The New York herald., 1871-03-04
MUsIC AND THE DRAMA.

L0TTA Is at the Arch. Philadelphia.
SARATOGA is doing well at the Globe, Boston.
FEcHTER is the attraction this week at Mcvicker's
Chicago.
OSCAR NJ. NEWELL, a young pianist plays at
Steinway Han this evening
WEuLI will give three popular concerts at the
Boston Music Hall next week.
The ENGLISH OPERA TROUPE OF Messrs. Hess & Co.
are playing this week In Detroit
LIMA EDwIN's buslesque and comedy combination
are doing immense business in the New England
towns.
srErsoN hangs himself every night this week at
Athens, Chicago. meek and Neck" has proved
mine to him.
HARRY WAJKINg and lady took their farewell OF
Savannah on Saturday. Their engagement was
genuine success.
ST. ANDREWS DIVISION OF the Sons OF Temper
'ance gave their third grand sor6e and concert at
Lyric Hall last evening"
COLLINS, the Irish comedian, played last week at
the St. Charles. New Orleans. Lefranc has been re-
engaged at the Opera House.
"IRELAND IN SHADE AND SUNsHNE'' viii soon be
withdrawn from Apollo Hall. One OF its principal
features is Barry Aylmar, capital Irish comedian.
MISS IDA RosENBURGH had q 1attering testimonial
concert at Steinway Hall on Monday on which oc-
cason her singing evoked an outburst Of applause.
CHARLES E. NEWTON. author OF the drama "Cast
Upon the W0rd, I" has not disposed Of his copyright,
but empowers Mr. Mortimer to perform the play for
certain time.
THE FIRST circus performance in New York was
given at the New Amphitheatre, in Greenwich
street. during the year 1894, under the management
Of Mr.. Ricketts,, very expert gymnask
BOSTON critic is afraid lest the impressive moral
OF the Twelve Temptations now running at the
largest house the Hub" will be lost in the las
cinations o: Che balletn The loss need not be re.
Rretted.
A BORDEAUX WRITER says 1t ls difficult to de-
termne whether DeJazet, the veteran actress OF sew
entytwo, he2 daughter. Herminie OF thirty eight
is the older, Judging from their appearance when
properly made up.
THR NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY OF Music
Is only four years old, having been started by Mr. f.
Tourges in February, 1860. During these four years
it has been attended by nearly 5000 pupils and is
now the largest music school in the world.
CRuvELI, the noted singer, who retired years ago
from the lyric stage is spending the winter at Nice,
where she gives delightful musical parties, at which
she is the chief attraction Her voice Is said to have
much Of its former richness, range and power.
DAILY Is stripping the provincial towns Of their
best talent for the next season. Not content with
taking Lemoyne, Grtniths and Craig from Boston,
and Fawcett from Chicago, he has now engaged Mr..
Louis James, Of the Arch. Philadelphia There will
be now In the company James Lewis and Louis
James Queer, amt lt2
Mr. GYE has engaged Madame Parepa- Rosa for
the London season OF Italian opera beginning at
the end OF March. His company also includes
Adelina Patti, Lucca, Sessi, Mario, Mongini and
Naudin. Madame Rosa, we believe, has never ap-
peared on the Italian stage in London. She will
make her debut either in 'Trovatore" or
In 'Martha.n THIS engagement Will not interfere
with her American campaign in the autumn, as the
London season closes about the end Of July.
MUSICAL CRITICISM in the country is like the
heatben Chinee, peculiar. A Terre Haute news
paper remarks that 1.-THE way NJ. yieuxtemps chased
st. Patricx's Day in the Morning. all over the VIOLIN
all over the house, all over Ireland all through the
known geys diatonic and chromatlc, major ana
minor, VIII cause all 10 remember him with plea
sure" A correspondent Of the Hudson DAILY Star
thinks that 'Tor the chise OF Powers or the pencil
OF Frankenstein, Miss Nilsson's organism Of song
would hardly have proven o model Of Murilo
beauty, but to the eye Of the immortal Rokitansky
its anatomical structure would have been perfect
for that powerful but most delicate function, her
soul alone, only knew how to demand and bring
them into play"
How is THIS FOR HIGH I'm "The Magic
Flute" Christina Nilsson sings above the StaH.
The youngest OF the sisters Sessi, with COM
pass OF three octaves and a half, reached the
same note. Catalani had the same wonderful
compass, but pitched third lower. The highest
voice on record is that Of Lucreua Ajugari, whom
Mozart heard at Parma. With voice as pure as q
nute she ascended to triple G, trllling on the D
above. A Madame Becker, who astoDished st.
Petersburg in 1928 reached the same note by acci-
dent The air in the third act OF 1.-THE Robbers Cas-
tle,n composed for her, goes up to double A. On
one occasion. as she was giving this dangerous
noe the leader OF the orchestra looked so fxedy at
her that she was frightened and gave the G above.
Rubini sang, without strainlng his voice, mp to
double A. Mile. Roemer, of the German Opera
Troupe which has just closed Its season here, also
sings to above.