The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-13
LONDON. july 80. 1852.

route for the United States-Matters and Thing,
in General.
The news of London is but slight, jus. now. the
season being over. The Queen is cruising about in
the Fairy yacht, and regattas and races are all !
the 20 :
Miss Fitzpatrick, very talented actress sails on
the 18th. and goes to Niblos. The Bateman
children 90 in the same vessel. Madame Sontag, or
rather the Countess Of Rossi, sails on the 25th ,
The same vessel will carry out most charming ac-
tress from the Royal Lyceum, schooled under Yes
iris, and for grace, beauty, and agreeable fnscina
ton, she has few to surpass her; as actress she
bids fair to create, if not farore certainly nu-
merous crowd Of admirers. Her style is comedy
and Juvenile tragedy. Her name is Miss Laura
Keene.
The samevessel will most probably carry out two
Of the most extraordinary young men in the world,
called the "Mysteiious Brothers." Messrs. R. s. l..
Heller, famed throughout Europe for their thrilling
power of second sight by way of telling peoples
Notwithstanding hidden things detailing the
minutest description OF articles, placed in other
rooms hidden from their view. The most wonderful
people ever met in my time One of the brothers,
as pianist, stands with Litz and Thalburg, and has
been long with both.
The same vessel will carry out your humble ser.
want, which in itself is no small matter.
America in the autumn OF lS53-has signed con-
tract to that effect, and cannot before.
The gorgeous and well known exhibition Of the
celebrated Madame Tassaud & Son, viii be with you
in few months. To describe the magni6 cence Of
this exhibition would be leviathan undertaking.
Suffice it that it ha. been for twenty-five years
stationed in place, in London, and its intended
departure for America has opened almost q national
regret and surprise Nineenths OF the strangers who
visit London never fail TO visit Tassauds II will
create great sensation.
The next grand move on the ch ss board Of coming
events, is the representation OF Italian opera in
New York, Boston, and Philadel pha, in the sane
perfect style, in every particular, and by the same
artists singers ballet, orchestra, chorus, costume,
as in Paris and London. for sixty or eighty nights
subscriptions Bale is likely to be the conductor,
or else Benedict, and probably Lumley will be the
director; then you will have Italian opera as it
ought to be.
The next grand move making, is the establish
mant of an American Hotel in London, and the To-
cality is about Trafalgar Square-an undertaking
that will pay an immense profit; also, alarge family
boarding house, in the West End of London. The
number of passengers who arrive in England. to
travel, from America. are now over one hundred
thousand per annnm, and all complain of the system
Of hotel keeping here
Mr. Buchanan, who is represented as the great
American tragedian, is playing ut Drury Lane.
The press and citizens are surprised that America
cannot produce anything greater than this great
man for great actor The question is here-Whc
is Mr. HucLanan!
goes wen with you. The greatest wonders for the
next season viii be the mysterious brothers Heller.
with Their astounding and thrilling performance Of
second sight
The greatest exhibition will be Madame Tassauds
The greatest artist will be Madame Sontag.
] will write TO you again ne xt week.
The Great Wizard of the World is progressing fa-
mousy with his paraphernalia, which will be most
elegant and elaborate.
james Anderson, the tragedian, will, most likely,
visit the United States again. for term, to cou-
nence about November; bis engo gements up to that
time prevents his sailing earlier.
The London Times, Of the 30th ult. says:-Thc
performance Of Mr. Buchanan, tDrury Lane thea
is due to good intentions. We have never seen
greater evidence Of honesty of purpose. Every
sentence and every word were weighed, SO that
Mademos.lie Rachels famous soliloquy, in the part
Of Camille, was not more elaborate. But, unfortu-
nate!y, there has been something wrong in the
scales. end. with all this weighing. no good result
is produced Much Of the by. plny, though studied,
is upintelGgibe, and all the actors gesticulaton is
spoiled by his adberDg to each attitude too long.
The "blnintss' seems to have been pondered over
without reference to the internal emotions which it
i Intended TO express, and hence, though there Is
10 luck Of vehemence, the heart is not touched, and
the understanding is noc satisfied We repeat our
pinlon that MIR Buchanan has good natural quail
cations IN voice ana figure, and that his evident
disposition 10 study. though hitherto II seems TO
have led him into strange paths, is good point in
bis favor With these advantages D Of train
ing might bo beneficial but, as the ease now stands
there is much 10 earn, and, what is more impor-
art, much to unlearn, before perfection cab be
even approached
Fashions FOR August