Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-15

New york Theatrical Record.
AD l753-Sept. l7-First theatre in New York,
situated in Nassau street, opened under the direction
Of Lewis Hallam, SENIOR with the following bill VII:
Anopeaing prologue, BY Mr. Rgsy.
THE COMEDY THE CONSCIOUS LOVERS.
Soa SSn s. Sss assy Hs s..and' Mrs ciarl:s%
sealano. Malone Luci.aa, Miss Hsi.m
SsSsTsoa, s,oI Ms5 F Iss,s' Mrs h,:S
HuMphrey, AdcscE
THE FARCE DAMON AND pHuLLIDA.
Areas. Mr. Sell Cymon. Mr. Miller
Koryaon, Clarkson Phllida, Mrs. BesseiY
And an epilogue, by mrs. Hallam.
The remainder Of the company consisted Of Mr..
Halam, (the principal low comedlaB,) Messrs. Her
BERT Winnel, Hulett and Loves Mrs. Love- Master
Adam Hallam, and Mise Palmer.
Performances at this time took place three times .
week-on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and
tie season continued until March lsth 1854; after
which the company visited the West Indies.
l755-Lewis Hallam, Senior, died at jamaica w.
Indies.
l759-JanuaYy-The second theatye in New York,
located on Crugar's Wharf; opened BY David Doug
lass, with the old company. Mast Lewis Hallam
wasnow known as Mr.. Hallam and has mother had
become the wife Of Douglass.
l76l--November l6th-The new theatre in Beck
man street, opened by Mr. Douglass, with the come
dy Of the Fair Penitent" and the farce Of @Lethe"
Douglass, Hallan, Allyn, Morris, Qxelch, Tomin-
son, Sturt Reed, Trcman, Master A. Hallam, Mrs.
Douglass: Mrs Morris, Mr,s Crane Mrs. Allyn, Miss
Hallam, &c
] IY64-Beekman Street Theatre was destroyed by a
mob.
l767-pecemser THE new theatre in John st.,
first opened by Mr.. Douglass, with the comedy Of
's the Beaux Suatagem," and the farce of "Leihe."
On this occasion, Mr.. John Henry made his first APP
pearance in America Amwell; and Miss Cheer
her first apPearaaceln New York, as Mrs. Suen.-
During this season, the names Of Mesxs. Wall, Ro-
berts, Woolls Grevile, RawOrth, Mrs Hartman, Mrs.
Wall, Miss Wainwright Aiss Ann Sto,sr, afterwards
Mrs. Hogg,) Miss Fanny Storer, (afterwayds Mrs.
Mechcr, and Mass Maria. Storer, afterwards Mrs..
Henry,) are first noticed.
, December :. Mrs. Morris, a fayoriie actress,
drowned inattsmpting to cross the ferry of Kill VAN
keel.
I76s-Aprl-Miss Wainwright reines from the,
stage.
i773-April lt-JohR Stree, Theatre, re- opened by.
Mr.. Douglass. The second Mrs. Norris, fer many
years after highly distinguished comedy actress, first
appeared in New York.
May-Mrs. Catherine Mara Hartman, a respeciab,s
actress, and grand daughter of Collcy Clbser died.
Scptenber-Mrs. Douglass, formerly Mrs. Hal-
stage died az Philadelphia. She first appeared in
America at thsopening efthe Williamsburg Theat,s.
Sept. s. lr52-
i774-Octobcr-Mr. Thes. wiensll, Afterwards
distinguished favorite arrived from England; but in
consequence Of resolution of congress, the Amss-
theatres all closed and he did not appear IN
New York ill l785. The company, under the dirae-
ton of Mr.. Douglass, proceed ed to the West lndass
where they continued playing till thai date.
MoaaxAu.-This unhappy man was execuedilast
Monday. The conceurse Of spectators was not very
great the proportion OF women TO .hos Of men among
the crowd was remarked TO be unusual. II is really
disgusting 10 many well dressed and apparent
~ respectable females, 50 thoroughly unsexiDg them
selves. An executienis spectacle that few rnen can
behold without horror what thcais 10 be thought Of
woIaen, 10 whom the attributes oil m0desty, gentle
ness, and mercy, are as crown, OF glory suffering
themselves TO be es,led in the midst Of gaping and
unfeelng crowd order that they may eajsy the dy-
lag pangs Of fello " ereature2
The wrctched man died without the slightest straG-
gle. Tie had evidently suffered much meatal agony
sabse cue ally 10 his tBal. His appearance was 80 al
tered that he could not have been recognised. We
heard Of no disclosures that he made. Ne stated
that he had come down from Detroit in quest Of sn-
pey mcnt and Lewston-the vilest Of oil vile pla-
ees-met with some Of the "patriots" who by mis-
representing the probabilities Of success in an ncur-
SION upon Canada, and psrsuadng him that large
numbers in this country ready 10 join 'hon,pro
vailed on him to assume the subordinate rank :" co
loael in what they called the patriot army. 49,,
The psoelamation which was produced ss evidences
against HIM, appears, was tho sole y,
one Law, printer, wha figured last wnts, ~, suo'
time ia our gaol suspicion Of beng wv .'ian'
spy and who subsequently contributes MY " SUI
ply the Lewiston Telegraph win "s - Gnu
famed and m,sed the minds Of the we ana the gno.
rant ef his coup,rymen. IL s TO the conduct Of this
hssest Of the base frontier press III pstucnaF thatme
m,ssry and distress into which SO many poer crcn-
hay, plunged n s assss
smnh.s;c.llv on the head Of the conductor OF the
T.ar;s,on Telegraph, because BY the unparalleled
reudas;tv Of that print he wassedused into crime
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