The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-12

- :. udoch, and Mrs Waller play 70 comparatively
Mr. ~ 'ches, while "Jack Sheppard" and the "Inree
empty De- ,"ada,ely af.er have ned them 70 over.
saI Aen = srn I'D that bad acting 70 = neas.y
ling, "a stronger CHARGE .. ,r...--, .-ss.-
thss ma nss n. ma artistic en.eainmen h.s
he aqr nv 'e ~ e ~ .hs amount OF money
here by any theatre for many yea. nricc ~ 1s o..
recenty-paid too, ut double the usua,. "n sssop
by very respectable looking audience TO NO gentso
OF the shorthaired persuasion punch each others
heads.
The "Love Knot" new comedy by Stirling Coyne, has
been produced at Pixies Opera House.
Mrs. Julia Dean Haync had benefit at st. Louis on the
ID.
Miss Jane coombs has been playing Mobile and had
great benefit on the 25th.
The concerts OF Mr. Squres and Mary Mcvcker at st.
Louis have drawn crowded houses
FoRKGN.-The Paris critics ecstacies the
vva of Glucks "0rphee' at the Lyrique. Galignani,
OF tho 25th November, says:-This little theatre hieved
another triumph Friday last in the successful revival
Of Guck's "Orphee," with Mme Pauline viardot Or
pheus the other principal roles being efficiently sustained
by Mines. Marlmon, Marie Sax and Moreau. "Orphee"
FIRST performed Vienna in 1854, at Paris (at the
Academic Rationale Musique) l774 and again at the
Crane Opera with Nourrt Orphee, some thirty
ago. has been put the stage the special
direction Of that high priest Of Guck, NJ Hector Beroz,
and the original text followed with all possible exacness
the hat unacc0untable Of the
Mime. Vlardots energetic performance Of her diff
cult part composed for the male conrato, Guadagn
cited tempest enthusiasm and not uDusty for would
be difficult to find any other artist capable Of rendering
music with such depth, force and energy; though time
do,re, has more hardly dealt with the once splendid
voice Of this great artist Her delivery OF the beautiful
and well known air "Jai perdu mon Eurydice'' is OK.
tremey fine, and her acting somewhat too Astounding
In the untempered "whrlwind of passion" always for
chile and well sustained The mise scene is effective,
the orchestra chorus good throughout The enchant
ing OF the Ely aud the superb chorus Of
demons were equally well rendered. Cnpd's sweet child
like very prettily given by Mile. Marimon in
deed the whole execution credtable to all
ed. II 10 singular instance OF the present state Of Pa
risan music that the little, i'll situated Theatre Lyrque
unaded by the government should produce such work
which is TO the ordinary French repertoire the drapery
Of an antique statue TO modern crinolueand with such
ortse Madame Viardot; while the Grand Opera is
doing over "Hercuareum," or condding "Les hugue.
Dots' to rate drises
Private letters say that ascos are the order
of the day at the Italian Opera. Several prime oonne
have been tried but Pence is the only favorite the
public The daughter of Dezazet has composed the music
of little piece called Gle Dable Rose,' which has been
produced at the theatre Dezazet
We take the following account Of aristocrac anna.
teur performance from late London paper: On We'd
nesday evening and yesterday the officers of the House
hold Brigade two performances at the Windsor thea
tire in aid OF the Windsor Royal Dispensary The pro-
gramme was as follows
Count stenSsrg CaPsin Erskine Scotia fusisr Guards
sssss kas % a BATS
Ca Msri sa koss or:s Gds osIz
Sergeant Rutly Captain emberon usher Guards
f F15euisicl Fiscal 4 4 k'f holmes, SsLz
Louise ssn Of As''r'' Emdsn and Rob
Madame Betman. Miss Bason.
AsYrHrs Aaf FOX Sslsa, CHANGE.
Ss$:s Fa'isr d
Margaret oneyba. Miss Tesnap Theatre Royal Bay
sister,. B Bneksson Ssy 1''0 ps'"l''0n Oh mr.
with Ss Ss & Bruce wnss ma
Eliza. Mss batson.
po cSs'PITTd nnffc Oh
Mr. piicoady Captain Haropp' Royal Horse Guards, Ls
Ss s I h%ss 4ss... Royal Olympic
Mrs o,scutie.. Miss Bason
Sarah Eoy
the direction Of the Hon Seymour Egerton: violnsEger
ton, Clay, DEgvle, Hughes and Mallory; autes-Le Pa
toure and Val Morris viola, Cooper voloncelos Knobel
and w. Hughes contra bassos Lord Gerald Fitzgerald
and VAL Morris; cornet piston, Milford and Breedon;
The following pieces were performed Overtures-Wiam
Tell, Rosni; Tampa, Harold; Zannetta Auber Cornet
Nn1n pIamatqge 3 sseron sef ron
S. Egerton; Geneveve, D'Albert- Quadrle-Martha,
D'Albert Galop-windsor Reves, Gerald Fitzgerald.
impossible to speak too highly in praise OF the
formanccs the characters Of the respective pieces being
we'll sustained In the orchestral department. their
and precision.
BY an imperial decree, authors whose pieces pro-
duced at the Theatre FrancaS 10 receive neen
of the gross receipts Of the nights when they
performed.
comedy called The Late Iamented,o produced at
the Haymarket November 49, and played by Mr. and Mrs.
c. Matthew's Miss Reynolds and Blackstone, has made
dead failure. Gossip, from Les Femmes Terribes,"
at the Princess has done better but not much The
formance Of the /" Marriage Extravagant" at the The
des Arts Rouen, interrupted short time since,
by rather singular In the middle of the piece the
audience disturbed by succession Of dull, heavy
blows echong through the house. AS the cries Of Hush
hush ~ did put end to the annoyance the manager
Ca al for md IL
ceeded from the choppng machine Of sausage maker
next door to the theatre This explanation received
with general burst of laughter and afterwards the play
proceeded usual the worthy tradesman having at
ceased his operations on being informed Of the
| which they caused.
SGNoR MARIO FIGHTING A DuRI-The Madrid CORES
ponoent OF the London Advertiser writing the 10th
inst, says:-The brutal treatment which Madame Grs
has experienced the hands Of the high born, bred
p0taoe hurling, bowling audience which frequens the
Italian Opera nere, has given rise to much recrimoaon
Sgnor Mario has naturally resented these insults But in
his he has been met by the remark, that
during the day of her prosperity Madame Gris DIS
daineo to accept any Of the brilliant offers of the Madrid
managers, and that she only does now, when her
cracked and broken voice fails to procure any price in
the market Many angry discussions have arisen and
last they resulted in duel, which of yester
| day. The principals Siguor Mario and Senior San
Miguel the director of the Principe Theatre After several
| passes both combatants being wounded, the one in
the face and the other in the the seconds nterered
the honor of both declared scott free Neither
/ has been seriously hurt.
Brooklyn City News.
CoRoNERs INouEsTs--Coroner Smell yesterday inves.i-
gated the circumstances attending the death OF calored
woman named Eliza Watson, residing in Canton street,
who il was reported had been beaten by her husband,
Charles Watson from the effects of which supposed
that she died The evidence went TO show that at