The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-24
siasIcaI and Theatrical No,e..

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giqsIcsI and Theatrical No,es.
Parepa-Rosa sings Ia Chicago this week
DE C0rdoya shows "The sham FANNY" up at
Steinway Hail tomorrow night.
Cariota Patti favors the stald Philadelphians with
her blriike trtiis uext Friday snd saturday
evenings
Leingweil Is deiighting the citizens Of tho Porao.
polls with his ComiCal cnaraeteriaauons OF Romeo
Jenkins and ''The Victim Of circumstances"
Miss Bsteman's present engagement a. Booth =
has been one OF unprecedented success Her SHARE
OF the profits aCeruug suererrom tuus far averages
nearly $4,000.
Br. and Mrs Barney W uiiams open ia Pittsourg.
Where they remain week, after when they go 90
Cincinnati aud St. Louis, and from thence across
the Plains 70 san Francisco. where tAoy under
e,gnt weeks engagement a. sao California
theatre,
Chang, the elongated Chinese giant. and his little
almondeYed wife. Kin. Zoo. proceedeth next week
to Chicago, where Chang win exhibit his extended
dimensions to the admiring gaze Of tue pious Cit
| zens OF that notorious town.
Humpty -Dumpty- Dicc0ry-Fox. with his panto
mimic troupe from the olympic thea tire. u on his
travels eastward. He exhibits his "phiz - ana cuts
up Ms eapeFs on Thursday evening next ia the Hut,
Hasss y ssgs s s f 5 &c week k'' troupe
.sThere are more tning5 in heaven and earth,
Horato. than dream'd ofin your philosophy To
prove th.a Mr.. William II. Pope tho e0cuti0ni5t.
| w,l reclte rom memory the whole Of Bgrons poeu
| or Manfred" at Steinway Hall on wednesday
evening November 3 lie WIN be accompanied on
| the organ by Morgan, with original descriptive
music written expressly for the occasion. .
The Worrel siaters commence an engagement
tomorrow evening az the Louisville theatre where
| lheY vii appear during tie week in their popular
| hurlesques or la Belle H6lenen and "i.aah
Rookn IA Dotn OF which pieces they have achieved
most decided success ia all tue Westelu clues Ia
which they nave YET appeared.
Theodore Thomas grand orchestra VIII give Dig
next where II is said the lovers OF good music are
al xlouflY awaiting its coming. Thence iii. Thomas
conducts the orchestra 20 Boston. and after con-
cefilIlng there for q few nights HES westward on
AN extended tour through ali the principal cities.
a new menagere VIII shortly be added TO the
wonders st Woods Museum, where IL VIII remain
on exhibition throughout the ensuing winter Ity.
ing animals OF all kinds ana sizes including the
roaring hon and playful kitten, VIII there be accom-.
mOdatel WIN handsome quarters ana 1t Is PIE
sumed that families and students viii ind far moro
amusement and instruction in contemplating their
| habits through the bars OF their cages than Ii they
actually CHANGED TO stumble upon them IN some
| Manager Palmer-''the natty AIRY OF Nibo'sr--
starts for Europe to-day Tor the purpose or gobDng
| up anything or everything IN the way OF dramatic
novelty or sensation that comes in his way. IL ia
whispered in theatrical CIRCLES that carries over
with INN a well flied purse. with which he will
eudeavor to captlvate entICe Nile. Nilsson, The
aueen OF the London concert hail. into an American
engagement. He win also return with a new bur.
esque sensation for the LYDIA Thompson blonde
burcsquers, IN which they wl appear at NDo's
Garden about the 10TH OF March. Since the demise
OF "rhe Back Crookr and White Fawnn "the
natty 'Arryr has been III at ease in long tailed
coats-whch, IL must be acknowledged, do not look
| well upon hlm-and IN connection with his present
! trip to Europe comes the scandaous report-which
we do not believe h0wever-that he goes TO Europe,
not so much for the purpose OF procuring new ORA
matte sensations as TO repenlsh ms stock VI KID
gloves and TO provide himself with new coat some
two feet shorter than the one IN which ne at present
1ql ne NJ hia
A grand sacred concert at 81. Teresas Roman
| Catholic church on next Sunday evening, october
81. The affair promises 10 be exceedingly attractive
| in musical sense and q crowded attendance may
| be anticipated Among the artists engaged for the
| occasion are Madame Rotter, prima donna OF the
German opera; Madame ColetI MISS Louise BoiY
| mrs. Jennie Leonard, Mrs. Hobrook. Herr Hummer,
S0nor Morin0 Sgnor Co,etti, Mr.. j. Levy, the cee-
Grated performer tue corneta piston aud several
others. Mr. J. H. Gleason, the efficient organist or
st. Teresas will act az director. With this array
OF talent an attraction the concert VIII no doubt
| meet with every success
| Lydia Thompson aud her brigade OF boade bur
| lesquers have been playing IN Washington dunug
| She week 10 immense audiences. The President,
being rather fond OF buresque again honored their
/ performance last Tuesday evening, and seemed
10 much pleased as upon the occasion Of his last
| visit 10 Niblo's Garden, The Thompsonlana temau
| at the national capital during the present week az
the conclusion OF which they go 10 Cincauati to Ill
| a two weeks engagement.
| The dramatic season at the Theatre Francois ter
minated last night Mr.. Ii. Grau, with his operate
| company from the stadt theatre viii give grand
German opera there on next Tuesday, Thursday and
saturday evenings, after which the house Will be
| closed FOR one week, when u WIZ again be
reOpened under Mr.. Tayleures management Tor a
dramatic season OF six mouths. The opening sensa
ton will be new sensational drama, illustrative OF
life in LONDON the scenery for the proper production
OF which has already been imported bS Manager
rayleule from England. There IL every reason 70 be-
leve thar The new piece will prove most decided
success.
NJ Niagara s promised before the season closes Dy
daring fellow who proposes 70 cross the river with
mn n IN
"underShoth veloclpede and, N fact ne VIII eyeU
dispense with the rope THIS new miracle. who, we
presume will claim the distinction OF tho Canadian
SlnDad,n designs taking an aerial night across the
chasm on wings. and az Wild as such an attempt
would seem, Is stated az positive TACT that tue
apparatus - now beng constructed IN London LOT
that purpose.
At Turn was about TO put on tho stage represen-
tation OF the story OF the Nun OF Oracow the young
men Of the city went 80 hlm and declared that not
one OF them would attend hs house again II the
Objectionable piece was not Withdrawn, which was
accordingly done. This wholesome indignation
il attributed entirely to the influence OF Don Bosco
VINO mas under mis- direction tue oratory OF st.
Francis or Sales, with its sOdaJies OF young men.
The oratory has more than 5000 members among
Tie lunioF layIuen. and not one OF Don Bosco's
spiritual children has ever been known 70 fall away
ma Washingtoaians were entertained lately with
two weeks or English opera by the new Richings
troupe, which made very fair IMPRESSION save on
one or two nights. Tue last performance was on
saturday, ana very funny one. The opera was
"Irovatoren with Miss Dora Harris, a debatante as
Ieon0ra. The far Harris was an amusing failure,
vocaIy aud histrioncaiy. When the part came
that Abe ought To die sue wouldn't do It. aud the
tenor was obliged TO 20 over and whisper rather
Loudly, "D-nit die why don't your Die die y
~ Is unnecessary TO say the audience roared. Bow
Ter one oil the ten0rs made quite nit here. DTay-
ton, the new baritone also SUCCEEDED well. The
opera has been succeeded ny the leg drama with
the iair LYDIA Thompson aud troupe, VINO arc now
tue rage there