The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-04
Musical and Dramatic Notes.

DaCk TO the BOWery.
Miss Annette Kuhn, blind either player, ap-
pears at Steinway Hall on Wednesday.
'Die Sch6ne Weber Won Georgen" will be sung
at Terrace Garden Theatre this evening.
Nine. Clara Perl sings the role of Ortrud. in
''Lohengrin," tonight at the Stadt Theatre.
Miss Annie Firmn and Mr.. John Jack appear at
the Park Theatre, Brooklyn, this week In 'JOnn
Garthn
Nine. Annetta EssipofI Russian pianist is re.
ported to be at the present moment the bright
particular star on the musical horizon at Vienna.
"a Man OF Honor" holds the stage at WaIack's.
No time is yet set down for the production OF tine
pieces in preparation, 'Money" and Central
Park.n
''Humpty Dumpty Abroad" at the Grand Opera
House, kit" at Booths and "Gabriel Grubb' at
the Olympic are running to full houses. Mr.. Jen-
nings as the OLD Sexton has made quite hit in
the latter piece.
Lefdngweli In his well-wOrn but funny farce,
"Romeo Jaffer Jenkins" helps out the vokes
family with their "Bees OF the Kitchen, at
Niblo's next week. When will those Kitchen bellies
become dumb walters?
play BY Mr. Halliday, entitled 'Heart's De-
light" brought out recently at the Globe Theatre,
London, Is said to be very happy and unsensa-
tional dramatlzation OF "Dombey and Son. Mr.
Emery's Captain Cutie is highly praised.
The academical authorities OF I.0uvain tBegium)
have issued notice to the students OF that unlver.
sity forbiddlng them to attend the performance
at the theatre OF ia File de Madame Angot."
This prohibition has excited great Indignation
among the students.
The author OF "Happy Thoughts" in Punch, and
several we'll known buresques Mr.. +. C. Burnand,
Is about to read in London from his writings. This
is the first time Mr.. Burnand has attempted to
secure favor as a reader. Whether his venture Is
a happy thought or not, therefore, remains to be
proved
The programme for the first concert of the
WienawsKi-Maurel combination, which will take
place on Tuesday evening at Steinway Hall, COM
prises Mendelssohn octet, an 1nd1nte from
Spohr's double quartet ana vocal and instru-
mental solos from the works OF Bach, Mozart,
Gounod, Rossini, Donizett and Paganini.
Condolences are sometimes really surprising.
Just take one example. Here we have what the
reporters call the beautiful English actress" Miss
Ada Dyas, making very sensational debut in the
public prints yesterday morning as the victim of
some romantic and theatric pckpocket, while In the
evening she performs her first bow as leading lady
OF Day's Fifth Avenue Theatre. "Wery hextrordi-
nary" as Weller would say.
z. L. Davenport concluded an engagement at
Woods Museum yesterday evening, in which he
played round OF his weifknown and ably drawn
characters Mr.. Davenport is one OF the few actors
of the old school who can play the leading roles
IN the splendid repertotres Of Macready Kean and
Brookes with something OF their skill, yet with a
distinct NATURALIZATION Of his own. He deserves
q better fate than playing with "stlcks'' at
Woods, but those who saw him were recompensed
Notwithstanding. Mr.. o. d. Byron, a peculiar
creature Of the lively sensational galvanic school,
succeeds Mr.. Davenport at Woods Museum In
"The streets Of London" piece written or imi-
tated by Boucicault before he repented him OF his
deserton of legitimate comedy.