The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-31
FOREIGN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES

subscription Is being raised in Paris to erect q
monument to Auber.
Mile. Chaveau, from Lyons, has made successful
deout, at the Paris Opera Comiaue, In Mlgnon.
M. Pasdeloup's band of the Paris Popular Concerts
will come here In June for a long provincial tour.
The rehearsals at the Theatre Francois Of 'sLe
Chandelier" Of Alfred de Musset proceed actively.
piece, in five acts, by M. Leon Laya with q
leading role for Madame Desclee, is In rehearsal at
the Gymnase.
Mile. Tietjens has declined s4,sOO, with her trav.
cling expenses besides, to sing two pieces for
twelve consecutive days at the Boston Jubilee Fes-
tival.
M. Larochelle the manager Of the Theatre de-
Cluny, has become associated with M. RIFT In tho
management of the new Theatre du Porte Saint
Martin.
The death OF Signor Luigi Anglois, famed double
bass player who once visited London, at Turin, Is
announced. He wrote clever treatise for his in
strument.
A new comedy, by NM A. Achard & l.. Bourgeois,
entitled Lies Tyrannies du Colonel" has been pro-
duced at the Theatre de Cluny. The plot bears
some resemblance to that OF lie Suppiice dune
Femme"
"L'Afaire Lerouge,"a ave act drama, adapted
by M. Hostep from the well known novel OF the
same title Of NJ T. Gaborian is the latest novelty
Mt the Theatre du Chateau dEau. 1t Is q strongly
sensationap' piece, and has met with favorable
reception.
According to the Rtutsta E','opea General GiorgiO
Manin has protested against the performance OF M.
de LOrbac's drama, entitled "Danel lie Manin,"
which was produced at the Chatelet Theatre OF
Paris, as being contrary to historical truth, and q
false representation OF the character OF his Illus
tri0us uncle.
Among forthcoming revivols in Paris are "Le
Fs ds Nu o of vctor seSur rs At the Gate ana
the Theatre de Cuny. In the piece first named
MN. Lafontaine and Desrieux, and Mesdames Page
and Devoyod will appear. In that or M. Soulie, M.
Laferrere will take the role of Monteclain, and M.
Larochelle that OF Ker0uan.
formidable list OF forthcoming novelties is an
nounced at the Folies Dramatiqucs. The most note
worthy A newly arranged version Of Moere's
IN. de pourceaugnac;' lies Benences" four act
vaudeville of NJ. Henri Bocage; "Les Bicoquets." q
five act comedy of NJ. Edouard Plouvier; "HeioYso
ct Abailard,n in three acts. by MN. Clairve, Bus
mach Il Letollf, and "La Culsinere Bourgeoise," in
five acts, by M. Busna.
The new four-act opera-sera, by Signor Carlo
Pedrott "Olema Ia Schiava,' was produced in Mo-
dena on the 5th Instant with Signor Galetti i'm tho
chief character. The composer was called for no
end OF times and there were two cncores; but the
critics pronounce the work to be somewhat heavy
and labored, and blame Signor Pedr0tt for not adj
herring TO the opera boN6e, In which he has been
heretofore so successful. -
A correspondent from ST. Petersburg thus speaks
OF Madame Luccas last visit there 1.-THE directors
of the imperial Russian railways sent private
saloon carriage for Nine. Lucca as far the from
tier The prima donna proceeded like princess to
the capital OF the ruler OF all the Russas and like
a princess was she received. The most distn-
guished representatives of intellect, Of birth and OF
money hocked to the Hotel Demuth to catch word
from the fair artist. And when she appeared2 The
spacious theatre did not filed by natives Of
the cold North; not bit OF 1t; the audience
greeted the lady from the bottom Of their hearts
with cheers and applause, as If St. Petersburg
was inhabited only by beings Of the purest
Italian blood. For ten long minutes was the con-
ductor obliged to lay down his stick, In order
to give the audience time to manifest their apprecf
alton OF their visitor. And what kind OF audience
were they who thus welcomed her with mnatlcaI
applause9 Is IL enough for me to inform you that
the dealers in tickets sold their seats for 100 say
10o) rubes each Nine. Lucca nist appeared AZ
MoZart's Zerna. In this part she surpassed i'm
Berlin "a In london every rival. The Prussans,
like the English, asked for every number da cdpO;
but the Russians were more ardent and energetic
they called on this queen OF song more than twenty
times Thus has Madame Lucca borne German art
from the Spree to the Thames, and from the Thames
to the Neva leading 1t from triumph to triumph,
from victory TO victory 1t i said that the great
little lady thinks OF visiting America. II she does
an Infinite progression, and then Pauline IMcca
will be the prma donna of both hemispheres."