New-York tribune., 1881-11-21
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC c NOTES
Mr.. A. NJ. Palmer will produce Lights o. Lon
on at the Union Square Theatre, on December5.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Florence viii begin their en-
gagement at Booths Theatre on December o. ap-
pearing in " The Mighty Dollar"
Anton DyOrak has written comic opera entitled
Der DickschadeI" The Thickskull, which is to be
given in Vienna in the course of the coming season.
At the Theatre Comiquc, the one hundredth per-
Torrance of The Major" takes place Friday even
ing next when souvenir will be presented to each
OF the Majors visitors.
At Miss Florence Copl estoD's last pianoforte re-
citaI which viii take place at Steinway Hall next
Thursday afternoon she will have the assistance of
Mile. Ferni and nor Camp anini of the Italian
Opera.
Madame Pauline Canissa, who left the stage
her marriage a few years ago is about TO resume
her interrupted professional career and will make
her rcappeaTance at Steiuway Hall on the I'd Of
December. when she has arranged 10 give concert
for the benefit of the mother OF President Garfield.
Clara Morris will enact Camille for week, at
the Union Square Theatre, beginning November
2s She will be supported by the Union Square
company. The cast of Camille" With one eXcep-
ton will be the same with which the play was
cive, al the popular Tuesday and Thursday matt
nee, last year. Mrs. f. J. Phillips will play PrU-
dercc m place of Louise Eldridge.
The sale of subscription tickets to the four public
concerts which are to be given This season by The
New-Yorll Chorus Society ha~ been begun at Room
No 7 >teinway Hall. The works promised BY tho
society are Handeps Utrecht JubIlate' Bee
thoyen's Choral Fantasia" Scenes from Bcroz's
" Bcnyenuto Cellihi," Churuses rom X Palncs
music 10 the "tEdipus.' BeethOyen's Solemn
Mass and Scenes from Bcrliozs Les lroyens.'
Extracts from the programme OF the Music Fest
val held under DR.. Damroschs direction last May
will make up The programme of the first concert of
the Oratorio Society. The S0cetys chorus viii be
augmented by the choir of boys which sang at the
festival and the solo parts will be sung by Signor
Campauiui and Mr. Remmertz tn re are two
numbers on the programme, the "Sanctus from
HcrIoz's Requiem" and Rnblnst,in's Tower Of
Babel The public rehearsal will be held next
Friday afternoon and the concert on Saturday even
ing.
At Abbey's Park Theatre Monday evening, No
vember 2S. will be presented first time in this city,
the tHree-act comedy "Alother-iH-Law," by George
X. Sims. 1t has been played over three hundred
times in England The east is as follows:
Taltonrd TTigg. igg........'.........."' j. Fergusoa
Percy AlhSihe. inLp bnioe ee
Major Nuuso Mcrurtle. ~ NJ. Holland
Janoway ay..-.....-.-...........'- hOrrls
Topsey Grey. Laura Don
Mrs. McTurtle. e......................Nellie Mortimer
Rosa Matilda McTurtle Marie Chester
Mile Valera viii be among the principal singers
of Carl Rosa's English Opera Company, which will
begin its London season on January Ii Among the
operas which it is expected will bc brought out in
English versions are "TannhauSer' a revised YER
sion of Mr. Cowen's Pauline and possibly Mr..
Villiers Stanford's "Yeied Prophet" and Balfe's
"Pittore Duca." Mr.. SInfords opera was given
last wear in Germany, and attracted considerable at
tcntIOn. It is founded on one OF the episodes IN
Moore's "Lalla R0okh." The of Balie has
never been heard in England.
A new prospectus contains additional particulars
TO those heretofore printed concerning the grand
performances of German opera at Drury Lane under
the management of Herr Hermann FRANKIE. A con-
tract has been signed with Herr b. Pollinl, the
director of the Hamburg Opera, who besides bring
ing on his own company will the services Of
singers who have become eminent for their singing
of Wagners music. Engagements have already been
made with Frau Sucher, Herr Winklenann. Herr
Gura and Dr. Kraus. Herr Pollini will bring with
him the costumes and scenery for the performances;
the chorus will be that of the Hamburg Opera, the
orchestra that of the Richter Concerts. Herr
Richter will conduct the performances ana thss
repertory will comprise Nagner's "Iannhauser"
lOheuTin," "TrI~,au und Isolde and Meister-
singer; Beethoyen's Fldeho" and! Webers
"Euryanthc"
Aprogiamme of more than ordinary interest has
been arranged for the second concert OF the Brook
lyn philharmonic Society, 10 be given on December
II. after the customary public rehearsas. Miss
Hattie Schell. Miss Emily Winant and Sgnor
(alass viii b. the principal Singers, ana the Phil-
harmonic chorus will assist the orchestra. Follow
ing is the programme:
symphony 40 3 T. dat -schnmann
sisnor Ca Galass Miss Hattie Scbel, Miss winaut
Chorus and oreh sta
3. Aria "s Flying Dutchnan ..-.........waguer
Sguor Haiassi.
string Orchestra
Nocturne, "Boa.rice and Beneiick' (AhnscrRtl
Berioz
Miss sohen and Miss
Festival Procession and Chorus, Queen Of Sheba
The Beroz selection is part of Mr. Thomass
recent Partisan tTeaSure-trONe.
Daniel Rochat" may be seen at the Union
S0uare Theatre one week longer. The Passing
Regiment at Days Theatre, continues to draw
large audiences. The Haulon-Lees have made
changes in their amusing play OF lie Voyage IN
SUISSE The last act has been remodclled by tho
introduction of a fire scene This clever company
will continue AT the Park Theatre week more.
Mr. Charles Backus is and heard nightly
in the character of Hamlet, oG-coi0red. at the san
Francisco Minstrel Theatre. The wonderful ex-
hbtion Of trick horses az the Aquarium will con-
tinue until further notice. " The Major" at Harri-
gan and Hart's New Comique Theatre, has made
great hit and will be kept on that stage until after
the holidays. q" Rip Van WInlIle has been great
success at the Grand Opera House, and can be seen