Woods theatre and museum will be COM
pleed in time TO admit OF its being opened on the
be added to the collection Of curiositles at this estab-
CHICAGO. the "Iake City, of the "sucker state.v
the safety valve Of socety's morals ana the recog-
niZed home OF the ''bare back" "leg' and iegiti-
mate dramas is improving rapidly. The latest intel
ligence from that delightful and pious Eden Is TO
the effect that the Museum theatre" has been leased
for Sunday performances during the coming winter
by German dramatic company. Comment Ii IN
necessary.
Kelly Icons Minstres appear in the burned cork
versions OF 1.-THE Grand Duchess" and ia Bell
LIN" the 10th inst. at the Park theatre Brooklyn.
Mr. Edwin Kelly is not at present with the troupe,
but will be Of its chief attractions when it re-
turns to the enlarged and improved quarters that are
now being prepared for 1t in this city.
The Saints OF Salt Lake City have been for some
time past plunged into rapurous ecstaces over the
acting OF Madame Methua Scheller; but some OF the
sanity critics have been excessively annoyed and
worried by the crying of large number OF babies IN
the circles OF the theatre. 1t IL proposed OBJ
viae this crying nuisance by giving the babies box
to.prevent them from going INTO tiers.
Mr.. Mark Smith, the retired monarch from the
tiresome "Kingdom OF Ding Dong" and the embryo
'.stage manager OF Edwin Booths new theatre in
theatre, Chicago, on next Monday evening. Mr..
Smith, with anything like fair fairy chance, VIII
be pretty apt TO make his mark among the susceptt-
At the Bufalo Academy of Music the summer sea-
son under the new promises to be
troduced In rapid succession to the benighted Buia-
lOnians, sample OF which Is new play that is even
now in active rehearsal at this establishment, entitled
"He's Got Money" Should this piece fan TO draw
the enterprisng manager will probably realize that
He's not got money" at least not quite 30 much as
II is reported that the manager Of Howe's circus,
on exhibition at Kingston, Canada, absquatulated
with all the funds on Tuesday night. The talented
artists" Immediately struck for higher wages, which
being refused them resulted in acomple,e collapse
Of the entire concern. The engagements ahead were
cancelled, and the circus ''hxins" are now being
shipped to the United States where they owned.
Slgnor Fortuna, an eminent baritone and fine lyric
artist who was at one time professionally associ-
ated with Parepa.R Rosa, died recently at Lima,
South America, Of yellow fever. At the time OF
his death Fortuna was member OF Slgnor
Bianchi's Italian opera troupe, which was giving
operas ct Lima with fine success when last heard
from.
The rumor for some time current that Napoleon
has consented TO the production OF "Ruy Bias"
which has been long prescribed, Is confirmed by
the fact that letter has been addressed TO NJ Victor
Hugo requesting his sanction TO the following
casf:-Ruy Bias, NJ Berton Don Cesar N. Paulin
Menih; Don Salluste LacressOnnere; the Queen,
Mile. Adele Page.