The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-23

LIEUTENANT GENERAL GRANT AND MIR. HACKETT,
THE sHAKsPERIAE COMEDIAN.
At Cairo, Ill, in October, 1858, when General Grant
had arrived there from New Orleans where he had
crippled by his horse falling with him at a review the
4h Of September previous he CHANGED to find Mr. Hacket
and expressed his regret that in all his visits East
West and South had never been his fortune to be in
any one of them during one Of Mr. Hacketts profess
siona engagements and to have had opportunity to
witness his Falsta and that should he Keep his de-
termination TO appear before the public after that
season, he could hardly hope to Mr. Hackett
except private individual. Mr. Hackett however,
assured General Grant then, and again through Pres
dent Lincoln after he became Lieutenant General Of his
readiness, whenever circumstances might permit the
General to it, to perform that character for his
special qualification Accordingly, the Lieutenant
General in the railway car, the 18th instant having
ascertaned just prior to starting from Washington
htherwad that Mr. Hacket at his residence In this
city, directed a telegram to be sent to Mr. Hackett
intimating an evening "when he would like worry
much to Mr. Hackett in FalstaK" This telegram,
however, Colonel Badeau, the private secretary
Of General Grant, says was handed by him, at
Baltimore for transmission through the railroad
telegraph, but has never reached this city Conse-
quently Mr. Hackett, who had called next dry at the
Metropolitan and not finding General Grant Within had
merely left his card knew nothing Of the telegram and
was after ALL only by General Grant las private
individual" and while passant among the crowd,
companed by his lady and rendering his respects at the
public reception on Monday evening
Thus through the delinquency Of the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Railroad Company's telegraph, the Lieu
tenant General disappointed Of pleasure which he had
evidently anticipated while Mr. Hackott was subjected
unavoidaby TO the imputaton of having wfuy omitted
TO fulfil former promise, and shown dsrespectful in
difference TO such distinguishing compliment from
Lieutenant General Grant
MISCELLANEOUS.
'Yankce' Locke, the comedian, has been reengaged
for six nights at the Pttsburg Pa theatre He crowds
the house every night and is general favorite.
The Misses Monk, Mossrs Cogswell Little, Wentworth
and others sustain him admirably.
MAMMALIAN Of Mexico has written to Paris, request
ing that the statutes Of the Theatre Francois may be for
warded TO him, with view to applying them to the
organization of great theatre In his capital.
The Gd,ette Of the Middle Rhine at Weisbaden declares
that will abstain from publishing articles of theatrical
criticism, the authorities addressed II rcpri
mand, and even menaces account Of paragraph In
which allowed itself to crcise actress Of the Court
Theatre.
There hroe theatres in OF construction
In the city Of Lyons, France and fourth is contem
plated.
MIS- Macready has given series OF readings before the
inmates Of the insane asylum at Coney Hatch, Eng
land The hall crowded every evening. On the
last the selection given consisted Of the fourth
csno Of The Lady Of tho Lake comic piece OF oxtrava
gance entitled Auction Extraordinary; or, The Sale OF
Old Bachelors received by tho audience with shouts Of
laughter and appIause) the quarrel between Sir
Peter and Lady Teaze The School for Scandal The
Doctor and his Pupil, The Magic Of Kiss Msapped and
other poems All these evoked signs OF continued In
and delight Three sanxas Of The Bells aroused
tho spectators to roars Of delight The Charge Of Baak
lava also rccited and tho poem Of Jessie Brown
These received with extreme attention and ap.
pause Tho interest they inspired was remarkable At
the conclusion Of the rcctatons vote OF thanks
proposed by Of the patients and carried with onthu
siasm after which the female patients seized the lee.
turer and fairly Rugged her with delight, tho male pa
ticnts crowding round impaicnty 10 shake her hand
cHARLEs READEs DEFENCE OF MS NEW PLAY.
The dramatic critic OF the London Reader having
found much fault with Charles Reades play, II Ia Never
Too Late TO Mend performing At the Princess theatre,
Mr. Reade writes 10 the editor In the following terms
sm-You have published Inadvertently hope) two
columns Of incorporate abuse aimed at my drama and
mendacous personalities ,eveeo myse me aI'aOs
hearlless robbers from whom justice and law have res
cued my creation and my property. He even cuogzes
q rf1an who, the 4th October, raised dsturbancc
In the Princess theatre and endeavored 10 put down
my play by clamor, but was called TO order by the
respectable portion Of the audience. Have you any
sense Of Justice and fair play where the party assaed
only an author Of reputc and the aalant has the ad
vantage OF being an obscure scrlbblerf II So you Will
give me =, hearing IN my defence reply 10 one sen
10 inform honest and women that your anonymous
contributor who sides with praiicai thieves against tho
plauds ono Tomlins-is romlins. am, your oocdient
servant, CHARLES READE.