The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-01
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


On dit that "Unclc Toms Cabin'' will follow 1.-The
Ex,lcs' at the Broadway Theatre
A prize elocution contest Will take place at Chicken
ing Hail on FRIDAY evening, April II.
Tonight RuLsDs' English Opera Company at the
Grand Opera House IN "rhe Bohemian Girl"
NJ. John Mccullough, tho tragsdian, is playing in
the Wost 10 large houses he will shortly appear In
New York
The place OF Maudo Granger, who goes from the
Park Theatre 10 Waliack's, Is to DO filed BY Nile.
Gabrielle eSauld
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Harrison Willard gives HE
annual concert at Chickering Hall. He will BIO as
sisted by scver raj well known artists.
The New York Operatic Club, an organization Of
amateurs, have commenced practice, aud next seasoA
expect 10 produce some OF tho standard operas
An entertainment IN which II Is said unusually nns
dramatic talent will be displayed Is announced 10 take
place ut the Academy Of Music on the goth Of April
Tor the benefit Of ST Agnes Church.
A despatch from Scranton. Pa, states that Rianod.
the actor was enthusiastically received there on
Saturday evening that ladies reserved seats In tho
Opera House, even IN the upper gallery.
Tho people OF Dorchester, Mass, have developed
such deciued theatrical that Of the churches
has stage In Its vcstry room, and members
Of the have been giving rne Doctor Of
Alcantara" there with great success.
Barnum announces the opening OF his establishment
at the American Institute Building, Third and
sxty.,hrd street, Saturday afternoon, April and
he will thereafter givo two daily performances for two
weeks. Many features have been added sinco the
las, season, including troupe OF twenty trained stall
lions
On Monday, the 9Th inst, the Union Square Theatre
success, "a Mothers Secret" will BIO presented 1t
tho Brooklyn Park Theatre, with Rachel Macaulcy.
the well known Kentucky actress, as Scraphnc Mrs.
Macauiey will be supported by an excellcnt CON-
pany Including several members from Union Square
Theatre.
A complimentary matinee performance viii b
given for tho enjoy ment OF the dramatic profession
under the MANAGEMENT OF Mr.. William Henderson. Of
the Standard Theatre, by Miss Maggie Mitchell on
Wednesday afternoon, whom tho always popular
Fanchon will repeat herself The play is drawing
so we'll tina. will DO repeated until further notice.
aTho Corsican brothers" is TO be reproduced at tho
Chestnut street Theatre, Philadelphia this week. W.
E. Sheridan Is to tho double role Of the twin
brothers. "Much Ado About Nothing" and LAS You
Like IT, which revived ut this establishment
last week. werc brought out with tho Same care and
attention to detail which characterized their 1rst pro-
duction a. tho Chestnut.
Tho Pappenheim- Adams Opera Company Satur-
day night concluded very successful series OF per.
iormances at the Philadelphia Academy Of Music
general admissionl under tho management OF J. b.
Push. Tho experiment provcd a pecuniary success,
the large auditorium or the Phiiadep hia Academy
much more capacious than our own-being filled at
every performance.
Tho next Philharmonic Society rehearsal will take
place on Friday afternoon at tho ACADEMY OF Music.
The orchestra tins occasion viii consist of 100
performers, and the programme announced comprises
the following numbers Music 10 Goethc's "Egmontr
op. "a Beethoven; overture torchcstra); D. song,
.Thc Drums Loualy Rattle" Nine Eugenio Pappcn-
hem; c. cntr'actc, No larghetto torchcstra); d.
| song, sGiadncss ana Sadness" Mime. Eugenie Pap.
| pcnheim. Symphony, No. 2, Ocean" op. AZ. Ru-
binstcin-l Allegro maestoso; 2 Adagio; 8. Allegro;
Adagio non tanto; 6. Scherzo (presto); g. Adagio-
Allegro con fuoco Siegfried's Death-Finao, s'Got-
/ terdammcrung,n Wagner.
| The sale OF seats Mt wailack's for diplomacy"
which Is DO produced this evening, very large.
Tho play is full or nne dramatic situations,
management have spared no pains or expense in
putting IL tho stage. AIR wailack Is said to havc
sacrificed an offer OF $4,000 10 order to tako part In
the performance and be present TO secure It's
Tho cast Is ms foows:--Hcnry Bcaucisrc, Mr. Lester
wailack; Captain Julian Beauclerc, Mr. II. J. Mon.
taruc; Count Orion, Mr.. Frederic Robinson; Aigie
| Fairfax, Mr. w. *. Floyd; Baron Stem, Mr.. J. w.
| shannon; Markham Mr.. W. J. Leonard; Craven, Mr..
W. A. Eytingc Sheppard. Mr.. Z. Il. Edwin; Antoine.
Mr. H. Aging; Francois, Mr.. j. Peck Countess Zicka,
Miss Rose coehlan Dora her nrst appearance ut this
thcotrcj Miss Maud Granger by courtesy OF Mr. H. +.
/ Abbey, manager OF Park Tneatro); Marquise do Rio
| Zares, Mime. Ponisi; Mon, Miss Pearl Eytingc.
| Il may sound somewhat singular after hearing ~
Gilmore and his hand a recent Western tour that
has touched the Mississippi that thcy announced
to appear In Dublin the 10TH 18th and 18TH OF May,
and thereafter IN Liverpool. London and the smaller
English, IRISH and Scotch cities. Tho preparations
for tho departure Of the band tho 4th Of May are
In active progress New uniforms are being made the
rehcarsas frequent, and tho City OF Berlin will
\ be prepared specially for their COMMUNICATION. II
Gilmore succeeds astonishing our foreign cousins
1 rs no did our own people with his chorus Of twenty
thousand In ls72-and thus tar no has not faiied In
any musical scnsation--wc may add him 10 goodly
company OF enterprising Americans who have recently
done much to illustrate the intellectual growth and
i energy of thor country. Our citizens, however. owo
IL TO themselves not TO allow tho band TO undertake.
| this great work alone and singIehanded Handsome
| contributions should DO made and at lcast $4,000
| raised 10 mako everything pleasant The Twenty
second regiment Will givo ball the 22d OF April for
the purpose OF promoting this object aud for such
| purpose those who do 90 ought 10 send check.
/ When the band takc their leave OF Now York they
| vii, be accompa med down the harbor by largo num-
Dor OF our cltizons including government military
and civic officials The Plymouth Rock, the Columbia
aud other steamers have already been offered
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