Show THETJIVAL New York llMr Mapleson commenced com-menced his spring season of Italian opera at the Academy of Music on Monday Mon-day night with the presentation of U Mignon with Miss Minnie Hauk io the title role The house was filled with an enthusiastic audience and Miss Hauk Campanini and Signor del Puente were greeted with much applause New Yorkers have been having a feast of music during the past week On Monday Mon-day night Patti appeared as Marguerite in Faust and although miserably supported sang ad acted the character admirably Madame Patti has sung to crowded houses so tar in her engagement engage-ment People were determined to hear her in opera or nut at all consequently when she consented to gratify the public desire she met with warm recognition and a cordial welcome Madame Gerster has never been hoard to better advantage tban in tbe season just closed under the management of Strakosh at Booths Theatre Her last appearance on Saturday afternoon in La Somnlta was made the occasion of an ovation The house was literally packed Claude Duval wa brought out at Standard Theatre on Monday night and was warmly received The music u bright and charming and the opera promises to tak runic with its older brother Billee Taylor in popularity Claude Duval and Patience will divide the public attention at the Standard each being played three nights a weeK for tome time to come u Apajune has disappeared from the boards of the Bijon Opara House and will ha succeeded on Monday night by the Pirates of Penznce Dion Boucicaults latest play Sail Amor was brought out at Booths on Monday night The play is not a strong one although Mr Boucicault does some strong and splendid acting in it His support as usual is EO bad that even Dion I himself can scarcely reconcile his audience to it |