The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-14
hoI,nr , native OF Baltimore, and well and wide
~ h theatrical circles both sides of the Allan
| n. H.w.s, very estmable gentleman,

boifor . native OF Baltimore, and was well and wide
" il theatrical circles both sides of the Allan
lie. H-x,s, very estimable gentleman,
c,tUoFsr,-,A late paper says
Yqa.,,,.t .,> ely dull, and even the most extraor
din.r, attrert,cn sae 10 bring .spayng house Tn.
truth IL people have ne N obey to invest In smusements
y,.n s.ess a spcort Is p.ains an enoape
ent at Stockton Miss Esteile Potter is at sacramento
lAura Keepe IL AZ the Am srAcan IA tns CITY Ine tauan
opera company coaf SEQ and DITTO the Bishop com
pany.
NINE. Anna Bishops farew ell BE- neht was announced at
the Music Hal, San Francisco or the 18th April. The
tn incluced the frst and nd act OF Norma the
sec nd act Of L1creEa Borga ,nd GA hsir Amore"!
Tickets 81 each. French conn ssny s 'eared for one
night (sunday i5ts At the Metro oolitan There was
cEanat, Performance, closing with mask bal a Ger
RAMA society giving concerts - the Turn vsrsin
HAL
FoR,lex The opera AZ Coven, Garder- has not been
vel attended, except on the nigh. when t visited
By the Emperor of the French, when boxss sold
at $500 each.
Mr. and Mrs. Sims Reeves, Mr. and Mrs Weiss, and
knssh Opera company, appeared at ,hs BsyrisrAst
Iusssay night the Gath April in SRA Diavooy" which
sas on the Whole performed yery agreeably.
Miss G. cushnaa ispAyins at the Aaymarkee three
nights wsek.
N. Dumas a. has produced Mis- "Demi Monde at the
Cymnase, where IL has had great success boxes being
taksn two weeks ahsad. In the "Dame arn Camelas',
NJ Dumas Illustrated the life and death Of a woman Of
the ts.nin the Dsml Monde his principal character
vsmsn who has travelled half way in the road.
N. Brigroii was engaged as ortiste of the Grand
Opera IN January, 1854 At salary of IL, 200 francs
year, but wth Oon9s oftvo mouths during which he
vas not 70 be paid. In October IL notified to him,
the par, a the Minister ofsta,e that his engagement.
would erase the St Dee and that he to consider
the months Of November and December those OF his
es lie objected 10 this the ground that the oongs
vas 70 b taken a, period agreed onthree months in
acvsace-b.twsen him aud the and that
no arrangement the subje:t had been entered into
Hs accordingly demanded payment for those months
but refused Yesterday he brought action before
u ,bs s.a 40 r.eoxsr aoe ran". the smonn, os sba
tso mo0ths salary The Opera refused the demsuo
but The frhsna after having examined the litions
with costs.
nsysrb,sr, 'bs composer has been DECORATED with
he cross q eemmsrcer Of tAe order Of SAKE Coburs
sknovn that PoaIter, the singer was at one time
joernsl msn cooper. some tins ago piece was pro-
msnd,n a. which he hgured somewhat grote,quely
as the King OF C0oykrs.N lie has recently been per-
les@iss - ihs Ies.'Is oss Arts 70 Una, eii, With
Theatre frsDeA thought tnat his In the city
you'd make the rsptDeon peculiarly attractive; and
naturally obecing beirg made 20 figure personally
one of the characters Of play a. great literary
tbdcnp but that gentleman persisted ia his determine
on. Pouiter thea spped 70 the Pr~ei6ent OF the Cv
Tribunal fof order 10 prevent the obnoxious piece
from b@iDg epreen'ed. The Pm sident without hesita
tim, grnnEd the orcer and, in eopssQuesce, tue per-
ormArce snnennced a. the hee'r- irsneas Tor "ednes
cay cid DOT take place, and the thestre closed
that evening
Mr.. G. Mathews, says the Wsetlg chroRicie has &C.
cspted ergsesmtnf actor and stage with
Mr. smith, al nrury lane Thiihsr also, Mr. Robert
htxhy acting msaager Mr.. Beverley scenic artist
bba Mrs Frank Matthews Miss Oliver aud Miss Martin
dale Mr. Frank Matthe~s i engaged with Mr.. Kean at
the Princess.
Mr. G. Msihews salary is stated al Gl3o per week
He once mace oath that he coald not i've on ess than
ElOtCoa year
Al he celebration Of the fe,e Of the "Irnmaeaa,s
CcnsePiion,n Msrcsdeuts composed o grand hymn,
which performed ~ Naps the open air, In tins
In0dls o. the Champ de Mars, by fifteen hundred and
twenty three nsrumsntal performers and hundred
and eighty vocal. The Nsapontsn journals AFFIRM that
,uch performance was never heard before
Miss Helsn Faucit closed q most successful engage.
ment AZ the Dub thesfre saturday night April Il,
with a house oysfhowiDg 10 excess for her benefit.
The series cf Italian operas 10 the 18th
viii nshs their appearance and be supported by
her Of tmnsnt srtistes.
wombwell's famous mensgere recently sold In
London for q mere scng The vans, five in number,
nearly and In good order, fetched
from G. 70 fl0 esohnot hc original cost Of the spring
The beasts wer~-A sguar, leopsrd aud leopardess,
pslghau. kysnA. Jsckal six uonkeys. an Alpine
bear two Esauimsux dogs and with the tts paintings,
harness paraphrrr Blia did not realise GOO. Tue
bsssts which In pe condition scarcely loand bid
ders. Bruin fetched g. l5s. The monkeys, which
choice sorts from s.. to los and the fwo Esquimaux
dogs, os. aud ss. each.