The New York herald., 1865-11-05

Th1s s0oiety h in o hourseaag eonoso :" -
income amounted TO only lsss7f; by lSo4 TINS sum
had increased TO 1856 500f The association Possesses
funded property 70 tho amount Of 6s0oof, ana has
distributed IN nensious and in small sums sel.oooG
the members consist Of 1873 and ], ll6 women
lo actors and as actresses been relieved oy the
association which a this moment pays Loo pensions
Twelve orphan children Of actors are entirely supported
By the association One Of these little things Is the
child Of the actor verner Who performed the character
OF Porthos in the Tos Mwsqsdat'es The annua Dali ~
the Opera Comique ID given for Se benent OF tne asso
cstion on which occasion IL cash box y repensnedoy oy
the sale Of tickets. s1
The tsnh annual meeting Of the Dramatic, Equestrian
ana Musical Sick Fund Association Of England took
place in London October H. Mr. Creswick In the chair
Tho balance sheet FOR 1885 showed that the receipts
amounted TO xS7o Ia 3D.. and the disbursements %
ksle 1ss. 3D., representing pront on the year OF
421e l6s I'D six hundred and seventy nine cases OF
sckness were administered 70 within the year, allow
anoes had been made for intefmenss ana sood many
cash advances had been handed 70 distressed respectable
brethren. - a3
II ia said that the little song, "wein, Weber und
o,eans.n which Mr. Jefferson sings October III nightly
a the Adelphi theatre London, the original Of the
famous Dr. Luths quosed a length In tho Adventures
OF Phpn and often sang by the author OF that book
he Dsssnposg Brothers arrived In Nanes from Paris,
October IT. Thqy wrote 70 Paris Journal 70 cay that
thsy awaited the challenge OF a Germany; and that
although the eighteen spirit meetings given By thcm In
Paris uers By only 1906 persons of whom but
2os paid producing sum Of 4olo francs they arc NOT
dishcartened and have faith in their star and the
protecting Influences OF disemboded ntelligenccs
new play called Les Fruits Secs has been hsscd on
tho stage Of the Varieties theatre, Paris.
A new drama entitled L'Homme avs figures de Gre
has been produced at the Gate theatre, Paris is OF
the Boulevard school Of plays The chief characters .r
three ruans OF refined appearance and an al fortunate
nobleman who suffers many prosecutions, being robbed
OF his daughter accused Of murder and sentenced to
perpetual imprisonment The audience the stage
three a. in one is young lady waiting for
her lover and getting his supper ready; up stairs
rich qa man u bed and n an oppos'te house Is man
modelling wax figures Tired with his days work, the
latter falls asleep the lover arrives sups with his mis-
res poisons her. and then goes up stairs murders and
robs the old man. ndthrows the dagger and some money
into the room Of the wax figure maker who hereupcn is
taken up and tried and convicted for the crme but
ceeds after years of suffering establishing his limo
cenoe There are some striking objects in the piece but
It's length Is described as 'terrhc" by the Parisans
At the Bcaumarchais theatre Paris they were playing
October 49, Il Amour qui te drama in six acts. The
plot relates the adventures OF two poor girls ono OF
whom allows herself bc deceived by hoartless young
man of fortunc while the other. resisting temptation,
mArries honest workman. The piece IS writton in
popular strain The principal character played by
debwtant named GARNER
The play Les Nuts d. Ia Seine formerly given at the
Porte St. Martin theatre Paris made its temperance
October 49, at the Chatcet replacing Le Ddnge Universe
La Porte st. Martini Paris retained La Biche Bois
which has been represented more than two hundred
times at that house.
moral Engshman has been making the rounds Of
the Prs theatres and writes his impressions 70 London
thus sThe theatre OF Paris is simply hotbcd Of vice.
II 10 strong expression Over stage where the pcr
formances nightly bad for public discussion let
drop the densest OF curtains We go and see the
ormapce and admire the actors but the worst Of
must pause before they do otherwise than condemn
tho morality, and even wonder at the state OF society
which compcls decent pcopo to such indecent perform
ancos W f.
Frederick Lemaitrc playing At the Ambgu theatre,
Paris October Is, in Trcte ans. Ia uie dun Jaueur,
picce which he appeared nearly thirty years since.
Feeling he could longer perform tho young man
Of vesnd twcnty. NJ Lcmaitre insisted. before accept
Ing engagemen that the rst act should be omitted
Lcmntrc still, retains groat hold upon the feelings Of
the PARIS public. At tfgnt..1N V4
Mss Milly Palmer terminated profitable engagement
Theatre Royal Glasgow, Scotland October II, aHd
was make her rst appearance at the Theatre Royal
Birmingham, October q. in Arrah- Pogue Before
making hsr resppcarancc In London Miss Palmer will
play Arrah a Leeds and NJ the theatre at Noting
ham, England
At tho Primes or wsIcs theatre liverpool October le
Through Fire and Water withdrawn and Our Clerks,
with ono act Of Oliver Twist substituted Mr. Toole pcr-
sonated John Puddicombe dyspeptic, morbid selfish
young man. in fact sick Cockney rendered wreched
by eating IN cooked ssvctuals Ia hurry. Mr. Tooc was
supported by Mas Bessie Harding, who, the fast
young colleague Of the lethargc John exh ibted high
spirits and an easy The other parts
laned By Miss Margaret Cooper Mrs. Leigh, Mr. Farrell,
Mr. Swan and Nr Brough. Miss Sidney Cowell played
oliver Twist and Mr. Brough acted Fagn In Oliver
Twist
Mr. H. r. Byron's burlcsqne Lucia d Lamm.rmoor
was given at the Prince OF Wales theatre London
October IL.
Mr. cowper gave the first Of his farewell performances
at the Royal Amphitheatre, Liverpool, England, October
TO- when he played Shylock in tho Merchant OF Venice
Mr. Cowpcr who is about 10 try his fortune in London
made parting addr ,ss in which he said -"whatever
may be in store for me-whether failure success at
tends my career LondonT shall forget that Il
was your fostering kindness which stimulated to
make the attcmpt aud II should be successful what
proud moment will IL be whom know that you will hear
ofnr Miss Reynolds played Porta and Mariana at the
Amphitheatre tho same evening.
man named Charles Nixon, attached to Edmonds'
1ate wombcil's menagerie was almost killed
by an elephant, near Maidstone, England, on
The 10th Of October Az the advanced, boy
In the crowd offered the elephant an apple whom Nixon
interfered The animal which had for some time shown
symptoms OF anger towards this man, became rsatsd
and seized him with his trunk around the waist, dashed
him 70 the ground, and endssvored 70 gore him with his
tusks. Nixon succeeded In crawling away, when the
animal again ssssed him with his and dashed him
against tho wall. The was nj last rescued by tho
crowd and was found TO b severely injured Several
Of his ribs were broken and leg fractured
and he was bruised in scvers places The injured man
once teased the aoIma In show In . manner which IL
never forgot.
The onicsn Of the Forty ty-seventh tEngshI nfantry,