The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-28
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

The first soiree of the New York Philharmonic
Club takes place the 9Th of November
Professor Richard A. Proctor will commence .
series Of lectures on astronomy at Chickerng Hall
on the 10th of November.
The fall season of the New York Conservatory Of
Music. No. 8 East fourteenth street. has opened
under unusually favorable auspices.
Miss Florence Copleston will play piano solo and
also take the piano part in the Bach concerts at the
first concert of the Philharmonic Club.
Miss Minnie Palmer has been engaged to play
Little Buttercup in "Pinsfore" with Max Maretzek's
opera company in Jersey City this week.
Josefy is announced to give piano recital at tho
Academy OF Music this evening. He will be assisted
by Signora Giudita Galassi mezzo soprano.
Mr. Henry Ketten. the pianist will go to Australia
with the Cxrlotra Patti troupe but his return in
tends to publish number of his compositions.
Nine. Modjesks will retire from the stage at tho
termination Of the present engagement. which has
three years longer to run. She is now in Europe.
Miss Rosa Cooke. q singer who has not been heard
in America for years. has made an engagement for
tho coming season with John p. Smiths tourists.
Mics Emma Thursby has been engaged to sing at
the Academy Of Music. Brooklyn soon after her re-
turn from Europe. She will be warmly welcomed.
Miss Cavendish has added the Lady Clancarty'' to
her American rsp,rtore. Tho play had six months
-
dish in the title rde
The Boston Police Commissioners have refused to
license o Juvenile performance OF "Uncle Toms
Cabin" because it is proposed to employ o largo
number of children.
French genius is tho author or o book entitled
lies voix de Paris" tthe street cries of Pars). and.
curiousy. has set the whooping cough to music and
the cry of baby just born.
Special Monday evening performances to DO
given hereafter ut Roster Balls salon on Twenty
third street. Their garden has been rooted for the
season aud is now undergoing fresh decoration.
The Mazeroni Company have finished their Canada
route. They play the first part of this week in SYRIA
cuse. The performances of Miss Alderman in
diplomacy" Camille. Jealousy and other plays
have been highly praised by the Canada papers.
The opera of LINDA di Chamouni" will DO per-
formed for the first .imo within many years in this
country at tho Academy of Music tomorrow
ing. with very strong cast. Tho opera abounds in
charming melodies and IL full OF strong dramatic
situations.
Commissioner Brennan. of tho Department Of
Charities, has accepted invitation rendered by
Manager Hofelc, of tho Olympic Theatre. to tho
orphan children. to witness tho performance Of
"Unclo Toms Cabin" on Wednesday afternoon.
About two hundred will be present.
Miss Augusta Dargon. who is now playing in
colony. Tho critic of tho sydney Echo says of her
Queen Elizabeth There has been nothing seen in
this country to which 1t could DO placed second.
and every competent Judge will have great diff
Guilty in assigning superiority to Ristori's per-
Torrance Of tho Same character in this city short
time ago. The English lady surpasses the Italian in
the force aud vigor Of her elocuton. in the express
svo eioquencc of her action and in the natural and
deeply touching oppression of her pathos."
London World mo woman has ever done largo
aud living work In musical composition. Music has
hitherto been tho one art In which has asserted
ITSELF In defiance OF the dearest theories of the ad
vanced. Is time tho contradiction of this
fact2 At the Royal Academy of Music the Mem
delssohn scholarship gained for the first time by
a woman-a Miss Maud White, who is now at work
upon an opera which is described to me msgnih-
Gently dramatic Her hbreto is taken from Lamar
tines Jocelyn'; and the young composers ardent
hope Ia that. when her darling work is produced.
she may be allowed to guide the orchestra. to the
ull Interpretation of hor meaning. by conducting u