The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-02


The present Is Mr.. Fox's last week at the Grand
Opera House.
Max Bruch seems to be the coming man In mu
steal circles In Europe.
The Strakosch Italian Opera Company commence
their Boston season this evening"
Amy Stone and "Cigarette' may be seen at Woods
Museum next Monday evening.
Wendell Philips lectures next Monday night ct
Association Hall on 'Street Life in Europe"
Next Thursday evening IS set apart at the Ly-
ceum for the Young Ladies' Charitable Union en-
tertainment
A Mr. G. B. Bartlett is to be visible at Lyric Hall
next Friday and Saturday evenings in statuary
and tabeaux.
The National Conservatory and the New York
Conservatory Of Music are now Incorporated as
one institution.
Mr.. Rullmann will, probably, engage a company
to support Nine. Lucca from the resident German
artists In this city.
The fifteenth week of Mr.. Walack's season at his
own theatre will be introduced this evening with
repetition OF money!
Mrs. ID. p. Bowers, one Of the very best of our
native actresses, appears tonight as Lady Audey
at Mrs. Conway's theatre.
Mr.. Thomas third matinee will be held at Stein
way Hall next Saturday. Mr.. MyrOn W. Whitney
and Mr. Bernhard Listemann will appear.
Miss Charlotte Cushman WILL this evening read
scenes from "The Merchant OF Venice" and some
miscellaneous selections at Steinway Hall.
Next Saturday afternoon is to be devoted at Bry-
ants opera House, to the benefit OF the Founding
Hospital The entire minstrel troupe will appear.
The annual concert OF st. Thomas choir will be
given on Thursday evening week at Association
Hall, under the direction of Mr.. George william
Warren.
An English version of ia Grande Duchesse,r to
be given at the Olympic by the Holman troupe this
evening, Will begin at eight and end at quarter
past nine.
Rubinstens tour OF Italy has been remarkable
success. The great pianist is understood to have
given up his intention to apply himself exclusively
to composition.
The applause won and deserved by Mrs. J. B.
Booth in ia Femme de Feu" Is q reason for cher.
ishng pleasurable expectation of her debut IN
Bel0t's new play, "Elene."
BrisUow's Arcadian symphony. descriptive of the
journey of an emgrant train on the Plains to their
destination, will be played at the Philharmonic
hearsal on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. ROwes success with 'Tne Geneva Cross"
prepares one to anticipate with kindness his
dramatization Of 'The Last OF the Mohicans."
presently to be produced at NiblO's.
Miss Thursby, Miss Henne, Messrs Sohst and
Faitsch and the Seventh Regiment Band appear at
Steinway Hall on Friday evening for the benefit Of
the chapel fund OF the Madison avenue Reformed
church.
II No doubt the forthcoming Sunday concerts at the
Grand Opera House will be meritorious and at
tractive, but we question the good taste or an
nOuncing the Twenty regiment uniform as
one OF the chief charms.
On the evening Of Saturday. February 49, the
Charity Amateur Dramatic Association will. at the
Academy OF Music, play "LOve's Sacrifice" for the
Of tha Hnh Rnpn EuoI
and the Hebrew Relief Fund.
French performance will be given at the Ly-
ceum next Saturday evening for the benefit OF the
family of the late NJ. Edgard. The programme will
comprise "Quand pAmour sen Va" "L' Esclave
du MARI" and a miscellany to which NJ Regamey
and the Martens Will contribute.
Tomorrow evening an entertainment is to be
given at the Union League Theatre for the benefit
Of the st. Barnabas Industrial Society, under the
Episcopal City Mission Society. An amateur club
OF local celebrity will assist
An interesting and valuable discovery has lust
been made at Prague Portions OF the opera OF
'HDon Giovanni" entirely in the handwriting OF
Mozart have been found in the theatre where the
first representation of the great work took place.
The Museum at Vienna has purchased the treasure
for f2SO.
M. Petit recently represented Mephistopheles, in
'Faust," in Milan, Italy, and in SO novel manner
that he was codly received. He differed from all
other per Ormers, the audience knew, by following
the ideas OF author and composer Just as Goethe
did M. Petit represented Mephistopheles as lame
and, having the sanction of M. GounOd. he sang
some OF the music faster than it is usually sung.