The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-18
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES

actor, next season, il now formally announced.
Cincinnati informs the world by telegraph that
another muscaI festival win be held in that city
two years hence.
The engagement OF Mr.. Charles Fechter at the
Grand Opera House has been very successful but
We hear that monte Cristo" Will run for only
twelve nights longer.
Mr.. William Davidge takes his benefit at the
Fifth Avenue tomorrow evening. Mr.. Davidge is
an old favorlte, and deserves q substantial test-
monial to his merits as an actor.
The "Squires Last Shlning,n at Wallack's, viii
not be played after this week. Mr. sothern appear
ing as Lord Dundreary the first three and as Brother
sam the last three nights OF the week following,
when the regular season closes.
Miss Nelson's engagement at Booths has proved
great success Her iripersonation Of Amy Rob-
sart attracts large houses, and there Is excellent
promise for long run for the piece. 1t is not
generally known that Miss Nelson plays in this
country again next season.
The Bowery Theatre will portray "O'Kely's Mis-
sion" this week. II Mr.. O'Kelly had been released,
as we hoped from the rumors yesterday, he would
perhaps have reached home in time to see whether
the dramatst and the actor treat him worse than
he is treated by the Spanards.
Mr.. M. J. Kennedy, great favorite with the pa
irons Of the Brooklyn Theatre, is to have benefit
managerial recognition of good service, will ad-
NIT OF the material evidence OF the esteem which
a number OF prominent citizens of Brooklyn, among
them Mayor Powell, have written to Mr.. Kennedy
to express in his behalf.
'Frou- Frou" will be withdrawn from the stage of
the Union Square Theatre on Tuesday evening,
and on Wednesday evening Mr. Sheridan Shocks
play is to be produced. This play, which is called
without Heart" Is well spoken Of by those who
have read 1t, and we sincerely hope it may prove
one OF the successes OF the season. Miss Granger,
one of Miss Fanny Morants pupils, makes her first
appearance in this piece.
MIR. G. L. Fox plays 'Humpty Dumptyn at the
Olympic Theatre only fortnight after the present
week, when he is to appear for short time at Mrs.
Conway's Theatre i'll Brooklyn These engagements
ended, he will not be seen in pantomime for some
time, as he is to play comedy next season. Re-
necting on the lines in Tcnnyson's sonnet to
Macready-
Thine is 1t that our drama did not die,
Nor flicker down TO brainess pantomime,
And those git gauds men children swarm to Sec
the men-childrcn who swarm to see Mr.. Fox may
console themselves with the fact that they have
seen, not ''brainess pantomme," but art ennobled
by acting OF the highest order OF it's kind.
"Madeleine Morel," the new play to be produced
at the Fifth Avenue Theatre on Tuesday evening,
will be cast with the entire strength of the COM
pany, including Mr. Fisher, who has the part OF an
old Able; Mr.. Clarke Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. James, Mr.
Crisp Mr.. Lemoyne, and Misses M0rant Davenport,
Morris, Iewett, Mortimer, st. Clair and Varian.
Miss Varian makes her first appearance. The
scenes are all new, and in one OF them-a
boudeir-the scene painter has been displaced to q
great extent by the upholsterer, the entire scene
being either built decorated The last act repre-
sents one OF the old monastic cathedrals OF Ger
many, with its chimes stained windows pillars,
&C Two professions, one OF a bridal party ana
preceding the taking of the veil close the play.
In the United States Court at Boston yesterday
Judge Shepey refused the Injunction applied for
by Walter Benn and others against Cailotta
Icclercq and Arthur Cheney to prevent the
performance by defendants Of 1.-THE New Magda
lem" at the Globe Theatre. The only claim OF
the plaintiffs for an 5nuncton consisted in the fact
alleged fact that shey had copyrighted tie title
practice that has become very common with
certain class OF "eramatsts.n One Of these, with
out writing per. APPS even line OF his play, copy
righted "NapoleOnn as his own title for mythica
production, thereby giving the world notice not t.
produce any piece with this NAME The effrontery
of such proceeding is amazing, and ifJndge Shep
ley had not discountenanceu actions like this
against Miss Lercrcq and MIR. Cheney ecme fellows
would have adopted the copyrightiHg Of all the
good names they coulc think OF as profession
depending upon unlucky managers for damages in
case any OF the names were chosen tor an actual
drama.
The great 'romantitist" OF the piano, as Robert
Schumann has been happily called supplied the
component elements Of yesterdays programme al
Steinway Hall. The audience was larger than
ever, and the pianist in hs best mood. No greater
compliment could be paid To the Russian pianist
then to say he is In ful sympathetic accord with
Schumann where the works OF that master demand
his attention. The following was the programme =
4'Etudes Symphoniqnes," in the form of variations
''kreiserlana," "Fantaisie Pieces" 'sWarum,
Ae r pTonbae Stds miner
'Carnaval,n Scenes Mignonnes' Not that Rlt
binstein played them In the order mentioned
for he has strange fancy OF sitting down Il
the piano ana commencing with Whatever work
himself in his marvellous Interpretation OF the
works which are an unathomable mystery to mos
pl4nists. Players there are here, finished. bril-
liant classical and poetical, to whom Beethoven
CHOPIN and Lszt are as familiar the scales bui
Robnstein Is the first who has lifted the veil IRON
Scsumann's works and revealed to wonder
ing ears the treasures that were so long
concealed. The "Carnaval,, "Scenes Mignonnes
sur guatre notes pour piano. with It's typical
to which his love for Clara Week gave birtn
specifically rich, soul-absorbng and refined picture
of hearts feelings, the symphonic Studies -
which are almost orchestral in their wealth OF har
momc combination, in which the fingers serve as
the nuHdttS peTS0'HS OF a tone poem; the ran
tasia6," those "songs without words' in which
strength and tenderness form an agreeable con.
trast-all place Schumann's piano works in the
highest niche of the temple OF Fame. 1t il pity
that we hear so little OF them; perhaps on account
OF the lack OF talent necessary TO interpret them.
Many p.anistS dabbe in them but scarcely ruffe
the surface. II remained for a Titan like Rnbin-
stein to introduce us TO a new world OF beauty, in
which the thoughts and passions speak and act as
on the mimic stage. Chopin VIII furnish the pro-
gramme Tor the nth recital
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