The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-11

Pittsburg will soon have i've places OF dramatic
entertainment open for the fall and winter.
The New York Circus Is homeward bound. II has
tired OF the rural districts and will pitch its tent 10
Williamsburg on the 10th inst.
A new opera entitled "Die Zwe CompOnsten,"
from the pen of Herr Won Fiotow, will be PRODUCES
about the middle of september.
Meyerbeer's "Huguenots' ia being carefully re-
mounted in Paris for the purpose Of introducing Maie
h'sson the new prtnd donna, as Valentine.
MILE Nilsson is engaged at the Grand Opera IN
Pars until the 3lst OF May 1869 when she will return
to London for the remainder OF the opera season
under Mr.. Maplesons management.
Ihe receipts at the Partisan theatres for the past
month were 6as, s06f. tic. Out OF this the sub
eSeatrss produced and the Sec
There ID music hall in Harrisburg Pa, known a.
"Sherry's New York theatre" 1t Will open for the
season on Monday 40 evening with strong company
Foul Play" has already been produced at three Of
the Boston theatres, each OF which gave different
nOunced that Sewyn's theatre-the Wallack's Of
Boston-is also to favor Its patrons with dish Of
this trashy hash OF Messrs Reade and Boucicault.
through Denmark, Sweden Norway, Russia Poland,
Belgium, Switzerland, Spain and France: Among tho
artists engaged are CarOtta Patti, VieuXtemp6,
Jacquard, Jaell and Grutzmacher.
An Italian journal remarks on the circumstance
that three opera houses about to open the
with OF SignOr Petrella's works The theatre at
Brescia with ssCaterna Howard" that at Casalmon-
ferrato with "Marco visconti'' and that Of Capri
The "Tubites' have still another sensation. A GER
tain Mile. Mile Tournaire, who is advertised as 1.-The
beautiful young Spanish gymnast" Is performing at
the AthenGum upon single bar sixty feet I'm midar
Crowds nightly flock to the house in expectation We
presume of seeing the daring female acrobat break
her neck; but In this we trust they Will be disap-
pointed.
The regular season at the Arch street theatre Phila
delpha, commences tomorrow evening. Among
the troupe the names OF Barton Hill. A. EVERY.
II. Craig sam Hemple Mrs. John Drew, Miss Lizzie
Price, Miss Fanny Davenport Mrs. 4. A. Crease ana
other well known favorltes. The pieces selected FOR
the occasion ''She Stops TO Conquer" with the
principal artists In the prominent parts, and Jenny
Lind" with Miss Fanny Davenport as Jenny Leath-
| erlungs character IN which she is highly spoken
La France Musicale gives curious list Of the re-
| freshments taken by distinguished operate artists
between the acts. According to our contemporary
| Madame SOntag affected sardines, Madame
water and Madalnosele Cruvei Bordeaux
Madame Saas eats beefsteaks, Madame Cabel devours
pears, Mile Trebei munches apples Mile Lucca
sucks pastileS and bon-bOns, Mchot imbibes BLACK
coffee, Troy swallows milk and Mario smokes cigars.
man calling himself professor" advertised an
| entertainment in Chicago the other night at which
he to expose the mysteries OF spiritual maniie6-
tations allow himself to be shot at with pistols ana
let the audience into all the secrets Of uggers After
| appearing to the audience and requesting all who
desired shoot at him to prepare their pistols, he
| went behind the curtain and was seen no more. He
obtained about 5000 and left his hall rent and print
At the opening performance Of selwyn's (MondaH
there were present three persons lose names have
| been identified with the hisrionc art for many
years. John Gilbert, who made his debut at the Ire
mont theatre November %, 1929 was in the par
quet, looking hale and hearty. Thomas Barry, whs
commenced his managerial career in Boston in 1888.
made his bow as stage manager. and Charlotte Ousn-
man, who played Lady Macbeth to Barry's
Macbeth for the first time ct the fremont theatre,
May &c. 1887, was In private box. II y many years
since these distinguished worthless Of the stage have
| met under one roof. .stAa
a scene Of yerv unusual kind for a London thea.
ire and most OF all West End theatre, occurred at
the st. James on Wednesday night the 22d On
August. The special attraction during the week wa
aperformer placarded as ''The Great Mexican Ira.
gedian." He proved the reverse OF successinl
speculation. On Saturday night he was cordially
| Kissed during the earlier acts OF Orchard Ill.," an4
on the dropping OF the curtain the second act the
| manager came forward, announced that the per-
| Torrance would not proceed. and entered into ex.
plantations that led to the Inference that insulcent
| capital was the The uproar was intense, and
the 'gods' with shout proceeded to take out their
/ revenge in tearing up the gallery seats THIS de
| struction was however, prevented by the interven
ton Of Of the employees aud after an hours In
describable confusion the house was cleared at ter
O'Clock II stated that the actors and actresses
brought about the denOuenent by striking In conse
| Quence OF the non payment OF their salaries.