The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-01-26
A NJ u S E n L N rs.

THE FREScH THEATRE -Yesiecday Tho 'i0rand Duch-
Ices made farewell appearance nes before OF the
largest audiences over crowded into this little theatres
aud last night her Highness' place was taken by the
French company, which played "Lss Projects de
Ma Tante" and "La Marte du Mardi-Gra
These pays presented kesdames Iarmst and Hamilton.
Madamo:selle REFLEX and hessrs Roche. La Roche.
Hamilton and Edgard. lies Projects do ma Tante Is
pleasant little comedy full Of refined humor aud dainty
fun, in the true style OF the French picss de c while
the "Maria du Mardi-Gras" is vaudeville crammed with
provocaon for boisierous laughter Thus tho bill was
happily varied ana the performance great
The house we'll filled.
Mr. vASDENnoPr's REApIvGs.-A large and brilliant
audience filled Lyric Hall, sixth avenue, Forty. FIRST
street. on Thursday evening last, to listen 10 Mr.
George vandenhors readings Dir. VandenhCf was
su renng greatly from \ cold. and opened
the evenings exercises with apology for his
extreme hoarseness, which vas very psrccptble.
After he had read for about minutes however, his
business Of voice to great degree away, and he
heard distinctly the further end OF the audto-
mum. The selections ell from Dickens beginning
with the description OF the Hampton race course In
"Ncholas Nickeby" and followed ny the scene In tho
gambling room and The duel between SIR Mulberry
Hawk and Lord Verisopht 10 the same work The
noxt was Mrs. Leo Hunters party, from the "Pckwck
Papers, and the closing The visit OF Mr. Peck
sniH aud daughters 10 Mrs. Todgers' boarding house.
London. Mr. Vandenhof, notwithstanding the diver.
sty OF characters he essayed portray and maige the
illness undsr which he abored throughout did thcm all
JUSTICE and AZ the close or each reading received 10
amply deserved the universal paudts OF hrs most cr
cal auditory.
srnSwAr HALr.-while whole brgades Of readers and
lecturers have taken to reading Dickens or talking
Dickens by way Of turning honest penny from tns
dissection OF popular subject s pleasing to listen TO
something original and unaffected with any faint Of the
Dickens unacya, occasionally and Alternative
somebno Of this sort vas yenured THURSDAY evening
a stsinway Hall BY Mr. Do Iordova the demise Of
Artemus Ward the most InmI,abls and irresistible Of
living American humorists Less original less drol, less
wagEisb, less comich than A. Ward Who was really
more comica than humorous, Mr. DE Cordova Ia esS.
tainly not less numerous than Arsmus, besides
being quite a. Interesting In the lecture Of
last evening, 1.-THE Amateur theatrical Asosia-
uon," there was. moreover, strong impregna-
piquancy and point thai Of the deceased
Ward for Groesqus combiuaens, quips Of quainsness
snS genera, sds The y: r.sa.s IN: :.
more affected mounting OF English than any other In
the language, ere certainly a<u ~ Paris Jewellers
lecturers lips naturally he we're nsd and ruasas
over with them, and, therefore IKE murder - me
ever Of De cordovas lectures .s can Be csvery said
which has not been said before. His style, though
without monotony, 10 smooth aud nusns-two qualities
Of style very disut 70 combine vita variety; and hn
manner always nn his matter naturally and exacty
a. coat ea. BY an artist ats the ssnssmaas ngurs for
The lecture IVES for the bsnsnt q THE Shelter.
Ing Arms" and " 10 quite needless V ny that .
asss and brilliant audience vas present. SINCE fey
De Cordova and Ne former only because he 10 picksss,
and because nobody IN America would Miss q sssiae
visiSis :. sSis place" IL other words, The public IKE
70 - DekenA bat ike 70 hear De cordsvA OF eeurss
laughter held s sides with msrrmsat = shs lecturer
proceeded, TACT which needs net 70 be stated sxcSps
for We bsasns u those who have listened V ''Tbs
Amateur theatrical Association"