The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-09


Arabella G0ddafd's beauty, as of her panotorte &C
complishments, would be an act of supererogation
for why attest the existence of the sun, when the
warm, joyous and giaddening rays of Phnbus are
evidence, save in London, where Miss Goddard
never being clouded, is oftener before us
than that iumnaryY You have heard Thaiberg
Well, fancy one of the prettiest, ''semi-Dudu-sh,
heathiul girls you ever saw, with his finished exc
cution, sOttened by the touch of fary's fingers
and You may Just slightly realize what hope you
may some day hear and see. She has brought in
thousands and thousands of shiings for NJ. Julien
be assured. Miss Louisa Winning and Nine. Eveiine
Garcia have been brought forward to replace Nine
Pepita CASTER, Mons. Julens powerful card on sew
erai former seasons. Comparisons being, since the
days of Mrs Mallaprop, accepted as odious no more
shall be added than that Nine. CASTER has been
missed by the audiences and in the receipts. Miss
Louisa Winning is a pretty faced, thin girl and
though young-not more than twenty-is still an old
stager having, like the Batemen children and other
precosities, been celebrity, under the sou6iiquet
OF the Infant Sappho, since the days OF her aDacu
ton. Don't complain of hard wOrds-she Is one OF
Mr.. Frank Morris Ga celebrated singing MASTERY
best pupils and though he could not make rich
out of a why voice, he has so well educated her
that with health she is sure never TO want engage
meDts. always proving attractive. Nine Garcia was
thinner and younger years ago, when she was Mr..
Alfred Bunn's prirnd donna at Drury Lane. She is
very stout now, aud though singing correctly,
reminds me more of the past than the pre-
sent. Her style of dressing, ii not remarkable for
taste, was particularly so for the gold and gammon
which, Marryatt tells us, is associated with an eX
pring dolphin. You never saw such rings, brace
lets and chains, which, with diamonds aud other
precious stones were found all over her, quite ike
chain armor. If they were not the produce Of the
Goloonda mines, perhaps they were the produce of
Greinge, wen known in Paris as a t0Q30lSseVr Of
theatrical prophecies.
Mr.. Charles Dickens father-in-law, reversing the
usual order, like father like son, recently made
grievous mistake. To say his name is Hogarth is
unnecessary. He is and has been for many years
past the musical critic of the D0iiy Ne,cS. Some
few DAYS since. in the notice of concert which
had taken place the previous evening at st. James
Hall, was embodied a most violent abuse
of Mr.. Sims Reeves, who was therein re-
ported to have sang III manner that
would have disgraced the second tenor of an
itinerant troop of Ethiopians. Our great singer,
owing to the severe indispostion OF his charming
wife and his own distress of mind caused thereby,
had, the day previous to the conc thrown up his
engagement, and another tenor was secured and
duly announced in his place. We will not mention
the substitute name, though, as applied TO him. the
criticism was monstronsly unjust. What under
these unmitigatngly annoying circumstances, would
many an artist have done in Mr.. Sims Reeves
place? Why if not by corporeal chastlsement have
forgotten Mr.. Hogarth's great age, Qor he was a
friend of Sir Walter Scott's) they would at least
have called him severely to task when face to face.
Mr. Sims Reeves merely armed himself with pair
of the best spectacles he could buy, and few even
ihgs afterwards, in the same hall, seeing Mr..
Hogarth in the centre of the stalls he left the
orchestra, and walking politely up to him,
mildly sad "My dear Hogarth, permit ME to pre-
sent you with pair of spectacles, in the hope
that you Will not again unwittngiy inure the repu-
taton OF myself or any other brother sister art
ist. This little incident caused quite an excite
ment afterwards, for nothing known about it
in the room that evening, Mr.. Sims Reeves having
acted with becoming dignity and consideration to- !
wards Mr.. Hogarth, whose advanced age might |
otherwise have sunk under such an occurrence not
delicately carried out
Mr.. Benjamin Webster, the well known
actor, lessee OF the now new Adelphi thea
ire, and MIR. f. T. Smith the lessee of Drury |
Lane and proprietor of the Radnor gin !
palace, have got a mania upon them (see their |
for middle aged women You
must not suppose for single msment, that these
gentlemen are Mormonistically inclined, for were
hat the case young women would, we opine have
,een required. 1t il simply thus:-Messrs. Web
ter and Smith intend on the principle ofthe French
heatres, having women instead OF hemen to take
money, checks aud opera boxes. Iotd tout.
The Edmund iates-that is, the Dickens and
7hackeray- squabble is sure to come before
he law courts. 1t is currently reported that
ar. Charles Dickens wrote to Mr.. William
iakepeace Thackeray acknowledging himself
s Mr. Yates hacker and the author of the
Whole correspondence in the matter suggesting an
micabe arrangement, which the London satirist
eclined. Party spirit runs high in the Garrick Club
he feeling is unanimously Thackerian," so much
0 that, we are told, should the eminent Q. c. Mr..
,dwin James, gain the day for Mr.. Edmund Yates,
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trongly favored document approving the conduct
i the committee.
We have just returned in company with Commo-
ore Arcedeckne, from survey of the new Adelphi,
nd which promises to be one Of the most elegant
nd commodious theatres in England. OF course
be house is full of scai0iding; say nothing
4 the decorations. The following Is tOlerably
orrect resume Of the Christmas dramatic novel
es:-
Green room gossip is turning chiefly now upon the sub
o IA
erning them the public likely 20 be quite well
rovded wth mirtb and magn1cence as in former years
At Covent Garden the Pyne ana Harrison management
nil produce pantomime after the opera, entitled i.ue
led Riding Hood = written by Mcssrs. Brdgem9u aud
q wards and employing the talents Of M:ssrs. ". II.
ayne, II. Payne Jr. Fexmore, Barnes, &c., as pinto
nimsts and Messrs Greve, Tebin aud Cuthbeft the
Genie artists, with Mr. Alfred Mellon as the arranger OF
be music.
At Drury Lane the pantomime, which Will be, usual,
Y Mr. f.. l. Blanchard, is founded upOu the legendary
alad of "Robin Hood and the Merry Men OF Sherwood
crest" The principal uantomimsts are Mauo Bolcno
I'D Delavsnt The scenery has Tor long time past en-
aged the attention OF Mr. William Beverley DykwynNyn
Finishes those remarkable grotcsque embodmcnts for
ghch he IS unrivaed aud MIR. j. H. fully composes ald
FRANCES the music.
The yur,rket subject Is based by Mr.. Blackstone
familiar German tradition, and the harequnnie Will
i've scope to the talents OF the clever Leclerq Family
he scenery will be by Mr.. Fenton.
The Princess's has pautomne by Alfred Crowqrin,
ounded on popular fairy tale and supported by rs usual
lever corps oi pantomnlsts
The Iyceurn produces grand classical bures1ue by Mr.
he old HOneric record MIR. CacOtt Is the scenic artist,
md the extravaganza will be strongly cast including Mrs
Seey Mss Louse Keely Miss Talbot, Miss RosiDa Wright
md ali the principal members OF tue company comic
sketch by the iauri family viii follow.
The New A0ephi will open on boxing night with an in
roductOry sketch by Messrs Yates and Harrington
ng as vehicle for illusions % The occasion and pictorial
"reminiscences OF the associations of the old theatre;
arce in which Mr Wright Will re-appear; and panto-
mime by Messrs Mark lemon and j. Webster Of the Old
Adephi school.
Tue olympic will have burlesquc By Nj II. j. Byron,
ounded on ne poem Of "Ma2eppa, by his celebrated
and 10 which MI Robson will sustain, Of
course, the hero.
The Strand Christmas piece is by Messrs. Halliday AMI
lawrence and s burlesque Of the story Of "kenil-
worth -
The pantomme at slders Wells uutes in s story and
te the pscatorai exploits Of "0ld lax Walton, with
he al legend Of "1hc Sisters OF Tottenham'
The surrey pantomme is contributed by Mr G. j. Col
ins and T. connected with the associations Of "Od
Father Thames. ~
The strand has secured the GrimaId Of our day, Mr.
Tom Matthew'S
Al all the other theatres great pains and expenditure
being employed tue Christmas picces and the mlgni-
of the Preparations may lead US to antcpa proper
Tomato results.