The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-01


cd the Julia Of Miss Shaw compared we'll with previous
Representations by distinguished favorites st. Louis.
She had evidently conceived the character well and was
fully the idea of the author and the immense audi
epce testified their appreciation at the close hearth
y The lady had been He'd out at the close Of each ac
and when the curtain dcoppd returned her acknowledge
ments-evidently fet-n few brief but weturned
fences.
PHrIApEPmA.-Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams have
playing engagement at the Walnut street thea
tire to overlooking houses. On Monday night last many
persons obliged to go away without entering the
theatre, so great was the rush. There nothing
at the Arch. AT the City Museum Mr.. J. p Owens was
playing Jalcy in the old Nose" piece altered to suit
the Philadelphia latitude Jakey brought the boys,a
in large numbers but such reviva in very questions
able taste. Messrs. WEIGH and Lent are making
engagements for new circus. The Academy OF Music
goes on slowly vestvai sung at the Musical Fund
cert on Saturday. She is going to sail tomorrow for
the West Indies and Mexico
PoR1iASD.--Mr. W. R. Goodau and Mrs. A. sentar ara
playing here.
Pir1sprRe.-Mr Davidge has finished his engagement
here and gone to London, w.. where he viii commence
engagement October LIST.
CiyuSSAr.-John Bates has imported the following
people for his theatres at st. Louis Cincinnati and Louis
vile; Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Elmore from st. James,
theatre, London; Mr. and Mrs. Wood Benson from Lon
don and Glasgow Mr. and Mrs. Henry, from London; Mr.
and Mrs. F. Strickland from Doncaster and York MRS
f. Laws, from the Adelph and Strand Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ
Gregory, from Bath and Bristol Mr. and Mrs. Mer from
Margate and Gravesend Mr. G. G. Lorimer, from Edin-
burg; Henry Aatthewman, pantomimst from Liverpool
and Manchester Mile Angelina danseuse from Liverpool
and Manchester. drama from the pen OF lady Of Gin.
cinnat in rehearsal at the theatre in that city, called
Eugenia or The sprt Mother" Miss Eliza Logan is
in Cincinnati.
CAIToRSA.-The Misses Gougenheim abruptly closed
q at fha .lo
consequence Of severe affection OF the throat under
which Miss Josephine suffering. They are to play
short engagements at Sacramento and Marysve and re-
turn in i've weeks or more to join the my at tho
American theatre upon Its reopening. The Metropoltars
was announced to be opened under the management
Of Miss Laura Keene Messrs. J. B. Booth, VIM Chap.
man and Wheatlegh engaged. Mr.. James Stark and
lady, assistedby Mrs. Woodward Messrs Phelps Wilder
j. Dunn Anderson and others successfully playing
at low prices at the Union Mrs Sinclair and trouue
Miss T. Potter and troupe, and other companies were
travelling through the interior Messrs Lee and Mar
shall have been very successful with their Hippolrome
in San Francisco. Madame Anna Bishop was shortly To-
receive grand benefit, when she would probably make
her last appearance before California audience The
new theatre at Sacramento opened under the ma
nagement Of Messrs. Mcguire King early in September
Mr. Buchanan's agent in San Francisco making ar
rsngements for his appearance. Miss Caroline Chapman
Messrs j. b. Booth VIM Chapman, and others, were per-
forming at the San Francisco theatre.
FoREGS.-We take the following from the Court Zour
nal, London
M Arnaud director OF the Hippodrome Paris brouphe
on Saturday an action before the Tribunal Of Commerce.
n n5an m me Of the two Aztec ch
children in public at the Hotel pOsmond and in another
establishment in violation Of agreement entered into
Morris proved that what NJ Arnaud had taken for the
Aztecs were specimens OF dminutye African race cale
Earthmen and the Tribunal In consequence aisn;esee
his action with costs.
II will be seen by this that Mr. Norris the exhibitor
OF these children finally acknowledges the humbug
which he attempted to fois the American public amt
which the HERALD exposed at the time.
The result Of the Birmingham Musical Festival has
been very satisfactory including the receipts at the bal
and other items together with donations yet to be re-
eeived will make an aggregate of considerably upwards
OF fl2,oOo With two exceptions this is the largest
amount ever taken at the Birmingham Festival. The
band, 1T seems, numbered 145-los stringed-and the
choral force of 324, chiefly from the Birmingham Choral
Society with few Yorkshire and London voces-every
individual tried and picked with repeated rehea.sals un-
der Costa both in London and Birmingham formed in
the aggregate such body Of chosers as was never be-
ore heard in England
Among the notable incidents Of this festival was the
meeting in trio Of Costa's svanne Coier Of Grisi
Mario and Sims Reeves, with hearty encore in spite OF
long programme which carried the audience into the
next morning for its finale. Two thousand i've hundred
pounds were expended upon the hall this occasion ia
improve both its appearance acoustic effect Bot,
purposes were fully answered. and the net receipts Of
this will surpass those 1852 which Yielded
the hospitals greater than any former meeting
In fifty 10000 have been realized from these fes-
uyas-a wonderful result in consideration OF the high
salaries paid to all engaged
Meyerbeers operas continue to drawhs last bringing
6zoz on the last night Of its performances at the Paris
Opera Comiqae; Robert the Devil y f432 and the sPro.
phep EAT at the Grand OPERA though Robert lie Da-
bic was then performed for the 366th time in Paris
Meyerbeer has promised to write really comic opera for
the Comique and four others promised that concern
one by Adam and by Auber, parts OF which have
been already tried and found satisfactory.