Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-09-17
state OF TheatricaIs in England.


the season; Eiason has taken it for the next
Madame Vestris has Covent Garden next season;
she has pruned down her company. 1t is said that
series of classic operas will be brought out at
Drury Lane under the patronage of some wealthy
Hebrews.
Charles Kean has accepted an engagement from
Webster for the Haymarket-twenty. four nights
each season, ut ESQ each night, with half clear
benefit. lie has gone to Dover, where he is enga-
god to perform the round Of his characters. He
then proceeds to Brighton and along the coast, to
fulfil professional engagements.
The present state of the two national theatres is
this: Drury owes about E230,OW, Covent-g garden
t2o6, 400 To pay five per cent on the debts, Drury
should let for FL 800, and Covent garden for El2
500 per annum
The receipts at Covent-garden theatre were:-
Season isl0-ll, E9s,llO As. Sd; season 1872,
E433lS l9s lid. The average from the rebuilding
until 1920, was Es6OOO year. The average from
1898 to 1884 did not exceed E42, 900 Similar state
ments may be made regards Drury lane
The summer theatres have nearly run to the ex-
tent of their tether, and it does not that they
have been very profitable. The result may be thus
summed up:
Webster has got rid of Kean and Power, and has
brought out new low comedian, Mr. David Rees,
OF the facetious Tom Recs, the actor and mimic.
The style of the debutante is unctuous in the cx-
IRENE His Crack is the best since Mundcn's.
The English Opera clique has grown fine by de-
Dryer Sin sunny hour fell off, Baker refused to
stay where he could not make his bread, and has
gone to astonish the natives at Windsor.
The Strand is open, and that is all
The Victoria, Queens, Pavilion, and Garrick are
scarcely paying their expenses.
Astey's and sadlcr's Wells are doing little, and
but very little better.
The Adephi is undergoing thorough repair, and
Yates means to attempt wonders. Mrs. Yates is
convalcscent Kelley, it is said, joins the company
and II. Hall.
M ID
ment The Oxford street theatre is talked of is
Miss Kclly's. OF Braham's we hear nothing.
New plays issue frequently from the press, but
save one by Serle, announced at the Haymarket we
Elton occasionally lecture. The author Of the
IS Provost of Bruges" = Hunt, Heraud, Wade,
Horne, and others, haveprinted, and MS. plays un-
acted
fittings are thus bad in the metropolis. it seems
they in the provinces. Bath, once the
nursery ofthe stage, has ceased to pay. The pro-
prietor Eof the Liverpool Theatre resigns this
SON The York circuit,nOw confined to Hull, Leeds,
and York, having ceded Sheffield, Doncaster and
Wakefield, barely pays its expenses.
Manley's circuit has been long in the market.
The Norwich manager is forced to close some
months in each year. Charles Hill has Quilted
Brighton abruptly, and that theatre is a common
'ceaih, alas common poverty. Mr.. Bennett ma
nages to make Shrewsbury, Coventry, and w orces-
ter pay; we question if any else could. Munro
does the same at birmingham, but lost money at
Leicester. Beverly extracts, with difficulty a
living from Sunderland and Shields. Young Ellis
ton could do nothing with bennington and Stratiord
upon.Avon Barnett does wreichedly in all his
towns, save Oxford. sloman made money at Dover,
Rochester, &C., but by system to which slave
driving was kindness at present those theatres do
net pay. Shalders scramDles on at Southampton,
Portsmouth, &c but scarcely lives. Ternan Con
the new broom princpe) has done tolerably at
Newcastle; but every one OF the theatres enumera-
ted have been invariably deserted when Batty or
Ryan, or other equestrian troops, came in their vi
cinity. Disseners taught that il is sinful go
to the play, yet they visit equestrian and mounte-
bank displays In towns where a company of eight
gentlemen and six ladies' at salaries not averaging
30s per week each, cannot exist month, an cques-
trian company involving at least ten times the
pense, will remain making money, for six, seven
eight weeks This is the present state of dramatic
taste in the provinces, and il is to be mainly atr
buted to the starring system, and the high salaries
consequent thereon.
The operate troupe and devotees of the ballet
appear to be in better condition than the members
OF the sock and buskin The following is a summa-
~ Of their movements at the close of the London
opera season Several parties are going TO the pro-
vinces Immediately. Liszt, with Mdlle. de Varney,
Miss l. Bassano, N. Mor, Lavenu, and John Parry,
will commence at Chichester, then proceed to
Portsmouth, Isle Of Wight, Southampton, Salisbu
ry and so on to Plymouth then return 10 Exeter
Taunton, Bath, Cheltenham, bennington, CoveRtry,
northampton, Leicester, Nottingham, Lincoln
Cambridge, Norwich, Ipswich, Colchester, &c.
Grisi, with her cousin Ernesta, Brizzi, Tamburni,
and Benedict, commence at Worcester, then Chel-
tenham, Bath, &c. Persani, with Rubini, Negri,
and Puzzi, will fellow shortly Bagrove, with Miss
Birch and others, will go to the north Of England.
II is said that Madame Pcrsiani is not going to Pa
rs, but that she is engaged, with Signor Rubin Nj
gri, and Puzzi, TO take a professional tour in the
princip al cities Of the north and west Of England
Mcndoohon visits England soon.
Mcycrbecr, the celebrated maestro, and his fam
ly, have arrived at Ems, where Thalbcrg is also
staying. Listz gave two concerts at Baden-Baden
on the 18th and 22d August.
Brsham has appeared before Werce ster audiences,
rather half audiences for nofw outstanding the
attractions Of his great name, added TO that Of
nv efficient company, orchestra, and other induce
ments, there have been but meagrc and scanty
houses.
Paris Fashions for septe mber.
BoSNETs.-Several fancy straw ones have recently
appeared, and will be very fashionable for the
side Those Of. Italian straw are still in favour.
The most fashionable style of trimming consists OF
white riband, disposed in a novel Kind Of twist
round the bottom Of the crown and knot Of pc
culiarly pretty form, falling side Of the brim
near the back; single long, white, curled ostrich
feather issuing from the knot, lies flat upon the
brim and droops II towards the shoulder the
opposite side.
New MATERI,Ls The most remarkable for both
the beauty and decacy Of their patterns the ba.
reyes 81 all kinds and particularly the batiste ba-
re- ge,, poll dc chcvrc, Musagron, and morc d'ctc,
the fouards and gros de Naples chimes and a vari-
ETY. of silks perlees, sablces, and quadrllees.
SPEScERs.-Thosc Of pou de sol and other silks
have entirely superseded those Of velvet; they
are made for the most part tight to the shape, but
variously ornamcntcd on the bosom, some with
fancy silk trimming, others with rouleaus; we see
also a good many trimmed with either black white
lace Tight sleeves are very much in vogue for silk
spencers.
H.Lr-pRrss RoBEs-Wc may cite among the
most elegant some that have recently appeared,
composed of foulard, with bright girls poussierc