The New York herald., 1870-12-29
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

eHamlet' will be produced OF the Bowery theatre
tomorrow tFrday night, for the first time in num-
Der OF years. for the benefit OF Mr. L. I. Stetson
will assume the title role.
grand sacred concert will be given on Sunday
evening at st. Francis Xaviers church, West Six
teenth street, by the choir, under the direction OF
the accomplished organst DR.. William Berge, for
the benefit Of the poor Of the parish. An excellent
programme Is promised.
On wednesday next Mme Rose Czillag, lie
Franc Reyna and Susin forming an association or
artists IN managerial capacity, viii commence
season Of Italian Opera at the Fourteenth street
theatre Mr. Dc Yiyo IS In charge of the enterprise
The first concert OF the Ninth regiment band,
numbering hundred musicians under the
leadership OF Carlo Patti, d. l.. Downing and j.
Alexander, takes place at the Grand Opera House
on sunday evening next
OF farewell performances in TINS city on January 10.
The Wallace Sisters opera Bot.fe, Buresque ana
Comedy troupe, under Frank Dooson's management,
play three nights this week at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Gold.u
Corinne D'Estaing Will deliver her lecture sour
Ruling Loves,n at Mount Vernon January Tor the
benefit OF the Mission School children.
Theodore Thomas, Miss Anna Menlig and the SYM
very successful tour In the West.
The Twelve temptations IN all their gorgeous
ness were unfolded to the admlrlng eyes OF the Gu
thusiastic Chcagoans last night.
Walter Montgomery is playing a round OF Shaks-
pearian characters at the Boston theatre.
MorIacchi IS creating furor III San Francisco by
her dancing IN '.Montc Crsto.'
After Saratoga the brilliant American comedy
now on the boards or MIR Days Doudoir theatre
cones BoucicauIt' last and, as some say, his most
powerful work. 'Jezebel.n The heroine as one
might judge from the titc, is the wickedest woman
\ on the stage and q bigamiSt Wlthal. The play Is
utterly unlike BOucicauit t does not depend upon
J sensational efforts for success.
! The Hanlon Brothers are at the London Alham.
| bra.
The positive triumph OF Christine Nilsson ont West
Is OF a character akin TO that o her cOantryWonan,
| Jenny Lind. Column upon column OF unstinted
| praise is poured torth by ihe Western critics. ana
we Gull from the Chicago tribune the ioilowisg
graceful and deserved LriOute:"Uther singers have
been here, III years gone by, who can excel her IN
some particular detail OF vocazation, but this Is no
test OF posttion for in one detail and that the most
difficult OF aii-l,idntSstnto or the middle voice
| she excels all others The test OF the singer is
| her general excellence, in the combination
! Of all deails INTO one symaetrical who.e.
| You may say that Parepa-Rosa did this
| thing better, and Carlotta Patti did that
| better, but did either OF them charm you like
Nsscns Did either OF them, or any OF the great
artists who have been mere 80 charm you that you
could not resist The fascination, although yon could
not explain the subtle cause Of the fascination :?
| Have any OF them preserved their naturalness
through their years OF study and culture she nas
Have any OF them attained SO perfectly the art OF
concealing their art 10 defy you to tell sometimes
what IS art and wnat IS naturey Have any OF them
| so completely set the critic at defiance who came
TO cavll and went away TO praise, without knowing
| why he did SO? No artist in our recollection, ex
| cept Jenny Lind has thoroughly captlyated her
hearers as Nilsson, and this too, III every style OF
| singing-in the madness OF the Ophella scena and
| the passion OF the Traviata, az well as In the
seraphlc beauty Of the Handel aria and the touching
| pathos OF sweet Home.' Richly does she deserve
10 wear the laurel, for she sways all hearts and
reigns trumphantly by the God-given right OF song
which Appeals alike to high and low. As Q refined
| benevolent natural good woman, she equally claims
recognition. because this type Is apt to be very
| scarce In the genus artist"