The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-01-30
MUSIC AND TEE DRAMA.

MUSIC AND TEE DRAMA.
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Marie Seebach still continues her triumphant
career at the Stadt Each week OF her engagement
there Increases her popularity, and despite the
wintry weather that now prevails her talents fad
more ample recognition than any other artists that
ever appeared at this representative theatre, not
excepting Dawson. THIS week she announces
some OF the best works in her repertoire;
tonight for the nrst time, "Joan OF Arc" one
Of her most interesting roles, anu one in which
she won her most emphatic triumphs In Germany.
On Tuesday the comedy OF "Tauschung anf
Tauschung" viii be repeatea on Wednesday
"Romeo and juliet" viii be presented; on Thursday
new comedy is promised on Friday Scebach viii
again appear as Loire in the charming comedy,
'Dorf und Stadt" and Saturday she will play
Emilia Gallou for the first time in this country.
The last nights OF the brilliant American
comedy, Saratoga are announced at the
Fifth Avenue theatre. Bouccault's last and
PROBABLY strongest play "Jezebel," is In active
rehearsal, ana wni DC produced IN couple OF
weeks, with all the care and artistic SIKH hat cha
racterlze this house. II Ia now the reigning sensa
ton ut the llolborn, London.
This Is the lust week OF the clever troupe of
Bedoun Arabs at the New York circus. Their leafs
or strength and agility are astonishing.
Miss Jenny Bnsk, very taleuted young American
February T. In wnlcn she VIII be assisted by Can
didus tenor; uerrmanna, basso; Weracr, violonceo,
and grand orchestra unuer the direction Of X. H.
Danortn me feature OF The concert will be u
brs,llnnt valse de CZarina, called The Return"
Mrs. Macteady, the distngui sncd t0361tenne.
gives dramatic recitai AT Lyric Hal this evening.
Miss Il. Alleyne, nanageress oil the Globe LONDON
was lately summoned before police court to Az
swer the charge of having assaulted ballet girl
named AgneS Varcoe. The complainant SAID she
Was engaged in the Dallet ut the GioDs theatre On
the night IN question: one Of the dances having
been encored, she was about to return To Tue stage
when Mss Aleyne rushed up to her and sald "lou
beast, go upon the stage ~ III Jne same time pushing
her wiEh snch violence that she nearly Knocked her
pnrtief on the fo0tiights. Miss Aeyne then pulled
ner pack AGAIN, using another olensvc preston,
ana aug her nails INTO her the witness') shoulders,
swearing that 'Sle was the curse OF The lheaIre.n
The magistrate, after making every allowance, said
he coud not help believing an Intentional assault OF
undue violence mad been committed and The defend
ant must pay line OF Two pounds ana costs.
Theodore Thomas Fla, ewelI SYMPHONY
s0.rec.
Despite the Indictment weather Saturday evening"
ana tie beautiluln that drf,ei necessarily
through the streets, there much larger atten.
dance at Steinway Hail. on the OCCASION Of Thomas
farewell concert, than Friday evening u was
gratifying to every lover Of music 10 ind that the
New York public would not allow the first orcnes-
ira and the first conductor in America to depart
without bidding them hearty Godspeed. The
audience was fashionable, too OF the old Philhar-
monte Standard and GREATNESS its attention TO
the delicious D,OyceduI IN the bill. Here is what
they heard
symphony No. @, In +. OPP. s. pastorale Beethoven;
Concerto Il MINOR, op. Ii, romanze and r0ndo,
Chopin. Miss Anna Mehiig ami orchestra; Fine Faust
Overture, Wagner; septe'ic, op. 20. Beethoven,
theme and variations, scherzo and finale. for
clarlonets. hasso0ls horns and the entire string
chestra grand duet FOR two pianos, heXamcron
List thiiss Anna Mehlig ana Mr. ). b. Mlsl; Sym.
phonic Poem, Les Preudes, List.
In this programme Mr.. Thomas gave as much
music as any other orchestra would give IN
fbc no nae hos,
been played better Even those delicate utbits for
the wind instruments were given faultlessly anu
the broad, joyousness that pervadcs the work
seemed to fill the entirc orchestra. The and
Scef&u those sclntatiOns o. Immortal genius were
not robbed oi single ray Vi light or line OF beauty,
but were delivered by the orchestra IN style which
deserves the nigh title OF perie AT length we
have heard an orchestra III America that give a
perfect I,dntsStnt0. perfect tfill and perfect
unanlmity OF expression. Inc other Beethoven
work. the septette, wasa work which we cannot hope
TO ENJOY AGAIN until the return OF this orchestra
II was loudly redemanded, but, OWING to the magni-
OF the bill. Mr. fnsmas was compelled 10 de-
cline the encore. Miss Menlig outshone herself In
the charming selection RON CHOPIN. Her render
Ing was simply poetry and thai in the highest and
pures sense OF the word. The lovely phrases dropped
from her fingers like diamonds, each sharp clear,
distinct and nteiiglble, and each flashing back the
OF the Polish composer. How beautifui fell
those light, sclntlliailne passages the princi-
pal meiodic ngurc III the rondo and how
the expression OF the romanza became now radi :
ant win light and now lul of tender pathosl The
mars much OF the beauty OF the piano part, espe-
cally in The romanZa. striking contrast To this
was the rugged grandeur vi the 'HeXamerOn,n in
which six different CONF oser5 have Pulled PeiOn
upon Ossa III an arrangement OF "SuOna In
Tromba.n Poor Bellini would astonisheu at
the proportions his WORK assumes IN TINS
Transcription, ana we doubt Ii any osher pianists
here can be found, outside OF Mills ana Meh2 who
would venture to play The queer-lookiny manuscript
that einbodles this transcription. We have spoken
often before of "The Preluacs' ana Wagner's work,
and need only say that they received fun Just aJ
the hands Of the orchestra and The admirable con-
ductor. MIR. Thomas reception Ut the concert was
so hearty and enthusiastic that 1t should encourage
nm TO visit New York again at an early dare.
Marie krebs' Third Pinn0 Recital.
This talented young pta,stSte drew another very
select audience at Steinway's Saturday afternoon.
on this occasion she was assisted by Wenzei Kopta
vioinist Louis Dachauer, pianist, and william
Candidus, tenor. The programme even more
varied than Its predecessors, as may be seen from
its numbers:-
Cnromatc Sonata (piano and violinl in one
movement Miss Krebs and Mr.. kopta. \. Rafr; song
.'Irockne Blumeu,n Mr.. w. Candidus, +. Schubert
Fugue, minor. Handel; SchlllIcd. No. L. IL. Sc
ding; PUlonalse op. 3d. Miss klebs, Beethoven; Air
and Gav0tte Wenle kopta, H. Vieuxiemps; Ballad,
e mmOr), MISS krebs, +. Chopin; Song, "Dle bose
Tarbe,n Mr. W. Candidus, F. Schubert Carnival