The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-05-04


This double attraction " u draw crowded house
The greatest excitement prevails among the thssirc
ing public, to Mrs. Mowatt again after her return
from her Southern tour She will receive cordial wei
come this evening from her many admirers The piece
= strongly cast and will go of spredly There te
be change OF pieces every day during the week.
BowERy.-Moores play of " The Gamster' is to be
produced this evening at this popular theatre Mr.. Scott
taking the part Of Stukcy and Mrs. Jones that Of Mrs
Beverly This piece is calculated when well playc
exercise powerful influence audience In the
hands of Mr.. Scott and Mrs. JONES' have no doubt
the principal characters will be ably sustained
be followed by the drama Of The Traitor" In which
Mr. Clark takes the part OF General Washington.
CHRIsTys MINsTRELs.-Thc success which for the
pas. week. has attended the concerts Of these nmablc
performers has caused them to defer their departure
from this city for another week, during which time,
doubt not their admirable performances will be nightly
witnessed BY large audiences.
Greenwich THEArRE.-Thc brief Encouragement Of
Yankee Hill commences tonight, with the Peoples
Lawyer" and "Cut and Come Again. two of the best Of
his laughabc pieces The management also announce
that Mr. Duff will appear as Robert Howard" This
gentleman is Of the celebrated Mrs. Duff and is
said to be very promising actor. We have been in
formed that he shortly to perform at this theatre
Of the first characters Of legitimate drama The an
nouncement that Yankee Hill is to perform will always
draw good house. and with the additional novelty Of
Mr. Duffs debut We anticipate crowd.
CASTLE GARDEN.-Two sacred concerts were given at
this charming place yesterday afternoon and evening,
and both well attended They will DO repeated on
each Sunday through the summer
Mr. WALKERS CoNcERr.-Mr. Walker, new candi-
date for musical honors proposes to give concert on
Tuesday evening next His instrument is the piano. for
which he has invented improvement which he calls
the harmonic attachment far different from the Eolcan
attachment which we have heard much about within
few years. This improvement consists merely in
the use of pedal which will give the power
the harmonic tones The instrument he viii use on the
occasion is grand piano, manufactured by Chckerng
OF Boston, and Of the toned instruments In
hIc Ip WALL 10
studied his art in the wilds Of Pennsylvania from his
boyhood lie performs his own music and is extra
the musical circles hear him, Among the piano play.
in this city, do not know Of that be com.
pared tohm..
HowEs MAMMOTH CiRcus-This immense establish.
day, with all its men and horses. The renowned Dan
Rice will appear drawn in chariot of quaint form and
Workmanship, made expressly for himself by Newark
manufacturer. The pageant will be such the
Ncwarkers have seldom witnessed. There will be per-
formance in the evening at which Madame Macartc will
exhibit her wondrous ieats Of equestransn On Tues.
day there will be two performancesonc in the after.
noon, and another in the evening.
Dc Meyer was to give his third concert in New Or
leans on the oath ult.
Mn. ANTHONY PHLIr HrINnIcH, or as he is more IA
miliary called, old Heinrich ofthe remarka-
blc eccentric and enthusiastic that our age has pro-
duccd is about to receive benefit concert, Wcdnes-
day evening next The history Of art has perhaps
markabc as this gentleman He began the gamu Of his
life at schocnlnden small town in Bohemia in the year
$751; and is consequently in the sxtyh year Of his age
Educated merchant he followed mercantile pursuits
his house being Of the largest linen houses on the
ContnenD till his fortieth year Of age We have from
his lips the assertion that his musical to
that advanced period never cost five dollars The failure
Of heavy banking house in Vienna ruined his fortunes
and caused him to emigrate to America. short Tins
previous to this emigration he had began the study Of
music, and had at once become enthusiast The fol-
lowing incident which occurred his voyage across the
Atlantic extract from short biographical sketch
JUST pubshed- lie was once crossing the Atlantic for
this country in French brig, when a dreadful storm
lence During this time the sailors and all on board
ccpt the musician much frightened and expected
while to be wild with delight and rushing hither and
thither fddng to the storm, and gathering inspiration
length took notice Of also that his eye and bearing and
manner different from those Of other men; hence in
their superstition they concluded that he the
OF the stormn other words the Jonah of the shin and
came to the resolution to throw him the sea When
they came down to announce this to Mr. Heinrich he was
which published II i Sa
gong to drown me you say said Mr. Heinrich still fd
ding away. Decidedly answered the sailors Very
well said Mr. H., am ready but if you will give me
ten minutes to finish my piece Of music shall Be- moro
ready STILL The sailors agreeing to this the enthusiast
delight with the full assurance ofdcath hanging over HIM
but before the ten minutes out, the storm sud
denly abated that Mr. Hcinrchs life was saved and
the music finished about one and the same time y
On arriving in this country ne went his way wcstword
and IN log house near Bardstown, in Kentucky, he
tude for his Cremona his faithful companion whilst
he devoted himself entirely TO composition few Of
The Dawning Of Music in Kentucky, y "The Western
Minstrel, " and melo DRAMA The Child Of the Noun.
dcphia but the plates of all these COMPOSITIONS have
since then been destroyed by fire. Shortly after he left
kentucky he returned to Europe but reaching Liver.
pool he was taken dangerously ILL., Without money or
friends he obtained his recovery, through the me.
dunn OF Kind physician situation in the orchestra Of
Drury Lane and here and at Covent Garden he ycrea
ted for eight years All attempts to produce his
compositions in England however met with little or no
success and he left Albion for Germany where he foru-
nateiy found more congenia spirits, and better APP
prccated. Although he was rapidly acquiring honors
and celebrity in his native land whcrc he Is to this day
known as the Kentucky Tonsetzer family msfortunes
induced him to return to America where he has since
oiled on in most humble but career loved
and esteemed BY all who know him. and respected by
peculiar in their style yet that style formed in an
excellent and correct school In many instances Is not
who are spoiled by the fashionable minccmcst Of the
dcrn Italian school, may require and faults extraya-
critics excuse for distaste but such arc again
relieved by an ETHEREAL and delicate fancy of exquisite
grace and beauty or BY some few bold dark most
tic and difficult dashcs of harmony which startle the
nearer by the very fantastic oddy Of their
Nearly the entire resident musical talent Of the CITY, has
come forward to aid the veteran the excellent old man
hearty the occasion Of his benefit concert whilst the
beneficiary himself looks only forward to the production
of the cherished children of his genusis only anxious
about his Monumental symphony" his Pilgrim Faith.
crs his Washngtonad' and little or nothing
Tor the dollars and cents may may bring him to
cherish his old age withal May the warm and young
hope Of the aged artist not be disappointed may this
concert be the means OF providing, ecctually for the
few remaining wants Of his earthly career as also Of sat
syng the veteran musician of the fact that his study
scclusion and labor have not been in The concert
will be produced under the direction Of Mr. George Lo
der. OF him, and his excellent orchestra we have no
fear they will give duo effect to the eccentric and din
cult compositions Of Mr. Heinrich, or the entire pro-
gramme consists OF his own compostons,) and sin
cerey hope that the vocaiss will take the trouble OF
studying and practising we'll the difficulties Of their
that we feel anxious about some Of the music arc only
on account Of the vocalsts.
Mas. MowATT.-This evening the audience at the Parf
will once more welcome its boards young Ameri
can actress Mrs. Mowat II IL not yet year since shx
made her triumphant debut debut brilliant, that
was be feared that future could realize the
then given She had at that time only studied ono chaac
terhe Lady of Lyons" and has since played one hun
drcd and siNyivc nights and in twenty different parts
the most celebrated, and some of them tho most diicu
in the whole range Of the drama To acquire the ease
and grace in wearing male attire which would prepare
for kos0nd Viola and other Shak characters