The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-27
TIE ENGLISH STAGE.
The Present Attractions of the British Cnpi.
tai ROucicauIt's Next Venture-The Maui
tjcal Drama-The Death Of HOdson-A
New English Prima DoDna-Doings in the
London Theatres.


teal Drama-The Death Of HOdson-A
New English Prima DopnR-Doings in the
London Theatres.
LONDON, July 10, 1859.
There are In inc dramatic year two weeks Of pecu.
liar Tor good, the other for evil. During
what is known the 'Smithfeld week." or that on
which the Cattle Show takes place, the theatres are
filed to overpowng; reronche, they are deserted
during what is called the wimbledon week" the
period at which am writing. There seems to be in
rife shooting something engrossing as TO he fatal
to all other descriptions Of amusement, and accord
ngy all places OF entertainment, except the opera
have been deserted for the last few days. Next
Monday, no doubt, there will be turn of
the tide and "ceddnt Grmo togen will
be the cry, but Zimmermann had he
been on earth this week, would have found 1t no
difficult matter to write an essay on solitude in the
pit OF any playhouse in London. The only import
ant exceptions this general rule have been Covent
Garden where Patti ana Nilsson sing to crowded
houses; the Haymarket where Miss Bateman, IN the
character OF Mary Warner has been playing to good
audiences; st. James, where Schneider aud Dupus
have been doing the like In Barbe Bleue," and the
great house In ShOreditch, called the Standard,
where Mr.. sothern has been CONFUSING mutitudin-
Gus audiences with the droleries OF the fantastic
and hall. minded Lord Dundreary. There is hardly
an incident OF to be recorded any events to
note such "loom majestically in the future"
to use the fine phrase of Nil. Disraeli.
Drury Lane is TO open the last day Of the month";
with new play by MIR. Dion Boucicaut. OF which
report speaks IavorabIy. Nj. william Beverley is
busy on the scenery, which will be most brilliant
and picturesque.
The Globe VIII close not too successful season
this evening aud the company will be broken up,
Mr. Seton Parry not intending to reopen the house
made a hit in burlesque business here, goes with
some other members OF tile corps TO Drury Lane.
At the Haymarket the regular season closes to-
liver his farewell address and doubtless retire. as
usual, oyerladea WITH rnosegays; inc perform
anSes WI, consist OF MARY warner vo anu Inc TO-
fathers and mothers entitled 1.-The Haunted lnn.'i
curious fact in connection with this latter piece IL
thai II led to change in the pronunciation OF an
English word. 1t appears that the word
haunt, though now universally pronounced
rhyme with aunt until the title OF this
drama changed tile sound. "This word" observes
till a late dramatic piece made its appearance which,
to the surprise OF those who had heard the language
spoken hsli century was by some speakers ger called
OF pronunciation, like that OF costume, change that
much as Walker was scandalized by ''hawnted,' he
would have been equally shocked, were he alive,
with ..hanted.n ON Monday the on season begins
with Miss Amy Sedgwich in new play, by Miss r.
o. lie There entitled .All For Money"
On Thursday next the Lyceum viii open for one
night, when there WI be a performance, under the
OF the Prince wn o. wss si for the oene Of
fortunately precludes any immediate prospect
OF his being able 10 resume his professional du-
ties. GOldsmith's play OF 'She Stops to Conquer"
will be represented by some Old amateur friends OF
Mr.. Parry, and comedetta, IN which the Hon. Mrs.
q. WrOttesey Is to appear, will be acted as prelude
Mr.. Tom Taylor has also undertaken to speak an adj
dress written by himself. No one who has ever
known Mr. Parry viii fail to share the general desire
may have on this interesting occasion an overflow
ing bumper.
There have been plays before now founded upon
various topics-love, nate revenge, battle murder
and sudden death-but play founded upon sick
was produced last night at the Strand theatre in the
shape OF new farce by Mr. Hay, entitled 1.-The Chops
Of the Channel" couple of lovers elope, and,
making for France, get dreadtully sick In the
passage from Folkestone TO Bouiogne. The
stage represents the cabin OF the steamboat,
where everybody Is Ill, retchng, writing and
making the most horrible grimaces ''C'est ttn peu
oOp J0r." Notwithstanding Its sins against good
taste, the farce is not devoid OF run, ,ne dialogue
and characters remarkably drol Amid the tnroes
of mis- agony the wre,ched bridegroom remarks to
his beloved that he has made the awful discovery
that ner father is aboard; to which the lady saw
agely replies, How dare You cali the author OF my
being board "a wretched plank He lie man,
sir; and better man than you % whereupon fierce
quarrel ensues In the result the old gentleman
signifies his assent to the match in these Significant
but no, you have taken her already; let me rather
say keep her, and, depend upon 1t, you'll find 1t
her," and with this happy thought the play ends
A wonderful event occurred at the Richmond
appeared as ShylOck, playing the part with signal
ability; ut least 30 they say who witnessed the per-
formance. OF whom, am sorry TO say, was not
interest Of the occasion Il mean the dramatic, not
the aeronautic occasonl dwells IN the fact that Mr.
Lee is vereing his elghtieth year, ana had been
private secretary to Edmund Keau.
! am sorry to have TO record the death Of Mr..
George HOdson, the Irish comedian, who mad long
m Ia be
time Of his decease, lessee OF the Theatre Royal
Gloucester. He died in Bath on sunday morning
there was q report some days ago that Mr. Edgar,
late lessee OF Sadlers Wells, had DIED IN New ORR
but nasmuch as Mr.. Edgar Indignantly denies tue
statement IL Is probably incorrect.
IL is satisfactory to feel that the reproach TO which
nroneed no female singer Of the highest class since
the DAYS OF Miss Patton Is likely to he enaced by the
glory now rapidly accumuatng around MISS Dove
career triumphantly upon the lyric stage OF Italy:
She has appeared at Padua both IN The Huguenotsn
and Don Carlus," and IN each case with splendid
success The Italian critics speak OF her with un-
bounded enthusiasm, describing her voice as magni-
ncent and her dramatic power Us or grand order.
There was time when the cycle OF London amuse |
ments would not have been deemed complete with |
our place OF equestrian enssra'hmGns p@r s snVse
william Batty and William Cook nave all vanished
"leaving the world no copy" "Entertainment for
don circus or In wayside inns The sensational |
drama has destroyed the former for ever, even as
railroads. nave ru1ueu tue latter. 'breau anu tHe
circus" was the cry OF the ancient Romans and 1t
was once fond aspiration with IondOners also;
but bread became scarcer day by day and the circus
exists no longer. Asey's ID shut: so, TOO, Is the
Holbon Amphitheatre, while the Agricultural Hall
Is given over to velocipedeens or as the French
wittily cali them, Intbeces d detr roUes." so the
world changes and such are the wild vcissitudes OF
taste.
RAILROAD CONNECTIONS IN TENNEssEr.-We I'M
derstand that the necessary iron for the constrac-
ton OF the North and south Alabama ROAD, from
to Decatur, has been secured, and that
10 900 tons Will be transported BY rail rom Mobile 10
l.imekiln at an early day One hundred and twenty
miles OF the road are now under contract The ag ee
ment for the consolidation. OF the road from Jack 1
sonve to Gadsden with that from uadsden TO Gun |
tersville has been contaminated, and Mr.. John Ever
ett Of London has left for New YORK to make hnan-
cial arrangements for its immediate construction
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