The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-28


'sNO Th0roughfareu had successful run OF ono
week in Boston. Appreciative Club"
.sThe Lancashire Lass'' has arrived in New Or
leans. She Is stopping at the Varieties theatre.
Miss Emma Madden Is giving the good people Of
st. Louis taste OF her Cigarette" every night.
Kate Fish er and her horse are gall0ping into the
affections OF the Pittsburgers on the back OF ma
ze ga n.rs.,. p.vs, t,e .,ont rore o.rc.r an,
pantomimist Is doing the "French Spy" for the
Trojans.
can is the sh0rtSkrted sensation In Boston for tho
sBele Helene" has been translated into Russian, i
and played at the Alexandra theatre, st. petersburg,
with considerable success
Five thousand nine hundred and eighty nine per-
sons visited Woods Museum on Thanksgiving day
ara evening the receipts reaching the sum Of
' saumpty Dumptyn at the olympic, was also wei,
matinee realized sl,4i7i ~ evening performance
$2,10l. --s..A NJ - .kssss.s.s -~2ss-- :
Miss Fanny Morant lately Of walacks, closes
the company that win play at Edwin Booths new
theatre.
places OF public amusement In Paris amounted IN
october to 1,77602of, being an increase OF ITO 7OO
on the previous month";
Mexican buchanan is meeting with much success
in Portland, where he is at present interpreting tho
ponderous lines Of tragic blank for the edifca
lion OF our Yankee cousins. /,
Nine. de Caux's salon is already brilliant one,
and her receptions with their exquisite music, Jone
e,lre. At the last Patti sang new song cOmp0Sed
by herself The evening began by splendid din
ner.
on the i4th of May. 1s4s 1.-THE Merry Wives Of
Windsor was performed at the Haymarket theatre,
London, by the following cast:-Slr John Fastafr
Mr.. Mark Leman; Shallow, Mr.. Charles Dickens;
Slender, John Leech Pistol, George Crukshank.
Mr.. g. II. Clarke has been welcomed back to Phila-
delphia by his many friends and the theatre going
public IN such manner as cannot have failed to have
satisfied him that his efforts appreciated. With
out exception the CITY press speak OF him in tins
Edwin Booths present professional career In Chi
cago has proved one Of his grandest and most sue
Hamlet, at Mcvicker's theatre, the house WAS
densely packed from stage to gallery, and many
were unable 70 lind even standing room.
day:-Theatre Francais, '.Genevieve;" Pikes.
"Barbe Beue;'' Nibo's Garden, after Dark;0
Woods Museum, Cinderella Bowery, med Scar
Lett" Theatre Comique English opera; Tony Pas
tors "The New York MiIkman;'' the European
Circus, acr0bats and bareback riding; New York
Circus, ditto; H00ley's opera House. Brooklyn min
strelsy; Hooley's. Williamsburg, ditto; At6enaum.
Brooklyn, Sig. Bitz-magc and ventrlloqlism
Miss Marriott. the great bdgedtenne, who In under
engagement to Mr.. Samuel Colvie. OF Woods
Museum, for professional tour OF the United States
has just concluded very successful engagement at
Sadlers Wells theatre, London, in which she was
supported by MIR. j. +. Cathcart gentleman fav0rs-
bly, known here from his impersonations In conjunc-
ton with Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Keane during their
engagements at the Broadway theatre. II Is ex-
pected that Mr.. Cathcart viii accompany Miss Mar
riott to tins country.
The success which has attended Mr.. Edwin For
rests appearances In Phiadelpha Is as gratifying
all true friends OF the drama as it must be to tho
veteran himself. That he does not flag superGuous
the sage amply attested by the fact that he has
not as IL still falsely asserted fallen into the grooves
OF .'mannerism.u On the contrary those who have
not seen him for several years cannot fail TO be
tonshed ut the marvellous progress In art which he
has made. The true artist always lives to learn, and
Mr.. Forrest has done this TO degree snrpasstng
that OF any 0f his contemporaries