The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-04-05

Maobth viii be played, with an "evehtful"
cast the bill announces.
Io-morrow Saturday afternoon, at o'clock,
Miss Western gives an East LVnne matinee, In
compliance with the requests of q large num-
yer neI ol iiauy ILiends ana aGmirers. rms VIII De
Jne only daylight performance of East Lynne. 81
ARCH STREET THEATRE.--Mrs John Drew
takes her farewell benefit this evening. ours
will be presented for the last time. We hope
to see the theatre crowded to- night.
Tomorrow evening, Mr.. sam Hemple re-
celves MS annual benefit lie mas prepareu
great bill for the occasion, and Will be assisted
in his funny efforts by Mr.. Frank Drew and all
of the company.
AMERICAN THEATRE.-The usual melange
entertainment Will be presented tonight by
the Variety Troupe. Tomorrow afternoon the
customary 9itt matinee wiz oe EVEN ven puor,r,
acting and stage manager of the American, Will
have complimentary testimonial beneht, on
which occasion n large number of favorite per-
formers VIII volunteer an appearance, and Mr..
Pilgrim VIII play one OF his best Irish parts.
THE ITALIAN OPERA.--We need only remind
our readers to-day of the necessity of securing
seats at once for the pa-Brignoli season at
the Academy. From present appearances every
seat in the house will be disposed of by Monday.
Madame Parepa is a great favorite in Philadel-
phia, and her triumph here will be more bril-
and Boston. II 7roUdtOre is the opening opera
selected for Monday night.
THE PEAK FAMILY, Swiss Bell Ringers have
had such crowded houses at Concert Hail that
they will appear for Two weeks longer. They
viii give exhibitions every evening, and on
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. This
company Is the union of the two Peak families
and the Berger family, and embraces twenty
four performers making the largest troupe of
Bell Riul ers in the world, and manlpulates Two
hundred and eighty silver bells.
IRELAND.-The exhibition of the beautiful
scenes in the merald Isle remains with us for
two evenings more. No one VINO can appre-
ciate the beautiful in nature and art should
fail TO visit this exhibition at the Assembly
buildings The views are really admirable,
and the lecture, songs jokes, music, and anec-
dOtts OF u artists in charge lrender the enter
tainmentS instructive and delightful.
matinee tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
CARNCROss e. DIXEY, at the Eleventh Street
Opera House, announce that this is the last
week OF the Black japanese troupe. They pre-
sent, in addition to the grand pantomime of
the House that JacE Built a most excellent little
piece known as the SpinSterS. They have
crowded houses every night.
THEsPIs - TERPsICHoRE. - The theatrical
folks and their friends should not forget that
the attaches of the Chestnut, Walnut, Academy
OF Music, etc, will give their grand Shakespe-
rian Carnival Bal Masque at Concert Hail. on
Tuesday night the 30th inst. Tickets for this
ball may be obtained of any of the managers,
many OF whom may be seen at any of the above
named places of amusement every evening.
STRoLLING PLAYEBs.-Mr. James II. Ward
formerly a great GavCrite here, is now about to
make the "Gour OF New jersey with a troupe
of excellent players, mostly gathered from the
company employed by Leonard Grover for the
Olympic Theatre OF New York city. The "Opera
King" having suddenly fallen upon evil times,
cut the season short, and these people had to
"cut dirt" for the mselves. We wish this "Com-
monWealth" troupe success,