The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES

Mr.. Stewart Robson was to play In Boston last
week, but he failed to appear.
The Segun opera company drew on their .'cap-
talis the other day for funds to proceed with but
found the Atlantic Ocean had put estoppel to their
drafts Mr.. Stoepel had gone to Europe to pro
duce ms own operas"
Mr.. w. y. Gilbert, the dramatist shows from the
index to Genestes work that out OF 1900 plays,
produced in 1870 years, $3.50 are absolutely I'M
known nowadays, that OF the remaining fifty only
thirty-five are put on the boards at present. that
OF these thirty-1ve only seventeen are works OF
acknowledged merit and that out OF the seventeen
but eleven can claim to rank as standard works.
The memory OF great actors seems to grow old
very rapidly The London Globe moralises over
the decay OF the tombstone OF John Philip Kemble,
making the remarkable blunder OF antedating his
death a century. The actor died in 1923, but the
Globe would have Us believe his death occurred In
1929 1t was not q misprnt, for that journal re-
marks that $50 years was time enough for his tomb
to fall into decay.
For the twenty-drst time "Romeo and Juliet" is
being set to music. A Milanese journal enumerates
twelve musicians who have lyrlcised the Shakspear-
rean play, viz. :-Benda Dresden 1772), Schwan-
berg brunswick. 1882, Marescalchi (Rome, 1850,
Rumling (CarIsberg, 1880, Dalayrac paris, 1902,
Steibelt Paris 1893, Zingarelli (Milan 1885,, Gug-
lielml QSl6), vaccai 1885, Beni $3.50, Marchetu
Treste 1868, Gounod (Paris, 1867.
Theodore Thomas will give his fourth symphony
concert on Saturday evening Miss Anna Mehllg
Is to he the sooist. The programme which IL
printed in the advertising columns Of the HERALD,
is OF the usual standard Of music presented by Mr.
Thomas on these occasions. Perhaps more than
any Of our musicians he has helped to cultivate
the musical taste OF the metropolis, and he Is re-
warded in turn by the apprecative audiences
which always gather at his symphony concerts
At Days Fifth Avenue Theatre last night fea-
ture of interest was added to the entertainment
by the Introduction Of the "Imperial Quartet Of
Horn Players from st. Petersburg" The four
PLAYERS performed in the first entr'dcte and were
great relief from the usual orchestra. Their
playing was characterized by much taste and feel
ing, and the harmony produced was very pleasing
Marschner's awakening of Spring." very breezy
composition, was finely rendered. "Alixe" is still
drawing good houses. In spite Of the storm Of last
night there was good audience.
Several novelties were introduced last evening in
the variety Performance OF LEO and Lotos at Nibos
and the ballet scene was slightly shorn of its in
terminable length. A furnishing up of the scenery
and dresses was noticeable. and the wear and tear
of past erormances repaired so as TO make the per-
Torrance look as fresh and new as on the first night
Some ofthe old features were as familiar as ever.
The juvenile acrobats were endurable, which is
saying great deal; but the dog performance was
unduestionaby the particular novelty Of the entire
display. The dogs are surprisingly well trained.
Mr.. John M. Bellew, the English eocutiOnist,
who commences his readings at Stenway Hall on
Thursday next comes to us, as has been already
announced, with a chorus of trumpetngs from the
press OF Great Britain, without single harsh note
to mar the harmony. He is man of fine pres
ence clear cut features, easy grace Of bearing and
what is best OF ALL has wonderfully mOdulated
voice. His reasng OF Dryden's "Alexander's
Feast' Is spoken Of with great praise for its
novelty, beauty and force. His comic efforts, such
az the Charity Dinner" as wen as his tragic reel
are alluded to in bright terms He has read to
very large audiences in England, and It may be
presumed, will justify In great measure the en-
comiuns which have preceded him to this side Of
the Atlantic.