The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-17
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

in October.
Miss Marie Prescott. a New York favorite. will
again play in New York this season.
Miss Ada Cavondish has been engaged at one of the
Boston theatres for i've weeks run.
1.-THE Dora Gordon Steele Halloween party COM
mence tour the LIST of September 1t is claimed
to be a strong musical combination.
The latest novelty in "Pinafore" is "Midget"
company composed entirely OF dwarfs the talest OF
whom will not be more than thirty inches high.
Mn. Joseph Murphy opens the theatrical ball at
the Grand Opera House on Monday, August IS. The
play of the occasion is the familiar Kerry Cow"
MIR. James A. Darhes for many years the stage
director OF Woods Museum. in this city. has ac-
ceptcd a similar position in the Olympic Theatre.
Chicago
Professor Hermann. the prestidgitateur will be-
gin his season Albany the 25th inst. with new
tricks and novelties before attempted in this
country.
The Adah Richmond Comic Opera Company conf
their at Paterson N. j.. on the 18th OF
September. The repertoire embraces "Fatinitza.
Carmen" and .Piuafore."
Miss Eta S. Farrar lady who has received much
praise for her acting Southern boards. will prob
ably be leading member OF one Of our local COM
plnies during the nox: season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Bandmann. who are to open
the steamship Arizona. from Europe to-day. party
of friends will go down the harbor bid them well
come
Mrs. Florence Eice-Knox has been engaged to sing
at the musical festival which takes place at Toledo,
Ohio. Tuesday and Wednesday This artist has
had little rest from professional labor during the
summer.
Mossrs. Poole & Donnelly announce the appear
ance OF Miss Emma Abbott and her opera company
at the Grand Opera House Monday. September g.
i'll Victor Masses great European success. "Paul
and Virginia."
The music garden of Roster & Bal. on Twenty
third street, has become kind of gathering place
for all the professionals ard notabilites in the city
mitrailleuse could not be discharged any night
without killing hundred of the hdbis1es
Much curiosity exists in dramatic circles concern
ing the debut of Mr.. John Raymond in his char
acter OF Ichabod Crane wallack's night.
first performance. however. must be judged gently.
for the best OF authors and actors always see for
themselves large room for Improvement
Germans Original Philadelphia Church Choir
Company will begin the season at Wilmington. DEL.
on the 2Yth OF September. This troupe which is
the one well known at the Broadway Theatre last
season. will not give any performances in the mean
time.
Fraulein Cottrely OF the ITALIA Theatre. has pub
lshed extensive Gil cular, in which she disputes
Manager Neuendorf's sole ownership for the United
States Of certain plays and operettas which he
claims to have purchased direct from their respective
authors.
The Madison Square Garden is always pleasant
evening resort. Tonight the usual concert takes
place, and tho cool weather invites return from the
promenade on Coney Island beach to the elegantly
arranged walks with which many thousands Of
our idlers familiar
Mr.. Christian Fritsch the tenor. has been engaged
for the coming year to sing saturdays at the
Temple Emanuel and Sundays at the Roman
Catholic Cathedral. His summer place is at Little
Silver Lake. near Long Branch. AS yet he is not
der contract with Max Maretzek.
Mr.. j. NJ Hill. who has successfully managed
Denman Thompson and made his name familiar
throughout the length and breadth Of the land. is
said to have consummated arrangement with
Lawrence Barrett. the tragedian. under which the
latter will appear throughout the country in ''The
New Play"
Mr.. BARLEY Campbell's drama, my Partner" has
been selected by Mr. A. M. Palmer for production at
the Union Square Theatre. the 18th of September
This play is the property of Messrs. Louis Aldrich
and Charles Parsloe, for whom it written. The
principal female characters will be assigned to Miss
Maude Granger and Miss Minnie Palmer.
The management at Tony Pastors Theatre are sue
ceeding in filling the house with very large and ap
preciative audiences. Many Of the artists good.
and there or two singers whose voices under
certain conditions would ornament any concert
stage. As whole the performance is Of the best
OF the kind have had in the city for long time.
The Misses Conron gave q concert last night the
United States Hotel. Saratoga. which telegram de-
scribes as an artistic and financial success one of
the largest and most fashionable audiences of the
season being in attendance. They assisted by
Signor Ferranti. the well known baritone; Mr..
Charles Werner the violincellist Nine. Giovannini.
and Mr.. Fred Harvey. tenor.
Haverly's Brooklyn Theatre is being pushed rap
idly toward completion. The opening date is settled
will inaugurate the new house with new play by
an American author. 1t is said the theatre will be
one of the very handsomest and most complete in
its appointments in the country. Mr.. Hart Jackson
will be the resident manager.
Messrs Edgar Falton. the managers of the
Broadway Theatre last season. well satisfied
with their summers venture that they propose
to build large excursion steamboat novel prin-
ciple and have 1t ready for the Coney Island rush
next year. The necessary capital has already been
provided. During the winter Mr.. Edgar will appear
in his well known Ssakespearian characters in tho
principal theatres OF the country.
Tomorrow evening Miss Adele Belgrade is to be
introduced to the metropolitan public at Haverys
Theatre. She will appear as Rosalind in Gas You
Like It," assisted by Miss Helen Tracy Miss Emma
skerrctt and Messrs. W. L. Sheridan. Gustavus
Levick. Ben Maginlcy and others. Miss Bel
grade is New Orleans lady, and has already had
some experience on the stage. On "Wednesday she
will assume the role of Julia in the "Hunchback,"
and later that of Parthenis in "Ingomar.
Miss Marion Darcy is the opening attraction at
the Park Theatre the 25th of August She ap-
pears in q play called "rhc Living Statue"
which is produced In this city for the first time
Miss Darcy is not novice. having appeared for the
past two seasons throughout tho West under the
name of Miss Lowering. The play is said to be Ave
act emotional one full of interest and startling stu
atoms. She will be supported by Mr.. Joseph
wheelock. one among the best and most painstaking