The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-11
Theatrical.

which has just terminated has produced some very
remarkable changes in the character and fashionable
appearance Of that establishment II has introduced
an improved class Of audiences the rowdy boys
who wont to exhibit their dirty unwashed faces
smoke their vile penny segars, and consume an
limited quantity Of peanuts in the pit-havpg undergone
as complete metamorphoss il they had all been study
ing Lord Chesterfield and proftng by his letters on
politeness Segars have been banshed as offensive to
propriey peanuts have been declared decidedly vu
gar The boxes occupied by the highly respectable
mechanic class living In the eastern quarter of the city,
and every thing is conducted most genteely, and
with air Of hc, or Lola the genius that
has worked this wonderful transmogrifcation. Her
strange evenfu history and her associations with kings
princes MOBILES Jesuits aud red republicans, less
than her extraordinary style Of poueng the stage
and Of acting in her great piece Of Loa Monies in Bl
vara created in the minds Of the working classes who
have their domicls east of the Bowery anxious de-
sire to celebrity who had figured in such leading
character in European kingdoms and courts The
consequence of this curiosity to see and hear the
remarkable Countess has been that the Bowery Theatre
has been crowded every night of Loa's engagement
with an audience remarkably well washed polite. and
enthusiastic in their admiration of Lola Her receipts
are informed have averaged thousand dollars a
week, and her benefit Thursday night brought her
which has attended operations in the Bowery the
spirit Of change dscord and devry has again descended
upon her. and the light of Tom Hambin's glory is des-
tined to be extinguished than he expected Lola
could not exist without the excitement Of quarrel and
in the absence of the Jesus Prince Bobo foreign counts
and domestic counseors she had but to turn
round and have grand explosion with her manager
This always the nr with the eccentric Coun-
tess So long she can have the daily pleasure of blow
ing up her friends the Jesuts editors cavaliers
agents she quite happy and contented and attends
to her stage engagements very WE'LL but az she
has got rid Of all foemen worthy of her stee she
forced by the very necessity of her peculiar organiza
ton to have to her managers ana to kick up
shindy with them. Poor Tom Hamblin could not have
hoped to be exception to this inevitable destiny.
The Jesuits had been Of late too much cngrossed
in ministering to the prurient tastes OF the Lon.
doners, by furnishing them with evidence to the
inpocent pleasures, the heavenly joys and the holy
teachings Of Italian monks and confssors to waste their
time little Bavaran daneue who they knew, could
always work mischief enough without their assistance
Prince Bobe had not returned from Hayt where he had
been attending the coronation of his imperial father the
puissant Soulouque. Ned Willis too much of a
genial spirit with herself and presented too complete
similarity in tastes and sentiments to admit of any
tement from that quarter the barons cunts and
tions in the fashionable watering Places that Lola
preserve her health end herself from e, was alb
souely reduced to the necessity Of getting up expo
sion with the manager Of the Bowery The consequence
Of it is that SIZE has broken off her contract with Mr.
Hanblin, who had aattered himself with being able to
prove himself second Van Amburgh nd show of the
Bavaran ones all through the country at a clear profit
Of hundred thousand dollars But his dreams Of pro-
fesona fame and golden harvest have proved lUsory
and been rude shattered before they had acquired shape
or form. Lola was unmana eable-and Tom Hamblin
into the conviction that he capableo
tanning her than he would be Of teaching her to dance
the CrGeorenn the Cdccc bile was cogitang and
calculating his chances of making a permanent. en-
gagement with her, to exhibit her throughout the
country, she entered into contract with Mr. Charles
Thcrne the lessee of the Asor Place Opera House
who getting that establishment remodeed into hand
some, convenient, and capacious theatre Mr.. Thorne
has resolved 70 its past history to be forgotten in
the biancy Of It's future fame under its altered title Of
the New York Theatre. lie has whole army of car
penters and painters and decorators and uphosterers
ready to commence operations it, soon as it
vacated by Donetti's highly respectable company Of
monkeys dogs and goats-who believe closed their
ertorinances last nigh-he viii also have ii thoroughly
ccansed and gated that OF It's ancientshy
odor will offend the sensyeness fits class patrons
Lola and Mr. Thorne have combined in the praiseworhy
determination ofsubsutng air gentityand fashion
for that sickening atmosphere which pervadod it. when
given entirely the cod fhocracy The Countess b,s
been successful in this operation in the Bowery that
she has no doubt but by the exercise OF her brilliant
she NAV in time manage TO convert the misguided
fimpetons OF 18TH avenue into toeraby respectable fash
iopabe people. This, she says, is more hcrculean
task than She bad in the east quarter. The demo-
cratic folks OF that district though ignorant the mys-
terics of the Jed monde docile and intelligent
They admired her for her adventurous careerfor her
familiarity with palaces and courts--and learned
to believe her-as she represented hersoa persccuted
heroinea paragon Of virtue and the embodiment of
the female excelencies At all events they confessed
one thing that il she was not actually vcsta she
comparatively vrtuous and that her chastity and purity
was of higher order than that of the pous prires
whose sanity peculares monatic life were lately
developed III London for the and ed atom
or the faithful Of all lands Lola is persuaded she can eff
feet As thorougha transformation and improvement
the ranks OF upper tendon she has done those of
less exalted social condition east Of the Rowery aud til
she viii finally he able TO teach them good mGnno
etiquette and fashion and make them ia
sensible and respectable members Of the community
The monkeys did great deal in this way. but COM
pete triumph is reserved for the Bavsrian rcformcr
Lola - prepare for the immense lnbors about daye
on her going to resuscitae her energies by oouln
the country she purposes webelieve Saratoga
the Catskl mountains to the Berkshire hills or some
other mountain watering place where he will rustca
for time and her system so a. TO be able
70 labors in her new field at the beginning Of
september sac ia to commence in Boston. proceed
from thence to philadelphia and make her ds5W in
too Sorf that ,a'atrs beta, early IL October We nm
in the minds Of the coddshocracy than on her Dir
arrival aud that they now acknowledge her claims
able manners u them, account oil the enyable
position which she occupied the continent We may
therefore expect that the cratic Countess will be ena.
bled to work out her benevolent design In amclioran-
the piul condition of the twecdle dums aud tyeei8-
dees up town We hope that her labor Of love will pro-
duce The good fruit she anticipates although very
sccptoal to their Intellectual capacity for improve
ment. We learn, however that the drama Of Lola /
Alontes N New York; written for her by sIr Charles
Ware has been after months of rehearsal condemned
as dull stupid affair worthy Of representation and
hat VII not now be brought out least in its
luf
at the Bowery and has taken her farewell OF that estab
shnent. She played TO very full house; but we nc
ced that there was tendency in the bhoys relapse
into their old vulgar habits OF chewing peanuts md d
vestng themselves Of Their and neckorchcf Per.
baps a. II was the last night Of the Incompatible Lola
and the atmosphere very hot. aud their training
to gentiy very brief that they could not with
stand temptation At the close Of the piece Lola was
summoned by acclamaton TO appear before the curtain
She complied with the demand and after acno WEDDING