The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Signor Torriaui gives a musical so.rde ut Red Bank
on Thursday evening next
Miss Emma Abbott will make her Hrss appearance
IN Faust" nj tho Park Theatre, Brooklyn, on the
17th OF September.
Mss julia Barnett, who Is described asa young
lady OF line musical ability, Will mako hor Now York
debut during the coming season.
Gung' and Strauss. the celebrated waltz composers,
have agreed 10 give original values 10 Rad Aronsou
the occasion OF his opc ing In the tall
Miss Louise Pomeroy during the next season will
play In piece purchased by herself, entitled, fhs
Adirondacks." She begins IN ST. Louis some time 10
September.
An unusual number Of amateur singers will atteinpt
10 occupy the stage 10 the early sutumn. Handsome
managers will nave good reason 10 exercise oil Of
their antagouistic cloqucnco.
During her engagement IN Now York at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre Mss Mary Anderson wilt appear foe
the nrst time as Julia In ''1hs Hunchbsek." New
been provided for all OF hef plays By
the Fr. nch dressers
A reception viii DO given as the Young Mons
Christian Association Hall to-morrow evening, AZ
which Miss Kate GsodaL vocalist; Mr.. Emily
Church, reader, and Mr.. George ". Colby, pianist
are announced to appear
Mr. JoBn Broug CHAM has just completed the iibretts
OF an eztruvagsnzl for M. Rico. II sbsrs is one
thing more than another that Mr.. Brsughsm do
well u 1910 write mn exiravaganza, rs his 'Coium-
bus" aud "Pocahontas' ~ill TESTIFY.
Two new French plays aud n new American drama
have been SO ured by Messrs Fsso and Harkins for
the Fifth Avenue Theatre, the company OF which, 10
n,aii, VIII be large and strong enough to produce
pieces rndepe ndentiy OF stars Whenever required
Mr.. Henderson, tue proprietor and Manager Of the
standard Theatre to elevate aud beauty which he
has oouc much, writes to the HxRALp to say that
having called tho attention OF the author OF IAN
Open verdic to the fact that instead being origi.
nal II was charged to be an adaptation from MISS
3raddon y novel OF The same nams, ne has received
the following statements when, unasr the circum-
stances would seem 10 be sufficient: --.i never saw
MISS Braddon's novel. never read any OF hcr works
aud did not know she had ever used such TILE wben
I copyrighted my PLAY. tho incioents OF the last
act make Il slnguary appropriate and siriking, ana
wont change IT, Every iuciaest, character and
linc Of the play 10 my own. -Four OF the scenes
from actual Iite. Science Hill Acadsmy',he scene of
the nrss act--is scnooi In Kcn,ucky, which mas
been Ia operation under tho same manager Tor sixty
yesrs, aud which thousand. educated there will roc
OF tho hous~ Fun avenue are familiar TO thousands
Of your best soeiety In New York, and the oyer and
Tsrinincr court room scene, II painted from your
artis,s' models, viii be readily recognized. The
main incidents matters Of couft record. The
laws against when inveigh the statute books
still. some the cbsrsctsrs ars real iivpg and
womoa | assure you earnestly as possible thns
the play is wholly original aud Amsrican.r Mr. Heu-
derson adds In he Is no, at liberty 10 men
lion the authors bame.