The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-29

Aimee compcnces series Of farewell entertain.
ments ut Booths Theatre next Monday evening.
Mile. JENNA Donata before tho close OF the season.
will PROBABLY appear concert, and be heard TO better
advantage than in opera.
Miss Mary Anderson will sail for Europe this week,
TO be apscn: two or three mouths and nor return
will devote herself to dramatic study. Her
has been very successful.
The Hess Opera Company will appear tho Brook.
Ign Academy OF Music this afternoon in the "chmos
OF Normandy" Tho bohemian Grip will DO the
feature this evening III the Union Square.
Niblo's Garden is to be kept open during tho sum-
mer, and number Of new ana ATTRACTIVE plays are
10 be produced TIE GOODNESS ana spacousncss Of
theatre ought to mako It popular place OF resort
The management profess to be we'll satisfied with tins
seasons work thus far.
To-morrow's matinee at the Grand Opera House
Will the OF benefit TO Mr. William Mccoy,
the well-known treasurer. The programme will com.
prise solos the cornet by Mr.. Levy; the comedy,
Giant Heart Never Won Fair Lady;' Mr.T. H. Rggs'
comic drama, "rhe Returned Volunteer - "A Kiss In
the Dark, +" and Whifsn's musical sketches
Mr.. Samuel Piercy, who has achieved m UGH popu-
larity by earnest ana effective acting while leading
man ut NIblo's Theatre has been engaged by Dir.
Baldwin, OF San Francisco. ut a largo increase OF
salary, to play the leading part In "Dipiomacy"
during the at that cy. Mr.. picrcy will leave
New York IN about week, and mis- star engagement
will last ABOUT two months.
At tho farewell testimonial concert that Is to b
gwen tomorrow night at the Academy OF NJ usic
benefit TO Nine. Pappenh elm Tho programme will b
as ioilows:-Overture "Promctheus," L. Van Beet
noven, grand orchestra; sizes Rameaux," baritone
solo, Faure, Mr. A. E. Stoddard; "rhe King OF Thule"
F. List. Mrs. Isabelle 7. Fassett; nocturne, or. 81
No Z IT, Chopin transcribed for violin by WiihelmD,
DR.. Leopold Damroscn; "Suiamith," scenc from
sSolomons Song" l.. Damrosch written expressly
for Nine. Pappenheiml Mme EugeIic Pappenhsm
and orchestra; sStabat Mater" Tor soil, chorus and
orchestra. Rossini. Mme. II. Pappsnheim Mrs. Flor
ence Rice-Knox, MossrG Adams and Remmertz, the
Oratorio Society OF Now York and orchestra; Grand
March for chorus and orchestra from "Tann hauser,n
X. Wagner, the Oratorio Society and orchestra
rho Dublin and Liverpool critics arc profusc il
their compliments 10 Gllnore's Band. The Irish Tsme
says:-.No little expectation aroused by recent
announcements with regard to the FIRST appearance
British soil Of tho premier military band OF America
that Of the Twenty second regiment Of tho limo
which, under the direction OF Mr. p. $. Gilmore.
whom are glad 10 claim as Irish OF the lrish,'
has gained renown throughout tho broad extent o.
tho United States. There arc in the British Islei
many excellent military Enthusiastically those Of ths
Guards. RoyalArullcry, Engineers and Marines. Be
tween those and tho American band wo have no In
tcnton of lnstuuting 'odorous' comparisons, but
beyond all question: no band has ever been heard 10
Dublin TO compare with the troupe OF musicians
which, under the direction Of SIR Gilmore, evoked
the nthusiastic paudts Of the Liverpool audiences
on Wednesday and received u similar reception from
largo assembly At the Exhibition Palace last night.
In nothing that has been said written have the
ceptoual merits Of these accomplished musicians
been exaggerated" Tho band gave on
board the City Of Berlin for tho benefit Of tho Liver.
pool seamcn's orphauage, realizing from tho
sion tho sum OF fl00