The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-01-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

A dino concert at the Cooper Institute tonight.
Miss Mary Anderson is playing Ludy Macbeth In
| St. Louis H
Miss Rose Eytngoi Is said to DO doing 70 markabiy
/ we'll IN the West
What Is called .'The Royal Circus'' commences at
the Bowory this evening.
Downing's Ninth Regiment Band performs To. night
AT the Grand Opera House.
IFcller's wonders are among tho most marvellous
exhibitions Of the generation.
"Christmns Eve in the SOUTH" Ii still the attraction
OF the San Francisco Minsres.
"The Dukes Motto" enters on It's sccona week at
Niblo's Garden Tho play has been unusually sue.
cessluL
Kate Claxton opens In Philadelphia this weok in the
ever attractive 1.-TWO Orphans" appearing a. the Arch
Street Theatre.
AT tho Eagle Theatre this will DO the last week OF
"rhe Babes in tho Wood" the best holiday entertain.
ment ever presented In New York.
Dion Boucicault in the '.Shaughraun" IL drawing
the largest audiences that over assembled in tho
Grand Opera House. The prices arc popular.
avon at Last now the boards at Walack's
likoIy to remain The attraction for timo
Author management alike to DO congratulated.
Tony Pastor IS making things very lively at his
pretty thcatry, and keeps abreast tho times by giving
the public a series OF laughabe and entertaining per.
formancos.
Rose and Harry Watkins continue at tho National
Theatre this week, IN "rrodden Down" Tho per-
formances have been good md well attended. "Dck
DRIFT" is In preparation.
Tho Chestnut Street Theatre. In Philadelphia, has
revived Tho good old custom OF terminating the per-
iormanco with n farce Last week "Thc Two
Buzzards was the aiterpicce.
NJ John I. Raymond commences engagement
at tho Park Theatre tomorrow evening In Colonel
Sellers, part which he has made quite inmiliar to
tho thcatre-going fraternity.
Hiss Watson will receive a benc1t on Wednesday
evening At tho Cooper Institute, which occasion
extra dime concert will be given, in which sevora
we'll known artists announced to appear
"A Celebrated Case" the rciRnng sensation Ina
Paris to be presented at the Union square Theatre
during the season Meanwhile Tho Man OF Success',
holds the boards--' "a noble play and nobly acted"
Modjeska, at tho Fifth Avenue Theatre, In Adrieunc
has proved OF the dramatic features OF the sea-
son. She takes a benefit on Friday,swhon she will
appear both as Adricnne and In balcony scene of
"R,meo aud Juiict.'
The variety performances at the New Park Theatre,
Brooklyn, continue be attractive, II one may Judge
from tho audiences On Wednesday the tn rd an nuai
benefit OF Mr.. George H. Edcson, the comedian, will
take place, whoa "a double bill" Is announced.
Mr.. Jerome hopkins will give his annual Christmas
concert Tor the Orphcon fund on Friday at Sicinway
Hall on which occasion no Will play several OF his
own compositions The tablcaux Of tho NATIVITY In
imitation OF the great painters viii also DO presented
Fcchter, at the Broadway, In his powerful ropresen
tation Of Edmund Dsntcs IN "Montc Cristo." has
made one OF tho great dramatic marks OF the sea-
son. He viii play the part only six nights more and
then appear as 0bcnrczcr In the dramatizaton oil
Charles Dickens "No Thoroughar o."
The engagement Of John y Clarke at his theatre
In Phado phia-the Broad Strcct--has been very
ccssfu II has been his drst appearance In America
In three years, and crowded houses have been tho
rule This week the great comedian Is to play "Rod
Tapo" and the immortal Wellington do Boots In "a
Widow Hunt"
The Philharmonic Society will Give another concert
on tho I2tb inst The programme, which have
ceivod IN advance, Is as foIows:--symphony, No. O.
In c, Schubert; "Eine Faust" overture. Wagner;
screnado, No. ,, minor. Yolkmann with violoncsio
obl!gato by Fred. Borgncr; ball from dramatic
symphony, "Romco and Julic,," OF IL. Berioz
rho dramatic event OF Chs week In Philadelphia 10
the lrst appearance upon any stage Of Mr.. wtam d.
Gemmil, one OF the managers OF tho Chestnut Street
Theatre, the Wallack's Of the QUAKER cry M Gem
mill, who Is said 10 be fnc elocutionst and amateur
actor, makes his debut Ut his own establish mont
the role Of Orlando IN s'As You Lko It," which IS 10
10 revived with entirely scenery and good
u l, not about Limo that manasau csassd irsAiina