The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-27

often again. The dinner was partlv cold-;t il -
quite cold,t has gone the way Of all dinners The
aSa az mas neen sparkling about in the
"a, part OF the evening, Is now to be seen NO,
i"nc..r The bottles have been removed nv ,ho'
NESTS. Battle: ."e last toast has been said and
the last song has been ss"s; the lights will soon be
put out, and when the lights "a out, the man who
has put them out will 90 out hims.st afterwards.
Great laughter.) The point wish to c6'ae to- IL
this. wish to think of our friend Macready, who.
like "Claude Melnotte," is signing for his {" Pau
line" and shall not, therefore, detan you longer
but propose to you the health of Mrs. Macready
and her family. loud cheers.)
The next toast was "The LADIES'" after which
the party broke up.
Foreign Music and the Dra,nh.
At the "Opera Italen," in Paris, .ialevy's 81 La
Tempesta" has been lately performed for the first
time, and met with the same ff.oe as in London-a
total failure. Our readers may recoect that we
predicted such would l.e the case. The music is
dry, far-fetched, aad uninteresting; the lbretto'
naraly better. An unfortunate accident occurred
IN tne hrst -ct, which very nearly prevented the
conin. arice Of the opera :-Madlle. Rosati reD
ier INTO an untimely-opened trap-door, and hurt
herself SO much that she could scarcely continue or
all the dancing of the part. The opera was short
ened of one act, and was yet found tedious. Sig,
l.ablache's fine acting and singing was the only
feature that pleased the Partisan public. We are
sorry to see q La Tempesta" again announced in
Mr.. Lumley's programme for the forthcoming sea-
here, and are convinced that it will not be re-
says a London paper. Our Paris correspondent
gives different version of the success Of the opera
At the fourth concert Of the Philharmonic in Pa
ris (under the management Of Berlioz), two young
ladies from one of the first Seats and presented
NJ Berlioz with wreath Of laurel, splendidly exec
cuted in gold, white satin cushion; it was OH
the occasion of the performance Of his symphony
entitled Romeo and Juliet" The whole audience
took the lvcliest interest in this genuine exhibition
of public admiration Of one of the musical glorious
of France.
"A IL.
David, new symphony by Theodore Gouvy, was
performed but did not gain much favor, from the
noisy Instrumentation, and the rather vague treat
ment OF the subjects, which were not very original
nor pleasing The Saxophonc, u new instrument,
invented by Nj. Sake (of whom it bears the name),
obtained general applause it was well played by
NJ Soualle, and has very sweet, rich tone.
Amongst the new arrivals of celeines artists,
IN London, from the continent, is Mademosce
krinitz, and Mr.. Ehrmann the excellent vioon-
cello player from Paris.
Sgnora Cortes is the grand attraction at ST.
Petersburg She took her benefit few evenings
since, which produced 1850 roubles, in addition to
which the talented canoiftce has received from the
Emperor present Of fenou, or bandeau of bril-
liants Of the value Of 5000 roubes Her perform,
has been veritablc triumph.
Dehler, the celebrated pianist, has been for some
time in Moscow During the whole winter there
has only been one concert given, that of Seymour
Shift pianist Of great talent, but who scarcely
able T. cover his expenses In fact, regards the
theatre, the sole attraction has been Fanny Elsser;
IL singers at the Russian Opera squall in the most
singular facon
AT the Haymarket theatre, the appearance of
Mr. James Wallack proved the agreeable fact that
the long and severe illness which deprived the stage
of his services during the past year, has not in the
least diminished that spirit and geniality which
have so establishefh him favorite with the pub.
lie. The recklessness, the oddly, and the Casti-
liam pride of Don Caesar dc BazaI-the character
in which he appeared-were all given in his wonted
free and gallant manner, and his face and figure
are still admirably adapted to the part. His re-
ception by the audience was of the Kind given not
only to the valued actor, but to the old friend and
he was enthusiastically called at the conclusion OF
the piece.
On the sth of March, Mr.. J. w. Wallack. tho
celebrated young tragedsnn from the American
theatres, was to make his debut at the Haymarket
in the character of Othello, to which his uncle Mr.
James Wallack will play Iago.
Mr.. Pagrave Simpson has given another cle.ant
trife to the boards OF the Olympic, under the title
Of THAT Odious Captain GUTTER in one act The
captain has won name in the public journals; and
the fact causes some excitement in the family Of
the Harcourts. Widow Harcourt has a fantastic
enthusiasm for the hero of the press; while Pru-
dence, her elderly attendant, is disguised with the
perpetual talk about the man whom she calls. for
no other reason, "that odous Captain CUTTER
At length, through the intrigue of a relative Sir
Peregrne Harcourt (Nlr. Cooked the widow is in
PRODUCED to the hero Of her fancy, as Captain Jen-
kins (Alr. Leigh Murray. She falls in love with
him, but under circumstances embarrassing to q
woman Of delicacy-which, however, are not sui.
fered ultimately to initiate against her happiness,
the captain having been equally smitten with her.
The incidents Of this little story are very adroity
managed; and Mrs. Stirling acted the heroine with
her usual grace. The piece quite successful.
Miss G1yn, the favorite hagd,c,uf, is announced
to appear in Edinburgh on the 18th instant aud in
Glasgow on the 9th Of April, acting twelve nights
in each city.
Mr.. G. V. Brooke took his farewell benefit at
Glasgow, on Friday evening, in the character of Sir
GILES oyereach; his engagement has been emf
nenty successful
A grand amateur performance by officers of the
army and navy, is announced to take place at Ply
mouth. The entertainments To be ''Don Caesar
de Bazan, You Can't Marry Your Grand
mother" and g The Review" All the young ladies
in the town are ON the qui rirs.
= Banvard has moved his gigantic panorama to
Mr. Aldridge, the African Roscius has been most
successful here. the theatre being crowded to over
now every evening during his engagement.
At the Theatre Royal, Dublin, recently. one Of
the goods" called for cheer for the cx-mayor
Neynolds) when wag In the pit Immediately
called for another cheer for the double X mayor
ViuInness), which caused n roar Of laughter.
The National Standard Theatre. the great centre
OF dramatic attraction in Shoredteh, has been
crowded by the new nautical drama Of The Spirit
OF the Ocean," which has produced what is called a
sensation" in the eastern districts Of the town
MIR. William Brough has been married to Miss
Annie Romer, Of the lIaymarkct Theatre and
cousin to Mrs. Almond and Mrs. Mark Lemon lie
l. nephew Of Mr. Brough the vocalist, Of this
city. The wedding party was attended by the
great literary celebrities Of London.
The receipts of Mr.. Macreadys farewell benefit
amounted to upwards Of 600
Mr.. Benjamin Webster has purchased the whole
Of Mr.. Macready's theatrical wardrobe.
Miss Catherine Hayes will proceed to America iii
the autumn Of this year.
Mr.. Charles Mathews, who has succeeded his lady
since her indspostion, in the character Of Prince
Charming, has made quite hit in the part
love in Maze" the new comedy by Bourci-
cault has been successful in London.
Miss Helen Faucit has been performing ut Liver
pool, to good houses, in Mr. Marstons play, philip
of France"