The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-20
Foreign TheatricnIs.

of Miss Cushman and Miss Susan Cushman at the sarrey
has proved immensely successful Each night the
theatre has been literally crammed to suocaton and
where in London have these admirable artstes been
ceived with more enthusiasm than within the walls of
the Surrey, fact that speaks volumes in reuntion of
the oft repeated calumny that the audiences of this and
other theatres Of the class incapable of apprec
aDg anything of higher order than the fustan rant
and badry that characterize the performances with
which they are usually entertained The pieces in which
Miss Cushman play ed during the past week were Rome
and Juliet and Guy ManneriDg Her presentations of the
ardent Romeo, and the wild, haEcrazed Meg Merries
are too well known require any comment from us now
We were glad to our cOmical Irish friend Mccarthy
again smoothing the wrnkied brow Of care,' in the
laughable arces Of " The Irish Valet, and The Ner-
vous Man"
The City of London Theatre opened on the 3Ist ut
Mrs. R. Honners in the provinces has been very
great, and she has had very tempting offers from Ame
Mr. w Farren and Mrs. Glover have been starring il
at the Queens Theatre Manchester and Cerito and St
Leon are engaged for limited number Of evenings also
MIR. Macready. The manager, Mr. Sloan, states that
these engagements will cost him 1900.
poor ignorant know. nothing fellow of the name OF
Butler, says, in poeticsl work called Hudbras''
The worth of any worldly thing
Is just as much as it will bripgn
Acting upon this ridiculous ax on manager lately
gagged two stars the following terms-"to share the
receipts after sixty pounds = that is say he, he
ager) was to take the first sixty such unparalleled
amount into the theatre and then give to the
stars half of the surplus After six nights of their
attraction, the stars received their share
pounds ten shillings (al ct being, slight
qua with Cocker will prove for each exactly four
shillnss and twopence per night Yet people will per
sst in saying that our great actors and actresses are
overpaid
Two grand concerts given in the Trade Hail.
Manchester the 3st ut and on the I'd inst for which
Grsi Mario, and Labache, Miss Halves, Staudig Bene-
DICT &c, were Engaged.
Miss woolgar and Mr.. Muayard, from the Adelphia,
engaged perform. in of their most popular
characters at the Liverpool Theatre Royal
James Browne, the Misses Kenneth, Mrs. J. Walton,
Mrs Melville SC, are delightpg the public at the
cal director he has been considered conductor
cond only to the late Mr. Loder. This gentleman
the lessee Of the York circuit in 1928 and 1922
and took thither the greatest company collected in
the provinces. We mention a few names-Sapio first
sngerJ Clement White, Tayleure Bennett Gather of
George Bennett) Calvert H. Cooke Qbrother of Mrs w
WesD Basil Baker Stuart (now at iIaymarket) Phelps,
tsadlers Wellsl George Horncastle Reynoldson, Ed
monds (pupil of Tom Cooae) Miss Davis afterwards
Mrs SavilleD Miss Csaver. Miss Burre (the original
Don Giovsnni) Montagu (of Bath) Duff (iaymarket)
and Mrs. c. Cummins beautiful woman and delight
fui singer 1t pleasure to find who did so much
for the profession still giving his talent to uphold it.
scarboro' has been unusually gay this summer. The
theatre, with excellent company, under the manage
of MIR Roxby, has been most Literally supported
Mr.. Hamilton the Irish comedian, has been playing
there for the last fortnight and has been highly success
full in the arces OF "The Irish Post" Hallway Bub-
bles" SC.
Miss Laura Addison has been very successful at Edn-
burgh Edmund Glover, tson Of the Mrs. GloverD Is
the leading actor. Miss Kenneth Is very sweet vocal
ist and great favorite in Aud Reeke Miss Cleaver
is actress Of great merit or Mr. William Murray
is superhuous speak The brother Of Mrs Harry Sid
dons the best s,agemanager living and every thing he
puts upon the boards might be quoted models to
metropolitan managers
Mr. c. +. Horn is busily employed in composing an
oratorio which he hopes TO get performed at Exeter
Hall in the OF the ensuing season A very ex-
cellent portrait Of Mr.. Horn has been painted by Miss
Pur,ay daughter of Mr. Charles Purday, the vocalist
the likeness is very. striking.
Madame Anna Thillon has been warbling at the Thea
tire Royal, Manchest err in THE Crown Diamonds" to
the great delight of crowded audiences she is well sup
ported by Hudson of the Haymarket.
The municipal authorities Of the city of Lyons have
Just voted the Of 20 600 francs towards the expense
Of bringing out at the Grand Theatre, new opera in
FIVE acts, written by Lyonnsise
There was a rehearsal at the Hanover Rooms
Thursday and Friday mornings OF portion OF ne mn'
sic 10 be performed at the Birmingham Festival Mr. L.
Cooke and Willy led very fine band, and the chorus
excellent The frs, thing rehearscd was a sacred
cansta by spohr and the next rev psalm verse ana
chorus composed by MoFcheles who conducted II; then
followed Mendelssohn oIatorlo Elijah" conduc-
ted by the composer who loudly cbeered on his APP
pearance in the orchestra The solos sung by Ma
dame Csradori Allan Miss Bassano, Miss NJ. Halves,
Miss Lincoln (ior Miss A WillamsD MIR Hobbs, Mr.
Jockey, and Herr stsudigl, who heartily welcomed
Mdlle Carlotta Grisi made her temperance at tho
Academic Royale de Musilue, in Paqutfa where she
was most enthusiastically received by crow ed and
fashionable audience. she most ably seconded by
Madles Piunkett and Adele Dumiatre.
Bales opera, Les Quatre Fills Aymon," which only
lived ~ nights after lis production at Paris and which
was almost equally unsuccessful two years ego, at tho
Princesss, under the title of The Castle OF Aymon"
played for the l36h time and still attractive as
ever.
Rommy, the French BARITONE has achieved most sue
cessiul debut at the Carcano Of Milan.
Madle Terese Bramblla will not appear in Paris this
previously announced she having entered
an engagement 10 sing in Italy
Victor Gabriel son Of General RosnlecM, has been
celod to Rome 10 conduct tho execution Of ono OF ha
works Of the sixlnq chapel Tho works OF this compo,
ssl which breathe As AeefAsi sadness and ~elsnesey