The New York herald., 1869-12-26

never have more than onc-to visit Australia, fox
when they are 70 SET san about tho middle OF next
inohtn tn Iney wili take farewell beaeht at Covcnt
Garden on tile 9Th Of January
Mr. Sothern is carrying ali before him at Dublin,
wnere ms Lord Dundreary Is doubtless regarded a
u Verilape portrait OF "A inOiel English n0Dieman.
common report is o common liar" saws the old.
proyerb but OF all the strange freaks Of mendacity
III whicn common report ever INDUCED one 0f the
strangest assuredly attribute 10 the late Mr..
PEABODY OF al men In the world. connection with
owner Of st. James, theatre IL Is hardly necessary
10 say mat there was not u word OF truth IN the
REPORT Mr.. PeaDody--lignt lie the sod on bls
BraVe-was member OF the CongregatiOnast COM
mnnity, very good people, bu: no friends OF tho
drama. may observe, en- passant, that IL Is mis-
conception ~ suppose that Tie Bishop OF London
square.
Ar: J. /. Tooe has been starring with great sue.
cess IN the provinces, but returns TO town Mon,
DAY, when he Will play Dick Doland, a cheap jack,
IN ,s nf Byron's new comedy at the Galety;
COMEDY, VIII net Joe Leonard, u blacksmith, III the
same drama.
Marriage" q comedy tt is not Always so In real
fe). by Mr.. Andrew Halliday, win be produced &C
al James' early In toe new year.
The Crystal Palace pantomimc viii be "Dick Whit
thKtoa ana his WONDERFUL Iat,n or 1.-The ButlerHieas
Ban, or The Grasshoppers Feast"
The Agricultural Hail VIII be opened on boxing
nlghI Dy MI Holland for q miscellaneous enter.
former.
Mile. Sessi, the new soprano, who has been 90
mucn praised Tor the beauty or her hair, has been
engaged Dy Mr. eye Tor the Royal Italian Opera ct a
salary OF f4OO month.
new piece by Mr.. T. A. Palmer has Deen pro.
duced ct the Plymouth theatre under the title OF
Hard Hands and Happy Hearts," ihe piece Is re.
ported as possessing strong interest," and many Of la
scenes are well contrIved. It was enthusiastically
received.
Mr.. J0nn Ellington is engaged by Messrs. Eched
a Fare To play his original part III Mr. T. w. Rob-
crtson's comedy oil ''ProgTe5s." ut the Prince VI
Wales' theatre, Liverpool. On boxing night.
JACK ana The Bean Stalk, - or, .rhe seven Cham
plOns Of ChrlstendUmn Is in active preparation at
tne standard One OF The principal features In the
burlesque portion OF the enterainmenJ Will be the
introduction OF panorama. In one OF the scenes,
1or winch IL, 900 mas been expended over 100 chaM-
pl0ns accoutred IN martial costume, Will appear.
Mr. w. y, Gilbert Will shortly produce at the Olyms
pic o new composition Wnich Is partly an cxperi~
ment. II WIN be sort oi barlesque, written, hOw+
ever, In blank verse; and altogether devoid or puns.
This Will be indeed novelty, for heretofore puma
have been deemed as essential TO q burlesaue az
pums to plum pudding.
They have been playing "Martha' with great sue.
cess at Covent Garden. fair critic. taste ig
as refined az her Judgment IL sound, reviews the
opera In this pretty strain:-'Mar.ha Is the most
ever heard, and ful OF such sweet music OF Fot0ws
own making that lm lain u forgive nim for apprO-
priatng our own "GrovcS OF BIsrneyn and the Last
Rose vi SUMMER The spinning wheel quarteE
would humani2e Callban soothe the very Furiess
Its delicious trills and ro0s and ira las have BEEN
running through my ears ever since. They are ike
the "reminiscences OF dreamy June days IN "leafy
about listening to the DacAbrds and trushes ques.
tioning and answering each other from bush and
bOdgh to a running accompaniment Of the rOblnS
pert, pretty notes.
1t 10 now as good as certain that Her Maesty,a
theatre Will open for Italian opera early III February.