The New York herald., 1870-04-05
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given 10 Miss LyulA thompson aud hcr troupe Al tuM
place OF amusement last night on her return from
her Western campaign new spectacular bur
Iesque extravaganza suited to the peculiar Talents of
these ladies' entitled, "Pippin. or the King
OF the Gold Mines" was produced. WIN
new scenery OF q very pleasing and effective
character. The plot or. rather thread. on whlch
were strung SO many giittering beads OF eariesaas
was, as usual. taken from the dim and snsao~y nc.
glon OF German romance. The nrst sct represents
grove ia the domains OF What's ifls Name. KING of
the Gold Mines iMr. Harry jacgsonl VINO carcainrss
Mr.. Fechter's Hamlet TO a lAnghaDle perfection
he soiloqulzss ON love. and, hearing tne
sound or = human voice, hides ana if-
liken, the golden-haired. the miller's daughter.
mss Eliza weaihersbyl appears on the scene goes
asleep aud - iound ana loved m that interesting
state by Prince fippin miss Lyaia fhompsonh HAS
What's HIS Name has also conceived q violent pas
sion for the yoang lady, VINO. however prefers the
handsome Prince 10 the supernaturA dsi0rmfty.
and on the efforts Of TOE Prince 20 prevenI
the marriage with the goiden-hasred shAngs tne
tale. Dame Flourlmugsen tiisrry Becketl inosher
oil the goldenhafed, IL, as usual irresisibly CONT
cal Tue Princess Opallna Mss Pauline M2rkhaml
loves Prince Pppin. who fAis ~ reciptocaie aad
his brother. Prince Donins Miss Lana Edwlnl .
languid SWELL These. with Mr.. John Dunn az the
lrolicsome grandmother VI WHAT'S Hrs name
about completes the roll OF the artists The
orchestra-not one OF the boss-lD tho hrsl
act accompanies chorus OF gnorrcs IN the popular
and, on the rising OF the curtain quaint array Of
stag-headed elves 60 through very 9ruscsone dance
In the second act there 10 grand PROGRESSION OF al
nations very Absnrdiy and Amuslngy gotten up. fpi
lowed BY cayacade OF huge uismounted dragoons
who prance through The scene inelr terrihcally
long swords Then CONES an umbrella dance. and as
these useful arrangements are part -colored theis
movements produce a kaleidoscopoe eject Ihe
transformation scenes are oi The usual Kind. nothing
remarkable On the ladies were bestowed many
bouquets and both Harry Jackson ana HARRY Becket
received frequent genuine applause from the de-
gasea auaence' TOT tae5 a. essi were oiignal Mss
her manners as ever, and Aiss MarShauis appear
ance elected many encomlums from her aoss Oi ad
mirer8. MISS Wedthersbys voice ts very sweet aud
her acting very piquant. Inc mousse was crowded,
and the applause thr0ughout was sufficiently gcnu.
Inc to have dispensed with the ciaqne clement
which was not absent There are few local ats In
TINS play. and great improvement might Ue made
III the words OF the musical rhymes. which had
certainly neither VIII nor laughaDle absnrditY. but
tordered on the idtoticaiiy nonsenscs Miss Tnomp-
son once referred 70 her Imprisonment IN limos IN
q pun, aud, very much to the disappointment ot an
expectant audience, no whips were thrown ON the
stage. Tue welcome extended 10 tins troupe must
certainly have been very gratJn and must dlssl.
pate from the minds or the most preludlcei all pre-
conceived notions OF American anniosliy 10 British
blondes.
TAMMAEY ALuAMBRA.--This place of amusement
was opened last evening under the new manage.
ment BY what was termed In the bills Professor
Risley's Combination. The house has not undergon,
any alterations since 1t was closed. aud tho mos
noticeable change in the management was the m
PRODUCTION OF smoking ana drinking during the pro
gress or the performance. The theatre was crowded
In every part by peculiarly mixed audience, the
''Toughn eIement being well represented. 1ne
members OF this fraternity found their chief pleasure
In conducting themselves IN NOISY ana bolster
GUS manner, more particularly making themselves
obnoxious by repealed and 0ftentmes undeseryed
Kissing. The bill presented was AS mixed as was
ana many Snytn,ns p%s sooa Mr. Jester was
vedly well received In his act, the MAN with
the Talking Hand" AZ also were the Juggling per
iormances oi Monsieur Auguste. Inc spanish ballet
troupe. which appeared twice during the evening.
give very excellent representations oi their national
dances. The negro part OF the performance, IN
which Cool Burgess, william Carter and Charles
Howard appear, was above the average. The re.
Mander Of the programme consisted principally OF
singing and dancing, principally BY ladies.
ASSOCIATION HALL-CUBAN CONCEgr.-The dlsa-
greeable weather last night prevented large At.
tendance In this beautiful hail. at concert given IN
aid Of the destitute Cuban families IN this CITY, Miss
Clara Louise Kellogg sang the sparkling polonaise
from "Puritanl," the coquettsh duet from "Cris
pint" with Ronconi, and she attempted the dra.
matte aria "Ernani inv0ame' from Verdi's opera.
Miss Kellogg has superb voice for hant
under any circumstances, 60 essay the
dramatic music OF Verdi "Ernant," "Rtooatto, .
''Travlatar or 'TrOvatOre" s alike beyond her
powers therefore "Ernant" or "Umbaion may be
nothing OF his Old nre TO Judge from his rendering
or some Of his old transcriptiOns last night Messrs.
Habelmann, Werner, KOncOni and ID. Harster ac-
quilted themselves very creditably. The weather
ever did Spanish general on the dearest hopes OF
Cuoan patriots We hope that heaven may be moro
prOprous on the next musical efforts OI the strug
gling patriots.