The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-06-08
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scented to the audience, the applause ran higher and
higher and the performers Belamy, Hall, Burke, &c,
ali obtained fair share The Bowery is emnently
cacu lated for these sp, ndid dramas; indeed rs able
to do justice to any class of have
the regular drama better rendered than at
this house The manager, MIR Hamblin. keeps up well
in the dramatic race of improvements, which are so
much the fashion ow.adays. The return to the old
prices of % the boxes and l2lS cents to the
pit has been judicious ono, since it went into ef
feet. the house has been fully attended by respec
table audiences. Mr. w Marshall will take his benefit
this evening. We would bespeak few words in favor
of the claims of this gentleman on the public He is
most excellent and judcious actor always perfect in
his part and happy in his deneatons OF the charac-
tiers entrusted to him AS Shakspearean actor he is
eminent and shows that he has studied glorious
Willis immortal writings, understandings ntelli-
gently. Tonight he will play the part of ''Richard
liIn He is to be supported by the strength Of the
delightful evening The Yankee comedy Of 'Ole Bull
and the drama of the pilot of the German Ocean,
will conclude the entertainments We hope Mr.. Mar
shall will have bumper. Tomorrow night, Mr.
C. w Clarke another great fave rite will take his bene
ft-his farewell one, by the bye.
NIBLo's AsroR PLAcE.-This fine resort for amuse
ment again filed last evening with very fashion
able audience. 1t is a very curious thing to remark.
that the people who had frequented The Italian
Opera during the last winter, have taken this
theatre under their patronage, and fill nightly the lux
urous boxes Of the elegant bonbonnere Of Aston Place
This is now certainly in New FORK Of the best
places to find charming entertainment, without being
sufocated by the heat and doubt the Aston Place
house is the best ventilated in city The charming
appeared in their best dances La Polka Paysanne,"
very true picture of the Bohemian festivals the Pas
Rococo with the coquetish costumes of the time of
Louis XIV, and also the celebrated Pas Oriental,'
which may well call an Oriental Dream y from
the thousand and one nights What delightful sight
1t would be to these graceful children appear in
regular ballet, in which the principal characters would
be played by Madame Augusta or by the Monpaisrs,
and with appropriate costumes and scenery. it
done often in Paris when these danseuses Viennoises
first appeared at the Academy Of Music. This sug
gest to Mr. Nibo, whose enterprising skill aud know
| ONcc0mnlisn should he 10
| We have but the words of yesterday to re-
peat in favor of the English vaudeves performed by
the talented actors under the direction of Messrs
Chppendale and Seton.
CHATHAM TusArRE.-This house is so fully attended
every evening, that is almost impossible to procure
seat after nine o'clock. The approach of NOSES
departure has hurried the folks up he would say.
and they are all anxious to avail themselves of these
last few nights of his performance He goes to Boston
| next week We understand there has been quite a
controversy in that city, to the originality of the
thorshp Of New York as 1t Is' However much they
may dispute that tho Bostonans will have
dispute the originality and excellence Of Chantraus
Nose. That Is performance which stands unrvalled,
and we question ifit ever will be equaled The drama
of the Dream at Sea- the first piece last evening
1t went of well and much applauded. Held, Her.
bert, Vary, Mrs. Jones and Mrs Sherwood. ali had
good parts in it and they played them we'll The farce
of My Friend the Captain concluded the bill HELD
Winans and Mrs Booth keeping the house in all
| the time.
CuRrsrY's MrNsrRELs--For eight successive months
has this band attracted crowded houses night after
night. They have sung more songs. danced moro dan
ces amused more people and though last not least,
have made more money during that period then any
other band OF the same sort in the Union There
much vivacty and real art about these meodious dar
kies that it seems If would get tired of
hearing them. The best things however, must come
to an end some time or another and therefore their
stay in New York; cannot be forever They will sing
| but week more after the present ono. md then
they .eave their admirers had better hear them
while they can. They give a full programme this
evening
CASTLE GAapEN.-The Garden pretty fairly at
tended last night. The GOODNESS of the ming, per-
haps, prevented many from visiting it; but still
there very fair house indeed Mr.. Holland
and his nimitably comic style performing, caused
Of laughter Certainly Holland is of the best
comic actors we have and in the lively dash
ing farce he is unriyalled. Madame Augusta and her
dancing were the theme of universal admiration
This lady is truly captivating danseuse; the ease
such not met with in many of her profession
She takes her benefit to- night and WILL in the of
the evening" appear In the grand trial dance from LIZ
Bayadere." MILE Vallee will dance with her She will
also dance Spanish pas de dear with the lady
La Manola and in the delightful fancy burletta of
the Magic Mirror, she will dance La Polka Comiquo''
with Mons Bouxary. This is very great hill A visit
to Castle Garden to witness such performances is in
deed pleasure The prone nades the superior refresh
ments the clear fresh air direct from the all
combine 10 make it most elegant and delightful spot.
MELopEoN Success attended this house its first
opening and has stuck to ii since 1t is, indeed.
quite accommodation to hundreds Of families
on the eastern sie OF the city, well elsewhere
u
derate entrance and enjoy themselves highly listening
to the Virginia Ministries until 10 o'clock, when all is
done so that they are home again in due This
| is the true way of managing such places of amuse-
ment
Another MAMMOTH PASoRAMA.-A panoramic view
of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers has been painted and
the exhibition of it will commence at the Apollo Rooms
on Monday next II is painted by Mr. Hudson, be-
leve and will doubtless attract much attention from
our citizens.
NJ. MAURICE SrRAcxosH, PIANIST TO THE EMPEROR
OF RussiA-Ths highly tale nted artist whose reputa
ton has already reached this country through the
channel of the London papers arrived the other day
on board Of the Hibernia. and came directly to New
York. As composer and erecwtant NJ. S. has an Eu-
ropean reputation We have often heard his written
music, and admired the style. genius and acc uracy
with which it is composed and since he has arrived
in this ntry have had several occasions OF udg
ing for ourselves Of the facility elegance and talent Of
his execution on the pianoforte. NJ Strackosh is
very young man. Of an elegant and distinguished
figure, of smiling face; and doubt he will
greatly please our American ladies' well by his fash
ionable style by his rich talent. The biography Of
VI. s. resembles much that of all the great
honorable parents. His father was Colonel
in the Polish army and scarcely his son Maurice
six years old when he remarked that he had
great natural disposition for music After six months
of lessons the little boy able to play pretty WE'LL
and he often astonished his hearers by the skill Of his
dogte and the accuracy Of his style. NJ Strackosh's
father having emigrated to Germany in 1928, for a po
ltical cause, he took his with him, and had him
deeply educated in all the musical branches and when
twelve years old he launched him in the great circle
where the young pianist many deserved lau-
rels. The artist went to Denmark and in the city of
Stockholm he gave several concerts at which young
lady, then unknown, and who is the celebrated
Jenny Lind, sang. From Denmark, NJ 3. went to st.
Petersburgh, where having met with great sue.
cess, he received from the Car the honor of being
named his pianst-and charged to give lessons
in music to the beautiful Princess Olga who is known
the most lovely woman who lived. At Paris the
reception of NJ s. by the deffanh also very
able; and he performed during whole winter at diff
ferent concerts and in the large concert room of NJ
| Henri Herr. At Lyons, at Marsees, he rewarded
with harvest of deserved applause his success
celcd that of the ned Signor Mlanolo who had
created real furore all over the country NJ. s. has
travelled for the three last years in Italy and Spain
and performed in of all the kings and queens
of the old world. There is very good anccdotc re-
ported to have taken place Mt Naples where played
before the old King Ferdinand, whose reputation for
stiffness and imbecility is proverbal The king, after
having heard the pianist told his courtcrs that he who