The New York Herald Newspaper, May 16, 1875, Page 5

THE DRAMA ABROAD. 0 - An Avalanche of New French Pieces. pee her ee re “CROMWELL? | INTERDICTED, Rubinstein’s New Opera, “The Machabees.” om -nthtneteeanemntate THEATRIVAL PROJECTS FOR AMERICA, Panis, April 80, 1876, Siuce the production of the new drama of M, Perto-Riche, “Um Drame Sous Philippe Ul.” of | which { forwarded to you a full account, quite a number of new pieces have been presented to the french public, but few of tnem, | regret to say, jus- tying my devoting any remarks to them. When the success of a work of this kind isdue merely to @ truco, asin the case of the “Affaire Coveriey”” or to historical perversion and shameful buf foonery as in that of ‘Alice Nevers,” I should be | setting @ bad example where I to undertake to seriously criticise them, The explosion of indig- nation to which the Figaio gave way in connec. tion with the latver pie. e has only had the effect of increasing the public curiosity m regard to it, and such is the perversity of tue managerial mind that Lan) persuaded that if 1 were to exvress my opinion of it as freely the piece would immediately Leseized upon by certain of our theatrical entre- preneurs in America who have earned an unen- viavle reputation by their eager adoption of ali toe eccentricities and extravagances of the Frencn stage. AsI bave no desire to be accessory to the deprectation of the standard of taste or Wnorais in My Own country I shall confine myself to noticing such pieces as elther have pretensions to literary or dramatic merit, or are rendered re- farkable by peculiarities other than thetr vices of sonstruction. “CROMWELL.’* To this iatter category belongs “Cromwell,” the new five-act drama by Victor Sejourand Maurice Drak, which was produced the other night atthe Ambigu. A variety of circumstances combined to -Infume public curiosity in regard to it. The polit leal appositeness of its title, the possiole adapta- ion of ita dialogae to passing events, and the extreme care bestowed by the management on its preparation, and which necssitated a relache of a forvmight, all operated ag stimulant to a pablic dlasé with mere arvistic banalitiea. It was not to be wondered at, therefore, that on the first night of its representation the audience should com- prise, in addition to the usual theatrical hadituds, | many leading politicians, as well ag a number of | foreign journalists. Of the literary merits of the Plece but little can be said, It ts pat together Without skill, is Wanting in dramatic earnestness, and consequentiy drags lamencaoly at times, ‘The subject, however, is of @ character thas excludes the possibilty of total failure, Several Of the situations are effective, and they serve to keep alive the attention of the audience. An im- provisation by one of the actors, as unexpected 1g it Was unfortunate, converted this languid at- tention into passionate interest. In the text of the piece, as altered and corrected by the censor- | snip, Cromwell is made io use these words:— | “Ils s’approchent et rampent dans Vombre, ces misérabdles alicrés jusqu'a la rage de genéréux sang @eVAngleterre.’ Taillade, Who played the part, Feeklessly altered the words italicized to, “Ces misérables royalistes altérés jusqu’a la rage,” ae, | ‘The phrase was immediately canght up and vehe- Mently applauded by a group of persons seated in | the pit and as boisterously respunded to by the members of the claque stationed tn otuer parts of the house, This gave to the incident an appearance of deswn ana of | course excited the indignation of the royalists and Bonapartists preseat. A scene of indescrib- able confusion foliowed, and it was some time be- fore toe tumnit could be appeased, It is said, thengh the assertion is contested, that the dis- turbance was carried into the street; but, ve this as it may, it served as ground or toe suppression of the piece for snight, by a decree of General Ladmirault, Governor of Paris. Thus the whole personnel of the theatre is made to suffer jor the partisansnip, oblivioasness or recklessn whicb- ever you may Choose to call it, of @ single artist, & punsoment certainly disproportioned to the of- fence. One of ine republican journals pertinentiy Teminds toe sutoorities that wheu *Kabagas” was produced, 1t8 caricatures und outrages ou prom- soent repubiicans were sudered to puss uupua- | lsaed, altnougn they gave rise to disturbacees ach more serious thau those which saverrupted Lue performance of *‘romwell.” fhis moroing M. Tailiaae, the actor ty whose imdiscretion the | whole miscoief ix due, pubis: an amende hon- | orable iw the ofence, whico “an unfortunate chance o/ 1mptoy- | ation,” as le called it, Caused hit to offer to a | portion of the audience. In preseuce of tus act OUITITON aud of the appeuls o: Tue press gen- lly itis probable thet the interdiction wil oo at once removed from the piece. ladeed, one of | the journals o1 last evening announces taut Geu- eral Ladmirault ius aireagy revoxed nis order. “LA RELNE INDIGO.” The first operatic work of Johau Strauss, and Which was brought out With so much success at Vienna about iour years ago, was proauced ior toe first time in aris at the Tadatre uc la Keauie- sance ul Tuesday last. ‘the libretto is one of the ligntest and most fantastic posable, bur it is al- ed With masic taat auply redeems its poverty, aud that, in tact, would render the most skii- luily deviset pict & feature of subordinate mterest. Melody 18 1s all-pervading cuaracteris- Ue; bUL melody distinguisied by originality, ana io WhicD, With perbaps a single exception, it is impossivle tou trace a svuvenir of other composers. | Toe impression le.t upon the seores by tuis com | tuU0Us Siream of graceful and pleasing harmo- nies is Of Wwe most svotuing, DUC at Lhe same time exollaraung, nature, and can only be compared to tne delicious intoxication produced by the Nasheesh of the Orientals. Out of the numvueriess beauties of tae Work it Would be difficult to say Whica Sods most favor Witn tue pubiic, ior wearily all the morcequs were eucored on the rst night, @ result Which it 1s Dut fair to Suy Was iu some de- | gree due to the admirable manner iv which the afferent roles were interpreted. Mile. Zulme Beater sung that of Fauniusex, the part orig! | Daly created by Mlle. Geistinger, the popular wer- man prima douos, and was suv successiul init that sne received quite au ovation. M. Puget as dacio and M. Vauthier av cniefor tue eunuens, GiSo Bang agreeably the music of their parte, wad came ID jor their share of tue howo:s OF tue eVen> tug. be costumes wero waguiticent, and cspe- pg toed those Of Ailic, Boudur, to which owe of q she journals devotes an entire article. It ls stated dual tuc Com, OSer Was sO Well Satisfied with the loguber tu which the youug ariist sang the music of ber part that he engaged her on the spot to | create the principal role of the new piece waicn | Be 13 writing jor toe Kari Theatre, im Vienna, Al- | thew, @ Frencawoman, it appears that Mile. | Bouffar spe.ks German perfectiy, and, toereto: } Will fod go didicuity iu faidlliug all toe require- | Wents oO: the part. Like most men of genius, composer Was extremely nervous about the im- | pression made by the first represeniation of lus | jece upoo a Paris audieuce, anu, instead of taking ie seat ID a private box, Kept walking up ana down the coulisses during tne evening. From tme to time Mme. Stiaties came to iniorm him of the effort produced by his pet morceauz, and bis Mind was soon relieved of all anxiety as bo the general result. When the curtatn tell toe | rloge of the performance he had the satisfaction of | hearing & Vociierous Gnd persiatens Cail jor nis | appearanc@, and When, accorming to the Vieona | fashion, he Was ied out by Miles, Broufar and | A\phonsine Le Was overwhelmed by tae enthu fiasm with which he was received. fhe Princess | evteraich and ¢! ince dé Sagan, Who occa- | pied a box near tne ge, distinguished inem- Seives by the prominent suare waica they took in the ovation. “T48 HCGUBNOTS” AT THE OPERA. | Meyerveer’s chef-d'@uvre has been brougit out at the New Opera wit a comp! & sploudor Oo} mise en scene shat i a ca mainder ju whico tt is presented. orchesifa leave but little to be desired, JU le Will be sup; lied alter a few more nig JoPMauce. All that is Row wanted tu restore | Frenen opera to its former glory is a new baten of | ative composers, to exteud its repertoire and | fructily the feid eo Woien so much of the national | money and national lacor seems to be uselessly spent. BUBINSTEIN’S NEW OPERA. | The Berlia correspondeat of the sigaro gives Gn interesting accouut of Kubing ein's p | “rne Macnavees,"” whica wi ‘oduced ig tbat ety OD she i7sn aust. Reverring to ine soolisa | pampniet Which Wagner pudlisaea some vime The chorus aad hat | Quo, under toe ti tus a masical ture, wore om) iste od on A Pa besa art 16 Bie meisdion, to | conventional if you wil, but consecrated py chess- | | whieh ployed, and California may boast o1 having pro- dneed another goidea-throated singer. souk hut y uw | youog Italians, woo already sing 1a tae perfection his harmonies and to hf instrumentation a stamp | entirely original, and Which bears tue imprint of | Hevraism, You can, therefore, if you wisu, and if you do not attach too Much value to the exact instice of the comparison, class this dramatic | Wek among masical such as the sert’ of Feleien But, sbove all things, 1618 an opera. It is ao earnest aud ener- genie protest against the nedulous doctrines of which M. Richard Wagner has made hmselt the noisy champion; against that strange innovation to whien Taccord, as far a8 T am concerned, all the qualities possible—a philosophical spirit, orig inauty of principies, boldness of execution: io short, everything you please, but to which there 18 Wanting, nevertheless, 4 verrain little thing, whict has hitherto been considered, by error no doubt, a9 bemg of some slight importance | iu the matter of , music, und nat music itself, M. Waguer is the creator of a school m Germany. There has not been, I Venture tO say, & Work Of Gramauic music written of late whiecn does not demonstrate the infuence ol the author of the “fapnuauser.” M. Kubmstein ig An exception to tue rule. He resolutely ignores tue eXistence Of these assnmed new principles of the musical drama. He thrusts them aside and makes a retura to the past by adopting the forms, Ceurre—orms Which suiiced to Mozart to write “Don Juan,” to Beethoven to write “fide- lio,” to Weber to write “Der Preischutz,” to Mey- erbeer to write ‘Tbe Huguenots.”’ Nevertheless, itis not easy to Classify M. Rubinsteim’s work. He | has adopted the traditional lorm, it 1s true, but he has not followed fhe models. ‘“I'ne Machavees” is evidentiy a modern production, but the distance which separatesicfr.m the compositions of M, Wagner isnot less than that wiicu exists oetween the latter and the creations of Meyerbeer or Rossini, ‘The auditor is struck at frst with tue importance and the development Ktnpinstein = bas vocal and orcnestral dominate in this score more than in any other known opera. Io this regard ois work approacues | in some degree iw the oratorio, which oes not | prevent it, however, from being essentially dra- | matic, sor it exacts theatrical represeuration, execulion in a concert hail certawly not being adequate to its requirements, tshali pot under take (0 pass in review ali the details of the’ score, as you will svon have Occasiun to judge of them yourself, Certainly there are restrictions ww wwe praise wnich ! have bestowea on ‘!'ne Macha- bees.” There are passages so composed Lnat they require elucidation, the invention wanting In ele- Yaciou, anid does uot disdam even at times trivial vulgarisms, but more especaily are to be noted passages Of unnecessary and latiguing siowness, whicn the author should ruthlessly cat. Notwith- standing all this “The Machabees” is a strong work ana will hold its rank in contemporary mu- sical productions. THE SUMMER TUMATRES IN THE CHAMPS ELYSERS. ne Cirque opened its doors last evening to an audieuce cowposed of all the notabutities of ine literary, artisuc abd iasujonable world, Lhe first representation at this theatre Is siways an event, for itis a sort of official recognition taut the sea- son of spring and Summer amusements is smaugn- ratea, and that Paris haytntered upon the most enjoyabie period of the year, The caf! concerts and Mabiile have also opeacd ther doors, ana the provincials are flocking @ the city to enjoy their anoaual hodday, whica they wisely spend tn a trip to Paris when it isto o¢ seen in jis gayest aud | most pieturesque aspect. Toe opening pro- | gramme at the cirque tuis season ofers vat little Lovelts, especially to Americans, who are dla with this King of entertainment, A coupte of | English clowns, the brothers Conrad; @ pair of | spiendia and marvellously trainea Syrian horses, a carrousel indiderently organized aod a ballet of children, im which ail the lead. ing roles ol the opéra comique aie repre- sented 1m their famillar costumes, constitated the principal features of the entertainment, it scems to me that something might be aone to | Tender tuls taeatre more attractive, ‘The journals | complain that it is declining in favor wich the puviic, Dat they do DOt suggest a means Of restor- lug It to its former popularity. ‘The truth is that it wants a Barnum in its direction; but where is ittofingd one’ two saco geniuses are not to be found in @ century, COMPLIMENT TO VERDI. President MacMahon has conferred the Cross of 8 Commander of the Legioa ui Honor upon Verdi. ‘The cross Was brougol to him at one of the per lormancea of Di8 mas’, and the manner oi its presentation 1s said to Bave gratified hint ‘as the nonor itseil, 1t 18 propaole that str: also ve the decoration. His opera is drawiug giithe world to the Reualssance, and itis orly possible to get piaces by bespeaking them several days in advance, ‘There 18 rumor afloat here that Maurice Stra- hosch 18 organizing an Italian troupe ior Paris fur next winter and that he has already secured the suile Ventadour. He nas engaged Putti, 11 18 Bald, and alao Mle. Zaire Ihalberyg (the latter of course by special treaty with Mr. Wye). 1 give these Teports sans toute reserve, as tue French say. 1 am glad lo see that brignoli is appreciated at Her | Majesty's Ope! ‘The London crities speak of him iu the most favorable terms, and, judging oy weir notices, the beau tenor of our American opera troupes stil holds nis Own with the veatot toe younger singers of his Class. Max Strakosch 18 in London, but will do nothin, in the operatic line this year, He bas a dramaric project on hand wolcn, if be succeeds la compiet- %, promises to compensate him ior eses of Jast season. 1am not at itberty to give the details until the engugements ure signed. MUSICAL NOTES ABROAD. Imparted — to masses, te ‘Toe choruses MISS BELLA THOMAS, OF SAN FRANCISCO—Miss | EMMA ABBOTT—A RUSSIAN MARRIAGE IN THE | FOURTEENTH CENTURY—TWO NEW ITALIAN STARS, THE SISTERS BADIA—LOUIS PLANEL, THE YOUNG AMERICAN VIOLINIST—vVERDI's REQUIEM MASS. Panis, April 27, 1875. Sigaor Delle Sedie, tne Malan singer, expects to bring out in the falia superd American mezzo- soprano or contralto, MISS BELLA THOMAS, OF SAN FRANCISCO, who will probably make ber début ia “La Fa- vorite,” in Fiencd, at tne new Grand Opera, It | may be said of Miss Thomas that she has been and | stl is a diligent and careful stuaent, Her voice ts beautifully round and sympathetic, and she aiready sings With great ease und style. Mer three years in Paris have been very well em- MISS EMMA abporr goes to London to May, onder engagement to Mr. | Mapleson, the Drury lane director. | to dévut in “The Daugnter of the Regiment,” } Suging the charming role of Maria. togetner with “Sonmambula” and “Faust,” are setdown for Miss Abbott's frst season. in the former an aaned attesction will be a dramming scene, 1D which she is perfection. She expects This vpera, ‘the pianist Hans vou Bulow is engaged for the next season in America, Mr, Palmer will manage him jor Ulmana and they sail early next Jali. This is not # bad card for Paimer; and America Will have not Jess thon three great pianists for BeXxt season. They are working very hard at the Grand Upera to produce ‘Jeanne a’Arc” this season. it will be | Pememered taat op the nignt of the burning of the old Opera House in the Kue Lepeietier ail of the scones for thie opera, painted at great ex- pease, were cestroyed, together with the orches- tra parte and stage score. The fret opera given by the Russians io Paris bas, UDbappily, beeu asad failure. The work is catied “A Russian Marriage in the Fourteenth Century,” and is oF & Most talented composer, M. It is remargavie for the elegant cos- tumes and embrotderies of the national Russian dress, Gud might be reproduced im America as & historical study, The music is very swoet, bat pe- culiar, It was Gest produced barely three weeks ago at the itallens, aud appeared to have created a | lavorable impression, On the openiug night tne house was crowded with ¢ te ot Kussiuh and Parisiac society, Prince Oriof, tne Russiau Am- , Sent $2,400 to the tueatre for its best aud (he members of tis Leg ap- | ered m full aress umform. But, despite a | pe magnificent mise en comn’ and gorgeous drerses, nee (ben, jallen t ugh and tae ome to dimicuity. ved that a lien pa o such # pass had things attached tu ¢ tors’ property as we: r ancuon from the strain seizure hss, DuWever, given them breatht time; and the memvers of ihe Paris dram: corps intend giving @ performance 1 aid of ¢ Russia! set Us Dope, will be or | ppeared ia the oj} the Milos. ofsiyle. iney are Bearly the swmtR size and loo | Je Otel rauo and tue | youngest @ contralto. given a | . Nader sue patronage of Mme, MacMaw er! pplaud thew. Their father, M. composer of nu ui talent, ‘com panies tueni, aod tne trio can well give « concert, a'though ou ere tne above occasion ¢ sisted by some of | the best artists in ong them be: | charming new Belgian sop pablairoli Dede reate and Rucheill, we firs, “Prix ae | to whom J bad the pleasure 0: an introduction, | » Kecvelil, « skiifal pianist, plays with great | vaste, a ve one Of fis OWN compositions, a Waltz, aud @ Variation On airs from Verui’s “Louise Muiler.”” are brunett periect forms im the other accompanies, and when they ney *Deuk ile Atiour | Spectively, and foe two iadies above mentioned, | Inonshs of the year, | professionals. | tations” | attractions “The Twelve Temptations” possesses | little reason to doubt that if ri t | Bight@—at the Alexandru Theatre aad Opera creating @ great sensation in Paris, nen to Voices of exquisite softness and @ delivery full of taste are udaed youth and beauty, no wonder they Nave acquired the name of “Les deur Mervellleuses,”” | and I may say that I nave never before heard such talented child singers, LOUIS PLANEL, A YOUNG AMEKICAN VIOLINIST, appeared for ine frat time in public this season aud had @O immense sucvess at a concert given by Mis» Aice Sydney Burvett, the Australiana laniste, or. Plane! comes from San Francisco, as studied at tue Paris Conservatoire and now plays with more than ordinary skill, and | predict # brilliant fucore for che young genius, America has none too many violinists Dot to F ther new laarels, and I expect soon to hear of Mr. Planel’s return home, Tam sorry to anaounce the death of the famous French tenor, Lewonnier, woo ereatea the rile of Comminges in Hérold’s “'16-aux-Clercs,” and of Lord Fingar tm the “Deux Nuits.” Since nis début in 1817, he had been wasoctuted with the Opera Commune management, M. Halanzier has engaged Mile. Grabou, one of the five Swedes studylug with Mme. Viardot, for the Grand Opera for tliree years, aud spe will make her début either in “Hamlet” or in the “Hugne- nots” As M. Halanzier boasts with reason of | naving found in oitle, Grabou a treasure her auc- cogs Is pretty weil assured, Mr. Paladiin’s new opera, “Mofana,” is to brought ont at the Opera Comique, ‘This gentleman 18 well known in Atmertca as the author of “Mando- kissed the pretty, gifted child. They are at present | | | | | | lmata,” the sweet serenade which Parepa intro- duced Into the ebamber scene o1 “Fra Diavolo’’ with such success, Stould Galii-Marié nut vare to assume the titie role Mile. Lina dain wlll at- tempt ir. ‘Tne frst performance this season of Verdi's “Messa di Kequiem,” for the lamented Manzoni, has taxen place at the Opera Comiqne belore a crowded and enthustastic audience composed of the cream of Parisiau society, On Verdi's appear- ance, leading in Mmes. Stoltz auc Waldmann, be received ap ovation rarely witnessed in Paris, ‘two singers vew to Paris. MM, Masini and Medini, sang she bass amd tenor parts re- alter a year’s absence Irom Paris, returued witt | Splendid votces, full of freshness and power. ‘The “Mass 1s too Well Known to need a second de- | scription; but we may menuon that this pertorm- ance is conaidered a great Improvement on the frst, tne concerted pieces going off better and the cnoras being better balunced, The maesiro ana all she leading artists were recatied before the bendali several times, and the excitement was in- ense. ‘foe contralto, Mme. Maria Walamanun, was born in Vienna, and studied at (he Congervatotre there jor three years, Ske 1s vqw about twenty years of age, aud bas a yoice of rare beauty. After finisn- lng her studies she repaired to Italy and accepted toe offers of the La Scala management, tirst ap- pearmg mm “La Favorita.’’ Sue bas now sang there jor eix years, and, like Mine, Svoltz, is en- gayea for “life? at the Scala during ¢ertaia Mme, Walimann says she will never dare goto America, her aread of the ocean i So great. Sheis of a mid and retiring disposition, and detests the glare and roar of pub- licity, not even allowing her photograpa to appear in shop windows; and, like Mme. Stoitz, she has little of the assurance that usually characterizes AMUSEMENTS. LYCRUM THEATRE. The revival of “Giroé-Girofia’”’ at this house last night attracted a very large audience, not- withstanding the threatening state of the weather, s,ecocq’s charming work was received with the same favor as when it was firat produced at the Park Theatre, The cast, which is eminently Satisfactory, 18 the same as When firat presented. Some additions have, however, been made to the chorus, with a view to giving Increased strength. Ne’ scenery has also been provider, There can be litle doubt tuat the popu- larity of this work will Continue to gro’ Jt t# one of the few works Of its scnool which is funny without being licenUous or cvarse, and there is a brightuess and sparkle in the music which commenus it to twe public. In Mille. Geoffroy, Mile. Minellt and M. de Quercy the Unree most. imporiant roles Ond clever interpret- ers, Who uot vnly sing respectabiy, but act well, itis the present intention of the management tu Withdraw ‘Giroflé-Girofla” after two weeks. We should, however, be much surprised if they found the public desired its tonger continuance, It has @ great udvantage Of not offending againac tu proprieties, and even the most straitluced may Without danger enter the mystic circle of opéra THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE. ‘This theatre reopened lavt night with the spec- tacolar play, or Something purporting to be a play entitled, “The Twelve Temptations,” a curious | hodge-podge oi incidents, without interest or any very marked connection, Except as an excuse for the assembling of people on the stage in the curnous apd quaint costumes with whien the spectacular play has familiarized the pub- be, the plot or argument of “The Twelve Temp- has no importance, the whole scheme Woatever of the work being remarkably flimsy. je 1m the tableaux, which are not without merit. It is dimoult, however, to understand what interest the public can take in the exhibition | of costumes witn waich they are alfeady toler- ably jamiliar, We understand toat the manage- ment, conscious of the weakness of ti play.’ have made arrangements for introduction between the acts of riormances. ‘the upper part of ouse was crowded iast night, aud there seems madly good at- | jons were Offered this house might ve estab. | lished a8 4 permanent and popular place of amuse- ment, Put it 18 quire certain that this will never be accomplished by pleces like “The Twelve Temp- | tations.” Among the thirty odd members of tne cast, if we except Mr. Joseph Whreiock, there w: not one Who was even passably good. ‘Tne Twelve Temptations’ will continue to be presented until further notice. ANOTHER CUSHMAN PAREWELL. Miss Charlotte Cushman, on the oceasion of ber | | tareweil performance at Boston, last night, in an- swerto @ presentation address, said:—“In leaving the stage fnaily it bas always been my intention to make my last appearance in Boston, and this suggests tome @ little explanation, which, with your permission, I would like to make on this oc- casion. It bas been implied, if mot de- | and rr oltem in the papers t that I sbould not have appeared agai upon the stage | ovation wal jd my position a io the even tenor of my way, account, these would. | Dut it seems to should explain to sou, whose 1 have a long vested miterest which it not be eodangered with. out a strong and earnest protest on my part toat if my last engagement in New York Was announced as my farewell to the stage it Was done by BOact or will or Word of mi i | had no such intention, indeed 1 ae net bave nad, ior | had already maa ments ior season, whicn I ha’ oring to 1uifll, concluding, as was alw: may dear- own city of Bostou, waich 1 Dave always early loved, and where | had rather have ceen vorn than on any otuer spot of the babitabie givde.”” COULISSE CHAT. enn ‘The frst annoai concert of the st. Luke's sing ing Schoo! will take place on Thuraday, May 20. Mrs. G. H. Gilbert, of the Fiftn Avenue Theatre, takes ber annual benefit on Thursday morntog, may .0. Neuendorf® voaste of having secured Peschka-Leuimer and Wa |. With e Man opera coupany, for the coming se A fantastical opera, “Alice ae Nevers.” by M. Hervé, has made ite appearance at the Foles Dramatiques, bat with Bo great share of success, “Tne Two Orphans” continues to bold the boards at the Brooklyn Park Theatre, Minnie and Litiian Conway anstaining the rdles of the orphan sisters. A Milwaukee musician, C. H, M. Tobey, has com. posed an operetta called “The Innkeeper’s Daugn- ter,’ having six charactersin the cast. itis to be bronght out this month. Bonanza” reached its pinety-first per- adies Can get ready to earry off tho silver bricks Which Will reward their attendance on the hundredtn night, Miss Sophia Heilbron, the talented pianist, wilt give a matinée recital at Steroway Hali on Wednesday next, at three o'clock P.M. Mr, | A@ramonte Wili act «#8 accompanist, At the Boofles-Parnsiens “Les Hennotons,” a spring review, nas been brought out with succes: owing to the talent of Mesdamos Theo and Pes- eard, and MM. Hamburger and Dagoray. Miss Elenor Howard, favorably known in ama- teur circles, will make ber début next Saturday evenlug at the Park Theasre as ar professional in the character of Bianca io the “ita: Wite.”* Mr. W. W. Tillotson, tbe popular treasurer of | Bootn’s Theatre, ia to havea benefit on the 27th inst, The receipts of Tcoker’s performance were $9,041, aud itis Mr, Tijiotsva’s ambition to beat this beaut fgare, A short season Of Ragen opera—only ai Bouss, Liverpoo), ender soe diteotieh of Mr, Oari | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1875—QUADRUPLE SHEET. Resa, proved an immense success, doth histriomi- ; cally and pecuniarily. Miss Neilson saued for Engiand yesterday by the { steamer Celtic. She had a “send-off” from nearly | 100 irtends, and her cabin was filled with fragrant flowers. Mr. Frederick ‘Thorne, of Booth’s ‘Theatre, satled by the same steamer. Mime. Judic made a great success at St. Peters- burg. Her benefit at the Bouffes brougnt 25,000 francs, She was received with frantic enthusiasm and literally covered with flowers, The presents | sent to her were of the value of nearly 150,000 | frapes. “The Lady of Lyons’? will be produced at Wal- lack's On next Saturday night, with Mr, John Gilbert as Colone! Damas, Miss Dyas as Pauline, Mr, Montague us Claude, Mr. Piympton as Beau- seaot, Mr. Polk aa Glavis and Mme, Ponisi as Mme. Deschapelles. Harry Bioodgood takes out @ party to travel in the astern States for a stort time. He will be the grand star and Miss Lisle Riddell, the popular serio-comic vocalist, the Datlys, Miss Viney, Tommy and Wille, are the principal members of the company. They will open at Rockland, Me, ‘There is a great and constant demand at the box office window of Booth’s Theatre for Miss Morris to appear as “Madeleine Morel." New York's hunger for the emotional threatens to pnsm the classic dvama out of this lady’s répertoire, They want the morris dance and not tne old minuet. ‘The Miases Lizzie and Fanuie Auld, daughters of the late J. Blakeney auld, appear in puodiie for the first time in readings and recitations af Stetn- way Hall on Thursday evening, May The young ladies are nighly spoken of as elocutionis: and the reputation of their father will attract at- | tention to their débus. Cilmore Is hard at work turging tue Hippodrome into a summer garden, and it ia promised that it will be, when completed, one of the most magnif- cent in the world. by Giimore’s band of 100 performers, ana, to add to the attractions, eminent Huropean soloists never before heard in America wil] be introduced vo the public. Belore departing {or Europe Miss Neilsoa pre- sented to Mr, Vincent, stage manager of Booth’s ‘Theatre, @ guld-headed malacca cane, valued at $100, ana to Frank Little, tae callboy, a diamond pin vained at $75. superbly bound, and-a miniature portrait of her- self, exquisitely cased, Miss Fanny Daveaport’s benefit proved an im- mense success, an‘? $5,377 were crammed into the Futh Avenue Theatre. Had the Academy of Music been taken tor the occasion it would have been crowded, as the demand for seats was largely im excess of the suppiy. Every seat in the Wiitn Avenue was sold the frst day the sale of tickets for Miss Davenport's benefit began. To-morrow evening ‘‘Macbeth” will be produced at Booth’s Theatre, and witn a great and peculiar cast, Miss Clara Morris appearing, for the first time in this city, as Lady Macbeth, and Mr. George Rig- nold, for the first time in his professional career, Macbeth. George Clarke, J. B. Studley, Vrederick B, Warde, C. B. Bishop aad Annie Kemp Bowler also take part in che snbiime tragedy, darrett & Palmer hive arranged fora grand codfishing expedition off the coast of Roode | Isiand, on the 29th inst. The Plymouth Rock will take about one hundred subscribers, aaou while these amateur Osnermen are nauling in their fiity- pounders Gilmore's Band will give a grand con- cert, including, among other selections, such ap- propriate ones as “Liie on the Ocean Wave" and “I Wish I Were Home, Mother !’” CINCINNATI MUSICAL FESTIVAL. INPLUENCE OF THE DIVINE ART—WHAT A ‘WESTERN CHORUS ACCOMPLISHED-——HINTS FOR FUTURE FESTIVALS. CINCINNATI, May 13, 1875. There is much to admire and to commend in the beartiness und unanimity with which the people bere bave eatered into the spirit of the festival whieh is now drawing to a close. The entire city bag been decorated to an extent that seems mar- Velious, and the nouses tbat do not display bunt- jug are exceptions to the general rule. The fea- tival Is also a very distinct affair from a German sangerfest, being eatirely American in its incep- Uon, in its organization aud in its patronage. Tue infuence which it has exercised here and in the surrounding communities is meaiculable. The names of Bach, Beethoven, Mendelasohu and Wagner bave become bousehola words, and the intricacies of classical music, which bave puz- zied more learned brains than taose of the citizens on the banks Of the Onio, are being studied as a | great problem by people wo probably never heard of them before. iC may be taat few of the many who attended the festival reaily understand any- thing about the music periormed at each concert, but the intention of Mr. Toomas as an uncom- promising scnoulmaster is to keep Dangina awa; In the ears of the public until ne cures them of predilections for op ra bovfe, salon aitues and trashy ballads. It bas been objected that the pub- Ne do not take Kindly tothe abstruse tneories of the extreme scnooi in woich Mr. Thomas takes such a lively interest, but still the standard. of anusic held Up by (his American apostie of tac civine artis so high that even if bis bearers fali a little bolow it 1m toeir appreciation teer wili, neverioe- less, gam in tase und culture jar beyond their most sanguine expectations. It is always better in art to aim at the best and nignest, grammes of Mr. Toumas have been made out win the most entire contideuce in the powers of the chorus. Utuerwise ne would not Veuture to in- trast in their hands such colossal works as the “Trinmpuiied” of Brahms, the ‘Magnificat’ of Bac., tae Choral Symphony of Beetnoven and the “Prometheus” of Liszt. There are jew choral organizations even in Earope that would venture essay such a Titanic ‘task. But ail honor to those eight hundred ladies | and geutiemen, nearly all resivents 0: Cincinuau, who accomplisned their work in 4 marvellous manner, considering tue dificuities thac vesec them. Mr. Otto Siwger, formeriy ol New York, de- serves hearty commendation for tne success waich has attenued bis long, painstaking renearsals and orill of the chorus. Mr. Dudley Buck, of Boston, made quite a feature of the organ music, and con- tributed Dota littie to the edect of the choral Mr. Courca brought out in bandsome je editions of the various works performer festival, many of which are rare on the other ide of the Atiantic. As @ fivaucial speculation the ievtival will repay the immense ou managers aud subscribers, ft will propaply net ‘The faduence which this festival mass exercise on musical art in toe West should be a flattering thought to Mr, Tnomas, after his years of toil ana Siugle-minded devotion to his prolession. it will encourage the formation of magical soc! io other cities, remove compietely the reproac: on America oy Kuro} critics that we csi for art and are wholly given up to ing, and will go ter toward promoting good will that 18 the special pr je ty promulgate. We may yet have ery city, of an extent to tue bor music. | toeu $25,000, when the cooruaes of New York to san Franc Land's Fund to the Cnevio' it will be miljenpium most déevoatly to ve wished it 18 tv be Roped that nu: only American ary but also Ameri composers, wil ba to be heard at ivture « is We maby bright examples of the jad, and they can only be encou ed by beving their works per- formed on such cooasions, A Bristow, tor in °, is alWass a8 Welcome in the programme asa Brahms. Then the experience of this festival suould Warn other cities that propose to emoark tn the s enterpr aiust selecting @ jail Gestiiare Of acoustic quall Much of the effect of the orchestra ana acconat, New York should now coucentrate al! us Cos my) to give a ‘eatival worthy of toe Metropolis. possessing, does, the best musi- eal materials in the cor MIRACULOUS ESCAPE. A little boy, three years old, belonging to the | family of Mra, Jong Ritter, Paterson, js esterday sirayed aWay irom nome and wanaered to the Division street crossing of the Erie Railway, di- rectly 10 front of an approaching freight tra! cumijng at full speed. Tne eaginecr saw the child, baL It Was too late \o-prevent an accident, and the little boy Was struck, thrown some distance and disappeared wader tae cowcatener. The loco- motive aud eM Cars pussed over the piace woere he was struck oefore the train could ve brought to @ stanastill, aud the enginear, on tug 10 the spot, was surprised, pot only vo fad the eDild alive, Dut scarcely injured, except some very slight braises aboot tne head. How the child | in comparison witn the corresponding date of passed under ‘he cowcatcher, frevox and ireignt car brakes Without being ground to atoms is inexplicable mystery. SUICIDE BY DROWNING. arly yesterday morning a man, supposed to be Jono @. Rodt, oj Brookiya, committed suicide Dy \hrowiug Dituwelf into the Nortn foot bt "went Tweuiy-aite th Ms"nst was body use Bot pet rittoveree, Wo, Gas ties Concerts will be given nightly » She also presented to Mr. | ‘teoker @ complete set of Sbakespeare’s works, — he pro- | y of the | rus has been lost on tis | LOVE AND SUICIDE. we CaS awl ed A CLERGYMAN’S DAUGHTER BETRAYED BY A BLACK-HEARTED DBY GOODS CLERK—HE TELLS HER SHE HAS MARRIED 4 BIGAMIST AND DESERTS HEK—THE BRIDE OF THRER DAYS COMMITS SUICIDE—-A MOURNFUL STORY—THE DECKIVER IMPRISONED. Woopuutt, Steuben County, May 15, 1875, ‘rnis village was thrown into great excitement on Thursday by the report that Mrs, Johu Farris, daughter of Rev. Joseph Thomas, of the Woodhull Presbyterian church, had committed suicide at Watkins by throwing herself in front of a locomo- tive on the Northern Cenrral Railway. The truth of the report was substantiated yesterday by the arrival here of the lady's mutilated remains. The death of Mrs. Farris,or more properly Miss Thomas, was more than a suicide, It was a domestic tragedy, instigated by the uopar- alleled villany of @ man to whom sbe was mar- | ried about two weeks ago, and tor whom she | that she bad been most heartlessiy deceived. | Lavinia Thomas, the deceased, was twenty-four years of age, and up to the time of the marriage mentioned was the centre of an admiring circle, composed of the best society of Woodhull. she was handsome and accomplished, although ner parents were in comparatively poor circum- stauces, <A few months since she formed tne ac- quainiaoce of & man named Jonn Farris, a few years her senior, who came to tis place trom Ithaca and clerked in a dry goods store. He was | of pleasing address and winniug manners and | 8000 Won the heart of Miss Thomas. Her paftnts thinking wel! of Farris there was no obstacie to the marriage of the two, and the ceremony was performed at the time above mentioned, the fatber of the bride himself oMciating. From Woodhull the newly married pair started on a brief wedding tour, They went to Watkins, and stopped at the Langdon House. Alter spend- | Ing two or three days there the young wile no- | ticea a decided change in the conduct of her | { | | | | husband. from being kind aod loving he became , and finaily, on the third , eross and neglectful, day, appeared before her considerably in- woxicated. She was almost crazet at | the conduct of Parris: but attempted to | lovingly remonstrate with him, when be pushed her trot bit, ane, to lice horror, coolly told her thatsbe was not lus wile, as ne bad been thaca. He also sairt that he intended to leave her and go back to Ithaca, and that the best thing she could do would be to enter # house of prosti- tuslon, even suggesting to her the name of one and offering to conduct her to 1. away, leaving the veartoroken young woman | withoat paying tne bills that had b°en contracted | at tne hotel. Inquiry on her part proved chat what her supposed husband had told ber waa too | $£3¢, and that be was # notorious scoundre! and piel. Having no money Miss Tromas leit her trunk at the hotel as security for the payment of the bill. Sane could not gather courage to return to ber | home and face tue scandal her uniortuna‘e mar- riage Would ‘inake, anc so she determined to seek work ta Watkins foratime. She found eniploy- ment as a domestic on Saturday last, at the nouse of Mr. Divid Solomon, a prominent business man | Ol Watkins, to whose lary sne relazed the story | of her great wrong. On Monday Mr. So.o1a0a | went to the hotel to arrange for taking Miss Thomas’ tragk away, Woen (ne discovery was | Made that it bad been broken {oto and ried. sere admission tothe room lately occupied y nim and the deceived Miss ‘Thomas, and suspi- | clon at once fell on hig as the thief. Miss Thomas had in the tramk a One gold watch, whicn was a wedding present trom her mother, a gold cuain aud other jewelry, wuich were all stolen. A war- | rant was issued for the arrest of Farris, and be was captuced aod lodged in jail, and on Tuesday | was sentenced to six months in jay). | Miss Thomas remained at Mr. Solomon's, doing | the work of a servant and refusing to proceed | against the vitluin who bad destroyed her nappi- | ness, She rarely spoke, aud seemed to toink tnat she was shuoued by all wno saw her. Oa Wednesday eveving last, after she nad dpisbed her supper work, She iold Nr. Solomon tat she | was gomg up stairs to write a letter to ner | Mother. A sew iiuutes alterwara she came | down, with her hat on, and went dat of the back door, One of the iamily, supposing she was going tw the Post Office, ci aiter her und toll ber that was not the way. Sve made no reply and kept on her way. Not long theieaiter sue wus seen mear tne canal lock, look- iug down into the water, and sabsequentiy Waiked down the railroad track. Avout eignt , O’cluck tals same evening, as freight train No, 60, going >outh, was ranning at a rapid rate avout « mnile beluw Watkins, (pe engioeer saw 4 Woman standing about ten feet from the track, a snort distauce ahead, He supposed she was waiting tor the train to pass. When the locomotive was within | lew leet of ber the engineer saw that she was | Very pale, and the neXt instant he was horror. stricken to ace her spring directly 1m front 01 the Beiore he could svuad an alarm it atrack | engine. » her, and the whote train passed over her betore it | cuula be stopped. Ine remains were picked up. the Jace and hicad alone of the uuloriunace suicide bemg free from mutilation, Coroner Thompson | took charge of the remains and held au inques', | When the above facts Were eliciied, principally trom Mr, and Mra. Solomon, tu whom the wovle | of Miss Toomas’ pitiiul story was Known. The | feeling agaiost toe brute Ferris was intense when jacts became kuown, aud bat for bis being sae la the protection of tne law, there is no douut ‘bat an attempt would have been made to give hit summary punishment. ‘The jury found a ver- dict to the effect that the deceased came to ner death oy the manner descrived, ‘while jabor.ng under temporary insanity.” ter body was given in ol of Mr, Solomon, who jorwarded it to her parents at this piace. They are almose crazed at the U termination of their daughter's life, which they thought was to be one of great hap; nees during her married life. ARCADIAN CLUB DINNER. | The annual dinner of tbe Arcadian Club took | place last night im the new club house, No. 146 Fifth avenue, and was iu ali respects one of the pleasantest banquets that have ever occurred io this city. It beyan ot an early bow id as tne courses were brought to the table with a proper slowness, whicn allowed for couversation during | the mterval betweea them, ana thus prevented | the amcomfortable Jeelings following a surteit, | and as there were numerous pleasant, pitay, pungent and precise speeches ae- livered, the night had reacned a good age in hours before it wasdene. The pariors of the iarge ciub- honse were occupied by about one huudred diners, seated at five tabies, which ram down tne lengths @0d across the oreadths of the rooms, At ine mul jpper cross tabie eat Mr. kh B nt, $ ase Disiriet Attorney B. K. Poelps and Major Bundy, Vice Presi s. Sullivan occupied the seat uf honor at tae oppos- | Ing cross table. is viciwily were Mr. George Rignold, the actor; Drs, Constantine MeGuire, Finlay and R Among the o| geuilemen present fessors FE. L. \- W. Carleton, L. Marvier Woen the clattering of is over Preanient maa ni Lawrence tutton. Gises Bad koives ai Roosevelt arose and Jateu tbe ciud apon I ad of beavenly origin, ous ra: acter—a sort of suipnurous g! Dounces tuat ip consequence oF the absence vt some gentieman be hau spoken to the Mrst toast, “The Arcagian Ciav and its saccess,” The sec- ond toast “fhe y of New York."! Mr. Pecer Cooper responaed to this, saying taat “New York Ja tue clty of his birch and of the births of his wotuer aod grandmotuer, both of whom were born ov the present site of St. Paul’s onurch, the SPOs associated his yout od is personal Tewembrance 0; the funeral recession of ungton.”’ Sar. sce Aulanvie clara ume je to our Repuolic, 75, responded to the toast | pny to | alse other dining. | dastrict Atto Phelpsand Mr. Algernon 5. | Sullivan spoke e toasts OF | “rhe Drama” r toasts amd singing closed @ very pleasant entertainment, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following recora will show the changes in the temperatare for the past twenty-four hours, Jost Hadout’s as iodicated by the therm Pharmacy, HBRALD Buds oh | lett unhappy and cultivated home, followed by the | | congratulations of a large circie of irtends, to find ; reviously married and his wie was living at | He then went | ; Farris had returned to the notel on Sunday apd | 48 dintlnctiy unueret w —— | THE CENTENNIAL. North Carclina Wiaell Inte Line. pone Aas Be i Eloquent and Patriotic Letter fron Gov ernor Brogden. | eS j State OF NoRPH CAROLINA, EXECUTIVE } DeraRTMEN?, RALeian, April 28, 1876. | To rar Epirok oF THE HeRaLp:— DEAR Sir—I pave received your jetter in rela tion to the coming Centennial Exbibition at Phila | deiphia, inquiring What arrangements North Car | Glins has made for the purpose of securing repre | sentation in the Exhibition: also what industries, types of manufacture, products, mining ores ot accomplished invention will be exnibited from this State, | Lhope that many of our liberal and patrioti¢ | citizens will use their means and efforts to have | North Carolina well represented in all the depart \ ments of useful industry and skill, so that there | May be some living evidence of our growth and | progress during tbe past hnudred years. We are | part of our great Nationai Union and rejoice im its progress and prosperity. More nas been | done for the improvement of the condition of | mankina, for the advancement of our material re- | sources, and fur the development of the arts and } selences in she United States during une last fity | years than has been done by allthe nations @ | Europe within the last five hundred years, 1 hope that our agriculturai, mechanical and manufacturing industries may be all weil repre. sented, and that the administration of oar charl taple and benevolent institations, our asylaros, schools and prisons, our ehambers of commerce our agricultural societies, our institutions ot science and learning, and all our diversified i industries may be brought prominently iu view, in order that our advancement growth and progress may be better seer aud known. it will afford the most favorable op | portanity thatour State has ever had to adver tse hergeif to the world to present some reliable | information concerning her means and resources, and to invite immigration and capital from othet countries to locate among us. Feeling much anxiety for North Carolina to par- | ticipate with her sister Statesin the celebration of our national Centennial, 1 sent a special mea- | gage to the late Legislature upon this subject; bat | that body failed to give any assistance to our peo pie to contribute to the Exhipition. I shall appeal to our leading citizen:, who Rave adeep ani lively interestin the prosperity and welfare of the whole country, toencourage and | sustain this noble enterprise by tueir patronage and support. I regard the Centennial of our American | Declaration of lodependance as the greatest | eventin the interest of peace and friendship that has ever occurred in our national history, Believ- ing, as I do, that it will exercise @ most favoraple and beneficial influence and effect ia promoting concord, union and harmony, I hail it with joy | and will do all in my power to promote its success. | 1 am pleased with the industry, ability and im f uence whica the HERALD is exerting to make ow great National Centennial Exhibition what it ought to be, and as I trust it will be, the pride and admiration of the world. ‘be HERALD deserves well of the country for ite persistent and powerlal advocacy of the Cen- teunial, Ibave the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant, C, H, BROGDEN, NEW YORK CENTENNIAL. | THE EMPIRE STATE TO COMMEMORATE HER OWN HISTORIC GLORIES. A New York Centennial Assoctation las beea formed, the immediate object of which ts to com- memorate the events of our Revolutionary history which pertain to toe State of New York, On the suggestion of Mr. Peter | Cooper, a feature of the programme will be te arrange @ patriotic holiday, to combine tne cbildren of ati the sevools in this otty and Brooklyn | m suitavie memorial exercises, to impress thei minds with reverence jor tae “Spirit of '76." get events as lilnstrate the growth of liber:y and the important imcidents in the great struggle, like the battles of Long Island, saratoga and White Plains, will be duiy celebrated. The association will in- clode many of our best citizens. The officers Damed are:— President—Wiiliam Cullen Bryant. Vice Presidents—Veter Cooper, Hamtiten Fish, Samuel J. Vildeu, Charles O’unor, Joun J. C; A. 1, Stewart, Willard Parker, E. D, Morgan, Jonas Taylor Jopnston, Moses Taylor. Wilson G. Bane William E, Dodge and A. A. Low, Treasurer—mosea Layior, secretary—Algernon S. Sullivan, Among the gentiemen chosen for the Centennial Conncii are Wiluam B. Wicktam, abram 3. Hewitt, Wiliam M. Evarts, Theo, W. Rooseveit. Howard Powter, James W. Booth, Ropert Miatora, | Royal Pheips, William 8. pices, cyrus W. Fiela, William Sutier Dancan, ust Belmont, T. W. Seligman, Fletcher Harper, Jon A. Ix, Thurlow ad, Sal B. H. Vance, Co} jus Vanderbilt, Judge Biatcotord, Judge C. P. Daily, Ju Brady, Samuel Sloan, Bugeae Kelly, Francis Oottenet, Lioyd Aspinwall, E. PD. Morgan, Edwards Pierre t, Kev, Dr. Adams. Rev. Dr. MeGiyne, Jone jay, Marsball O. Roverts, Joho Jones, James Gordo! tt, George Jones, Manton — Wohitelaw Reid, Unaries a. Da: oie Curtis, David M, Stone, Roscoe rm Kernan, John T. Hoffman, F. ovbers. |THE JERSEY CEMETERY TROUBLES. THE PRO RATA APPROPRIATION—INTERVIEW BE TWEEN BISHOP CORRIGAN AND A PAROCHIAL COMMITTEE. ‘The statement published in yesterday's HERALD regarding the financial management of St Poter"s Cemetery in Jersey City has produced a most soothing effect among the excited and dissatisfied people whose relatives are interred there. One ppy result is chat the disedisying scenes of last Sunday will Dot be repeated. It is due to the pas tore of the Catholic charches of Hudson county. however, to observe that the statement wassome what erroneous or incomplete regaraing the pra rata appropriation of the revenue de. rived Com the cemetery, Instead of the pro vata appropriation having been mage to @aca of (he pastors antil three years ago, when the revenue Was devoted to the purchase of the Secaucus property, it turns out that the Catmoitc eburches of the county have not received ilar of Such revenue OF the past Mine years, At ¢ be remembered that the revenus was a> been made to the demands of the com, | lore he consented to surrender an inch oi the | ground, and it was omly when Lareaee copes | tion seemea useless taat an ment was | made with the company, and that | Giese Sot Watt dat Sie estaba | a side of ine | Been conceded in compensation for th | taken.” Toe Bishop also stated tnat he had ander | Stood that great e Was attached to pasture of the aufereat Catholic churcnes in Jersey City, | Bnd to some layaien, for their sappused conned | How with (he matter, bat thac be desired it to he ‘vae clei on Jersey city was ta aay way ie “ ie us i a) ' ble lor What had osourred 3 3 ; : }