The New York herald., 1868-03-22
THE STAGE AT HONE AND AgR0iD.


/. THE sTiCE AT HONE AND agR0tD.
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As Hame.
The twenty-ffth sunday concert at Steinway Hall
tonight win introduce Miss Aida Topp the tmeri-
can Arabea Gol.lard), Ar,lavani the popular bari
tone; Madame Gazzanga, the great prilaa doafa,
and large orchestra.
Tomorrow night the sixty-seventh performance OF
the "White Fawn" takes place.
On Monday new attraction viii be introduced at
the New York Circus in the shape OF the Cenophalas
chmpanzee, baboon, gorilla, or some such
canny being, which performs the most extraordinary
feats on horseback
The opera season reopens at Pike's on Wednesday.
Howard Glover, the well known English composer
is in town.
The two troupes OF iianion Brothers and the spec
tace OF 'undne" are the attractions at Woods thu
National and Mozart Hail. Cincinnati.
'.undine or the Naiad Queen,n grand ballet spec
tace, was produced at the Olympic, ST. Louis, for
the first time on the 10Th. brave knight "a pretty
woman, OF course) Il comic squire, fairy queen
and the usual concOmltancs Of spectacle are In It,
II is said to have been SUCCESS and promises to run
The famous German dwarfs, Jean Piccolo, Jean
Petit and Ksz Jozsk arc ut the Apollo, st. Louis.
The Florences concluded their engagement at De
Bars last night.
The Rchings English opera troupe gave "Faust"
at Crosbys. Chicago, ON the i6tll. The performance
was the least satisfactory ol the season. although
Mrs. Seguin-Harrisons sebel is praised in the
highest manner.
They have brought out d" Norwood" at McVickers.
Western dramatic stomachs will hardly tolerate such
food II proved failure in this city,
Tom Thumb and his WIFE, Miss Lavinia War
ren ana Commodore Mutt and mis- wife, nee Miss Min.
ME Warren, are giving rccepsons at Crosbys Music
Hall.
Mrs. Fanny Kembe Is dcghting the people OF
Philadelphia with her unrivalied readings Of the
Shakespearan plays at Concert Hall.
The Harrison opera season at the Academy, Phila-
delphia, has been favored with crowded houses last
week.
IN Tluro,1 o,1av Moro n fba md
consisting OF reunion OF all the principal 0rganiss
in Philadelphia twenty-five in number, with mum.
Der OF eminent vocalists and Observation-Disclosures VIII
take place at Concert Hall. There will be grand
ch0ruses from eight to twen,ylour organs, the pro-
granme being selected from the works OF Mendels
sohn, Gounod Bach, Choron, Rosslni Mozart, Wag.
ner and others.
Tuesday, March "a, will witness at Concert Han
the hrst grand combination concert on which Occa-
sion Madame GaZzaniga Will sing the ''Salve Maria"
OF Rizzo the cavatina from "il Poliuto, amp be
assisted by the excellent baritone, Ardavan Leopold
admirable vIonist.
Mlle Fanny Janauschek the greatest living actress
In the German language ana one OF the first living
histrOnic artists Of the Intellectual school, having
had brilliant and most successful tour through the
West, will give, previous to her departure for
Europe, six farewell performances in Philadelphia
at the Academy Of Music. commencing on Wednes-
day, April l, with Schiller's "Mary Stuart.'
Zoe is playing at the Pittsburg opera House.
Forrest appeared at the Metropolitan, Indianapolis,
Edwin Adams concluded brilliant engagement at
the New Orleans Varieties on the 18th. Mrs. Conner
Alice Kingsbury Is o iavOrite at the st. Charles.
'The Grand Duchess'' was given Sunday night
last at the New Orleans Opera House. Imagine the
Mile Marietta Ravei played the "French Spy" at
Minneapolis last week.
Poor Macmillan is obliged to strut on the boards
Of a Louisville German theatre tomorrow night.
Miss Laura Queen, a sprghtly little actress, made
her debut In the "Child OF the Regiment at Troy,
N. Y, on the 10th.
Fredericl and the Grau. German opera troupe Of
fortytwo persons are highly spoken OF in the South.
They played last week In Savannah.
Abroad.
The revival OF "Kean" at the Odeon has not been
fortunate. The character OF Kean owed much to the
admirable impersonation Of 1t given at first BY
Frederick Lemaitre. Berton who succeeds him In
the part Is not up to its weight. His performance
lacks breadth and passion. "Kean" Is OF the
most irregularly constructed Of Dumas plays, and
the vogue 1t has obtained is due rather to chance and
to admirable acting than to any especial merit In the
play. The night OF its production at the Odeon
chosen for an attack upon the management for the
non-production Of "Ruy Bias" An immense au.
dence which was assembled uttered persistent cries
Of "vtctOr Hug0w "Ruy Bias p and for some time
the performances had to be suspended.
The proposal to unite the two great London opera
companies under one management is said to have
met with check. Mr.. Guy asks f270,0OO for his
scenery and properties; Mr.. Mapleson demands
ters Of the Company consider enough P% for the
former and limit their proposed capital to that sum-
Supposng this difficulty to be tded over, Mr.. Maple
son is 10 be nOmnally sole manager but Is 10 be gov
erned by board OF directors, who, In some unex-
planned way are to reduce the salaries OF operatic
reason than has hitherto been the case The truth
Is that "a long az the wealthy capitals OF the world
are competing Tor musical talent 30 long Will the first
artists command their price, and practically dictate
their own terms Paris Vienna, Lisbon, st. Peters
burg each welcomed some members OF our two opera
troops at the close OF last season. and the Russian
capital is paying Mario E2Jo II ght at this time.
Miss Rose Hersee, who has been for some weeks
singing with Mr.. Mapleson's Italian opera concert
party (incuding Mile. Titens, Mme Demeric La
bache, Mr.. Hoher, Mr.. Santey, NJ. Wehli and Nignor
Berignani) has been engaged by Mr.. Mapleson for
four years.
new piece soon to be brought out at the Chstele,
theatre in Paris has given deal OF trouble TO the
IL Ii called ''Tle Nenleur' and II H. founded
an incident in the battle between the English and
French fleets the LIST of June, 1194. The vcngeur
was sunk and her crew went down to the cry Of
"Vire Ia ReDub,ique," IN to the British cap
tain's summons to surrender. This is the French
sion OF the story. According To the English account
the called out Justify for help which the British
boats afforded to the best or Their power. But this
has nothing Ia do with the difficulty Of the censors.
They are quite willing To accepA the French version.
with one important exceptioa:-ilow can they let
crew sink at the Chatclet 10 the cry Of "pce IA Es
pu0,ique ?" Regardless Of history, one of them sug.
gested "Tire rEDtpe,eu." THIS it was fcare would
be 300 much for the gallery. AT last 4 was decided
that the death cry Of the supernumerares should be
"Vive la France" new diliiculty mas vet TO be
settled. II is well known that ships In battle always
sink TO the slow music Of the national air Historic
truth requires that the vengeur should he PLAYED
down with the Marseai But this, again. IL out
of the question: and iariant pour Ia Syricr though
IL has been suggested, ~ quay out OF the question
too. II is not Improbable that some adaptation Of
"Le Chapeau de Marguerite will be the strains that
last fall on the dying mariners ears.
The Journal de 80. fetefsJOttrg gives some details
OF reprcsen alton given for the retirement Of Nine.
vonys ufontine Fay, and at which were present
the Emperor ana Empress, together with the heredi-
tary Grand Duke and the Grand Dukes Vladimir,
Alexis and Constantine. The baneiciare acted In
spar drot de Conquete and In LES Petit Peches de
la Grand Maman." When the curtain fell on the
latter piece staircase fixed from the orchestra
TO the stage; the drop then raised and there
appeared all the performers OF the French
theatre ranged In n semi-circlc, In the centre
OF which the two senior performers MN. Vernet and
Pechena brought forward the heroine of the evening"
At that moment two servants mounted from the
orchestra TO the stage, bearing large chest which,
on the lid being removed, showed o magnificent
service OF silver presented as homage Of .ne n1