The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-20
MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Tony Pastor,s.,' y

| Tony. PastOr'ss
| At Tony PASTORS opera House the divefSined en-.
tertainment nightly offered draws CONTINUOUS sue.
cession OF crowded houses. The performance, con.
sistng Of songs dances, gymnasro feats negro bur.
lesques, local sketches. spectacular tabeaux. and
sensational dramas presents enough Of variety to
please all tastes. Every week there b something
new. "Le Roi est mort, ptue le' RoI" No sooner
Is one novelty Withdrawn than another takes It's
place; SO the succession is continuous Six years.
experience as anew YORK manager has taught Tony
to understand just what the eastsiders want, and
That ne has learned his lesson his success ut his
B0wery Opera House Is suficient proof Among
his stars for the present Miss Jennie Engel
and James Wren, whose character duets are marked
and attractive feature, receiving nightly an
who plays on several curious instruments Of his
own designing, and the Lopez family consisting OF
Mime. Lopez and four talented children. The
Ethiopian department Is strong, comprising such
tavorttes as Sam Devere, Frank Kerns, Jonny
Queen Frank Gerard. J.. A. Grayer and Hen Mason.
actor OF merit; Mss Marie Gorennos O. Webster,
MISS Celia Herd aud Miss Amelia .Gorenno Tony
comic songs, OF which he presents several new
every week, receiving nightly half o dozen encores.
called the Slaves Dream Mren 80 geSn
Poole, the rabeaux, songs, ch0ruses and dances in
ay be SOw M 81
season. -lf -gEE ElTrTT
...---. Metropolitan Notes.
The matinees at the theatres to-day present the
Following attractions:-FIItn Avenue, "DlvorceD
twenty fourth matineci; Booths, Julius Casar3,
Olympic, "Humpty Dumpty;' Grand opera House.
mo Thoroughbred" Comique, Union Square, New
York Circus; Ntblo's, .'Black Crook;'' Aimee,s
Opera Boune, "Barbe Bleue;" Bryants Minstrels
and Tony PASTORS ~'N- WI 9tJ
Miss Clementine Lasar win give concert at
Steinway Hall on Monday, the goth Of January, at
NJ oh OH will Ia Cd ,v NJ v
rosch. Mr.. 3. B. Mills. Mr.. Charles H. Frltsch, Mr..
William h. Beckett and other eminent artists.
A talented ard energetic young American artist.
named 8. G. Pratt, who has been studying music In
Berlin for three years past has returned to his homo
In Chicago. During his absence Mr. Pratt has COM
posed the following wOrks:-"Magdalen's Lament.n
orchestra and O tragic opera Ia our acts.
"The Catholic Choral Society" 10 the anne of q
new musical organization In this CITY, the musical
William I. Pecner, J. II. Gomen and Grener. In
the Board OF Management we ind the names OF r.
Hughes The object OF the society u the cutivation
Of Catholic Church music. TO attain TINS end N IS
t. the S masses, notes ana other religious
works OF the great masters. SUCH society should
be literally supported. --tr La
Echoes from Other Lands.
Ceyaert's "Quentin Durward' has been success
FULLY brought out ut Antwerp. fo samoa
Messrs. Meilhac and Haevy are at work upon
three act comedy entitled fla veuve."
The Albert Hall Choral Society will shortly begin
Its rehearsais In Exetor Hall, London.
Miss Louisa Moore viii shortly appear at the
London Globe, with Mr.. II. >. Montague In an adap-
ta,ion OF "Gringoire." II . .saI.g
The revival of Handel's Deborah BY the Sacred
society, In Exeter Hail. Will take place on
the 2etn OF January .s... ...,
At the fourth OF the Oratorio concerts, London.
on the 23d OF January, Mr.. Barnby's cantata
.'Rebekah" and Haydn's "Creation' VIII be per.
formed.
Mr. John 8. Clarke sailed Christmas week for
America, but will shortly return, when he viii re-
appear at the London strand Theatre as Doctor
Ollapod in "The Poor Gentleman
me "hamlet" OF NJ. AMBROSE Thomas has been
received with great success In Brussels M. Faure
sustaining the title part he created In PARIS ana
Mile. Sessi being 0phelia At the END OF the third
act the King OF the Begians presented the order Of
Leopold 10 the composer In the royal boz. ~