The New York herald., 1869-06-12
Musical and Theatrical Notes.


The following maGlnees are announced for this af-
temOon:-"Mother Hubbard" at wallack's. ''Sin-
bad" at Nibl0's "The Lady OF Lyons" at Booths,
"La Perichole at the Fifth avenue theatre "Robin-
son Crusoe" at Woods Museum. "Hiccory Dlccory"
at the Olympic. Lefingwell at the Tammany,
'Ixion" at the waveriey, "The Revolution In Cuba"
at Tony Pastors and the Gregores and mnstrelsy at
Hooley's opera House, Brooklyn.
The Park theatre, Brooklyn, closed for the season
last night, with Mr. and Mrs. Conway IN the leading
r6.es In 'Toodes'' aud ''The Serious Family" The
termination of the regular dramatic season at thus
house was marked with all the brilIiancy that
attended It's Inauguration and the fair manageress
was several times called before the curtain during
the evening by the large and fashionable audience
CONWAY ~S viii n be- the recpens Of Trand testimonial
benent at the Academy Of Music, Brooklyn, by the
This evening the San Francisco Minstrels will
'close up shop for the summer, and at the conclu.
sion OF the performance the members of the CON-
pany will wash the burnt cork from their hands
and faces and will not besmear themselves again
with the villanous stuff' until next September. In
Backus viii make q flying visit to Europe for the
purpose OF studying the peculiar eccenrlceS OF the
people Ia that part Of the world.
Another batch OF opera bOuffers take their depart
to-day In the steamer Vile de Paris for Europe.
Grand Duchess Tostee goes, 80 do Messrs Carrier
warblers. And they all 20 In the second cabin ex-
cept Tos!ee, who still keeps up her dignity by going
to say the least looks little queer considering that
most OF them have been paid 81, 900 per month in
gold by Manager Grau during their long sojourn In
this country.
Mons. Aujac made his last appearance last night
at the Fifth Avenue theatre as that vocal but too
much married monster Barbe Bleue. He also leaves
i0r Europe in q week or two. Mlle Desclauzas has
been engaged BY MIR: Fisk TO ill his place at the
"gllded bandbox." The opera bO,Lte season az the
Fifth Avenue theatre viii terminate on next Satur-
day evening.
Mile. Irma, like Nine. Rose-Bele, contempates re-
naming in this country. They Will probably form
copartnershp and give US opera 0o,.ce next season
on their own account.
Ben De Bar, the robust and jolly manager OF the
Opera House in st. Louis and likewise Of the st.
Charles theatre, New Orleans Is now in the city,
amusing himself by hunting up "talent OF various
grades shapes sizes and genders, for the fall and
winter season. The emaciated Ben is one OF the
shrewdest and most popular OF American managers,
and twenty odd years ago was favorably known to
citizens the efficient and enterprislng stage
manager Of the Old BOwery theatre, In Its palmest
days, under the reign OF that dramatic king Thomas
s. Hamblin.
Tue Terrace Garden concerts, since the opening of
the summer season. have been exceedingly well
patronized. There Is a summer theatre attached to
the garden, where good STOCK company OF German
artists perform light comedies and farces before
large and delighted audiences. Tonight the AriOn
Society give their first summer nights festival at
this place.
The company from Selwyn's theatre, Boston, will
open at the Fifth Avenue theatre the 2st instead
of at the Theatre Francais as previously stated.
from the Hub Is all owing. we believe to q want
OF harmony on the scenery question between Mr..
Grau and Mr. McGlenen, the business manager OF
the company.