The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-01
AM U S E II E N rs.
English Opera-Fareweu Mattne


English Opera-FareweII Matinee
A~very remarkable season OF opera was brought
to close at the Academy or Music yesterday
remarkable more for the unvarying liberalty Of
the public towards the company than any particu-
lar excellence In the same Musical management
Is truly lottery, and the prizes are few and far
between. The best combinations the most inge-
NOUS calculations, the incest plans "gang ait
a-gley," and success and fortune come sometimes
when least expected. With the exception OF Mss
Kellogg, Mrs. Van zandt and Mrs. Seguin, there is
not feature In the company that have just closed
their new fofk season calculated TO attract the
general public. Yet close on the heels OF the best
Italian opera company the metropolis has seen
since narys troupe hrst appeared at Castle Car
deh, this season OF English opera has proved
an entire financial success 1t Is problem
worthy the attention OF any musical debat-
ing society. The house yesterday at the
matinee was thoroughly packed, and as in the
week previous, many were obllg ed to go away un-
able to obtain even tolerable taDdng room. The
opera was Faust the first performance OF which
We have already described. The representation
yesterday differed little from its predecessor. AS
before it was smooth, agreeable not great per-
!ormance, ana seemed 80 give general satisfaction.
impression IN their respective roles. and were ably
supported by Messrs. Habeman. Peakes and
Carleton.
Gilmore's Saturday Concert.
The trrepressible bandmaster of the Twenty-sec-
Ond regiment Ia steadily progressing ia his arduous
task Of raising New York military band to the
standard OF those magnificent organizations that
Europe can boast, specimens of which were sent
here at the last Boston jubilee. The concert last
night showed, in the rendering OF some OF the
lections, considerable progress since the first ap-
pearance OF the band at the Academy OF Music.
The nlatertet Is excellent comprising some of our
best instrumental s0Olsts, such as Arbuckie,
Leiepre ana Sohst and the work Of moulding and
temperng those elements so as to become homo
Reneous ana IN perfect discipline the nterpreta-
ti9n , OF copositon Is already beginning TO ex-
night particularly in the rendering OF very fine
arrangement OF ''rne Heavens Az Telling" and a
Meyerbeer selection. Much, however. remains to
be done to gain expression and smOotnness ana to
blend together the varied tones OF a miitary band
so as TO form such delightful ensemble as the
Garde Republicane band or GOdlrey's admirable
BODY OF musicians presented. Mr.. ArOuckle played
one OF De Berots seven airs with variations and
the change from the violin to the cOrnet detracted
none from the effect Of the melody. In cantd6iIe
PLAYING Mr. Arbucke is sans reprocse; but IN rapid
execution there Is, at times, want OF finish and
clearness. Mr.. Lelebre gave very interesting
saXophOne solo.
Musical and Dramatic Notes.
The burlesque on Cinderella" is highly success
ful at Bryant's.
Yankee Locke appears tomorrow evening at
WOODS Museum.
A burlesque on ''The Dead Shot' has broken out
at the Metropolitan.
burlesque "The Colleen Bawn" is produced
tomorrow night at the Theatre Comique
Mr. W. J. Florence begins an engagement atathe
National Theatre, in Washington, on Monday.
Theodore Thomas has prepared a popular pro-
gramme lor his Steinway Hall matinee On Satur.
day.
The Kellogg troupe play in Philadelphia this
week and at the Park Theatre. Brooklyn, next
week.
The Brooklyn Philharmonic Society give con-
cert in the City OF Churches on Saturday evening,
under the direction OF Theodore Thomas.
Mr.. Fred. Rulman has engaged Nine. Pauline
Lucca, the celebrated prima donna, for season
OF German OPERA commencing in New York ON
March 2.
fine dramatic and musical entertainment, for
the benefit OF the poor, will be given at Terrace
Garden Theatre on Tuesday. the 10th inst. The
dramatic performances are to be by artists from
Mr.. Daly's Fifth Avenue and the Olympic Theatres
Tomorrow night Mrs. ]. b. Booth will appear for
the last time in "La Femme dc Feu." On Tuesday
AdOlphe Be0t's new play, "Elene," win be brought
out at Booths with this actress in the title role
Janauschek, Lolita and MISS Nelson are under.
lined
An English opera oo,l0e troupe begins an en-.
gagement tomorrow evening at the olympic. The
principal singers are Miss Sallie and Miss Julia
Holman SignOr Brandis, and Messrs. Ellis Ryse,
A. ID. Holman, G. II. Barton and Charles Miers.
The opening opera will be LA Grande Duchesse
de Gerolstein.n
The first two nights Of the present week at
the Park Theatre, Brooklyn, Mr. Sothern acts
Lord Dundreary in "Our American Cousin" On
Wednesday and Thursday he plays Sam, and Lord
Dundreary, IN "Lord Dundreary Married aud Set
tied" On Friday and saturday he acts David Gar
rick and Hugh de Bras.
five act drama called "Passion, or the Sisters
Avenger,n is to be acted tomorrow night at the
BOwery for the first time on any stage. Miss Laura
Alberta represents the heroine, Marie Zorvila- The
farce OF "The Siamese Twins" will begin the per-
Torrance, as peculiarly appropriate to the recent
death OF those phenomena.
Miss Cushman gave yesterday afternoon to one
OF the finest audiences ever assembled in Stenway
Hall Que Of her beautiful readings. She took "As
You Like 1t" as her text, and those who understood
Shakespeare and realized the Interpretation given
to the phrases Of the 'Bard of Avon were charmed
by the finely distinct individualizing of the
characters. Miss Cushman gives tomorrow even.
ing her third reading. The first part will consist
OF selections from "rhe Merchant Of Venice.n