The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-16
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.

Eleven matinses are announced for to-day, as
fOlows:- AT Booths Miss Batemau will appear for
the last time as Leah; "Twefth Nightn wiz be
given at the Fifth Avenue theatre; 'The Tempest'
at the Grand Opera House; SAM and Cnanirau
at the Theatre Francois; "The Streets OF New YorN
at the olympic; Herrmaun and magic at the Academy
Of Music; "Perii" ut The Museum; acrobats horses
and clowns at the Circus; 'Ixion" at Tammaay
varieties at the Theatre Comique, and varieties at
Tony Pastors.
The great magician, Hermann, Is not going TO
neglect the young folks hts astonishing entertain
ments To-day he has his lrst matinee or afternooa
performance, 30 as to give them an opportunity Of
enjoying themselves, and no doubt the Academy OF
Music will be filed to overnowlng. Next week Will
be the last Of Herrmann's performances In New
York.
A grand concert will be given this evening at
Irving Han, under the auspices OF the American
Conservatory Of Music for the benefit OF the Avon
dale sufferers A number Of popular o,gistes will
assist, at the performance and the affair gives
far promise Of being grand success.
The Sp0nish prima donna, Senorlta Maria Cortes
will make her debut in America &C Steinway Hail on
the evening OF the goth ins: supported by AIllo
Fiomeno, the Chilean violinist; Signor boy, tenor;
Sgnor Fossati, baritone; Signor Bosom, pianist,
and signor Sacedo, cornet player.
The LavistOwskl Sisters, Immediately after the
close OF their engagement at Woods Museum, Will
give series OF their buriesquc representations in
the Provinces under the management Of MIR. Fred
Lubn. They open ut Poughkeepsie on the 18th inst.
ON arriving In Loadon allie. Nilsson found await
Ing her royal bracelet from the Queen oil England
In return for Mile Missions visit to Windsor Castle.
This is the l0lst gilt bracelet the Swedish sonestress
has received,
MIR. Maurice Neville, the young Hungarian TRACE
dian VIII favor Our German citizens with s'Othelo,n
IN their mother tongue, next week, at the Stadt
theatre. Mr.. Neville has already achieved a grand
success both on the German and American stage
to render Shakespeare IN German In this city and
as natural consequence there Is much curiosity
manifested In the .pr0essfonr as to the result.
There Is scarcely doubt that Mr.. Neville VIII
acqutt himself as creditably In German as he has
often done before in English.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams are meeting with
Immense success tn the fastdlous "Iiubn where
they are playing In "Tne Emerald Ring" at the
Boston theatre. The receipts for the first week OF
their engagement in that city, including matinee,
were a trine over s1O.0 600.
Mrs. Charles Edmonds. late OF the olympic, is
about starring the country with dramatic coitinsny
oil her own. Their season commenced at Easton,
Pa. on Thursday, 7tn lust, when "Arrah ma
rogue" was presented to the citizens OF thai town
with an extraordinary cast. on Monday night she
appeared at Allentown and this evening performs
The prince OF tenors BrignoI has started on his
grand fall ana winter tour, Miss McCnlloch, Miss
Antonio AM. Henne, susini Petreli, Gor.a and .oca-
tell accompanying him. He first essays New York
State, and Will VISIT California about November or
early In December. lie has already gwen concerts
in Albany, Syracuse and Buffalo, On Monday even
ing next he sings IN Detroit, where he proposes
giving three concerts
Thomas celebrated orchestra nave started on
their travels through the provinces They gave con-
ceris In Providence ana Hartford last week. fde
well known conductor has taken all his forces with
him, and 1t Will be hard for his rural friends resist
such combination. On Monday evening they fiddle
in Newark and on the 2lst I'D aud 2Sd inst. they
VIII give grand musical festival OF three days.
durahon ut the Hartford Rink.
quite an en,euts IN tao musical way has occurred
at Munich concerning Wagnor's "Rheingold.n The
chief Of the orchestra Ians Richter has refused 10
direct this extraraga1t work, on account OF the
impossblity OF overcoming its difficulties and pre-
venting adsco the artists engaged have quar-
relied and left the theatre, and the opera has
been indefinitely postponed The quarrel has been
go fierce that Wagner himself has judged II prudent
TO quit Munich. In spite OF the most brilliant oilers
made by the King OF Bavaria to Hans de Bulow, the
late conductor, to return, he has declined tile pro-
posal.
on Thursday next the annual dramatic perform.
ance for the benefit OF tho orphans VIII be gwen at
the Academy OF Music. A large number or proics-
sIonal ladies' and gentlemen have already voun.
teered their services, aud q good programme VIII
doubtless be offered to the .goodnntured public"
who love to swallow the pill Of charity when ~ Is
sugar-coa with enjoyment Mr.. n. d. Clarke
Will oil the responsible position Of stage manager
upon this OCCASION