The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-18

because he feared that his pocket handkerchief
would be taken from him, and he wl-hed 10 send
The Courier de Lyon states that The blood which
is said TO have issued from the wounds la the side
OF our Sayioar a. represented in the painting in1
by two medical men, who have declared that its
chymical composition exactly corresponds with
chat Of human blood
Foreign Music, Art, and the Drama.
M. Perlet the French actor, drd rrceatiy at
and performed in English characters occasionally.
he lett his family in comfortable circumstances.
Cartigny, one of his associate actors s quite ua-
well, and will not perform again.
At Brussels, Giralda," comic opera, has been
produced with success. In the same city, i've
act play, "Calvin," has been performed.
:. The manager of the Imperial Theatres of Italy,
mas entered into new engagement with the
talented English vocalist, formerly popular here,
Miss Cattle rine Hayes, who is to make her ap-
Pearance in the summer season.
At the Teatro Grande, Trieste, Verdi's last new
opera entitled Stiffelio," has been Withdrawn in
consequence of its i'll success.
The new Theatre Real at Madrid, continues to be
an object OF great attraction TO the beau nosde aud
this is not to be wondered at, when consider
what fine vocal corps il posse at the present
moment, equal to that Of any opera in Europe.
Ronconi had been very well received on his re.
appearance.
Made: Mequillet has proceeded to Client to sing
IN " lie Prophetic" She obtained great success
there, such forms important epoch in the life
.s sesy ns.s seog
the eve of being represented, and the Huguenots "
8 in rehearsal.
The new entertainment Of those two talented
artists, Nine Thillon and pr. Hudson continues
IT is to be repeated In London the end Of the en-
suing month.
Mr.. Bum, who has already givea his literary
and dramatic entertainment one hundred and seven
feen times, is about TO proceed with il through the
midland counties.
Julien has departed from London with his "band
of chosen men" The French drum ners with
cheir unmatchable major, al.o accompanies him,
and there s little doubt OF their mak,og some noise
IN the provinces. They are now at Manchester.
Mr.. Bale and Mr.. Bum are on the eve of COM
pieting grand opera, In three acts.
Musard, whom many of our contemporaries put
TO death some time since, is announced to conduct
at some Of the forthcoming bal marques at Paris
Scribe and Auber's new opera, " L. Enfant Pro-
digue, continues to attract the Partisan public.
One of the great causes of the is to be at
trbuted to the splendid scenery, painted by the
celebrated arttste, E. Cambon.
Mrs. Wallack, wife of Mr.. ]. Wallack, the
comedian, and daughter of the celebrated "Jack
tombstone" died on Wednesday night. Mr. Wal
lack has been very seriously ill for some weeks
Sun, Dec. 25.
Monday night December %, brought the series
Of national concerts, at Her Majestys Theatre, to
prior to the period which the executive committee
originally fixed upon The committee have in
cured serious loss by their scheme.
MIR. Lumley is now defendant in trial whereby
the heirs Of Donizetti and M Bayara, the author Of
she h6rtfto OF La File du Regiment" claim their
drorfs dotstew on the Italian slation in which
Madame Sontag has been so successfully singing.
We understand that metropolitan musical instru-
ments will occupy about 3, 400 feet the exhibition.
There will be various specimens of organs from the
various London builders; among the rest there will
De one gigantic church organ, containing upwards
OF eighty stops with an Independent pedal organ
upon the largest scale The cost Of this instru-
ment will be several thousand pounds. There
will also be interesting instrument, designed by
Col. P, Thompson, M. Pan enharmonic organ
the object Of which is, by minute subdivision Of
the scale, TO attain perfect information. The in
genious colonel will also exhibit an enharmonc
guitar, the design of which is somewhat similar.
No class OF musical instruments WILL we believe,
be unrepresented As might be expected. piano
5ortes will be most numerous. In this department,
the most eminent manufacturers exertng their
utmost powers to exempliiy the superiority of IA
tive instruments. There will be several improve
ments exhibited, both as regards tone and me-
chanism. The number Of exhibitors, it is antici.
pated, will amount to about seventy.
A MULTITUDE OF MusIcrANs.-A foreign journal
composers who, il is said have expressed their in
tention Of visiting England during the grand exhi
bition Of 1851.
HOLIDAY ADJUSTMENTS IN LONDON
I'm thuf suay, hTter christmas, the different
theatres, ana other places of amusement in the
metropolis, were open TO crowds OF visi,ers. At
Drury lane, the play OF the Waters Tale"
was performed to a full house, followed by the
pantomime Of " HARLEQUIN and Humpty Dump
~; or Robin de Bobbin anc the FIRST Lord
Mayor Of London" At the Hsymarket, the
Messrs Brough again contribute the Christ
mas extravaganza. The present burlesque, al
entirely new translation, taken an immense way
from the orr gnal Arabic IL founded on the story in
the Arabian Nights of " The Second @ slender, aud
the Queen of Beauty who had to fight with the Ge-
ME " IL contains tie Messrs Broughs' usual guam
tum OF puus parodits, and hits al passing )les and
events, and IN these respects, no less than as a
spectacle, the piece was highly successful At the
Lyceum there was a burlesque by Mr.. blanche,
founded on a little French fairy tale known as
"L'Oiseau Bleu," which is produced uuder the
title fixing Charming, or the Blue Bird Of Para
disc" The house was immensely crowded. The
novelty at the Prncesss, after the representation OF
che /" Stranger" with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles kean
supporting the principal characters, consisted of
pantomime, entitled "AloDzo the Brave, and the
fair lmogeue; or, Harlequin and the Baron all CO.
vered with Jewels and Gold" A the first essay
OF the new Management, IN plntomime, il keeps up
the high character already attained by the thea
IRE for enterprise and spirit The hurlesque at
the Adephi, like most of It's predecessors, Is
from the French. the subject, I" La rarantula,"
has been done into Engsh," (and very well
done, too) by Mr. Albert smith, and colab0afeHr,
whose name we did not learn. The dialogue
throughout is smart and aboundiog in Jokes we'll
pointed, and most OF them very telling: and The ajo-
ny Of the n were very well aimed shots at the most
salient topics a the day. The piece was perfectly
successful and will doubtless be a stock attraction
FOR some time To come. The performance al the
Olympic commenced with the " Merchant of Ve-
NICE" in which Mr. G.. V. Brooke appeared IN the
character Of Sbylock. one Of the best conceived
0te " that talented actor The Christmas piece was
fairy tale in doggerel verse, serial, floral, and
genealogical" entitled Prince Dorus or the Ro
-nance 81 the Nose " II Is by the authnrof 3" Dio-
genes and HE Lantern" Az Sadler. Wells the per.
Jounances opened with Southern's tragedy Of 4" Isa-
5ella;" then followed the event Of the evening the
new reniomime, entitled " Harlequin aud the
House that Jack built in 1851" Advantage was
aaken Of the great forthcoming exhibition 10
procure title for the pantomme, and very
beautiful representation o'thc Costal Palace, which
called forth the loud and repeated applause Of the
audience. Atthe Msrylebone Theatre, "Cieorge
BemwelP was played in dumb show At length
came the new grand his orcal pantomime, emit