The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

The Grand Charity Matinecs Yesterday.
The charity matinees at the several theatres
yesterday were wonderfully well attended.
At no one OF them was it possible to
crowd in more spectators The benefits
that will accrue to the poverty stricken
are not the only pleasing results from this Iact
there is still greater pleasure in the knowledge
that our people have not become cloyed with the
sweetness of doing good That the desire to aid In
the rescue of the poor from the most abect and
squalid poverty is increasing proved by the fact of
the difference between the numbers of attendants
at the usual weekly matinees and those at the
special performances yesterday. No theatre has
ever had at an ordinary afternoon performance
such an audience as was contained within each of
the five places Of amusement In which the
charity matinees took place. The receipts at
each were, OF course, very large, but
no exact computation OF them can now be maze,
much money being represented by tickets whose
sale is not yet reported However, at Niblos
some idea has been gathered Of the probable sum
tie proceeds Of tine, entertainments there.
This statement Will be found further
raby adapted to draw attendants even ii charity
were not an urgent motive. AT Booths Theatre
Of Lyons" Ia ''Kerry" Mr.. Boucicault played
with and a the q nscnr which To bm so delights h
character, the extreme faitnfulness of the old
Irish servant making 1t peculiarly appropriate to
this occasion. In the Lady OF LyOns' Mrs. Booth
played admirably and with all her power. There
were in all 3,79l persons attendant at this thea
tre and as there are but 1.765 seats. 2O26 charit
| able tEeatre-g0ers had to stand during the per-
| Torrance.
The Lyceum Theatre was fortunate as its COM
! petitOrs, for such the theatres remained even in
the cause OF charity Every blt OF space OF the
standing or seated. There was peculiar attrac.
ton here, as well IN actors performing as in the
n "a m 10 m 1yoa
and George Fawee,t Rowe. Miss Morris
Of ' the emotional characteristi cseSSU Of
the character. There is, however, no space to
speak particularly either OF her efforts those OF
her supporters. The receipts at the Lyceum must
be handsome.
pany sang "La File de Madame Angot' to a large
audience. The effect OF such rocklng music and
manners would be at any time to make people
effect came first yesterday, and people were
charitable in anticipation Of the music.
The entertainment at NlblO's Garden was of
composite or variety character. The theatre was
crowded almost to suiiocation. The receipts here
are roughly estimated at about $1,000
To close the story OF days theatre going
for charity. 1t may be said that the monetary
T m ae oeya S as
that the receipts will aggregate even more than
that sum.
Musical and Dramatic Notes.
"Lohcngrinr will be given for the third time at
the Academy this evening.
The great charity concert, which will take place
at the Academy OF Music on Saturday night, COM
prises the best musical artists in the city, with
Lucoa and Kellogg as the principal. stars.
The last performance OF German opera at the
Stadt Theatre, under the admirable direction of
Herr Ruman, took place last evening before an
immense audience. The opera was ''Der Fret.
schultz" and as we have had occasion before to
speak in enthusiastic terms of the very artistic
impersonatOn OF Agatha by Nine. Pauline Lucca
1t is unnecessary here to add to our previous re-
marks The season closed with the same eclat that
marked its commencement
Mr.. Theodore Thomas presided last night at the
second concert OF the Wagner Union, at Steinway
Hall. The "Zukunft' school was represented by
the following WORKS :-Vorspiel, "Die Meistersnger
Won Nuremberg" Introduction and finale, ''Tris-
tan and Isolde,n "Der RIFT der walkueren," vor-
spiel, "Lohengrin," Bacchanale, 'Tannhaeuser,r
"Kaiser Marsch." Through an unaccountable
spirit OF opposition to the of the school of
Wagner, the immortal heroic symphony OF Beet
hoven was placed on the programme, and it sue
ceeded, through the magnificent Interpretation OF
Thomas orchestra, in destroying on this occasion,
the elaborate theories OF the musical egotist of the
age.
The possibility or a net0 issue or inconrertiole
paper I regard ,cith amdzement and anxiety, ana
IN nv judgment, such an issue scould be a detri-
nsent ana a Shame.-CHARLEs SUMNER.