The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-15

FoOtlight Flashes.

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
Footlight Flashes.
the Nilsson Opera Company commence TIVE
weeks season in Boston on Monday.
'Zamps" Will be given THIS evening at the Brook
Ign Academy OF Music with Santley and the Pareps-
Rosa Troupe In the cast.
Mr.. w. J. Htu announces benefit concert ct
Steinway Hall on Tuesday next at which MISS Ster
| ling and other artists will appear.
Aimee and the Forences are In Pittsburo the
former commenc ng her season there Tonight; ana
Mrs. M0ult0n sings for the smoky citiz ems On
| Monday.
| Zimmerman has already commenced the an.
| nouncement OF Mrs. J0nn woods engagement at
| Nibo's Notwithstanding the rapturous reception
| accorded TO the goat and snake.
| Miss Kellogg, Mrs. Gulager and other vocaMsss
Will sing at stelnway Hall on Monday for the benenx
OF the schools India under the direction Of the
| ladies OF ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church.
Davis, the venlrlOquist, and FISK, the comedian.
VIII shortly reappear at the union square
| in popularity, and Will hKelv nod the boards at
Wallack's Tor months TO come.
On this night week Mr.. Daily takes his company to
Philadelphia where a matinee OF "DlvOrce" Will he
given at the Walnut Street Theatre, and returns
i7sth performance OF that now famous play at she
Fifth Avenue Theatre.
The Fabbr German opera Company appear next
week at the Grand Opera House. The following u
the mme:-Monday. "Merry Mives of Wind
sor;'s Tuesday, "dAnea!ne;n "Wednesday "iyan
Juan;' Saturday matinee. Joseph In Egypt;''
Saturday evening" "Faust"
Mile. Fernando Tedesca, the charming young vi0-
lnis IS engaged to appear at the concerts at Asse-
clatOn Hall towards the end OF the present month.
Mile Isaesca during the short time sne has been On
verance in study has resulted bringing her styls
OF playing to high standard OF merit
Mr.. G. l.. Fox warns the public against certain
irresponsible parties who are travelling through the
country giving representations OF what tney call
"FoX's HumpJy Dumptv' the fact being that they
AnDfODrilteN n.
tOmime without any authority. There Is not the
| and the original now playing at the olympic.
A San francisco paper thus speaks OF Nine.
| veneta who was formerly member Of Seebach's
cOmpany:-"Mme. Veneta. the German actress, made
her irst appearance In English tragedy at the CALI
fOrnla Treatre giving "Lady Macbeth" with genuine
Is wonderfully correct and with little experience
she may expect to rank with Fecnter as an ENGLISH
| artist"
Miss vienna Demorest sang recently at Emira.
and local critic thus speaks or her:-"Possessing
| voice OF remarkable trueness, OF excellent COM
| pass, IN quality sweet and melodious Miss Demo
! rest sings with unusual and expression go
much as to make her DEBUT In this city brilliant
Sio' was a diffcaIt operate selection, which was
| admirably rendered. ana evidenced nigh state OF
liclous musical treats OF the evening her 'Goas
| Bells'-echo song-in which the sweetness OF het
| Miss Demorest charmingly sang dainty ballad.
| which was heartily applauded"
| correspondent, writing from Cincinnati last
/
| opening night, III TrOvatore' was given and, nos
| wthstanding 1t had been sung the week before by
| the Nilsson troupe drew fine house. and WacnteA
| made what may be fairly termed prOdigious hit.
| On Wednesday night the Position OF LonJumeau'
attracted probably the largest audience ever concen
| trated in Mozart HAIL. which Is the most capacious
the city and this too, IN the face Of the aot that
| potpourri programme. The receipts. exceeded
| $4,000. The support given has been quite good. By
Messrs Hermans VierIIng Franosch and a very
| fair orchestra and strong chorus"
Driftinzs Abroad.
Nine Patti Is engaged to give twenty represe nta'
tions in Vienna at the close OF her st. Petersburg
| CT Engagement. SO says lie Aenestrel.
| The direction of the Vienna Opera House have
| resolved to reduce the salary Of Mile. Lalvt0nl,
their danseuse, from is, 200 1orins to $1,000.
After being successful everywhere else Herr Won
Flotow's latest opera. "L'Ombre,n was not even
| allowed TO be played at Trieste The curtain had
! to be dropped in the middle OF the second act.
Under these circumstances We feel fully justified In
| saying Tor the ten thous-- well, IN saying once
| more '.De OustibIS," &c.
A London paper thus speaks Of the last oaI
| d'Opera at Parls-"A favOrlte costume was one
compromising between the symbolism OF mourning
| and The TACT OF shamelessness. Imagine black
ss nahnS covered with Jet
Add to this single garment cap and b0OIs OF the
slate coIored tights, and black plume trailing
from the hair and you have very fair IDEA OF the
these NloDes did not disdan to fling their legs
| about and hold their toes between their fingers
| with the less bereaved hd6uues. watery drunken
| ness pervaded the atmosphere Of this instructive
| exhibition OF republican virtues"
| Nine. Rossini has commenced very remarkable
| action against gentleman from whom she claims
80, 000l damages, OH the ground Of his having sung
or caused to DE sung at more private parties
| compositions, as yet unpublished, 10y her late nus.
| band. M. McnOtte, the defendant III the suit, had
| been entrusted 10y Mme Rossini with o number OF
new pieces Tor voice and pianoforte formally be-
queathed to her by the great composer. 1t was ne
Cessary to fit many OF the vocal pieces with words.
and this task was at NJ. MlcnOtie's request under.
taken and performed by NJ Wilder. During the
two seges Paris M. Mchotte, with Rosslni's last
productions IN his possession was In Belgium, ana
at Louyain and elsewhere ne committed the ohence
MichOtte does not DENY the allegation; but he pleads
that so far from depreciatng the pieces confded to
| him by introducing few OF them to the notice OF
connosseurs at musical parties he by that very
course increased their salabe value.