The New York herald., 1863-03-02

all the operac part OF the entertainment Her "P0wer
Of Love" and "The Vintage Of Champagne nightly
and deservedly encored and her singing as clear cold
and brilliant The dancing Of Mlle. Galetu and
Madame Marzett s rreproachable. Monsieur Marseti N
pantomime part, IL admirable. Mr.. Peter Richngs, IN
Q double character double applause Mr.. shewel
and Mrs. Chanfrau perform some melodranatic uinea
very neatly. Mrs. shewe makes her first appearances
and most agreeable impression in little part The
magnacence Of the dressing and appointments due
Mr. Wheaey's liberality and Mr.. vncsnt's taste The
spectacle will have run.
Miss Mary Provost appears at the Winter Garden this
evening in sensation play translated by herself, and
called Lucie d'Arvine or, A wife's Trials" A
wfe's trials would make better comedy than
drama, it seems to US; but perhaps Miss Provost's
"Wife" had peculiar trials, and q soul above
shirt buttons. Miss Fanny Browne, Mr. Davdge,
and Mr. Barrett support Miss Provost The drama is said
to have achieved great success in the provinces Miss
Provost Is worth seeing in anything.
"The Fair One with the Golden Iocks"-viz; Mrs.
John wood-continues her comicaI career at Laura
Keene's. Mrs. Wood sings Dan Emmett's song,
"How Are You, Gresnbacks?' every evening, and the
gentemanly treasurer huns the air as he takes In
his thousands nightly. Mr.. Charles Walcot, Sem the
Arab Giant Mrs. Sedley Brown and the other curiosi-
ties to be seen usual"
ormance Tuesday evening" the benefit Of Nile Margue
rite de Bouheer for Thursday evening oxtra night and
matinee Saturday. This theatre is the resort
Of ashonabes and the deserves the at
terng patronage 1t receives In another year or two
hope that the Theatre Francois will have edce Of its
own and become permanent institution.
Mr.. E. L. Davenport and Mr.. j. W. Waack, Jr.-two
Of best tragic actors-appear at the Academy OF
Music Brooklyn, Thursday evening next in shaksperes
"Othello." Messrs Fenno and Pearson and Misses Ada
Parker and hestayer support the twin stars.
Boucicault's sensation drama "Pauvrette, or Under
she Snow y will be produced at the New Bowery theatre
tonight An avalanche part Of the scenic effects Mr.
G. c. Bonface plays the hero, and Mrs. W. G. Jones' as
Pauvrette, has part just adapted to her style.
Mr. Joseph Proctor plays King Lear this evening at
the Old Bowery Mr.. Proctor is very popular actor,
and is well supported at this theatre. The house is
crowded every night Seats may be secured week in
advance
Little Minnie Warren and Commodore Mutt still
Playing their star engagement at Barnum's to large
diences The moral drama, "Raoul, The Wreck Of
Life, delights the congregation the pious "ecture
roomh
The Broadway Menagerie, just below Houston street.
is open every day and evening and crowded at all times
The living animals instruct the children better than all
the school ma ANS extant.
WusuIuBtoH pbPeTb oHtuuslastlCdliy praise MISS
Maggie Mitcheps comedy, "Hermance,' y and her
performance Of the leading part The houses most
fashionable and crowded"
The stone or Ford's new theatre and Academy
OF Music laid the site OF eddce recently burned
ON Tenth street, in Washington City. Saturday last,
The ceremonies were performed by Mr.. James Clifford
architect, and Mr. Eugene Fenelon leader of tho late
Fords theatre orchestra assisted by members of the
same dramatic corps The new theatre is to be com
pleed in seventyve days. II is to be sevsntytwo feet
in width twice that Of the old building) by hun.
ired and ten deph and in order this amount
space the adjacent buildings have been purchased and
viii be removed.
M and Mrs. Florence are at tho Louisville theatre
They are undoubtedly the best performers in their
line, End their tour in the West has been series OF
cesses -.---- T "f',s
Miss Charlotte Thompson is starring at the St. Louis
theatre. new sensation play edith and Zclda," is
announced as in preparation.
Baker and Rysrs company doing captally at the Va
reties, New Orleans. The papers especially praise Miss
Angela seon and demand her appearance in The French
Spy .fs ,s.s. = ~ = y ss ia ,sep :
The theatre al Norfolk nourishes "lsob Roy "scf"
and money" have been well produced recently. Mana
ger Glenn Mr.. Gossin Miss Mary Mitchell lead the
company The season has been very remunerative.
The authorities OF Srasund Prussia have resolved to
erect fine monument in honor o Mlle Bertha scheller
(siser Of Madame Methua Scheller beautiful danseuse
who was burned to death there in July, 1861.
On dit that NJ Fechtcr, the London favorite is backed
his theatrical enterprise at the Lyceum by Miss Burdet
Coutts, who expects him to reform the English stage
version OF Scotts "Heart OF Midlothian" has
been produced the Surrey London opposition to
Donysus Bousicault The London Times praises il highly
A comediette, by Mr.. J. p wooler, called "A Faint
Heart Which Did Win Fair Lady," was lately brought
,ut at the Strand 1t succeeded mildly.
voltaires "Merope" has been revived at the Theatre
Francais, Paris voltare wrote tho play rivalry Of
shakspere.
The China correspondent Of the London Tines who was
killed by the Celestias, is immortalized in Chinese
spectacle At the Theatre du Chateet (new) at Paris
correspondent says:-"vctor Hugos .Miserablss has
not had long life at Brussels II expired the tn eatre
without having many mourners." II met the same fate
here t.. - - - ,r,,
re pupils q TIC religious seminary Of Vrlsaps France
performed one evening lately, q the original Greek, the
tragedy Of the afefsans," by Eschyds for tho benefit
Of the distressed The performance was
attended by all the civil and military authorities and By
the principal inhabitants Of the town. as~
Mr.. sothern stil paying Lord Dundrcary at the Hay
market. London He 10 announced to leave In April.
Adridge "the African Roscius" tired Of being fetcd
and Toasted Russia-whsrs white people serfsand
returns TO England In March.
Postal Affairs.
From Hobrook's United states Mail
Parties designing prepay postage letters occasion
ally out the centre piece venerable hcad from
Ave cent "postal currency" stamp and attach 10
the letter instead Of employing the ordinary postage
stamp Tho motive Ii not fraudulent OF course; but
the law does sanction the proceeding recognize
the currency stamp FOR this use and must therefore DO
rejected by postmasters.
A curious decision recently given by United
States Commissioner Woodbury. Of Boston 10 where
evengefu wife allowed her husband 70 be arrested
having candestnely opened letter intended for and
addressed 70 her. The Commissioner discharged the
cused on the ground that the husband and wife
one the Law did not apply and the penalties could not be
enforced But will hardly do for postmasters depend
too much on the same view being taken hy all magis.