The New York herald., 1878-03-24
A M USE M ENTS.


MUSEMENTS.
ITALIAN OPERA ''AIDA" AT Doorns.
Another great audience assembled at Booths Thea
ro yesterday afternoon enjoy tho third
tho opera OF 'Aida," Ia which Miss Clara Louise
kellogg and N Mss Annie Louise Cary have achieved
much artistic success. IL Was gathering that repre-
sented only the elite OF the metropolis. but Of
Brooslyn, Jersey City, Newark, Enzabeth, Paterson
ana other suburbs The public musical taste may ex
hibn wide differences VITA regard 10 tho grade that
this late composition by Verdi may occupy amonI hts
other works. perhaps becauxc il has the Of
age upon it. and was intended specifically
delight tho Kasdive oi Egypt at one OF his Oriental
specIacos IN 1872 Nevertheless, when given as IL
was AT the maI,noe yesterday hlled with light ana
color. glowing Win sensuous music, iorceful In dra-
matte action ana beautiful IN all It's stage effects,
.nore Is something about the thcmo that wins
audience The music more descriptive thaH
poc,cal. The Instrumentation is even more suggcs
tive than the song for Que almost shut his eyss
after n single glance tho superb pictures presented
in every IoJow ne thought which The com.
poser seeks interpret When. added to this Is the
rich vocasm OF The principal artists and OF
which, ny the practice OF week or two has become
exceptionally effective, It may DO rcadiiy understooe
that opera oi Aida not been careessy seleccd
by Mr.. o,rakosch as pitce de rts'stance during
In the part OF Aida, which Miss kellogg during
this engagement nrst presented 70 Now York, the
prima aonna mas iary added anosaer 10 her many TIL
umphs. Her performance yesterday, the previous
renditons, wcli-deserved applause aud ith-
sanung she iact that OWING 10 ncss In Tue morning
It thought sho might bo unable o appear shS
rarely sung with better voice. Her pure soprano ranS
out with cicarness ana certainty that attcsted ~
the excellence OF artistic ana the pride
Of prima donnS Miss Cary, too one OF the public's
favoros-sIroug, hearty, sympathetic, rarely over.
dong anything, seldom singing audience ana al
ways cohscentiOusy mipdiul OF the task before her
sonating her original part OF Amneris The Egyptian
princess. Both ot tue LADIES' werc irequanIy re-
called ma aorally compl'mented-no', however. AZ
heretofore to tho extent OF bad taste. Frapoili (as
RadamesL the new tenor, improves on scquainL
anc., aud his robust voice and generally
inc mprcssariO IN adoptng hm on tue strength OF .
European reputation aud without preliminary trial.
Messra Gotischak. q. Verdi and q. A. Comfy sang
with grace anu correctness.
TINS week tho operate features viii DO folows:-
Wednesday, all Trovatorc;" Thursday, .Balls ia
Maschcra," and Friday, "Luoia''
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.
"a Social Session" OF the Order OF Eks is 10 take
place this evening at Chickering Halt
'rhc Craga Dnoui." by Mr. Hart Jackson, 10 to be
put on the stage at Niblo's tomorrow night
Al tho Grand Opera House Tonight Downing gives
another OF his popular sunday evening concerts
Tony Pastor and his troupe OF variety performers
are drawing large audiences making an admirable
SHOW.
The "Coiebratod Case" nt the Union Square appears
20 havo become one Of tue nxod institutions OF the
place
| Birch, Backus and wambod, Of the San Francisco
Minstres win bring out several novelties during the
week.
Tho feature at the olympic Theatre, commencing
tomorrow night, 10 "Grstchon. tho Shepherdess OF
Jura."
"Our Bo,rding House, Mr. Leonard Grovor's com.
edy. will DO continued another week at tho Bowsry.
Tho cast Is a good one
"Evangcinc" will hold tho boards Of the GRIND
Opera House during tho week, DO followed BY the
wiiliamsons In ''Struck Oh"
Tho grcat London Circus commences spring sea.
tomorrow night at Gilmore's Garden. The sddi.
tons sad to be very attractive
Heller, the prcstidigitaieur, coninues TO all his
pretty theatre on Twenty y-fourth street. HIS piano
practice Of tho school grl clicits grcat laughter
AZ the Church OF st. Mary the Virgin. West Forty.
nith street, tho choirs Will this evening sing Haydn's
"s,abat Mater, ;" accompanied by string orchestra
Robson ana Crane are gong on extended tour
through tho provinces under tho gone ent Of Mr.
Henry f. Abbey, as soon rs they stop drawing the
Park Theatre.
DR. S. VI. Lands, Of Philadelphia, will deliver his
lecture on tho subject OF Pulpit Stage aud Press"
the dino concert this evening Tho Jubilee Sing.
crs also appear.
Miss Maggie Mitchell rsproduces her beautiful play
OF "FAnchon" at the STANDARD Theatre tomorrow
night. This Is OF tho most poi uar chsractertxa-
lions of tho artist
During the present week ono or tho OLD d-tme bills
will be presented at wailack tbrco bills being pre-
sentcd In uernati ion--''Mouoy" school" and Lon
don Assurance" These havo been among the sue.
cessiul rcvvals OF the present scnson.
Colcman's famous Gvc act comedy, "rhe Hcir at
ia In ha ndu nj he Etftl
tomorrow night, with Mr.. j. s. Clarke 10 part OF
DR.. Panglos, LII ID. and A. s. s. Miss Marie Booth tho
niece OF Edwin Booth. VIII appear as Ciccly Homo.
spun.
AT tho Germauia Theatre tomorrow aud Tuesday
evening will be performed the four act comedy "Auf
Eigencn F6sscn" Wednesday evoning, Tor mr.. Ka-
bergs benefit, new comedy. entitled von siebsu die
Hassichstc," will be produced and repeated during
the balance OF the week
'Champagne and Oy sicrs will constitute the "feast
OF reason and the flow soul" tho Brooklyn Parx
Theatre this week. II will be served up by the COM
pany which has waited upon he New York public, ana
there promise good cheer viii be consum med
with n famous appetite the other sidc OF the East
River
Al the Theatre Comiquo this week, In addition 10
Edward Harrigan's burcsquc entitled "a Celebrated
Hard Case" Don Fercvra "a mapnute," from Lie.
bon, Is announced to appear II 10 said that he exc
cu,cs difficult opcrn,c selections without the aid Of
any instrument and gives clover imitation Of the
| nute.
Tho Aquarium management have recently been un.
fortunate losing several valuable curosities First
the white whale wcnt then tho poor little chimpanxes
and lastly the young hippopoamus. Between the
| trained horses, however the remaining man monkey
other objects Of ATTRACTION the place always rcpays
| the visitor
Mmc. Florence Rice. will give her Grst concert