New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-08
MUSICAL AND DRAMATI0 NOTES.

The Mount Morris Theatre In Harlem which mas neen
.,oed for the last two months will be reopered tonight
under new management. The play for the present
week will he " A Celebrated Case" with w. L. Gieason'
Hiss NJ. CrOious, and strong support
new and wholly original extravaganza entitled
"Gush has been written by Mr.. George Fawcett Rowe
and Messrs Charles Fradel aud Anthony Davis are now
completing the music which will soon nave pr''"''
hearing
At the Avenue Theatre in London they have TALON
back on Les Manteaux Noirs" Mr. Toole has oroagh'
out The shuttlecock" piece left incomplete by Mr.
H. j. Byron and finished by Mr.. j. Ashby sterry' tho
piece is not praised by the press The Tunes su"'nS
MP its character in these few words: WhateVer sn"P
the story might have taken In Dir. Byrons hanes, hu
he lived to finish it, cannot be sad as 1t stands 10
possess backbone enough for practical purposes for
the part the dialogue is abored and empty Oh
genuine w.t. especially toward TIE close MT nooe - az
his best In the first act the amorous tailor WIN
soul above buttons when he gets INTO dress cdo h
with Hover IN MS u0 ite ne bnmor in them"
Massenets opera Manon Lescant IN me version ;i,
for Mr. Rosa by Mr.. Joseph Bennett, OF me UdhB
Telegraph is frequently performed, and seems 10 nave
made a hit.
A Ms~cared the skene Ms. from the original
owner John skene of Ialyards, who died In l0ip mas
been sent to the loan collection OF music al the nven
lions Exhibition at London 1t Is the oldest conec-
tioh Of Scotch tunes extant aud belongs TO inc
Faculty OF Advocates of Scotland The T'nes (-onuo
describes il as follows II consisted originally OF seven
distinct parts these have since been bound tosete
and form small ODiOnS NOiun6' siA anu
inches by four onehaf inches In SIZE Is wrtteh
in tablature for vcstrnged lutte, mode OF writing
which very convenient for the player "a 1t showed
the string TO be struck and the fret to 10 pressed ms
manuscript still further illustrates the beauties oil SCOT
fish fok-musc dscOverable In the Gordon manuscripts
which were of somewhat earlier date. or those now
ever only copy remains which is also In the possession
of the Faculty OF Advocates The Skene manuscript Is
the correct and without counting dance tuues OF
any not of origin. there no fewer than iory
Scottish airs. IL contains the ancient ana pathetlc
melody Of Flowers of the Forest believed 70 ne
nearly cOeval with Flodden,' Aye Waukin. o, Malv,
Haly,' Barbara Allen Ca tie Gowes GAIA water,
Il Had Horse and Others as old ifDot still as popular
Mr.. @. II. Wilson, the compiler Of 1.-The Boston Musical
Year Book" writes TO thank THE TRIBUNE for an
article which recently appeared in this journal on music
in Boston, and explain that the error In his DOCK
touching the first performance OF Mr.. Governs ""elsh
symphony happened in this WISE 81 am furnishedwlth
the programmes Of all the leading New-York societies
and it has been my custom throughout the
season to verify their contents by means
of some reliable account OF what was
said to have been performed in either daily or
weekly paper Unfortunately the DamroSch announce
ment Of the welsh symphony for February II was
not verified least at the OF writing aln con.
WINGED that was in error As to the schubert No o. /
consulted greater authority than an admitted a.
thory among in Boston. These errors VIII correct
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