The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-03-28
ADJUSTMENTS.
| The Legitimate Drama-Laura keene
Mt :he Academy Tonight.

/ The Legitimate Drama-Laura heehe
Mt :he Academy Tonight.
This week we return TO the legitimate drama.
Miss Laura Keene's Metropolitan Comedy Com
pany will commence an engagement OF six nights
at the Academy tonight. 1t is said to be capital
combination. They will produce number fele
CANT comedies and we anticipate week OF first
class amusement. The engagement will be nitia-
ted tonight with Boucicault's emotional drama,
"Hunted Down, or the Two Lives of Mary Leigh"
with Miss Keene in the title role. The company
have played highly successful engagements in
washington, Baltimore, Richmond and Norfolk,
and are very highly spoken of by the press in
those cities. There is every prospect OF 1ne
house this evening.
The eAcademy-ChanSe of Lessees.
We understand that, commencing with the pre-.
sent week, the Academy Of Music will be con-
Quoted under the auspices Of Miss Laura keene,
who has become It's lessee, Manager Ford having
withdrawn. The change, we are assured, VIII IN
no degree AFFECT the interest and high character,
or the duration OF the entertainments to be pre-
sented at our beautiful Temple OF the Drama.
The Hibernicon.
This entertainment, owing to the rain, was not
we'll attended, either Saturday afternoon or
night, but the small attendance had no percepti-
bly, depressing effect upon the performers, for
they acted their parts with their usual spirit.
Musical and Dramatic Chit-Chat.
The Berger Falcily are ringing their bells in
Alab anna to full houses.
Edwin Forrest is playing regularly out West,
and is said to be just as lively as he ever was.
The Chapman Sisters and Mr. c. B. Bishop have
been giving theatrical entertainments in Cumber-
land. Md.
Miss Charlotte thompson has concluded her en-
gagement at the Mobile Theatre. and has returned
to her home near Montgomery.
John Templeton Is still ION the wing" with his
operetta troupe-here to-day, and there to-mor-
row. He is doing up all the biggest little towns
Of Georgia and Florida.
Mr. Lester Wallack, the handsome actor OF New
York, Is said to be much annoyed by the rude
female Bostonians.
Ole Bull, having heard so much about polyga-
my, has shouldered his fiddle and gone to Salt
Lake to see II judicious fddllng won't put stop
to such carvings on.
The sNew York Dramatic Company" were very
successful In Atlanta. :. hey 60 to Rome and
Selma from that city, on account OF the Sayan-
nah and other more important theatres being en-
gagged ahead OF them.
O. B. Collins must have retrieved his lost for
tune since his departure North. He is at the head
Of company travelling through upper New
York. A principal feature OF his performance ia
the resumption Of specie payment, his patrons
getting silver In change.
1t will be gratifying TO the lovers OF English
opera to know that the celebrated Richings troupe
will shortly visit Charleston. The troupe is under
the immediate direction Of the beautiful and
accomplished prima donna, Mrs. Caroline Rich
ngs Bernard, who is ably supported by the fol-
rowing irst.class artists Messrs. Brookhouse
Bowler. Pierre Bernard, Henry Drayton, Jas. A.
Arnold, II. C. PeaIes, Jas.G. Peakes, and Warren
White, Miss Emma Howson, Mime. Kemp Bowler,
Mrs. Henry Drayton, and Miss Anna Mischka
with full and efficient chorus Of thirty voices
and an augmented orchestra, conducted by Mr.
S. Bherens. The troupe will remain one week at
least, and present the following repertoire:
M aritani" Bohemian Girl" "Somnambula,"
s'Trovatore," "Traviata," "Doctor Of Alcantara,"
and "Crown Diamonds"