The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-26


thsir mules and vehicles seized Tor army purposes
project 10 on foot 70 extend teiegrsphic communities
Cara Vidaurr II is eaid hsvs agreed to foreeo
existing differences between them, and about
have conference on the subject
The prohibiting the circulation foreign money
| In the republic has been repealed.
Winter Sports of tine Modern Atheni~ns.
OUR BOSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
Private 7Aeos,ica in High L-Brouohavs Nesu Comedy
Played BY Amatews- How they Did T. de-, dc.
Your paper ccuate generally in the city of Boston,
end to be much medium Of intelligence for
which the appetite Is whetsed, that am induced to
convey to your columns account Of most delightful
entertainment given last week. the novelty of which has
something to recommend It. aud the excellence of which
beyond all criticism. Indeei small paragraph In
son TO the to have had general circulation
both in New York and Boston, before the event took place.
and induces the especially to mako out sort
Of current" the of the whole affair
Tableaux, chs.ades proverbs and dances having
" had their day" in the fashionable world . wide
chance was allowed for the occasional novelty
of "prvate thestricals." And there Is every one
knows, cannot be common; they require the
exercise Of more intellect than any other enter.
tainment-of more taste and judgment-of consummste
and sk To be successful all these must brought
TO bear, and, in the to which refer, all par
ticu'sry manifest Four nights devoted to private
theatrical amusemen last week and the preceding
(two consecutive nights each weekly by the wife Of
intelligent and successful merchant lady whose
accomplishments and indomitabe energy have been
exerted In various ways both for private and public
good, and whose character for the ulHlment of hard
duties heretofore has gained for her wide repuas
alluds h tho only female editor Of daily paper ever
known amongst ue-shs who was the successor of q
dearly loved and lamentA brother In the same tolls
and whose successful career has been marked in
memory. Most happily married, eight pears ago, to
gentleman Of liberal mind large generosity snd exquisite
taste, sbs has her reward" for former magnsnmy
and praissworthy exsrtion She pattern wife and
model mothsr-the best example that possibly be
pointed out against that absurd class Of "womans
rght individuals. Size has done her duty Will out de-
parture from her own proper sphere-slways . true,
and courteous lady.
These thsatrica took place 81 her house 10 Hsn,ock
street, good and handsome house. though large
one. II was surprising TO see how much there
complished by the hand Of tsste-how much done
to bring out Btougham's new comedy Of the Game OF
Love-" (never before produced out OF New York; with
Style and effect The scenery, with the exception Of two
scenes, heme made, and exceedingly effective; but
the sciirg admirable perfect a corps
d,0matQ1N the boards OF the regular theatre;
the principal character, down to the servant maid or
shouts Of applaus and all ceoensedIy successfl
TIE amateur actors from the learned professions
and from the nerchan.s counting room Ana even the
Every who knows augb- Of the municipal af.irs Of
Boston, remember thai there have been but City
Clerks Gather and sony since the first Ma nAugu-
rated and the newspapers have recently enphai
cay endor ed the indeatgabs officer who the
incumbent This gentleman nephew Of the lay Of the
house) persorstd Ted Murphy, an Irish em,grant and
Of the heroes Of he piece 1t most p~rect per-
fonance and positively hard to beat" Counsellor Fox
elected TO the Legslsture, and we'll done to
draw orth shouts o. applause from his brothers In the
| procession many o. whom Witnessed the play. Mr.
Grace "a bu1iesque upon Brown) was well done BY .
young ply cian (another nephew Of the no
droery IL inimiaps, and whose coolpsss Of action
performed to the he by the present secretary Of
Mercantile Library Association, An euterprisug young
man, who in every station Of e oavry tbs
somewhat old mxxim, Act vel your part-there a the
honor Hes" The inferior parts, IS have before said
tors Of well known shipping merchant admirably
presented Alice IevereAnx Phsbs Iangle ami perkns-
tok the part OF the parnus Mrs. dc Msrs with CON.
The ballroom of the latter was brilliant with s.y
and here the host and hostsss ao appeared
dresses to make portion OF the 'goodls compAnie"
with such tun uuous One gentleman exclaimed
What pity that this splendid psrforman should not
b. made public for the benefit OF some charitable insatu
The comedy, although much abbreviated BY the skilfu
pencil Of lady Of the house. occupied three hours and
Morning Cali better thar ever saw It the real
see It ~as genuine saIr psqad.t And was received
on two consecutive uighb
The NEXT week two new pieces were brought out
uChsr%s XII THAT admirable composition by Flanche
and lively little comedy by Buck stone entitled "a Les
pou for Ladies'" Il In impossible 70 gay which vas The
most successful OF theee evrsinea Charles Kill was re-
presented BY amateur who ''every inch kiueU
Adam Brock dons the letter and the life BY the
same honored municipal gentleman before alluded to-
wnilst the young Doctor did up" rptolemus Middle
work with an uncon that ought TO have smoothsd his
pathway Or the rest Of his days The ladies' too both
these piecee sxcsled thsmseves and Of the sud-
were fattering enough " say that they had not
such acting since they witnessed Mile Mars In Eu-
rope since they had Rachel For my own part
think they played WITH soul than ths latter
exbibitoA.
On the first nights OF the performance dialogue pro-
ogue, written BY the Hon. George Lun veil rscted
by the hosess and her medical nephew and thu last
two lights impromptu, written By the ater gentle
man. read BY himself. II . capital thing, and
won for him undresmed-of laarels- Bouques were in
demand, and the whole AFFAIR tiumphAl fsstivitv
It small matter for the generous host 70 supply
four suppers for four times seventy persons; but hot co
fee and oysters salad and champagne sherry and Toe
cream, prousely given. Everything Wa wellemsd
too there vexAous delays In short the wnolS
affair was conducted but person OF decision,
ability and good Judgment could manage IT, There was
slip sbod arrAngepentthe experimenting genius be-
hind the scenes female general for hs ocoaaon
she marhaed her forces In FIRST rate order and thu re-