The New York herald., 1872-11-02
Musical and Theatrical Notes.

DR.. Westand Marston Is writing q new play for
Mr.. Sothern.
MISS charlotte Saunders has returned to the
L0rhaon stage, from which she was long absent.
1t Is said that M. Gounod has promised M. verger,
OF the ltaliens, new threeact opera In the
of the present season. The composition is already
far advanced.
II it were etiquette In New York, as in Havana,
to salute strange lady with compliments upon
her beauty Miss Nelson would be compelled to say
"Many thanks sir,u very often whenever she ap-
pears on the street.
new play, by Mr.. Elmer Ruan Coates, has just
been produced at the Chestnut street Theatre,
Philadelphia. 1t Is called "Blunders" From the
reports Of the local press we led to regard the
name as suggestive Of the piece.
When the Paris press praises 1t Is done with We
hemence for instance, the Gazette Musicale speak
ing Of Madame Penco's Lucrezia, styles the imper-
sonatlon "une Latcrezia mag,sidque, simon tncom-
parable" and the same paper describes Mile. Rita
Sanga, the danseuse as .uH UirtuOSe deS plus
OriudnteS"
ST. Petersburg and Moscow have engaged three
leading operate singers for the Winter, and
Madame Nilsson-Ronzaud is already singing In the
former and Madame Adcllna Patti in the latter
city. At the close OF six weeks engagement they
are to change places. Nilsson made her debut as
Ophelia In Hamlet" and she Is to sing in
sMignon," "Faust" and "Lucia." She is also to
have the part OF Valentine in Meyerbeers "Huguc-
nos," but 1t is not likely tnat Patti will allow her
to have the monopoly Of 1t. To Madame Mallinger
win probably be assigned, among other parts,
Alice, in "Roberto, and Scika, In the "Africanc."
Next week will be the 'Iast nights" OF the pieces
now running at a number or our leading theatres.
"Kerryn and "Jessic Brown at Booths will give
place to Miss Nelson's Juliet, and "Pygmalon
and Gaatea," In spite OF its popularity, must give
way to Mr.. Sothern. at Wallacks. lie Roi Ca
rottc is on his last legs at the Grand Opera House,
and Is to be replaced with pictures OF life In New
York, based on Paris novelty, which will come az
q revelation to many persons. "The Merry Wives
OF Windsor will not be produced at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre Tor two weeks yet. From this 1t
will be seen that by the middle OF November there
will be q complete revolution In most OF our thea
tres
Sir Charles Young has at last fairly won his way
to the front. After writing several excellent plays,
which were "decned with thanks by the various
managers to whom they were offered, he entered
into communication with Mr.. Hastings, OF the
Prince OF Wales Theatre, through whose instru-
mentality one or two OF the Baronet's dramas were
played, ON Saturday afternoons, at some Of the
West End theatres. IL was novel experiment,
and precari0us as novel, but 1t has been justified
by the result. Sir Charles, though unconnected
with the small band OF dramatists who have almost
monopoly OF the London stage, got hearing and
succeeded in attracting public attention. and he
will no longer have to hire theatre nor to bring
out his pieces in the daytime.
In one OF his trips among the slums Of this city
Mr.. Daily was welcomed by two or three policemen
with the remark, Here's free tickets to the Grand
Opera House, In this case there seemed some
reason In the remark, the officers were actually
assisting in getting the spectacle which is to follow
"Roi Carotte - but generally ''passcs" to the
theatres are asked by people who ought to be
ashamed OF taking them. Some persons even
think they are thereby doing managers favor, and
this feeling is not confined to New York. as will be
seen from the following correspondence between
wedlsposed mercer and q London manager:-
SrR-n you are now issuing any complimentary
orders for theatre, may ask you to circulate lew
through me for the ladies and gentlemen OF our
house BY doing so you may rely upon them being
used by fashionable and well-dressed persons.
hope you will pardon the liberty l have taken by
writing to you, and trusting the suggestion may
meet with yeur appreciation, am, sir, yours
obedenty, H. J.
Tue following answer was forwarded by return Of
post:-
SIR-If you are now issuing any complimentary
black silk dresses, may ask you TO circulate lew
through me for the ladies OF this theatre by doing
so you may rely on their being made up fashion,
ably and worn by ladies' OF good appearance and
figure. hope you will pardon the liberty; but,
trusting the suggestion may meet with your ap-
prOyal, am, SIR, yours obediently, A. 4. >.