The New York herald., 1876-02-27
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
'Pique" begins its twelfth week and attains to its
eightieth performance tomorrow night
The California Minstrels give their excellent per-
formances at the Twenty third Street Theatre
'The Creation" will be given at Steinway hall on
March by Mr.. P. s. Gilmors's 0ratorio Society.
At the olympic Theatre Mr.. John f. Poole's bur-
lesqus, "Julius Cnesar," has made hit and will be
continued this week.
1t is stated that tho receipts for Juus Cesar rat
Booths, have averaged 81 100 for each performance,
making total OF over $12s, ,O0O
The dramatization of ''sevcn Oaks" is finished and
has been read by Mr. Raymond, who thinks that he
has found In it another bonanza
"Un Ballo In Maschera" will be sung in Italian at
the Lyceum Theatre by Nine Gazzanga and her pupils
to morrow evening for a worthy charity.
Mr. Charles Fechter will appear at the Walnut
Street Theatre, Philadelphia in "Monte Crstop So
the report OF his retirement from the stage is ncor
rect
Miss Bessie Darling the favoritc star begins an
gagemont at Mrs. John Drews Arch Street Theatre,
Philadelphia on Monday, March Q, In q new society
play.
The New York oratorio Society give the following
works at Stenway Hall Monday evening"
"walpurgls Night" Mendelssohn; "Christus," Llszt
aria from "Ezio" Handel
Miss Clara Morris engagement at the Brooklyn
Theatre has been again postponed, account OF her
illness, believe, and this week Mrs. G. c. Howard
will appear in "Uncle Toms Cabin"
"Pque" will be played for the FIRST time out of New
York on Monday night, At the National Theatre WASH
ington, by Mr. Daly's travelling company, under the
direction of Mr.. James W. Morrissey.
Miss Adelaide Lennox has been playing virgie in the
''Big Bonanza, with Dalys Company at Hartford and
New Haven with great acceptability and under crcum
atn tha nfh hara
training.
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg commences season OF
English opera at the Academy OF Music on Monday
night the initial opera being martha" Mrs. Zelda
Seguins benefit takes place Tuesday evening,
Baifes Bohemian Girl" being selected the opera
When MIR. John T. Raymond started out from New
York in the fall with Colonel Sellers he had engage
ments covering hfty-two weeks He has already been
far South as New Orleans and 4. every place along
the route he with the best In Chicago he
| did the biggest business OF the season
On Tuesday evening, at the Union League Theatre,
performance will be given in aid OF the widows and
orphans of the hremen who were killed In the late
Broadway fire. A number OF popular and experienced
amateurs will appear in Harvest Home" "Ici on
Parle Francois" and "Box and Cox"
"Der Freschutz" given last night at the Teatro
wehrle Belvdere House, by select company OF mari
onettes, with we'll known artists behind the
scenes The mise SCENE, effects and appointments
were wonderfully correct and would have put the
Academy-especally in tho Wolf Glen scene-to the
blush.
''She stoops to Conquer" has crowded wallackis
Theatre nightly. This sterling comedy OF which any
one act is rich in situation and suggestion that
modern author might develop 1t into four act play
has an exceptionally strong the little parts as
we'll as the great ones. II will be performed every
evening this week.
"hadame Caveret, . new play by NJ. Emile AugIer
recently produced at the Vaudeville Paris is said TO
possess a very delicate wit s'when," sighs Fanny
Merson, 'shall have done playing the pianoH
when you are married, my darling" answers NJ.
Cavorlet, drily. 'when will you leave or spelling
me ?" asks the girl again. ''when love spoil you"
is the pretty reply.
At the Park the popularity OF "Brass" has rapidly
increased and both the comedy and the company have
won general approval Mr.. Rowe has made double
success as author and actor, and Walton Stray's
ring whether It be OF brass not is like that magical
taisman in the ARABIAN Nights" tales, by which,
whenever the owner turned il, he had the power TO
transport whole house
The one hundredth performance OF 'Rose Michel"
will take place at the Union Square Theatre tomorrow
night The play is worthy OF this success for It is
superbly put the stage, capitally acted, and the
only serious objection to be made to II is that some OF
the situations too painful in their interest Every
lady who attends the theatre Monoay evening will
receive volume bound in satin containing illustrated
sketches OF the principal dramas which Messrs Shook
and Palmer have produced
That there should be now three plays running at
three Of theatres each Of which has reached or
will soon reach, its one hundredth performance is
striking evidence Of the enormous patronage the
drama receives in New York. In other city in the
United States are prolonged runs possible and only
few years ago they impossible In addition
to eRoso Michel" ''Piquo" and "Julius Casar,n wo
must recall the remarkable successes OF 'The Big
Bonanza and the mighty Dollar" at the Park II Is
to be inferred from this that IL the drama has really
declined, its popularity has increased, (which was
some time paradox, but now the time gives il
proof.r