The New York herald., 1867-03-31

tainment In trine, translated from tho French called
Husbands for Six, which Is not very successful Next
Saturday Rob Roy to be revived, with Mr. Powre a
Rob. Mr. Phelps Nicol Jarvie and Sims Reeves the
great English tenor Francis osbadiston For Easter
Monday . new modern comedy BY Andrew Halliday 10
In rehearsal and Beverly Ii painting some wonderful
This theatre had by far the handsomest Christmas
paniomime In London, although Astieys had the fun
nest Next TO the beautiful scenery the main attrac
on, however is the donkey In A Baba and the Forty
Thieves" For . stage donkey the animal 10 really
miraculous II il composed OF two small boys; but its
chief charm is Its tail which works with string That
donkey-and especially that ta-has set all tho Amer
theatrical agents here perfectly crazy Every one
Of them must have donkey 10 take to New York. and
every relgously believes that he IL tho only agent
who has thought Of the donkey. The consequence 10
that less than nine donkeys Of the Covent Garden
model their way to the Empire City, and no
less than nine agents will be very badly sold. Mr. 81.
mons who manages Mr.. Joe Jeersons business is the
last victim. He has had donkey tho brain for long
while past and leaves Liverpool to-day sseamer with
wha he on dly magnes be the rst and only donkey
taken to America 'Where ignorance is bliss tia
folly to be wise" and for the next ten days Mr. Simons
will be happy man, but when he reaches New York
any one can buy that donkey cheap.
Mr. sothern has been reviving. David Garrick, Lord
Dundreavy Married and other old pieces at this theatre
aud Miss lone Burke who Is rettier and cieverer than
has given up the vain attempt to equal Mrs Wood
in JENNY Lind ana now appears In new adaptation OF
Of Victor Sardou's comedies. which will not have
Lord Dundreary at Paris during the Exposition In he
meantime he will produce new drama by Mr.. Dion
identical with the one produced some time ago in New
York Mr. Bouccault has had the manuscript OF that
play before him but he has 50 altered rewritten and
OF Lady Lees widowhood, with few crumbs Il What
Will He Do With ItS thrown in. solhern risks some
thing in attempting character much out Of his line
that OF the hero OF this piece and predict
whether II will be great failrrc or great success Mr..
Lawrence Barrett, an admirable American actor, is en-
gagged TO star through the provinces in the part
should the play make hit here and everybody knows
that Boucicault seldom misses tho mark
ADELpfu
Mr.. J. L. Tooe Ia now carrying this house upon his
shoulders In Paul Pry and tho Mountain Dhu he keeps
Furtado, young but remarkably talented burlesque
actress assists him greatly In the Mountain Dhu. and
Paul Bedford Is as funny as possible II is scarcely ne
cessary say that the piece Is travestie The Lady
OF the Lake MIR Toole is slightly cockneyish in his
humor. but he is a true comedian Of the very best
school. and the trip TO America which he purposes
taking win make him more cosmopolitan in his style
and accent. Next Monday Lost in London. which has
been five years in rehearsal and has previously
produced in New York. will be brought out grand
style. The leading part was written for Mr.. Benjamin
him to plsy, and Mr Henry Neville the famous Ticket
of-Leave man, VIII take his place. The entire stage.
including the actors stairs will be used in the coal
well paycd here lately, and Mr. Watts Phillips will
have depend upon something bcttcr than that for
success OF his play.
This Mr.. Fechtcrs theatre and he Ia both star and
manager People sl.hsr % like Ike Mr. Eech.ers acting very
hts favor and the Lyceum is the most fashionable thea
tire 10 London A very slow but spectacular French
meiodrama. called Rouge ct Nor, has been running at
this house for long whIe but just began to draw
good audiences MIR. Fechter has withdrawn IT, being
anxious 70 show himself in more romantic and pic
turcsque characters Don Caesar dc Bazan and Hamlet
have, therelre, been revived, and John Brougham's
drama. Tho Dukes Motto, will be revived on Monday
week Mr. George Jordan bas returned TO the Lyceum.
and Miss Lecercq who ranks next to Miss Kate Terry
among the best actresses in London adds greatly TO the
upon stage with extraordinary and lavish OK.
pensc, and thousands Of persons who think him
broken. English" actor admit his talents q mana
seeing the plays Princes and princesses lords and
ladies na the boxes and stalls every evening
Mr. Manager vsnng is not doing very we'll with this
handsome theatre and would like 70 let for the next
s. r. nsn
has not been success In spite OF the splendid scenery
press his Of and his inaby soc the
merits OF any play In which bis part 10 not prom
nenI He relies upon new drama by Bcucicaut 70 pun
him up again. but Mrs John Wood would made hie
fortune had she been allowed TO appear in buresque
farce instead Of Barnaby Rudge Mrs Wood will prob
to New York next October through the States and
then build little theatre In New York. with manager
cisos so m"s to ,nj"re her a. shs oympc
She younger handsomcr and in better than ever
and the mere announcement Of her appearance Man.
next Monday has caused every In the house
70 be already taken When she returns 10 the United
States look out for real revival Of the old olympic
somewhere above Fourteenth street.
THE NEW ROYALTY.
This little house, about a. large good sized private
men. men in LONDON The performsnoos commence 81 ' with
ono OF CrAren's quiet domestic, touching two act
dramas called Megs Diversion. in which no plays the
hat nf will 49,
very IIfe Then comes the great hit OF the season.
Burnaud's buricsquc Of Black Eyed Susan, in which
wyndham try to ouido each other in fun All the
newest songs are buresqucd in this buriesQuc, and
"cag'an c,o,stree @ is my Name, and Pretty Susan
all over London. Burnaud Is gong to bring this bur.
lcsque 70 the Americans this summer; but win not be
York would support ton such jittlc lively theatres
the New Royalty, where all the actresses beautiful
the kind In your metropolis.
TTfE HoLBoRS.
Boucicaut's capital play, the Flying Scud, has been
crowdng this theatre for nearly two hundred nights
nay written. The first two acts
immense; The last two arc meodrnmatc bosb. The
heroine OF the drama beautiful mare and the horo Is
old jockey acted 10 the very life by Mr. Bclmorc The
hgutes on the stage and nj the end OF the second
act wins the lcrby amid such cheers from tho audience
c,canlt would rearrango the Flying scud II would run
for year in gcw York. where the people Just begin
ming IN get Interested In the revival OF the turf naugu-
rated the Patterson and at Jerome Park But
Mr.. Boucicatlt is very busy. Besides any number Of
PLAYS ot the stocks he il writing book upon dra.
matte competition which Is intended to be text book
for dramatiss and actors In addition TO this no Il set
ting the profession wild with rage by OF letters
in the Era announcing draratic pilfcrcrs bcucr
than pckpdkcs--thc coolest and cleverest IN ng Mr.
Bouccault DER did. How such worker be asked
To revise th, Flying Scud because two acts Of II arc
weak - Mrs Boncicau siiss Agnes Rober sony has al
most recoveed from he's recent confinement aud will
coon 20 dowi TO Brighton for tho summer
FRTrf>sfN
This is thehandsomest tbcae IN London, and one OF
the largest pt located n Hoxton and bears about The
same rclatioito the fashionable theatres as the New
Bowcry usctho do to the theatres Broadway The
manager Nj Lane, Is a famous yachtman and Any
prizes farywon. shine brightly upon his sidoboard
The leading tress at the Britannia is Mrs Lane the
wife OF the hnager and she does everything well and
many things admirably. Miss Jacobs is another great
favorite tn performances are Of the Bowery school,
The CorsicauBrothers, pantomme and The Battle Cry
form the prtramme for tonight This is one OF the
theatres white the spectators bring their suppers with
them and ca between the acts II ranks with the sur
rey and the recan but is ia some respects different
The prices ie cheap; the profits OF the manager i'm
Az fat -v b. -