The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-22
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.


| At Home.
Little Nell plays at the Park theatre, Brooklyn.
week OF May is.
Sheridan and Mack open at the Globe theatre,
Chicago on the oath inst.
Mrs. Magili. manageress OF the Richmond theatre,
| Is ct present In this city,
John Elssler win shortly open the new opera
| House. Petersburg. Va.
Lizzete Bernard opens at Woods theatre, Cincin-
nati ONO, ON May for one week.
Mrs. ID. p. Bowers will be tho first star at the new
opera House, Rochester, N. Y.
Gus Williams. the clever Dutch vocalist, opens at
the 9iobe theatre, this city, on May Is,
The celebrated Chapman Sisters are In Mont
g0mery Ala. on the Gath inst, for three nights.
Emma Grafton opens at Deagle's Varieties, ST.
Louis In "Lttle Jack Sheppard on tie oath INST.
psJosephine Fiddes Is having two new plays writ
| ten expressly for her to star with next season.
Mary Howard the clever leading lady, remains
In California next season with John e. Mccullough
E. L. Davenport produces saratoga" at the
Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia, on May l.
| Dan Shelby opened the Comique, Bufalo. on Sat-
urday, the 18th INST, with good variety troupe.
Frank Acken has disposed OF his interest In the
Museum Chicago, to Colonel Wood, the original
manager.
Bob Butler, .famlarly known as the Long Nosed
PantOmiMst,n opens ut the Globe theatre on the
2lth inst. in q new trick pantomime.
The Lauri Family play at the olympic theatre
st. Louis, next week. Ia conjunction with the Wal.
Laila Troupe.
J. IT, Hackett is in the enjoyment of excellent
health. He has received many oilers 10 play, but
prefers retirement.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". j. Florence have returned to this
city after successful and extended tour IN the
West They SAIL Tor Europe In the SCOTIA on May 8.
Thomas Hall, at present stage manager Tor the
Holiday street theatre Baltimore, ills the pO
sliion at the Walnut street theatre, Philadelpha
next season.
Ed Thorne, Jr.. Is having piece written for him
by MRS Mary Fox, which VIII DO completed at the
close OF this week. II IS said 10 be replete with
| startling situations and GOOD business,
fund has been started in this city for the benefit
| Of ]. Demon Grace, well known actor who is
lying in dangerous state OF paralysis at Provl-
| dence. Harry Cunningham, the dramatic agent, Is
| the treasurer.
| Thomas Carr win open the new opera house in
Rochester, N. Y, or about May $. lie has already
secured the charming Alice Brooks for the chamber
| maid. Mrs. L. A. Perry, old woman: May MonteIla
| walking lady, aud number OF others.
| There will be more stars in the dramatic field next
( season than was ever before known. Colonel I.
Alston Brown has had no less than nine ladies' ana
fourteen gentlemen notify han OF their Intentions OF
| being ready with new pieces Tor next season.
nati for the week commencing the oath inst. This
! is his second engagement there this season. He
has tas e n;
| Zip Van Wrinkle pronounced great success
Mary Stevens. popular leading actress in the
West Il at present WIN n O. ForeSters COMPANY
were 5000, including purse Of $3.50 that was sent
| taire diamond ring valued at 5000.
Albert Aiken Is fast concluding his arrangements
for extended travelling tour OF thlrY-hye weeks
the production OF his own play OF "The Witches OF
| New York." lie Will commence his season at Lima
weeks, and goes thence to Brooklyn to the Park
theatre for two WEEKS alter winch he VIII visit the
ALREADY diss engaged IN Including n
salisbury, Harry Dumeld, Marie Boniiace Marion
Ward and others.
for opera. the grand complimentary benefit
rendered to Barney Williams BY the lead
Ing people IN this CITY ma, has been changed
equally graceful and deserved The principal men,
bers OF Inc dramatic profession, the judiciary and
the Mayor In the chair at which the genial Barney
Will be the recipient OF all the courtesies and COM
pliments to which his long and prominent career
our boards entitle him to. This will be his last APP
pearance In pubic in America for some time, as he
starts Immediately after for perhdous Albion.
Across tho Sen.
"Ein Sohn sener Zelt," comedy In five acts. by
Herr Heinrich Bohrmann, has met with much sue
cess at the LoDetheatre of Breslau.
Mr.. Aynsley Cook Is engaged to accompany Mad
| anne Parepa- Rosa In her tour through the United
| States He leaves London on the 81 Of next Sep
! TENDER.
| In the last exodus or artists from France Is M.
jacques Baur. pupil of List. most distinguished
pianist sometime resident In st. Petersburg and o Z
great repute In Paris.
Nj. saen-Saens, expected from Paris, is one of the
most accomplished classical pIanists and composers
OF the besieged capital. His performance or Beet
hovens music at the Conservative concerts always
eXceS enthusiasm.
Madame CsIllag, who few years since achieved
Is engaged by Mr. eye to again sustain her principal
characters, and viii make her first appearance as
Donna Anna In "Don Giovanni" early In the
season.
M. Capoul, the tenor, noted for hts having served
in two sOrttes upon the Prussians during the siege
or Paris, has been engaged at her Majesty's OPERA
and Will make his appearance IN London SO soon as
his military dutie3-t0 which he Is determined to
| adhere 10 the last m0ment-will admit. M. Capoul
| is lieutenant In the National Guards Of Paris.
Our antipodes are inclined now and then to out
bouccaut Boucicanlt. An original drama, entitled,
| "Crlme in the Clouds" written by Mr.. Booth,
described as local author, has been produced at
| Auckland. New Zealand. One OF the scenes repre-
| sents death-strugge In balloon. The piece Is
said by the DAILY Southern Cross TO have been very
| well received
The imperial Japanese troupe, with the original
Little All Right, and decidedly the best troupe Of
laps that have ever been In this country sail from
Liverpool England on the 18th inst, by the France,
for this city, arriving here about the % or May.
They will lie idle four days for the purpose OF having
o new and magnificent outfit, and make their debit
on the Sth OF May. They bring many new and start
ling tricks They revisit America under the special
management or Colonel I. Alston Brown.
Last week Astey Is theatre was with call its yalu-
able wardrobes, properties, fittings fixtures, stab
ling, outbulldilgs,n &C., submitted to public auc.
tfon at the MART Tokenhouse Yard by Messrs. Drl-
yer, OF whitehall. The announcement OF the sale
attracted numerous company, but there was very
little bidding for the property. The highest bid was
$4,000 an advance upon which sum all the persua-
sive e0quence of the auctoneer failed 10 obtain.
The property was consequently nOt sold, the reserve
price being. we understand, $4,000 IL now
mains Tor sale by private contract.
TIE JERSEY CITY GOVERNMENT.