The New York herald., 1867-08-19
MUSIC AND The DRAMA.

Comedy OrRtOri0s Buriesquos
The streets and hotels Of Gotham at this dnss form
OF dramatic photograph gallery in which all ths
shining lights and rushighs Of the stage appear asr
their Ioiterngs In the country Every boSs
every train bring them from Bath aud Behring sNAits
Gf any have visited Walrussa this suminer) besk TO
their homes before the footghs from dispotng In tie
surf quafang mineral waters double sword oom
bats and imaginary poisoned goblets from dshiag aal
pleasant drives to secret uapdoors and suphsssoas
tableaux Of virtue triumphant and vany defssss1
Let us take look q. them. King Lear IL engsgsd II
angry dispute with obstinate hackman, insinussinG
In gentle that "sharper than ssrpsnts toosh''
s exorbtant cabby: Leah is administering severe
rsbuke the noensive Bill Sykes they ascend ~
stairs Of the hotel ehyoOk, Dombey and Lord DuA-
dreary are still hilarious over last n'ghsb
carouse; Camille ooursesies deeply to Tony Lump
kins' polite salutaon: Nancy Sykes, in moirs
antique robo and doable-decksd chgnon, sweeps
through the paror whlo Topsey aud Hamlet make ~
naurod remarks her "hinking herself above every
body; tho fast young man and broken hearted grand
father. cigar In mouth saunter up broadway; the Eth
opan delinsalor and great speciality man stand ct the
oglng the pretty specimens Of crinoinedom with
uncorked countenancss the lbve OF enor atunes hh
voice 10 the accents Of undgni6ed a0nse Of small bog
who Wishes noens volen TO black his boots the romantic
heroine Of dark and gloomy Wolensein has paper par
col OF fruit and veGelbles under her and TJra
umbrella bsndbox portemonnaie &c &c, in her hand;
the heavy villain ruthless uncle blood thirsty pirate 10
mildly expostuating with appio woman on the mpro
prey Of Crummil applied to him;
and tho sylph Of the balle. porkpe hat coarse
patons, a faded shawl and disgusting trail OF mud
Ana the manaeers What fearful state OF excitemens
they present, planning tsir campaign and
studying tho weak points Of tho plbic-s'enomy"-
against whom they banded. Ono is On tue stage
endeavoring 10 suppress revolt Of his ballet grs
other centre OF circle of excited 'sopes who
explaining ho Ike Smith got drunk md there
water the metre and therefore the gas the audi
torium wouldn't work. third is oundering amid sen
Of letters from oil quarters OF tho Thespian globe
like obese alderman in the sarf Coney Island; .
fourth rushes about tearing his hair because while ho
away day at Long Branch the carpenters won't
spree: aud theatrsless ffth is smoking cgar,
waiting. like wilkins Micaw6er "for something to turn
up" Again, there s excitement among stage strtick
amateurs each dramatic has half dozen such
satellites in his her wake. One pale faced youth may
heard his at the witching hour Of midnight
recbing the balcony scene from Romeo with the
voice OF consumpve vontrloquist, while the yellow
moon peeps Indignantly at him through the halt drawn
shutters feline orchestra serenades him on tho roof
and mosquitoes, with oanniballstic tendencies hum
around his nose vocal quartet Is at thor rehearsal.
he soprano ondeavoring TO gvo exact description Of
the in which the Graded despot OF the family ~
homo demands food; tho tenor undergoing the pre-
liminay Of srangulaon 10 trying TO sustain
that nat and the uttering at intervals sounds
which would make full grown gorilla die with envy.
But for the bill Of fare for l367-0S.
Mrs. Lander noe Miss Joan Davenport a tragcdenne
who brings with the most factoring opinions OF the
provincial public press will open tonight the pretty
little French theatre In bran dress. Her frse
character will be Elizabeth, Ia English adaptation Or
Giacometti's great play. No should miss tho op
portuuity Of comparing the Italian and Eng
ish conceptions OF this heterogeneous char
acter, which the wonderful gonius Of Ristor has
invested with suoh uncommon interest. Tho lattss
queen OF the stage will appear Mario AntoInstts
about September H. and there hardly any doubt that
this will be her greatest triumph Giacome.ti places
this play above all his other works. and Mr. orau b
making every arrangement 70 bring IL = grand
scae Bateman's opera comiqme company 10 already
Gagged in Paris ready for transmission to Ne~ York The
Grand Duchess, Bluebeard. Fair Heen Orpheus, ana
tho other members Of Mr. Odenbachs family coming
over with them Niblo's will have TO look out for ita
aurels for there's another Richmond in tho aed called
Banyard's Museum When Nobody's Daughter and Misa
Roignolds the boards which they have
emnonty successful. army Of carpenters panters.
gas Hers &C. will be let loose ths establishment By
the managers. De Pal and Tamaro, aud After
due preparation grand spectacle with bswlldsring
and bewi.ching ballet will DO unfolded
IN B.-Tho grand spectacle is not tho panorama
Of the MssissppiJ But then the Black Orook
has taken q new lease OF life and Niles Bonfanta.
Sangan, Pagani, Sartori Coribell sett and Invsrni
have dances. The result OF rivalry in ballet BE-
managers In this country may bo that tho south
Sea Island coslume-cot,on In the ears and ishbons
through the noss-wli be considered sup,rnuous.
"when tho brazen tongue OF ciamorous tims''
nounccs eight p. " Christmas night the Black
Crook will give place to tho spectacle-a marvel In
ia way. Forrest succeeds the Forences at the Broad
way, next month, with a strong company TO support
him. At Stenway Hall tho work OF preparation and
Improvement goes bravely on. Harrison marshaling
his sweet voiced and harmonious forces, making them
practise the scale with him, aud distributing among
them a plentiful supply OF gum drop and trochs
cartridges He has Mmc Rosa aud likely Miss Jenny
Kempton among his ranks. In the hall and rooms the
tuning Of many pianos speak the advent Of the musa-
cal fray, and pianists nearly disjont their fingers
by attempting q double trn with ono hand.
and air, variations and obigato accom-
paniment with tho other six days festival In AID
OF the American Dramatic Fund will be hold in the
Academy early In December, and will DO eundoubtediy
most brilliant aiar 10 judge from the mmense proparA
uons such laudabls object should command public
patronage. Loa is too charming little Nell and too
provoking little Marchoness need any change ef
bill at walacks while Theodore holds the reins
Flies in the Web and John Brougham nightly Playiug
with Fire, Captain Cutie with his ook may DO seen
the olympic until that house passes the hands Of
Messrs. Dun Hayes Fox. Then Joseph Jefferson viii
appear Since Nobody's Daughter loft Under tho 0as-
light the New York. tho Misses worrsll preparing
to Dance sing play the banjo. lisp pretylke jokes and
look csptvatingIy in their cosoy theatre. Mss Leo
Hudson will "bring forth the 1esy untamsd
| steedn Mazeppa at The Bovery tonight %
| Is the animal that braved the penis
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| American theatre, Tony Pastors, Charley whte's
and the Eighth Avenue Opera House are all arAyod In
variety aud extravaganza amor, and will contest this
fall in friendly tournament Kelly Lcons Iiocley's
| the San Francisco tho Georgia, Gnnn chrstys a1d
Sam sharpeys mnsreis have al started 10 the gfarA
s,cepe chase for popular favor II IS hard 10 tell whst
the chances are now In the race, for al the Jocksyk