The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-04
Pope and Miss EA'n Grey also appear in the

patrons this evening a nautical drama, in which
J. r. Scott appears burlesque tor Miss A.
Hathaway, and the comedy of the Honeymoon, in
which Mr.. J. Carroll will make his debut as the Duke
Excellent bills are announced for this evening at
Buckleys, Wooas and Sandtord's minstrel halls.
The HORSE OPERA.-While everybody is on the
qi riue for the first notes Of Grisi an Mario quiet
but energetic preparations are being made for an
excitement with horse of another color, almost
cheek by jowl with the great p,ima donna aud her
luxurious artist consort 1t must not be hastily in
ferred that all the interest Is confined to Castle
Garden, because that place is most frequently men.
toned in the papers. The Battery enlargement is
about to claim front stacd in the raj rks-sawdust
disguised Joe Millerisms, horses with cultivated
instincts, and ride with cultivated heels on Mon.
day week dispute the palm with their pretentious
next door neighbor. The people look forward with
about as much avdity for the circus as upper ten
dom for "Luctza Boreia." The people talk abou.
t circus, while the papers talk about the opera
Indeed, there are unmistakab.e symptoms that ki /
gloves AND lorgnettes even will honor the sports Of
the circle WITH their presence-our aristocracy are
so base Of routs and parties and the designations
of the watering places, that good joke, gallant
feat, and o graceful pose, are about the only
things that will be likely TO excite a sc asa
ton; especially under tent where it
will not be maurais gom to yield to sensation.
Tie managers of the two crcuses which are about
to occupy the Battery, are duly mindful of the COM
fort and feelings of their patrons. An entrance will
be constructed separate from Castle Garden go that
they will not be ostled by the visters to the OPERA
high wooden enclosure will be placed around the
marquee to keep ou. tie noise of the opera during
kerdas solo on that magic buRe. There is certainly
something attractive in the idea of summer circus
withits canvas tent and temp: rary accommodations
Its vcinage to the water, with only curtain to be
raised to look down the bay, is the perfection Of
ventilation. The pomp and circumstance of two
companies, with near two hundred horses and about
as many men al in keeping with the times Huadreds
of the occupants of our uptown palaces, who would
not like to be seen at circus in the Bowery
in winter will make a spree of visit to this
concern. One night at the opera at five dol,
lars, and the next at the circus at twenty five cents
will tickle many fancy. Upon the whole it will
be rivalry between dashing carriages and lveried
drivers deposting their precious loads at the OPERA
and the omnibuses, conveying from all parts of the
city to the foot Of Broadway eghted for the circus
although we shall expect to see many stylish turn
out at the porte cocheve Of the horse opera.
PHILADELPHIA.-Mr. Farren and Miss Howard
have been playing at the Walnut street theatre.
The Arch is doing well with the stock company.
The wife of Mr.. Wheatley is dead.
BosToN.-The National theatre was opened las.
Monday evening with Mis-. Woodward as Elvira.
The new Boston theatre is announced to open on
the llth inst, and the cling Of the company is
called for next Thursday The award for the prize
address has been made. There were seventy COM
petitors. The Eame of the fortunate winner of the
one hundred dollar note ard the laurel wreath is as
yet profound secret.
FOREIGN THEATRIcALs.-One of the English
papers says:-
Mr.: w. Vincent Wallace, the composer of Mari
tana, &,. &c, has just arrived In this country
from New York. In the United states Mr.. Wallace
has become one Of the most favorite composers.
The great house Of William Hall & Son, Of New
York, are his publishers for the United Statss and
we understand ID that he has entered into contrast
lington street, to- publish all his future pianoforse
compositions for Great Britain and it's dependen lies.
Clara Noyello (who is engaged to perform at New
York this autumn) will be the principal female
vocalist at the Worcester Musical Festival, which
comes of on the first week of September. There
also are engaged Nine. CASTELAR,, Miss Dolby, Nine.
Viardet, Mrs. Weiss, MIR. Sims Reeves, Mr.. Jockey,
Signor Gardoni, Herr Formes, aud Mr.. Weiss. In
Worcester cathedral will be performed the whole of
"The M, ssiah "Elijah, "The Creation, :, and 1.-THE
Last Judgment" In the evening concerts, portions
of Weber's "Oberon," Mendelsshon's midsummer
Nights Dream" and the beautiful fragment, !" Lore
ly,' will be given.
A new opera, written for Marie Cabel, by Adolphe
Adam, is in rehearsal at the Theatre Lyrique
TIE Grand Opera, as well as the Theatre Fran
I'D 1oct W.dp hof
places the performances were free to the public
Wednesday, August Is, being the anniversary of the
great Napoleon's birth, "Robert le Diable' was
plsyed at the Grand Opera, and also cantanta by
Queen Hortense, (Louis Napoleon's mother,) TO
which III. Belmontel has written words.
Spohr's new oratolio, called "Die Letzic Dnge,"
has been brought out at Berne, with immense sue
cess.
An actress named Mrs. Seymour has taken St.
James theatre for the performance Of English plays.
On dit, that Miss Glynn, Mr. Wright and Mr.. Mead
are already engaged, and that Tom Taylor and G.
Reade are writing five act play for her.
Whitworth, the Eoglish baritone, who has been a
considerable time at the Grand Opera at Rio de
Janeiro has returned to England ia excellent voice
and with full purse.
Madame DelagraDge is singing at present at
Frankfort-on the Maine, where her success is said
to be very eat.
Ma, lls Rachel will make her rtntrte at the Fran
cis on tie 18th inst, in the gra.utcus representa-.
tion given in honor Of the imperial fete.
new opera is shout to be brought on. at La
Fenice in Venice, by Maestro Cancielatro. 1t Is to
bear The title of "Gastone de Chanley.r
TIE good citizens of Berlin are under process OF
astonshment and admiration at the extraordinary
and ct the same time pleasing performance OF
Cookies performing elephants, whose feats created
such sensation in London. Crowds at each repre-.
sentation flock to behold these astonishing quadru.
pedes.
The "Roysl Opera" Drury Lane, re opened when
Covent Garden closed. The Princess theatre had
closed. The "Prophet" bad been done at the Sur