The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-07
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC,
The CITY Theatres.

On Saturday evening next the Arch Street
Theatre will be opened tor the regular season.
MIR. Barton Hill is added to the old company as
stage manager, as is also Miss Fanny Davenport
as yet stranger to Philadelphia. On the open
ing night Goldsmith's grand old comedy of She
Scoops 10 Conquer will be presented, with Mrs.
John Drew, Barton Hill, and Robert Craig in
the cast. On Monday evening, September IA,
Miss Rchings' English Opera Troupe will COM
mence two weeks engagement at this theatre,
appearing in Flotows ever popular opera of
Martha.
Foul Play enters upon the second week of
its successful run at the Walnut Street Theatre,
with fair prospects of continued success. The
machinery having once gotten into good work
ing order, the mechanical effects, on which Its
principal attractions depend, are now managed
in an artistic and edifying manner. The sinking
oil the ship Proserp1ne in the second act, and
the scene on Godsend Island, In the fourth act,
are quite equal to anything of the kind which
has ever been attempted in this city, and far
more successful than is usually the case.
The While Fdton, with all the glories of the
ballet and the most dazzling of spectacles, con-
tnues to draw large audiences, and it is safe to
say that every man, woman and child that cares
to go to an exhibition of the muscular depart
ment of theatrical art is well pleased with the
entertainments. Like great many other things,
The Fdlcn has undergone the process of recon-
struction, and at this evenings performance
several novelties will be Witnessed Among
them may be noticed an imperial guard of little
children on horseback, military ballet and
march of forty young ladies, grand tabeau of
genuine water displayed in dazzling variegated
lights, and several new songs. The White FdlDn
Will eambol about the stage on its multitudinous
legs throughout the week.
-Hooley's Minstres open the season, at the
Seventh Street Opera House this evening, with
a carefully selected company that can compare
tavorSbly with any ever brought together in
this country. Included in the company are four
comedians of high repute, Archy Hughes, S. g.
Purdy, Charley Reynolds, and Billy West The
programme for this evening is select, varied,
and laughable.
AT the American Theatre large and de-
lighted audience is present every evening to
witness the diversified progromme presented,
Foreign Musical Items.
M. Offenbach has placed in the hand of the
director OF the Varieties the music of a new
opera, entitled La Perichole. The authors are,
as usual, MN. Meilhac and HaleVy; while Mile
Schneider and M Dupuis are again to take the
principal characters.
The King of Italy has conferred upon Signor
Emanuel Blletta the order of the Crown of Italy
Signor Bietta composed the cantata on the
occasion of the marriage of Prince Humbert.
Mr. Mapleson has made arrangements for
series OF Italian opera performances at the Alex
andra Opera House, Liverpool, previous to the
departure of his company for this country.
-Eectric organs are building or under con-
tract for Her Majesty's Opera, Drury Lane, and
st. Michaels Church, Cornhill.
1T is rumoTed that Miss Louisa Pyne has
made contract to visit this country the present
year,
Foreign Dramatic Items
The London Orchestra charges that Mr..
Boucicault has borrowed the railway scene aud
the general idea OF his new play after Dark from
Mr., Augustin Daily's Under the GdslighL 1t
thereupon advises Mr.. Boucicault not 70 be 50