The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-11

IL John Philip Remble; the other is your humble SER
gan have long since vanisned but readers are now
AZ plenty a. backberres and ABOUT as valuable. OF
all the people who attempt to read IN public there,
worth listening to-Mrs Surfing, whose rendering OF
the .MidslDner Nights Dream" and 1.-THE Tenn
pest' 10 beyond all praise and Mr. Beaew, who for
grandeur and variety Of voice and picturesqueneas
OF action is hardly TO be surpassed.
We have mad In London exhibitions OF various
what not; but new Exhibition, originated Seleve,
at your side OF the water, IL at length announced.
On the f2th Of next month there Is TO be grand
the presidency OF the proprietor, MIR. NJ w. Holland,
who offers prize Of GOO for the finest chid. The
competition IL to be open to al England, and the
to be ranged upon cushions all along the hal. Fine
babies have generally strong lungs SO that the vocal
performance win probably be vigorous. II has been
suggested that the exhibition should take place in
the parrot OF the Geological Gardens, ana that
the mothers OF the respective babies should be
allowed to speak simultaneously In advocacy OF the
claims OF their respective children; but this idea s
not likely To be carried out.
s Inc departure Of the Galatea steamship from
two farewell Observation-Disclosures perform
ances being given by the ships officers and some
others attached TO the Duke OF Edinburg's suite.
The chief attraction was musical burlesQue written
by Lieutenant +. H. Poore. r. NJ. A., entitled Gross
ing the Line" Mr.. Walter Montgomery, the well
known actor wisely purchased the copyright OF the
burlesque, which Ia already secured at StatiOners'
Hall and wall be produced next month at one OF
tnc W e6J Emu theatres, Will Oe fc3u WITH kntereSb
az the latest fruit or rich memory which con-
tinued unclOnded to the last
AN ACr0R's DREAM.
IL has been said, by whom, when, or where
know not, that few things are more tedious or less
interesting than the relations Of dreams or Ill
nesses. and therefore silence on such subjects Is
always commenaable. Yet am about to act In
direct opposition to this advice, my only excuse
being the extraordinary nature OF visit made to me
by "Queen Mab."
One evening, during nv brief engagement at the
Olympic theatre in iS49 under the management OF
that unfortunate lessee. Mr.. Watts, dreamed that
had committed some dreadful crime, for which be-
came amenabie To the law and was condemned to
death. was, strange TO say, IN the green room OF
,ne olympic nnt raj a, arse .h0ugn
excessive. Various persons were passing in and
out, among whom was Lady T., the wife OF one OF
the Judges, to whom was personally known. ap-
preached her. She spake soothlnay to me.
thanked her and hoped she would make my regards
acceptable TO Sir T. N. T., and assure him OF my tnno-
cence repfeting he had not been my judge. and ad-
ding tbat-for had he summed up OF course accord
ing to the evidence, the jury must have acquitted
me- Here the first part OF my dream ends. In the
the before-named green room. where was still at
large, but 'bidlng my time" and some one In.
time OF this dream on or or the stage, for l had
never acted or renearsed with him. He held out
his hand to me and left the ROOM. Thus ends
my dream. Now for the strange Ito mel coincidence.
On my way to the Olympic the morning after my
dream, 70 attend the .'reading Of q new piece"
met Lady IT, in Piccadilly We chatted together for
q brief time, during which named my having seen
her ladyship In vision the previous evening, ana
how singular 1t was my having met her so far from
her residence, and ut so early an hour. We parted
with the usual good morning, and kind regards TO
all at home" her ladyship gong west and east.
arrived In due time at the Olympic, and while the
parties summoned 10 attend the reading Of the new
piece were assembling in the green room, Mr.. G. v.
Brooke entered, although he was not required for
the reading, and was introduced to me- l was
greatly astonshed by the exact resemblance ne bore
to the MIR. Brooke Of my dream. How strange
thought /. First Lady T., ana now Mr. Brooke, both
concerned in the previous nights dream. But more
remains behind. forget the name OF the piece then
and there read to the parties assembled But still
more strange las / thought to render my dream
completely. the part assigned to me in which
for some offence committed, was condemned TO be
executed.
Twill be hanged nm was
So much for dream.