The New York herald., 1849-05-02
Theatrical and Musicnl

Dor which may possibly extend until some time nert
week meantime the suspicious entertained will be vent
secret until the day Of the inquest
Theatrical and Musical
BowERY THEATRE The gloomy play of the "Stranvar,,
was performed last evening j. w. wallack taking thu
part of the misanthrope, and Mrs Wallaek that of
Mrs Haller They both played admirably WE'LL and IN
the more affecting scenes noticed among the au
dence many handkerchief used to dry the tears
whcn the truthful acting the stage called forth
Nr. olpert was cast AS old Solomon-the man Of COR
respondence-and Winans as his son Tobias THAR
coIcanues served, somewhat to Tighten the gloomy
story Oh TINS piece. The Stranger by no means
favorte play with and 1t is only admiraho ant;r
such as was gwen last evening-that can at Ali make
~ r popu"r' we snoula thlnk The audience very
numerous ana testified their great Of the
efforts OF the Waacks and the rest of the nerormer.
oy the most hearty applause The admirable drama OF
@ @one rover OF Gold" concluded the cntertainments
MS piece Is one of the interesting that has ever
pesn produced, and we trust the manager will often
brlng IL forward Tonight the Bridal, will he nor
formed once more 1t has been so enthusiastiosi
ceiyed on each occasion of its performances during the
Walacks engagement, that it will to satisfy nl7 hs
played again this evening for the last time as with to-.
night ends the engagement of the Wallacks To-mor
row evening they will take their benefit and make
their very lastappearance.
BROADWAY THEATRE--Therc was n large attendance
at the Broadway last night to witness Mr. Forests
performance in the part of Jack Cade Whatever NAV
be the opinion of historians politicians rs to the
original Jack Cade, certainly this drama makes up
well for the stage, and Mr. Forests personation Of
WI his pcst points ME- + was in fine playing order
last evening, and full force the telling points
Inc audience were delighted and greeted the express
sons OF liberal sentiment which he uttered from time
TO time, with great appreciation This play, unlike
many of the pieces which written for individu uas
has quite number of respectable parts for dstribu,
tion among the stock company, Miss F. Wallack
pu1ysd M Tnnhn in ,t style highly eredabe to herr
entrusted to him quite feature in The piece Mr.,
t6s nyoa by nis0 PhySa n part iao of Lod Clifford with
piece, on the whole, went off exceedingly we'll IL Ia
one of Mr. FORESTS best The bill for the evening
concluded with the new petite comedy of Who
| Speaks First ?" in which Messrs Dyott Lester and
bernard M and Mcsdames Wallack and Watts were cast
nc VIII appear as Spartacus, in the tragedy Of the
Gladiator
NATIONAL THEArnE.-Thc house was very well At
tended last evening, and the entertainments, which
consisted Of" Rosina Meadows" New York as it isn
and the Momentous Question, passed of well Seve-
raj benefits will take place this week Tonight Mr.
II Purdy will take his, and we have no doubt he win
have n very crowded one. MIR Purdy manages the ar
rangemens in the front of the house. and to his efforts
the audiences are much indebted for the
manner in which they are seated Quite long list OF
artists have volunteered their on the
rater of Captain Copp, in 'Charles IIn Signor Fran
CISCO ,he famous jugger will also appear during the
evening; and Miss Gertrude Dawes Mr. Yates and Mr.
| Schm will dance Chanfrau will appear as Mose in
his California trip and the drama Of the Lost D,s-
comic songs and altogether the entertmnmsnts %
Will be very varied We believe Captain Purdv viii
have fine house tonight His friends will not forget
| this occasion.
| Burrows THEATRE" Romance and Reality, Was
produced again last evening a we'll filed house-Mr
burton, as Asper Maney and MIR Lynne as Oliver Man.
ley-and played with ability Mr. Jordan too as Frank
| Meredith the ardent young Virginan and Miss Chap.
man. as Rosabel, were likewise excellent; Jack Swift
| by MIR. Brougham, and Blossom by Mrs Bronaham
brought from the delighted audience renewed snpanse
Inc very popular dance called the Polka was given
in style Of elegance by Miss walters and Mr ErsIa
,ry,A-
laughable farce of the Illustrous Stranger in which
Mr. Burke takes the comical character Of Billy BOW
bell, Cockney, shipwrecked his travels This 4,
very amusing farce, and well worth seeing cspecallv
oy those VINO ioye to laugh To night will will be given
fomance and Reality, and the Spectre bridegroom
STARs-Therc at present In this citv manv at
tractive artists who xious to be empoysd and
who would be great cards for managerial profits vet
the public are anxious for variety, managers
present not engaged are Madame and NJ Leat who are
excellent vocniists and the truly accomplished dan
| seuse, Madame Augusta.
CHRlsrYs M,ssrnELs-For those whose tempers are at
oil riled up by the mscries of May day in New York
we would say there is Balm in Geadh-let them 20
to hear Christys folks tonight The admirable music
and rare art Of these darkes say nothing of their
racy v oyage Musicale and graceful dancing will chase
away the blues from the most confirmed hypochon.
driac Their programme for this evening is rated
NEw On LEAss SERENApERs--The he changes and chances
ofmoving day bring no changes for the immovable
| Serenaders We call them immovable as they so
firmly fixed in public estimation their room is nightly
crowded with beauty and fashion and they fully salts
~ OF critics To-
night they give their grand buresques, songs &C., as
| usual
| HERR ALExANDER-We are requested to state that
the Alexander now performing in the States the
Herr Alexander, the great magician he Is in
| Mexico.
| VoIcrLAspERs MrcRoscoMrc VIEWS will open at the
Chinese Asst mbly Rooms on Monday evening next
IKELHEIMERs CoNcERr.-The musical entertai mn ant
OF this distinguished youthful artist will come of on
Monday evening next at the Tabernacle.
| CASTLE GARpES.-Ths favorite resort will open on
| Sunday evening next with a Sacred Concert.
MADAME ANNA BrsHor.This excellent cantatrice ac-
companied by Bochsa, the harpist, has arrived at
Havana and is now performing at the Tacon theatre
Miss Brient is very successful in opera Cincinnati
The Baker Family, by special invitation, we're at the
| white House, washington, few evenings ago Their
singing afforded much qualification to the distinguish
ed personages there after which they invited BY
the amiable and accomplished lady, Mrs Col Bliss,
does with so much grace and dignity the honors OF
the PRESIDENTS mason to partake OF its hosptaltes
| The concert Of the Boston Dramatic Fund Associa-
ton, which took place in that city SATURDAY. even
ing last, was numerousy attended Tedescos concer
was not well attended owing to the state
OF the weather, but, nevertheless her singing was
| charming.
Mr. Wilson'S concert at st. Louis has given unnuaIi
fed satisfaction As vocalist the press speaks OF hi
| in most complimentary terms
On the oath ult. MIR. VandenhoG played OthelIo At
| Louisville to crowded audience Mrs Wilkinson ac
quilted herself credtaby in the character of
demona.
Brooklyn city Intelligence.
| BRooKLyS NAVY YARp-The yard presents ou,te
lively appearance, and the different works are an
with great rapidy. There en- mployed in tfsse
works 700 hands. large building is being erect
ior tne parpose OF storing away the iron and copper
One Of Bishops heavy patent derrcks is also in pro-
cess OF erection The receiving ship North Carolina