The New York herald., 1879-07-06
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.

Arbuckle is stu the welcome soloist at the obser
vatory Plaza. at Coney Island.
Nearly all of the principal actors and actresses
enjoying their vacation out of towa. generally at
the seaside resorts.
1t is estimated that nearly half million OF people
listened to the outdoor of Gilmore's band
at Man haitian Beach last week.
Miss Pixley will again travel with IN liss during
the coming season. commencing August 25 at the
Walnut Street Theatre. Philadelphia in conjunction
with Mr. John T.. McDonough.
Ii is said that nearly ninety musical and dramatic
combinations in process OF formation in the
cities of New York, Boston. Chicago and Philadel.
pha for the purpose of taking the next season.
Harrigan and Hart have been playing very sue.
cessful engagement in Philadelphia at the Walnut
Street Theatre. They had crowded houses all last
week. The -Mullisan Guard Ball" is the piece de
yesstance
The first performance of Haverly's '.Gen uine Col.
lored Minstres" will be given to- morrow evening at
the Lyceum Theatre. The troupe well spoken Of
elsewhere and III their speciaies said to exhibit
unusual merit.
Mr.. Edward Compton. the "leading man" Of tho
London Adelphi. has been engaged as the chief
support of Miss ADELAIDE Nelson during her engage
ment in America next season. She opens at tha
brooklyn Park the goth of October and at the
London Worid:-"Is this true-that charming
Theo is about to leave the stage? Not for gar.
nshed hotel she is honest; not for title (she is
married), but the model little wife has her eye on
confectioner's shop in the Avenue de lOpera. Oh,
ii she makes the cakes herself who would not cheer
fully give himself an indigestion petts fouus i'
During the summer solstice no peasanter place Of
innocent recreation will be found than at the mu.
sical salon of Roster Bal. in Twenty-thrd street
The music performed there every evening including
Sunday, by choice band is select and popular and
the stsy-at-homes have excellent opportunity OF
seeing almost everybody about town who is worth
knowing.
The Madison Square Garden musical entertain
ments continue to be attractive. and many a Coney
Island party finishes day of pleasure in listening
to the admirable strains of Dodworth's band. Sew
eral new solosts announced. among whom may
be mentioned Miss Rosa McGeachy. the vocalist
She commences her engagement the l4th inst
We informed that it is doubtful whether
Capoul will come to America to sing in opera bouife
in the company that Mr.. Maurice Grau has organized
for his fall and winter campaign The celebrated
is said to have received several most tempting
offers to sing in Italian opera with Adelina Patti.
both in Paris and Russia. which he may accept and
in that he will forfeit his 500 900 to Mr.
stipulated in the contract
Ihe hlce surprise farty oade goodby for time to
the New York public last evening at the Union
Square Theatre. large audience Witnessed the
ftieth representation Horrors. and enjoyed the
innumerable absurdities with which the piece
abounds. Miss Atherton appeared Prince Achmet
and made decided hit in the role, as well as in
some new features which she introduced. Her imi
tation of an English comic singer. in male attire
was most artistically executed This company
now a very strong one, and we do not know of any
similar organic .tion which contains many hand
some ladies in its ranks.
Leipsic Vois- -Zeitung June 22:-"In the concert of
the Dletante Orchestra Society. which takes pace
at the Schutzenhouse this morning. a richly gifted
pupil OF Capelmeister Reinecke. Miss Florence
Copleston. Of New York. begins her artistic career
for which prophesy brilliant future. The lady
plays q concerto by Beethoven and few solo pieces
which will give her the opportunity showing her
braroure and her pure delivery and how diligently
she has improved her time here. We wish the
young. modest and charming artistic. whom have
had occasion to admire in private circles. right
couraging beginning" Recent advices state that
the young lady made successful debut and was
warmly praised by the many cultivated musicians
who were present on the occasion.
The recent agreement entered into By the Pennsyl
vania Railroad. the Central Railroad of New Jersey
and the Reading Railroad abolishng special rates to
the theatrical profession has created quite . furors
in dramatic circles. prominent manager
marked. few DAYS since, that this agreement
the part of these railroad companies If it extended
to others, might be the means Of breaking up trav-
elling combinations and result in the formation
of stock companies exclusively. 1t is declared to
be next impossible to take companies the road
without large pecuniary loss il the usual full
charges for fares adhered to. It Is proposed to
call meeting of the various dramatic agents tor the
nh Of ives a lck
agents convention. which is to be held at Louis
vile in September next. conference with the rail-
road men upon this subject. so important to the
theatrical profession, may result in some conces-
sions.
The English critics awaited the second night Of
Aida ut Her Majestys Theatre before going into de
tails to the performance. The Tunes after calling
attention to Miss Kelloggs previous and successful
appearance in London i'll 1867 and to the exceptional
character of the rdie where the dramatic we'll
the musical art is severely tested. says"In add
ing that Miss Kellogg received hearty welcome.
aud that every point in which she aimed special
effect at acknowledged aud appplauded.
we are simply recording fact If repeated applause,
calls before the lamps and other demonstrations Of
the kind. indeed, may count for anything her
cess was rs real and undisputed OF yore." The
DAILY Neos says:-"Thursday performance brought
back Mile Clara Louise Kellogg. who achieved .
genuine success Aida, the music of which charac-
ter she sang with alternate refinement pathos and
passion. Mile. Kellogg sang with thorough ap-
sentiment
dramatic situation her performance altogether hav.
ing been worthy of her acknowledged eminence.
very large congregation including several MEM
bers OF Parlia ent recently attracted the spe
ciai sunday evening service at Westminster Abbey.
the sermon being delivered by the Bishop of Nam
chester In the of his remarks the right rev.
erend prcste said the whole of London had been de-
lighted with the exquisite and finished acting the
Comedie FRANCHISE. No doubt the art of this troupe
N an 0ssih but in int
ests of morality he cou d have wished that this
complished body of actors aud actresses could have
been in parts Of which the purport aud
thought were less frequently compromising.
Speaking of one of the plays. the critic of
of the morning papers had said lit is the best
for the extreme riskness playful phrase of the
central incidents that the action passes in world
which IN as ideal TO us now that of the comedies
OF wycherlcy and Congreve-" Now, he not
quite so sure about the ideality Of that world. A