, 1866-08-26

eya, Austrint Spain and Italy como noxt.
PRUSSIA In 1eO4 had public debt OF only
eA1 ,5M ,to7, or 81. IS, Sd per head Of popnla-
rebellion, q Captain Of the United states
navy deflca Austria to removes q refugee who
found shelter in his ship. At tho present timc
Mr. Murphy your Min1ster nt Frankfort Is
reported by tho press Of Vienna to have
called on General Rodor on tho 28th ult., for
TIE Ig5pose Of reading dcspsteh hs 9f waisn aGa
ernmcnt f:the United States cannot allow
In allenco tho Free City Of Frankfort IN
which 50 mnuy Of It's citizens reside to be ILL.,
used. The Minlater Of America Is directed
to make this known to tho Prusslan General"
General R9acr having declined 70 reeve the
Identical note had been sent to the Psussian
Government, and that he had been ordered
.toleave copy Of 1t with the General which
the General was fain to accept.
I was not aware till read the evidence
given before Committee Of the House Of
Commons by Mr. Charles kcan, the actor,
that you had no such places of amusement
In nAme1ica as Music Halls. Indeed they aEa,
Of very recent date here, the first of the kind
having been. bnllt in 1851. There are now
number Of them in the metropolis, and they
have succeeded very well. They are large
and elegantly decorated buildings, IN which
selections from operas, songs comic, serious
and setio-comic, acrobatism, and In fact any
sort Of entertainment that is legal and ukely
to "dInMn arc given. But not having the
atrtcal licenses they Are prohibited from CIV
ing dramatic representations. Hence con-
test arose between the theatres and the mu-
sic halls, anu i Committee was appointed to
take evidence; Some q the evidence Is yeIy
cat and drink during the entertainment, but
Nj. Blackstone, Of tie EaJnarket, does not
think that ~ man with his mouth full can
pay proper attention to the performance ;
eating must interfere with his listening"
Mr. Webster witnessed at the A1hambra .'an
ad l@ttum kind" Mr. G. Kean knew ono
:"nlustrious actor " who commenced his ca
reer at patent theatre, and men,
toned himsef, BY far thc most quiet
audiences in the world, according to
&Mr. kean, are those OF America. The peo-
pie Of New York were very fond Of theatri-
thinks that was owing to the supetabundhnce
of gTeenbacks. Mr. H. Wigan, an accom-
pltshed motor and theatrical manager, Il
asked-You say that You would exclude al
ballet performances from. tho stage II
had my own taste would exclude everything
neve that the ballet Is meretrfcious. do
not believe in the poetry Of tho dance. be
Here that men simply go there Tor the pleas
ure Of looking at the women I there Is no
ar rnfa q anything ess II aad
purycyor Of the public taste, am Obliged to
Introduce ballots, but 1t Is done as little a.
possible" In answer to another question he
says: " can Just recollect Taglloni. II re-
member that have been to see her. in: the
ballet called Ii Circassienne.' knew thai
she came out from the bath l can see hei
now) In m exceedingly light aeshing dress
all over, with Just shawl wrapped round
| her loius. It was almost nudlsy.h -
Some complaints were made about the nu
dity of the danst,tses at Her Majesty's Theatre
under the regime Of Mr. Mapleson, and al
! the suggestion of the Lord Chamberlain, ther
VIscount Sydney, who has tho power Of. Il
ccpsfng, "shrt-tacks'' were added to- ths
| dresses. Docs not this remind one of. tht
classic gauze Of Horace! It also came on'
| in evidence that Mr.. Boucicault made a,
much az ESQ week by the performance O.
his dramas, and that Mr.. Sothern took from
the Hoymarket receipts from EGO to ESQ 6
week for his acting, without running any
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