The New York herald., 1873-11-30
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


at Woods Museum
Wendell Philips VIII lecture on "Courts and
Jails" at Association Hall on Tuesday evening.
Master Henry Walker, the youthful pianist, Is to
make his first appearance here, at Association
| Hail. on Tuesday afternoon
1.-THE Black Crook" VIII receive his quietus at
the close OF this week. The yokes Family follows
him to NiblO's, and win appear In extr avaganza
called "The Children In the Wood.n
The Lingards begin an engagement at the Broad
way Theatre on Monday evening with comedy
called "a Lies Dream.u Mr.. Lingard WIN also
appear in q series OF approximations OF notaoes
The last OF the Sunday concerts Of the Strakosch
opera company Will be given tonight at Wallack's
Theatre Mile. Torrianl and Signor Campanini are
to sing as well as Nj. Maurel and Signor Del
Puente.
An operatic concert. the proceeds OF which are
TO be given 10 relieve the poof, will take place at
the Academy OF Music on Tuesday evening" Mme
Nilsson NJ. Capoul and SgnOr Del Puente are to
sing, and Miss Lima Luckhardt, the pianste, Is also
to perform.
Mr.. George L. Fox has renewed the great sue
OF former years in his famous part OF Humpy
Dumpty. The Grand Opera House overnows with
his patrons and for almost the first time IN It's his
tory it is able to put up that pleasing placard TO
the managerial heart, "Standing room only"
Wilkie Collins has written drama upon some OF
the incidents OF his novel. 'The Woman in White"
IL VIII be brought out in about two weeks at the
Broadway Theatre. The principal character is TO
be assumed by Mr.. Wybert Reeve the English actor
and dramatist who mas never yet appeared In this
country.
Only another week remains in which to see Mr..
Lester Waack as Young Widing in 'The Lar"
comedy not often seen on the modern stage, and
with no other living representative in the leading
| mart except Mr.. Charles Mathews. The next play
at walack's Theatre viii be Mr.. Robertson's
| "Home.u
| MI and Mrs. w. ]. Florence appear at Booths
4 Theatre this week in their wel-worn drama, "The
/ Ticket OF Leave Man, But familiar as the drama
is it usually draws well, and last season, without
the aid OF Mrs. Florence, it the most successful
play at this theatre excepting the pieces produced
| during Miss Nelson's engagement.
'The Wicked Wurdi has proved an attraction at
| the Union Square Theatre too great to be put
aside at the END OF the period at first allotted to it.
| Those rugged barons, Messrs. Thorne and Mckee
Rankin, WIN continue until Saturday, the 9th
prox., to show how much they understand Of
poetry. On Saturday evening B0ucicaulrs new
play will be produced.
NJ. Alfred Assolant writes in the EJIme. Steele a
letter Sardou to propose that the greater por-
tion OF the new play OF "L'Once SAM Is obviously
piagiarlsed from tale by the former published in
the Scenes de Ia Me des Etdts UniS an arbitrator
should be chosen by each and that those two
| should name third, to examine together the two
works and then decide whether NJ Assolant has
not right to share in the authors receipts and
in what proportion.
Mss Ida Rosburgh made her operate debut at
the Academy matinee yesterday, assisted by some
members OF the Strakosch troupe She introduced
! in the lesson scene OF III Barbere" Benedlct's
variations on "The Carnival of Venice Her voice
! is a soprano eDOgdto OF considerable compass,
pure and nexible, and giving every evidence OF
| high cultivation. 1t resembles Miss Kelogg's voice
TO great extent. Nine. Nilsson appeared In her
best scenes from 'Faust," 'Traviata" ana
"Mignon.u The house was crowded to its utmost
capacity.
signor salvini is to begin a new season at the
| Academy OF Music on Monday, December 8. He
will first appear as Orosmanes in voltaires tragedy
of .sZairan On the following Wednesday he will
appear as Samson and Friday in The Old Cor
poral. voltaire in constructing "Zaira' used
Shakespeare's ''Othelon as his model The ele
ment OF needless jealousy, incited and sustained b
! false friend works out IN the tragical aspects o.
Orosrranes thoughts ana acts Having the same
passions to express in voItaire's tragedy as In
Shakespeares, we may expect that Signor Salvini's
Orosmanes will be masterpiece OF acting like his
! Othelo.
Dion Boucicaults new comedy, "Astray,- which
| is to be produced at the Union Square Theatre, on
| saturday evening, Is "a thing OF sentiment" A
wife struggling against ruin in the absence OF her
husband, who has found her not to be his affinity
| anu who has found tnat being in another quarter,
| and literary rOue who strives to compass evil to
the weak, romantic yet yirtuous woman these
are the main characters OF the piece. From this
statement the action OF the comedy may be in
ferred. There is one thing we gather from this as
from other late plays OF Mr.. Boucicault and that is
that he believes literary men to be the most per-
Iect material for good stage villains. Journalists
| have been imported by him into previous plays to
spice them with ''smiliDg villany,n but into
.'Astrayn he has put an unfortunate novelist.
MIR. Edwin Adams Is certainly most natural
actor, and his expressions as Enoch Arden appeal
to the most ready sympathes or an audience. We
have said this before, and now affirm it. But we
have never seen him produce such an efect upon
his auditors as his managers now announce. Ham
| let conceived that player having such wrongs as
his .would drown the stage and cleave the general
carr or Mr.. Adams, however, it is said that he
leaves his "audience dissolved in tears.r 'Tis
| an euthanasa devoutly to be wished for
! and even more calm than that OF the swan, whose
! life essence goes out in enrapturing music. BY
1 keeping .out OF the wash'' some few visitors can
view the strange sight OF 1000 persons, their
poreal substances slowly dssolving the while their
senses are in kindly mood OF sympathy with the
distresses OF Enoch Arden. Is 1t prosaic just now
to ask whose pumps are used at the Olympic ?
This week, however. the water works may not
yield, for Mr.. Adams appears in the marble
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