The New York herald., 1845-09-01
London Theatricais and Music, by Ameri-
cnn Traveller.
From the London Sunday Times.

by what ] say Eve been in the old country twice,
and calculate that understand English character
and write the English language as true and pure as
any native breathing. I'm pretty considerable smart
at sporting, and can get mile an hour more out of
horse than any trottng Jock gong-but that amt
1t want to give you my notions OF your theatres
and my notions are genuine, that you may depend
| tell nothing but raght-out truths, and don't keep
my mind like old clothes shop full OF secondhand
opinions.
country, twenty year,ago, | was kinder awe-struck
with the names of Slddons, kemble, kean, Munden,
Bannister, and Jordan. They were all swept away
slick save Kean, and ne was given up to that sui
eide Of the mind, drink, and wasn't he used 10
could be. Well lost all that awe, and made up
my mind that we understood the drama better down
east-ay, tarnation sight better than you DO here
amt cleared out OF that opinion yet
Now USi5), take a months spell In country and
town and see all first, IN material courtesy (belng
particular in breedlng), visit
DEusy LASg THEArRs, which you call the National
Noosance. Now there you're wrong a noosance il may
be- but rational is not They do operas and ballets
here a plan substituting sceEe-painters and tai
ors for singers ard dsncers tho money laid out in color
and should be spent IN esh and blood Nothing
reckon, attracted at theatres bat and
show is but show let it be splendid Bunn's
smart chap ard would do we'll al PHILADELPHIA plays
what he calls his operas, and collars much a
night do admire him but what sort Of goneys those
blue the committee They're as lazy as niger and
far OF being stupid Thillon native English and
was kinder glad to see her here, but couldn't help
thinking that Mrs. Wood Miss Romer, Wilson, Temple
that big irish oaier calls you cruel bad 20 the
Of your countrydont be ryled At my telling you
it sou starved Chattedon into sucide-so YOU did
Harry Neee-S made Bloomfield stamp your internal
wits for go yesr-you let Savage die in gaolnever
rz to Dora Jordan yet you call her the British
Tnaiia that did her any good The very water you
drink ought to to pison lips when think
that Hugh Middleton, who brought and gave the New
River to YOU died beggar Now, your @asl Halls,
Trolopes and that consulted know-nothin Marry
call all manner of names-etem-we don't desart
The of Bryant OF Cooper (tho he ryes us),
country. Why Edwin Forrest "a great and good man.
think great acton has only to mention who he
is roughest lot that squaed in the aro Wild
and he be treated like the Pesdent-he represents and
adorns our great country. We don't be ryled tell
yon, gave Booth. Hambiin and waack splendid home
with us, which they coudn't-at least didn't-get here
All your charity benefits failures, and even your
favo.rite actors can't make house unless they clap
all sort Of tom fooleries Now all this be notion OF
fam, tell me on it, that's all
CovEST GARDEN THEATRE.-The Huguenot was put
up sort OF French opera about lot OF French Protest;
antsnot in my mind thing for players TO medde with.
delay seeing it when came to the doors they
shut so it was you go not right out One Robertson
had locked the house said without leave
country the price of and feathers had rz considera
| ble You have nice notion of placing your national
temples too here's Covent Garden, in like wedge with
your thefaking street on one side blocked up 'cep
narrow way, on another; market at what you call
Princes entrances and Hart street, all stable and
thing unnameable for your stage-way side. Don't you
kinder blush at the court opposite the stage doorl
THE HArMARKEr.-Did you ever see tyrannical land
course you have. Now, did you a warmheart
ed crttur throw open his door and say here's shelter
for youl In course you have Well, then the propri-
etors of the bid houses the tyrannca landholders
the genuine drama is the Unfortunate devil and Benz jamin
Webster is the warmhearted crttur has given shell
(I s'pose you know we've Webster kinder
proud Of too) The fault here is they their pieces
too long they might play em just Often but not night
aTter night They want irstrate nottobedenied light
comedian and chap to do the loafers-what you call
jeremy Diddlers; they should pare down the old come
dies too most Of em are Sndeeent and they are all like
| EsaLrsH OPERA Housr.-Mignty pleasant, but rather
unsubstantal You can't make meal oil pastry and
then all much alike and their burlesques
gorgeous than witty What's come Of the he sing
there should be here. When that Mrs. Kelley
was in our country mad in love with her serious
acting what she is bottlng up her pathos for can't
guess There's rather long lump OF talent here, called
Wigan that chap has the raa stuff in him-and mind
say SO.
Tar PRrScnss-They do operas here, too, in sort OF
wonldifwecould style Plated goods will not look as
well the raal thing, electrotypo EN- you may
Now, not only free and enlightened nation but
modest nation too and do say two hulking he crit
stuck in bed making believe to be and wife, is
outrage upon decency that even niger oughtn't
countenance That Com nton as done Caudle can read
shakspearehe and yet he does this, and Oxberry
born with good to his back and worthy Of it
he to nght-gown it as Mrs. Caudle Why if the of
kish had axed OF our actors to do he'd have blown
him into eternity.
sApLEn's WELLs.--This was the ha-quatic theatre
where they had real water and real clown they
do what Drury can't won't Phelps is clear headed
chap and plays remarkable well but somehow he
seems though he was lecturng upon the part ray
ther than playing Of it, lie don't make You jump out of
your shoes sink into 'em he wants dander rides
too tight curb and won't let his devil run away with
his Judgment Mrs. Warner an almighty fine crittur
beauty herself and fit TO be the mother of beauties
she has eye soft silk, dark night, and lashy
lightning. When she keeps in the wide ocean of Lady
Macbeth Constance, Emilia she could give two acts out
of five to any actress living but she won't do for still
lake small river sailing she can't act the pulling love
sick gels no how. They do things here they should
be done, aud enlightened country might take hint
rom Greenwoods management (hs father was the old
chap Byron writ about in his English Bards). Miss
Cooper's lady-iikc aid pretty rayther little Mrs
Yates-y, but young enough to be her daughter Miss
Lebatt is right down go ahead ireeand.easy bouncing
body and tho from everlasting modest nation, do
say, with as pretty pair iiegs as ever did see
AsrLEY's.-Ducrow took all his genius with him to a
filter place, and left nothing behind out the NOISE and
that they've improved considerable The very horses
seem to know that The rider has gone
ApELpHI.-That there Wright is a rght-down humor-
some ctur but plaguy apt to talk his own nonsense
he takes what you call liberties he'll Of that if he
comes TO us Reeve disgusted enlightened citizens
the very first night he out and recovered it,
Woogar jist about nice gal as you'd see in days
tide thew don't spiie her. rayther if she don't spite
herself AS to Celeste tce made her what she is 1t may
be that she the mere matter of born in France
but she is naiire American at heart and she has heart
and an eve worth the tarnal universe. That Bedords
a ire gong and old Wilkey a bit of old Hickory Mrs
yates-I did look at her till felt lump growing in my
throat for knowd Yates when was here afore She
does look marble like and still as il something be.
sides the theatre hanging about her heart ! felt
proper sorry for her and yet twas al ght ior the part
100 but somehow could never in her case divide the
woman from the actress. When she played in The
Wreck Ashore slwaysa blubberiDg with her and
for her not at her.
OIyMrlc AND sraASp.--Thcm concarns is shut up
Miss Howard, who played sort of sweetheart to Dan
Marble when he was here has the first and means to
walk in the footmarks of vestrsshe must step out re-
markable can tell her Copplestone Hodges had the
Strand he as our iavoue tenor and shouldn't ought
to have lett u.s. He's good singer and good fellow,
and so in course ought'nt TO be manager -
TnE QvlEss-1his place aint much to let out on ~
about the sizc of an omnibus funny TAT crittuf oaea
Nanders is little like Placiae and Parry seems spry
chap The scenery is right down excellent
THr suRRrY-Here they are operating TOO, out tney
,nt auav al that fun; there's she crtur here called
Homer worth ship load of would be. heroines She
has soul she has and could bring tear out OF four
yenrod hear Only let her to us, for do conceit
We know a genuine actress when we see her; let her
osk Eilen Tree if we don't Madame Garcia, whose
singing NJ the Surrey aint ninety gun ship but nice
firate does credit to good feeding and chaws up Eng
s SO pretty between her little French lips that began
feel kinder awkward on the e hand side OF fmy waist
coat Where did they catch their chorus! ont care
what time them chorusses in Lucy Lamamore is sung,
but do let 'em be all OF a mind.