The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-29
Thea trleal Intslligenee.
BROADWAY THEATRE.

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tho unsquvoca success which has attended the repre-
sentation OF Mr. Do waden's comedy OF Sam q IN
theatre compes the managemento retain still another
week or moro ON the stage The public are not yes haf
satisfied with tho enjoyment which It's rapid successsoa
Of wit and incident provided Mr. Chanfraus mpsrss-
nation Of the Dundreay style Of character ~
made decided hit Sam, Lord Roslyn, poor q
the realm &c. does not present the exaggsasions q
Dundreary, but practically useful kind o. re-
low in working the story which virtue Ia tsiun
phan vice 'crushed earth" and the course Of To-
iovsruns in iss usual irregular channels Mr. Chanfss.s
acting as be progresses affords good evidence Of how
readily capable actor got rid Of the ravnsss whssh
naturally belongs 70 entirely style Of characssr
There Is perhaps, NO comedian now ON the Amerioaa
boards who could do justice this dicult psst
than Mr. Chanfau He is well supported in most Of ths
subordinate parts not excluding the circusrained vlss
Jenkensin whose acrobatc feas and somewhat extzn-
VACANT buresquss, strangely they come into pav.
cause mrth and laughter The scenery through
out the piece Is got up In unexcspuonAbe style. n,
however the comedy had been compressed into three
acts instead Of being drawn out in Ave very short sa
It would have been Improvement but, the whoasI
It ID 30 full Of admirable situations and well inter-
Iarded with fun that the play never tires.
MI6CBLLANEOUs.
Tho Irish Huzzar or Tho Military Execution, w.
played at the Washington d. o. theatre, October -
Mr.. W. J. Florence personated ONeill Ara Fiossses
appeared as The Yankee Housekeeper in the farce
Arrah ma Pogue was in the tenth night Of run -
Growers theatre Washington, D. O., October ~ -.
Glenney appearing as Shaun the Post. -
At the Canterbury Washington ID. O., October a. the
audience twas amused with drama called The Female
Clerks or Washington Eary's Last Raid. the negro
burlesque Of The Mutton Trial. the Wesner Sisters u
the comic act Of The Nerves. and other funny perfos-
mances
Tho fall business Of the New Orleans theatres. and
other places of amusement in that city. promised TO pro-
duce very brilliant results from and the 10th Of Ocso
ber Mrs. F. s. Chapfrau, Messrs Macauley and Fskss
Mrs Seymour and Miss G. Adams continued In much
favor at the Varieties.
Miss Charlotte Champion played Medea in the tragedy
OF that name at the theatre at Wilmington N c., Oce
Der U.s. Miss Nelly Proctor appeared In dance
Edwin Forrest greeted, as Richeleu. by Large
audience In Hartford, Conn, October o.
Frank Edwards, Of the Providence r. l., and Wes-
ceser Mass theatres, is to bring dramatic company
to Hartford Conn. to play October 80 and 81 They
win open with The Fenian Chief, or The OConnor's
Oath.
De Havens circus was to spread canvas in Matches
La, the 10th Of October
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Louisiana but now In the ssear the yellow Leaf deiv-
cred lecture sIn Defence of White People" at Pixies
theatre Baton Rouge October o. when he took benefit
The Denver (Colorado City Museum has been closed
for few Gays the proprietor having Eone 70 the noun
| tains to purchase few wild animals"
Miss Ayona Jones was in Paris lately, hesitatins 10
| was said between sengagements In England and
| America.
The Epoouc OF Paris says that It has received the fol-
lowing advertisement 1.-THE second public se0mo o. M
Brothers Davenport and Mr. Fay took place at Hertss
Rooms was long triumph-a victorious refutasoa
Of all attacks wonderful stances take place evy
evening at halfpas eight Herz's Rooms The editor
says that he publishes this advertisement gratis a. he =
| not rich enough to lie for three francs line"
The revival Of Never Too Late to Mend at the Prnoss
theatre London led TO something like row ON tho nigns
Of October the second third Of its representation Ts
second act representing the interior Of prison, VIZ
the horrors Of penal servitude heightened BY abuses
the part Of the governor deemed exceedingly onsa
siye by portion OF the audience Several gentemon e
the stalls vigorously denounced the performance - ss
voting" and the manager felt bound TO appeal 70 ~
| audience in self-defence.
Among other ideas connected with tho arangemsnl
of the great exhibition to be held In Paris in the ~
1867 is proposal build summer theatre In the Chang
de Mars where dramatic pieces composed IN tho prne
pal countries Of Europe TO be performed By nrs M
| actors.
They arc exhibiting Chang woe-gcw native Chimes
giant said TO be the largest man Of modern times
England He Is nineteen years Of age. Changes AETNA
height Of his shoes turns seven feet SIX inches en-
the length Of his limbs is In such Just proportion 70 TIT
measurement that his outsretched hands and arms ~
peat exactly the length Of his body which is the Length
Of eight heads in strict accord with the scupturesasl
| ideal.
In st. Petersburg Russia crowds Of persons rush Y
| one Of the theatres to see English sailor, who Pro
fesscs to have been tattooed when In captivity among
the sayages OF one Of the Pacific islands and who -
pears in what is termed ssthc costume OF . cannba"
sandy Blake" "Thc Irish Diamond" and 'Toodiss'
| were played at the Theatre Royal, Montreal, CanaAa
October 23 when Mr.. John Mathews took pensas
Miss Alice Kngsbury also appeared. 1Sas+Narr.,-
Messrs Maskelne and Cooke, who style thensslvel
sThe Davenport Rivals have given enicrtainmsai
at the Town Hall, Cheltenham, England.
Musical Intelligence.
We would again call the attention Of the public 70 W
concert to BIO given tomorrow evening at Irving Hall D
the three Justly celebrated Formes Brothers We havs
| already alluded 70 tho merits Of each Of thsse
three prime singers and glance at the programme vil
not fail to prove its genuine excellence Irving Hal
should and we have no doubt will. DO crowded % ~
utmost to welcome the Brothers Fomss.
Mr. David Bidwe has October lo) organised talented
company perform at the Academy Of Music, New o.
leans, during the fall season
Mr. Swift was lately singing at Dublin, ireland, q