The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-21
COULISSE CHAT.

COULISSE CHAT.
Davy Crockett reappears on Monday at the Park
Theatre.
Pacific s!opers call the Royal Marionettes "Tne
kignum VITAE Drama"
Nine. Arabela IS expected 70 arrive IN chicago
IN ew days from San francisco.
Mile. Geofroy received q magnificent punch
bowl on the occasion OF her benefit
G. A. Macfarren succeeds Sterndale Bennett as
principal OF the Royal Academy or Music
.The Women OF the Day. proved unsuccessful
10 san Francisco, in spite OF rhe mlllinars.
Miss Mac Nuueo has been engaged Tor the Fifth
Avenue Theatre company for next season.
Chicago critic christens Nine. Janauschek as
"the Passion Flower OF Bohemia" Police
John Koch is putting Central ParI Garden in
concert trim Tor Thomas and his orchestra.
Mrs. Rousby played Rosand. Pauline. Camille
and Julia last week at Mcvickers, Chicago.
Llszt and Wagner are giving concerts at Pesth
20 aeip the Bayreutn Industrial scheme along.
1t is now twenty years since Camille" was first
presented 10 the public, with Fecater as Armand
Flotow's ..Ombrar will be presented az the
Academy mex. month Tor tee first lime n New
YORK.
Maurice Gran Is looking over the records OF
Italian opera ami calculating the chances. Rather
significant.
/. is said that the precautions against fire in the
ST. Louis theatres and the means OF exit provided
leave little TO be desired.
Bondin is making fortune in Australia. he
reduced his prices and his nightly receipts !or
three weeks averaged $4,000.
Mr.. Rel hardt Scamelz is IN the field for sum
mer concerts and Nj. Neuendoru thinks OF light
opera alter this cruel winter is over,
MIR. Nlxon's benefit takes place at the Hippo.
drome on Monday evening There will be
markedly sprigntly entertainments
Maretzek thinks that there Is a Big Bonanza
in American lyric talent, and he proposes to Try
Italian opera to see how it viii pan out.
The Plttsourgers are getting proud. They say
mat their opera House AID the 3laIiltons are not
suited to one another. "Soot" Pittsburg
The Oratorio Society, under tue able manage
neut OF DR.. Leopold Damrosch present HANDLES
samson" at S.einway Hall on Easter Monday.
The musical services at the leading churches on
Easter Sunday VIII be OF the most posing de-
scrIption, particularly at st. Patrlck's Cathedral
A very neat compliment for SIR. Thomas comes
from Baltimore :-.'rheodorc Thomas Is q virtuoso,
ana the instrument that he plays on Is the orches-
fra"
Mile Dt MursEa has met With the most unequiv-
ocal success concert in New Orleans, ana her
wonderful voice was praised 70 the skies by the
ocal critics.
j.. N. Pat,ison delivered thirteen piano lecture
scitas during the past lew weeks IN the northern
part OF this State, with immense success, and he
Iti survives.
A te egram rom Nj. q. D. Palmer, now in Paris,
announces that he has been successful IN making
important engagements for the next season at
Sootn's Theatre.
An old musical manuscript has been recently
found st the Miami University, OHIO, and the Gin
sinnati critics are wadng through lsxicons ana
ancient tones columns deep.
San Francisco critic reminds tenor named
Tila who has wandered toward the setting sun
that "fou'n Remember Ne" was pipsd thread.
bare before ne was born. Consoling.
The Teatro dele Logge In Florence IL IN such an
insecure condition and the danger OF its falling
down 10 30 imminent that the authorities are at
oggerheads with the manager about IL.
The authorities OF ODESSA, in the Crimea, forbade
che production OF ia Grande Ducnesse." except
under the name OF lie SABRE Mon Pere."
Another siege woula bring them TO terms.
The Georgia Ministries will conclude their highly
mccessfu season at Robinson Hall next saSur-
lay. An uproarious bill prom sed Tor the week
Gne con- pany goes hence TO ''Ole vlrginny."
Gilmore has bis eye on the Hippodrome Tor sum-
ner promenade concerts, and emboldened by the
Iuccess Of his band West, thinks OF con verting
the abode OF Barnum INTO the vale OF Cashmere.
crazy An IN Paris advertlses "method for
enauunY every one TO eiilV Tue nlgu caest Z, anu
adds that "a month OF medical treatment Is sum-
Gent" red hot poker a. the back OF the neck,
We suppose.
Charley shay Is catering very successfully at his
Grand Central Theatre. lie ends victory begins
70 perch upon his brow. The public never fau to
recognize Intelligent efforts to furnish the righ.
kind OF amusement.
The directors or the Academy will be at loss
for an impressarlo IN the lal, either Max Will
dgnt shy OF the risks OF an opera season without
some guarantee rom those VINO occupy the best
seats and pay nothing.
Mr.. Lester Walack has been playing to immense
audiences at the Walnut Street Theatre, Pniladel-
pha. hls inpersonations OF Elliott Grey, In
"Rosedalc," and Hugh Cnalcote, In 'Ours,r have
sent the critics into ecstasles
An inpressiple critic says OF Miss Nelson's
Juliet :-"Eer subtle grace, flexible as the
anuosities Of . mornings mist, and vet thor
purnly proportioned to the curves Of the charac-
ter, are most especially noticeable"
when WILL the average critic cease ringing tho
snanges on "Breathlng tile Hardy Morse spirit"
when the composer chances to be- q native OF
Denmark, sweden or Norway rne only music
TIE hardy Morse kings used was to frignten their
enemies
Mr.. Asger Hamer!cK Is doing for Baltimore what
Mr.. Thomas Gas done for New BODYBUILDING up a
solid, enduring taste Tor the highest classical
standards by IT'S admirable concerts at the Pea
body Conservatory OF Music. AIS eXpositions OF
Scandinavian music are highly praised.
The last lecture concert OF Mr.. Jerome Hopkins
at sielpway Hall proved TO be o popular ana ar.
ssslc sssosss. The subject was ''churcn Musc.n
asA sas usatnsnt 81 II Vas ver1 nApDy. Iuustra-