New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-11-08
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC NOTES.


4 special matinee Of "The Snake Charmcr" will
be given at the BijOu Opera House this, Tuesday,
afternoon at =.
There will be a special holiday matinee at the
Metropolitan Casino to-day The committee Of the
ball have allowed the decorations to remanup until
after the matinee aud night performances.
The Life of the JcGersons 10y William Winter,
has been published i'll London, 10y Andrew BOgue,
who represents the American house of James X. Os-
good Il Co. The book Is ready in Boston.
The Cincinnati College of Music intends to give a
second opera festival in February The leading
artists will be those of Mr. Maplesons company the
chorus Of which is tO be supplemented by a chorus
composed of local singers. The works promised are
"Fldello." William ell" RAfncane and The
Magic Flute"
A correspondent of the Gdu'ois recently wrote
that Madame Christine Nilsson was about to give
two performances in Stockholm for charities. The
application for seats was so great that the managers
decided to sell them by auction. The receipts must
have been enormous, for one stall brought 300
crowns, OF about PSO.
The Peabody Conservatory Of Music in Baltimore
announces a series Of six symphony concerts and as
many public rehearsals during the winter besides
concerts of chamber music once week. The
orchestra will be conducted by Mr.. Asger IamcriE,
the head Of the conservatory. These concerts are
not meant 10 be seli-suppOr ing, and therefore, the
rate of subscription Is very low.
Mr Maurice GTau's French opera company will
begin a season at the Academy Of Music, on Deem
Der "a Among the members Paola Marie,
Miles. Bonvard, Gregoire and Merle and MN.
TaufIenberger, Duplan and Meziercs all of them
well known here. The fcpcrtory will include a
number Of interesting works. among them - Paul ct
Virginie,' :" 81 Jetais Roi,' Les Contes d'ioif-
MANN" Picolino" and e La Belle Lure te'
John Mccullough will make his remittance here
next Monday at the Fifth Avenue Theatre in the
character of yUginus He brings his own theatre
cal company The noble old tragedy will be
mounted with care and taste. The dresses and ar
mors were made for McCullongh's revival of ''Vir-
ginius,' last GUNNER at Drury Lane. in London.
The stately beauty, the human tenderness aud the
repOscfu execution Of McCullough's Iirginius are
known by ali playgocrs who hold in esteem and
affection the true heroic school of acting
Mile Rhea will appear, next Monday at Colonel
Sims Theatre in Brooklyn the PaIt making her
first entrance on the American stage. This actress,
although a foreigner, speaks English, and will act
with an English Speaking company. Mr.. j. n Gott-
hold has been engaged to play the leading parts in
association with Nile Rhea On November % tho
lady Will forth at Booths Theatre in this city,
and IN the course of her engagement there she viii
he seen AdJieaHe EcGtrcC and CdntiIe. This city
has bad quite enough OF the latter character-whch
IS iniTlnsically spusting-but III the others Niic
tlea VIII he welcome, and probably ia all will find
admirers.
The concert which Mr. George Mngrath. piauist
will give at Steinway Hall on Thursday evening
gives promise of being exceptionally attractive.
Mr.. Magrath viii play Beethoyen's q major con-
certO Go. A., Rubinstein's ID MINOR concerto no H.
an Emde by Chopin. and the Weber-Tausg "Inyi.
tation a la Valse." The orchestra, which will be
that of MIR. Theodore Thomas, conducted by him.
will play Memberships "Mclnsna" overture
Brahns's Hungarian Dances" Leo Dellbess ballet,
"Sylyia," and Wagner's A." fudlguug's March" 1t
is not very long nor very heavy programme, but
il contains great deal of delightful music.
Mr. DAILY has issued proclamation with reference
to the forthcoming new play at his theatre I" The
Passing Regiment" to the following effect: Last
summer there was public correspondence bearing
upon the expected visit Of OF the fayorito Now