Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-08-09
Theatrical. ana otn.r Items.

The dramatic season Of the Boston Museum
commences on Monday, August 18th. During
the vacation, Mr.. Field has been very busy In
securing an excel ent company, OF which the
fist herewith published Is a voucher. The same
scenic artists, machinists, costumers, &c, as
before gave triHiancy to the museum repre-
sentations have been employed. The following
named comprise the company: l.. X. Shewen.
W. Il. Smith, Charles Peters, (from Wallack's
aud Laura Keene's,) r. +. McClannin, Y.
Hardenburg, Fred: Williams, (from Holiday
street, Bsitlmore,) ]. wilsoo, J. H. Ring, q.
z. Ketchuu, @. N. Davis, (ffom Boston thea
tre, y NJ. NJ. Loud, (from Albany theatre,) I.
N. Hunter, J. Keefe, J. z. Adams, J. Peakes,
NJ. woolfe, ]. Pltman, J. DelAno; Miss Kate
Reignolds, Mrs. z. L. Davenport, Miss Blanche
Grey, soubrette, (from Boston theatre,) Miss
Annie Clarke, Mrs. Fred. Williams, soubrette,
orton, Miss N. Parkef, Mrs. Hunter, Miss A.
Miller, Miss Kate Weston! Leader Of the
orchestra, Mr.. Julius Eichberg.
The Boston Saturday ESsNino Gdsette has Just
completed Its fiftieth year and raised its price
10 81 per annum. -- H..
| In the early days Of the Ca:ete such poets
| as Sprague, Percival, Willis, j. Howard Paine,
and Others Of that iik illumined It's columns,
and secured for 1t prestige that !: has ever
since maintained. -. -
We give below the company for the Howard
Atheneum the present season, which opens on
the 18th, under the iesseeshlp and InanaRe-
ment OF Mr.. Henry willard Harry Langdon,
leading gent; @. s. Sparks, Juvenile; Z. W.
Beattie, 1st old man; G. L. Farwell, ga do.i II.
W. Ceilings, LIST heavy; n. d. Jones, ga dol
Wm. Gomersal, 1st low comedian; b. Nolan,
"a do; II. 8. Murdock, T. C. Howard, II. II.
Chester, J. Fl. Connor, q. A. sa wen, john
son, - Williams and I. r. Spackman, utility.
Annie senter Langdon, leading lady; Miss
Anne z. Dillingham;, juvenilesi Miss Ander'
| son walking ladies: Mrs. Gomersnl. LIST cham
bermaids; Moiie Newton, I'd do; Mrs. J. How.
ard Rogers, LIST old women; Mrs. Farrell, Cd
do; Misses seabrook, Noy, L. Voy. Swift
Carter, Gordon, utility. Leader Of orchestra
Mr.. John Holloway; treasurer, Isaac B. Rich
assistant treasurer, WI. white; scenic art
LIST, j. Howard Rogers.
II Is decided thst the German Opera Troupe
under Leonard Grover, will perform al tn
Boston Theatre In October. .'
Mr.. William Warren has returned TO Bostol
from the West, benefited physically aud pecu
niarily by his trip.
A recent writer, and q very agreeable writer
too, thus describes q scene; I" The open doc
discloses 10 my view the maiden, quietly dis
posed In a low chair, looking out upon th
sunrise and the 'dew-enameled mead,' ant
plying her fingers nImbly In that art Of arts
priceless to the fair daughters Of Eve, which
taking nothing from beauty which Nature ha
given, superadds 10 II the graces Of q creation
Of Its own" Can any Of our lady reader
guess the artl We never knew there was 8
much poetry about "dressmaking before.
Miss Helen Western has abandoned, for th
, present, the scene Of her triumphs In Ne,
. York, and " clothed, and In her right mind,
has retired either to private life or TO proyinci'
= glory. - :.
d Miss Westerns sister, Lucille, Is at Niblo',
II New York, and has put upon the stage
!, grand style the irrepreesible East Lynne"