The New York herald., 1870-08-21

Opening of the Fall Season of
Amusements.
Managerial PrOspects-The Bills OF
1S70-71-A Brilliant Lookout and
q Firmament Of Stars.

the preliminary bugle notes o all the other mana
gers and actors in the distance, waited from noun
tain and seaside. and the advance guard OF the
Thespians have entered the town. beneaan ihc rooi
which shelters alike the danSeuSe and @dnoe @'Dte
the Black Crook and the country vicar Harry Pal
mer and Sim Leland may be seen each day ana
night in noisy and hilarious discussion scores OF
buskined heroes and portentous managers and many
a company Is organized and bargain struck be-
meath the seductive influence OF the soothing sling
or the exhilarating cocktail. Across the way, II we
follow the lead OF a couple OF rival Hamiets, who,
being without engagement are scowling iero-
ciously at each other, We ind ourselves in small
room the walls OF which are completely covered
with huge posters and portraits OF dramatic stats OF
all kinds. A peculiarly heterogeneous crowd Is
semDed, representing every possible phase OF dra-
mac life and awaiting the nod OF the potent Colonel
Brown. Here is "a plainly dressed, understanding
lady who seems TO have reached the prime OF life
and 10 be the impersonation of a household deity.
Yet she is the original OF the short skrted da1seuse
who is attempting some unheard OF cancan extrava
gance IN the picture the door. One would
hardly recognize the bearded bravo OF yondef
poster In this thin-iaced, little Old man. with the
hacking cough, who is now stating his case to Col
onel Allston Brown. The kings and queens OF
tragedy are exceedingly mild here and we have
seen Uriah Heep miracle OF generosity. merry
faced roguish-eyed miss is awaiting the result OF
her application as first old woman and u blonde
burlesquer has uImasked the battery OF her smiles
on iord-faced Western manager who Is on The
lookout for "talentn
There Is one promising feature about the next sea
son which we trust Will be adhered 10 by the metro
potan managers. Instead OF rushing Ike sheep
in the wake Of the latest novelty and en-
deavOring to crowd all at once into one
department OF amusement they now tacltly adopt
each specially, and thereby do not interfere with
each other. For instance, Manager Daily will have
the emotional dramas OF the French modern school
and Kindred American plays al tohmself. Wal
lacks VIII still the theatre OF old comedies and
London pieces. Booths that OF grand Snaksperian
revivaIs after Mr.. Jefersonis present engagement.
Nihios that OF sensational and spectacular plays;
the Olympic, OF comic opera and pantomime; the
Grand Opera House, OF opera bouGe and ballet; the
Theatre Francais, OF tragedy and Lima Edwin's OF
buresque All the other theatres have also more or
less OF specalties. The crusade against ticket
specuatng harpies, which was commenced by DAILY
last season. has now acquired formidable strength,
all the leading theatres joining In IT, The public
Will be delighted If by any means the nuisance be
enectually removed.
Although for some seasons past marked i'm
provement In the getting up OF plays so far rs Il
complete ensemble is concerned is visible. yet there
Is one thing which managers TO lose sight OF,
or attach no Importance TO 1t. The orchesras OF
our theatres are general rule unworthy TO be
classed with street band. Many OF them have
competent leaders, but in other respects worth
less. Sometimes the manager VIII insist upon
limiting the number OF musicians to such a standard
that the proper performance OF anything above
Captain JinKsn ''Shoo, Fly,n is well
nigh impossible. The pernicious system OF
substitutes, by which green hands are constantly
In the orchestra is mainly due TO the parsmony OF
the manager, who viii not pay enough TO keep good
musicians in the orchestra Again, in many instan-
ces the manager, who is generally as innocent OF the
knowledge OF music as Red Cloud or Spotted TAN,
actually dictates to ne leader the style OF music to
be adopted. Consequently we have sublime
tragedy interlarded with London concert saloon
songs or an emotional scene followed by a cancdR.
We trust the managers will bestow thIssseason a
little more attention on this important branch OF
their business. good orchestra often compensateS
for serious shortcomings in other respects.
The prospects OF good lively season are very
bright The world has been sacked for stars, ana
the antipodes contributing a quota. While Sirius
was indulgng In his late terrible 1T Of rabies the
dust st-begrimed walls and faded upholstery OF the
theatres were delivered into the hands OF renovators
OF all kinds. AS consequence everything is spick
and span for the fall season. and every theatre
has put on new "duds'' TO receive its friends in
becoming style.
NILSSON, TIE MUSICAL STAR,
makes her bow before the American public next
month at Steinway Hall, which has been engaged
for her concerts long way ahead 1t is unneces-
sary here TO add to our former remarks this
drous artist. She Will be assisted by Verger, the
celebrated French baritone; old vieuxtemps who at
one time had equal on the VIOLIN and probably the
decide upon mdulgng in this perlous luxury, I'm
presario Strakosch has Mile Canlssa and Mile.
Clara Peri already at hand TO complete his pany
We trust that the ndeiatgable impresaro VIII give
AIlie Nilsson opportunity TO display her remarka-
BILE genius in the operatc roles which she created
and rendered impershable, such Mlgnon ana
Opheha ruInor Is afoat at present among mu
sical circles that Nine. Caux-Patt la consequence
OF the European war; has been forced TO relinquish
certain engagements and will probably visit New
York this fall We give the rumor for what it is
WORTH but II 1t should prove true the advent OF the
two rival queens OF the lyric stage would be
such as never moved the musical world Of America
before, not even IN the OF Lind and Parodi
Sontag and Alboni.
sEEBAoH THE DRAMATIC STAR
also makes her bow before the American puDc next
month. The delightful temple OF the drama, the The
atre Francas balowed by the genius OF Rislor will
DE the OF the debdt OF the great German ira
gedie,lne, and the initial performance will be
Goethe's sublime tragedy, Faust" Marie Seebach
is the last link OF that bright chain OF dramatic
genus which connects America with the Ola World
&he following is her repertoTe:-Gretchen, Faust
Julia, Romeo and Juliet;n Clarcben, "Egmont;"
Maria Stuart; Chriemhild, 'Sebelungen;" Waise Won
Lowo0d; Junpirau Won Orleans; katharlna,
''Bezshmte Wider SpAnstge;n Maria Magdalena,
ppy Hebbel; Louise, "kabal und Liebe;, Adrlenne
Lecouvreur; Mathilde by Benedix; Thekla, by
Walenstein; Erntia Galotu; Elizabeth, queen OF
England; Grisedis: Ophea, ''HaInet;' Frou-Frou.
The company which VIII support Nine. Seebach
comprises Messrs. Won Ernest Devreux, Harry
Meyer, Muller, fncSe Gerger Edwards, and Mes
danes Veneta, Bissinger Brandenburg and Hergel.
The orchestra viii be wen selected and under the
baton Of an experienced leader nom the Philhar-
monic Society.