, 1869-03-14

10 the classics for heroes aud hcrotnes OF 1ae
dance, Int the ballet master who y arrang
inc the dancing scenes Of u. Gpunoos
!" Fau<t" cortlne. himself TO the goddesses
Of al tinuitY.'' Three uagu1ace scenss
h.1e of ,bs. bs ths
g Pasce 81 Mcphlstophees-"' tonaon
to 1--we but ono opesa company this season. @
Messrs, Mapleson aud Gye have united tae1f
.Ior;uues; and Will givc opera = toVens
Garden. Mr.. Costa has resigned ns pos1I.oo
~ conductor 1t that house aud s'eq6s Tos az, al
NJ "Tte Prophet" which MnretEek viii
Grau1,e McCulloch, Boett!, Habelmann,
4utooacci and i Orlaadiul. Camilla
Crso Ia with the Hall concert troupe =.
Kate R*lgnolds made her nrst appsa1anse ~
from Enrland, but Without producing any
rrcat scnsatio1,. =. Omaha ls going 70
p ppcnsent M ef ,he London s. says: 'Sicoli,
IFS engagements for the London seasoa VIII
probably be succeeoed hy one ior IT. rsteEs-
rclted BY thousands Of camsilias, Zach tower
having cost S.. i'd, but Ike wise rms con
sd. rable rf.k Of belnz spothcsed beneath
lhe splendid fu,s, and crushed bT toe ".lgnt
OF the bracelets. &C., &C., F1,h "olc1 sos
overwhelmed. Du rtat. St. fetcrsoafg has
lorc becn tie enchanted land *ncfe ~ as,
lists OF any distinction 4sc received
WIN ro5al honors. -. The same
correspondent tays that Nile. DE- Nu1sksl
who succeeds Patti In Paris, has claeque Of
her own. :. "A mouum;nt i 70 be erected 10
Johann Sebastian Bach, the emtnspt GERMAN
composer, at bis birthplace, E!secsca. u
saxe-Welmar, in sight Of the Waftburg.
Cnntnbut{ops are ao1ic,ted hy The Etsenach
con mlttee ftcn Dach'a admirers 10 Al parts
| nj lbs world. Tho manager Of the Paris
Gslte Theatre has failed, bis liabilities * e.
ceed,nz bis aMets By at least eW,uo
francs. He Is the tflh Partisan MANAGER Wno
has declared hi.nself bankrupt sinee New
Years dor. Octave Fculllcs and V4ctorieu
saf don lose heavily bS his failure. Rip
Vaun Jederson hiss lost his diamond
pin IT Louisville. He has doubtless. con-
clu1ed that be Is t'better mitout IT,,
Tom Taylor has written drama 90 the story
Ieyy, lie cornet player, has organized con
cert troupe Tor q provincial tour, under the
tiu c,ion Of L. +. Harrison, with the follow
trg members: Mr.. HAIRY sanderson, Mis-
JcnnIc Ball, Mrs. Annie, Kemp Bowler. a1r.
Brookhouse Bowler; The msnsger o.
eiected m sn9 9aeenent with Nile, Christine
Ntllsou. who docs not come, however. till
uext ftaf; and has also made an offer t1
Adelina Patti. In competition With the En-
pefor Of Ru.sia, Who now pays her "a, 90 q
month anA &A expenses As. 4AyAeuks
has also secured Victorien sardun's
new play, Which is to be produced
next month At tho Porte st. Martin. Paris
TuIs piece illustrates the wars OF the Neither
lands, that OR own historian Motley has at
molly commtmora' ed -. The New Yor1
Tia.fs tays Miss McCulloch has soprano
voice uneana1lcd ia quality, power. and com
paks by any other American singer nuw mp
pea,ing in opera" There's criticism fo
you :. The following ar ecdote has appear
ed In all the Parts papers. and is now goips
the rounds Ut The ErGlssh prrss: A gentle
man in ParM having given hospitality to
eourtry farmer who had never before risitel
PuIt, anticipated much pleasure on th
evening nc took him 10 the oper1. Whei
Mdme. Patt, had sung one Of her grant
picc. Z, he turned 10 the farmer and aske
bin II what he had heard did not appca
wonderful. swell, maybe" answered tn
Norman. "bu: after all, shs il paid."
They hare clever way Of Varying opcrati
performances IN New orleans, where Madam
Lamhc1c-Alhalxa Is the relrnipg prima doun,
Thty give "Urphee aux Euter" one nfgf
snd he "Hueucnots :" tho next, and 40 Of
ag1eeabiy alternating william Tell " an
lie Propheie " with "La Chansun De Fo
tunio," and Barbe-Bsue,''' in all Of wh'c
. that Incompatible pima donna reisns g
prime -. A Nebraska paper announces It
: | arrival Of tho can-can among the Iad1.
| kuuaNs, PEREGlISE PICELE.