The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-22
ANIUSEMkNTS.

LECTURES ON THR GLACIERS We call attention
TO the advertisement OF the Franklin Institute
aLother column, IN which lecture Is announced TO
be delivered before that body at the Academy of
Music, March 27 on the subject of the Glaciers, by
explanation of these most interesting features of
high mountain scenery, illustrated it is to be by
elaborate views and diagrams cannot fail to be IN
tereshng boih to those travellers who have seen
Swizer. and and to those of the stay athOme people
who only know OF them through BOOKS OF travels.
Ibe glaciers ale IN fact Immense rivers of Ice,
VIII ch, finding the sources III the basins depres-
siOnJ occurring near the SUBMITS OF the high
mountains flow down witn an almost percept Die
motion INTO tho warm valleys, where they dispute
the ground with the gra H. the grass, and the wild
flowers.
For many years very little was really known of
the phenomena connected with these ice streams,
and their very motion was, il notl1oubted, at least
misunderstood, and only Iate in the last century,
but pnnclpally III TINS one, was the attention OF
scIeutific men turned tOwaId ds them.
Investigation brought 20 ght some most curious
and interesting facts, and lately the phenomena
connected with the glaciers have been studied very
carefully by some OF the most distinguished
oil England and OF the continent
| Our ACCOMPLISHED ADOPTED citizen Agassiz, de-
voted great deal Of time, during his residence
his native Switzerland, to TINS subject, and his
theory OF the glaciers propounded in an elaborate
treatise, Is now one OF those received as among the
best which have been offered. THESE ice streams
some previous epoch more widely extended than
now, have paved great part III the geo'ogv OF the
world, and are therefore interesting apart from their
present character. We recommend our readers to
attend tins Franklin Institute lecture, which Will be
| the last one OF this season.
WALNUT STREET rHEATRE.--Last night Henry
| " was gwen wItn Mr. Hackett as "Fastaf" /" aud
| j b. Roberts as "Holspur" SIR. Hacke ts "Fal-
stah" IS great perlormance Is reality Itself. lie
has imbibed. as It were eCdcty shakes .eares idea,
and tives it precisely TO hIs audience lie portrays
| admiral the cunning hypocrisy, and good nature
| OF the charac er. Ills costume was magnificent and
appropriate, especially the last dress Roberts
| Hotspur, surprised us or late Mr.. Roberts mas
inclined little towards rGnting and Tlouthing his
words but last night Richard was himself again. +"
Elocuhon great and beautiful art, but it requires
| tamipgl down and polishing. asst nlghG Mr.
| Roberts seemed inspired He absorbed in the
cbalac er, and totally unconscious of the audi
| ence, which is the great beauty of acting. His
dress-the armor partIcularlv-was beautiful, and
he looked remarkably well In TACT, the whole per-
| formance was one OF the most satisfactory we have
witI essed for long time. The dresses ana scenery
| were fresh, ne v, and handsome
Mr. Hackett will appear tonight as "Falstaff' in
| the Merry WiUeS of Windsor. On Monday Miss
Noemie de Marguentes will make her debut in
Pmladelphla at the Walnut She has been several
times announced and is therefore the more
| anXiOusly looked for now.
ARCH STREET THEATRE-Mr. Dillon will play
"Belphegor" again tonight, and to morrow for hi
benefit he will appear as "Virginius."
NEW CHEsNUT STREET 1HEATRE-The StoIel
Jescels is to be PLAYED the whole of this week. To
morrow night benefit of Mr.. j. T. Ward