The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-02

PHilADELy uIA, Oct. 81, 1913.
Op9G-DTamG-MdttoS av.d IN,xys in General.
9 Madam Bishop opened at the Arch. last EVENING.
with scenas from several popular operas. to
crowded house The people welcome her back
with unfeigued pleasure, and she will have pro-
ftable engagement Our friend Burton, the NINA
ger, coming Nor at his theatre g. all around the
board and his IN defatgat,s exc etions TO present
good entertainments are thus reap,ng a meutei
reward. He Pas securel Ma cready. it Is said
The rush to sc him will be irAmenss though re-.
port comes 70 that he e IS effective, generally
speaking, r.an when he last visited u.s.
Mr. Richings, Marshal's admirable representa-.
ave al the Walnut, dor ,g all that is possible 10
sustain The high charact er of that establishment,
and most successfully. Mayne Reid's tragedy
was brought out there If st week, In exceeni style,
and az a poetlcaiw ork , is greatly admired. 1t was
castle the full stseng n of the Walnut company
Wai,ack, Neate, w heatiey, Miss Fisher, and
R,ehlngs, hirnscii, sustaining the principal parts.
We greatly adTlred Wallack and Neatie, both OF
whom are truly SUI erior actors while Rlchings
Wheatley, anc that general favorlte Alexina Fish
er, each, and all, isty mented the warm applause
they received. Ir. REID has, by this tragedy,
made mos pror nising commencement as dra-
matte write, AM will, hereafter, we predict take
most eXai ed ST and.
amph,heetre asst week, and the houses have
been, thus far. cranrrned to excess. He pursues
his old and SUE .cesstul plan of equest1anism feats
of the arena, md dramatic spectacle and Is aided
still by that most efficient stage mana ger and
writer, oseT h Foster. John May, the clown of
theesteblish ment, makes more fun than ever, es-
pecialty whc N he mounts his new political hobby,
and g,ycs his specimens of the most approved
styles OF ST amp oratory.
In cddlt ION TO the above entertainments, we are
almost W sekly having concerts at the Musical 81,
of the M uslcal Fund, some ten days slnce--the
first of heir series for the present wlnter..a-em-
braced a. capital programme; whlle the Phllhar-
mo1lc announced for tonight, IN addition to Sc
veral oil and favorte artists introduces to ctl-
zens tw onewclamants IN Mr.. and Madam Lea:i.
Both If these societies are admirably managed
and III objects OF their organization are IN every
way aost worthy. ,
An ew theatre is now fitting upln SWANS build
ings, corner Of Seventh and Chestnut. The pro-
priet ors are Taber and Slsbee, who are likewise
with Mr.. Hamm, lessees OF the Front Street thea
ire and Museum In Baltimore. Report speaks
mo, 81 tavorably of the tact and means which these
gel tlemen have at command, and we oplne they
WIN do well with their fresh enterprise In our city.
We learn that the new theatre Is to be most beau
tifuly finished and decorated. MIR. Parker Cum
m,pas is their architect, and two artists,
Messrs Haberstroh and Kaiser, lately from Mu-
MICH are to do up the embellishments OF dress cir
cles and proscenium The cleverness OF the for
mer is well known and appreciated by all OF our
citizens who have noticed his work while the
tasteful conceptions and execution OF the latter we
will answer for from an examination which we
have made OF their work at the beautiful saloon
OF James fdlklnson, tuC Ceiooa'eu EohieC tioh1i
in Eighth street. This saloon isveriy chef d.
oc,tre IN graceful, modest beauty, and has won for
It's painters the most unequlvocal approval
Ihave thus lookedup for you musical and dra-
matte affairs in our city, and would like to say
something of matters and things In general. and
politics in particular. The former, however, will
leave for future communications while the latter
h,s been and will continue to be, handled by cores
DC udents far more dlsinterested and capable than
m yself Were to tell you that the State OF Pennsyl-
va ala will give its electoral vote to Cass and But
,er which I firmly belieye--you will set 1t down
10 The wish which is Sc father to the thought; -
W i'll not utter another word about the matter, I'M
less is be to You that both parties are wide
awe Ike and that victory, fall which way 1t may,
can rot be achieved without of the most despe-
rate and hard .fought struggles ever known In the
conn uonwealih.