The New York herald., 1872-11-24
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.

Madame Nilsson -Rouzaud has determined to
make another tour through the United States.
Mr.. Leonard Growers opera company went to
pieces In st. Louis last week. 1t Is said that some
OF his artists were compelled to walk to Cincinnati
after his failure.
At the recent examination for admission to the
singing classes OF the Conservatory OF Paris fifty
four young men and ninety-seven young women
appeared. or these only eleven OF the former and
sixteen OF the latter were accepted.
Last week Mr.. Forrest supplemented the Shak-
spearean representations at Booths and the Fifth
Avenue Theatres by readings from "Hamletn and
'Othello," and on Monday evening Mrs. Scott
Slddons Is to give ''costume recitas'' at Steinway
Hall.
San Francisco is happy in musical and dramatic
entertainments. Mrs. 4. s. Chanfrau Is playing in
'rhe Elopement" at the California Theatre and the
FabbriMuller Opera Company have just completed
an engagement OF six weeks In German opera, clos
ing with "Lucia al Lammerm0or.n
Verdi, as well as Ofrenbach. contempates visit to
this country, to lead in the presentation OF his own
operas. 1t Is becoming quite common for CON-
posers to superintend the production OF their
works. and among other announcements OF this
kind we hear that Gounod will himself direct his
new opera, 'Poiuto," at the Scala, Milan.
No sooner is one attempt at Sunday evening con-
There is to be no concert either at walacks OF at
the Grand Opera House this evening" but In place OF
them one is announced at the Bowery and one at
the Terrace Garden Theatre. Next Sunday the
concerts at the Grand Opera House will be resumed,
and then we shall have one the east side one on
the west side and one up town.
In spite Of his age and the loss of much OF his
power Mario Is still favorite. His work has been
enormous, as win be seen from calculation re-
Gently made, by which it appears. that he has ap-
peared on the stage in oa5 performances I'm
operas by Donizetti 225 times; Meyerbeer, l7o;
Rossini, l4s; Verdi, 122; Belini, 80; Gounod, 20;
Mozart So; Flotow, 30; Cimarosa, 12; Auber, II;
Costa, s; Halevy. 4; Ricci, 1; Mercadante, 1.
Chicago is just now the city Of misfortunes for
theatrical companies. Even old favorites fail to
draw paying houses, partly because the people are
poor and partly from the fact that the theatres are
at distance from the habitable parts OF the town.
The project for new opera house has been aban-
doned, and the Chicago papers say it is to be q
thing Of the future, which will come with the ne
cessity-that is, when people want it and have
time to go to 1t.
The new dramatic feature OF the week Will be the
production OF "Leo and Lotosn at Niblo's and
Ground the Clock" at the Grand Opera House, II
is not probable that the former theatre can be got
ready for the representation OF the piece on Mon
day evening, owing to the work necessary in pre-
pairing spectacle in the short time allowed for
completing the house and putting the piece on the
stage. The representation Of 'Leo and Lotosn
will not be long delayed, however, and in the
meantime the new piece at the Grand Opera House
will have been seen by all who are anxious to wit
ness performances on "arst nights" Of.the latter
piece one OF the merits claimed for 1t is that IL win
even make an actor laugh
correspondent from Cincinnati writes MS OF the
strange freaks Of young lady in that city remark
able for her beauty, her accomplishments and her
taste in dress, which are strange only because her
father is a man Of wealth and social distinction.
This is the story
She has conceived 1t appears q passion for the
stage, but, instead OF preparing herself by hard
young ladies have done before her, she figures
now in the mouths OF all the scandai-mongers of
hue c1.y anu most unpleasant position
Theatre. She did this on last Monday evening.
The play was Julius Cesar" with Lawrence Bar.
young lady made application to Manager Macauiey
for the privilege OF appearing as one or the Roman
during the day she was present. In the evening
iacns tns large audience to nine.tentSs o. whom 5
little nervousness. and, indeed had ali
the confidence Of one whose stage ex-
Upon her fingers diamonds shone and her face
was 30 markedly distinct from th0se,Of her ass0ci-
ate supernnmeraries In its beauty and intelligence
that even che few people In the house who knew
her not were led to comment upon the singularity
OF the circumstance OF her appearance. Opera
glasses rom every nook and corner of the parquet
anu anu aIese circle were brought into free play In
very few moments after her appearance, and
busy hum OF whispered conversation run through
the audience Interest In the play ceased tenn
porarlly, and the regular supernumeraries looked
abashed, and were put out OF all appearance by
the scrutlnizfng glances that were bestowed
upon Them. Standing there in the IRE OF o
nundrea opera glasses pointing directly at them
tney !sitered and grew restlye, while she, the
object OF al this attention. seemed to care not
whit Tor II. On Tuesday morning the subject was
tne talk OF the town, and In the evening the house
was packed long before the curtain rose. The