The New York herald., 1875-11-22
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


Mr.. Jerome Hopkins gives piano lecture concert at
Chickering Hall this afternoon.
The Kellogg English Opera Troupe begin in Phadel-
phla tonight at the Academy Of Music, opening with
"Mignon" 'The Huguenotsn is to be performed
Tuesday night
wachte appears tonight in sq Trovatore," on
Wednesday in 'The Magic Flute" and on Friday in
tes Huguenotsn 'Dor Freischut3" will be presented
on Thursday night
Nine Chaumont is said to have "displayed in the
portion OF the piece dsapproved such delcacyn at
special rehearsal Of the Cruche Cassee at the Sale
Tatbout that the Paris censors withdrew their
veto.
oJulus Casar' viii be brought out at Booths Thea
tire December 81. Mr. Matt Morgan is now engaged in
designs tor the properties The cast viii certainly be
SUPERIOR as will include E. L. Davenport Lawrence
Barrett +. q Bangs and Frederick B. Warde,
The "Fee aux Chansons," piece in FIVE acts by NJ
Ernest Dubreu has been produced at the Cuny Paris,
with moderate The idea Of the piece pass
in review all the characters celebrated by popular songs
from Monsieur de Ia Palisse down Monsieur ct Nine.
Denis and comprising Fan!an Ia Tulipe, 'hadelon,n
sTrquet"
A member OF the Philharmonic Society hearing that
Dr. Won Bdlow was likely TO conduct some orchestral
concerts here suggests that cemetery be attached to
the hail. that coroners be session night and day
jurors at q murder trial The orchestral performers
are evidently mortal dread OF the formidable doctor
Mr. Booth appears in Philadelphia TO night at the
scene Of his old iumphs-the old Walnut Street Thea
tre The programme for the week is as follows:-Mon-
day and Tuesday, "Richeleu;" Wednesday, "The
Apostate " Thanksgiving Day matinee, 'The Stranger"
Thursday ana Friday evenings "othello;" Saturday
evening 'sThe Apostaten At the Saturday matinee be
enacts "Iago."
Dr. Hans Won BIlow commences his second week of
concerts Chickering Hall this evening. Tho follow
ing works will be performed:-P Tschakowski, "Grand
Concerto for piano and orchestra opus % dedicated
to Hans Won Bliowl l.. Won Beethoven "Sonata Quasi
Fantasie, opus 81, No. in sharp minor Moonlight
Sonata'D; Franz Schubert "Grand Fantasie opus 15
in major arranged for piano and orchestra by Lszt
'Quite Cracked is a new musical whnscality pro-
duced at the opera Comque, London The plot is as
follows;-Mr. W. J. HUI is Beethoven Brown, com
poser; Mr.. Perrni is Shakespeare smith, a dramatic
author and Miss E. Wiber is Sally, the maid Of all
work in tho lodging house where two former share
the same apartment Brown is composing grand
opera and Smith is writing a tragedy and naturally
the piano playing OF Brown is annoying Smith as
tho laters rectaons Interfere with the musical in
spratlons OF the composer Hence quarrels and bck-
erings ensue between the two chums smith to abate
the NUISANCE locks the piano and puts The key in his
pocket Brown, in searching for the missing key
soatters the and upsets the ink bottle over the
important pages OF Smiths tragedy; and the ieud
is on the point Of ending in a personal rcncontre
when they mutually come 10 compromise
Smith consentng TO take part in the
rehearsal Of Browns opera and Brown agreeing to rem
der similar aid for that Of Smiths tragedy. SO with
the cooperation Of Sally and improyisng dresses and
stage properties out Of the window curtains and furn
ture, the rehearsals proceed most udicrous fashion
and amid uproarous laughter until tho tingng Of the
houscb bell calls Sally away and abruptly terminates the
piece. The idea Il viii be observed bears close re-
sepRlanss y that ol Tbs Asliss oi Tho kliehsp