The New York herald., 1871-12-24
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Driftings Abroad.

Driftinss Abroad.
Miss n arriott Is playing In "Rebecca OF Yorkr at
the Liverpool Amphitheatre
The "Prlnce OF Trebizonde' company are at the
Prince OF Wales, Liverpool.
We regret TO learn that the winter season OF the
Hta liam opera in London has resulted IN serious
Hoss to the director.
Mile. Jervn Rubini. on her way from London 10
81 ng at Cologne, via Paris was heard at tue latter
place BY M. Bagier, and Ii promised debut at the
Italian opera under his direction.
The the atre IN Metz Is offered by advertisement in
the IndeDenddnce Beige rent free to any manager
twno vii, give two or three French performances
lweek from the lst OF January next.
The sister vocalists the Misses Ferrari, daughters
Df the late Signor Ferra, will appear soon In Lon
MON In new cantata the composition OF Miss Fran.
jCesca, the younger Of the TWO singers
Miss Alice May continue to win golden opinions
Dn the operate stage IN Australia. Her latest per-
1ormance in LA F1ga" Is said by colonial paper
10 have "taken the house by storm"
P1us the Ninth, "good, easy man, fell asleep
while Franz Liszt was playing one OF his finest com.
positions At the Vatican, whoreat the vain Hunga-
Flan departed from Rome never to return until Pho
Mono ls no more.
Mime. Ristori has returned to Berlin, where for
s1nerly she appeared several times with great sue
Ehe other day, when playing the "Mara stuarda' Of
6cniller, she said. .'SOno on,ora della Maria ~
b0me measure che shadow Of her own former SELF
A Leipsio correspondent tells us the following
About the great prima donna Lucca:-
A few days ago excursion party OF upward OF two
hundred persons arrived here from Cothen III wit
new theatre with Madame Pauline Lucca part OF
Eherubino special train In waiting the party
pack They were amply rewarded for their trip,
bid the gifted little lady portray the saucv,
page with more sustained vvacy and characteristic TRUTH
6r sng the two incompatible with
feeling
Since the great re OF last year the lovers OF music
At C0nstanttnopie have Jared badly, and 1t seems
that some time must eiapse before O spectacle OF
opera at all worthy OF the capital OF the Turkish
empire Will be provided. Last year some concerts
Were given, but win disastrous results to the pro-
mOters. In consequence OF this failure, and the
encouragement 1t gave TO speCulatOrJ, the best
musical performance now TO he had at CONSTANT
NOpe ID IN cdJe chantanf called the Alcazar where
bperauc selections are being given by an Italian
English company OF singers; but a. may be imagined
from the locale OF the performance, the merits OF the
company are OF the lowest order.
The Duke OF Edinburg Theatre, Melbourne lately
burned down, was previously known as the Hay.
market 1t had been originally built at the instance
OF Mr.. George C0ppn by number OF shareholders,
and with but few exceptions was never successful
IN any or It's speculat0ns the engagement OF Mad.
anne Celeste perhaps, being the lucktcst IL Il now
mass Of ruin, and the owner Of the property, Mr..
Fairchllo Is said 70 have lost fl6,ooo through the
Connagrataon. Various rumors are about as to
stood will be applied; but IL IS said on good au-
shortly that grand opera house is intended to be
constructed there % the necessary plans
DE ARRANGED.