The New York herald., 1867-12-15
and the Boucicsu are the stars: and who. pray. arc
bsttsr known in the United Staissr

manner the tone Of her acting and tho quality Of
voice ara precisely such best please London opera
goers The present will be In ten nights
more there is little doubt that Miss Kellogg will be
re-fagaged Her Marguerite in Faust would alone
secure her triumph before q British audience. In
New York you know very well what shs do, and OF
there hss been special change IN her since
she appeared al the Academy OF Nusic Criticism 10
therefore, superuous Al the OF the opera season
Pro. Rssy will produce his japanese troupe at Her
Msjesty'a These are the same performers who made
decided hit at New York. and they have been equally
popular at PARIS Tho Professor plays his flute, sings
his Irish aud bdes his time here with perfect
adencs that London will soon be At his teet.
TIE GRAND DUCHESS
The presentation Of .srhe Grand Duchess" at Covent
Garden not been pecunary hit ana the piece win
run longer than Christmas The stupidity OF some
one OF the management has secured this result Coyent
Garden Is an immense theatreinuch larger than the
New York Acadomy-and 20 produce "rhs Grand
Duchess at such theatre IL like exhibiting butterfly
failed TO understand that the opera humorous, and
treated i precisely like Norms" "Lucr zia Borga"
The irn VI frstzs small overlooked the stage Is
crowded with supernumerares tremendous orchestra
bangs soemnly away Olenbachs sprighty melodies
an ear trumpet the dashing eancan cut out and tue
general elect is dreary. English singers ana English
wor6s DO not seem 70 SUIT onenbach,s music Harr-
Boum, ana hiss julia Matthew'S from Australia, the
Duchess Baeman is considered 70 hare covered him
SELF with Story By She success OF Ine Grand Duchess
in New YORK. He can now engage anybody in Europe
at moments notice.
MR. sorusaS AT rHR uAYMABKgr
Although NJ Sothern IL an Encl,shmau by birth, like
the great majority OF actors, he his theatre
cal reputation to America. You will remember him.
years ago. as stock actor al Laura Keens's theatre
when Jefferson also in the company. and you will
remember also, how by duke Of fortune he gained
such general fame Lord Dundreary. The part
originally mere fop, and was regarded as tar nfeicr
10 Jeersons part Of Asa renchara but Sothern dressed
IL the great of the play He has been acting
1t over again at ths Haymarket. with Mr. J. T. Ray
mond As the Yankee but the charm Of Dundreary 10
fading and Brother Sam, In which Mr. Sothern APP
pears will draw any better. Yet outside of Dun
dresry and Brother Sam, this clever actor has not
achieved any unequiyocal success London, although
bis David Garrick Is q masterpiece of theatrical
The Londoners want him to do something else bold,
eccentric and as original as Dundreary aud all the
paywriters Of London have not been able 20 devise
any suca character for him. PERHAPS somebody may
hit upon II by and by. Ii not, you'll SEQ Mr. Sothern
back IN America before 1862
rue BpuclcAULrs Ar THE pRNCtss'
Having "Arrah-na PoRue" tor several weeks, Mr..
and Mrs. Boneicaalt have now revived "rhe Coilee
BawIn at the Princess. "Arrah-naP0gue' did not
draw as well as before, and "the Colleen Bawn,"
although beautifully acted viii not keep The stage longer
than Christmas. such tremendous successes these
dramas secured when first produced cannot always be
repeated. Even tho Fenian excitement does not
help them hero Indeed think II injures them, for
Engiishmen IRE getting little sulky over theatrical
decline Of Bouccaats old dramas be regretted
Tor 1t will induce him TO give something new, and
something new from his pen means something admirable
AT present he s preparing the Fying Scud for repro.
sentation In French Paris and be has written How
She Loves Him. the Prince or wales theatre, where
1t 10 rehearsal to follow Caster He s also
dramatszing a norel called "Fou Play" written by
Charles Reade and himself, and on dft that Miss Laura
keeno will appear Ia this drama There Is no living
eutLOr 10 whom tho English stage much 70
Mr. Boucicau and mono from whom greater things may
be expected in future both in comedy and drama but
yon know tha. he ID much moro OF an American than
Englisnman
j. s cLapKs At rus ST. JAMES
You have slready cnYonicIcd the London debut OF
Mr.. j. :. Clarke Major DE- Boots. He mado tho
audiences laugh 10 tEs part but the critics pronounced
hftfo md ha xuf,
ful about Clarke. Recently no added Rob rt Tyko
in "he School OF Reform, TO his programme, and the
critics are more kndy and the pubic better disposed
come ard see him. John oxenfords TO his post
Of theatrical critic OF the nes has helped Clarke very
warmly disposed towards all Americans since his recent
visit 10 New York. Both the Major Do Boots and tho
Robert Tyke OF Mr.. Clarke are perfectly familiar to
American paygoers and require no comment Playing
them together. Mr. Clarke praised for his versa
nity"--a compliment which. no doubt will surprise
him liitle Tho indcmitabic Kingston II his manager
ann will carry hm safety through until Christmas and
that wiii give MT Clarke the London advertisement
which no desires but which he longer needs for the
uned States Kingston will then take charge OF Hell
Ter. which is sort Of combiraton Of Aremus Ward.
Goltschalk. and Hermann. tho wizard aud who will
coon open at Poygrphic Hall. and, probably croate
vrsrvAm AT rar LYcrrx
Tho London critics do not know exactly how to dca
vita Vesvsh, "the magnificent" who appears every
evening as Romeo at tho Iycsu theatre which seems
devoted broken. .Eug ish-or perhaps should
the foreign En- glsn -drama since Fcchier
ceeded by vss,vai and ves,va Is TO be followed next
February By Mr. Bandman On dit that Fechier be
the stage manager a the Ade'ph No other
theatre so sadly needs competent director of the
scenes. Mr. Bandman vii make his debut In Narcisse"
and viii donbtless succeed in he did a Nbos Gar
den. New York. L. is only when this actor ventures
friends, that he fails he did Ia Hamlet But
20 return TO ves,vaL Her Romeo Is curiosity an
viii attract the curious: but she has piece called
Gamea.n which she play ed SO long ut Niblos and in
which her splendid voico DO heard to advantage,
ana .os piece VIII % neT trump caro- whenever sne s
hothing SO striking since Miss Batemans "Leah"
tHhi,n she !. now repeating to erosesd houses a. Man
queen OF tue next London season after ALL she have
chance.
Mr~Ery ND rus AMERICAN crRcuz
The famous Mcnken closed her brief engagement at
Astev's last evening, leaves Tor birmingham and tho
PROVINCES at oncc and VIII probably sist New YORK.
PLAYED only "Mazeppa" here and when that
played oa' tho manasemcn. could DOT AFFORD 70 get up
Mr.. Y. l. Smith fer breach OF she has in
press a. soIons y volume Of original poems which
some say Is 20 DO dedicated TO Dickens aud Others to
SwnoaTno. SO that Is fairly she Intends
publish volume OF correspondsncs, which will cause
backed speed Almost every great man. every dis,in.
rnished man. every literary man Of both continents.
preserved thees epirtles and good time viii give
them TO ihs world. The letters OF Absisrd and Hsiois
eelipsei Il is hard 70 turn from literature 10 horse
maHsh'p, but ths mention OF "Mazsppa" reminds
that Robinson and sticknsy's American Circus troupe
Ia performing ai the Hoiborn Amphithcs,re and there
yod see the bsst circus In tho elegant and
comfortable amphithcare on this side tho water Even
spain has nothing 10 compare with this ertsrtsinmsnt
which has already delighted Paris.
MISCELLANEOUS HEws AND rrEvs.
"Biack Eyed susan Burnaud's buricsqus. h sin run
ming NJ the New Royalty, and the author will rceits
birthday edo on Friday next whom the piece one year
old. Engshmcn cannot understand Why this burssqus
faiicd 90 quietly al New York. milky Whse," which
Hoision played at your olympic, has been substituted
for "Nes's Diversion At the New Royalty. The grand
spectacle called "rns Doge OF Venice draws good
audiences Drury Lane though the scenery the
attraction. "For Love- by Robertson. author Of
Caste continues the blls Of The Hoborn theatre,
but IL sustained by Burnauds buresqne OF Mariana
called "hsry Turner, or Victorious Virtue" Charles
nAnsws % doing well Al the olympic: but Mrs.
Mathews is TOO NJ 20 sppeag Watts Phiillps drama,
"Sobodys Chd.n siir Keeps the boards at tho Surrey.
An excellent piecs this Tor the Bo~ery AZ the strand
ihc stupid haresque called William ieiP and Broughs
comedy, s'kind To Fault" attract moderately
large audiences. Nj. wnkic Collins drama,izing
Dickens Christmas story. "No Thorouebfars." Tor the