Evening star., 1869-12-11

The week now closing has not been an event
fnl ore in amusemeBts, sc far. at least as Wash
ington is concerned The Fox troupe have done
well at Wallis Opera House, while Miss Western
has held the boards at the National.
The Midsummer Nights Dream, Magic
Mitchell and Hermarns have been the leading
attr traetions in Boston fer the week. Mrs Scott
Siddons commences a SIN nights engagement
there ON Monday eyening,-cpening in As You
Like It,
- I'm New York there is nothing new or strik-
ing. Hackett is still playing Paistaf at Booths
Miss Bateman in ''SEary Warner is the
principal feature i'm Philadelphia Just now
'hongh Laura Keenc is also doing well at th,.
Chestnut Street Theatre.
- Forrest is playing aII engagement in Cin
crnati. he Orenod in Lear, and is drawn !,
crowded houses.
The Fforenccs and the German opera troupe
have beer the reliance of our Baltimore cousins
for the week.
= Patti and the Lydia Thompson troupe the
same ter Chicago.
- Owens, Chanfrau and Mrs. Bowers ditto
for New Orleans.
The ParepaRos company and Joe .Jeffer-
son - Tor ST. Lonis.
John +. McDonough was the recipient. at
the close OF an engagement in New Orleans not
long since, of a magnificent gold watch and
chain valued at $500 diamond ring, splendid
breastpin, and a pair of highly finished sleeve
buttons.
Joe Proctor also received high compl-
ment, but OF different kind, at Oman a, a few
nights ago. Some Pawnee Indians, who saw
him play one OF his savage characters, Joined i'm
the general applause with great enthusiasm.
shouting big Indian.'' GOOD chief ~ ..Bja
of Wi hal of
know "Injin'' when they sec it.
A theatrical manager in st. Petersburg is
arranging his stage as a monster piano key
board, on which his premiere ddaseuse will dance
to the music of her own feet.
- The studio and gallery OF Mr.. Miner X.
Kellogg. over Galt's jewelry store, is just now
one of the most attractive places i'm the CITY,
for residents as we'll as strangers. He has on
exhibition some OF his best and latest efforts,
together with some OF his earlier productions,
which gave the promise of his great success
The collection, which includes figures, land
scapes, portraits. architecture, and interiors is
well worth seeing TO prevent any misunder-
standing. we may add that it is open each dav,
free of charge.
- Art circles i'm the eastern States have been
agitated lately 10y the fact that Mr.. Thomas
Thompson, who recently died in Boston, left a
collecuOn Oh pictures stored III an out Of the way
place in that city valued at half million OF dol
lars, and said to be altogether the largest and
finest i'll this country. Its owner was somewhat
eccentric, and bought pictures for the pure love
OF possessing them, and few persons have ever
seen them. and, save the artists and dealer or
two, few knew OF even the existence of the col
lection. which, it is said, contains many of the
most celebrated gems Of foreign and native art.
lt is TO DC sold soon.
= ID. -. Mills, President OF the Bank of Cali
iornia, recently returned TO San Francisco from
New York with two pictures for which he paid
SO 2o,coo-Gicrstadt's yosemite" and r. Bu-
chanan Reads "SheTidan's Ride,
- Boston proposes placing a statuc OF Column
bus in her Public Garden, and a meeting has
already been held in which the Italian Vice
Consul spoke IN his native tongue. while other
addresses were made in English by prominent
Bostonians 81 200 has already been subscribed.
APPOINTMENT OF PosTN AsTKRs-The fol
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Goshen, Ind, reappOinted; F. b. Benniman, ir..
Honesdale. Pa, vice RObt. A. Smith, VIM. H.
Gilbert, at ChicOpee, Mass; Rufus e. Wood,
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