The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-07

iorMaices tonight. mat popular actor Mr. H. faos,
commences an engagement there in the character Of
Robert landry in the grand sensation drama OF The
Dead Heart" Tho new piece, The Spirit Friend"
for which Mr. Eddy has been expressly engaged, Will DO
produced on Wednesday next.
The old Bowery assumes tho tito Of "The Grand Orion
Circus" under the managershp of Messrs T. L. lilton
and H. Ashley The features OF attraction there are 10
performances Of Nile Ella zoyara, Signor sebastan and
Little Comma
AT Dryan,s the bin will be slightly altered tonight, BY
the addition Of tho humorous plantation scene, pafSeys
in dc Tent"
Fox anu Sharpley's Mrstres open AZ the stnyvcsane
Institute this evening, with rich comic programme
Charley Fox is Included IN the company
The Melodeon, the Canterbury the Metropolitan, 'he
American the Gaeties and fact all tho other concert
halls arc crowded nightly. The popularity OF these
places Of amusement far from njurng the theatres,
rather improve their business by creating taste for
entertainments which only BIO partially satisfied at
the former On this subject extract few sensible
remarks from All the Year Round in reference to tho
effort recently made by the London managers 70 compel
tho music aud concert halls to take out theatrical
licenscs-
Tho hostile point OF wow from which they (thc ma
nagers) regard the music halls is short sighted in
the extreme II il notorious that the cheap newspapers,
instead Of dispng tho public encouragement with tho
newspapers at higher price, have raised up an an,re
for themselves. II is notorious that the library crcnla-
ton Of good novels has rather increased than dmhishci
since the time when opposition novels have stirred the
in the world of fiction, by pouring regularly from
the press in cheap instruments at penny week. On
the principle the music halls have inquest onaby
raised up their new public and IN dong 50 WIN mFec
help improve the prospects Of the theatres, by in
crcng the number Of people who look to public amuso-
ments the occupation Of their evening II the ma
nagers don thsf ihey don't that per cenlse
the music hall audience mot very large ono pronby,
but still per centage is in the ordinary course OF things,
certain TO DRIFT theatres from natural human love
OF Qhq m
possess, In undisurbed monopoly, immense dramatic "a
vanagcs these other caterers for the pubic ahuso
ment who following them at a respectful distance
They have the Of stage means and Appliances wnich
music hail possibly command, without being
knocked down and built again for the purpose fiey
have actors and actresses who stand, IN personal as
well IN pecunary sense, out OF music nan fe.ch
They have relations with English literature which no
music hall possesses dreams OF and they
have refined intelligent ami wealthy pnbic to appeal
to, from which tho music halls separated by the
great social gulf which we all know there Is no CROSSING
Here without prosecutions, disputes and vexatio1sy
strict interpretations Of the loter OF tho law IS vantage
ground enough for any theatre which properly admin
stercd vantage ground which tho herces music hall
rivalry cannot cut away.
GERMAN TiR srRcAIs--OrERAnC.-At tho Stadt Theatre
the second operate performance for the took place
on Friday night which occasion the sFreischutz was
performed before fun house, showing that this well
worn piece maintains, undiminished, its popularity
among German p'aygoers The music and stage arrange
meuts were excellent, Madame Won Berkei and other
two operate performances-thc sDcr stummc Won Por
tci, and szampa"-are announced. Tho "Postillon
Lonumeau" is in preparation, and will shortly be pro-
duced.
Tho theatrical repertoire for this week includes the
"Goeckner Won Notre Damc," drama by Dumas; ''Dcr
Bestc Fon,' comedy by Toepier; "Stcfutcr,' by
Bendix; s.Dcr Major" &c. An extra performance will
take place the benefit Of Mrs. Gale the bereayed mo-
Their Of the unfortunate danseuses who lost their lives at
the Continental theatre Philadelphia On this occasion
Miss scheer young actress from Germany who ccat
" lost sister, an of merit, by similar
fortunate accident has kindly volunteered her services
FOREIGN.
We extract the following from private letter received
by the last seamer:Patti having mace great f,rore
at Covcn Garden has failed Manchester most com.
petey Also the Crystal Palace where she sang to
only $500 (acmission two and sxpcEcc), whie Grisi
sang at The place TO upwards q II 0C0 CRISIS last
appearancc-Patts nrst. How do you explain this2 1t
only shows how necessary sort OF newspaper plrg
is It is entirely ignored by the Covent Garden author
ties and therefore, the artists in that sphere hardly
known elsewhere'
Carl Fckhardt who was conductor hero with Sontas
has received the appointment Of musical director to the
Olera at Stuttgardt.
Ristori going St. Petersburg to pass the winter
We hear that for her American tour she in treaty with
Salvon OF the greatest Of living tragedans and
who fact, since the death Of Gustavo Modena has no
male rival
Jenny Lind was about start on an autumna concert
tour under the auspices.of Mr. Mitchell.
Madame CASTER has been engaged for the winter at tho
Imperial theatre Of ST. Petersburg.
The London critics do not seem to agree as 10 tho
merits Of Mrs D. r. Bowers the American actress who
made her debut at Sader's Wells the It'll Julia in
tho "Hunchback" Tho Times says-"Altogethcr we may
pronounce tho very practical opinion that there has not
been promising first appearance in this peculiar line
Of character since the debut Of Mrs Charles Young"
The Atc,.Gum has very different impression Of her per-
Torrance. "The audience" it says, "gave her hearty
reception but it evident that in the course Of The
performance they were rather puzzled than pleased
startled rather than struck Her voice and eocntion
good, but her taste often caprcious She las
many qualifications though small OF stature and deficient
IN physical force, for the performance Of tasks in which
olocconary vehemcnce is required But she has, owing
to material weakness frequently to substitute decama-
tory artihce for real passion and sometimes instead
the natural gesture movement substitutes stage att
tule or q theatrical action"
Nine Frezzona has just passed. hrough Paris her way
70 Italy to regulate at IS stately family affairs connected
with tho succession TO the property left by her father re-
gently deceased.
monies OF the great exhibition Of 1862. Uman has
ceved by the last steamer the manuscript Of his new
national hymn, ia Pafrie."
version of the French piece "Te Crctin de Ia Mon.
tasne' has been produced tho Surrey theatre Tho
drama has been reduced TO three acts from Ave and il
crowded with characters situations and scenic effects II
was quite success.
The new opera composed by Verdi for St. Petersburg
ola Force de la Destinee,' will be sung by Laguna
Tamberlik, Graziani, Dc Bassni and Narni This is q
vocal qunioe Of the first order and with such interpre
tiers the work cannot fail to meet with success
Tho gross receipts Of the Paris theatres places Of
during the month Of August amounted to
$50 AGA francs being 454 francs less than the same
month Of 1850,
funeral monument In bronze has been erected at St
Petersburg to the memory Of Nine. Boso, by her hds
band, ~ Xndaveionis Its inauguration attended by
large crowds. 1t is said however 10 be the intention Of
the husband to transport her remains Paris to The cen
tire of rcre 10 Chaisc.
Tho Academy of Music Of Vienna has adopted the nor
NAL dariscn Of Paris. The orchestra the Court the
atrc is also about to take the same stop.
Opera was never more 1oursfng condition in
Italy than is at present At Florence there arc four
theatres, at Milan three and at Naples hree-al giving
operate performances This proves that not only is the
love Of music on the increase, but that there is an
abundant supply Of singers.
Gounods FaGss' IS running the round Of the German
theatres II has been successfully produced in Dresden
and Leipsg and Is in preparation at Stuttgart whore it
IL 10 be performed among the other festivities ia honor OF
the King of Wurtemberg's birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kcan are playing at Southamnton
After tour in the midland and northern counties tnoy
will return to London carly in February. Iameto and
other celebrated plays associated with the of these