The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-09

Nine. NILSSON opened In 81. L0uHe 70 D ml00lln8
house. ''Trsviats' was sung.
The "Jeanne d'Arc" music OF n. GOunod viii 30
performed in London In February.
lie Marriage de Figaro" OF Besumarchsis has
been playing In French and English lately in Lon
don. The Frenchmans "Fgaro" Is Immensely
preferred by the critics.
'srannh4user" was lately remounted at che
Theatre de la Monnaie Brussels, but the ByrsxeE-
lois dUettann declined to 60 and see 1t. Unless
they left the city they must have heard It.
O'keefe's play OF "Wild Oats" is among the suo-
sessiul comedy revlvals in London. raymond
and Agnes the Bleeding Num-" bloody melo-
drama. between 90 and 10 years Old, Is also an
n0unced
progenitor OF singers and actresses, died recently
In London, In her seventy.seventh year. She was
known as Miss Presbury to the London OF half
century since.
Onenbach has gone to Nice In search OF repose.
1t is believed, however that he has taken with MIN
the score OF "Orphee aux Enfers," intending to
make some considerable angmentations and addi-
lions 10 1t. He will have 20 reach still warmer
latitude before perfecting it.
Mile. Schneider, the opera bOatDe prtma donna,
has, it is stated. purchased plot OF ground in the
Avenue de pImperatrice. Tor which she has paid
nearly $4,000. The residence which the Grand
cost when completed upwards Of 100000 francs
(S200,O0O).
The Maurel- Wieniawskl concerts come to close
with the performance announced for this evening
at Steinway Hall The great viOlinist and the
splendid barytOne have had wretched weather for
their combination performances he retOfore The
selections for this evening are judiciously made,
and should prove attractive.
A concert in aid Of the soap fund of the East
London baths and washhOuses was recently given
at Albert Hail. London, with the Duke OF Edin-
burgh among the first vions and his brother,
Prince Arthur, in private box. Both artists ap-
peared according to previous announcement A
quantity of soap was insured for the cockney.
poor ana unclean.
M. Franconi, the Partisan circus man, has brought
an action Tor 10000 francs damages against the
proprietor Of q C0J6 concert for announcing the
exhibition Of o double headed, four legged, b.
Drachlate woman. The phenomenon proved to be
two women strapped together The platntlf bases
his claim on the fact that this sham monstrosity
threw 81 600 slur on the four legged woman he
claims to possess.
Mlle Donadio, new Partisan prima donna, is
spoken of as a sort of diluted mixture OF Nilsson
and Patti, the physique Of the rst the vocaism OF
the second; but weakened in either case, Oten en-
tendu. 1t is not to be expected we should get
pure, well timoree and carries far and clearly.
She has the prevalent curse Of the vi0rato, but
that is to be expected.
M. AMBROSE Thomas has informed the pupils OF
the Paris ConservatOre de Musique that they may
shortly be called upon to interpret publicly the
works of their fellow students. The news was re-
ceived with acclamations by the pupils. The in
strumental class consists of 90 pupils, and that
makes q good orchestra. One Of their best efforts
lately has been symphony by Haydn which was
marvellously well executed.
Under the auspices or the Ladies' Benevolent
Society an amateur entertainment was given last
evening at the residence OF Mrs. Morrison, West
Twenty-elghth street. The features OF the evening
consisted of "The Little Treasure" and '"The Hap
by Pair" in the latter of which Mrs. Eta Manning
displayed some rare artistic qualifications. Miss
Nathan, as Gertrude IN the "Lttle Treasure
won the favor of the crowded benevolent assem-
blage.
dramatic author, Mr.. Bartly Campbell, has
been interviewed by the Plttsburg Leader on the
matter Of Boucicaut's genius and his own. On
the latter point he Is as modest as his reputation
deserves, but this Is the he settles Mr.. Bouc-
cault 1.-THE fires OF his genius will longer heat
the crucibe OF his invention, and he finds himself
trying to draw water from a well that, however
faithful in the past, now dry" This we may in
the water in the well was used in keeping down
the fire. We must all, therefore, sympathize with
the cooled crucible and Mr.. Campbell, who got so
badly mixed.
Mr. Theodore Thomas announces mis- last orches.
trail matinee for Saturday, at Stetnway Hail. when
peculiarly interesting programme will be inter.
preted. The leading selections from Beet
hoven (''Leonore" overture, No. ~, Wagner ("Lo-
hengrin," third acD and Ran whose new
symphonic poem, 'Leonore," will be performed
here for the second time. quartet for the horns
(Marschner) and three German dance movements,
by Borgiel, figure In the second part which will be
opened by the overture to civilian Tel.n Mr..
whitney, the sterling basso, will sing the song
'T'm a Roame7," from Mendelssohn's 'Son and
Stranger" and an aria from Mozart. Mr.. Thomas,
it is understood, will take the first available op-
portunity to renew these morning entertainments,
for which the public has shown much Partially.