The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-05
MUSICAL AND pRAM1r1c NOTES.


After all Wagner IL not coming to America.
Dion Boucicault is writing another play for wallacK.
Nelson is spending the summer At Trouvile. in
Normandy.
Fanny Davenport is in Paris this week She will
turn in September.
wallack is yachting, Booth is resting and e. L.
Davenport is 1t Nahant
Ga'imberti is resting her voice and swathing her
muscle III tho surf at Long Branch
Anastasa Plunxett says that when Edmund Crisp
signs in "Ah Sin" you cun hear his clothes give.
Joe Jefferson, utter three years absence will
turn, with his married daughter, early in October
A famous pianist thinks that the score OF wag-
merriam opera is ajuagment OF Heaven on the proies
Hundreds OF unem ployed. mpecunous knights OF
the buskin are in New York waiting Tor something 10
turn up.
Lucca open enemy to beer, Nilsson cannot
dure coffee aud Patti almost faints at She sight OF
potato.
Thirty Ave dramatic combinations as far as counted,
will commence visiting our country cousins during tho
next six weeka
The Grand Opera House IL to DO opened August IS
under the auspices Of Mr. J. Murphy. New seusa-
tons are promised
Christine Nilsson has under consideration ofer 10
visit America again. she is said to recevS ST. 900
night In London and Paris.
French comedy company, under the management
of Mr. A. Durand, Will open the Twenty third Street
Theatre on the I'd OF October
The open In Central and Prospect parks
continue to attract large crowds To thousands OF the
poor they make the happisst part OF the week.
The LYDIA Thompson troupe will probably arrive IN
New York irou Europe next Saturday. The first per
Torrance will take place the 18th OF August when
"Blue Beard'' will be presented.
''Poor 10, having mot with success at the Union
Square, will appear every night week. Miss Cary
whose rendering OF this character has made mark,
viii take her benefit on Friday night
Brigham Young boasts that he has the best church
organ America II constructed by local artists
ind OF tho tones by OF the peculiar
from which they produced described as won-
deriul.
Some OF the orchestras employed the excursions
of larger steamboats, this summer supplying
superior class OF music II shows growing appre-
clalion the part Of the public Of OF the best
things in life
MIR G. r. Thorne. who has leased the Lyceup, Ia
making many additions 10 the resources and decora-
lions OF the house, among those being a new drop
representing the Lake OF Como from tho brushes of
Lewis and CAlys
"rbs Poor OF New York." at Nlblo's draws large
audience every night Many OF the scenes are quite
range from grave gay, from lively to severe
1t is performance well worth seeing
Tom and Henry Pacde, ths once famous two Dro-
mios Of Shakespeares Comedy OF Errors were both
afflicted with of the mouth. Henry died of the
disease nine years ago, and Tom sui
eide recently to escape its tortures in advanced
stage.
"Baby, /" at the Park, has become familiar to nearly
all the theatre goers in the metropolis. and still retains
its hold tho public. Tho pay Is iull Of delicious
tb,s and suggestive fancies and, like a well written
novel, people would not object to at the end
oil ii---"lo be cont nued' ~
Robert Heller, the magician, aud his weird sister
sailed tor Europe yesterday. They will spend only
two three weeks abroad. Early in December
Heller will lakc possession Of beautiful little theatre
on the Fifth Avenue Hotel premises, Twenty fourth
street. which has rebuilt and reatted under his
direction.
department OF has been created in the Col
lege OF Fine Arts OF the Syracuse University. This is
the first attempt to establish American university
course OF music four years In duration. 1t is ex
peced to be equal severity TO the traditional cass
cal course Graduates are TO receive an appropriate
diploma.
The Aquarium in It's quiet way 10 ono OF the staple
entertainments Of the metropolis. Mile. DErlou eats
and drinks, and countereIts sleep under Pro-
lessor Dung amuscs Tue lttlo ones with his taking
heads and the keepers 60 through the Interesting
process OF feeding the fishes and animals every day
three and nine J.. u.
The gay and festive Chinaman at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre with his sly hits at tho "Mellican man." con.
be OF the attractions Of the hour. While
the play Is not all that might be, considering the
material used, and disappoints those who expected
better things from Mark Twain and Bret Hsric, 1t Is,
nevertheless entertaining and fairly conpensates one
for the outlay OF time ard money
humor, is that which Mr. Den thompson presents
every night at Woods Theatre, opposite New York
Hotel Few bets plays have been performed before
a New York audience, ana noue have elected more
laughter and tears nyn'naed with the hearsiest OF
applause. Little Tot" and 'Roundy" fairly divide
the honor with Uncle Josh in holding the up
life.
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