The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1871, Page 8

8 THE FOOTLIGHTS. Musical and Dramatic Season of 1871-72. GATHERING OF THE “THESPIAN CLANS, The Stage in All Its Kaleidoscopic Features, Both at Home and Abroad, A Complete Directory for Managers, Artists and the Thoatre- Going Public. Btalian and Boglish Opera, Oratorio, Concert and the Drama. The Most Brilliant Musical Programme Ever Presented in America. In a fortnight or three weeks the dramatic season @f 1871-72 will open at the principal theatres in the United States, and the musical season will com- mence somewhat later. Phe dramatic arrangements are now complete with most of the managers, and Actors and actresses who are now without engage- ments will fod % ao extremely difficult matter to obtain a position before Christmas at the Jeast. It weems as if the arrangements for a season are now completed ezrlier than wes customary some years ago. Many managers have thetr calendars filled up by the end of Juiy, aud impresarc generally make their engagements in the spring. In this article we have enceavored 10 give a complete list of the main attracilons of the principal theatres m America, as far as can be learned at present. elling star and company wouid require a bulky directory, as every little village and hamlet is threatened with a visit from wandering Thespians. Of course all the small fry will attend the musical and dramatic whales in shoals, and, like their pro- Totypes at the English fairs, will set up their booths Wherever there is a chance fora sensation. This sea- 800 the various “‘cirenits’ have been considerably enlarged and new ones formed. Theatres and hails are multiplying rapidly tn the West. and some parts ‘of the Soutl, and a theatre 1s becoming as necessary an article of town furniture as a newspaper office. There will De many a dramatic and musical bark swamped this season on the quicksands of bank- Teptcy; but this will not interfere with the general brilliancy of the season. It is dangerous jor row- boats to venture in the wake of a Cunarder, MUSIC. Never before in this city were musical prospects #0 brilliant and encouraging as are those of the coming season, Weare promised two superb opera troupes—Italian and Engiish—and even the direc- tors of the Academy of Music have awakened from thelr long sleep and are at work putllng their house in order. Then we are to have two novelties In the concert line, tae Vienna Lady Orchestra and the Dolby English Ballad Quartet. Thomas is again in the ficld with an increased orchestra, and a half aozen small companies are now forming. The compeiition in the musical line tis season will be sO strong and spirited that we may safely predict the collapse of some of the ad- venturers in this lyric tournament, Many well known and hitherto dauntless knights of song and string, brass and reed instrument, have entirely with- @rawn from the lists and refuse to enter the field Against such terrible odds. Even tne fair iadies ‘¥bo Warbied so long and s0 successfully before a fielighted public have either retirea enurely for the present or have chosen some other branch of art to @istinguish themselves in. The doughty Hess, of Ouicago, for instance, eschews opera entirely, and 80 does the fair Caroline Richings-Bernard. The challenging trumpet of the impetuous Alpites fs hushed and the favorite Kellogg and irresistible Phulipps evince no desire to quit the peaceful sec] u- sion Of their palatial homes. Evea the mercurial Uhimann, who has often poised his wings from every part of Burope and waved his czduceus (baton) pre- paratory to a Might for ‘the land of the brave,” &c., shakes his head ominously and turns towards the rising sun. Onlyone man has flung his gauntiet down to the two operatic champions, the two orchestras and the chivalric quartet. This ts the | lineal descendant of Thor or Odin (which, is a matter of the Norse king of the | violin, Ole He places bis violin | bow in r b iis diamond gleaming from its haft and dees each champion to the en- counter. The contest will be @ spirited one, and Will be productive of much good, independent or the pleasure and iastruction to be denved from listen- ing to great artists, The utter stagnation in mus for the last season or two gave birth toa swarm of Bohemian pests and musical pretenders, aw the Noxious Waters of aswamp create mosquitoes and other unpleasant insects, These people have done their best to lower masic to the uttermost depth of degradation by attempting to write about it or, tind- tng the field clear, daring to place before the public certain inflictions which they misnamed “nusical entertainments.” The modus operandt of the serib- Diing portion of these pests has been to arilict some Tecogn arust with tner fulsome aduiailon and then forge letters of acknowledgment from these #ame artists. The pretenders of the second ¢ a@lwWays nail from some impossible university or con- servaioire 1a Europe, and on every possible occasion Parade their lia knowledge of art (all of which 4s derived irom sensavional posters), The time has come at last when the pubile wili be enavled to sift ‘the wheat from the chaff, and select unerring guides to direct them in the path of true art. When every: thing 1s bad, high-toned criticitm and esthetic taste are superfuous, and the pretenders have it ail their own way. This season promises to be of such a ‘rilliant character that these excrescences on the @ivine art will be forever removed. The first and Most important feature in music this fall is the NILSSON ITALIAN OPEBA. Immediately after the laet disgraceful display in whis jine at the Academy last spring we took occa- sion to give a few wordsof warning to the manage- Ment of the Nilsson company. This warulog was mainly directed toward gue necessity of a perfect ensembie in every detalii to. support the lady whose ame was aliached to thegronpe. Iti a matter of great pleasure and congratulation to find that the @Avive of the HiKALD has been followed out to the aetter. Miss Nilsson will be supported in a style fully wor-+ thy of her vast repulation. Hermanager has been wuccessiul in securing as tenor\M, Capoul, # singer for whom Auber and Offenbach| have written seve- fai of their best operas of recentdate. bas been singing in London, at the \Drury Laue, this season, for the first time in Italiaropera, and he has suddenly won a position as the leadiug tenor of the Hie is a Frenchman and a blonde—qatte difer- ent in appearance from ibe average run of stage heroes, who are Invariably given over to black hair and Serce mustaches. Cspou! wears awlignt blonde beard, bas curly hair and is generally considered very handsome. It is quite fortunate for the Nilsson Manager that be engaged Capon beforetus London successes or be could not have jared bimeawsy trom the British capital. Successful operatic srtiets are DOT Always Willing fo cross the ocean, evermst vastly increased salaries. Naudyn, the tenor, for imatance, Capou Will not listen to the most brillant offerswoming from Americ The same (presario has also engaged Mr. Lyall, & “character”’ tenor of ability, who sings well,and 46 FAL LO be AN excellent actor of comic parte, He has also laid out large sums in the purchase of an elegant wardrobe (Wood's, of Drury Lave), and will cast dismay into the ranks of avenue A by the im. portation of aout a gore of the best chorus singers from the Covent Garden troupe. Jt has been decided to open the season October 23, with Verdi's “Traviata,” im Which Nilsson and Capoul will both appear, This work will be fol- To give the names of every tray- | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 1871.--WITH SUPPLEMENT. Dorm or whicn Nilsson nas made very great suc- cesses. There has, aso, been secured the music of Flotow’s new opera, “‘L’/Ombre,” a work for four voices, without chorns, Nota note of its music has ever been heard in America; put we are told that tt as replete with the graceful ear-haunting melodies which the composer has se plentifully produced in “Martha” and “Stradelia”? The impresario ts als @ about securing A NEW PRIMA DONNA Of great celebrity (probably Mme. Monoelli) for the heavier parts in tragic operaand a baritone of re- pute, Bellini, so well remembered in New York, Would have returned to us had not an engagement at Genoa prevented him. The renowned Faure, who stands without a rival the first baritone in Europe, has been approached by the Nilsson man- agement, but his terms (£1,000 per month) were justly considered as exorbitant, As far as 18 known now tue troupe consists of the follow- ing artists:—Mile. Christine Nilsson and Mme. Mon- belli, prime donne soprant; Miss Annie Louise Cary, prime donna contralio; Capoul, Brignoli, Lyall, tenore di grazia, and Jamet, baritone, A tenor dl forza, that rara avis of the present day, and a sec- ond baritone are now reguired. ‘Thirty-six good singers have been selected in this city ror the chorus and the rest come from Europe. There will be eighty in the erchestra at te concerts which precede the season of opera and fifty on opera nights, A pum- ber of the best orchestral soloists from Covent Gar- den, Drury Lane and Paris have been engaged, The concert season commences at Steinway Hall on Monday, September 18, About three concerts will be given there, The troupe then visits Montreal, where they appear on October 1. The opera season commences in Boston on October 9, lasting two weeks. Then comes the New York season, begil ning October 23 and pes a | December 10, consist- ing of & subscription of twenty mights. During tis first season “Mignon” and “L’Ombre! will be the only novelties ouiside of the regular répertoire, “Hamlet? being lett for the second season, Alter New York bas been sated with Italian opera Priladelpma will have two weeks of Mt, closing at Christmas. Then comes Chi- cago for another fortnight and Cmeinnatl aud St. Louts ior three weeks. ‘The company return jn the spring to Boston and wind up the season with a@ four weeks’ engagement in New York. As the Nilsson manager has engaged Steinway Hall for twelve concerts in September and October, it is pos- sible when he goes to Montreal he will leave @ por- ton of the company here. Tue prospects for tne season are brilliant beyond all anticipation. Half the boxes have been already engaged for the entire season, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. The directors and stockholders of the Irving place Opera House have awakeued ia earnest. Those stock- holders who occupied boxes in the Jront row of tue dress circle have moved to the back row, the doors of which open on the foyer. They have eniurged these voxes by knocking down the partitions aad making two into one, and are now fitting them up at Wiclr own private expense m splendid style. ‘They will be upaolsterea in crimson saun and silk, with rich curtains and a front rail of fancy iron scroll work. ‘The smuail chandeliers on the foyer that used to convert the mezzonine boxes mto miniature ‘Tophets have becu replaced by handsome suniights, ‘Lhe whove house 13 undergoing a thorough renova- lion, and Mioard Lewis is engaged constanuy on a complete set of new scenery lor ibe coming season. pusone of the most unsightly and annoying fea- tures in the house 1s left untouched, despite che acsnowiedged fact that it ig detrimental to the eye and ear alike, We refer Lo the huge chandelier that hangs like Mahomet’s cotin and against wutch are shivered the liquid tones of the prima donna, the sonorous accents of the basso profundo, the rich harmony of the chorus and the crash of the oreues- ira. ‘The acoustic quailties of the Academy of Music will be ever conspicuous by their absence so long as that mdeous Dightmare 1s sus- pended between tue stage aud the auditorium, fhe rarifled atmosphere above it refuses to transmit ihe sound, its heat and glare are intoler- able and the delicate nuances of tone cannot reach the listenera in ihe dress circle boxes, but are marred and disfigured by coming ta contact with this unsightly incubus. Betier remove {t, Messrs. Directors, and let us have a good sanught 10 its place. It will show as much light and be out of We way. PAREPA-ROSA ENGLISH OPERA. Parepa-Rosa has already arrived in fhe arrangements tor her coiing season of English opera in America are completed. she will open at tne Acad- emy of Music on the 2d of October, with a troupe undoubtedly better than auy which nas hitherto given English operation the United States, Of course she herself will be the prunary attraction, but Mme. Vanzini (Mrs. Jenuy Van Zandt) will aiso share public attention With uer, For several seasons past Vauzini has been an esteemed prima donna at Mme. the Scotia, the Covent Garden Opera, Where her réperfoure has ducluded) $Oscar, im the ‘Ballo m= Maschera;” Marguerite, m “Faust” (in which — part she resembles Miolau-Carvalio, its — originat representative); Elvira, in “Pon Giovannt,'? and other we.l known parts. She las also appeared mm Cimarosa’s “Astazie Feminili’—an old opera, daung from 1784, but which bas never beiore been heard m London, Madame Vanziri is an American lady, who will be heartily welcomed home by aum- bers of artistic and personal [nends. Clara Doria is also in the Parepa troupe. Despite her foreign arisiccratic name she ts an Engish giri—a daughter of Mr. Baracit, the composer, and wddaughter of Robert Liudiey, the once famous jonceilist. She is a dorid singer, and has been ssiul (in Italy) in ‘Lueta,” “Sonmambuia,”? aria Padilla.” “Maria di Rohan” and other operas. is nnderstood that she wui make her American debut in the “Bonemian Girl." ‘The troupe wiil aiso include Tom Ki @ new tenor; Mr. bills, a Dew basso profundo; "Mr. and Mrs. Seguin, 'Castie, Campbeil, Gustavus Hall and other wei-known Singers; In | it will be @ double company throughout, and will ve capable of giving opera poin 40 Buglisa and allan, Alter weaving New York the rome of the company 18 a8 follows:—Academy of Music, Paradelphia, Octoper 23, for two w Washtnguon, November 6, vue we: House, Baltimore, November 13, for Opera House, Pittsburg, November 20, tor 01 Pike’s Opera House, Cincinuati, Novembe: 4, Chicago, Di se, eixolt, Decent! nighis; Cleveland Academy of Mus! cember 21, three wigihts; budalo, December nights; Rochester, December 20, two nights; >; cuse, Urica, Troy, Albany and Springteld during the Week folowing, and a three weeks engagemet in Boston, commencing on January 5, 1s:2. Mr. ve Vivo acts Unis se@s0n as Dusiness manager, THE VIENNA LADY ORCHESTRA, under the management of Mr. Fred. Rniiman, will ar, for the Drst time in America, at Steinway on Monday, September ™r. Rullman js now in Europe completing arrangements for the season. ‘The orchestra Will consis of twenty-six young la- dies, ander the leadership of Mile. Josephine Wein- lich, We may state here, en passan, that these young ladies are under twenty-one years of age and all of thein handsome to an emment degree. Their playing 18 praised by the unanimons voice of tie German and Austrian press, and their r¢perivire is very extensive. Many well-known American managers have ¢n- dcavored tn vain to bring them to this country, onering Mile. Weinlich favuious terms if she would consent to te nrope, it remained for Mr. Fred. Kullman to accomplisi What seemed an inpossi- bility, and to bear away in triumph this Ne | band of instrumentalists in spite of the determined opposiiion and envy of European impresarti. here Is Sometiung novel and artistic about the augements designed by the management for these concerts, The stage of Steinway Hall will pe lite- rally covered with natural flowers, each lady’s cuair being arrauged like a bower. ‘They will appear in the 1most elegant costumes (a different toilet every night), and the eye as well as the ear will be charmed, These ladies belong to the leading fami- lies of Vienna, and love of art alone prompted them to appear in public. With them appear the foilow- ing artists:—Mine. Fabri, Mie. Anna Elzer, Herr Muller and Herr Mulder. Mlle, Elzer is the princt- pal attraction of the singers, a8 may be seen in the jollowing account given by a Loudon paper of a matinee Niuscale When Tecentiy took place in honor of her at the residence of Mme. Pauline Lucca;— Je. Anna Elzer's matines muvicnte was given at the resi- attracted @ fasbionab! nol to fay arisweratic, audieace. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales honored the performance, attended by his suite aun accompanied by the Grand Duke and Duchens of M burg Serelite and the young Princesses, Hix Excel- Iency Coant Bernstor® and among the distinguished audie tively small for the occasion, put wi ‘The entire fropt row of sents was the mem andsnite, who stayed till the end ¢ rat part, the whole audience rising on the en- trance and departure ‘ol His Koyat Highness, who bowed graceiully to the company ax he retired. ~ Mil ver ie one 0! sbe wonders of (his age of wonders. She is aged only tneive, and, strange to any, whether ae regards her beautiful, full, rm, clear and sweet’ soprano voice, or her admirable perteet phenomenon. Her tay in this country # UDUer AD engagement.to exhivit her powers at New York, nod will recuite fn England by at what may be yng ought to be hea ae all ieachers, for it ina marvelior Mulderrabri, ber uocle, to whom is due all the credit of forming ® aceoraplished ‘an artiste as we may pronounce Several of the nobility were eT done by her alresdy to be, has ackieved a task of which he may well de prou¢. Mme. Fabri, itis true, te an admirable model, aud the tle gir! bee bad the good’ sense and good taste 0 perceive and follow the graces of her atyie, While adinitliog that Uils infant vocalial is possessed of choice natural gilts, we must sul) adwire and applaud the kill and talent o those who are forming her with so much judgment. Herr Myler contripuied « cavatina of Verdi's Schubert's "Der Alles,” and bis share of @ singularly taking and effective Quet with Mme. Fabri—the composition of Herr Mulder. Fabri, entitled “Bacchapale.” In ali these his magnificent barione voles catae out with sinking power and ricuness. Mr. James Milier acts as business mamager of this double company,and Mr. Adolph Bergfeld as ad- vance agent. THRODORE THOMAS’ ORCHESTRA, ‘The concert orgateization of Theodore Thomas has been for the next season enlarged. Up to last year wiese converts were considered an experiment, owing to the necessarily great expense such an organization involvess but having met throughout the whole country for *Wo entire seasons with the greatest success—artistically and pecuniartly—tbls @rvantvation has now become and is acknowieaged a@ siauding mstitation. This great success has en. Ned Mr. Thomas to make {his orchestra the most ect in the world, The reauiar band, which for. consisted of forty memvexs, and wae enlarged in owed by tie “Mignon” of Ambroine Thomas, in| only 9g specisl OcoMslour, Hae BOW been Wnereanead to over nity. A body of this number, so trainea tnat the bowil and fingering of the string lastruments 1s in perfect unison, together with the uniform p! of the wind instruments, has the same strength and power at Jeast as another orches- tra of double the number. In uence the d+ pertoire was also been enli and includes the principal works of the entire Held of musical htera- ture, The proportions of the orchestra are as fol- lows:—Sixteen violins, led by Bernhard Listemann; five violas, four violoncellos, four double basses, one hap, one piccolo, two Se See obois, one corno angiois, two clarionets, two ons, four French horns, two trumpets, three trombones. one cuba, Ketue drums, side drum, bass drum, &c. In adaition to the orcheates Severe! colobeatod pit ve been engaged and negotiations are pen with others, le. Marie Krebs, the distinguished Bianise, will _excinsively perform at these concerts uring the fall and winter season. The Thomas Concert organization wil, after the close of the #ixth and most unsuccessful season of suinmer night concerts, leave for the West early in October, and after visiting Buffalo, Cleveland, &c., open at Crosby’s Opera House in Citcago, This house has been entirely renovated and redecorated. From there che supe goes to St. Louis, Louis- ville, Cincinnati, Wumbus, Pittsburg, Baltimore and Philadelphia; afterwards to Boston, Providence and the other Eastern cities. In Janu some concerts will be given in Sew York by this com pany, end afterwards they will t the principal Southern cities and return through the West in time tor the summer season. The summer season at Central Purk Garden has been of extraordinary briliany. The ¢/(te of the metropolis may be found there every evening. After the season of concerts Mr. John Koch, the energetic proprietor of the Gar- den, designs fitting it up in splendid style for grand balls, soirées and other festivals, The concert hall and garden are unsurpassed by any other institution. of the kind in the United States, Already many of the leading musical socteties have signified their in- tention of holding eolrees during the winter at this garden. THE BALLAD CONCERTS. Mr. George Dolby and his ballad troupe have nothing to do with opera, but will appeal to a larger class of the community than that whicn is interested in the lyric te His lst of stugers is exceltent, and have all been heard to advantage at various conceris of late in London, Regarding the baritone, Santiey, he 1s bound to create a furor, In voice and cultivation he is the star of the present day. Mr, Cummings, the tenor, sang the other nighi at the Royal Albert Hall, before an immense audienc which included the Prince imperial of Germany anc his wife, the Princess Royal of Engiand. He ren- ders bovh italian and Engiish music with fine taste, and his large r¢éperiofre is espectaily rich Im old Hag: lish songa. He will revive in New York the taste for the best works of Dibdin, Bishop and otner com- posers of their schools, while in oratorio his services musi be invaluabie. Edith Wynne, the young Welsh prima donna, stands high ip artisuc estimation in bngland. Mrs, Patey, the contralto, 18 a superb singer, who now takes the place once held by Alboni in the affections ol the British public. She is an artist who will please the more she is heard. With the excepiion of Saatiey and Cum- doings, the members or the troupe are individually unknown in the United States, and must work their Way on their own merits, Itisexpecied that they Wit give oratorio performances in New York with the Harmonic Society, but thelr popniar bailad con- certs will be the peculiar feature of their American engagement. ORATORIO AND SACRED MUSIC, For years and years our city church societies have been in a state of almost hopeless demoralizauon. Various coieries of vocalists—and their name is Legion in this city—have been devoting themseives to the formation of smali knots of stagers, each one possessing a strong desire to be more individual in character than great aud noble in connection with a large combination, Their design bas appeared to be the cultivation of separate interests anu personal prejudices, the tustitutioa and promotion of petty officers and offices. It has not been so much their ob,ect to study the great masters’ compositions as it has been their desire, each one, to s!and alone and Wo 100K down with contempt upor its neighbor, aud if possible to paralyze, by various means, the elforcs of the one or the o.ber in any temporary success, The oratorio, then, ove of the highest intellectual and artistic efforts to which the minds of some of our greatest composers have been addressed, has hot as yet received the interpretation, by means of numbers in orchestra and choras, it deserves, nor have the people been taught to appreciate aciass uf compositions, the subliunity of wiieh, in such works as the ’Messiai,” “Israel in Ezypt,’? Samson,” “Judas Maccapeus,” by Handel; “Eijah’? and “St. Paul,” vy Mendeissoha; “tne Cr and “Seasons” by Haydn, is wituout a parallel in ye wide domain of music, not to Mention other oratortos as yet untonched here, such as “Tne Last Judgment,” “The Fall of Babyion,” &c., making in all a list of works the study and perform ance of which might, with advantage to the com- munity for the next ten years, occupy tie time and attention of ail our petty societies, mot sadividaaily, but as one concentrated body, by whica power aad majesty of performance might be made to keep pace with the dignity and grandeur of thought contained in sach giorious works. In the midst, then, of all this unfortunate diver- sity of thonght and action itis not surprising that sooner or later some power(di and Wealtay organi- vauon should arise, Such @ body Ras ap- peared and has estabiistied itself with ex- traordinary success. Ip the past two seasons the Church Music Association, with the elite of sinyers and audiences to be t wa this city, has pursued its course regaruless of trouvie or expense, The orchestra has been the iargest and tie chorus the most select. These, under the direcuioa of arelavie and taiented musician, Dr. James Pech, have given performances in this’ erty in completeness of ensermde and detau far outstrip. ping any previous attempt inthis city. It was not, however, to be expected that all the choral bodies would tamely rest as mere spectators: of the progress of a youug rival society drawing every Inch of vitality Out of their disordered ranks. The first, then, to siow renewed vigor was the New York Harmonic Society. Thus, the oldest choral so- ciety in tne city, and the oldest bat one in the coun. try, gathered up its strength, and at the recent anual election of oficers for tie nineteenth season made a determined effort to enlist within its ranks new biood, money, ability and energy. In ail this they have so far succeeded, There has been no want of money promised by our citizens, and tue new President, Mr. ‘‘nomas J. Hail (of the firm of William Hall & Sons), we may safeiy state, wiil not allow the grass to grow under his feet. He is toorough man Of business, shrewd, energeuc and determined in Character, while (he election of Mr. J Pech as musical director and conductor has t irs Well for ihe luture weilare aud usefulness of the society. It ts impossibie, in our Iimited space, to point out as fully as we desire the pertinence of the oratorio as a social question or in # musical point of view, or to dwei! suilcientiy long op the true place whica should be assigued to the greatest productions ot the human Inteliect; but, as a sign of the times, the induence which masic, and especially sacred music, 1s exercising on the present generation 13 not to be mustaken. ‘ast men and iast people, almost always umuiormed aud contumacious, are disposed to regard serious thought ta avy branch of study with Shyness and inaiieronce. Oratori as well as other sacred,compositions, and, tude: yorks, When out of the regio mimon—as, for mstance, yulilaume Tell,” “Fidelio,” &¢.—bave been si mauzed vy slily revilers with the ttle of “slow asd thise who iove and adnure them considered “pretenders.” Itis gratifying, however, to know that art in its grandest manifestation 18 making rapid progress, aud that fasiion and prejudice, Jormeriy twin antagonists to all advancement, are e no longer to be feared. The people are gradually growing more general in feeliug, and tt Will not be long before they will learn to listen with eqnal pleasure to au opera by Verdi, Gounod and Meyerbeer and an oratorio by Hande), Haydn and Mendelssolin; can be amused with one of Wallace's melodecous operas at the Academy of Music, or en- tertained with a iniscellaneous concert tu Steinway Hall, It is not to be demed that oratorio must always reign triumphant as a motive power to we highest iatellectual feast. If # gran] musical festl- val is Lo be given here or in the country the oratorio 1s indispensan) Ic is only with the breath of tife, in the native tongue of our common land, that we can completely address our praise and aeciamations toan ail beneficent God, Yood and brass iusiro- men's may assist, but cannot lead ihe way; It is by large Mass°s of human Voices that music becomes that kind of pleasure on earth we know we shall heveaiter enjoy tu heavea, Tuese are facts not to be disputed, and are worth @ cargo of theories. The study and cultivation of oratorios, ten, must, eventually, become & necessity In the recreation of our peoples OLE BULL Will start on a concert tour tis season, onder the experienced management of Mr. Thomas Tarobull, @ Well-known musical en(repreneur, Mr. Le PB Harrison witl actas advance agent. This troupe Will open in Briageport, Conn., October 2, perform. ing aang October in Waterbury, Pittsfield, Mass., Radaud, Vt, Oneida, Auvurn, Rochester, Lockport, Canandaigua and Binghamton, N. Y.;_ Easton, Wilkesvarre, Scranioa, Williamsport, Titusville and Meauyilie, Warren, Akron, Mansfield, Oberlin and Sandusky, Ohio, In November, be Sea Ann Aroor, Detroit, East Saginaw and Gran¢ Rapids, Micn.; Fort Wayne, Logansport, Chicago, Aurora, Ill; uence through the State of Minnesota, Visiting St. Paul, Minneapolls, Kochester, Winona, Red Wing aud other towns, Jn December, Davenport, lowa City, Ves Moines, Burlington, Keokuk, Palmyra, Hannibai, St. Josepu, Leaven- worth, Topeka, Kansas Civ, Jetferson City, to Si, Louis, Mo., Where the troupe wii! appear January from thence tw Vincennes, Louisville, Lexington, Frankfort, Ky., Nashville and Memphis, Te Jackson, Vicksburg, Muss., aad New Orleans, La. (a the latter place from January 16 to the 23d), Movlie and Montgomery, Ala., Columbus, Ga., Macon, At- lanta, Augusta. Fevrnary, Savannah, Ga., Charies ton, Columbia, §. ©., Wilmington, Goldsboro and Raleigh, N. O., Richmond, Va, Washington, Anna polis, Balimore, and closing in Philadelphia, Feb- ruary 10; New York, Marca. MISCELLANBOUS MUSICAL NOTES, Juillien’s concerts still conunue at Terrace Gar+ den. They take place Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Moe. Louise Lichtmay starts on @ concert tour this week with Mme, Clara Perl, Habelmann, Cart FYormes, Pinner and Predigam, ‘The first concert will be given at Saratoga. No ageepmen have yet been made for Associa- tion Hall. Mora will likely essay another season of Saturday afternoon © The season wiil wind Monster Julniea, The only cng ments made for Apollo Hall are the concerts of the Rivarde Musica) Club and Jerome Hopkins’ Orpneon concert. The Kunkel brothex# have opened the Temple, St, Lows, 48 @ frst class muste hall. The New York Pniiharsnome Society have not ag yet shown eins oi life. Kasvow's opera of Rip'Van Wjnkle” wil be ie certs. Up tn Boston with Gilmore's pr the Nilsson iilsson sings the roles of Gretchen and Alice, THE DRAMA. About the ides of August the “hurly-burly” of pre- Paration bythe managers subsiaes, and each and ail have their plan of campaign completely mapped out. For nearly two months we have had a host of these dramatic dervishes on their annua) pilgrim age to this managerial Mecca, where alone “profit- able’ engagements are attainable. Tue Kaaba in this instance seems to be asort of American blar- ney stone, for the harvest is small and the reapers are many, and it takes no mean share of persuasive Power to secure what is really worth haying. Never before was the American stage so barren of rear talent, both in the piay-writing and acting line, For © year or two past we have been suffering from a pest fully as annoying and de structive as the potato bug is to the farmer. ‘This is the “‘machine” play, the principal character> istic of which is an utter absence of common sense or probability and am undue share of ridiculous sen gations, at which an old time Bowery pit would turn up its nose in disgust. The receipt for the manu- facture of one of these monstrosities is simple enough. First scene, a gutter, sewer, low grog- gery, concert saloon, or some other delectable locality 1n New York; second sceue, a fashionable Party in Fifth avenue, such as has never been seen before; last scene, a steamboat explosion on the Mississippi, @ railroad bridge (the draw open) at Communipaw, or a tribe of Indians tumbiing down one of the Rocky Mountains (painted canvas, stuffed with hay) on a train of the Union Pacific Railroad, This ls sometimes varied by a great telegraphic feat, such as would make the venerable Morse stare in astonishment. The hero places the instrument on an old flour barrel, and, revolver in hand, telegraphs to Chicago for United States troops. In another of these plays the hero is advertised to dance eigh- teen breakdowns, seven hornpipes and a cancan, and to play on eleven different instruments. In a third he is actually hanged in the beginning, and for five weary acts insists upon leaving his grave and shaking the fatal noose in the face of his enemy. 1t wonld be only an idle waste of time and space to Mention any more of these absurdities, Yet they have drawn large houses and made the fortunes of the perpetrators for one year. Let us hepe that the American public will frown them down this season. Rather let us have tne 01d Bowery melodrama, with its pirates, phantom captains, double sword com- bats and secret dungeons, back again. The blonde burlesque mania has happtiy died ont, and it bids fair to remain in the oblivion to which it has been consigned, A mild form of the disorder is threat- ened, but we are assured that it 1s perfectly harm- Jess, and that it cannot spread outside a single Itinerant troupe. For this sanitary reason no ob- jection can be urged against the reappearance of the burlesque pest, We regret exceedingly that the Miserable ‘star’? system will have fall swing this season. Nearly all the country managers depend upon a succession of stars to fill up their time, and many of our metropolitan entrepreneurs devote their theatres to the same enprofitable purpose. If all these people, or even a fair proportion of them, that call themselves “stars” were at ali deserving of the name some plea might be offered in their defence; but when the majority are associated only with “machine” piays the course of tae managers in tolerating them is “simply destractive of the best interests of the drama. We have received some of the circulars of these people, and they are curious examples of the constituent qualities of a star of the present day. Particular stress is laid on the “effects” introduced in the play, and stage carpen- ters are warned against infmuging upon the author's rigats, No matter how childish and ridiculous the play may be the “effects” are to carry it through triumphanuy. Even with stars ihat depend alone upon thelr abilities in some pecular line of acting the system is mo iess repre hensible, It redaces plays to one character, and managers, finding that a good company is superfiu- ous, content themseives with supernumeraries, and keep the salary list, outside of the star, down to the jowest possible standard. The consequence is that every actor and actress possessed of a littie brains and means hires some Bohemian to write a sensa- tion play and starts on a knight errant expedition. Among the stars advertised to appear this season we can point toa dozen who at one time belonged to the same stock company, and yet their perform- ances were considered but second or third rate. There is one consolation for the true advocate of the drama—these evils generally correct themselves, We have had an epidemic of ballet, burlesque, Lin gardism and buffoonery, and the reaction drove them from the theatre to the concert saloon. Per- haps before this season is over we may see the four varrel telegraph, the triple tenement scene, the railroad train and the steamboat consigned for a term of years to the lumber room, and the hero of the “machine” play atsome more congenial, if hum- bler, occupation than acting. The sooner the better, 1018 a pleasure to turn from this vexatious subject to the brighter one that our two comedy theatres pre- sent tous. In those theatres no star will be admit. tea as such. They depend alone upon a perfect ensemble of talent, and the plays they prodace are like beautiful specimens of architecture, eaca repre senting a harmonious whole. Although working towards a common end—and ‘hat is the perfection of dramatic art—these theatres parsue diferent paths in the attainment of tnat object. One is the peer- less representative of the oid school, and revives the golden age of the Enzush drama. The other is peculiarly American, Uaged with the romantic and analytical spirit of the French stage, and promises to be what the Comédie Frangaise is to Paris. To both every lover of genuine art will wisa golspeed, and delighted aadiences will nightly listep to intel- Jectual performances, away from the tainted atmos. phere of materialism and grossness. The names of Waliack and Daly are identified with ail that is geod and elevating on the stage. A DRAM AGENCY like that of Colone! T. Allston Brown, over Lina Edwin's Theatre, is an interesting place tw whiie away an hour ortwo during the dog days, Here youfind every phase of theatrical life from the portentous manager down to the “genera} utility” or that bumble individual whose only stock in trade is “song and dance.” This is the most extensive agency tn the United States, and for a month or two past It bas been crowded with dramatic employers and employés. Now and then looms up the ample form of Ben De Bar in quest of a leading lady, heavy man, low comedian or soubrette for one of his numer. ous theatres. Piles of engagement papers encum- ber the tables, and despatches from travelling troupes hourly arrive. The contents of some of these documents are curious, “Want chambermaid, two generai utility and one heavy.’’ “Ask Mac will he share alter three hundred.’ “Close with R——, dr, for secoud old man.” ‘Won't have S— unless with the Phantom Captain.” “Do you know where T can geta sleepy policeman’s head and four angels.” Then the scraps of conversation—"l’m not in that jine,”’ ‘Responsible business, not on those terms.’ “Douvle shume, sailor's hornpipe and the Belle of Mackinaw.,” ‘low long do you want me?” “You're not tail enougn for Richard.” “Ive done Hamlet, Paddy Miles, the Pirate and harlequin in one night.” “Sign” If time and space would allow we might induige in a column of pen and ink sketches of these dramatic characters, who, to our mind, are more amusing in this instance than even at the footlights. The firat aud most Important dramatic event of the season will be FANNY JANAUSCHER, We are glad to observe @ disposition on the part of some stars at least to select 1or themselves sup- Por of a high order of merit and artistic ability, en- ancing most emphatically the lustre of their own genius by the briiliancy of surroundiag orbs, as the very fact of travelling with a well-selocted ¢ ompany Of artists must necessarily render the production of each piece more perfect, constant association making every member of the company en rapport with his fellows, Janauschek has decidedly hit the nail on the head as to the feasimility of this being done and as to such @ system being attended with pecuniary success; surely if an operatic company can find it to its advant to travel with @ list of names of the largest meritorious magnitude a dra- matic consteliation must do the same, We observe compan; bas started = individ- most jattering results Those inciude such names a8 Milnes Levick, whose reputation as @ leading man is so_ thor- ouvhly nized as to need Iittle comment after his longand varied career in iis and ower cities of the States. His performance of Clarence in “Richard” at Niblo’s lately was suficient in itself to make him a favorite; aiso the genial Jolin Jack, whose Faisiall we remember among some of the Most artistic sod scholarly performances of the day, John soley has recentiy jomned the com- pany, rendering ‘> loading support tie strongest we lave ever «vou, Among one rest are H. A. Weaver, aig el 4) Bostua Theat, aad » Warmly acterizations having cone nim ry ae i 2 masterly actor, @ dramatic com, 4 ae raga, who has Ee been empared [for o's expressly dui mmett’s engage: there; and for vaaies, da Vernon, already study- ing the part of the crafty Elizabeth, and Annie Fir- in, Who has retired to Niagara to devote herself for preparation for the sen ear a. Rendje is Stage manager, and Allred Joel, whose exp rience has made his services so much sought after, attends io the business. Of Janauschek’s ent répertoire her Mary Stuart, Macbeth, Biaaca, Deborah and Her- mione are among the most famous, while she is still busily at work with her studies in Kissingen, hav- ing taken as companton there with her an accom: plisned lady of this city expressly for the purpose of every day conversation in me English language, so as to Improve her pronunciition. Her attention at present is devoted to her new plays— i d “Mother aud “Daughter,” Lady Wedlock, the central figure in a new drama written expressly for Janauscuek by Henry A. Rendie. The following is Jananschek’s route: —Cincinnatl, October 2; St. Louis, Kansas City, Quincy, Spring- Heid, Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit, ‘toledo, Cleve- land, Pittsburg, Meadville,’ Titusville, Buttalo, Syra- cuse, Rochester, Elmira, Albany, Troy, Providence, Hartfora, New Haven,’ Bridgeport, Pailadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Richmond, Charleston, Sa- vannah, Mobile, New. Orieans, Galveston, Memphis, bia Louisville, Columbus, New York and Bos- HEDWIG RAABE. Another dramatic feature of the coming season Will be the introduction tothe American pubile of the comédienne Hedwig Raabe, who 1s to-day one of the most celebrated and popular artists in Hurope. She made her début but a few years ago, when only sixteen years of age, ai one of the Berlin theatres; aiverwards she accepted an engagement at the In perlal Theatre in Vienna, wiiere she became the admiration of the artists and the public. Shortly alter this she played star engagements in all the Principal cities of Europe, gainiug success in such Critical cities ay Dresden, Munich, Breslau and St. Petersburg. Wherever she appeared the orchestra had to be cleared of its musicians, so great was the demand for the seats, and after her first engage- ment at the Imperial Theatre of St. Petersburg she was secured as the permanent star of that establish- ment for a number of years. She comes to the United States under the auspices of Mr. Grau, whose experience, taste and knowledge in theatrical affairs are well knowa. To hun our stage is indepted for the great Risiorl and the equally talented Seebach. He was the last manager that gave us good Italian opera and first class opera doug’. Kaabe ts young, hardly twenty-turee years of age, possessed of beauty and talent. Sne will be accompanied to this country by her own complete company of abie artists, selected by herself tor ner American tour. Nothing will be spared to make her visita grand triumph. Only artists of ability will be engaged, and as a sample of what her company will be we might mention that Mr. ilenry Jurgau, of the Hofburg Tueaire, Vienua, has been secured to play the leading ré/es tn her répertoire., At another time we wiil give a compiete list of her company. Mie. Raabe will make her American début in the month of October, aud during her sojourn will visit the principai cities of the United States. She will likely play here at the Academy of Music. FIPTH AVENUE THEATRE, This establishment will open early in September with an original dramatization of the ‘Mystery of Edwin Drood.” The house 13 now undergoing a thorough overhauling under the direction of Man- ager Daly, and will be prettier, cosier and more sparkling than ever. The old favorites willbe re- tained in the company, such as Miss Clara Morris, Fanny Morant, fanuy Davenport, Linda Dietz, Mrs. Gubvert, D. H, Harklus, Lewis, Davidge, Burnett, &c, The new comers are Miss Mary Carey, trom Boston; Lous James, Pailadelphia; Owen Fawcett, Chicago; Craig and Grifiths, Boston. Several young Jadies of this city, at present unknown to fame, will make their dénut auring the season. Many rare dramatic noveities will be brought out, plays by American authors receiving tne first consideration, WALLACK’S. The date of the commencement of the dramatic Season at this time-honored temple of comedy 1s not yet fixed. The new Lydia Thompsoa troupe will be there next week, velng their first appearance this season. Miss Madeline Henriques rejoins the regu- Jar company this season, and tuere is litte change in the complexion of the latier. Of course old and modern comedies will constitate the season’s pro- gramme. The Thompson troupe 18 stronger than ever in the buriesque ine, and will likely hold the boards until Octover, BOOTH’S. ‘This theatre was opened for the first time on February 3, 1369, “Romeo and Juliet” being tue ine tual performance. The reguiar season will commence this year on Monday, August 14, with Lotta as “Little Neil.” During her engagement @ new play, written Fors Netra jor her py the adapter of *Fanchon” will be brought out. Lotia will play at this theatre for six weeks, After her comes Charlotte Oushinan, supported by William Creswick, opening September 25 and closing at the end of Jctover. During unis time “Henry VIII.’? will be produced in grand style, Miss Cushman as Queen Katherine, and Creswick a3 Wolsey. Avout November 1 John E. Owens plays “Solon Shingle,” and his engagement lasts four weeks. In December Hawin Koota will appear, supported vy Lawrence Barrett and Edwin Adam: “Julius Cvwsar’’ will be brougat out during this e gagement. In March Miss Maggie Mitchell com- Mences an eight weeks’ engagement. Mr. J. Henry Magonigic, bosiness manager; Mr. Joseph Booili, treasurer, and Mr, Edward Mollenhauer, chef d@or- chesire, still constitute the staff of the establish- ment. The last season was a very profitable one. OLYMPIC THEATRE, This theatre opened September 9, 1867, with Mr. James E, Hayes as lessee and Mr. G. L, Fox as stage Manager, the opening attraction being Josepa Jefierson, in his celebrated performance of ‘Rip Van Winkie,” succeeded by the produciion of “Mid- summer Night’s Dream,” October 28, wuich received 100 performauces, and Was ouly withdrawn on ac- count of an engagement having been made with Miss Maggie Mitcheil, She commeaced February 3, 1968, as “iancbon,” and continued until the eventful March 1u, 1868—eveutful, for ten was preseated G. L. Fox’s pantomime entitled “Humpty Dumpty,” now a bouseaold word. This had a most uapre- cedented success, for it was played without inter- mission until May 15, 1899, and on that night had reached its 433d periormance, ‘‘Hickory Dickory,” g@nother pancomime irom the hands o/ the same author, Was produced May 1s and continued to please the pubic until September 4. Then foilowed “Uncie Toin’s Cabin,” “Streets of New York,” ‘Poor Humanity” (wiia Mr, Holston), “Under the Gaslight’ and other atiractions unt = the appearance of G, 1 rox as Hamiet, February 14, 1870. He enacted the melancuoiy Dane seventy-three times, uuul he appeared as the ferocious Macveth, April ls. Tnen caine the Oates Burlesque ‘troupe, May 16, and at the end of their engagement the UWeatre ciosed, July 4, 1870, for the firstme (¢xcept @ night tor rehearsal) since the commencement Of the season in 1867, Tue last sea- son commenced August 22, 1870, with the Oates Burlesque Company, and continued unl =the theatre was closed October 3, and 4, for retearsais of another of G LL. Fox's pantomimes, enutied, “Wee Wille Winkie.” ‘This was produced October 6, and was succeeded by Fox as the "Kicheiieu of the Period,” February 6, isil. “iiorizon,” by Augustin Daly, was produced March 21; K Sheppard,’ May and on June 5 Lucille Western commenced an chgagement for three weeks, followed by Rose aud Harry Watkins for three weeks, On June 17 Jounay Allen appeared as Schneider, which he 1s still playing and Wilt continue wotil the i2th Inst., when the suimmer season will terminate and the theatre close tor a brief period, in order that every care and aitention may be paid to the reproduction of one of the greatest successes ever knowo—ihe celebrated Spectacular pantomime of “Humpty Vumpty”—with Which te season of 1871-2 will be inaugurated, robaply on the 28th Of the present month, With the rst appearance for some ume of the author and inimitabie clown, G L. Fox. In presenting this spectacle again the management are determined Uiat if a lavish expenditure will accomplish it all previous edorts will be evlipsed and an attraction presented complete in every sense of the word. Work has been progressing [or months, and an im- mense outiay alrealy incurred vo prepare the pantomime. Mr. flayes and his assistants have already completed the scenery and effects, Which will be of the most gorgeous description. The Kiraify Brothers have been in ali the principal cities oj England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia, &c., and among other engagemenis they have ef- sected are the lollowing artists, who will appear for the first time in America:—signorina Bertoldi and Mile. Moriondo, premieres danseuses dssoluios, from the theatres La Scala, Mijan, and Carlo Feilce, Genoa; Mile. Alexandrowa, the Russian premiere danseuse, from the Imperial Theatre, St, Peters- burg, and the extraordinary Martin Family, also from St. Petershurg and Paris. There are the Origt- nat Paris Grotesques, four In number, called the “Zig-Lags,"’” who perform @ wonderiul eccentric Sensation — entitied “The Insects; Young Adonis, aged four years, and Little Venus, his sister, aged two years and 81x months, Whose performances upon the velocipede have created ine greatest entansiasia in the princt- pai ciues of Europe; Signor Casseli aud the cele. brated Kiraliy Hungarian Family, who are well known in America, Besides these there 18 a com- plete troupe 0: other Haropean artisis, fifty in num- ber, including six premieres danseuses. The above, With other attractions, are expected to arrive about the 10th inst., and rehearsals will proceed imme- diaiely. Entirely new costumes, manufactured in London and Paris for the entire company, have Deen imported, together with novelties for the stage and mechanical eifecis, Of course the author, G. Fox, will don the motiey as Clown, and will super- vise the entire production, as in the past, and his brother, C. K. Fox, will be- Pantaloon. ‘here will be two Harlequins (the brotners Kiralfy) and two Columbines (ine sisiers Kiralfy). The orchestra will be under the direction of Mr. F, Strevinger, and the company and officials remain almost the same as during the past season. NIBLO’S. This time-honorea theatre, where, in days of yore, William Nibio played the greatest musical and dramatic stars ever known to the American stage, and where Nixon, Wheatley & Davenport once held the reins of governinent, will open tor the fall season on August 2i, with Joe bmimet as “Fritz.” On October 23 Sothern begins an engagement which, it 18 expected, will last until Christmas, Then comes the inevitable “Black Crook,” for which one of the managers is now ransacking Europe for attractions, ‘The business staff remains the same, the handsome Jake Zimmerman stilt presiding at ag post. GRAND OPERA HOUS! There is a chance now for this traly regal estab- lishment to show itself in a favorable light. Messrs, Cole & Baker have leased it for @ term of years, and the doughty Colonel of the Ninth retires ip gf on his Manrels. The season opens September 4, witl Kandmauy audtody, ney Milly Palger, 14 the play reavare or Italian operaseason. | recognized favorite of that city—-some of his char. | of “Narcisse.” The compat coal regular tme mencement of the season will consist of Miss Kaith Chats, Miss kmma Cine, Mark smith, T, E. Mor Harry Eyu Eaward Thorne, W. H. Po} Tom Hind. After Bandmann'’s ¢: of “Amy Robsart’’ will be prod The manage- ment propose giving spectacular dramas of a high order during the season, ‘nis house was first, opensd, under the name of Pike’s Opera House; by) the arene Ttalian Opera Company in the fali of) 1857, Harrison’s ill-starred operatic enterprise fol- | lowed. Then came Bateman afier a few weeks of drama, and after Bateman the ‘‘Tempest” and “*Patrie.” Next followed Lucille Western, Falconer, Richings, Lingard, “Twelve Temptations,” Vien- nese pallet troupe and the last opdra vou come pany. PECHTER has pought ont the Tnédtre Francais, alias the Fourteenth Street Theatre, and he purposes Oe i some very important changes in that much ill- | establishment. These changes consist of tearing down the entire building and erecting in its place one of ite handsomest structures of the kind in the United States, Instead of the present “livery stable’ appearance of the exterior, Mr, Fechter roposes to build an elegant front and portico of the komun style of architecture, the front columns rest- ing on the curb stone. The usual dome and other accessories of this style of architecture will ve erected, and the whole arrangement of the interior — will be new. The parquet will be nearly on & | Jevel with the street, and there wi!l be but two tiers or circles above it. ‘the stage will be arranged so that any scene can be sunk out of sight, as in Booth’s or Nibio’s. Some novel fea- tures will be introduced in the lighting of the stage and the disposition of the scenes. ‘The orchestra will be entirely onc of view aad covered over with a magnificent trellis Work of Mowers, as in an arbor, and on either side fountains wilt play between tne acts. Mr. Fechler ls determined to make. this theatre first class in the most complete sense of the word, and he will bring talent, money, experience and artistic taste to bear upon the work. The per- formauces will be Buglish drama exciusively, with, perhaps, & summer season of French drama by the company from New Orieans, Of course, in face of such an underiaking, it would be impossible to esti- mate the date at which the new theatre wil open oF the name which it will bear. UNION SQUARE THEATRE. Mr. Sheridan Shook 1s erecting a tine theatre on Union square, between Broadway and Fourth ave- nue, which will be under the management of Mr. Robert Butler, formerly of the Theatre Comique. [t wilt be devoted vo variety business. Tne building has @ irontage of 65 feet, with a depth of 140, the stage 385x5v, and the auditorium 50x70, consisting of parquet, balcony and family circle ters. It will be capable of cain 1,400 persons, with standing room—considered by some managers @ desiderae tum—for abont 800 more. Tie height of dome over auditorium is nearly 60 feet above the ground floor, The proscenium will be made the feature of the house; the boxes elaborately finished and upholstered, and the aren, 45 feet above the stage, 18 calculated to ac- commodate the hign mieas of the trapeze pers formers, Aremarkable feature is the precauttol taken against fire, Tiere will be three independen Ines of pipe through the house, cwo from the tanks and one from tue wai, extending to the stage, par- juet, galieries and lobbies. ‘The supply comes fom @ powerful steam puiup in the vaults, it is the intention of the management to make this theatre a special jatnily resort, and with the facilities at com- Mand first c!ass entertainments in the vartety line can be placed on the stage. ‘Vhe architects are Messrs. Tutnill & Remer, aud the fresco painter Mr. Donnarunna. The theatre will open about September 4, with @ large, weli-selected company, ‘The imttat bill will be the burlesque of Ulysses)? in which Pauline Markham, Emma Grattan and Felix Rogers will take part. BROOKLYN THEATRE. Such isthe name of the new house erected by Mrs. F. B, Conway, Itopens about Uctober 1, with the following coimpany:—ben A. Baker, stage man- Harry Eytinge, heavy man; Frank Roche, leading man; Chippendale, old man; Mrs. J. W. Brutone, heavy business, Mr. and Mrs. Conway will play tueir favorite odes during the stock nights. GLOBE, A complete renovation and rejuvenation is going on in this theatre. A new circle has been added, and the house 1s entirely repainted and redecor ated. The stage has been extended back over fifteen feet, und new builaings have been erected at the back ol the theatre to accommodate scenery, &c. Mr. Josh Hart, the manager, says he can now produce a spectacle as weil as any of his big neighbors around him. The season begins on August 23, THE OTHER METROPOLITAN THEATRES consist of the Bowery, Wood's Museum, bryant’s, San Francisco Minstrels, Kelly & Leon's Minstreis (at Lina Edwin's Theatre), and Tony Pastor's, witb the Park and Globe in Brooklyn, The fall and winter season at the Bowery will commence August 25, with G. Swaine Buckley, the only survivor of the famous Buckley Brothers, who wiil appear in a proteaa character In the sensauon drama “Un the Track ;"’ to be ‘ollowed on Septemper 25 by D. L. Morris, Dutch comedian, in the new drama entitled “Doliars.’” Joe Murphy is the first attraction of the new Management of Carroll & McCioskey, at the Park ‘Theatre, Brooklyn. Johnny Thompson aiso appears there early in tiie season, Kelly & Leon’s Minstrels nave taken ssicn of Lina Edwin’s Theatre, and have opened with a first class minstrel company, Among the Ethiopian stars are Cool White, Billy Rice and Charles Storme. ‘rhe Brooklyn Globe Theatre will be under tne management of Josh Hart, and it will be conducted onthe same principle as the New York theatre of that name, . BOSTON. The Globe opens on September 4 under the mane agement of Mr. Cheney, Tue company is the fol- lowiog:—W, E. Sheridan and G. (, Boniface, lead- ing men: E. F. Mackay, old man; M. W. Fiske, comedian; H. F, Daly, J. W. Cs J. B. Fuller, ©. A. McManus, KE. Holmes, J. G, Peakes (for- merly of Richings’ Opera Teoupe), Collin Staart, W. F, Owens, J. H. Connor, J. H. Powland, Wentworth, McLaugulin, E. Stewart, Wilue Seymour, W. K. Floyd, stage manager; Mrs. Thomas Barry, leading business; Josie Orton, Mary Welis, Amelia Harris, Ada Gilman, Mrs. T. M. Hunter, Amy Ames, Mrs. L. Seymour, Miss Athena, Lizzie Hunt, Mrs. Hail, iss Queen, Mrs. Foster and Mias Hemly. Voegt- lin, formerly of Nivlo’s, is the scenic artist; Kop- pitz, the chef Worchestre, and Farnsworth tie busi- ness agent, “Eifie” will be the opening babiy, aud during the season Parepa-Kosa’s tr Charles Mathews and Owens app at the Glove. At the Bostoa Tueatre Harry McGienen has been ap- pointed business Manager, This theatre will play only travelling stars durmg the season. The Museum will be conducted as a stock theatre as usual, and the company ts changed but litte irom Jasi season. PHILADELPHIA. Mr, E. L. Davenport, manager of the Chestnut Street Theatre, opeus his season early next month. The company consists of the following:—H. 6, Phii- lips, Old man; R. Craig, leading and comedian; Cbaries Thorne, Hart Couway, Lilie Davenport, Mrs, Madden, Bails Glover ahd Mra, Davenport. At the Walnut, I. A. Hall, manager, stars of travel’ ling propensities will appear during the season; and at the Arch, Mrs. Joun Drew, lessee, and J. Murphy, business manager, sensational plays, with @slyht’ sprinkling of comedy, will form ihe pro- gramme, ‘This last mentioned ‘theatre has suflercd Cousiderabiy In reputation by the introduction last Season Of “machine” plays upon 1ts boards. BALTIMORE. Manager John Ford has control of both the New Opera House and the Holiday Street Theatre. Mr. Ford acts as business mauager of the latter shiment, and will commence bls season on August 21 with the “Black Crook,’ for which preparations have been going on jor over two years. The peeriess Morlacchi will be the premitré dan- sevse, ‘The Opera House will be conducted on the Watiackian principle, with a first class company, aud will only aduit opera as an outside attraction. 5. WASHINGTON. The National, J. G. Saville, manager (formerly Lotta’s agent), hasa company of the following in- redicnts:—Theodore Hamilton, leading man, W. |. Collins, heavy man; A. B. BLlings, old man; May Saville, leading lady; haa A. Long, soavretie. Mr, Savile has aiso secured Wall’s Opera House, in order to crash all opposition ia the theatrica: line at the national capital, CHICAGO, Over ten thousand doilars will be expended in retliting Crosby's Opera House for oper and all iirst class combinations, McVicker" has been entirely reconstructed, two stories being added to the building, with the nevi: table Mansard roof, Tue oniy members of the company we know at present are Miss Isadora Cameron, leading iady, and Mrs. Stoneail, old wor Man. “Saratoga” wil be prodaced there during tne season, Wood's Museum has also undergone 1 portant improvements, and will open on August 14 Under the management of Colonel Wood and John Languish, Among the company we find the names ofJ. K. Mortimer, leading man; Isabella Freeman, reading lady; Lizzie Mahon, walking lady; Mrs. Charies Walcot, old woman; J. Languish, comedian , GriMth and ©. H, Wilson, old men, and T. C, How- ard, The management has purchased the right to play all the réperoire of our Fifth Avenue theatre, with the sole exception of “Saratoga.’’ At llooley’s @ large gag has been engaged, under the direction of R. M. Hooley and F, Aiken, This theatre wiil be couducted on the principle of Daly's, New York, as a first class comedy estabilshment. ‘The company consists of J. H. Fitz patrick, Frank Lawlor and Frank Atken, leading men; Vinceat, H, Sunpson, 8. D. Brown, R. Clinton, G. A. Archer, David Osborne, J. U. Morrison, M. O. Daly, 8. L. Knapp, Harry Gilbert, Miss Belle Remick, Miss’ Augusta Dargon ($125 per week), Miss Anuie Campion, Susie Sinclair, Jennie Arnold, Lizzie Uer- bert, Lizzie Osborne, Fannie Burt, Tyson sisters. By this tt may be seen that there will be lively oppo sition In Chicago, INDIANAPOLIS, The season at the Academy of Music, Leake & Dixon, managers, commences in October, during tha session of the Legislature, and lasts only three months, It would be hard to pick out a worse “show”? town in the United States, ST, LOUIS. Ben DeBar opens his regular season on September 4, afver a week or two of combination business. ‘ne company consists of John Websier, a Al souvrette; Mary Stevens, leading i + W. Marris, leading man aud stage manager; Mrs. Sylvester Post, old woman; Charles Rogers, comedian, aud Harry Strong. NEW ORLEANS. The new Varieties Theatre opens in December under the management of Lawrence Barrett, with Dominick Murray as stage manager, T. a, Hind, old man, aud Kmma Cling, soubretie, fv will be a first class comedy theatre, and no stars, as such, will be admitted within its walls. Tue Academy of Music, Spaulding, Bidwell & Co., managers, has no regular gpopeny, but will play first class combinations. The St. Charles, Ben Dewar, manager, opens on tober 30, with the following company:—R. D'Or say Ogura, leading mad; Alexander Fitagerald, sage, i j | | ee ’