The New York herald., 1875-12-28
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

ole Bulls first appearance in public was more than
fifty years ago.
The death is announced OF Mr Chatterton father of
Mr. r. b Chaiterton, The well known lessee OF Drury
Lane Theatre. Mr. Chatterton was in his fifth
year.
Henry J. Byron's comedy, "Our Boys, = which was
lately played at the Fifh Avenue Theatre, has almost
completed its three hundredth performance at the
Vaudeville Theatre, London
A i've act drama, founded upon Mr. Joseph Hattons
romance ot Clytic and named after IT, has been
cessfuly produced at the Liverpool Englaud) Amphi-
theatre. Miss Henrietta Hodson played the heroine.
A London journal says:-.Herr Wachtcl, with an
inferior German troupe continued FIJI the Academy
Or Music Theatre He, oddly enough, sometimes
sings his solos IN Italian, his pronunciation Of which
was never good
Mr.. Barry sullivan announces that his engagement
with Messrs Jarrett 4 Palmer terminated Christ
mas Day, ana that he VIII make a farewell tour
through the United States and Canada PRIOR his
turn y England in June next.
shakespeares poet.ca play, ''The Tempest has
been produced the Crystal Palace with considerable
success. The attractions Or the play much in
creased by the very beautiful and appropriate music,
composed BY Mr.. Arthur sullivan.
Mr. W. 5. Gilbert, the author Of "Pygmallon and
Gaatea and several other well known poetical
dies /" has produced "fary play at the Court
Theatre London II Is said 70 be piece Of remarkable
merit both ID construction and dialogue.
play, proonging the historical series commenced
in Charles 4 and continued In Buckingham Il has
been completed by Mr W. G. Wills, and Will, under
stand be shortly produced. It's title is 'Nel Gwynne.
The heroine believe, VIII be played BY Miss Fowler.
The Ancadum, speaking Of Dejazets funeral,
marks that striking contrast % the treatment
actors have at times ia France and instances
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sacraments d her Church except she repudiated
profession as 4 comedicnne, which she declined 70 10.
performance vas gwen at Drury Lane On the 18th
insL IL aid IL testimonial the memory Of the late
Mr George Bclmore There attractive pro-
sramme embracing selections from "Married in Haste
"Backeycd susan Merchant or Venice" ''our
Boys x Blue Beard Area Belle = 'Weak Woman
,Nicholas Nlcklcby,1 IAN Unequal Match" and
Isaac or YORK There we're also songs and rccitals
and an original address the BY Mr.
H. : Leigh. and spoken BY Mr.. J. Fernandez The
total 81 subscriptions before the performance bad
amounted to 1850
A performance gwen at the Haymarket Theatre
lately 10 aid oi the Royal General Theatrical Fund,
The principal feature this performance the ap-
pearance or Miss Helen Faucit who once again as she
has % often done before, placed her at the
disposal or The directors of this charity The character
in which Miss Fauct elected to appear was that OF
Iolanthe in the drama Of "Klng Rene's Daughter
translated from the German Of Henry Hertz by Mr.
Theodore Martin. The piece itself belongs to that now
obsolete class Of plays which, II i obtained any
hold on the English stage, could hardly hope TO end
much favor with the audiences of to-day; but the
character q the heroine the gentle tender yet dign
fed loanthe, the blind Princess, who has never re-
allied her blindness, well adapted for the display Of
those pecularites or sentiment and style which mark
the acting OF what Is generally, if somewhat
vaguely known the old school