The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-15
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mr. Thomas P Maany will have benefit concert at
Stenway Hall to night
The new National Opera House In London, IL is
thought, will cost ESQ, 600 sterling
Mile Ttens and Mr.. Max Strakosch arrived at the
Everett House yesterday from Albany
Mr. J. N. Pattison is engaged for piano recital in
Baltimore which will take place in a few weeks.
wachtel appears Lionel in "Martha" tonight
"Lohengrn' will shortly be placed in rehearsal
1t has been little than ten years since Joseph
Jefferson appeared as Rip Van Wrinkle in London.
The Adelaide Phillips Opera Company closed a very
successful engagement at Washington on Saturday
night
John E. McDonough and his company OF marionettes
will return to the United States from tour in
Australia
Tho wachte German Opera Company commence
season of three nights and matinee in Brooklyn on
December 4.
The management of the Lyceum Theatre announce
a series Of Wednesday matnees ''Frou Frou" is to
be the attraction at the nitatory performance
There is a rumor that arrangements are being made
for short of Italian opera in this city during
the winter with Mile Ttiens the principal attrac-
ton
Mile. Albani is still winning laurels in the eye Opera
Company through the English provinces. In Dublin
her great that she achieved in London
last summer
Daly's Fifth Avenue travelling company will soon
begin a comedy engagement at Dc Bars Opera House,
ST. LOUIS after which winter in New Orleans
has been arranged by Mr.. James W. Morrissey
Mr. Jerome Hopkins has been invited by the trustees
OF Rev. Dr. Carroll's church, Brooklyn, to open a
branch orpheon free vocal school in their church A
similar school will be organized in Jersey City this
week,
Plots the hardest of all things get in modern
dramas. New stories 10 is true that treat
ment is important than material in play; still it
would be pleasure If our dramatists could find
thing else besides the we'll known threadbare subjects
Although tho French government has not agreed to
the entire abolition of the upon the receipts of the
theatres and concerts in Paris 1t has consented to
remit half of the tax concerts in which music of
high class is performed. Tho total abolition of the
tax must follow in due oftme
Miss Adelaide Lennox, the actress who came TO this
country two years ago with fine London reputation,
has written drama OF English society, which she
templates Offering for production on the New York
stage The claimed for great literary ex.
cclence strong situations and striking effects.
Tho Choir complains that while Paris is already en-
joyng three series of orchestral performances OF high
order-the popular concerts OF H. Pasdeoup the mod
concerts OF NJ Choet and the OF the AS
ISOLATION Artistique directed by NJ Colonne, with
symphony in every progranme-London is left almost
unsupped with concerts for the autumn and winter.
The temperance OF Charles Fechter on the New
York stage after years. absence will be welcomed
He will first appear in French drama at the Lycoum
with the fine company now there, and afterward will
play the characters in English supported by an
English company. The principal French plays will be
those written expressly for him, as LA Dame Aux
Camelias +" Lies Files dc Marbre" ''Ruy Bias, y
GtRoupe ut Mir ,, Frarcs Corsas sc
Won BIow's path through New England is strcwed
with the remains OF critics whom he hath made mad
and It might be retraced by following up their cries.
Boston and Providence criticism is now emulated in
craziness by that Of Hartford. or the moonlight
Sonata OF Beethoven critic ofthat city says that the
wild complaints in sixteenth notes rush rapidly upward
against double accord again and again, until peace
less theme agtates the finale" We trust that New
York will escape this epidemic OF musical unacy which
10 travel with Won Bllow just the cholera is
said to have accompanied the Wandering Jew.
The King Lear OF signor Rossi to be more sue
cessful than his Hamlet. A Paris correspondent
writes:-"The powerful effect produced his audience
by the narrowing bitterness OF his OF Goner was
only equallcd by the emotion produced during the
Of diocy and the tenderness displayed toward
Cordela In the last scene when he sobs out his life
the corpse OF his favore child the tears of many
present although the actor speaking a language
unknown TO most OF them, fast aud plentiful and
IL was almost relief to the pent-up feeling OF pain
when the old King dropped hfeess into the of his
attendant, and the curtain fell His death was
thrillngly natural and indeed the whole performance
may be considered perfect in this respect and utterly
devoid Of trace Of exsggeration"
''Le Voyage dans la Lunc,'' the new fairy extrava-
ganza at the GaG with music by Onenbach, has made
great hit The principal idea Of the plot is taken
from one Of Jules verne's stores cannon twenty
miles long is made and three mortas enter hollow
ball and are 1red into the Here the satire and
fun begin. ono fine piece OF rdicule Of tho FRENCH
passion for orders and decorations that every lunar
being presented with order at his birth but when
ever no distinguishes himself il is taken away, SO that
the people who have stars or ribbons are the most
iustrious After amusing adventures the travellers cs
capc from the moon by the assistance Of an immense
volcano-which gives the opportunity for a brilliant