The New York herald., 1879-03-30

IN IN attractive programme The demand for seats
has been very great.
The sixth public rehearsal Of the chickerng Hall
series Of symphony concerts viii take place on
Thursday afternoon. Aprl TO- The soloists are Miss
Henrietta Beebe soprano. and Herr Auguste
wilhemj violinist.
MIR. A. p. Burbank wHl give another afternoon re-
cital from the moderu and classical dramas at
Chickering Hall tomorrow. The programme con-
sists of selections from ~'shaughraun." 1.-The Man o.
Airlie." Colonel Sellers :" Joshua Whitcomb," &C.
meeting of the ladtss interested iu the creation
of fund for the baneh of Mrs Porter. the mother
Of the murdered actor, will be held at No. l62 East
Thirty eighth street three M. Mem
bers of the musical and dramatic profession in
vited to attend.
The Church Choir Pmafore Company at the Broad
way Theatre is rapidly achieving reputation by
Of the efectivemsnner in which the soli and
choruses are rendered The audiences are large and
comprise many Church, people who. Notwithstanding
the fact that i.is the of Lent find it
lent to attend
The operaticlprogrsmme at the Academy of Music
this week is rs follows:--Monday. II Purtani;'
Tuesday. "TrUvatore;" Wednesday, "Dinorah;"
Friday. testimonial benefit to Colonel Mapleson.
which will comprise selections from several favorte
operas. and Saturday the benefit OF Nine: Gerster.
when she will appear in la sonnambula"
'.whims." at;the Fifth Avenue Theatre. is said to
improve with acquaintance The translator. Mr..
Stanley McKenr well known journalist. certainly
deserves credit for his adaptation from the German,
although his b,dgment may have been at fault in
choosing such incongruous plot for tho enjoy
ment of America ms. The matinee yesterday was at
tended by large audience.
Mr., Adolph Neuendorff. leader of|tbe New York
Philharmonic SOciety. has signed agreement
with the Brighton Beach Companyto lead an orches-
ira of fifty music ans which is to furnish the music
for Brighton Beach next summer. The stand for the
performers is now being constructed, and is in the
shape of hugeshell, similar to design now in
at the Champs Elysee. Paris.
At the Union Square Theatre the intention of the
management is to remove the Bankers Daughter
in couple of weeks. 1t win then have run 140
nights. The actors said to be very tired In this
connection it may be written that since the produo-
ton of 'Our Boys" in London, which contipu-
ously for more than three years, two actors were
consigned to an insane asylum and three were put
under the ground-worn out.
One of the signal successes of the has been
the introduction of "Pinafore' at the Germana
Theatre which has drawn full houses every night
during the past week. The regular company has
been reinforced by Miss Kuster, of Cincinnati,
sweet soprano singer. who enacts the role of jose
phine in fine style, and Mr.. Bowman, the
halpn hackStruW OF tne piece. Ine AuInlral,
Sir Joseph Porter. finds an excellent representa-
tive in Mr.. Will; Captain Corcoran commands H.
NJ. S. Pinafore in true sailor style and admirable
voice. while the cousin of Sir Joseph Miss Helene
khse) looks and acts ike everything else but an old
maid. Miss schmitz is the embodiment of Butter
cup. The musical and choral parts worthy Of
praise. With the exception of Wednesday night.
which has been set apart for the benefit of Mr..
Henry Conried, when Schiller's Robbers will he
performed ''Pinafore will be repeated every even
ing during this week.
'sThe greatest sensation of the season." as the
Count Joannes' effort at the st. james Opera House
is announced the bills was yesterday afternoon,
that an equal number Of persons either side
(of the footlghts), the performance resembled
baseball match. Here, however. the simile ends,
for the "bounce" and "go" of that exhilirating
game and the interest il awakens ON all sides were
entirely wanting. The performance was intended to
be exclusively for ladies', but this particular was
honored only in the breach. By actual count
there were people in the cast than in the body
Of the theatre, and the greater portion OF the
audience was composed of children. to whom, under
the most favorable and lucid circumstances, the
play would appear shady" This being the case,
the players seemed much under the spell of the
weather, which was foggy aud heavy. As the play
progressed the audience gradually departed and the
curtain finally rung down to shut out from the view
of the players dozen men and women and few
bowildered Juveniles