The New York herald., 1844-11-17
TheatriCals, &c.

Spaldng's Equestrian Company are at Albany
The Baker family are giving Concerts in New
burvport
The Rev. Dr. Baird proposes to commence a
course of lectures on the condition and resources
OF the several nations Of Europe in Newark next
week
four lectures Washington Hail. in the same city,
on Chemistry and Mechanical Philosophy.
DR.. Anderson administered the laughing gas for
the last time in Roxbury, on Saturday evening last
Mr.. Thompson, the comic dancer of the National
Theatre, Boston, 1t is limited, intends TO bring out
some original pantomimes for the Christmas ho
davs.
The Harmonian Family are giving entertain
ments at Lyceum Hall, Lynn.
Mr.. Graves, the great German Magician, has
been drawing good houses in Boston.
The Ethiopian Serenaders at Amory Hall, Bos-
ton, finished their Concerts last evening. They
have sang every night for two weeks past to ex-
cellent houses.
One Of the Boston papers states that Forrest
SENT at the National. 1t is the last he will perform
in Boston, as he is on the eve Of withdrawal from
the profession to the enjoyment Of private life.
Hall, Cambridge, last evening. He gives another
in Providence on Tuesday next.
Herr Cline is astonishing the residents Of Sa-
vannah.
Logan, the actor, took benefit at Cincinnati on
the 18th ult but was unable to play himself, in
consequence of having ruptured blood vsssel--
He is not deemed to be in danger, and one paper
says he had the best house of the season.
MANTILINI-INe A NKw ACToR.-Mr. Field, of the
st. Louis Reveille, himself a good actor, thus
loquising over the anticipated debut of a novice
spCn the stage M Gf that city The PsTssTaph is
sylphs and seraphs! ye nvmphs and ye iaunt! ye
dryads and ye hama-dryads! We fairies and We elves
ye sprtes and ye, undines! ye gods and ye fishes
won't we go to the theatre tonight! The ''moud
of FORM just called in upon US, It did! It's going
to sing, It is! it's going to make dem'd vocalist Of
itself, and put on tight pants, and show its proper
tions before dem'd bright lights and listen to cen
cores" and ''bravos," from its demnition sove-
reign acquaintance, il is. The dem'd fascinators
will throng the boxes, and eye it demnbv, and ask
il it's married, and say they never heard such
dem'd vocal enchanter in all their dem'd lives, they
will Oh, dem! only to think Of il! rolling up its
dem'd eyes in expressive meaning, and pouring
forth melodious gushings, and warming itself up
into demnltlon state OF song and rapture, and
ring 'em up again with the "Brave old Oak" and
having Its white gloves on, and its dem'd locks
curled. and its timid smiles-and it's-it's-sh,
dem!,
The American theatre, New Orleans, opens on
Saturday under the enterprising managers, Messrs.
Place and Mueller, who have drawn together
respectable company, amongst whom ale Mrs. Set
ton (now Mrs Jas Wallack, Jr.), and her hus-
band.
The st. Charles theatre opens under Sol Smith
and Ludlow, on the 18th inst. A portion of the
company has arrived.
Cincinnati theatre closed for the season on the
26h ut., and the st. Louis on the 1nd inst
Blliz, in his COMPUTATIONS" short time since,
in Lincoln, u S., was exhibiting what is called
the "gun trick" when very foolish fellow who
loaded the gun, and about TO frc u at our con.
Iurer, put in bullet unobserved by the performer,
and would actually have sent him sans cerenonte,
10 his long account, the fellow supposlng that he
was a wizard 10 reality, and Of course invulnerable.
A gentleman pre- sent, who observed the motions Of
the man sbout to fire, mentioned 1t, and saved the
catastrophe.
Mr.. Whitney is giving entertainments at the
Calvert Hall, Baltimore.
The Philadelphia papers say they are about to
bring out at one theatre, new drama, domestic,
tr1gic, comic, didactical and philosophical, called
" The Cataract of the Cayuga." II will be RE-
sented, we hear, on the evening of the 4th March,
and at an establishment where n,decencies are not
paraded on the public stage.
Barnes, the comic pantomimist OF Black Raven
celebrity, is in Philadelphia
The last of Yankee Hills entertainments took
place last evening in Philadelphia.
BENEvoLENcE We learn that our lanented
friend, the late James Dawes, Of this city, has left