The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-31
THEATRICAL NOTES.

For Monday night still in the August weather
this particular Monday night presents fair range 81
theatrical entertainment from which citizen or visi-
tor may choose recreation or distraction.
The event OF the night that Is announced on the
biggest bills and with the greatest nourishes the
opening Of Woods Museum and Metropolitan
theatre-a new establishment In an old edifce. The
edihce is the former Banvards Museum, at the cor
ner Of Broadway and Thirtieth street. and upon tho
new establishment as we are informed by that I'M
Improbable authority-the bils-S1oO 900 have been
expended The result Is that Maggie Mitchell is to
play there tonight In new pathetic eccentricity
called "Lorle" the theme Of which Is the same with
the whole class Of emotional pieces In which this
artist has made her fame L0re, the heroine is that
exceptional peasant girl who is intelligent and
pretty, and of does not love the natural
lover Of o peasant girl because he Is boor,
80 he enlists and goes away to be, like Cap
tain links, somebody's pet In the army"
He leaves the field clear for that Of
genius the painter, whom Loire does love, OF
course. No sooner said than done. Lorle becomes
the artists wife, and he like all other artists from
time immemorial, paints his wifes picture during
the honeymoon) for altar piece. Things are 30
serene In the artst's home that they are duh, 30
that imp of romance goes and makes love 10 the
Couutess who used to be fond OF him before he settled
down. Lorle does very good crazy on account Of
this from these troubled conditions the players
manage to extract satisfactory article of domestic
felicity before the curtain goes down.
The Metropolitan theatre Is to furnish entertain
ment like the restaurants, at all hours of the day
and evening" There viii be- therefore, O chronic
MATINEE, the feeture Of which for the present u
opera boil1s In the shape of 0lrenb ach's sSixty-
six.u The point OF the title is that peasant sup
poses he has lottery ticket with thst number on it.
and as the number sixty-slx draws psze he dis
ports himself like man of wealth only to learn at
last that he had his ticket upside down, and Of
course held ninety-nine. In tht presentation OF
opera boatce we are doubtless to, have the maestro
done down to the level Of ths.stv .plesS capacity.
Mr. Wheatley retires from the management of
Niblo's Garden to-day, Msssr 8. Jarrett b Palmer
becoming sole lessees and mas ayers from September
1. He does not, as has beens nnounced, make last
appearance, having made tn It two years ago in the
"Broker Of Bogota-" 'arrs Ut b Palmer are to COM
mence their regular seas IN about the LIST of No
vcmber.
Meanwhile Batemsn and his Boulotte rule
supreme on those bsas ds, and will no doubt for
the whole interval.
At the Broadway ID ere will occur tonight the
'grand opening OF tna' ,al and winter season." when
Mrs. Lander WIN give her accurate study Of Ristori
In the tragedy OF tE zabeth," supported by 20 most
efficient company"
Az '"c NC" A"u theatre Foul Play" keeps the
stage ana tne ar istic management rests Itself on
tue certain suo0 ,ss Of such an attraction - fun
rsgeo snip la the piece. 1t Is odd that run
rsseo snip s~ 5ud be any inducement to 20 TO the
theaue In . lty like ours, where 80 many better
ships may DO seen out in the river.
Az "ahso - Lolita still draws by the "evanescent
coruscauoo 81 OF the "Fireny;" and at the olympic
snTar Dumpty', reconstructed, Is not likely 70
On ~ east side the Bowery opens tonight ere
nes.y renewed, rcdecorated, renttcd," &c, az TO,
anu tn sensation drama that no douDt WIZ star
no ~ Ter ready hearts OF the primitive people vine
,seT ent that temple. This play Is called i,le IN tue
S'v ;ets, or the vicisstudes OF an orange Uiri"
ne Stadt theatre opens tonight ana pemorrow
Fight presents great card In the German tragcdian
Hendricks, who "a expected 10 outspaike AL me
foreign stars that have risen ABOVE our sheatricA
b rzon.
an the minor amusements there is progress and
promise. Five minstrel halls will be In full opera
ton tonight for the delight OF city people and
rural population In Brooklyn. Tony Pastors boys
play a great match ut Base Ball." Kelly Leon
show what Tue Barber Blew" Bryants' expose q
"Irue-bsd. Doer" worse than the wCkedesS man,
ana the san Francisco Ministries do the "jari,er
Brown and the liooleys burlesque the buriesoue
OF "lnmpty Dunpty."
I.rrrard Continues his comic specialtics at the
Theatre Comique, while this peculiar line OF business
hSs recruit In Mr.. James Taylor, whose cVncauea
Aaa 70 w seen o. Dodw0rth HALL.