The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-25
MUSIC AVID THE DRAMA.
DriflinRa Ahr0nd.

entitled "Der Phrenooy," been very successful
Mt the National III eatre OF Pesth.
Madame Adeina Patti and Madame Trebell.- Bet
tin will sing at the Italian Opera House IN Homburg
alter the close Of the London season.
The Victoria Tn eaIre. Of Berlin, has passed into
the hands OF Director Behr. OF Leipsc. who Will
take tue management OF 1t in September.
Mrs Scottsddons, who has Just returned from
the United States, intends giving Reading OF
6bakspeare's midsummer Nights Dream" with
MendelsSohn's music at st. James Hall. London.
MIR ana Mrs. w. J. Florence have concluded their
engaeemen ut Manchester (Which has been brilliant
and successful and VIII shortly appear the
Olympic. London. Ia new piece written for them
by Dion B0uc icault.
The Co medic Francaise Will most probably return
to Paris from London early in August. The society
has engaged the Opera Comlque for the whole OF
July The success of the speculation Is now far re-
moved from doTpt.
CoyenI Garden Theatre has been taken by M
Riyiere the chez d'orchesre OF the Aihambra
Palace Tor q series OF promenade concerts. M.
Rweres season will commence on the 10Th OF
August aud VIII be conducted on q liberal scale.
Herr Herbeck will be succeeded In the drection Of
the grand concerts Ia Vienna by Herr Antoine Ru-
binstein. VINO Will leave 81. Petersburg in the al.
tunin Tor n new post. Herr Heroeck Is nominated
conductor OF The Imperial Opera House.
London Is pretty well replere with French
plays. La addition TO the three companies alreaoy
In london. are promised the fantal lie, rarisiennes
at t13 Galetv. Tnc supply Is In excess OF the de-
mand. ana even Without the addition OF tnis f)urh
company. the existing French theaares are lar IRON
dong well.
Tue Pou MAI CARTE says that in the history OF
the Puris ConservatoI de Musllue 1t must LOT De
forgotten thai ine sac ,sOr OF Auber, as
DIR ctor oil that instl utUn, Francisco Daniel
salvador. member oil the Commune, VINO prot lssed
to 10 IN music what COurbeI considered to be
In painiin9-a reast ana a democrat.
In Italy. at the Poeama OF Florence, ve,di's
"Lnlsa Miller aud ballet cleopatra served Tor inc
last Opera, "Ruy Bias" mas been performed Tor the
hrst time AZ ne e.Iro brHnetu the operate com.
vi MattimonIo seoreto' aud other operas.
A nat IN bankruptcy has been openel against
Eliza Eniy Lady Don VINO Tor the past Twelve
months nus been lessee or the Theatre Royal, Not
tingnam Her Lad ishp is well known in lneatr cal
CIRCLES having pia,ed IN all parts Of The World aud
previous " her marriage WIN the late Sir Wllam
DOd. Bart, was Miss Emily aIders. Her llaLilite3
are stated to be considerable ana her assets saii.
II has boon already stated that the passion Play
wsp.r .Of.n ID a. oDcrannsrsau or the nrsL Il ne
this year on June n There Was thunderstorm In
tle evening, yu,t after the play Two thousand
Spectators were present. the ma Ority being Enyiish
and American The acting was good and tne
music and slnsinS excellent The sceues were ef1ec.
lively arranged. larger gathering Is expected
next tune.
Herr Robinson, baritone, and Madame Robinson,
soprano, are engaged Tor three years, commencing
in the autumn tae Imperial Guerra tiouse, vienna.
They are 10 receive between tnem rslhg salary OF
1,UOJ $4,000 ana 100 nOrns. herr LebatL one
OF tue ten0rs ~ he same theatre, 1t appears,
Swede, aud. moreover, an ac.Ne ca,eier iOr the
tic no, elites produced IN Vienna and forthwith
translates into swedish such as ne Considers the
best
]. b. Johnson the clever swimmer who sue.
Cecded III guinng all England Tor some days with MS
sensation jamp ilo the Thames is not devoid Of
assurance. be IS eHhlbiiing II msel! a. the Italian
Cir0ue-a peripatetc snow III present III Hammer
s........h-@hlre brilliant illustrated posters ex-
Posso. depioiug tne heio Shining From London
End.' looping about the water ana waiting 70 DO
rescued. lne scene Is very realistic anu auging;
hlf A k
ground OF young non OF me ia ~ te0'dpn going
INTO cOuvulsons over the achievement.
Among the houses burned or demolished bv the
French cannon says the JOurad D6,a, y that OF
Rossini lnust be msnl0ned. 1t was situated near
During The siege It VAS occupied By iranc.tTears,
VINO mado a pOint of keeping 1t IN good cvnd,t!Oa.
have struck II; ne celliags have fallen IN and
room which the Ilustri0us 'ad st' died Is heap
Of ncoosn Nine. Rossini INTENDS making repairs
1mmcd,s;e!y
The I'm resaf.,o. Signor Pallini, male very good
bus..io ~ win sindn italian troupe at the Wieden
Theatre vienna aoout Tie Su .. 'ass u,ou nun, h
husband; eiGnor padla tbaritODet bgsor BosSl "a
1auot) basso), Sc ,astaa konconl tan oid olnS and
SlgnOr Mineiu Ia poor TENOR They gave ten per-
fOrmRnces producing the "BarDiere," "Dou PAS
d. guaie" III ei.,t d'Amore" LA flgia dei Resl.
The bcst, and Minctu tue weakest among them. AS
enscrn0e the performances were miserable. owing
TO an insufficient chorus, sa0CKlng orchestra and
deiestaDie second parts, recruited among the poor
troupe oil this second rate theatre Of German vau-
The Wiesbaden Administration gives five grand
concerts this summer, The GATE OF the first was
June a. Tae iour otasrs WIN !aAe iace Juiy IL and
a. tho first were: Mme. Markowiz, soprano; Nile
fiontner piano; Herr searla bass, and herr , Mea-
Grvssi, sOpr lno: Mile. I'll SInet piano; Herr Scniu,
tenor ana herr Ausr violin a,,e AZ s se , vn mm
BeS, baritone, and Herr Jae, plano AT tue iourti,
Nine @onne soprano; e srr Naenoaar en v,na NJ
celi0 ana M. de Vroye, nute Al zoe nith Mine.
TreDclil oentIaito; Nine Arapela Goddard, pinno;
MIlhtlmJ, Violin.
Florence. the American comedian. Is IN Germany.
He Will, alter urlei 81, ourn at tae springs
home, having purchaser for The sum OF 5000 III
gold Edmund faconer's new irish drama, "EI,ecn
Ogo." now Dcmg llaJ ed with sucD immense SUCCESS
al the Royai Prince - lneasre London-lnc all. nor
George Jordan ana MISS Lecerq sustaining The prili.
oipai Characters. The piece Is unanimously com.
meGued the English press The London los OF
tho 81 inst, says:-''rne dialogue flashes with HI
herman lun The plot Is full OF bright, joyous acOn,
and the piece. pIctufe5qCely iu ,trated ana IN all
respects admirably o'sted. addresses Itself VITA
much aIt acton TO the eve aud fancy and nnds ,ul-
mense iayOr 0uh the auiIence. Florence, no doubt,
VIII 1rst produce lt in TINS city lie declares. III
letter Trend that he IS confident the piece and
the character he Will sustain III IL VII prouuce rs
Man"
under the republic Is no more moral lhan PARIS
der empire. The revival OF the 'Cnatte Blanche"
perOrnIcd before crowded anu eutnus astc au-
diences." Is not entirely In accordance wun Tue
wnIca are expressed by the Figaro, Faifs
journal ana other prlais Of equally rigid
morality Nor does the reopening VI Inc "a
Nlu,u betting o1ces announced Tor al early date,
ia " win the accounts published a. to the aversion
o the Parisians iroIn any ding reminding them vi
the lax mora tOieIaed IN The days Oi the pre-.
In TACT, ntJie ny little, matters seem working back
into their Ola grooves, for the Cdtjs have
recon nencsd business, and OF the eleven theatres
ouen IOr porlur.nance scarcely one, win Tie excsp-
ton Of the Fran.ais, can boast oil anything aO,ve
the type OF "CanJrd IA Trois Becs'' or the ''rrin-
cesees ue In H9mpe."
BURNING OF A THEATRE.
Il seems that The Bresldu Theatre was destroyed
in very few bresau not successful IN ITS