Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-26


Manager Grover, OF this city, has become
lessee Of the Brooklyn Academy Of Music for
short period, and opened II to- night with Lu-
cIllO westerh, East Lynne, and an excellent
dramatic company, among which are Kate
Denim, sophlo Climber, Mn. q. g. Gcrmon,
Mr. L. P. Barrett, and Charles Barron, Of bis
Washington company. II. c. Jarrett Is his
acting manager. East Lynne Is to DO played
there four nights OF the present week.
John wnks Booth commenced an engage
ment at the Boston Museum last week, and has
been playing to crowded houses. Tho Booths
are q Boston speciality. Edwin Booth, who Is
at present soJowDing In Boston, saw his brother
act for the first time since he became ono Of the
"hoavenly bodies, last wUok, hut how he liked
him has not transplrcd. The "Laura Kocno
combination commenced, At the Same lime,
at the Howard Athcncum. Business excellent.
The Boston Theatre is closed for the present.
Forrest has just concluded a good two weeks
there, Hackctt doing Falstaif on thcsh nights.
Edwin Booth was lessee and manager Of that
establishment for a short period this present
season; aud, although he was supported by
vile company, he played to splendid business,
beating the "eminent." At Bsrnum's Aqua
rial Gardens a dramatic company give enter
talnmcnts both afternoon and evening. The
company Is represented as "scaloy." (Per-
haps the fish have something to do with IT,
Allston Hall has been converted into theatre,
and is about to be opened by Mrs. W. B. Eng
llsh, who purposes TO call It "Tho fremont"
It will be devoted to larces, burlesques, ballots,
&c. This, together with the "Mlm's Min
slrels " and tho National Concert room, forHls
Boston's quota Of amuScments; and, as they
arc all doing splendldly, we opine that the war
has not much affected the club"
Mrs. John Wood is now on her third week at
Laura K,sle's theatre, New York, and Is draw!
Ing excellent houses, she is engaged there for
au indefinite period. CouldoCk Is doing the
"Chimnoy Corner" at tue Winter Garden, the
fascinating Cubas concluding the evenings en-
tertainmCnt by showing her shape In the
"Frcnch spy,"" wept of the wlshlon wlsh,'
aud other pieces made famous in ether days by
Madame Celeste. The fair Signoritta Is great
card In New York, and good houses are the
consequence. wallack's is having a most sue
Cessful season, with the cold comedies " and
the "now ones, >" rs they come alOngj as no
stars appaar on the boards OF this establish
ment TO Absorb all the attention, take up all
the porters, and pocket all the money, the man
agCr can afford to employ GrtiStcS instead OF
Sticks" and admirable theatrical representa-,
tions to full and fashionable houses lie the re,
suit Kate Batcmnn, J. W. Wallack, Jr., and
Edwin Adams, are on the bills at Nihlo'S Gar
den, the houses are nightly filled. The East
Side" theatres in the Bowery are raking in
their quota of stamps. AZ the old Bowery they
arc doing genuine Christmas pantomimo, In
which Mon. Blkin, the Belgian giant, figures
Ed. Eddy, the God of the BOwGry boys idola
try, Is playing at tho old Bowcry, he 10 a draw
ing we'll, of course. All the minstrel bands ar,
doing well.
The New Chestnut Street Theatre, Philadel
phia, opens tonight, under the management o.
W. Wheatley, Edwin Forrest the star, the com
pany from Niblo's, and the play Yirginius.'
. The new theatre is represented ns being vor.
|, pretty, but not very large. The choice of scat
for the opening night were sold at auction
and brought a small advance on the usua
: rates. Barney Williams has just concluded
big engagement at the Walnut. Barney is In
= falllble. The Richlngs are doing well at tn
:; Arch street. The season thus far in Philadel
pha has been excellent, but 1t has not kep
a pace with New York or Boston.
4 J. 8. Clarke is playing at the Holiday street
: Baltimore. X. L. j. Miles is doing horS
pieces at the Front street. The Baltimore Mu
i scum is now open, under the management O
= George Kunkle-sam Ryan stage manager
= They are doing " Ledger" pieces.
l. The theatees in 81. Louis, Chicago, and al
d the Western cities, arc doing well, each on
u having a star Of more or less magnitude.
q During the engagement of Barney William
8 at Growers, Mr.. setchell, the G. B. Of the i
F., will make a tour of inspection to varlou
5 lodges of that order In Philadelphia, New Yor
d and Boston. The association Is assumln
e gigantic proportions in those cities, and Il
benefits in times like these, when so many mt
- are away to the seat Of war, are incalCulabl
His return will gladden. the hearts OF the ful
4, loving community, and be hailed with deligl
~ by the II. F's.
p The Principles OF Em"nclp patton Al