The New York herald., 1878-02-24
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


musical soir6e Is to be given ut the Brooklyn
Athenmum Oh Tuesday evening.
The seventeenth sunday Dime Concert will be given
this evening at the Cooper Institute.
Mr. George Edgar plays King Lear at the Opers
House. Jersey City, tomorrow evening.
The Florences doing a nue business with thu
"Mighty Dollarr 10 tho Western cities.
"rhomas' orchestra give their 6fh symphony re
hearsal ON Thursday afternoon at Steinway Halt
Mr. Frank Glider and the Young America Singing
Club give a concert tomorrow evening at Newark.
Downing's Ninth Regiment Band give another sun
day evening concert tonight at the Grand Opera
House.
"Money,n at wallacks is attracting such regularly
largo audiences that change il contemplated foi
several weeks.
..The Old House on the Bridge, or Notro Dame. ia
on the bills OF Nibo's Garden aud will be played dur
Ing the present week
George Rgnod commences an engagement at the
Grand Opera House tomorrow night In his weH
known character Of Henry v.
Harrigan Hart, at tho Theatre Comique, are this
week presenting an unusually attractive programme
II embraces their best artists.
Tho "Flying Dutchman" Is on the bills Of the
Academy OF Music for tomorrow night, and Ronzp
Will be produced during the week.
Heller changes his programme again on Monday
evening, March H. and yet continues to attract the
handsomest audiences OF the season.
"Our Boarding House. at tho Standard Theatre, Ia.
under the management OF Mr.. Henderson, becoming
very attractive place Of entertainment
Master N B. WOOD, known as the boy Hamlet, will
appear as Poor 10, In a adaptation OF 'Tom-All.
Alone" at Booths Theatre, on Monday evening,
March IL.
Before going TO Europe, which he proposes 10 do
soon, Mr.. $. 3. Ails tho we'll known pianist. will be
tho recipient ol a well deserved tribute from his
brother ar,ista
At the National Theatre tomorrow evening s'Kath-
ieen Mavourneen. ST. Patricks Eve will take the
place OF ''Dick Drift" Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Watkins
play the principal parts.
"The Celebrated Case," at the Union Square, mas
already proved gold mno for its proprietors. II 10
now being played In the West by one OF the branch
companies OF this theatre
"Uncle Tom at Booths Theatre, is brought out
with such spectacular beauty that, even without the
well worn dialogue the scenic effects would be well
worth looking A. like SO many beautiful pictures
The wiiliamsons, In their popular plays of "Struck
Oil" ana "The Chiuese Question:" yesterday con.
cluded one OF their most profitable engagem ents
They 90 from New York to the New England circuit.
Oae OF the curious visaged monkeys at the Aqua
rum Is dead. The o,hor. In connection with the
troupe Of performing horses, still remains an at
traction, and Is we'll worth seeing. There will be no
sacred concert today
New sensations announced at Tony PASTORS. ana
large audiences continue to attest the PLEASURE tnat 10
given TO the public at this nicely conducted place Of
entertainment. One of PASTORS latest and funniest
songs is "Piper Hedsteck."
Messrs Poole II Donncly, OF the Grand Opera
House, announce that they huve made arrnng gements
for tho presentation of English Opera by twelve first
class artists ana grand chorus Of atty voices. The
date OF tho entertainment Is not yet fixed.
Tkaa Cuud md omtae aeeaSo-
ment Of the New York Press Club Will be hold to.
morrow evening at Stoinway Hall. An excellent
programme has boen made, which includes the names
oil several Ano artists and the occasion promises to
bo full OF enjoyment
In the play tomorrow night at the Lyceum Theatre
the Count Joannes will appear as Claude Melnotte.
Miss Avonia Fairbanks taxes her benefit. It Is not
likely that either Of these persons Will be ssen on
New York stage for long time, II ever again. The
management. however, contemplate their exhibition
in other cities.
Adespatch to the HERALD last night says chat Nod
jeska's opening at tho Boston Museum tonight
great success Among the audience Il. w. Long.
fellow and family, Oliver wendell Holmes, James T.
Field ana wife, 7. b. Aldrich and family, Edwin E
Whpple and family, and the demand for seats 90
large that In future they will be sold at auction.
Tho musical extravaganza entitled "The MoNsnbur.
GER" performed at the Germania Theatre last week,
has proved great success and will be given tomor
row and Tuesday evenings On Wednesday evening
MISS Anna Mcissncr takos her benefit, which
sion the i've tragedy, Mother and Son, BY Char
lotte Brch-rieifer, will be performed The manage
mont OF this theatre promises new attractions in the
shape OF plays for tho balance Of the season.
During the matinee performances At the Oily ympic
Theatre on Thursday thore was at one time almost
panic among the occupants OF the gallery but was
promptly and s1ectually checked by the manager,
Mr. Gus Phillips. and his corps Of his assistants. The
Texas Jack Combination playing At the theatre,
and the crush to witness them terrible.
1t estimated that there wcro fully four thousand
persons in the theatre, tho greater proportion OF
whom bays, eager to witness the Staying OF the
redskins by Texas Jack Arizona John. The gal.
ery In which tho panic occurred the top one, and
dcnsely crowded thatit impossible to ad-
init more. One boy tainted at the crush, and mme-
diately a stampede commenced. Mr.. Phillps the
manager, with great presence oil mind, pushed his
way In among the boys and quoted them, but be.
twelve had tainted These were carried
out to the open air. whore they revived.
THE NATIONAL THRATRx.
To THE EDITOR THE HERALD-
In long career as dramatst and actor am
charged for the rst timc In your issue Of the 21st
with having produced q play containing obscene Iap-
gusge. This, to me- is u terrible denuncation. for
whatever my merits may bo as dramatic author
have always prided myself the morality of my pro.
ductions, and now that my daughter, Miss Amy Ioe,
has reached age to the heroines Of my
productions l should blush to surround her with
an atmosphere Of literary nltn. to debase
hor young mind, and thus, with my own
hand, SOW tho scod from which shall
spring a upas to poison all the pleasant hopes
entertain from rearing her into q successful and
spectod wonnnhood. In the first representations OF
'Dck Drift' tnere were two speeches delivered W
Becky Fikkl0 which, to persons scarching for OBJ
sconity, might Lavo been broadly construed; bus
those lines were quickly expungcd, 80 that the most
fastdious among tho crowus VI ladies' who have wit
messed the play should have just OF CON-
plant Becky represented as The keeper Of cheap
lodging house, ilitsrase, coarse and uneeng almost
TO brutality, yet oven Becky prides herself her