The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28

play in Rochester on the sth 9th ana 10th inst At
Corinthian Hall.
The Imperial Japanese Troupe play m PittsDurg
Tor TWO weeks. commencing May 70.
Delehanty and Hengler open IN Pittsburg with
Fred Aims on June IL Tor two weeks.
Little Nell takes ou- travelling dramatic COM
pany this week Tor Two weeks tour.
John Smith plays "Robert Butler'' and panto-
mime troupe at Paterson, N. j. on the 29tn inst.
Fisk opens his Opera Boure Troupe In Buffalo on
June for one week. and goes thence TO Chicago.
KynoeK and Surfo, the champion roller skaters,
have been secured to open IN BROOKLYN at the PARK
theatre, on June q, with the Chapman Sisters.
Driftings Abroad.
Herr r. Wagner stayed at Lelpsic q few days
lately. The s'Kalsermarsch'' was performed under
his conductorship.
Madame Parepa- Rosa has returned to London
from her Continental excursion, and, we are happy
to near, in improved health.
Cahill and T. w. Keene, OF Woods Museum hav We
secured from McCloskey the author, the right of
playing across the Continent" and his other pieces
In England.
Mr. George Belmore and Mr.. Henry Irving have
each signed three years. engagement with Mr..
Lyceum, London.
Steadtast Germany Is not to be cheated OF her
Beethoven Festival, and the celebration at Bonn,
goth OF August next.
Italian opera does not appear to be nourlshiug in
Pesth Acc riding 10 q local paper the SMALLEST
deficit at any performance hitherto given has been
600 orins; but IL does not say how much the largest
has been.
Herr julius SchuhoH has oeen offered the Pro-
fessorship OF "hign panolortc playing ut the Con-
servatofy OF Prague The folio wang terms.-An an
nual salary OF 1000 forins and several months
leave OF absence every year. de has not yet sent In
his answer.
Professor Glover's cantata "st. Patrick" Is to be
given at the Great exhibition Festival in Dubin on
Wnlt Monday. Mile. Lima Glover Herr Stepan and
Professor Glover has returned to Dublin to superin
tend the choral rehearsalS.
sister OF Mrs. Crowe-Mlss Isabella Bateman-
will shortly make her appearance IN London In
or, the Will o. the Wisp," an adaptation from the
German OF Nine. Birch, Pieifer. MIS-. Bateman has
written several plays before this, one OF the best
being sage version OF LonGfellow's "Evange-
line.D
The drama does not appear to be appreciated at
the performance should have commenced with ''Ex.
piation," or farce, there was not soul in the
house. About ten minutes to eight one individual
paid for entrance, and there being else likely
to support the actors, the "audience" was politely
dismissed.
held at Cologne from the 2sth to the 30th inst. Ac
cordlng to the present arrangements the programme
Will be as iollows:-F1rst day-"Seges. Ouyerture."
spoken by Herr Rittershaus; ELM feste Burg" ].
Sebastian Bach; "Hymn,n the words selected IRON
Holy Writ, and the music composed by DR..
Ferdinand Hitler; Ninth symphony, Beethoven.
Second day-"Joshua" uiandcD. Third day--Sym-
phony (as yet undecidedl violin concerto tas yet
decided, but the executan: viii be Herr Joachiml;
overture TO "iphIgenia tGluck); coronation Hymn"
(dandep. The second part OF the concert Will be
made up OF various solo performances, vocal and
Instrumental The whole Will conclude with the
overture to "Der Freischitz." Among the artists
already engaged are Madame Bellingrath-W Wagner,
Madame and Herr Joachim and Herr j. Stockhausen.
Who the tenor will be is as yet unknown.
me tenor plague seems to have died out at the
Vienna Imperial Opera House. Even Herr Muller,
who could not leave his bed for several months has
returned with voice as fresh and brilliant ever.
on the other hand. however. Herr Labait, who sang
Tor everybody al the shortest possible or almost i'm
possible notice, has sung himself into an in
Illumination OF the throat, and is now on
leave OF absence. Mr.. Adams IL back again, and
singing in nearly every grand opera. He
Is only engaged temporarily at present but he is
ceedingy useful, and therefore, though his voice Is
not what 1t was there is strong PROBABILITY or his
engagement becoming permanent one. Mile. lima
d. Murska came over from Lonion to sing In
"Lucla'-the opera which she selected for her first
appearance here, In July 1864 and which established
her reputation with the Viennese-and Martha"
She returned to London Immediately afterwards
with thousand iOrins more In her purse. She Will
come back at the commencement OF September and
remain from That date TO the end OF October.