Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-09-11


Of the play Of 8. HamIetn for the benefit Of Mr..
Edwin Booth, Allied the theatre hat night with
the best audience or the season. The sliy Were
wfH represented; and among the crowd assem-
bbed 20 do honor tothe rising eBius Of the gifted
young actor I'VE noticed the Secretary of the In.
terror, and several other gentlemen eminent In
the public service.
= The cast Of characters well fitted for giving
In support of MI. Booth. the top Of the ability of
the company, and while, Of course. the bench
ciary was the centre OF attraction, the happy rem
derings Of some Of the minor ebaracters more
than once excited applause
Mr.. Booth and the part of Hamlet at admira-
bly,; In size and general personal appearance, he
marx and there Is no physical cause to mar, In
me least FULL Presentation Of his conception Of
the character. He starts, II not from vantage
ground, at least under no disadvantage; for Ma
ture interposes to him DO obstacles, that art may
NOT overcome. Granting him whatever Of
sistance this outward show may afford, the
failure to act up to II would be the more disas-
trous. The physical ideal being gratifed the
mind is apt to demand greater nicely in the men,
tai conception. To this demand MI Booth fully
responded In bis decentralization. Not alone In
body the Prince tod the boards, but the soul of
Hamlet filled his sentences. seldom did he fall
below public expectation, and more than once
rose toweringly above It. The phrase spell.
bound" precisely expresses the effect Of some of
his renderings. In the Ghost scene, the Theatre
grew so still that the grating Of wheels along
pennsylvania avenue Were the only sounds that
disturbed the silence and once afterward when
Hamlet and Laertes crossed rapiers for the Kings
wager, the ring OF the steel was the only sound
we heard. Mr Booth may have once or twice
erred, but his acting was success as TRUMP ha mt
as the most sanguine Of his friends could have
wished AT the close Of the play he was loudly
called for and, appearing In front, bowed his
thanks and retired.
The Poionius Of Mr. flanagan, the Crave Dig
ger OF Mr.: Fiske, and the Osric OF Mr. Duncan,
were each most creditable renditions Miss
frfnneBflv led fortba pnla
aad Mrs. Proctor, as the Queen Of Denmark,
give MI. Booth a support worthy of his Hamlet
The Tamborine Dance of Miss Darlington de-
lighted the audience and was encored
The farce Of Mr.. and Mrs Peter w hite, despite
little hiatus between the orchestra and the ac-
tors, went OF well, and Mr.. NJ. w Fiske, In his
element as Mr.. Peter White, with Miss Jefer-
son as Mrs Peter White, kept the audience In
good humor until the curtain fell
To night, the management offer GA New Way
to Pay Old Debts - sir Giles Overreach, Edwin
Fiske; Margaret, Miss :. Parker. To conclude
with the farce Of Poor Pillcoddy - Piliicoddy
Mr. Fiske; Sarah, Miss Jefferson.
The TRIAL AT THE JAM.-Last night, the
three Persons-Ross, Clinton, and Powers-who
Were arrested by Lieut.. McHenry on suspicion Of
being the parties who swindled Mr. b. W. Seat,
Of Virginia, at the Capitol on Tuesday last, were
brought into the guard room for trial before JUS
tees Dom and Goddard.
MIR. Seat was sworn, and identified the parties
as the ones concerned In the affair. He said that
on that day he went to the p tent Office and
walking through the building he noticed Powers
followed and scanned him closely From thence
he went to the Capitol, and after wal king around
he took a seat under the trees. Powers came to
him and requested the privilege OF sitting beside
him. After conversing awhile, Powers got up
and went away. Clinton came up and took the
seat and entered into conversation principally
upon business matters He asked where he came
from; Seat told him he was from Richmond
Clinton then said he was a merchant from
CHARLESTON, and that be was here on business
and had promised to meet q friend at the Capt.
tol, TO settle an account with him. He asked
Seat where he stopped, and after Seat described
the house, Clinton remarked, "Ah, at Aliens ;
then We stop at the same hotel.n He requested
Seat to walk with him; il would not take him
i've minutes to meet his friend and settle and he
would then walk to the railroad with him, where
seal mad SAID he must go. Walking along, they
met the other party, and Clinton said to him,
Nj Davis, am ready now to settle that bill -
Seal walked aside few steps. Clinton took out
his money and offered a red backed note to the
stranger; he took it and returned it, saying he
could not change IL, and Clinton made an excuse
for not going with him 10 get ii changed. He
turned to Mr.. Seat and asked him to change IT,
Mr. Seat asked how much. Clinton said IL was
$500. MIR. Seat said II was more than be had
Clinton then asked him to loan him what he had
and when they returned to the hotel he would
return IL in gold. Seat gave him $50 The two
stepped aside, Ia receipt the BILL as he supposed;
but he saw them no more. While he was wait
ing for them, Powers, the first man. passed by
him, coming from the direction in which they
went.
After the testimony, Clinton admitted that he
borrowed $50 from Mr.. Seat, aud was ready to
pay him.
Justice Dom remarked that he was there to try
the cases, not to compromise; and, in the per-
fornance of his duty, he should require each to
give bail in the sum Of $500 to appear at the
Criminal Court In default Of which they Were
fully committed for trial.
In order TO secure the attendance Of Mr.. Seat,
the principal witness, he required to give
bail In S3OO TO appear at Court.
SERIOUS CHARGE -Yesterday, John Mansfield
was arrested by Officer flaming, upon a charge
OF cruelty beating his wife on Sunday last and
from the wounds then inflicted, DR. II. b. How
ard testified there is great danger Of death JUS
tice Clark went 10 her residence, corner Of Elev-
enth street and Pennsylvania avenue and took her
deposition, from which II appears that her hus-
Oand threw her over 4 chair, knocked her down,
kicked her in the side, and as she laid upon the
door, he placed the heel of his boot upon her alb
domen and bore his weight upon 1t, grinding it
upon her body. He was sent TO Jail for court, by
Justice Clark. On his way to Jail, Mansfield told
the officer that he gave Ler his wages Saturday
night, and Sunday morning he asked her for a
quarter, and she refused he then pulled her over
the chair, in fun. Mrs. Mansfield Is very i'll at
the present time.
| ladies were all smiles, and the gentlemen agree
able. About O'Clock, one Of Latham's omni-
buses brought delegation from the city, who,
without much ado, ingratiated themselves into
the good graces Of the beauty Of the neighbour
hood, and, with them, were assiduous in their
exertions 10 promote the Quiet for which the
festival Is being held, in which they met with
much success. Tonight, we learn, a party OF
Washingtonans will visit the festival. taking
along with them some good singers; so, reader.
| IL you would enjoy an agreeable evening, and a,
the same time assist I'm the erection of the edi-
fce. tai ride over to Hunter Chapel tu-niy bit
CENTRE MARkET.-This morning, there was a
numerous attendance Of dealers I'm the market
and purchasers, up to 10 O'Clock, were crowding
the gangways. Business was transacted rapidly,
as all desired to escape the rain, which then be-
gan to descend in copious showers, making the
approaches to the market very muddy, and the
gangways very unpleasant. The vegetable and
meat markets were well supplied, aud the prices
were generally as during the past week. The
hay market was also well supplied; the prices
varying from 75c. to 81 10 per cwt.