The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-27
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.

Master Jackson, who created such o sensation at
Nibo's and the-Olympic last season, on different
occasions, by his clever Rotations Is engaged at
Booths for the next season. He plays the child in
Grip Van Winken during Jeferson's engagement
The boy give, promise of brilliant career on the
stage.
Mmo. Marie Seebach, the great German TRACE
dlenne, VIII probably open at the Theatre Francois,
in September, with Marguerite" In which charac-
ter she is said to have equal. Mr.. J. Grau has
secured In her or the most brilliant features OF
! the fall dramatic season.
| Edwin Forrest, ut the age Of sixty-four has lust
concluded an eight months season, In which he has
travelled over C,oJ0 miles played In 1ftytwO towns
and averaged 1--we performances O week.
La signora Bardtti has made Juror in Sydney,
Australia in "Les vcpres Sicennes.n
Ford proposes TO get up an opera honse In Daltl.
| more TO accommodate five thouand spectators, with
room for one thousand on the stage.
! One OF the features OF the coming season at the
| Fifth Avenue Theatre Will be Matilda Hegons beau-
tiful play, "Pearl" 1t Is marked with all that rare
appreciation of character, true womanly feeling and
intensity OF passion so characteristic OF one OF the
brightest lights OF the American stage.
The Grand Imperial Russian Concert Troupe have
been last signalled from Illinois, We hope that no
extradtiOn treaty can ever get them out OF there
Mrs. Scott.Siddons is yet al the Haymarket, Lon
don.
The city government Of Atlanta, Ca, have passed
another ordinance prohibiting any male or female
from wearing the garb OF the opposite sex while
performing on the stage.
Little Emily" with Mrs. Gladstane In the cast
has been having successful run In Melbourne, and
Herr Bandmann has returned to that city after
playing three months in Sidney.
A "Wee Dog" dinner was given at Richmond,
EnNlo tn tot
burlesque La Belle Savage.n Among the company
were Mr. Barton Hill, who wrote the original words
of the song; Mr.. Montgomery, who arranged the
music; MIR. Kingston and Mr.. Fiske, who composed
additional verses, and Mr.. A. w. Young, who has
| sung the song about two hundred times.
| Blondin on the tight rope, and some English girls
on velocpedes, are performing in Madrid, spain.
The latest theatrical sensation in London is play
produced OF the East London theatre, and running
World" During the Development OF the story there
is a murder suicide, an attempted poisoning, two
OF three terrific comDats, abduction, house on fire,
sunOcatiOn and O resurrection The villain OF the
piece after some years Of success Indicated In the
prologue, is most wonderfully oled in the succeeding
| tnree acts by marvellous cham Of circumstances
everything goes wrong with HIM just as 1t Is upon the
point OF going right. His brother, a nval is
| and saved by the nets OF fisherman He ATTEMPTS
TO suocate his enemies by setting IRE to their cot
| tage, but his myrmldons are locked In by clever
| stratagem and burned up instead. lie has the Duke
poisoned, and the Duke, supposed to be poisoned,
is even laid in state but Just as the villain apprO
PIRATES the coronet "the corpse leaps from its bier
with wonderful animation TO rebuke the would. be
thief and murderer. Fooled in everything the VII.
lain commits suicide. ana there is Of him and
the play, which is said to have extraordinary
cess, Notwithstanding the Munchausen-iKe Inarvels
| In which the author has indulged
Selwyn's theatre, in Boston, will be called "The
Globe THEATRE and not 'The Pantheon as was of
late proposed: The place is TO be cleansed and re-
decorated. The season of 1901, under Mr..
Eechter'S management, will begin we are assured.
| on the 5th of September when viii be presented
| "The Count OF Monte Christie" Among the persons
| engaged are Mr.. James w. Wallack, Mr.. George II.
Grinitns, Mr.. W. J. lie Moyne, Mr.. IT, f. Daily, Mr.. c.
! II. Vandenhon, MI. T. GrahGine tprompterl, Miss
| Carlotta Leciercq, Mrs f. g. Chanfrau. Mrs. +. l..
| Davenport, Mrs. Hunter, Miss Athena. Miss Mary
| Cary and Miss Ida SavOry Mr. Arthur Leclercq
VIII be imported from London to manage the stage.
Mr. George baskerville will furnish the scenery.
The prices Of admission are to be raised.