The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-06

CAMPBELL's MIssTRELs, from their long experience,
can hit the public taste to a nicely, and the pro-
embracing they do every variety of Ethiopian
singing, dancing, statuary, &c To- night they give
an extra good bill
NM MARTINI AND LrvAssEuR, with their elegant
entertainments, are making quite stir in town.
They are nightly visited by most fashisnable au-
diences. and their wonderfully interesting perfor
mances ought TO be seen by all
BASvARp's PANoRAMIc HALL-Artists, shipwrights
a nd mechanics are busly engaged at 6es Broadway,
IN httipg up the grand diorama of Vera Crus, which
has been in of preparation for the last nine
months. The exhibition room will be open on the
10th inst when rich treat will be offered to the citi
of New York. The best talent Of the country
has been selected, and informed that for paint
Ing and mocha nism, they cannot be surpassed 1t Is
the largest diorama seen In the United States.
Fleming is in Cincinnati
c. Dibdn Pitt, the tragedian, is in Buffalo.
The Belgian giant Mons Bihin is in Rochester; also,
Prof. Rogers.
Biscsocianti is giving concerts in Boston.
The VienHoise Children and Moravian Singers are
at the Howard, Boston.
IMPoRrANr THEArRIcAL EvENrs-ARRwAL OF Nh.
MAcREApy-GREAr Mass MEETING OF MANAGERS.
From the Boston Mail Oct A.
Now is the winter Of ouR discomfort
See the hero comesound the trumpet beat the
The arrival Of the Acadia last week was fraught with
more than common Interest, inasmuch it brought
Maceady the greatest actor that lived the treat
that lives and the greatest actor that
This tuperatve praise, be 1t known Is not ours but
the essence carefully collected from among the puff
the London Times and Sun About twenty years ago
We recollect seeing MIR Macready play Macbeth and
Deleva in q little opera called Mlatrimony" and at
that time, the drama being in its younger days, he
made quite sepsatiop and In his succeeding imper-
sonations fairly took the little town of Boston by
storm. At that time MIR. Macready knew more about
the stage than he now, and II would have pre-
served his fame if he had retired with the rest Of his
contemporaries with the honors thick upon him, and
h. I'D 10 and hufta ntAr1
Mr. Macready arrive in Boston, and was strai1htway
conducted to splendid suite Of rooms at the fremont
House. He had scarcely had time to breathe and look
about him before the great meeting Of theatrical
managers took place and it was funny in the extreme
Now the writer Of this s true friend of theatricas
and good friend to managers He we'll knows that q
the are the dray and the truck horses
that draw it along They have to work starve, and
to earn it by the sweat of their brows He foe to
the starring sy stemn we'll knowing that it has been
the ruin Of hundreds Of men. every one better and
more honest than Mr.. Macready, who has lived in
luxury by it. He is opposed to imported plays aud im
ported play actors when we have such abundant mate
becomi, bright ornaments to the American stage.
1t s the interest Of the public to know that
more than two thirds Of the money which they 30
literally bestow to the theatrical treasury, while
star is engaged claimed and into the pocket of
that STAR consequently the manager Is unable to do
justice to the amusements after the star has left
the public, who the supporters of amusement are
the losers. Somebody Booth, sen we believe-onoe
kened the English stars to lot of red Holsters swim
ming in schools to shores very quietly pocketing
all the money, then quietly turning tail and swim
ming back again, and laughing at the with which
But to the meeting at the fremont. The drd-
mats persone were represented as follows
Park Theatre, New York, by John Povey.
Broadway Theatre, New York. by w II. Blake.
Burton's Theatre Philadelphia, by literary gentle
man in a circular cloak
Astor Place Opera House, by Mr. Hackett.
National Theatre Boston, William Pelby and Thos
Barry.
Boston Federal street Theatre by Charles r Thorne
her ord l.
Aging.
Present also, Yankee G. H. Hill, for himself and
others.
Mr. Ryder, Lord Chamberlain for Mr.. Macready.
Strange to say, all of the above named gentlemen
upon the errand, viz: to eng age Mr. Mscready.
The distinguished tragedian, like a bear or live
1SsaTg or any otnea rare was up ior
Der and see this genius wrapped up in small, thin
duode elmo volume, congratulating himself upon his
own selfimportance, and how nicely he shall fill up
the mighty void existing He, who had exclusive
~ drank of the pure waters of Avon who had eaten
Shakespeare drank Shakespeare, and slept upon Shak-
fpeare had come like thunderbolt to clear the pros.
pect so long cloudy and cheeress and with the mighty
magic Of Shakspeare's mind would let the wondering
people Of Boston and elsewhere know that their thea
tres and theatrical properties something more
than they had been made to beleve-a mouthful Of
moonsbine. After adjusting his collar, in the true
Byronic style and encssing his legs in a pair Of
lean and slippered pantaloons, and bringing nto
QUESTION all the arts he master of to hide, as far
rs art is possible the and yellow leaf that had set
tied on his brow he placed himself in an attitude
drawn exclusively from the old school, with an invis-
bic barrier between him and his expected guests, as
powerful to the air drawn dagger Mac
BETH and these necessary arrangements being made,
Mr. Ryder Is summoned to his side and requested to
usher separately before him the patient waiting ma
nagers, each of whom had golden apple for his
full inspection.
been called for paid for and frank, each and ell
were awaiting on the tenter-hooks Of expectation.
went of half cooked dozen times. william the
Rufus had been sen looking in the glass seventeen
times and had IN excitement nearly pulled all the lace
fringe from his yellow kids Baron Hackett had looked
at his watch many a time and oft, and declared he
should be able to transact his business and be
ready for the cars. The Boston managers being on
tn cir ground did not take the cruel deay;' 60
much at heart; Yankee Hill seemed to enjoy the joke
amazingly, his rs bicund phiz was continually lighted
up with jest and whenever the conversation tagged
he propose drink all round 1t was In one Of taese
merry changes just each the rosy wine
except Hill who drinks gin smasheTs. when the door
opened end MIR. Ryder entered The sudden appear
ance of Macreadys right Ia nd man like electric
shock John Povey IN the excitemen ut Of The moment
the Rufus spilled Of the savory contents Of his
glass upon four box paits Of his beau Bumme ruff to
his unspeakable cbagrn and Haokett swallowed his
brandy and water at one gulp, when Ryder pro-
nounced his nsme the FIRST selected name, to be
summoned into the presence of the "greatest ira.
gedian of the day;o and the excitement waxed
warmer and warmer. " Hackett should engage
him for the Astor Place, what the devil will be-
shit for the Broadway? thought Rufus. think he'll
not play in Boston this time thought Barry and he
does what's the use OF paying one hundred and Atty
dollars night for a stock company to support him,
and give him all that comes in reasoned Ayling He
must come to the Boston, the Of his old triumph
thought Tborne. Let's have drink all round" said
HILL while the company was musing, and deacon,
mix me gin smashern Yankee Hill always drinks
gin smasbers and pcory bitter and being all charged
the yankee commenced a funny story, and had just
come to a well known sentence, "if you break 1t of
just pass along the" when Baron Hackett was seen
coming down 'ars and straightway left the house,
sport ting the sulen in the dgDifed entmeut
No engagement with Hackett," said some The
next was William Rufus Blake. who was in like
nan, who bad feasted upon the wines Of France and
drank the milk Of Burgundy and who had come over
and made up his mind all the way, that ray Of true
taste should hereafter dawn in the dramatic horizon of
this ben ghted country. while william was closeted
with the great man sundry drinks were imbbed The
Deacon was perfectly afable. Hill drank smash, and
was particularly funny. AT length William returned,
M I'd the question natnrally asked by ernrx ON