The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-05
DRAMATIC GOSSIP.

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HRs. JoHN DRRws Arch STREET THEATRE
This house opened on Saturday evening with all the bril-
Nancy and necessary upon an OCCASION The
auditorium was well nlled with a truly fashionable ana
Intelligent mblage and the utmost Interest and enhu-
siasm Of satisfaction evinced In all parts OF the
audience. The drop curtaln--a fancy landscape
sketch Of Prosperos Cayewas not entirely satisfactory
The design is good, but the execution is faulty In being
indtnct In parts and rather crude II hurried In the
finishing strokes Time and closer inspection may ssrvs
70 show many good eaturea however in the picture The
oage is rich and plentiful land forms about the only relief
performance Shedan capital comedy Of lie Sriooi
o. Sean9da severe test piece for any stock company,
yet difficult dcton Of the roies. Mr. Garden was
comes to rcsh from tho London boards with All Of the
polish and admirable accomplishments Of the metropolitan
staee. lie ls an lrlshman, OF hne figure and excellent
presence Ills face lacks expressions but he has good
sisS m rs9Ss S well ana VIII become great iay9Te espe
better than the juvenile comedy line. MIR. Donaldson
Phnadepha gave us very acceptable rendition mart
Of "Joseph Surface" Mrs John Drew Mrs Thayer, Mr.
Robson and Mr. Grlths, all excellent and vOclfr-
ousy applAudeo Some Of the minor Iparts wretch
TbT Dus io his mere seems 70 be no remedy
The improvements made have been extensive and Import
are UNIQUE and handsome and add greatly to the appear
ance ana comfort Of The house. This evening shall be
on Tuesday evening Goldsmhs Comedy she Soops 10
of the week win be consumed with iS res,
those rare od comedies which always delight an audience
Growers New CHpsNur STREET THEATRE
Aiadn will be the attraction Friday when another
grand spectacle win be produced ryang present ons
In spsndor. We informed that Mr.. Frank Mordaunt
returned to our city and will probably appear at the
New Chesnut next Saturday evening, as Carlos In
member othe profession aud has worked himself already
into an enyabe POSITION irom which his perseverance
viii assuredly raise him still higher
New CHEsNUT STREET OPERA HoUsE.-This
f,I hail tt,
Chesnut street, opens tonight with popular Frank
Moran manager, and company Of talented per-
formers selected from amongst tho celebrated in tho
profession. Amongst the list Of names, we notice that
Of the most beautiful ballads Of the dayJ, whose
name alone is tower Of strength to any organization.
With good management and good company, we predict
Tor Frank a cessiul season.
Edwin Booth, the distinguished American
ragedan appears az the Walnut Street Theatre this
ing as "Iamlet" With exceptions in the cast
he viii have to perform the whole ofthe play
AT the Milwaukee Academy of Music Bouci-
eants play, The OctOrOot, is having run.
AT the Providence Academy of Music The
Oetoroon is also the attraction, with Mexican Buchanan
and his daughter Virginia in the principal parts
The Fakir of Vishnu is performing at Proyi-
seventy dollars"
The Fakir of Ava is manifesting similar
generosity at onrinthian Han, Roeheser, while Alice
In The Criekei at the Metropolitan Theatre.
AT the National Theatre, Cincinnati, " the
BGrfcL
= The Florences are playing at Ford's new
gTeat snceess Handy AHdy aud Mrs. Florence appotr
ing in protean characters.
The 'Maryland Institute" at Baltimore is
not aseienthc establishment as the name would lmply
mast, Monster T. verrscke,"
France is sending a supply of actors to Hayt
M. NJ DestreviRne ballet-master; Lpmbard dramat
actor, Iabrune, theatrical director; Mile Aiouchery
Ieit IL yre ior Port-au- Pr nee,
byron and Talfourds burlesque, Miller an,
1.-The lesdng place in liverpool. Ada Sw en-
borough popua London actress is the hero Of the piece
AT the St. Cbares Theatre, New Orleans. q
benefit in behalf Of Mrs. Thorpe, ig0mdr the Baiba
a rtga, wa Ero9eso, WIN 21ns Gentleman aml'eur a.
pretty well, but "Iho amateur the best.
The MartinetH and AIarzctH troupe, whc'
also includes the pIuomnist aud dancer Julia Lehman
al The q ,elaha Academy ot AIu.e gayiuR T'e FoF
Lorer' Hota". Vent, aHd similar well known pan o
BrAnardF Han.
At he Detroit Athenpum family Of Iamt
The Young Mons nm" Win Airs. IL A perry %
MANAGER has fair theatfioal company n1w pis yiI tI
y also a ueuoh
- The other dramatic attractions at present IL
Boston are Mr. aud Nrs Watkins In ttc Pioneer PI'ria'
Museum. ard CoS.a Ha,i' 't ibs freon3t ,sr,i
Museum.
AT Chicago Mr.. Chlufpu is playing in Tl
Woo Z Museum old English COMEDIES are having a ria
Gilmore bard which went DO tie city flr the late con
Bryan Hail.
lat the St. Louis Theatre they are reduced tc
the French Spg, with the beautiful Cabau sylph, Mau
Zoe, the Arab Boy" The actress, Anna Hathaway
and the dancer Mile. Augusta, the Varieties wh
lrelgee for the Cony aud his trained dogs IS found
the people OF ST. Louis.
"A story has been going the rounds of the
press to tie effect that Otheo was lately given Hayt
by n company Of actors, while the part "Othe1
was taken BY black man who painted his face rhHe-
Yenetans and the Moor The whole story Is denied by h
Hay papers just received, which say that It pure
yenon and that Ofeio has never been played at all
the island Of Hayti.
Mr.. Jarretts management of the Bostor
Theatre has opened most auspcOuy with the specacula
WailseS JT.. ss &R6odereF Dhu, b. L. Dsvebp.rt ri " a
ftz James. Rose kytinQe as LADY OF the Lake, an,
Minnie Monk as Lady Margaret" The performance o
sssesy sppanded The dresses were new costly, ant
sssen upon the stage and were highly complmenet
The Ress gaees n such matters. In the anepleoe o
- r.s -, aas made favorable impression.
~ ne ne inh list Of Mrs. Conway's new eompany
way, Mr. q NJ MIsSs Ie, ,bEGokyn, includes M r. 3. Cos
heatfe ROYAL publnhe nheSss S principal tenor, from the
from che Walnut Street Theatre wsmyss MT Maxwell
New eass & Ssmss NJ pu MT GIssT s@ tbe yses
MT rsrksr & nom ne Broadgay SS'n Ssn yor Theatre N
fsfrsis Mrs II. b. oen%aya MS susss' ssluuegs M
Nbio Garden, Mia Viola PIanketH a. ton K, nSrs.ssR
boston Theatre Miss Adele PlanSs S,a0TR oI aso 9s tls
New York MIS-. Seymour, and Miss Il KIM r.
nfsT Ms ocnwss inrodacss aIe I an move. ~ fss se@,
her establlshment by announeisg that she VIII sen I
uenans tsket
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