The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-06-15
RICHMOND. VA, FRIDAY, JUNE Is, 1850:


9A6 yap0neso % 80 ODera.
The Phila6elphians hare - deeiAAdly the |
bsst eftAefE,s New York brsthrsn In tAs Japa- |
nese matter, that the press Of 0otha1 arscry- |
ins aleud In Asir ssxAtieA. An ~ maHa- |
facture Of jswelry, v1ssrswusks, stsos1-wurhs, |
ard splendid hotels. which ths NswfYoyters |
contsmpIAted astoaishine The I4ngolians |
sktil, hEvs-Assu iorntailed, II not qrpassed,
By tbs Qsatsr city, and - II % pnt finish
Ing touch 70 this heavy wrong, u on cuesday |
gave oar visitors specimen Of every kind of |
Amsriean amusemsnt thus knockfug the last |
attraction out Of the Gothamite programme
The Ledger says:
At hslf.past two O'Clock In The afternoon,
bassy, CONSULTING Of the ofnciah ndsservants.
Walled the Academy Of Music. to aftend the |
6afisee. The Ambassadors were not prevent
Long before the hour for opening the doors Of
the building, and IN ! few miasss9 after adj
miss5on Wad gained, the parquet, 1lsst circle
and balcony, were filled with well-dressed
audience, large portion being ladies'. In
reserved for the Japanese, and when they
entered they had no difficulty in being ac-
commodated. and were not compelled to
bear t. 15s the pressure of "a q crowd crow a few
these did mot stay after the drst piece
Tommy was along, dressed In his best, but
looking very downs1neartedL the result, 1t is
s'5ons anes
Of the Embassy were also present. and were
conspicuous from the closdly shaven head.
Most of those present exhibited, with evident
rival ir the country, and in approved fashion,
able style they watched the ladies through
opera glasses. The strangerss glanced care.
|leasly aroand the house, but did net seem as
tontshed eisher at the magnifceace Of the
building or the crowd or psfssass s1asynhled - /.
greet them. They have evidently schooled
themselves TO conceal their thoughts, and
nothing can be gained by watching their coun-
tenances.
Soon alter the entrance OF the japanese, the
orchestra, numbering over IS performers,
opened with the grand overture to William
Tell" To this the Japanese paid but lit
| tie attention, but when the curtain rose on
| the second act of Lucretia Borgia, with Mile
Parodi as Lucretia, every M0ngolian who
possessed an opera glass levelled it at the per-
| formers, and so watched them during the act,
/ which was short one, to the evident relief
| OF the Japanese. Next, Buckstone's comedy
| Of the "Rough Diamond" claimed their mo-
/ tice, and in this respect the acting was more
pleasing to them than the singing. Many Of
the strangers conversed together, and seemed
somewhat amused at the lady performers,
| while others smiled when the audience would
applaud any "point'' made in the course Of
best, and received considerable applause; but
as nearly everybody was watching the effect
Of the play upon the Japanese,an and thus losing
| the run Of the performance, the enthusiasm
| was not SO general as our people are In the
habit of showing. The chorusses Of the MGn-
| nerchor and Young M8nnerchor were given
| without any show of appreciation on the part
Of the japanese, but the inexhaustible egg. bag
| of BliIz excited the undivided atten ton Of the
| strangers. Mile Parodi gave the "Star.
Spangied Banner in gloricns style, assist
ed by q full chorus of two hundred singers
This part of the performance was well man
1 a thn fha Sin a
! seen grouped in the rear Of Mile Parodi, ant
. | on one side stood an American sailor with tn
flag OF Japan, while ON the other stood a re
, preventative of Japan, with the American
colors. The magic dance Of two nations, b.
Mr.. w. Wood, caused them some amusement
: | Mr.. Wood first appeared as Japanese an
| after dancing q few min utes. suddenly wheeled
/ | and presented the appearance OF an America
| sailor. But the pantomime ballet of Vol-au
. | vent did the business. Here was sOmethin
3 | they could understand nearly as well as tn
rest Of the audience, and, although many G
!. them endeavored TO keep straight face, the
rave it up after a few trials, and enjoye
themselves to their hearts content. One OF
fellow, who sat like a statue through the VINO
afternoon, smiled once at the antics OF M
l. | " ood !; but feeling the impropriety OF sue
unGicnifie d conduct, he held his fan to his IA.
g for cOnceaIment. Tney seem to have qui
l. | sort of enfSVment, for while several SCENE
II conyulsed with laughter, no sound Of mlr1
:. | could be heard two feet from them. After Il
performances. the party drove in open ca
u riages to the hotel, no crowd following. An
y by the way, we may state that wrong IN
:. preston has gone abroad that the Ambass
= dors were insulted on Saturday. This is
mistake. Along the route there were,
'e course, some noisy demonstrations, but
le word was spoken which, if understood, cou
g. have reused their pride.
One of the Princes and several OF the office
visited Paramount early in the morning, wi
% Capt Lee, and as but few persons were at tn
Is spot at the time Of their arrival, they hat
10 fine opportunity Of examining the WORKS We
10 | closely, all of which gave them much delig
re They were also taken to the top OF the res
as yoir. from which they enjoyed a magnifice
,s. view of the city. After being treated TO cha
pagne and ham, some OF them had a fine {
ey portnnity OF rolling ON the grass, while !,
nc Captain looked on and enjoyed the spor,
This was one Of the most pleasant visits
b, | Japanese have had since their arrival in
city.