New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-17
This however wonld be tho case the play written
by Shakespeare instead Of Watkins and played by

the best company In the world.
Ard herein beg to submit IN the interest Of plays
and players that the Ghost Nuisance and ought to be
forthwith banshed from the and sentenced to pass
the rest Of its life in lecture lyceums and other
such institutions organized for tie diffusion Of useless
knowledge
We may as wen state here that the rnmor that Mr..
Wheatley Of Niblos has been making certain ghostly
arrangements for his season turns ont TO be untrue
io probably declines to engage any actor who can
not cat drink sleep and shave TO produce any play
which cannot DO tolerably acted by ordinary morals
Az pledge Of this, be win open his next season-com
mencing on Saturday week-vith Mr.. Bandmann. the
young AngloGerman tragcdian, in his great role OF
Shylock. After that II is understood that Mr.. Band
mann will play two nights week. alternating with Mr..
Forrest. Meanwhile every one who has notscen The
Dukes Motto" had better improve the chance.
Mr. Humphrey Bland. who opens a short "season" at
the Winter Garden tonight has also resisted the temp
;atons Of the ghost and engaged company consisting
chiefly Of Mrs. ID. p. Bowers Mrs Anna Cowel. Mrs.
Bland, Mrs. J. X. Scott and Mcssrs NJ A. Lingham. j.
II. Stoddard, A. II. Davenport Charles Hale, L. i.
Morris, I. Rea. H. Russell. and w II. Riley. Mrs Bow
ers the leading member Of tho company. has recently
returned from successful professional visit TO Eng
land and has brought with her several new plays
hDOlB oiutis u h'Nsdllon ulahhhi h'm lHo
French by the late Charles seby esq in which she pro-
poses to open. The title Of the drama is Natalie, or
the Death Barge Of the Loire
Mr.. Barnum. too has turned a cod shoulder TO the
Chest up to this time and the third week of
his pleasant Summer thearicals tonight with the com
edy of Tho Rival Captains How to Die for Love"
and the farce OF Away with Melanchoy"-two very
spicy plays In addition he announces an Indian dele
~. lotf 4 uoyeltieq
Thcatrcaj aside the great attraction at the Museum Is
huge monster Of the snake persuasion, called the
Python We are not very familiar with the nature Of
the animal but one Of his principal idosyncracies ap
pears to be the expensive habit Of bIeakasrg FIVE
guinea pigs. He comes, VIC believe, from the Eas.
Indies where he is considered to be great Boa-.u
which respect with eight photographed Distinction
he resembles the Coppcrhoads Of this country, over
whom however he has the advantage Of not being ven
omous The most Objectionable Characteristic OF tie
PYTHON IL his fondness for Dead Rabbits.
About tho only other place Of amusement in town
where iic Ghost las knocked in vain for admiiiancc s
Laura Keenes Theator which IS now in The hands q
the carpenters upholsercrs painters etc, who
will not have done With it before the middle Of Septcm
bcr when II will he opened with fret class company
Of comedians under ihe management OF Mrs John Wood
Inc Improvements 10 w n"u" 3" wv 'N'''''i y! '"'
row proprietor Mr.. John Duh) are numerous. New
and convenient orchestra chairs v III be provided tie
two dungconlike staseboxes viii be transformed into
pleasant little boudofs there viii be handsome act
drop by Hayes the ioo,ghis viii be sunk out Of sight
and arranged not 10 put the actors ont Of coune
nance a set Of stage apparatus q the latest In
vcniion la. been procarcd the ais Of the house viii
be tastculy decorated TO he ceiling the abominibe
system Of crosbcnchcs vi DO abolished all tie Feais
up stairs and down. will be rccusloncd; the best sys
ten Of ventilation viii he adopted; and naword.
every palms vii b. taken 10 make tie theaieT equal II
not superior both IN beauty ard comfort 10 my other
In town