The New York herald., 1871-03-10
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.


OWENS goes TO New Haven on Saturday to look
after "that oarl OF apple sass.n
MRS. OATES has been presented with a golden
badge by New orleans fire company.
MRS. CONWAY has engaged Lucille Western for
one week at the Park, Brooklyn.
THE GLOBE will have twelve new stars next week
aud revival OF the famous court scene.
"THE TWELVE TEMPTATIONs'' are crowding the
Boston theatre and Will run two weeks longer.
SARATOGA" still continues It's unprecedentedly
successful career at the Fifth Avenue theatre.
GEORGE DONALD an accomplished somersault
rider. Is the re'gning feature Of the New York
Circus.
THE FLoRENcEs. at De Bars, and Mrs. Bowers at
the olympic the present stage attractions in st.
Louis.
MISS GLyNs next series Of Shakspcaran read.
ings commences on Tuesday next at Association
Hall, with 'Hamletr
FIGHTER shook the dust of Chicago or his shoes
last week and Miss Lsete Bernard. from California,
takes his place.
ADELAIDE PHILLIPS, one OF our best contraltos,
sings in Detroit on Monday The Richlngs English
Opera Troupe are there this week.
SARATOGA has proved sucn a success at the
Globe Boston, that the production Of 'Oliver Twist
has to be postponed for tie present
MISS MARIE BENcHLEy. of Providence, r. l., Is
spoken OF as a contrato OF remarkable ability and
still greater promise.
BENEFIT PERFORMANCE for that irrepressible
little church around the corner was given week
ago at the st. Charles, New Orleans.
SPECIAL MATINEE OF Saratoga" Will be given
at the Fifth Avenue theatre on Wednesday next for
the benefit of the Founding Asylum.
PROFESSOR RIsLEy. veteran and cosmopolitan
celebrity In the world OF amusement has grand
benefit to-day at Fox's American theatre Phiadel-
phia.
MADAME AGNES LAKE, the wife OF Bill Lake,
the circus man. shot at the door Of his tent some
time since, Is exhibiting his old show through
Georgia.
BIBULoUs DRAMA.-In Pittsburg, Pa, the 30. b.
DOud Dramatic Association" has challenged the
"southside" ditto to hstrionic contest in the play
Of "The Drunkardn
MISS KELLOGG sang at the last rehearsal OF the
Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, and the conse-
quence, that there standing only, and very
little Of that, in the Academy.
NELSON'S REAPPEARANCE at Steinway Hall next
week IN concert and oratorio will awake the en-.
thusasm of the New York public once more and In.
crease the desire to see her IN opera.
CHURCH AND STAGE.-Ten thousand copies OF the
Rev. j. F. W. Wares DISCOURSE 'May Go TO the
Theatre tref'-contalning his praise Of Jefferson Booth
and Maggie Mitcnell-have been sold.
ADELINA PATTI has been performing In Otello at
the Petersburg Opera, end the Russian papers with
one consent declare the lady the greatest lyric ira
gedfenne OF the day.
A QUEER ATTRACTION Is at the National Hall, New
Orleans. Premiums are awarded by lady judges
every evening to the three best looking gentlemen
Chisnons ny around lively in consequence.
FANNY JANAUsCHEK took benefit at the Olympic
ST. Louis on the I'd instant, appearing as Hermione
III "a Winters Tale" Her engagement has been
the most successful ever known in that theatre.
AT Moscow the performances OF Madame Artot
have been crowned by torchlight procession, or
ganized by body Of Students The lady is about
to make herself heard in the opera houses OF Stut
gart, CarlsIuhe, Cassel, Hanover and Weisoaden.
ALBANY will have rare treat in the dramatic line
next week. Manager Barnes. OF the Trimble Opera
House, has engaged Mrs. Scott .Siddons and Walter
Montgomery to give number OF Shakspearan
performances for the benefit OF the Legislature and
lobbyists.
CRosBYs OPERA HOUSE, Chicago is reported sold
to a company who intend converting 1t INTO the
finest club house in the country. The management
is to be placed in the hands OF Mr.. j. II. Mcycker,
and the auditorium will be preserved for Its present
use.
COLONEL 4. ALLsToN BROWNS dramatic agency Is
one of the most extensive OF the kind opened III
this country Or probably In Europe The entire build
ing over Lima Edwin's theatre has been fitted up Tor
managers and artists, and there some OF the most
important engagements IN music and the drama are
made.
MR.. TIssINGroN, the former cher dorchestra OF
the Grand Opera House, will resume the patton at
the expiration Of the present opera bouDe season.
Mr.. Tissington was not discharged by Mr.. Fisk, as
has been enormously reported but has been held in
reserve during Mr.. PATHS engagement.
BROOKLYN PHILHARMoNIC.-At the last rehearsal
preceding the concert of Saturday Miss Clara
IouiSp
cert forty members from the male chorus OF the
Vocal Society Of New York and the Mendessohn
Club Will also appear. Haydn's Twelfth symphony,
Wagner's "Faustn and Mendelssohn's "Meere,stllen
are the orchestral selections.
MoLIERE AND MoLTKE.-Tne anniversary Of the
birthday OF Moliere was celebrated In Paris on the
18th ult. Says the Gauots in reference TO the rae
which was held in the Theatre Francais:-"Tne guns
Of the enemy, laundering upon the city from every
side, were unable to silence the brave enthusiasts
who did honor TO the great works OF The MASTER
works which yet live after the the lapse Of two cen.
turies. M. de Moltkc may lombard our walls but
French spirit laughs at Prussan shells, and, come
what may, nothing can deprive us Of that.n
Music or THE FUTURE.-A new descriptive fan
tasia, entitled "The Fall of Paris and the Fort.
just published in London, to promise
rather more than can be performed. Beside several
marches the piece introduces the nag of truce the
sentinel on guard, the s0rte from Paris and, finally,
the Engllsh feeding the Parisans "This last cir
cumstance," says the Pau Nal Gazette, "must be
extremely difficult to describe musically. The rat
tie OF knives ana forks might perhaps be Initiated
but it Is difficult to conceive the sound Of eating
being accurately rendered by the most complicated
harmony
STADT THEATER-BENEF1T OF MILE. yENETA.-
Tomorrow evening this admirable actrsss the Sec
Grams Speh0Ch Will her
first and only benefit appearing as Romeo TO
Madame Seebachs juliet. Mile. vencta has been an
important feature In the great Of the Seebach
season, ana in another company, when not over.
Swallowed by the genius OF such an actress Marie
seebach she would occupy position second to
none The success Of Nine. Seebacn is In this par
ticular like that Of Rstorl she was surrounded