The New York herald., 1871-04-23
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| popular at this house during the re0f,ns or Mr.. O.
Kcan, styled "Faust ana Marguerite"
| AT the AdephI the p,ece de y6stsf1nce WIN b, an
adaptation OF Victor Hugo's sNolre Dame with a
new farce by Mr.. j. 0xenford, entitled "Down In a
Balloon" and "A new ballet, named QUICKSILVER
! Dicku
At st. James theatre Mrs. John wood Is to come
out for the first time IN London IA Mistress Anne
Bracegrdle IN new comedy written expressly for
her under the tide OF ''Tne Actress by Daylight"
| The Globe is to reopen with an original
comedieta oD6ra oou9e, in English. and farce. sup
ported by strong company under the direction OF
| Mr.. J. Robins.
Mr. and Mrs. Rousby haze returned to town and
| VIII api ear together on Easter Monday in q new
play by Mr.. Tom Taylor entitled, sJoan or Arc.r
Mrs. Roushy VIII. of course, impersonate the Maid
OF Orleans-a task OF considerable dinicu'ty IN this
sceptical age, when 80 many learned philosophers
soemnly assure US that no such person
as Joan or Arc ever existed. An actor
or actress attempting to represent mythical a
person may find himself or herself IN pretty
much the same position OF perpeXity as the Usher
man who, meeting countryman IN tie street, al
dressed hun thus:-"When nis saw you coming no
Thought You were your brother ! then thought
one or the other" Whether the beautiful lady VINO
y TO walk the boards OF the Queens Theatre on
Monday night, ana who 1t is expected viii also nc
consigned to mimic flames ut the stake Ia 10 be ac-
ceptcd as Joan OF Arc ner sister. or simply as
Mrs. Rousbv, IS question which may be cr TO the
decision OF Professor Depierrc or any etner erudite
pundl' or the day. There Is mention IN one OF Mrs.
VINO. being about TO propose for lady,
prcIaced MS love speeches thus "Before
| ! allow myseN to be run awav with
by my Feelings. permit me to inGune what fortune
you haveT' With equal prudence the audience at
the Queens may he advised before they break their
hearts over the sorrows OF Joan OF Arc. TO satisfy
themselves that any such person as Joan OF Arc ever
existed. Tears shed tor Mrs. Harris surely
sad waste OF sensibty.
| The swingelng damages obtained at the Turbton
/ m ii ia In, I lind
against the proprietors or no fewer tnan three dTer
| ent newspapers for having SAID that her husband
was spendtnriit and fnat he and she lived unhap-
| discussion In theatrical circles. WenOw have II on
| the sworn evidence OF the parties themselves
that the gentleman, so far from being a
prodigal, never touches card, cue or cigar that
| the ady's fortune so far from having been sauan-
dered by him IL absolutely intact, and that so tar
from leading catand-doe life the lady and gentle
man are paragons OF cOnjugal felicity ana as happy
as the day IS long. 1t is certainly rather hard lines
that the sanctity OF domestic life should be thus IN
vaded and that writers who know nothing what
ever the subject should venture thus reckless
they have no concern But morbid curiosity Is the
bane OF society, the vilest pabulum on which 10
| Feed the pubic is aSsurediy
That abomln able title taue
Which il the cud that's chewed by human cattle
AT the same time II must be confessed tnat the
| damages are not and heavy-f2, $50 for one little
paragraph. copied, not originated, by three news
paper proprletors was du'ce SOidti,tm under the
| circumstances. Oh, that some one would libel me.
The Duke and Duchess OF Beaufort ana a large
| party OF friends now on visit at BadmngtOn
| House, patronized the performances at the Bath
theatre on Saturday evening, when Mr.. Sothern ap
peared In the new comedy OF "An English Gentle
man" and also IN "Dundeary Married and Settled"
So pleased with the eminent actor was his Grace
SOthern back with him to Bennington, where he
renamed his guest Till the end OF his engagement