The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-03-23

Miss Adelaide Iennox gives another of her read
ings from popular authors this afternoon at brews-
ter Hall.
Mr.. Joseph Tooker has returned to the city and
Is once more the business manager OF Dooths
Theatre.
''lhe Little Duke" has proved such success that
it will be kept on the stage at Booths throughout
the week.
Mr.. Frederick Paulding commences starring
tour on Easter Monday. and will play Shakespeariar
characters
The Admiral with "his sisters and his cousins and
his aunts." Is still walking the deck of II. NJ. s.
Pinafore at the Standard.
The 'Pinaforo' buresque at Tony PASTORS, in
nection with other entertainments, is filling his
pretty Broadway place nightly.
At the Union Square Theatre "The Bankers
Daughter apparently holds a lease until summer.
The house is always full and the interest undated
The Scrap of Paper still continues to be the
feature at waacks. 1t is one of the most amusing
comedies that has been witnessed there for long
time -t.
At the Lyceum Theatre tomorrow evening the at
traction will be a.. comic opera, entitled 1.-THE
Masked Ball" The music is described as bright and
sparkling.
The San Francisco Minstrels enter their seventh
week of His Mud Scow Pnafore." a laughablc bur-
lesque. They present. besides. their usual attrac
tons.
1.-The Mulligan Guard Ball." at the Theatre
Comique. gives the management all they want to do
in the way of supplying seats. 1t has made for them
small fortune.
Among the artists who will sing at the concert at
the Broadway Theatre this evening Miss Clara
Louise Graft Miss NJ. T. Beere j. Graf, Signor
Mercatt aud A. s. Darlington.
"Red Riding Hool," at the Aquarium, in connec
ton with the Kentucky thoroughbred horses, has
proved successful that the management will con
tinue the exhibition until further notice.
The sixth public rehearsal Of the symphony So
ciety of New York DR.. L. Damrosch conductor, will
place on Thursday afternoon at Steinway Hall.
Wagner and Beethoven are to be represented.
Avocal and instrumental concert in which moro
than hundred musicians will take part. is
nounccd to take place in Hobokcn Monday.
March 81. The oratorio "Armnius'' is to be given.
..Thro' the Dark" at the Fifth Avenue Theatre.
will hold the boards until .'Whims is ready for pre-
sentation. The latter has been played in the West
to large and enthusiastic audiences and is said to ba
very attractive.
At Niblo's Garden the "Black' Crook" with ita
beautiful scenery, transformations and appoint
ments has become the great attraction down town.
The spectacle is superby presented and bids fair to
have long run
Manager Abbey will open Booths Theatre with
April On the 14th Of April he opens the Boston
Park Theatre with Lolita and her company, and on
the 10th produces a new play here
The fourth soiree of chamber music will be given
by the Philharmonic Club in Chickerng Hall Tues
day evening, April /. 1870 On this occasion they
will have the assistance of Mile. lima de Murska.
Mr.. S. b. Mills and Mr.. John Hill.
Mr.. A. P. Burbank will give series of afternoon
recitals from modern and classical dramas. with
orchestral accompaniment at Chckering Hall. com
mencing Thursday, the 27th Of March. His frst
recitation will DO "Trip Van Winkle."
Herr August wilhelmj will make his last appear
in symphony concerts at Chickering Hall the
afternoon of April 10 an tho evening April II.
On these occasions Mr.. wilhelmj will play the great
concerto written expressly for him by Anton Rubin
stein.
The twentieth de Murska concert Ia announced at
the Grand Opera House this evening. Sgnora Ade-
lima Pascas will make her frst appearance in New
York. The programme embraces tho names Of do
Murska, Tagliapietra. Rosnsti. Markstein Kapp.
Messrs. John Hill and Colby.
The Count Joannes will put in an appearance at
the st. James Theatre tomorrow evening in tho
character Of Lord Dundreary. His peculiar antago-
nism to Mr.. Sothorn and his still more peculiar
methods in the face of audience likely to make
the performance unusually jolly.
Theatre. the programme of which comprises Pro-
fessor D'Aura's grand orchestra. Nine. Teresa Car
reno, paniste; Miss Gertrude Franklin. soprano;
Mr. Edouard Remenyi, the eminent violin virtuoso,
and f. Quicken. accompanist.
Messrs. Ferdinand and Hermann CARR give their
fourth soiree musicale in their second series at
Steinway Hall on Tuesday evening. They will be
assisted by Miss Margareta Plate. mezzo-soprano
her first appearanceJ; Mr.. Emil Senger, basso; Mr..
". Won Zelda, viola, and Mr.. II. Schroeder. volon-
cest. The programme is classical and attractive.
Marion Talbot is the de plane Of q society lady
who will make debut in Rotations Chickering
Hall Saturday evening. March ~. Those who
have heard her private speak in the highest terms
of her talent. The Rotations will be intsrspersed
with musical selections by Miss Maud Morgan,
harpist; Mr.. George Morgan. organst. and Signor
Farranti.
The sensation at the Bowery during the coming
week will be Cluster and His Avengers" The play
il founded incidents in the career of the dead
hero and although performed some three years ago
at this theatre has been reconstructed and will be
put on the stage with new scenery aud well 30
lected cast. who will support Mr.. W. J. Fleming.
who undertakes the leading character.
The play of Engaged" at tho Park Theatre, he's
proved to be ono of the dramatic successes OF the
1t is replete with amusing situations and IL
admirably performed by an excellent company. Il
will be followed some time in April by W. s. Gil.
bert's beautiful comedy, 1.-THE Palace OF Truth"
for which expensive and elaborate preparations in
connection with scenery and dress. already being
made.
The "Church Choir Pinafore Company at tho
Broadway Theatre has become the musical
ton of the city. On Friday night Ole Bull and
Colonel Mapleson occupied boxes and made secret
of their appreciation Of the fresh and beautiful
voices in both the soil and chorus. Tho company
consists of members OF several church choirs in
Philadelphia, and they sing with TASTE correctness
and fervor that almost faultcss Their performances
is decidedly enjoyable. and they fill the house nightly
Those two mites of humanity. the Midgcts, have
been drawing large audiences at the Masonic Temple
for the past six weeks. The management have. there