The New York herald., 1873-08-31

| duced at Walack's before the close OF the week.
The Introductory piece at the Union Square is to
be changed this week, "Old Phil" giving place to
the little two-act DRAMA ''wilky White" Mr..
Mackay taking the principal part
NJ. COlodion, the caricaturist who appears in the
variety act at the Olympic Theatre tomorrow
evening, says NJ. Regamy, his rival at Niblos traces
his pictures in advance. ''Sindbad" s in rehearsal
to follow "Mephisto."
The spectacle of the "Midsummer Nights
Dream" at the Grand opera House, is to be with
drawn next week, '"rhe Wandering Jewn being
announced for production on Tuesday evening the
9th of September. The piece is running with great
success In London.
Since the temperance of the vokes at the
Union Square Theatre, on the 4th OF August, every
week has witnessed the beginning Of the winter
season at some OF our places OF amusement. The
next to follow was NiblO's, and the night after the
Grand Opera House was opened. Both houses have
been wen filled during the fortnight they have been
open. ia File de MadameAngot," at the Broad
way, has done very well, and the Thompson troupe
ut the Olympic are prosperous All this indicates
a successful as well as brilliant season.
Booths Theatre will be opened tomorrow with
Mr.. Joseph Jefferson in "Trip Van Winkle." Miss
Mary Wells ts again to be the Gretchen. In other
respects the cast is nearly II not entirely different
from what 1t three years ago, when Mr.. Jefier-
son played his great engagement at Booths. Mr..
II. A. weaver plays Derrick Won Beekman; Mr.. J.
Seton, Nick Vedder; Mr.. Rosne, Jacob Stein, and
Mr.. Robert Pateman, Cookies, Derrick's nephew.
Mr.. Jeferson's engagement is limited to four
weeks.
The beautiful Lyceum Theatre opens next week
with "Notre Dame" Mr.. J. c. King will act Quasi
mOdo, his original role; Mr.. Charles Wheatlegh
will be Mr.. Claude Froo; Mr.. Henry Dalton, Cap
tain Ph9bus Mr. Sol Smith, Gruigoire; Mr.. G. Gre
vile, Jehan FrOlO; Mr.. Dan Lees0n, Clopin; Miss
Jefrreys Lewis, Esmeralda; Mrs. J. L. Carhart
Nine. Gondeaurier; Miss Henderson, Fleur de Lis;
Miss Amy Crawford, Gudule and Miss Bruna Eger-
ton, Nnette. Miss Jefrreys- Lewis, Miss Henderson
and Miss Amy Crawford appear for the first time
In this country
Maurel and Del Puente-Two New Sing
ers OF the StrakOsch Italian Opera
Company.
Among the members OF the Italian Opera COM
pany to appear with Mme Nilsson, at the Academy
of Music, are two whom we have not yet seen
Maurel and Del Puente. SignOr Victor Maurel was
born IN Marseilles, and became pupil at the Con.
servatoire de Musique in that city, winning the
first prize for singing at the age OF seventeen. He
made his de6ut in opera in his native town, appear
ing in "william Tell" Having attracted much
notice among connoisseurs, he was urged to
complete his musical studies at the Conservatoire
In Paris, where he likewise obtained the first prize
| in singing. He was then engaged at the Grand
| Opera in Paris and made u decided sensa-
| ton in the "Trovatore.' He remained for two
| years at the Grand OPERA under the direction OF
| Maestro Gevaert, and then. by the advice Of the
| celebrated Italian composer, went to Itay for the
with great success at the San Carlo in Naples, and
| sang iOr two seasons at Milan. He afterwards full
filled successful engagements In Florence. Rome,
| Venice, Trieste and Bologna, where he and Cam
panini made marked impression In Wagner's
'.L0hengrin." SignOr Maurel has just terminated
an engagement in London and has won from the
critics that capital unqualified praise for his fine
voice, his admirable METHOD histrionic excellence
and effective stage appearance. In short, this
artist is now in the zenith Of his career, and
his debut In America Will contribute greatly to the
interest already excited in connection with the
approaching opera The repertoire OF Signor
Maurel Is very extensive. His chief successes in
London were in "william Tell." "Linda" and
"Faust"
In regard to Signor Giuseppe del Puente. the new
baritone OF the Strakosch troupe, we cannot 10
peter than to present to readers the following
excellent biographical notice OF him. which we
translate from IL Aecendto OF Rome :-Guseppe del
Carnival ana Lent season at the Theatre Apollo Is
still quite young man, and has already by his sue
cesses all over Italy acquired for himself great
reputation He was born IN Naples IN ls43 OF noble
| Spanish parentage. He received an excellent mu-
sicai education, and made his appearance upon the
lyric stage, wmle still yoath in Russia, where
leading theatres. Anxious to sing In his
e acceptea. an
|
"Ballo in Maschera" and ''Poliuto." He was highly
appreciated by the public and alter the conclusion
OF his engagement In Milan sang in Padua In Clio
| vanno d'Arcon "BallO in Maschera," and .RObert
| Devereux." In Agram he sang In "Marla di
Rohan, - "Lucreta Borgia" "Ernani" and the
| ''Bao In Maschera" to the great satisfaction OF
large and admiring audiences. One OF the Agram
journals writes -"Of Signor del Puente in the role
| OF Ronate, no words can describe the impression
| left by this admirable singer upon his audience.
He charmed every one by his perfect style and
method. His limpid voice electrified the audience
VINO rapturously applauded him and called
him several times before the curtain"
In Pau, also, Signor del Puente obtained
marked successes in the "Vespri Sicillani,n
"Rigoetto,n "irovatore,n Lucia "Barbiere;"
Linda 'Elisire dAmore" and "Ernani." In
Seville he appeared in the "Uguenotti," "Pon.
uton "Otello,n Louise Miller' and "Puritani.n
After leaving Seville he visited Catania, Geneva
and Rome In the last OF which cities he sang Tor
two consecutive seasons, and would have been re-
engaged but iOr the TACT that Mr. Maurice Stra-
kosch had previously secured his services. He sang
this season in London at Her Majestys opera, and
In the provinces In ''Don Giovanni" ''Faust,"
'TrovatOre" and "RIg0etto" and became a great
ayorite with the English public. SignOr del Puente
has extensive repertoire, a superb voice. and
fine stage presence, and Will doubtless become
great Iavorite with the American public.
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