Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-16
AMUsENTENTs.

PiKE's OPERA-BoUsE.-The comedy of
Setf has proved so attractive at this House,
that IL was repeated last night to an unusu-
ally large audience, and is announced again
for this evening. The play is founded on
scenes in the life Of a New York merchant
CMr Taylorl, whose beautiful and dashing
wife Miss Susan DENIM mingles among the
aristocracy and involves her husband TO the
brink of ruin by her extravaganza. The
main hits Of the play are at the extravaganza
of wives-which seem to be hugely enjoyed
by the men-and at the consciousness and
appetite for scandal, of the society which the
gay wife risks so much to mingle with.
The beautiful and reckless wife is well
personifed by Miss Denim, in whom o hus-
band might easily overlook a pretty liberal
expenditure; and Mr.. Taylor acts the re-
spectacle, proud and anxious merchant as
naturally as if he was not more familiar
with the habits of Kings and Princes.
The moral heroine of the play is the
merchants daughter miss Plunkettl, the
step-daughter of the present "Mrs. Apex"
who is excluded from her fathers af-
fection by the arts of the step-mother, and
whose little fortune is robbed by her step
brother, Charles Sandford [Mr Mortimerl,
by means ofa forged check, torelieve himself
from gambling debts and his mother from
pecuniary distresses.
lneTe is MT. 'JOun Uultt u relTeu
banker MIR. Lanagan1 prominent charac-
ter in the play worldly wise, and given to
telling disagreeable truths, but who is a
protector for the wronged daughter, and
comes in at the last to help the merchant
out of his distresses A uoored nurse Miss
NJ. Radcliffe is the faithful servant of the
play, and does up considerable negro talk in
a very natural way. A Travelled fop Mr..
Chaplinl talks in style not known to either
heather or Christian fops. "Mrs. Radius"
miss Laura Leclercl gives excellent speci-
mems of the appetite of society for scandal;
and "Mrs. Codliver," Mrs. G. Pope1 FASH
ionable lady, addicted TO doctors, patent
medicines and an enormous appetite, does
the wealthy vulgarian and the Kings En-
glish
The play opens with an excellent repre-
sentation of a fashionable dry-goods store,
with lady shoppers and polite proprietors
and clerks. The piece is put upon the stage
with that completeness of appointments that
characterizes the 0pera-house. We have
not undertaken TO particularize, for gener-
ally it was excellently performed. Its re-
ception was fattering and in the brief lull
in the political contest--a thing fatal to
amusements lit promises successful run
The Gale Sisters are exceedingly graceful
and charming dancers and are constantly
growing in public favor.
Inc comic talent in this company enables
it to make the farces a more than usually
attractive feature. The farce of Hunting a
Turtle was highly entertaining, and SIr.
Chaplin played the "Hon. L. Leyison" in his
usually amusing manner.
NATIONAL THEATER.-Mr. Collins, the we'll
known Irish comedian and vocalist, will ap-
pear this evening at the National in two
favorite characteristics. McShane," in the
Nervous Man. and as "Morgan Rather il
HoiO 10 Pay the Rent. The performance viii
conclude with Sketches in India, in which
the vivacious Addie Proctor viii appear a.
''Sallie Scraggs."
SMITH & NIxoN's HALI.-This popular
establishment is nightly filled with the most
delighted audiences. Thiodon's Museum OF
| Arts is marvel in its way, and deserves the
patronage of all who admire the wonderful
in mechanism, or the beautiful in painting
! 1t will remain during the week, and we ad
wise all who have not seen it, TO visit it a
once.
CONCERT AT CLIFToN.--0ur readers at Cliff
ton will be pleased to learn that Madame
Stahl, the harpist, and NJ. Tosso, the violiust
will give a concert in their delightful village
next Friday evening.