The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-02-12
NEW PARK THEATRE-RosE EYTINGE AS RIOS
MICHEL.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


testimonial concert Is announced ut Chickerins
Hall this evening Tor the benefit of Miss Louise
Pcshinger. Several well known artists will assist
Edwin Booth will appear in an extra matin6, to-
morrow as Hamlet Next week he goes to the
Brooklyn Academy Of Music, taking his entire COM
piny.
Mr. Edward Arnott and Miss Rose Lisle appear at
the Phiiadcip ha Museum this week In Mr.. Taylor's
dramatic ton OF Dickens weird story 1.-THE Tale Of
Two Cities"
Colville's Folly Company play an engagement OF one
week only at the Arch street Theatre Philadelphia,
this week. repeating the barlesque of "rhe Blbes IN
the " ood."
Stuart Robson and Crane are announced to appear
at the Park "Our Bachelors" the 25th inst The
management arc financially nervous. however, lest
champagne and Oysters" prove u success and thus
interfere with their other expectations.
MIR. John s. Clarke will repeat the same bill this
week at the Broad Street Theatre. Philadelphia ap
pearug as Paul PRIV and as Major Wellington de
Boots IN the "widow Hunt" He continues 10 draw
good houses
Jerome Hopkins plays from memory over one hum
bred classical pieces He is insane enough to ask from
q New YORK audience perfect silence He plays al one
OF his own musical receptions Steinway Hall to-
morrow afternoon.
new Irish play, described as a romantic drama,
In uCts ny hart JACKSON, Win SluguoI
The Craiga Dnoul" Is to be brought out Chest
nut Street Theatre. Philadelphia, this week The
new scenery prepared for 1t Is said to be very fine.
Mr. W. f. sheridan will play the leading part, and
MIR. illiam d. Gemmill one of the managers Of the
theatre Will his second appearance on the stage
as one of the principal characters.
The following is tho distribution OF tho principal
paris of the dramatic version OF "Unce Toms Cabin"
to be produced Booths Theatre by jarrett Palmer
on the rstn inst. Uncle Tom, Mr. George Kunkel;
Topsy Miss Marie Bates; Eva, Little Belle Wharton;
Marks the lawyer, Mr.. Harry Hawk; Legrec, Mr.. J.
H. Rowe; Aunt Ophea, Mss Fanny Deubam; George
Harris MIR. John A. Burns; Eliza Miss George Dick
on; ST. Clare, Mr.. W. s. Harkins. Tho admission
will be only hity cents.
since the reduction in prices the Chestnut street
Theatre PhIl,delphia has crowded houses at almost
every performance. Mcssrs. GemmIll, Scott & Co.
have put down scale OF prices to one.half tho
former rates, and their theatre the cheapest
place OF semeht in the city. Secured seats
parquet Tor orcncstra) arc reduced to sevcnty-nve
cents apiece; tho former price was 81 so. Tho gen.
eral admission ls down TO 6ity conts, and to tho
family circle twenty-five cents, just halt the former
prices for these places.
The Hess English Opera Company has Just concluded
a very successful engagement at Robinson's Opera
House, Cincinnati The OF this lyric organiza.
ton throughout the West from Chicago 10 ST. Paul.
from Minneapolis to Kansas city, and from 81. Joseph
10 Louisville, has been the uniform character
crowded houses and high popular appreciation Dur
ing the present week tho company appear at Dayton,
ONO, and at indianapolis. They will commence
second engagement 10 Philadelphia on March H. The
three new operas, "ChImes OF Normandy" "A Sum-
meningitis Dream and ''villar's Dragons" have
already become standard favortes
Tomorrow night Mr. James Lewis, the we'll known
comedian, makes his first appearance at the Park
Theatre In .champagne and oysters" The plot
Is based OH the adventures Of the rector Of English
village church while visiting London The bunder.
ing OF his good natured sexton involves the rector
stl more and brings the ladies OF his family into the
general middle. To add to the confusion London
barrster makes love the rectors wife under false
Impression, also created by the sexton By wcazlc.
waiter of tho Argyle Rooms, applies tho KEY that
un.ocks tho mystery and every thing again tecomes
bright and pleasant Twelve characters appear in tho
r"medv. which IL amusing.