The New York herald., 1871-03-26
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
AT HOME.

Mr.. Charles Barras has been lately unfortunate In
losing his wife's sister and her mother
/ Mr.. 0. b. Collins has lately recovered O sum of
money owing to him from Johnny Thompson, one OF
| the results OF disastrous professional tour.
J. X. Emmett closes an engagement In Omaha on
April and will be followed fortnight later by Ed
| win Adams, en- route for the Golden City.
Little Nell, bright star IN the dramatic horizon,
commences an gagement IN Buffalo this week.
4. T. Stetson will hang himself for fun at the fol-
| lowing places:-This week Washington, next week
Pttsburg, and the succeeding week st. Louis. SO
| great was his success nfChicago that he returns
| there next week.
Mrs. Jean Lander started from Chicago for Cali
fornia last week, to see what VIII offer itself there.
| Mrs. w. II. Lingard, now playing at the East Lon
| don theatre contemplates an early visit to this
| country.
| John Mech. the wellknown Buffalo manager. has
| left this city for his home, having made arrange
ments to bring out the ssTwelve Temptatlonsn
Mr. 5. b. Mills. the king OF American piansts will
give series OF three plano rectas at the Brooklyn
Athen9um, commencing April s. He has large
| number OF eminent assistants.
| The programme for the next Philharmonic concert
| consists OF Beethoven's Symphony In major No.
| 4; Liszt's "TassO'' and Gades "Hlghands' over
ture Miss Marie KreDs will play concerto by Ru-
bernstein.
John 7. Raymond who has been low comedian
at the California theatre San Francisco, for some
Frank Lawlor, manager OF the Academy OF Musc
Albany, N. u, arrived In town on March 90. He
plays Wocotts female minstrel troupe at his house
this week.
M. w. Lenlngwell lately fell and sprained his
ankle so badly that he was laid up for two days.
The "Black Crook" Will be revived at Niblo's Gar
den Immediately after the termination of j. X. Em-
metts engagement.
r. s. Chanfrau and "Kit' will be at Niblos Garden
after the withdrawal OF "Ricnard tn Thrd.n
Colonel T. Allson Brown ia organic ing first class
tends making a tour OF about three mo nths.
Moie Stevens, popular juvenile actress has
joined N O. FOrrester's dramatic company, and Is
meeting with considerable success in the Western
cities.
ABROAD.
Ofenbachs music Is prescribed at the Partisan
The engagements for the Drury Lane Italian Opera
Company secure the services OF the Dand, at the
option or the manager, FOR three years. Santon
to be leader.
For the performances of the Albert Hall, Kepsng-
ton, the orchestra VIII consist OF 100 BONA de pro-
fessors. selected from all the best orchestras OF
Mrs. wilton Bancroft, having recovered from her
severe illness, appeared at the Prince of Wales',
London, March ID, ana resumed her performance OF
Mary Nety In "Ours."
A new piece entitled "Der Spion Won 1s7On has
been given at the Actentheatre, OF Pesth Napoleon
Ill, Bismarck and General Moltke among the
the author.
Several Of the musical refugees from Paris as in
ls4S, lind 1t worth their while to become domicied
IL.
lessons at better figure than ten francs the aver
age terms given IN Paris.
Pasdeoup has failed to nnd a locale to Introduce
his orchestral performances to the English public
This Is to be regretted no band In Europe boasts
OF so perfect an ensemble OF wind insrumentallsts
as heard under Pasdeloup's direction in Paris.
translation Of "Faust," the work, It Is said OF
Mr.. Tom Taylor, has been produced at the Haymar-
ket theatre, Melbourne. Mr.. Bandmann played
Neither performance Is very well spoken OF by the
Australian press.
Kapelmcister Renecke. from Lepslc, is shortly
orchestra and the saloon. His success the last two
seasons at the Philharmonic and Musical Union
concerts Will make him welcome visitor. both as
pianist and composer.
The services OF Miss Fanny Long have been with
drawn from the New Royalty theatre. London.
Mr. Kennedy, the Scottish vocalist, has been CIV
Edinburg
His Highness the Nawab Nazim OF Bengal and
princes honored III. Hermann with their presence on
March at the Egyptian Hall. London.
Herr Eberle who oniciared as repetiteur at the
Regal Opera House, Berlin during the rehearsas of
Herr r. Wagner's "Meistersinger.n was a short
time afterward attacked with insanity. and had to
ago. No wonder
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Paul, according to the Man.
chester journals, have attracted immense audiences
at the Free Trade Hall In the beginning OF this
month. over 5000 persons were present on the
second representation.
The siege OF Paris has already been turned to ac-
count for dramatic purposes. Mr.. Edward Cadol,
the author of "Les Inutles" piece that was very
successful in Paris season tw ago, has written
comedy entitled "Paris Pendant le Siege" and
the work is to be produced at Brussels.
'Timon Of Athens" is to be the next shakspearan
revival at the Princes theatre, Manchester. This
play has not seen light for many years.
The orchestra engaged by Sir Michael Costa for
the Drury Lane Italian Opera Will include artists
new to this country Of good Continental repute 1t
is confidently reported that this newly organized
gathering OF musicians under his baton will in some
respects equal, II not surpass the splendid orches-
ira Of the Royal Italian Opera Of 1847.
Benefit performances in sympathy with France
extend even to ROumania AT Bucharest Nine.
Oteelechieano opened her charming house TO the
public to hear concert, at which all the artists,
with one exception, were Roumanians; the proceeds
representation at the National theatre for the same
object.