The New York herald., 1877-01-07
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


Grip Van wnklc will be continued this week At
tho Broadway Theatre.
Tho Olympic Theatre announces 1ne variety enter.
ta,nmcnt for this week.
"Azurinc" will be acted by tho Kraliys at Niblo's
every evening this week.
Polo racing and chariot contests will all the aroma
| at Gilmorcs Garden this week.
ssardanapaus'' will be acted at tho Opera House,
Albany, on Monday and Tuesday.
The spr,ghy Iolta changes er bill at the Park this
week and will play Zip every evening
| The New American Museum offers manv curiosities,
| living and dead, TO the inquirng mind
Kelly l. Leon's Minstrcs present a bright and novel
bill, In which the entire company will appear.
Miss Bijou Heron recently had a difcult operation
performed on her eye by Surgeon George ". Cary Of
this city,
! Mr.. Hcer's magical powers draw crowds To tho
Wonder Theatre and his new programme will DO ull
| OF marvellous skill
Thomas shici Henderson, with his irish drama
| 'Tulamorc," will be tho attraction this week at
noolcy's Opera House. Brooklyn.
| "Divorcc'' will be produced at tho Grand Opera
House tomorrow evening. with OF the leading
members of tho Fifth Avenuo Theatre in tho cast
Egyptian Hall offers novel and instructive enter.
tanmogt this week. Tho performances are entirely
FREQ objection and largely attended by ladies'
and families
The san Francisco Mnstrols offer this week. for the
first time in America, the coored opera bouno Of tho
"IIappy Mokc" In which Birch will play tho titlc
role in his customary tragic wuy.
Edwin Booth will present his famous personaton OF
! King Lear tomorrow night, and Thursday and
Friday will play Ruy Bias and Pctruchio, double
bill on Saturday afternoon no MS shylock.
| "Danl Druce" continues to draw good houses at
Booths theatre. 1t is to be produced at tho Walnut
! IN mi Sith
! Mr. r. J.. Davenport as tho hero. and Miss Geraldine
May ns Dorothy.
LauraS =. Webb will give dramatic and lyric reading
ut tho Masonic Temple. next Wednesday evening. IN
which she Will rccItc her own popular poem upon the
death Of General Custer. besides new one entitled
"Libcrty Enghicnng the World"
! During Miss Nelson's recent engagement at ST.
Louis tho ladies' OF that city offered her reception
the Southern Hotel, after her last matinee Tho
newspapers say that each lady present claimed kiss
from the iair actress. which gracefully granted.
| Tho proprictors OF tho Aquarium are frequently
asked why they do not open their establishment on
! Sunday afternoons. The idea IL rot a bad one for
the Aquarium IS really a place OF instruction, and
does not come under the ban OF resort Tor public
amusement.
..Thc American" will be played for but FIVE nights
! moro n, the Finn Avenue Thcstre. and whoever has
not seen Mr. Coghlans ane performance OF ths Duke
should not neglect the opportunity ON Saturday
afternoon and evening 'The Lady Of Lyons" will bc
/ produced with Miss Fanny Davenport. as Pauline and
! Mr. Coghlan ns Claude. demons; or, wc,llock for
Seven Mr Days new comic drama. IS In readiness
| for the stage.
| Mr. Charles 7. Pars'oc, who played the Heather
Chneo so well IN "rhc Two Mcn Of Sandy Bar, " and
who has created many excellent paris has Just signed
the conrac, for a play by Mcssrs. Mark Twain and
Bret Harc. which he VIII have tho sole right to pro.
ducc IN and Europe Tho character rs that OF
the Chnaman orig paliy described by Mr. Hartc IN
ALI Sn and should afford Mr. Parsoe excellent op-
poruniy for his peculiar talent
waack's Theatre yesterday afternoon prcscn ted tho
unusual spectacle OF numbers Of Indies standing in tho
corridors and every scat occupied The was
plain--it last matinee OF 'The shaughrsun 1"
Tomorrow night "Forbiddcn Fruit Will be revived
but mast be Withdrawn after weeks to give place
10 can for Her." In which Mr.. waIlack achieved a
great Boston. Tho play Is founded by the
authors Mcssrs. Mcrivae and simpson, upon the char
and conduct Of sydney Carton IN Dickens novel,
the ''ralc OF Two Cities"
No dramatic performance better deserves the sup
port OF the New York public than that which will DO
given on Wednesday afternoon, the 17h OF January,
for the bcncnt Of the poor Of So stephens parish 10
viii take place at The Fifth Avenue Theatre under tho
direction of John Broughan and Mr. Daily, his entire
company and Mr. Sheridan Shook will lcnd their
Efforts to matc II complete success Tho chairman
CT tho committee Is Dr Daniel y. Collins. ST. Sic.
phcns church relieves the distress of tho poor Of us
district irrespective OF raco aud religion, and tho
| theatre ought TO bc lllcd.
Mr. A. y. Burbank, the popular clocutionst, gavo
readings at s,cinway Hall, Thursday evening, Janu-
ary 4, when no assisted by Miss ArabcIla Root,
vocalist The audience very large, cultivated and
enthusiastic Many Of Mr.. Burbank's pieces wcro
corcd and Miss Root was warmly sppIaudcd and
recalled after each song shc sang two songs Of her
own compostiou, both words and music, "wa'tns for
Her Sailor Ladr and the scotch ballad '0h Dinna ~