The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-02-04

familiar one and treated by the lecturer througbous
IN his usual mastery style. Opening with tho inaugu-
ration meeting of sstlo association" which chiefly
composed OF clerks and grocers assistants Mr. Do Cor
dova procesds detail tie preparations rehearsaIs
and tho final debut OF tue dramatic heroes before
select audience In a room somewhat limited in spsoe
put which some good lady kindly lends TO the asprans
10 histrionie fame. Comedy w,thers ia the shade
pared With laundering representation OF standing
tragedy, and tho iudcrous appearance OF the several
members OF ''rhe Amateur Thestrica Association IN
Hamlet was windy pictured and humorousIy por
rayed. From the commencement Of the lecture or
s,, properly OF the proceedings oil tho association
seh 20 the end, the audience kept in uninter
Iupled state OF visibility and mrh by the faithful pho
,vs,apn OF mistaken young gentlemen OF sage'so nc
p'opensites so ably exhibited BY Mr.. Do Cordova
NELLY Lkos's.-An entirely now bill OF attractions
was given at this cosey place or last evening
The principal attraction vas Leon who made his
r,s' IN bis usual role Of prima donna for the fst
time for several months past lie quite warmly
received by the audience, which was very largo one,
and u Is almost needless 10 add enacted his part with
ais w0ntod zost and spirit Tho tako OF on tho Grrndo
puchesse, entitled The Grand Dutch s." which Leon
took the part OF the fascinating Duchess was y com.
pate Unlike most parody plays the version
OF the sGrand Dutch 81 retains ANAL portion or tho
choicest parts Of the original BONA ds play AZ least AZ
proper u say that full justice done sho sprghty
notes Of 0ienbsch by the sable Duchess and her eay
dressed followers. All who haya and VINO have not
seen Tostee In the French play should aud The
Grand Dutch s. al Icons.
Tosr PAsroas "A sensational drama, "fhe
Knave Of Clubs" is on he boards this week. Two
Of songs are the other attractions.
THEATRE CoxioUE--The wonderful HanIous aud their
excellent company are still drawing many adnrers TO
this beautiful little house. Harry Gurr sl performs
his submarine feats.
San Francisco MssrRrts The Grand Dutch Cheese
Opera, the Observation-Disclosures. the Big sunnlower,
Troubles tho Metropolitan the Active Boy, Shadows
ON the WALL Classical rerpschore aud Fen Little
injuns" Of the good things in store for the
patrons or this hail.
BUrLxR's AMERICAN THEATRE Mia zuccoi. formerly
Of Nslos has not lost attractions at this house and
foil for the Ethiopian and comic features in
the bill There u constant change OF programme
every evening.
HooLxr's hlSsraEs.-At this popular Brooklyn estab.
shment tho attendance has diminished this wesk.
The which greeted the production OF Leona
clever burlesqno "Faust has been the genuine
OF tho season
BUSYAS Hall. THE Pilgrim, or Bunyan Tsbeaux"
are still to DO AZ the Church Of the rurtans.
Miscellaneous.
"Undsr the Gasght" 10 immensely succsssfai al the
Arch, Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams tho Walnut the
Bancharis and their acting dogs al tho American
and on the 18th inst Batsmans "Grand Duchess" will
make her bow At the Philadelphia Academy Of Music.
Grover and Marstzek's Italian and German Orsra
Troupe closed successful In Cincinnati on Sat
urday last Mr. and Mrs Florence appeared at the Ma
tonal in that city last night
Dramatic performances have been gotten 10 in Fort
Leayenworth, Kansas, by few clerks at Department
Headquarters assisted by few members Of Battery b.
Fourth artillery.
Frank Mayo commenced engagement at the Me-
tropoltan theatre, indianapolis, Ind, recently. In
ssHamletn
'Undine the spectacle and ballet piece recently pro-
duced At Chicago performed forty times. the
aggregate receipts being $4,000
Marietta Ravel has been recently performing at
Rochester, N Y.
A Philadelphia paper says of tho drama Under the
Gasight' Why the play called by that name It Is
quito impossible TO toll, unless indeed the author
sought something that would look Won upon tho
thnrl an difnln RI " The MI
Tho Incidents undor ali kinds OF Iights--sun
moon, stars, gas, tsllow candles and locomotive
doctors. Perhaps II written under the gaslight
late the evening" when the authors intellectual facu
had been weakened by the protractei abors Of no
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