New-York tribune., 1878-01-21
MUSIC AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Mr.. Fechter, at the Broadway Theatre. will
devote the present weekmwheh s the last Of his engage
John Mccullough, who has fully and fairly
earned his title rank among the few great Of bis
time will appear tonight in Brooklyn at Mr. Sims Park
Theatre, and he will act there all the week.
The NuSikaliSches WOchenblaH announces that
the orch of the Opera Vienna rcputed to be
Of the finest in Europe will give six concerts in Paris
and Will also pay visit to London.
Forty-two pupils of the name of Cohn have
been admitted during the present year to the Vienna
Conservatory Would it be iustabe to rechristen
tie institution the Conservatory
Thomas's next extra rehearsal at Steinway
Hall will take place Thursday of this week The
principal works on the programme are Ilaydns fat
symphony and Beeth0yen's No. Z.
Berli0z's "Ll DamnatiOn de Faust " seems to
be meeting with an unprecedented at Paris has
been performed four times lately the Concerts du
Chdtelct under NJ. ColOnne ON each occasion five or
numbers have been cncOred, although the perform
ance lasts three hours.
A drama entitled "The Dead Secret" is an
nounced as in preparation at the Fifth Avenue Theatre
Mr.. Bouccaut is named as its author. Hiss Katharine
Rogers Mr.. George Clarke, Mr. James Lewis. Mr. J. T.
Studey and others will appear in H. The Dead Secret
is the name OF one of the novels of Wilke Collins
The amount of governmental subventions to
the national Opera-h0uses IN Paris for 1877, 1ei7
500 francs for 1873 the credit asked Sol 800 francs
The Director of the Grand Opera whose annual grant is
500 900 francs between 1875 ana 1877 has restored to
the reperOry thirteen works, namely, La Juive and
La Rciuc de Chypre" 0Tal6vy), Hamlet" on. Am
broSe Thomas), Faust" (GounOD, " "Guillaume Tell"
(RcssnD. La Favorita" Donizettil, "Don Juan" Nio
zarb "Der Freschiitz" tWebcr). "Les HnguCnots,"
ale Prophetic" and " Robert le Dinhle" (Moyerbeer
eleven operas. and "CoppGlia" and ala Source two
haets He has yet to restore LAfricaine" and La
Muette" e. MasanellO" OF Auberl The Director j.
bound to produce each year graud opera and bal
let or u one-act opcrrta. The expectation chat the
" Francesca d Rimni," by NJ. Ambrose Thomas. would
he performed during the IHtcrnat:Ona Exhibition has
not been realized, but the Director has come 10 an
agreement with NJ. GOunOd for the "POlyeucte," the
reheTSalS for which will he commenced without delay.
As regards the Opera C0mique (Sllle EayaID,
thpnew director lN Caryahol has revived Le Pre- aux
Clercs,"" Zampa," Fra DiAVClo," La Ittc du VII
lage Voisin," La Dame Blanche" Ccndrillon and
4" l. lila ROOkh" besides producing Cinq Mars ana
several works. As to the Theatre iyrQur the
director revived GTalda." Oheroa" " lea Charm
eurs" "Matha and 81 i6tais Ron besides producing
the new works Dimii." " Le Marnnqne.' " Paul ct
Vrginie" lie Tnbre dArg'nt." L. Bravo" IL
Gle dOr," "LAumOnicr du Regiment" Grazlel'a y
and R1facliO." The operas in preparation are La
statue" La Courte Echolie GILES de- Brctagne " and
d" Don Fasluae." The increased enumeration voted
during the last to the COnScrVGiore de MuNqIc AZ
forded additi' nal instruction in musical and dramatic
defamation to the Young pupils. Ii T. proposed To add
the value OF the museum and library by Increased ne
comlncdaO The expenditure Tor the Paris Conserve
oie is OBS 200 francs aud for the schools IN the provn
ces 2S30J Besides the three opera honscs re-
ccIviug Government support Paris supports the Italian
opera house. the Renaissance, the ana
other theatres devoted to operate productions.