The New York herald., 1871-03-11
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

The EUrERPs SOCIETY have grand matinee
concert at Association HAN to-day.
GRAFULLA viii wield the baton ut the Seventh
regiment concert tonight at the Armory.
HARRY WATKINS ana his wife have been received
with great favor by the Augustans, Ga.
Fox & DENIER's celebrated pantomime troupe
play in Newark tonight in The pantomime Of "BliDd
Meer
MISS MARIE KREDs gives her ninth piano recital
at Steuway Hail this afternoon. She will be rs.
sisted by her mother, Nine. Krebs, sgnor Random
and Louis Dachauer.
Mrs. CLARA JENNINGS true artist ana genuine
favOrlte made her first appearance in some years on
Thursday, at Wallack's as the Widow Delmaine In
"The Serious Family" she was received with y
hearty welcome and showed that there was no fall
Ing or IN her acting.
MATINEEs TO-DAY viii be given at the following
theatraS:--Waack's, "Ours;n Fifth Avenue, "Sara.
toga;" Booths, "Much Ado;' Lima Edwns "David
Garrick' and the Lngards; "Niblo's, "Black Clook'
Olympic, "Richelieu;n Grand opera House, .J.es
Georgiennes;n Woods, "Dead Heart;n Bowery,
"PoIup;' Globe, "After the War; New York Circus,
COmique, Byants, Tony PASTORS, Park. Brooklyn.
PoLICE-The editor of the GAINESVILLE (Ohio) Times
heard Nilsson at Columbus. The following is an
extract from his criticsm:-"she can go up 10 fever
heat or down fifty degrees below zero, with as much
ease as water runs or gooses back, and her voice
lasclldteS wherever IL TctGHcSs Suc UNtS unu
sharps VITA an accuracy of the ponoforte, and her
voice dies away like the echo OF the voice Of
mercy.n
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.
THE MAPLEsoS-TIETJENs Italian opera,lc party
are in Scotland
TERESA CAIESo, the handsome Spanish piaaiste,
Is In London.
AuGusrR MEY, the chef OF the Jardn Mabile, has
been engaged for Cremorne, London.
Mr.. BYRoN's new comedy "Wait and Roper was
produced at the Gaiety London, February %.
"a FAT Observation-Disclosures Giuseppe Romano Is ap-
pointed teacher OF music TO his Royal nigmess
Prince Arthur.
MoIIKE ON MUsIC.-There are upwards OF thirty
musicians, refugees, from Paris including Ger
mans, Dutchnen, Italians ana French, now IN Lon
don.
PLAYING ANOTHER TuNE.--M. jules Leort has
arrived IN London. This arist ana NJ. Pasdeloup
have both ahouldered the mu.ket ana seen severe
service on the ramparts OF Paris.
JAELL has defnitiyely refused the prolessorshp OF
the piano at Leipsic held formerly by the deceased
Moscheles, ana VIII leave Geneva for London next
month.
JAMES RICHARDS, the present manager Of the Gar
rick theatre, Whitechapci, on February 81, while
playing in the last Of The Idle APPRENTICE
1eli down some steps ana broke one OF his legs.
STILL THEY C0ME.-An exceedingly beaul ful yio-
I'm, by Antonius StradivaTius, OF Crem0na. OF his
great PERIOD early in last century,, was sold IN Glas
gov last month Tor the handsome sum OF $3.50
Those volins as plenty aS Cardiff giants or war
relics.
Mr.. BATEaAS, father OF Miss Kate Josephine Bate
man will be lessee OF the Lyceum theatre Tor I'VE
years rom the 15t OF next September,
REGcE has written Tor the olympic, London, a new
fairy buiiesquc, which he calls "Perfcct Love; or,
r.rg ~
in most gorgeous manner. The cast VIII embrace
the principal members Of the company, Mrs. Liston
appearing as OberoD.
A NEW PIAN0.-There IL a novelty In the piano
line on exhibition ia London, by which the pilch
can be altered at will by mechanism. The method
Is as iollows-Yhe Key frame is made In duplicate,
and on II ls screwed, by means OF ordinary thumb
screws, the action making it perfectly rigid. AT
each extreme end Of Inc keys the block OF Wool
called the "key-plockn is also attached to the Key
frame and thus rendered movable. These blocks
are pierced with hoes exactly senii-tone apart in
which small pegs Of wood are inserted. When II is h
required to alter the piano higher or lower pitch
tie pegs are taken out and the keyboard can then
be moved with the smallest possible power up or
down the SCALE 10 meet the hammers, when used
the per r'orner 70 have o full compass instrument
always TO play upon, and sulcient length il allowed
to make 1t available FOR trsnspostion Into any key.
AUBER The veteran composer. " appears during
the siege never Quilted Paris lie has had tne NOR
tiicatioh OF seeing OF MS pet hacks seized for
the supply OF iood The Maison ETard had two OF
their nne horses consigned to The abattolr.
An INNOVATION IN RoME.--A new play has been
introduced at the Vale theatre, Rome, called .'Sor
Teresa,- which excites q good deal Of admiration
and comment. The interior Of convent Is repre-
sented on the stage, and the principal characters
are--nuns, There is not word OF disrespect 10
Church or religion, but the enormity or forcing
young girls 10 take the yei Tor family convenience is
lorcbly represented. The Sup5,pee,e Of Tue con-
vent ls one OF Madame RstorI's parts, but inat
great actress does not appear on the Roman stage
this season. 1t is, however very well acted by the
Sgnora Aliprundi. who with two OF her nuns, was
called and recalled at least times the first night
to receive The applause OF the audience