The New York herald., 1874-10-23
MU s EN- E N rs.
The Lyceuzn Theatre.

The Lyceum Theatre.
Miss Nelson last night resumed her favorite rds
OF Juliet, and. q consequence, this pretty little
theatre was well filled Notwithstanding the thronR
OF attractions az rival theatres. Her impersona-
ton OF the most lova0e OF all Slakespeare's
heroines has lost nothing OF Its sweetness and girl
ish grace SINCE last we had the pleasure OF wit
Messing It. anything, we would be inclined to
say that IL has improved In the small house where
none Of It's beauties are lost on the audience Miss
Nelson's own nature is one OF refined sensibity
that enables her 70 sympathize intimately with
portray. THIS 6tness OF organization joined to the
beauty and expressiveness OF her face, combine to
Is on ss ns % a
centred on her. and the other actors cease 10 be
important We are glad to see her back IN
character IN which she has at present no peer,
ana we DOUBT not that the public will give to the
management substantial proof OF their appre.
citation Of the real merit OF this charming actress
impersonation OF the unfortunate juliet We
could wish that the support given to Miss Nelson
were stronger aud better in quality bot The talent
for the shortcomings OF ner assistants Even the
ladies' are content to iook at she beauty OF her face
and the richness OF her toilets TO the neglect Of
all other features OF the performance.
Olympic Theatre.
The programme was again changed at the
Olympic Theatre last night, this time for the pur
pose OF allowing Miss Alice Harrison to
selected for this event was 'Genevieve Do
Brabant, or the Wonderful Pie." The parts OF
the two gendarmes, Pltou and and Graburge,
cent. Miss Harrison gave evidence that her nt-
ness to sing In opera bouDe is very meagre.
as her total inability to act. the less said OF the
other performers the better. Mr.. H0ldsworth did
and the
Musical and ORA amatic Notes.
GlucK, MO zart and Wagner rule at the Berlin
Opera House.
Nile. zimQerman and Herr Nachbour have sung
Recently IN Hamburg.
sgnora Emma wentner. . debutante, is the
Ia test sensation at Naples.
Mile. Albani makes her second appearance to-
night at the Academy OF Music as Lucia
David's "Lala Rookh" was SO numerically
butchered in Florence that It proved disastrous
failure.
Jenny Lind has been appointed on the profess
sional stan in the Rhenish high school OF music,
Wiesbaden.
Cardinal Cullen's bull against Balfe's opera,
s'The Talisman,n In Dublin, succeeded In drawing
larger houses.
Mile. Donadio and other artists OF the Strakosch
troupe sing "Il Barbiere di Seviglla" at Terrace
Garden on Sunday night.
| Wagners "Rienzp' and "Lonengrlnn are under
| lined ut Barcelona, No wonder that the Span
iards should be In trouble.
| Messrs J. N. PattisOn ana A. Fl. Pease will
shortly play in concert In this city very brilliant
transcription OF the "Nautilus Waltz" by the lat
| ter artist and composer.
! "Ruy Bias" was given for the first time last
night in Brooklyn BY the strakosch Italian Opera
| Company, in the Brooklyn Academy OF Music.
| There was large aud appreciative audience The
cast was the same as In New York. MISS Cary
was applauded and cheered several times. She
was called before the curtain ct the close OF each
act. Mme Potentinl and Signor Carpi were en-
Enthusiastically received. The opera appeared to
give great delight to the audience.
M. Louis Dachauer produces verdi's ''Messa dt
Requiem" on Sunday next, at st. AIMS Chu rch
with Mile. Henrietta Corradi soprano; Mile. Oc-
tavle Gomen, contralto; Herr On. Fritsch tenor !;
Herr A. Blum, basso; and a chorus OF iorty
voices :-"Requlem' and "Kyrie." MISS Corradi,
Miss Gomlen, Mr.. Fritsch, Mr.. Blum and chorus
''Dies Irn," chorus; .'ruba mirum," chorus
''Liber scriptus,n chorus and lugue; .Quid sum
mlser," trio, Miss Corradi Miss Gomien and MIR.
Fritsch; sRex tremend9," quartetto and chorus
"Recordare," duetto, Miss Corradi ana Misi
Gomien; "lngemisco," tenor solo, Mr.. Fritsch
"Couiutatis,n basso solo, Mr.. Blum; "Lacrymosa,
quartetfo and chorus; 'Domlne Jesu," orerto
rum, Miss Corradi Miss Gomien, Mr.. Pritsch arc
| Mr.. Blum; "Sanctus," tugue tor double chorus
"Agnus Dei," Miss Corradt Miss Gomien and
chorus "Lux Eterna," trio, MISS Gomen, Mr.
Fritsch and Mr.. Blum; "Ltbera Me-" solo, chorus
and nnal iugue, Miss Corradl and chorus.
| We have the authors word for 1t that neither
sSaratoga" nor "Moorcroft" is taken from the
French We are sorry for It We had hoped both
were. But he insists that in the deed OF dulnes,
he had no accomplice Alone he did It. The critic
OF che London Times, animated BY kindness, sug
gested that some Frenchman was to blame. We
thought Mr.. Bronson Howard had seen French
comedy called-I we remember correcty-"Les
Eaux.n II that is not the piece Mr.. Howard viii
set US right. The London critic evidently caught
at the same hope. but Mr.. Howard gives US his
| word that he knows nothing OF such q source as
Lies Eaux,n aud we are bound to believe him.
/ There Is, OF course, some way OF reconcilln0
the proud assurance he gives Us that his work.
| are entirely original, with the acKnO wledgmenl
that he is Indebted to Colonel Hay Tor the main
plot OF "Moorcroft," but II does not occur to us
! and as Colonel Hay may not desire to be known tI
! the connection beyond the circulation OF the pro-
Grammes OF the theatre we shall not invite dis
! cussion on the subject.
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