The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-03
MUSICAL AVID THEATRICAL NOTES.

Tho following matinee performances are an
nounced for this afternoon: 1.-THE Wandering Jewn
at Woods Museum; Leah the Forsaken," at the
Grand opera House; ''Enoch Arden" at Booth's
"Hccory Dlccory Dock" at the Olympic; "Meg's
Diversion" and sketches, at the C0mique; light fan
tasto and acrobatc ieats at the waverley, and min
stresy at Hooley's opera House, Brooklyn.
A benefit performance under the auspices OF the
Junta de Cnba, will be given ut an early day at the
Academy of Music, the proceeds of which VIII be
devoted to the relief OF the suffering patriots in Cuba.
The promised performance will be upon grand
scale. anu the worthy object for which it Will be
given Will doubtless prove sufficient IN itself to
crowd the house, IRON parquet to gallery, with the
lovers OF liberty and the admirers OF valor:
The five act play OF "Lean the Forsaken" was pro-
duced at the Grand opera House last night with Miss
Lucille Western as Leah and yr. ]. Newton Gotnhold
as Rudolph. The piece was brought out In very
creditable manner aud was admirably cast. ii Will
be repeated at the matinee this afternoon and again
IN the evening. On Monday evening we are 10 have
"Over Twist" at this establishment, with Miss
Western In her great r6,e OF Nancy Skies.
There Is still laint hope that Niblos may yet be
Legitimate, instead OF longer following after false
and ''CrOOk'-ed gods. For long time the adaman-
tine hearts OF its luxurious managers were proof
alike TO the assaults of indignant critics and the
pleadlngs OF a virtuous public, but their hearts OF
late we rejoice to say, have felt the Christening in
fiuence OF sweet morality, and their consciences
hSewls have suffered the bitter stln9s OF the re.
membrance OF Gotham's early innocence and their
own iniantile simplicity. The natty Harry Palmer,
the very head and 'front.' OF the nude drama
offending in this country as he sips his "Mummn
and perspres over new "efrects" for sensational
dramas, is "mumn regards his future movements
among the shOrt-sklrted Dymphs; but the COM
placent Jarrett-als0 a Harry-utterly refuses
longer to bow i'll meek submission TO the alteration
OF the "fated (padded calf of the gorgeous spec
tacuar" He forswears cenipedal extravagances OF
every nature and will have nothing whatever here
after to do with such ''abOminatOnsn even If they
DO happen to be cloaked IN PINK heshhgs gauze
and fringe Moreover, he contemplates entering the
dramatic field at early DAY, in the capacity OF
missionary, and will devote his time, talents and
money-wIth each of which he Is plentiuy sup
plled-to the good cause Ofrescuing the "egitlmae'
from the dire destruction which even now threatens
1t. While we wish Mr.. jarrett every success IN his
praiseworthy undertaking, we cannot but deplOre
the fact that Mr. Palmer, his joint partner In The
'leg business has not also huckled on his armor
for the cause OF the degenerated Legitimate" Bnt
as the sailors say-not ye ancient mariner Sinbad-
''the wind sometimes comes out from unexpected
quarters we Will still trust for Harry's conversion
believing that "whiie the lamp holds out to burn,n