The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-14

tn, Tur.rnrs- Mr. W. e. Burton takes his benefit
hs evening Nblos Garden 1t being his last appear
spce The pieces the domestic drama OF the
. Toodles,n and the farce Of the Mummy" 1t Is
surprising that the programme has been
presented for nearly ave weeks and still the houses have
been re pectabe giving convincing proof Of Burton's
popularity At the Broadway. Anderson appears every
evening and Macsster at the Bowery ard the houses
have bes filled every pightsc much for necromancy
Purdy exertons ut the National theatre have been
less popular his temperance drama Of - Adrian
Gray, being completely successful. The Comic OPERA
with the ballet performances OF the Housset Family are
is excellent and the dancing inimitabe Whites Sere
naders delghtipg the yisters OF the Museum; and
the Ethiopian performances OF Christys and Woods
Minstres are as successful as ever notwithstanding the
great heat Of the season.
The AsToR PLACE OPERA HoUsEThis building has, for
time been undergoing alterations prepare It ora
regular theatre for the OF the drama 1t was
before fitted up especially for opera house. and many OF
the appointments necessary to the eectu performance
OF amatic pieces wanting This has all been rs
NEEDED by the late alterations The audience part oft
house has also undergone some changes for the oettS
The boxes in the second tier have been newly Gsn NC
and well as those In the first tier ys1l
with red plush velvet The chairs that formesy oocu
pied the parquette have all been removed IN their
stead now placed comfortable and cegiut seats,
trimmed with the material the sosea There
private boxes fifteen OF which are back
of the lower circle and of the Remaining six there
three each side of the second tor dress circle
These boxes handsomely adorned with damask cur
tans and the wood work painted in gloss white and gold
The fronts Of all the tiers have been reprinted and
decorated in china white and gold backed by Turkey
red, which when lighted by the great chandelier, pre-
sents grand and beautiful appearance. The upper tier
amphiteatre which Is capable of holding 200 PERSONS
has also been reprinted The proscenum is rich but
chaste. 1t is ornamented In costly manner with pink,
dead white and FURNISHED and dead gold. The Obbies
have all been painted in salmon color as have also the
busts Of the Presidents, which occupy the inches The
lobby of the parquete presents excellent
which will be found exceedingly agreeable between the
acts drawing room exclusively for ladies' has also
been handsomely fitted up The stage has been enlarged
about five feet and is to be lighted from above The Old
Italian drops have been done away with and sliding
substituted in their place. There are two very
pleasant boxes each side of the orchestra 1t Is under
stood that the house will be opened the 30th instant
with Madame Anna Thillon, in the operate drama OF
"The Enchantress.o
The celebrated singer Madame Marietta Albuni whose
beautiful voice has rival In the world will return very
soon New York She intends to give several concerts
at the Metropolitan Hall in the beginning of September
and doubt not that her triumph will be us great as
in all the principal European cities Her success In
the tive performances which took place month ago.
guarantee of the enthusiastic applause with which
MISS EMMA FITZPATRICK, of Drury Lane the belle O
the British STAGE and the only actress acknowledged
England the representative Of the gay and dashinl
high comedy parts late rival and the successor
in that department of the drama Of the retired Mrs Ms
bet lady Boothby) is announced in the Engish paper
to be passenger in the Atlantic, which sailed from
Liverpool the 11th 1t Is said she will make her deb
at Niblos the 30th inst, Lettia Hardy, in tn,
I" Bellies Stratagem.n
MILE De MELIssE. Of the Grand Opera, Paris, dan
who is said to combine great artistic merit with
traordnaIy personal charms, Is hourly expected by thu
Franklin, from Havre. She is engaged for Niblo's