The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-24
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES..

"Formosa" Is drawing heavily at Nibl0's.
'Formosa" has not as yet reached the Hub.
'Formosa" will be IN Philadelphia on Monday.
''FOrnlosa" Is the attraction &C the Chicago
Museum.
"Formosa" is also the attraction at the Chicago
opera House.
''Formosa" is also about to be brought out OF
Mcvickerts theatre, in the same delightful city.
'Formosa-" we should say is q play Just suited
to the peculiar tastes OF the moral and virtuous
ChicagOaians.
0ottschak's concerts in Rio Janeiro have been
an Immense success. 20 much 80 as to be repeated.
Mrs. ID. Z. Bowers Is "Reaplng the rempest' IN
Buffalo. Her engagements In that city Ia decided
success
sonian brigade OF blonde buresquers are the sensa-
lions at present In the quaker CITY,"
Twelfth ht'-shakspeare's- be produced
in ten nights az the Fifth Avenue theatre with Mrs.
ScottSiddOns III the character OF Viola.
Robertson's Progress Is in progress ct Wal.
strong cast, including MISS Louisa Moore ana Mrs.
"ihs order Of Elks"--the minstrel benevolent
Organlzatt0n--had rehearsal instead OF perform
ance on Tuesday last The performance takes place
at the AcsAsmy Of Music on Tuesday next.
LeiingW5lI VIII appear before the Bufal0nians
next week IN his iniIntable characterzations OF the
"Gushlng Clorindav and ''ltomeo-Jaffier Jenkins"
'Ihe Cuban Sylph"-MIle. zOe--will give the
inaugural dramatic peyIormance at the new Opera
House. In Rome, N. e., on Monday next, with the
highly spced sensational play OF "Nita."
The COnserYatoire OF Naples has been reformed
by royal Decree without the advice or concurrence
OF the venerable Mercadante, It's director. Tne Old
master IS IN Florence protesting against the new
order OF things.
Nine. Parepa. Rosa will give grand concert at
Stenway Hall on Sunday evening next for the relief
of the widows and orphans or the AvOndale miners.
The principal artists Of Nine. Rosa's Opera Troupe
have volunteered then services, and Mr.. Steinway
gives the free use OF his hall for the OCCASION
RtStOri has left Rio JanerO for the River Plate,
where she will doubtless be accorded as hearty a
welcome as was extended to her in the Brazilian
capital. While IN Rio all OF her performances were
witnessed by the royal family. and the houses were
always packed to their utmost capacity.
The Patti concerts promise to be grand success.
The seats for the opening night are nearly all sold,
and the chances are that many persons win have to
content themselves with what s known as a
music-Ovlng citizens an opportunity OF hearing the
great concert vocalist the management has nxed the
price OF admission, Notwithstanding the great
expense connected with the enterprise, at one dol
lar reserved seats fifty cents extra, and orchestra
Poor Orchard Can't Write" g beautiful blonde
burlesQuer with the "wOcal velvet VOICE. Miss
Pauline Markham, takes o farewell benefit tonight
sion she Will appear as the "wlckedest NAM In my.
thoogy--the naughty "lxiOn." AS this will be Miss
Markham'5 last appearance but one in this city,
there will doubtless be o large attendance OF the
wigwam. Mammoth bouquets and diamondsof pro-
dgious size, 1t is rnmored are to be showered upon
the fair 0eneflctdfre al no., BY the members Of
the Noodle Club.
Il has been proposed In Germany-the land OF
music where the scales Of training and taste in In
strumental performances are much higher than
anywhere else--to 10y tax on pianof0rtes. 1t IL
averred that IN tho Ioverein are not fewer than
4000 900 ''pan0s,' upon which, eXemptlng the instru
ments OF professional men--say 3o,00o-an annual
tax OF two thaler3 per Instrument would yield nearly
three-quarters OF million OF thaers.