The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-22

conclusion of the second act, the play was with
Drawn, Fam'dst the cheers Of the vlctors The
friends of the condemned actor retalated BY retu-
sing 10 hear the piece that was substituted. Mr.
Gregory attributes IN his paper the opposition to a
number OF titled and otherbackIrgs, whose dolngs
ne mas exposed and he expresses his determination
never to be satisfied until public opinion has pro-
nouDced upon his prete as ar actor.
new tragedy, IN three acts, called A Blot In
The 'Scutcheon, has been produced at Drury Lane.
ne incidents are lew, but OF revolving character.
LORD Iresham, man proud of his high and unspot
ted lineage, discovers that his young sister Mildred,
Tor whose hand he had just sanctioned noble suitor
receives gallant In her chamber nightly. The in
censeo orother taxes his sister with her guilt, which
she does not deny and in the presence OF their kin
dred he denounces her shame essness. Lord Tres
ham lnercepts the midnight vsiter, whom he kills
IN duel Notwithstanding he recognises in him the
young Far OF Merton, who had got his consent to
wed Mildred The guilty girl dies broken hearted,
and her brother posons himself out of remorse. The
acting by Phelps, Anderson, and Miss Faucit is de-
scribed as excellent bur the piece will not retain
permanent possession OF the stage. new farce, in
which Kelley Is the hero, called A Humping Lee
gacy, mas been very successful at the same house.
Inc incidents are grotesque-he humping legacy
being legacy 81 thnmping-the entail of a family
teud, of winch the character personated by Kelley
becomes the residuary legatee.
Macready produced Much Ado about Nothing"
with great effect on the 2ilh for his benefit Comus
was revived on the same occasion with great effect
But notwithstanding the number of Macready's
ehaksperean revvals, he is losing money mana
ger, and the season, there is 20 fear will be
brought TO premature close. Covent Garden does
not fare better. The only theatre in London which
Is pa! log WELL is the English Opera House, where
Van Amhurg, Carter and Messrs June's COMPANY
of eques rians, arr highly popular The ring is on
the stage, and the only excep'ionable part of he per-
torrance Is the dramatic company of English ac-
tors. .tfr
The French company of the ST. James's Is draw
uroAk M
The Partisan piece, La Grace de Dieu, drama of
domestic interest, has been very successful.
Fanny Elssler, who had been announced at CO.
vent Garden Is to appear at the Italian Opera the
opening night, IN La Tarentule the statement that
she had enteredin an engagement with Mr. Bum
is contradicted by the solicitors of the charming
danseuse. Staudigl and Duprez are both underlined
at Covent Garden, where they will sing in English,
versions of foreign operas. ri
Miss Clara Novelo is promised at Drury Lane this
month. This accomplished vocalist has been po-
pular primo donna at the principal the in Italv
since she last sang at concerts this country her
debut on the English stage, therefore, raises expec-
tation
1t is stated, that the lessee of Covent garden
theatre has brought action against Fanny ELsltr
for an alleged breach of an arrangement for secur
ing her services to the theatre and that the damages
are laid at $4,000. The solicitors OF Mile. Elsser
have written to the newspapers denying that any ar
rangement was made. -
Ill,
ton OF tenors, still pursues THEY'VE cannot say
F" noiseless tenor of his way" for, though music is
not noise, this great vocalist is still capable of max
ing noise in the world. He has recently made
come back TO the old, where, lest the chantngs
which so pleased in days OF yore should be deemed
out OF fashion amid the new lights Of music, he
VIII introduce a ysnthful srPlrant in his son and
genuine " chip of the old block" the world will
hail him as treasure.
AT the Royal Liver. Mrs. Fitzwam and Mr..
Buckstone have been starring it with great success
10 many OF their iavorite pieces. Last night, the la.
dy took benefit, and the house was crowded.
Rubin seems to have been making golden har-
vest at Berlin, where he has been playing at the ope-
"a house, tor the moderate consideration OF $500
(fl2U night.
In Paris theatricals there is more of expectation
IMAM performance Pauline Garcl,, as Ninetta, in
the "Gazza Ladra," for the benefit of Tamburini,
was exceedingly well received At the Academic,
nothing new except dancer; Dumilatre in Ceritos
and Elssler's parts.
Dreysbock, the new rival Of Thaberg and Liszt
mas given concert, In which ne surpassed the ex-
pectations OF his warmest admirers. He played his
Absence" Lies Adieux," &c., and concluded
with splendid military rondi.
Mrs. Charles Kean has been seized with an alarm
ing illness at Bath which renders her utterly unable
to fulfil her professional engagements.
Madame vestris and Mr.. Charles Mathews have
r.
the Edinburgh theatre.
Mrs. WooD, TIE VOCALIST This lady so well
known IN the United Stares, has occupied much ~
tention lately, from the circumstance of her having
embraced the Roman Catholic religion, with the in.
tentIon OF taking the veil Yorks shire wspai err
published IN the district where Mrs Wood and her
nusDand nave lived OF late years. states that the lady
has had leaning TO Catholicism since 1896. when
she hrsl visited America with her present husband,
arising Out of the following circumstances:-Inth thai
year she gave her eratutous services to religious
Catholic society in Boston, and afterwards she had
small testimonial presented to her, singularly and
beautifully written On tinted paper. The following
is a COPY adam-This j. but slight token OF
the Orphans gratiude--but; it is hallowed by the
orphans prayer. Whatever is happiness on earth,
may II be yours-and when earth's labors are done,
may those exquisite and thrilling tones which have
relieved our wants. be blended with the seraph voices
around the throne of God in Heaven.-Writien by
an Orphan" This affecting testimonial has proved
upon her mind since, and often has she express
ed her admiration OF the religion and beauty which
she there became more directly conversant with
10 the Impression this circumstance made upon her
mind rs attributed the change in her regt US views
la reply 10 certain lnsinuations as TO the OF
TIE extraordinary step she has taken, Mrs Wood
addressed the following letter 10 one of the local
papers,
"siR-Hsving understood that a rumor has been cir
culsted In neighborhood Of Wakefield importing that
the i'll treatmen, Of Mr. Wood has forced me into
vent fee' IL imperative TO give the most uDquali
fed contradiction to the report and that Mr.
Weeds conduct to me has been uniformly kind and in
dugent "MARv A>rs WooD
Convent, Micklegate-bar, York, Feb. IL, 1919"
II is admitted on all hands, that they lived on the
most happy terms, and that her marriage with Mr.
Wood has been as eicitous her first marriage
with Lord William Lennox was the reverse. But
although professionally popular in the provinces
since that event, where she has realized handsome
fortune, Mrs Wood has never been able to make
good her stand in London. Up to that time she was
one Of the greatest favores in the British metropo
lis. The Dublin Evening Post gives the following
dispose of all scepticism as 10 the
convers on OF Mrs Wood to tae Roman Catholic
religion, we are enabled to state, through the kind
ness OF Protestant gentleman OF this city, friend
If ours, Mr.. Robert Brennan, that he, after using
Ms utmost enCeavors TO dissuade Mrs. Wood from
he step she was about to take, accompanied that
ady on Saturday last, from the residence of Mr.. /
Wood to the convent where she now is-that Mr.
cod on their separation, madefor her ample FRO