The New York herald., 1869-08-28
MUs.CiL RsD THEATRICAL NOTES.


BOucicaut with his pastepot, pen and scissors, Is
manufacturing new play.
San Francisco supports two Chinese theatres,
with Chinese audiences. actors and plays.
Mile. Rosa Hersee, the new soprano for the
Parepa. Rosa troupe left liverpool on Wednesday
for New York.
Mr.. Robertson's new piece, "pr0gressn win be
produced early In September at the Globe theatre,
London.
J. W. Abaugh and Miss Mary Mltchel-slster Of
"Fanchon" Maggie-wlll be the regning "stars" et
the Bowery theatre next week.
Manager Donnelly positively promises to open the
Olympic theatre, Brooklyn, ON Monday, despite the
tardlness OF thecarpenters.
Mrs Charles Backus, nee Kate Newton, returned
from Europe on Tuesday last, and is now ready for
the fall and winter campaign for which she has
number OF startling dramatic novelties.
The Cladoche troupe OF grotesque cancers VIII
favor the BuGalonians next week with their 'light
fantastic' 1ourishes While In Montreal, under the
management OF Starr MOrriSsey, they cleared $500
In god during one week.
Mile. Mneur, who obtained the first prize for sing
ing in the late competition at the COnservatolre dc
Musique, Paris, has signed an engagement as prima
donna at the theatre Of New Orleans.
John Brougham terminated his engagement at the
California theatre on Saturday evening, the 18th
inst, by taking q benefit and making speech, ap-
PRODUCTION "The Red Light" The genial John"
il now IN this city.
Admiral FISK Jr., the N0rragan5et dwarf, now on
exhibition at WOODS Museum, is no relation to jim
Jubilee, Jr, does he bear the slightest resem.
bance whatever to the mighty COLOSSUS OF Roads"
In anything except the name.
The worreli SISTERS Sophie, Jennie and Irene, ap.
peated at the Newark Opera House last evening
in their new baresaue M Of OF Laa RooSnw sn rhey IRE re-
favor the Brookynites with the same medley OF fun,
frolIc and nonsense.
Grip Van Winkle,v at Booths; 'Arrah ma POgue,"
at Niblo's; "play," at the Fifth avenue; "sea Of
Dock" at the olympic; 'Don Caesar de Bazan," at
the COnlque; ''Ihe Queen OF Hearts.n at Tammany,
and a grand varieties entertainment at Tony
Those irresistible incentives TO mirth and laughter.
known as the San Francisco Minstres including the
ever popular Quartette-Birch, WambOld, Barnard
and Backus-will open OF their old headquarters on
Broadway on next Monday evening, with all the
ened freshly for the occasion.
The citizens OF Kingston, In this State are about
to be indulged in dramatic performance, luxury
hitherto unknown In that ancient village. MIR. Q, s.
Higgins, with q full dramatic mpany from this
city, Will commence series OF light dramatic enter
talnments IN that place on the LIST of September.
The Chestnut theatre Philadelphia, is to be vigor-
ously managed next season, with an ever present
attractions, and the pieces will be produced in
superb STYLE There VIII be a grand struggle be-.
tween the Arch and the Chestnut for supremacy.
mo acrobatlc and tuMblng Lauris are now ed.
vertlsed as .the best pantOminsts OF the day." The
original and inmitable George l.. Fox, who is ad.
vertised as tine greatest clown OF the day.n Is most
unquestionahly "the greatest pantomimisti OF 8lI
consecutive days. 'ITIs strange that there shouln
such difference be 'twixt tweedledum ana tweede.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Williams nave returned to
"kathleen Villa' from "thc Branch" wnere they
are studying up for their winter campaign. They
open at the Boston theatre on the 2lst OF Septem-
ber in the emerald Ring" the ship scene in which
Will be the same as used In the same play produced
in this city at the Broadway theatre, the original
ship having been sent overland to the Hub for that
purpose.
O countryman OF her late husband, and formerly
Minister OF Commerce In Italy, the famous bust in
terra which she had always refused to give to
the Conservatoire de Muslque OF Paris The present
Is said to have been made in consequence OF proni-
ise given by her to allow NJ. ToToli to select some
work Of art belonging to the great composer, and
his choice fell on the bust Ia question:
High stoop and promenade vocal concerts are
quite the rage In East Twenty eighth street, be.
tween Lexington and Third avenues. A young lady
who resides near That neigbborhood is perfecting
herself II rs SAID ior the Grand Opera by series OF
and sweetness OF her voice that her neghbOrs every
evening congre2ate upon the front stoops OF their
houses, and myriad passers-by stop short IN their
hurried perambuatons enthralled and fascinated
with the bewitching music OF the charming night
iDgale Several well-known operatic managers have
late, with view, we suppose, OF entrappng the fair
sonrstress from the sunny South into al engage.
ment.
Mme RIstor has arrived IN Brazil and been re.
ceived with almost royal honors Her ilrst appear
ance was made in the 'Medea" OF NJ Le9Ouye.
Down to July three representaons-'a 'aiedea,n
"Mar1e stuart" and ''Pian--bad been given with
the most brilliant success the Emperor and all the
court being present each time. The artists OF the
other theatres came to written In honor
OF the great actress, whose appearance" they de-
zIl' and during this manifestation the Emperor and
the public remained standing and uncovered.
"lhe Great Boston Combination Company"-the
same organization that early In the summer came to
this city from the Hub with many strange and GU
riouS whms and crotchets. ana that endeavorcd, by
SiriSer to coerce Manager Moss into paying certain
Dack salaries Tor which he was no more responsible
than 'the man In the m0On''-has been fully indem.
nied for all Its services by Mr.; Il. J. Biddle agent
and organizer OF "The Great Boston Combination
Company The members OF said company are now
purses are fu. But "I Mr. '1 Biddes An o we'll sY
should ''The Great Boston Combination Company
ever again visit New York when business is dull at
0ther little weaknesses behind thcm. One New
Yorker the last time proved himself more than q
match for the whole combination"
THAT REMARKABIE METEoR.-A correspondent OF
the Ncw Haven Journal and Courier, writing from
Fair liaven Heights Conn.,, August 20, says;-Not
Tuesday, the Gath inst, was sitting on the grass
upon FAIR liaven Heights, looking at the western
SKY, when my attention was arrested By the sudden
appearance OF brilliant light through the dense
foliage Of low hemock. called the attention OF
my son TO It, his position being such as 10 give MIN
an unobstructed view Of tho meteor. though
he had until then been looking another way.
lie tnsn saw column Of bright light re.
semons that usually made BY So me,eos cs,Mns some
toward and some ten degrees above the horizon,
south OF, and think below, Venus. AS II continued
TO remain visible 30 changed my position as TO
extremity nucleus or head, with more condensed
and brighter light than the train which EXTENDED
upward with some inclination to the south. 20
striking was the resemblance that strongly sus-
pected new comet had been revealed by the dark
dualiy assumed the form of crescent the two ends
of which pointed to the south, It's outline became
gradually more irregular ana less bright, the nu-
cleus or head disappeared, while its position so
changed that the ends OF the crescent pointed down.
wards towards tho horizon. Slowly the nebnlous
looking light faded away until IL disappeared en-
tIrely having as should Judge, been visible about
\ 4 quarter Of an hour.