New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-10

drinking man with whiskers or the beuevoIen,
fairy represented by slaterpy ballet girl with her
tees TUNED in, or by a woman big enough to do o
mans work In the harvest field, and old enough 10
have grandchildren. They appear this evening in
the raysgarzs Of Beauty and the Beast" And
hat those youngsters, whose parents will take them to
see this only approximate re aizston of their young
fairy dreams may not be detained from their beds too
long, is announced that each perform ,nce Of the
Marsh troupe will be concluded before 10 O'Clock.
The Annual benef. Of the Dramatic Fund Assoca.
ton CONES of at the Broadway Theater on Wednes-
day night. Mr.. Blake for the first time this Winter,
will play Sir Anthony Absolute in sherd co ne.
dy Of The Rivals" Cbrsty and Woods Minst1eIs
will also appear, In addition to other performers OF
wellkDown merit
Mr.. George Jordan takes q benefit tonight at Mr..
Buttons Thester and will appear as Hamlet.
Mr.. Wallack underines three new aud original
piecee-Dick Humphreys Dipner, The California
Widow, and "an original aboriginal, cratic, ope-
cratic semi civilized AID demi.savsge eXsava-
"gaDza,' Pc cohon.tas, or The Gentle Savage. 1t
Is gratifying fact that the performance given at this
establishment Saturday evening last for the benefit
Of the widow Of Wallace Vaughn, who was killed by
the falling Of the flagstaff Of the theater was pecuni
arily very successful the house being crowded.
Miss Laura Keene announces that she will pen the
Metropolitan on the 2Otf, with fall and efficient
company. Some changes in the interior arrangements
of the houie are in progress the artists engaged
in the preparation Of new and effective scenery, and
there will undoubtedly, in future, be less cause Of
complaint Of shortcomings in the scenic department
Mrs. Bostwick purposes to give concert at Niblos
on the 2lst inst. Mrs Bostwick 10 favorite artist
with the New-York public.
ACADEMY OF MUsIc.-The announcement OF Lu-
eresia Borgia drew brilliant audence-ths promise,
il lie to be hoped Of continued successes, Tue psrt
OF Lucrezis is not Thoroughly adapted to Mad La
Oranges powers, but she compensated In degree
for the want Of towering rage by hShb IN port and
delicate, musical elocu ion. The contralto, Med
Nantie Didiee, is prize, and achieved in her music
complete success. Her voice is truly beautiful and
che is an eminent artist. NJ Bignon needs mere cuL
ture in sone pars Of his character and others gave
great satisfaction. M. Amodio was fair duke but
too robustuou, occasionally He gifted with full
and loud voice thai strsinng is not necessary. The
minor parts by Asesrs. Giuo and Quinto and Others,
were well sustained. Wehsve heard the ensembles
Of this opera done With moro certainty. The performers
were called several tines before the curtain.
NEW PLAY AT TIE MusEUM.-A new romantic
drama will be produced at the American Museum this
evening, entitled Rehrmation." As this name con.
veys idea of the piece it must be seen to be appre
cated
ANOTHER CoLoRED TRoUoE.-The principal mem.
bers Of the troupe formerly known as Cbristys Min
strels, who performed for ye,rs before crowded su
dences il this city, have taksa Academy Hall for
twelve nights, and will commence this evening.
SCIENTIFIC LEcTUREs-Mr. John A. Collins, late
Of California, is delivering very interesting course
of scientific lectures at Hope Chapel Broadway.
The lectures are illustrated by phiIosop hical peri
ments maps, charts diagrams and paintings, and en-
brace the astronomical and especially the geological
history of the earth touching of Necessity upon all the
prominent sciences in The range OF physics They
en- phatically Lectures for the People
Swiss BENEVOLENT SocIETY.--The annual dinner
of the Swiss Benevolent Society was eaten at Del
monicos, at the corner of Beaver and William erees,
on Saturday evening" with more than satisfaction.
At its close NJ Escher the President stated that the
Society was in the most prosperous condition Although
aid had been given to Oso INDECENT Swiss, the balance
in the treasury was So $50 81 to $50 90 last year
The disbursements had amounted to s2,596 40. One
cause of this prosperity was to be found in diminished
emigration. The total emigration this year among
the Swiss would be only about one thirs as large as
last year. Toasts speeches and songs were kept up
until late hour The following officers were aopointed
President, Henri Mairet; Vice Presden, T. T. Keller
Committee Ed. du Parquier, f. Schlapfer, U. Cour-
yoiser, L. Baerlaker.
RIsy.BAIL CLUB CONVENTIONAL Convention
Of representatives from number of Baseball Cubs
met at "The Gotham public house in the Bowery on
Friday evening There are fourteen or fifteen Of these
o,s aniza atoms in New.York and Brooklyn, beside
three in Jersey City and four in Newark; of which
eight were represented on Friday evening by commit
tees and several Others by letters. T. c. Van Colt of
"The Gotham" presided, and Mr. Cornell of the
Baltic Club was Secretary. The object of the Con-
vention is to make arrangements for banquet and
ball and TO establish general rules for the various
Clubs. Without taking definite action on thess mat
tiers the Convention adjourned, to meet at the same
place on Saturday evening, the 18Th inst, to give
opportunity for more general representation of the
various Clubs.
CITY misunderstanding to the official Report
of the City Inspector there were sos desths in this city
during the past week, viz "A men, 10 women, l27
bcys and Of gis-showing an ncre ise OF 80 as COM
pared with the mortality of the week previous There
were IL deaths of bronchitis Of congestion OF the
lungs, 46 Of consumption Is of Inflammation OF the
lungs, of ,Dgeston Of the brain, OF ind .mmshon
Of the BRAIN 10 of dropsy in the head l9 ofother drop
steal complaints, of diarhes Of dysentery, II OF
typhus fever, g of Inflammation of the bowels, 5 OF
pa sy, of small po1, 2s Of commissions infantie IL
of Group 10 of SCARLET fever of hopping cough 10 OF
marssmus, linfan.e,) and of apop eIy. There were