The New York herald., 1876-02-23
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

lima di Murska has ef New South wales and gone to
New Zealand
Miss Mary Wells OF Booths, win Join the Fifth Ave-
nue. Theatre company next
Mr. Chatterton, the manager OF the Princess Thea.
tre has invited Mr. and Mrs. w. J. Florence TO pro-
duce the Mighty Doar' in London next May.
/, Nile Theresa Titicns appears Donna Anna, Nine
Carrono Zcrlina and Miss Beaumont as Elvra
in "Don Giovanni" at the Academy of Music on Fri
day night
A new iour-nct comedy-drama, by victorien sardou,
will follow "Rose Michel" at tho Union Square Thea
tire. The scenery has been in preparation several
months by Mr. Marston, and tho cast will present
almost the entire company.
'Quecn and Woman" has proved TO be so popular
that Miss Clara Morris has consented to postpone her
appearances at the Brooklyn Theatre I'LL February IS
She Will produce new American play by Ncssrs T.
Magnusand A. T. Lancaster. called Conscience"
Mr. Edmon S. Conner, whose admirable acting many
Of readers well remember though he has been Tor
some years absent stage will begin an engage
ment April at tho Albany Opera House. appearing in
Richeleu ana the two Falstans, In "Henry w." and
''The Merry Wives OF Windsor"
morning performance has been given at the Poria
SAINT Martin Theatre in aid Of the subscription to
erect a statue TO Lamartine. NJ Legouve, Of the
French Academy the principal artses OF tho Theatre
Fraacais, Nine. carvalho and N. Faurc of the Grand
opera, and the band OF the Republican Guard all con-
sributed to tho success ofthe occasion
Youth Is coming TO the front in theatrical afarS A
young lady Of sixteen Is TO bring out play this week.
and March 10 at the Lyceum Theatre a young gen.
tloman OF sixteen will make his first appearance as
Hamlet Tnis Is Master n. 5. Wood, who will be sup.
ported in this dulcult sttemp, bv tho Murray HILL
Windsor and Amaranth dramatic clubs
viccnzo Sassaroli, uuappreciated composer OF
Genoa writes TO RicordL the publisher OF Milan, chal
lenging Verdi q competition between the great macs
,ros "AIda" and an opera on the same subject &c bs
written BY him (sassaro condition that be will be
paid literally for II. A few months in . naison dc
sontS, u is thought will cure the challenger
Miss Nelson's engagement at the Haymarket has
been very successful and Romeo and Juliet" Is said
20 be exceptionally well cast The London Ff0aro
says:-"Thc tragedy, as played by Nelson, gives far
more OF shakespeares text than Is usual upon the
stage; and lis arrangement in acts while In many
respects advantageous certainly makes the play seem
70 last an exceptionally long time"
Everdps "ida" has been gwen Nth great success A,
Moscow. Mines. stoltz and Artot we're Aida ana An
ncris; sitnori harni and Padla, Radames and Anon
asro signors Janet and Boss Glled the other parts
The chorus and orchestra went capitally under the
guidance Of Signor BevgnanL who was honorsd by a
call before the curtain after each act signor VERDI,
after hearing ofthe success Of AIDA sent telegram
10 signor Bevgnan thanking him for the pains he had
taken.
The taste for amateur theatricais, which has been
growing 30 fas, OF late has reached It's climax this
week Every night during the present week there has
been will be OF these performances and on Sat-
urday evening the great event Of the season
will take place az the Lyceum Theatre THIS perform
Ance viii be given BY the Comus Dramatic Associanon
and tho play been specially written 10 Introduce
the versatile MAJOR James Haggcrty on new Platform
This evening there will be performances At the Union
League Theatre Of Boucicaulps comedy entitled '0d
Heads and Young EsartAY In u hsssr4 Allirer and