The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-21

In French or English. All this we say In per.
feet candor and kindness. Miss Ort1n Is gIod
actress, Ia justly entitled to rank above the ms.
Jority OF her stage rivals. Why she will No.
sist, as she has lately done, In casting aside her
unquestionable knowledge of her art and nj
the requirements Of good taste we are at a los.
TO conjecture. The White Fdwn will be repeated
every evening until further notice and will
sl o be given at q matinee to m morrow afternoon
WALNUT STREET THBATRE-Mr McDon
ouRhs spectacle OF The Black Crook to pse a
legitimate expression, is on 'its last leesu in
this city. But three more represen tations will
be given-this evening, to.morroy " afternoon
and tomorrow evening-and then the Crook
Will bid farewell to Philadelphia, we trust To
return no more, for everybody has seen it
twice. and not few admirers of muscular art
have beheld 1t half score of times. Az stbese
are positively the last performances, the friends
OF "HerzoR" will doubtless be out in full force
on each occasion, and The Black Crook will be
Wound up with as great a dour.
ish as on the opening night IN
Monday evening next the legitimate drama
will have a hearing, and in tbesa dano
when every establishment in the city finds tho
leg business" the best running the novelty of
the thing should draw out q full house. Mr. NJ.
W. Lehngwell, an actor OF reputation in the
lines of comedy and burlesque, will make his
week. Mr.. Leffingwell has achieved q marked
success In New York, where he has played the
same characters which he will assume here
two hundred and fifty nights In one of these.
"Beppo," in burlesque of Fra Diduoko Mr.
Lehngwell shows up some of the weak points
of "lhe greatest living tragediap:~ the other
character is Romeo Jaffier Jenkinsw in Too
Much for Good Nature. The management
of the Walnut Street Theatre also an
r. II
promise to produce 1t soon with new scenerv
appointments, and machinery. Foul Plan. as
everybody knows, Is q dramatizatIon of the
serial novel by the same title which recently
appeared simultaneously In England and Anne. .
rica, from the pens of Charles Reade and Dion
Boucicault, 1t was produced for few evenings
in New York. at the New York Theatre. but
Was withdrawn from the stage of that concern
in conse quence OF the facts set forth In the fol-
| lowing Card
II desire TO make brief reply to the card OF Mr. ]
| T. Loyd, relative to the cosng VI the New YORK
Theatre ON tuesday nigh; was partner with tue
u Palmer he ght TO produce Foul Play agreeing
Ths @ ne a iTS pad m H
for swo nights perfUrm4Dces. He then positively
circumstances TOOK nom The treasurer psrG Of the
o. Mpadny 1Sb Pghts - Us which
In. reior This ate paid to y toe sss egshs
,or: the sole reason ior the thsstrs ] t1sFs Ssins
CIOsed was the ret sal OF the lessee
eoness OF LLe firm, which refusal L could NOT sane
| top. ID. II. HARhINs."
| 1t appears that Mr. Harkins, who has pur-
| chased the privilege of presenting the piece in
New York, has made arrangements by which
| Foul Play will be produced on Monday night
| next at the Broadway Theatre. with the same
company which was engaged at the New YORK
Theatre.
AT THE AMERICAN THEATRE the usual varied
entertainment is presented every evening, and
| also al matinee tomorrow afternoon.