The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-17
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

surviving 10 eclipse each other IN the novelty line and
also in the finish OF their stage appointments. ASS
general thing there Is less trash and far more de-
cded merit on the boards. The standard OF public
taste IL higher than ever before. and ndecency no
longer commands patronage. The inanitics OF mere
sensations and the trash Of London concert saloons
nave found their level and the public now demand
something more than blond tresses red fire and
impossible tabieaux 70 satisfy them. The influence
| OF two such artists a. Janauschek and Seebach is
already productive OF good fruit aud giving more
| artistic tone to the drama.
| The pale. Intellectual German Rachel, whom Mr..
| Grau introduced to us at the Fourteenth street
| theatre, who from her nrst appearance COM
manded the admiration Of all lovers Of ART has re-
| perfove OF the most extensive ana varied kind.
She has already given evidence OF her great powers
| as Gretchen Mary Stuart, Jane Eyre, Louisa Mil
Ter and Valerie In comedy, and this week she will
essay Msthlde, IN Bcnedixs great work, ana shortly
win appear In "Adrienne LAcouvreur," Flaming Of
the Shrew" and "Romeo and Jullet.n No greater
test Of her wonderful versatility could be given.
The name OF Marie Seebach will be long remembered
a. one OF the brightest In dramatic annals -
companion picture, although in q very different
line. Ii the superb acting OF Fanny Janauschek ut
the Academy OF Music, under Days management.
THIS extraordinary woman has won two great VIC
tories at once-one in her pure pronunciation OF
English after short study OF the language and the
other an old triumph repeated. by The way In max
| ing her power felt even In the wilderness OF the
Academy third victory was In presenting the
hackneyed Deborah" In an entirely new light.
When time and practice have given her still more
| command over our language, and WIN thereby
enable her to extend her repertoire, she win be
without peer on the English stage. Tonight she
plays Mary Stuart for the last time and Tuesday
| Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday evenings she
will undertake that greatest OF Shakspeares female
characters, Lady Macbeth Walter Montgomery
will appear In the title role, and also Friday AZ
Romeo TO Miss Agnes Ethel's juliet 1t wll be seen
then, what treat u offered this week at the
| Academy and Fourteenth Street theatre. ss.s..
The epigrammatic dialogue which Mr.. Alberry has
put In his comedy OF ''The Two Rosesn now in It's
second week at Wallack's may DO called an embar-
| ras dc rtchesse There are smart sayings enough
| 10 1t TO feed balf dozen comic papers We would
suggest for its title Gun Mitrailleur dc Dons Mots'
Every one In the cast is supposed to thing
! clever. But 1t has more lasting merits than this
| one. The characters are limned by master hand,
and II the story lacks the subtle and able workman
ship OF Robertson, yet it Is extremely interesting
| and has not a duh scene In it.
Five weeks OF "Man ami Wife" at the Fifth Avenue,
and yet the public WON'T allow its Withdrawal
When q theatre opens It's season with such bril-
liant success the management may rest easy for its
future. Since the first week the play mas been in
smooth running order and seats are In considerable
| demand. - H 8u
| The tenth week OF "trip Van Winkcr al BOOTHS
is announced. When MI. Jefferson reaches the nun
dredth night there may be chance OF knowing
what is in store for the rest of the season at this
magnificent temple or the Muses. but at present the
| pubic have the entire affair In their hands.
"wee Willie Winkie" having started Off with full
head OF steam is now on its way TO that distant aud
the Olympic will select for it. II Will bc long Jour
ney, and the leaves may fade and bloom AGAIN and
still the engineer Fox VIII not nnd occasion 70 wins
| tie down brakes There Is dramatic fuel enough on
board to last for year, and Hayes has cords OF II
| packed away In the property rooms.
Miss Lima Edwin IL no laggard in the race for
public favor. She liz ear nest ami CONSCIENTIOUS III
striving to make her handsome little theatre every
tniny that metropolitan audience could desire,
and SUCCESS Is GROWING her efforts. This week she
appears herself IN The capital buresque of ..Cinde
reila'-a part just suited 10 hcr-and Miss WeatD
crsby still continues her sparkling humor In "Son
nainbaia" MI Harry Beckett VIII shortly appear at
Lolita enters upon the last week 0: her engagement
at Niblo's and takes benefit on Friday next. Alter
nor comes one OF te most attractive features that
has been the stage this theatre Tor many years.
| The opera-gocrs OF this city know what splendid
| materials were In the Parepa-Rosa aud Richlngs
English Opera Companies last season. Mr. G. b.
| Hess, OF Crosby's Opera House, Chicago 10 whom
due much or the success OF the former Of these
roupes, has cu.led the best Of both companies and
organized them into grand COMBINATION. winch
mas has already crowded the Opera House in Chicago
| an engagement at Niblo y next Monday.
An interesting feature IN music Will be the appear
ance OF Miss Clara PERI Tonight AZ the Stadt theatre
Is orsini IN "Increzia Borgla" Miss Lchtmay TAX
ms the title role. Miss Perls career IN Vienna was
OF the most brilliant Kind, and she established Tor
an accomplished contralto.
| House on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings,
and At the Saturday matinee, and on "Wednesday,
VIII be produced. Miles. Silly and Montaiand viii
alternately appear a as Ihe merry sovereign. Les
a OF n s r s -
ment shows good sense IN redistributtng the charac
The Lydia Thompson buresque company appear
! tonight at Woods Museum IN Duresque on "Lnr-
line." The troupe now consists OF Misses Thomp
ana Messrs Cahill, Hall, Edouln anu Morris. At the
matinee eacn day y buresque on 'Enoch Arden
MIle Nilsson and her concert troupe reappear at
| Sienway Hall on Monday and Wednesday evenings
next week. She has mel with great success IN the
There is u rare budget OF fun at the Comique FOR
tins week week. lew Kat ae,. Geo. Goes william Airing
| James Wambod appear In thor specalties. Inc
ballet troupe and Miss Jennie Hughes also strong
! attractions. saae e@t
Josh Hart Is nooding the Globe with novelties.
This week ho has the Rzarelli brothers, the most
ran OF The Ethiopian stage: Charles Howard, Lizzie
Kelsey and q wed selected ballet troupe. For VA
riey on! II IS bewidesng to look at the programme
/ ut his theatre.
| A new drama by Mr.. J. McClosky viii he pro-
duced at the Bowcrv tonight It'll called Through
by Daylight, or New FORK In Slicesr and will be ac-
companied by the London sensation, ''The Yeo-
! man,, 4ew 900 4at
Kelly Leon's MinssreIs are keen at catching the
spirit OF hour and buresquing the latest sensa
tiOns Their last successful essay Ia called 'The
Christy Kneelson Concerts III which Leon sings
the mad scene from Hamlet in the most cxcru-
i ciatingly funny manner.
\ Mr. Lent has opened tho New York Circus with
4 better COMPANY than The features OF the
| tertanment are grand cavalcade called the 'Brt-
gand Chels,n Mr. Fred Levantine In his Crystal
i Pyramids Master Frank Melville. Mr.. Williams as
! clown. the trick horse Alexander the Australian
Family, Mr.. Stickney, Joe Penuand and Conrads
dogs. There's lots OF iun n store for the Juveniles
here a5ttN II ef4
/ The sisters OF the lamented Louis NJ GottschaIk--