The New York herald., 1875-09-12
COULISSE CHAT.


The sale of seats for the 'Flying scud" begins next
Thursday.
Mr. Florence has made hit in the character of the
| Hon Bardwell Sote
Billy Birch and Charley Backus nightly create great
| merrment at the San Francisco Mnstres by their
| limitations of the rival tragedans
A great lrish-American demonstration is TO be made
next Friday evening, at Booths Theatre the
sion of Barry SuIivans benefit
Mr.. Thomas J. Hail. the leading musical publisher,
has brought edition of the English operas for
the forthcoming musical season
Mile Tetens is the last of the great line Of dramatic
singers who have shed ustre ON the London opcratic
stage In ''Fidelio 'Medea she is unsurpassed at
the present day
Robinson Hall has changed its name to the Partisan
Varieties 1t has been newly fitted up and the man
agement promises to be spirited which the surest
guarantee Of success
MADAME L'Archiduc" has been presented at the
Lyceum with artistic completeness OF detail seldom
witnessed on the American stage. The soldiers drill
is nightly applauded-
Saratoga" reappears at the Fifth Avenue morrow
evening The revival is only for few days. to enable
Mr. DAILY to complete the preparations for the produc
ton Of his drama
George Belmore the English character actor, who is
to appear at Booths Theatre tomorrow week. is fa-
for his representation of Dickens creations His
Nat Goslng is also great piece Of acting and had
a Of 400 nights in London
The attendance at Booths Theatre on Friday evening
was greatest present any performance during the
engagement of Sullivan -Four thousand people we're
crammed in the house and hundreds were unable to
gain admttance The play was Orchard Ill"
This week Barry Sullivan will devote to impersona-
tions OF Beverly in Moore's tragedy OF rhs Gamester
BY many this is considered his greatest part Next
Friday he has a farewell benefit. Next Monday he
appears the Walnut Street Theatre Philadelphia
At the breakfast 10 be given to Barry Sullivan on
Tuesday Demonco's Rev. Dr. McGlynn of st.
Stephens church, is TO speak to the of ''The
Church and the Drama" Whitelaw REID will respond
for ''The Press' and Judge John r. Brady for ''The
American Bench"
bill full Of novelties was presented at Gimore's
Garden last Friday night The overture to II
Martiri, the grand march from "Aida the 'Renzi"
overture and the quartet from "Rgoletto" were the
principal features the programme which was one Of
the most enjoyable of the season.
"Girone- -Gronar will be produced at Wallack's on
Monday night with Miss Julia Mathews in the title role
Mr. Macdermott appears Bolero, Mr.. Brennlr as
Mourzouk Mr. Forester Marasquin Miss selvi as
Aurore Miss Temple Paquita and Miss Keene as
Pedro. The Mathews Troupe goes to Philadelphia next
week.
George Rignod arrived yesterday by the White Star
steamer Germanic and is stopping the Fifth Avenue
Hotel His FIRST appearance will be as Henry w. at
Ford's Opera House. Baltimore. He will not play at
Booths Theatre before next Spring His tour through
the country will be under the management Of Jarrett
Palmer.
Ross the eminent Italian tragedian will open at the
Lyceum Theatre the 25th Of October He will open
in Hamlet and afterward play Lear, Damon, Othello
Macbeth, Romeo, Louis XI. and Nero. From the Ly-
he will go to Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore
Washington, Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis, Louisville
New Orleans and Galveston.
Last night, at Central Park Garden, the programme
was devoted to schumanns works The symphony in
No. was rendered superby, and the magnificent t
music to Byrons Manfred" received like attention
Mills played the piano concerto In minor with electric
effect, and tho stenway grand responded faithfully to
his touch. The "rraumerei" for string orchestra was
! rapturously received.
The rival performances OF Davenport and Sui.
ivan were brought to a close last night by the retiring
Of the champion OF the strictly American drama from
the contest Tho house fairly hled and Mr. Daven-
port was followed with attentive his impcr.
sonaon Of shylock and Bill Skies. Neither performance
rose to the height Of mpassoned acting but both were
well studied and effective No doubt the nature Of the
support upon which Mr. Davenport had to rely marrod