The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-10-30

ave hundred thousand francs and q clear benefit
ranted-fve thousand francs for the winter months;
that is from the Goth Of September to the goth Of Feb
-Mr. Collins is playing at the Front street the
atre, Baltimore. Miss Davenport win play there
mencing the 14th Of November.-Mr aud Miss
Richngs at Dertoit.
CAIroRsn.-Barney Williams and wife arrived on the
10th, and commenced engagement at the Metropoli
tan on the oath The Herald says that these artists
appear TO have hit the humor of people exactly,
and will doubt for long time attract full houses.
At present il is necessary seats very early or
be compelled TO put up with standing room" The
Chronicle says:-''The debut of Mr.. and Mrs. Williams
marked by of the densely crowded houses
ever seen here The next three nights Of their per-
formances drew almost as large audiences" The same
paper gives the following review of theatrical affairs 70
the fortnight ending Oct. L.
The events in theatrical history for the past
fortnight, have been the production Of judith"
magnificent at the Metropolitan, and
the ddu Of Barney Williams and lady in the same
house judith" with Madame Bishop as the heroine,
has been successful and for four successive nights
has drawn large houses. The piece is only Pot poarrs
Of airs and choruses from different operas OF VERDI such
Eabuccon :" Ernani - " lombard, /" &c; but the
selections have been made with considerable taste while
Bishop Judith il the chief and almost the only solo
singer in the piece. Nine. Thiery, who has become
the piece the part OF Asraphae an Angel Of the Lord
"J1dth' Is to be repeated shortly.
The Metropolitan, the Peoples theatre and San Fran
cisco Hail. where party of negro melodists have held
forth with great for months all pretty
well supported at present AS the American thea
tire approaches completion is busy in naming the
future lessee. There is general expectation If not be-
lief, that Mr. Baker formerly OF the old American, will
be the lessee of the new establishment committee OF
the proprietors have just advertised for proposals
rent the theatre The winter theatrical campaign pro
misses many novelties for the public, and hard strug
gle between the two great and necessarily rival houses
M Neafe has been playing successful engagement
at the Sacramento theatre having produced the Corsi
can Brothers," Miss Caroline Chapman and Mr.. Rye
The stockton theatre has been opened by George Chap
man and his family
LoSpoS.-Alrs. Seymour has opened the Saint Jane
theatre with new piece, "the Kings RIVAL
Charles H., Nell Gwynne, La belle Stewart and other
noted historical characters introduced. G. Van
denhoG and Miss Glyn in the company.-The Prn
cssss theatre opened the 9th with Douglas Jerrods
new comedy "The Heart Of Gold 1.-THE Surrey open
ed on the same night with q piece called 'sthe Ava
hnche." Mr.. Creswick and Miss Anderton played the
olympic.
An IRoH THEATRE GONG Administrators. Ed
ward T Bellhouse Co., of Eagle Foundry are en-
gagged in the construction of complete iron shell and
framework Of spacious portable theatre for Mr. George
Coppn who recently appeared at the Liverpool theatre
IN round of characters 1t that Mr. Coppin has
engaged Mr. 6. Brooke the tragedian, to perform in
the principal towns in Australia for two hundred nights
for which performance he pays Mr.. Brooks the Of
with vast scheme Of this sort it would not do be at
stand STILL owing to the total absence of suitable
Or the sapToss . Of the propcay 50 Mr. coppn deter
which, with al fittings and appurtenances, will cost
cum exceeding $4,000 The building contracted for BY
feet wide, and about tsentyour feet high from the
ground level to the peak Of roof. As the Aoor level
ground level there will be considerable altitude in the
interior The walls will be of cast iron uprights BELL
houses ratent and galvanized corrugated iron sheets,
M "a. rnN Tln r,t,< IF
prnciI ais having the gavanscd sheets boiled thereupon
TO the gable end Of the building which forms the front
arranged box and pit Offices obbeys and entrances
degree OF ornamental effect will be given to this a
the ns ad i S oe very p extending back
ffty-four feet, and being fy-nine feet The
gallery for the boxes viii project wcntyfour feet from
the wall opposite the stage and eight feet from the wall
on each Of the sides OF the theatre This gallery will
supported on iron columns and strong framework Of
tirhcr Messrs. Dollhouse have undertaken the
plete shell of the building, the ornamental facade
and the principal framework Of the interior and have
engaged to have the whole board ship in London
about thirty days from date Of contract Mr. Brooke
will be supported by Miss Fanny Cathcart who has
also engaged by Mr. Coppin, with other artistes
whose names have not asccrtained for his colonial
comPany.-London Sunday Times.
DEATH or MIS-. IJsroN.-This lady widow of the late
celebrated COMEDIAN Mr. Iison, died at her residence
Rrompton crescent, Tuesday the 10th ul at a very
advanced age. Her maiden name was Tyrer; she was
pupil Of Mrs Crouch, from whom she received nstruc
lions In singing and first came before the public in
osatores. Her first appearance the stage til
Haymarket in 1850, when she played Josephine in the
.Chdren in the Wood for the benefit of Mr. Bannster
In 1905 shc married Mr. Iiston. She most agree
able vocalist, and in her figure manner of acting an
style Of singing much resembled Mrs Bland another
the popular vocass Of that period remarkable for he
ebonPoin and the delightful manner in which she sang
English ballads.
RosslsI.-A letter from Leghorn gives the following
unfavora BILE news relative to the health of this disn
gished composer:-sDuring my sejour at the baths of
Lucca learned some Of Rossini, who passed the
summer there and to tell you of the serious
Of lin nj IN adj atall hAv.N
of his getting better has vanished violent increase of
his complaint is only counteracted in degree by the
strongest medicine and which alone keeps him in exist
He is seriously i'll and feeble to be unable to
take the baths and will be obliged to return to the vici
nifty Of Florence He is in that state that if they should
restore him to bodily health his mental faculties
for gone he continues in profound state Of melan
choy or stupor, from which no human skill
relieve him.
"Oteo, sustained by Madame Frezzolini and Bettin
The second work TO be produced will be ia Cenerento
h, " for the dibut of Madame Borghi Mamo, in which
also Gassini will make his first appearance the part Of
Dandin Then is to succeed 'Ernan for the debut Of
Madame Boso and subsequently Is to be produced for
the first time in Paris, Mercadantes teonora" which
is to be sustained by Madame Frezzolni Betin Ross
Neri, Baraldi and Cordavan
At the Opera comigue very successful revival has
tercs," originally produced in 1882 Madame NOLAN Ian
and her singing Is said by some to nearly equal that 81
the best days Of Madame Cassimer or Madame Dorus
Gras--lhe Odeon IS ABOUT 10 bring out adapt
ed by Alexandra Dumas from of his novels entitled
"Consc;ence This theatre continues its representa-
ton Of the adaptation Of the vicar Of Wakefield"
~ very fair houses-Most Of the principal theatres
opening reprses reserving the pieces for
advanced periods Of the season-Berloz has just left
professional tour in Germany FROM Vienna we
learn that The E.ole du Nordn is to be brought out
there next month"; Madame Wldaner sustaining the prn-
cipal part
Meyerbeer's last OPERA "Etoile du Nordn has been
performed at Stuttgart and the composer led the orches
ira He has returned to Paris and it is said that he
commenced another opera
At the Theatre Franease at Paris, new play by the
exn stless Scribe Russian subject, will be imme
diatey produced NJ Bresshnt and the nimtable Rach
will tate the leading parts.
Alexander Lwolf Russian composer, win open the
season at ST. Petersburg, with his opera, founded
on incidents in the war Of 1872.
Ton HyER AcAIv.-we gave yesterday an article from
The St. Louis Democrat which stated that Tom Hyer
certainly engaged to meet one Patrick MCGOWAN in
prize fight for three thourand dollars Friday last
Inuia We osllo al 10 tho