The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-01-12
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Mile vergin is engaged for years for light r0,es
at the Grand Opera, Paris
ola Petite Mari6e" Lecocqs latest opera ia said "a
be equal to ''Giroh6Groaa"
Mile Engay princess Engaltchen) will likely la
engaged at the Paris Grand Opera
Ernest Pauer, pianist and wlhelmz, vioiinist, ap-
peared in concert in Edinburgh Christmas Eve
The terrible inundaton that devastated south OF
France last year the subject Of five act drama al
the Varieties Toulouse
lie Tour du Monde" had a OF AIS nights In Paris
Nine. Pauline Lucca appears at the Theatre dc Ia
Monnaie, Brussels, tonight. January H.
The last performance Of sour Boys" will be given at
the Brooklyn Theatre might on Thursday evening
Mr. John e. Owens will appear in bis famous eharacte,
OF Caleb Plummer, In the dramaIization Of Dickens
Cricket on the Hearth"
A grand sacred concert will be given on sunday
January 23 at the Church Of ST. Cecilia, Rev Hugh
Flattery pastor the following artists having consented
TO appear Mile. Denison, soprano; Miss Atkinson,
contralio; Mr Atkinson, tenor and Mr. Kennedy basso
The Adelaide Phillips Italian Opera Troupe have re-
turned to New York for short stay consequence
Miss Volette Covile the prima donna having slight
attack OF influenza After brief rost the company
will proceed to Canada They have been very success
full thus far.
The Egyptian theatre goers should be reconstructed
'sThe Sphinx, 4" "Demtmonde" aud '.Nari IA Cam
pagnen given in Cairo by a French company under
the management of NJ. vanoy, formerly connected
with the Ambigu, have met with the most extraordi.
nary success.
To- night H. j. Byron's new rouract comedy, "Mar.
riod in Haste will be produced wallacks Theatre
for the first time in New York The scenery will DO
new and the cast which is strong one, presents Mr.
wallack in the character Of Gibson Greene, good
natured man about town.
AT the Lyceum, on Friday evening, benefit will be
given to Mr.. Fritz Hirschy the treasurer OF the
theatre, by the members OF the French Comedy Com
pany. Mr. Hirschy has been the treasurer for num-
Ter years has rendered courteous service to the
public Gle Demi- monde will be performed with
Mile. Juiette Clarence in the principal role.
Mr.. Atkinson the Australian manager, who is stop
ping in New York for short time received a telei
graphic despatch Saturday last dated the same day.
from his theatre in sydney New South Wales. IL trav
eed 900 miles the continent of Australia TO the
Northern territory, thence repeated by cable to
Bombay thence Egypt TO Marseles, then Paris,
and from the French capalit was cabed to New York.
'Les Betises dHier,"a twoact trac at the
Varieties, Paris, has one especially good hit One OF
the characters Herzegovnian, relates the dreadful
state OF Instruction in which his country thrown,
and ali .rs that he has come to Western Europe for
peace and tranquility. 'Oh" says the Partisan to
whom he speaks 'if yOs want harmony and quiet you
had better go back home, Tor certainly there is no
chance ofnnding what you want in france" well"
says the other 'if do not lind what 'oquire here
will 60 further Onto Spaini"
comical incident not included in Herr r. waeGcrs
stage business happened in the hunting Of the
first act during the last performance OF Tannhauser" in
Vienna As he was mounting his gallant stecd one Of
the singers trod another artist-a member Of the
pack which figures among the pcrsonages OF the drama
The four footed performer began barking loudly with
pain. His canine companions followed his example,
and then the whole pack moduated into continuous
howl which ran through the entire finale. The great
of the audience laughed, but some ardent Wagner
ties highly indignant at the endless melody thus
nnexpoctedy contributed by the hounds