New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-14
CITY ITEMS.

/ Wednesday and Thursday nights VIII be given
the two las; performances Of this opera On
Thursday night Madame Albertini viii make her debut
in " II Troyuiore" with the new tenor BeaueaFde, as
Maurice" On Saturday morning, grand Matinee
LaEra Keene's TIeater.-The Wife's Secret" has
! filed the house every night of the past week. The
admirable acting Of Miss Keene, and Messrs. jordan
and Burnett and others of the company, il wei aPPre
ciaied by the audiences, who grow more enthusiastic
every night The play viii be acted every evening
this week, and in addition viii tonight be given the
/ burlesque of Norma" with Mr. Mark Smith, Mr..
Felix Vincent, and Mis- Mccarthy in the Leading parts
| WaRack's 7Teqtre-The melcdrama OF The
| Wreck Ashore" 20 well done at this house, viii be
repeated every night with the farce of ITO Paris and
| Back"
| UTntcr Garden" Smike" seems to increase in
popularity and attractiveness and is announced for
| potion every night till further notice.
NiJlo's Gar1en.-The Williainses appear tonight in
three pieces: " Shandy Maguirc,' " Customs of the
| Country" and " Latest from New-York.''
Drayton's Mr. Parlor Opera House, No. us Broad
zay.-The Draytons are fairly installed in their
House. and are ready to receive the public on ev
cry night in the week except Saturday. The piece
tonight are Never Despair, and Better Late than
| Never"
| Barnun's american Museum.-Mr. Delman Grace,
well-known and pleasing actor, has been engaged at
this house and makes bis first appearance tonight as
| Clande Menotte. Mr. Grace is actor Of excellent
| ability, ia well known in NewYork and other cities,
and can scarcely fail to prove frst-rate card.
| Bocery Tzeater.-The play which lately sup
pressed by the police and the friends Of the Hon. d. C.
Broderick is the bill for tonight The name of the
piece is Three Erss in the Life OF a Fireman.
II fl.l l. arx.an
of the Modern Time" is announced a, this house.
Chatham AmpLtieater-At this theater, late the
" National" Nixon and Aymar's Circus commence
operations tonight. The company il good one, COM
prisng the pick of the troupe late at Nblos Garden.
Mr. James Melville is the leading rider
Clrisfvs Minstreis-This band OF negro performers
are giving to crowded and delighted
audiences nightly. Nibols Saloon, which has been
fitted up for them, makes cosy little theaer and one
ius, suited to their style of performance.
IVough's Italia is still on exhibition at Hope Chapel,
No. 20 broadway.
C6nyehs " Heart of the Andes" viii remain on ex-
bbition all this week at the Studio Building in Tenth
street Open day and night.
The Rev Dr. Scudder gives the third of his interest
Ing lectures on India, this evening" at the Cooper
Institute.
DoS'r WASTE TnE CRorsS-We have several
times of late been awakened to a lively sense
of the value of plentiful supply of pure water when
our cherished Croton threatened to fail The Croton
Aqueiuct Commissioners appeal in our advertis-
inc columns to the pnblic, to be more prudent in the
use of the fluid They estimate that not less than
- GO eco of gallons are wasted, absolutely wasted,
every dav in New-York As only 80 600 900 of gallons
daily can for the present be brought into the city, the
magnitude of the waste msy be appreciated. In the
event of an extensive fire this reckess misuse of the
Croton would soon make Itself very seriously felt The
Commissioners are resolved to exercise greater vigil
apce than ever in detecting those who abuse their
water privilege and all such assured tina; the legal
penalties VIII be strictly enforced
LOVES BaLLoos.-A large crowd assembled
at the Crystal Palace grounds Saturday to witness
an ascension by Prof Lowe in his balloon Pioneer.
The weather damp and muTky, and IA the sole
object Of the contemplated ascension was % test the
instruments TO be used on the Atlantic trip ths trial
trp Of the Pioneer" postponed TIL the first clear
dav A II had been announced that the ascension
would depend on the state of the weather, disap
roptpent seemed to be felt by the audience, and the
tickets sold for Saturday viii be good at another time
The large balloon still lies in collapsed state. new
couiryanee has been attached to the gas pipes called
an exhauster," by which it is claimed that gas
he passed into the balloon four times faster than the
natural pressure would furnish il. IL is the intention
Of Mr.. Lowe to commence the imitation Of his large
balloon the first pleasant day, fill il as speedily as pos
sibe, and take his departure for Europe Immediately
THE CE.rRAL PARS.-0n Saturday last portion
Of the new drive in the Central Park was for the rs
time opened TO the public The day was not OF the
brightest and cheeries and the clouds put forth threat
! enipgs of showery favors, which were not realized
but which had nevertheless the effect of OBTAINING from
| the new center of rur; attraction many who would
| otherwise have been too happy to assist, by their
presence, at the Inauguration of the drive. STILL
despite the uupropitious look of the weather splendid
| carriages filed with admirable and adniring women,
were numerous and numbers of gay horses, bestrode
| by men more or less anxious, and ridden in other
fashion by women, more or less dashng, pranced and
ambed and sided and did their curvetings and cara
ceilings. and other equine groundandloity gymnastics
greatly the deectation of the riders themselves
! and the admiration of the pedestrian multitude
| There was but opinion about the new drive-un-
bounded admiration and delight-and the whole scale
of appropriate adectves and adverbs was called into
constant use to pronounce the universal verdict. The
variety of terms employed to give expression to the
one idea was great The ladies bore their dainty est
uony to the fact that the place is delightful" love-
| w." " enchanting" " ravishng," exquisite" the
gentlemen thought glorious, and certain male ami
nah, whose pathological attainments run IN slangular
dir, ction of opinion that it was high, gal
! luz" and bully" All were pleased all satisfied,
and bore willing testimony to the admirable taste OF
those who have had the arrangements in charge, and
20 the thoroughness with which they have executed