The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-19

Tha OitY Amusements.


The Oity Amusements.
AT THB WALNUT last evening large and
hilarious audience greeted Mr.. and Mrs Barney
Williams when they appeared In John Broughams
drama of The Emerald Ring. Thispiece Is aooutas
good as any and is better than most oil the Irish
dramas Of the day, and when acted In spirited
manner, as IL was last evening" 1t affords excel
lent entertainment for those whose tastes incline
them to that sort OF thing. as II
has been represented here number OF
times before, il is not necessary that
we should 20 into detailed description OF It.,
and 1t is sufficient to state that 1t presents an
interesting story, and that u AFFORDS ample op-
portunities for Mr.. and Mrs. Williams TO in
dulge in those humorous vagarles that make
them so popular with their admirers. The
mike Macarty" of Mr.. Williams Is very much
like all his other Irishmen, especially in the
fact that IL has only very remote resemblance
to the genuine Hibernian. This stage fiction
perpetrated by Barney, however pleases the
public perhaps more than the genuine article
would, and as the pleasure of the public Is
the chief thing to be considered, we refrain
from critical analysis of the subject.
Mrs. Williams as Maggie Macarty" is
as handsome and as merry as
ever She ''shakes an ankle in genuine Irish
jig as no other woman upon the stage can, and
with her superabundant animal spirits and good
humor she is after ALL the main attraction OF the
performance. The remaining parts in The
Emerald Ring are creditably represented, and
MIR. Walcot in particular Is entitled to praise for
his artistic makeup and powerful acting as the
rufIian 'Ralph Deadllght." The Emerald Ring
will be repeated this evening.
AT THE CHEsSUT another large audience
was in attendance last evening to witness the
performance of The Field Of the Cloth Of Cold
The buresque of the Boston Jubilee, with Mrs.
Oates as "Arbuckle" and Hernandez as cell
more" was received with shouts of laughter and
applause. 1t should be remembered that The
Field of the Cloth of Gold will be withdrawn
after the present week.
AT THE ARCH Sheridan's comedy of The
School for Scandal and the domestic drama of
The Household Fairy are announced for this
evening.
THE ITALIAN OPERA.-On Thursday next
Signor Brignoli's season of Italian opera will
open with Lucia d. LdHreermoor; on Friday IL
Troudtore will be given, with Madame Gazzaniga
as "AZucena;" and at the matinee on Saturday
Martha will be performed.
Lucrezid Borgid is announced for Monday.
The sale of seats tor single performances will
commence tomorrow at Boners, No. 1102 Ches-
a nut street, and at the Academy of Music.
AT THE ELEVENTH STREET OPERA HOUSE
number of new burlesques and other attrac-
tions will be given this evening.
AT DUPRRz ~ BENEDICTs OPERA HOUSE
an interesting variety of songs, burlesques, and
dances are announced for this evening.
The PANORAMA OF 1.-THE PILGRIM" has
proved one of the most successful affairs of the
kind ever exhibited in this city. 1t has decided
merit as a work of art, and it illustrates a most
interesting subject. This evening it will be
exhibited for the benefit of the Nineteenth
Street Nj. Il. church.
CARL GAERTNER, director of the National
Conservatory of Music announces that his
second soIree will be given at buttons Rooms,
Nos. 1925 and 1928 Chestnut street, on Saturday
evening, April 30, when fine programme will
be presented.
Miss CAROLINE MCCAFFREY will give grand
vocal concert at Musical Fund Hall on Friday
evening next. Miss McCaffrey will be assisted
by Mrs. Susan Galton -Kelleher, Miss Helen Nc
Caffrey, Mr.. George Simpson, Mr.. j. r. Thomas;
and Mr.. W. H. Dietrich. fine programme
will be presented, and first-class entertain
meRt may be expected The price of tickets is
one dollar, and they can be procured at Gould's,
No 923 Chestnut street.
ENGLISH PARLoR OPERA.-To-morrow even
ing Mendelssohn's only opera, The Son and
Stranger, will be performed at the Amateurs
gentlemen:-Madame Josephine Schimpf, Miss
e. Poole, Mr. George Bishop, Mr.. w. w. Gil
christ Mr.. II. r. Barnhurst, and full chorus
The performance will conclude with a musica
adaptation, by Sullivan, of the farce of Bor apC
Cor, entitled Loue in Lodgings Tickets can bt
had at Boners, No. 1102 Chestnut street.
A GRAND CONTEST CONCERT will take place
this evening at the Philadelphia City Institute
corner of Eighteenth and Chestnut streets, be
tween s. Laughlin and j. Il. Smith, for the
championship in elocution.
Rev. Mr.. DURANT, a colored clergyman o
the Protestant Episcopal Church, will lecture
tomorrow evening at the Colored High School
cambridge street, above Ninth. Subject 'Lif
and Times of the Huguenots." Mr.. Durant will
also give readings of the Scriptures in Hebrew
Greek, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian