The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-03
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

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It's said tina, Fschtsr will succeed Rsse Eytnss At
the Broadway
"Pir Pan," At the Eagle, Is to be followed By 'ob-
inson crusoo"
MISS Eliza Long, OF the Brooklyn Park Theatre, IL an
excellent soubretts.
Tho Fiorences adding 20 their shekc bag BY sue.
cessful performances In the neighbonng cities.
There Is some talk Of giving cheap popular Sunday
night concerts as Steinway Hall or the Academy Of
Music.
Tho New American Museum, with It's large collec
ton OF curosties 10 Of the chief attractions OF
the east sidc
Tho spectacular display. ''sula," At the new Ma
tionA Theatre, Philadelphia. y having run Tho
scenery is very brilliant
Theodore Thomas will give series OF SIX extra pub
lie rehearssls At steinway Hail. commencing Thurs
day afternoon, December ID
Mr. Grau announces that he has made arrangements
to play John Mccullough, tho tragedian In the Middle
States for i've weeks, commencing to-day.
"The Hunchback" Is to be played al she Chestnut
Street Theatre. Philadelphia, this week, Sheridan
doing Master Waiter and Miss Lillie Glover Julia
FarJeon the author OF the "Blads o. Grass "Grin''
and other novels, will . series OF lectures
at Steinway Hail. on Thursday evening, tho 18th OF
December
Mr. Henry Schroeder has organized singing soci-
The rss reception takes place Thursday evening,
December
Heller, the magician, has just closed successful
engagement In Boston, during which Il is said that
he has Melted $4,000 the result Of seventy-thrce
performances
.False Shame at Wallack's, Will be superseded
next Monday by new play by James Steele Mackaye.
Miss Maude Granger and Mr.. W. r. Floyd will then DO
added to the cast
Tho first OF a series OF symphony concerts Is an
nounccd to take place in Harlem Music Hall, 130tn
street and Third avenue, Thursday evening. Sew
sral well known artists have been engaged.
Aimee is to sing in Brooklyn for three nights and
matinee, beginning on Monday, December TO- Her
repertoire will consist Of La Fllo do Madame Angot"
fla Marjoaine' and "La Jolie Parfumeuse."
..Kit, the Arkansas Traveller" and .Thc Octoroon"
will be played at the Brooklyn Park Theatre this
week. with Mr.. +. Chanfrau In his celebrated char
acterizations Of Kit Reading and Sam Scudder
George Rignold, with mis- "Hsnry "" company, ID
at the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, this week,
for short engagement only. Oliver Doud Byron,
with "Across the Continent did fair business last
week.
Mr. Joseph Jefferson will play in the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music on Friday evening. December "a,
and on Saturday afternoon, December 10, with the
same supporting artists with whom Grip Van Wrinkle"
presented
Janauschek opens this week at the Walnut Street
Theatre. Philadelphia, playing "Brunhd" and in
"Cnesnoy Void" The distinguished tragodienne is
advertised to bring out there entirely new play,
written Tor her, entitled "Catharine OF Russia"
Mr.. Fisks celebrated on Saturday evening the
hftieth night Of management at the Fifth Avenue
Theatre Miss Mary Anderson will appear at this thea
ire this week Two strongly contrasted charactsrs
that OF Parthenia IN ''lngomar" and Meg Merres in
''Guy Mannering"
Miss Mary Howard has been playing with success in
sSeraphine' AZ the Philadelphia Museum. Mr.
DavIdge appears this week In the "Crushcd Come
dian," q play rewritten for him from edmund
Kean - ono OF the meodramas OF the "great Amcri-
can tragedian," Ciprico now astonishing tho English.
Tho effort OF Colonel Sim utilize his own company
in presenting light comedy without the aid OF star
was very successful the Brooklyn Park Theatre last
week. Three actors made admirable imperson atoms
in "Baby''-Mr Edeson as tho Tutor, Mr.. Phillip as
the Papa, and MISS Prescott Mary Grafton. The
latter sings very pleasingy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Power. who have achieved
such signal success in New YORK and Brooklyn In
the impersonston OF cnaracters, In song and senti
ment and In humorous and refined complications OF
stage art, commence engagement in Baltimore on
the 9th Of December and thereafter begin tour OF
the Southern and Southwestern Statcs
been the exhibition OF babies the corner OF Four.
tcenth street and Fifth avenue To-day and during
the remainder OF the week the two little Midgets.
the most wonderful LIlputians in Christendom, may
be seen in contrast with the Infants, and the public
will have opportunity Of judging Tor itself what an
insgnl iicant number oil inches they represent
Captain Jack Crawford, the scout, improvisation and
actor received benefit recently at Baldwin's Opera
House, San Francisco which was very successful He
appeared in ..Nick OF the Woods as Roaring Jack
stackpole He will come to Now York during the
winter the latest delegate from the frontier hero
OF the Sioux war; smacking OF contact with the red
man and border ruIian He formerly supported Bui-
ialo Bill. dis style was always TOO exuberant, how
ever. or secondary part even In play Of the blood
and tn under order
Mr.. c. H. Tretbar, NJ Steinway Hail. Is doing excel
lent service to the musical community BY publishing
modern compositions The latter embrace the prin-
cipal symphonies and concertos performed at the
Thomas, Damrosch and Philharmonic concerts during
the season, and being IN pamphlet form, very cheap
and very nstructng they ought TO be IN even greater
demand than the programmes. Every one can follow
the works Of the great masters with the ear but It is
Important that intelligence shall accompany the
pleasure, and listeners know what is meant.
Blackstone tho veteran wright and manager, has
given legal authority TO Mr. Sothern 10 rewrte or re-
any his plays that Mr. Sothern desire
to perform. The latter is engaged on the "Fiowcrs
oil the Forest" ono OF the best oil the old fashioned
meodramas. Mr.. Sothern takes tho role OF Kinchln,
old gypsy thief, originally played by Paul Bedford
The piece originally in twelve The recon-
struction will reduce the number 70 four, scene
In each act and the part Of Kinchin will be entirely
rewritten aud elaborated. Mr.. Sothcrn will tonight
rentroduce TO the public tho old avorite ord Dun.
dreary," &c.
DROWNED IN A SEWER.