Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-08

I'm speaking Of John Brougham's new
comedy, Playing tcith Fire, the Tribune says
it has achieved a success that is not made 6y
one play in five hundred, and adds
The stories of the play, for i it has two distinct
each perfect in itself, are most nseRiousy inter. inter-
woven, and work together in such peculiar man
Some Of the most irresstibly auehable situations
arise ffom the assumption by one person Of the
tion is further aided by strong resemblance Of
atss pSy @ @ of 19s knd
BILE TO person not spectator, The eye is neces-
sary to the comprehension Of the story as the ear.
Madame Csillag engaged for the New
York Academy Of Music. it is said, will re-
ceive $4,000 for six months services She
last sang in England, in April, in Beetho-
yen's Fidelio, and made greater impression
in the part than any one since Schroeder
Devrient, whom she resembles, in her acting,
and excels in personal beauty. AS a singer
she is more Italian than German.
There is, after ALL to be new Wallack's
Theater up town. 1t was publicly an
nounced several months ago that il would
be built on the vacant lots corner of Broad
way and Thirteenth-streets, but owing to
some difficulty in regard to right of way, the
scheme was abandoned, and Mr.. Gibson pro-
ceeded to erect on the property that re-
markable edifce of his which attracts so
As this building does not, however, occupy
the whole plot of ground, Mr.. Wallack has
leased arear lotion Fourth-avenue, $50 by l75
feet in size, on which theater will be COM
menced forthwith, with the expectation of
having it ready by February next. 1t will
be provided with an entrance on Broadway
twenty feet wide, as is the case with Niblo's
and Winter Garden.
PHILADELPHIA.-The Prince of Wales has
selected Martha for the performance in his
honor at Philadelphia. 1t will be sung by
Adelina Patti, Fanny Nattali, Brignoli and
Ferri. The first act of TTdvidtd will also be
given, with Colson as the frail heroine, and
the performance will be almost equivalent
to the command night in the London
Opera-house, when the Queen selects the
opera and attends in state. Tickets for the
Renfrew opera at Philadelphia are fixed at
three dollars each, and visitors are requested
to come in full dress. The President and
Cabinet, and Miss Lane, have been invited.
BosToN.-Cortesi, whom we pray Euterpe
to send to this city, is singing with success
to the Modern Athenians.
BALTIMoRE.-Colson sang "Elvira," in En-
mani, last Friday evening at the Front-street
Theater.
ST. LoUIs.-Mark Smith is at the st. Louis
Theater and this is the only dramatic fact
worthy of note in that city.
VARIETIEs-Mr. Chas NJ. Barras and Miss
| Sallie St. Clair commenced their Western
and Southern engagements at Detroit on the
oath ult Playing two weeks at Detroit,
they proceed to Louisville, thence to St.
Louis, thence to Pixies Opera-house, in this
city, thence South.
The Natali sisters, in Philadelphia, sang
in Trogatore with Errani, whereat it was
rumored that Brignol refused to sing with
them. AT this Brignoli states in the papers
that he was very desirous to sing with the
Natal, and was quite heart-broken that one
of his favorite parts had been given to an
other artist.
The sale of Mr.. Burton's dramatic library
will take place to-day in New York.
Mr.. George Pauncefort has returned
from Europe leaving his wife to fulfill sew
eral engagements there. He comes, we be-
lieve, to the National, in this city. So says
the Weekly Programme.
Mrs Julia Dean Hayne has gone to Cali.
fornia, and will remain there for some time