The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-13

Thc Opord W&ht0s'G IT. catres Last Night.
The Academy OF Mu i opened for 81 RI initiative
Italian Opera season Ia evening the "Pila o. OF Dom
zct beng the e c;ion for the COMM, nc, mcnt OF the
season During tn ltcess the Academy been put IN
the best order nj Here several very comc i'm
provfments both efore and behind ic curtain The
house was crowded TO excess the audc ic~ s,raing
iair muster OF familiar face, together vSh immense
crowd Of strangers chiefly hallng from Tie sohrry side
of Mason and Dxons celebrated line Every available
.,a in the house filed and the standing ecms,ee
sufficiently numerous to fiji up all the ases and Tas
sagcs. Tie display OF iemIinc beauty was spmribog
ovcrpowcring. The performance neither beser nsr
worse than those of the cra spring. when te
distribution was the same Madame Cores singing Ran
lima, Brignoi Pouto and Sgnpr Amodio Scvcrus. Mr..
Maretzek conducted the Orchestra
With the exception of its misnomcr, s originality,
its American Cousnishncss, length, ana failure
enforce It's pretended moral the play produced ut
Laura Kcenes last evening may be considered success
Mr.. rnlgrSc Simpson The rcpucd author has made MUS
Fanny Kelly (sss Laura Kccnc), who is supposed to b
celebrated actress adopt the stage in spite Of her f,oy
and public opinion and endeavor TO compel hy her
duct respect for her profession which everybody
10th 10 accord. Around this slender basis number OF
characters are grouped confusion comprising an
pdscrect sister Miss Ada Cou) who rescued by the
actress from an impending indisctc,on with Hon Henry
Mafas fMr. Jordan), OF half dozen fops who are
induced divers tines and whose (J.'s) speciality i
quoting Ia Dr. Peter Pangloss. Bu2zard mir vnccnt)
another fop, is his friends factotun aud similar
pants; Miss Lpgue (srs. Mary Wclls) affects aud
tries 10 clope with Buzzard. Daniel Dcwhp is q rustic
admrer Of the actress young giri, and upon dis
covering her vocation afterwards becomes her
Heuy Stubs miss Marian Mccarthy is pet maid to
Fanny Kelly, and sings very neatly CHERRY Ripe
(sr. Whoatlcgh) is French landlord in the third act.
Leonard Ashton Mr Daly) is author in love with the
great actress The iirs act ,rnsprcs entirely before the
door OF retreat OF the actress the second in
her boudoir and the third in the pubic of the hotel
al Pau in the INrcnccs The lovcr-d Ia Armand-s by
the OF circumstances led 10 suspect the fidelity OF the
actress, whoa la Cimic-cts him be deceived in order
shield somebody csen This east her sister. Dame,
bundcrs rs honest servants are supposed 10 do and
finally mends all the trouble with great intelligence, by
driving the copng couple INTO the horscpond Ia Young
Hardcastle. Malus has sundry fanny adventures, owing
his belief in his fascinating powers and quotes Ia
PaneoSs and the minor characters contribute 10 the
amusement d n other standard sage characters The
bref dcscripon-i must be seen 20 be apprccu,
The situations in the second and third good and
and the audience seemed appreciate them fully Doubt
less, III spite OF its incongru,aimng tdoes 10
bimc the Dir. Bellows, Peg Wellington, Camilla and Am
can Cousin STYLES in play-the new comedy viii
coed II payst will doubtless ihl the object OF H.
author. The actors do all they 10 make pass. Il.
hard work, and they deserve great credit Tor 1t.
Ihc.ohcr theatres filed 10 replction. Al Niblo's
Garden, Marietta ainrctta, the tight rope dancer, had
benefit and drew crowded house. AT .Walack's, Mrs
Ba,emans tragedy, "Gcradinc, was played (nnrtcnih
nigh) for Miss Hcrons benefit Ia fun aud enthusiastic
audience. The New and Old Bowcry theatres presented
long and strong bills, which were proporona.cy arac-
tive ls,rnum's Museum full afternoon and even
ing. Woods and Bryanis Milssrcs, the Palace Gar
den the German theatre aud Other place. og pnblc
amusement brought out throngs o cit2ans and strangers
The opera house contained not less than three thousand
hundred persons, and upon fair average the places
OF public amusement i'll the metropolis were visited By
not less than twenty five thousand people who spent
this way about nine thousand dollars. TIE weather
perfectly delightful and Broadway presented, during the
evening the gayest and most picturesque appearance
can be imagined. For the mex, month New York
will be the centre OF gaycty, and the hctvra nngc,
| will reap rich harvest