The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-27

Wednesday and Saturday afternoons.
PIXIES oPERA-HousE.
'The Pirates of Penzance" was last night
produced BY the same company which gave
US the FIRST rendition Of the work earlier in
the season. The company had sung to the
public but single time previous to its last
appearance here, so that the material o
the troupe could hardly be fairly judged
by what we then heard. 1t returns to Us
improved by four months singing together,
with the chorus strengthened and with
many little imperfectiOns reniedied, and
with one or two changes that make the
present production of the Pirates i'm
mensely superior to what 1t was on the pre-
vious occasion.
The most marked improvement is In Sc
curing Mr.. Macrery as Frederick" He
is remarkably fine singer and actor, and
is excellently suited to the part The fine
choruses are really the features Of the
opera, and by the present troupe are ele-
gantly rendered. 'gThe Listeners" is as
neat hit as we have seen in light opera
for long while. 1t was striking when
last seen, but is now much more nicely
done. Every night this week and Wednes-
day and Saturday matinees.
THE LAST CHAMBER CONCERT.
The last chamber concert of the season
takes place at Dexter Hall on next Thurs
day evening, April Goth. The programme
has been published 1t is an excellent one,
and as this is probably the last opportunity
our people will have Of hearing the famous
College of Music string quartet, the audi
ence will undoubtedly be large one.
THE FROG" OPERA.
The "Pollywog" Chorus in the Frog
Opera will be an attractive feature. The
combat between Simple Simon" and the
"Cow" is also described as being very
funny. 1t should be borne in mind that
the sale of seats for this novel entertain
ment will begin at Church's Music Store
Friday morning.
HEUCK's oPERA-HoUsE.
Last night the big Four Minstrels'
opened at Heuck's for one week to an au-
dience which completely filled the house.
The performance is very entertaining, and
includes among The company some first
class performers. The big Four" are a
whole show themselves and Paul Allen,
comedian, Kline Brothers in their musical
act, Charles Haywood, female impersona-
tor, and the acts and sketches are all good.
Same bill every night this week, and at
Wednesday and Saturday matinees.
vINE-sTREET opERA-HoUsE.
The Vine-street Opera House continue es
to draw good houses and give perform.
ances that are bound TO please. The olio
bill t is week is 60 ID one and a number
of new acts and sketches are presented this
week in addition to the statues, &c.
Among the performers at this popular
variety theater his week are Capitola For
rest and Laura Bennett In duets and skip
ping rope dancing; Sellon and Burns, songs
and dances; Maggie Bursell singing aud
dancing; Dan. Powers, Irish comedian, and
Alice Livingston and Nette Burt, would
be sparrers, in what they call their Grand
Glove Contest" 1t is similar to slugging
match and should be admired as bur-
lesque. With the exception of these two
the olio performance is simply immense
and winds up with very funny act en-
titled THE Siamese Twins"
NOTES.
"Dr. Clyde" at the Grand next week.
Manager Nunez's new play, Saints and
will be produced at Pixies next
week.
The Ufner Combination was recently
"wrecked" at Fort Scott, Kas, and Matte
vickers and Charles Rogers have returned
to Chicago,
At the conclusion Of his engagement in
London, Boucicault will 60 to Ober Am
mergau to report the Passion Play' for
the New York Herald.
Military bands will almost monopolize
the music stands of Coney Island the COM
ing season. Gilmore, at Manhattan Beach,
will have fifty men, with Levy for cornet
soloist.
Matinees to-morrow-"Pirates of Pen.
zance," at Pixies; Arabian Night" at the
Grand; "Big Four Minstrel's," at Heuck' s,
and fine olio bill at the Vine Street Op.
era-house.
1t is said that strong concert company
has been formed for another season, co n
sisting Of Nine. Rive-King, Litta, Miss
Henna Fischer, cello player, Quicken,
violinist and tenor and basso yet to be
announced.
Mario, the great tenor who came to this
country with Grisi, is still living in Rome,
where he holds sinecure apl ointment
with salary of $1,000 per annum as over.
seer of the Royal Museum. He is seventy
two years OF age.
F. F. Mackay. the well-known manager
and director, withdraws from the New
York Criterion Comedy Company" on the
1st of May, and will have a first-class
dramatic organization on the road mex,
season. Miss Louise Sylvester and several
other we'll and favorably known artists are
already engaged.
According to the Spirit Of the Times,
Lester Wallack made overtures, first ia
Henry Irving and then to Sara Bernhardt,
to play at his theater next season, but, on
receiving replies that Irving's terms were
50, 600 a night and Bernhardts 81, 400 q
night, with board. lodging and carriages
for seven people, the enterprising manager
returned to preparations for stock com.
pany next season.