The New York herald., 1877-10-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


Nine. Janansk plays IN Boston this week
John Brougham has purchased Stanley McKenna's
new comedy OF sour Oddities"
Last week the citizens OF Worcester Mass, enjoyed
prolonged least OF classical music in series OF six
concerts.
wharfage" will be performed at the Philadelphia
Museum tonight, Simultaneous with its production
at walacks.
Mr. John 4. Owens has purchased a now comedy
entitled "cheek; OF, The Ambitious Statesman from
Samuel H. Church, of Pttsburg, Pa and will produce
1t in that city in March, 1878.
Dr. Leopold Damrosch mas been invited to give a
series OF symphony mainees on successive Saturdays
this winter He has accepted this invitation and will
shortly publish his plans about these concerts.
Mr.. Leonard Growers new comedy aThe Remark
able History OF Lispcll," will be brought out a ,ho
Chestnut Stree. Theatre Philadelphia, on Wednesday.
The original Swedish ladies' quartet who viii arrive
on the City OF Brussels In day or two, will enter
upon concert tour Of tho country. They will prob.
ably commence IN stenway Hall about the middle OF
October.
Mr.. Harold Power the son Of the first and the most
famous OF the Irish comedians has recently arrived in
New York. and will give lecture upon lecturers.
with limitations and illustrations which, II Ia said are
very funny.
The chief attraction at the Leeds (England) Musical
Festival will be DR.. Macfarren's new oratorio
"Joseph," which contains among other songs ono for
Mile Albaui, who is expected in England from Spa i'm
mediatsly.
On the organ at Hnlberstadt there are painted the
portrait OF three monks who according to tradition
sang themsclvest to death with sacred music while Sa-
tan sat in a double bass disturbing them with his
groans and growls
Mr.. John 3. Clarke appeared at the Haymarket Lon
don, on the 18th ns before the largest house OF
season. He played Of his most popular and anus
Ing characters Paul Pry and Major De Boots and his
rc-appcarancs was enthusiastically welcomed.
On the 10th and 18th OF October grand musical fes-
tival is to bc held In Boston. There Will be two
choruses Of 1900 voices, OF which will comprise
Boston societies and the other out-ortown organza-
tions. Brignoli and ~ ". Whitney will be among the
soloists, and Carl zerrahn conductor
Dr. G. A. Macfarrea's opera, ROBIN Hood,n was
lately revived by Carl Rosa in Dublin. The London
Figaro says:-'lt q work which, despite its defects
breathes the very spirit OF dance music That It IS
moro collection OF ballads, mosaic, composed OF
scraps OF Mozart, Mcndsssohn aud Mercadantc, with
some English dance tunos, than opera Is truc but
oil tho characteristic OF the authors pro.
ductions. He wrote II In 1860, at the age Of forty
seven, and John ozentoid wrote the libretto.n
Tho Theatre Francaisc which Is the new namo for
what was once Bryant's Opera House. will open TO-
morrow evening for season OF French performances.
1t at present tho plan TO play only three nights pei
week-namcly, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
The opening piece "Les Faux Bonshommcs.n - foul
act comedy, by Barriere. on Thursday "Le Process
yeauradeux," from which Boucicauit adapted "For
bdden Fruit" will be the piece de resistance with "Ls
Serment d'Horace" as q curtain raiser.