New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-29

"The School for Scandal" speed INC
Plough and some other sterling Old pieces, are 10 DC
brought forward by and by at the Union Square Tbeaer
when this public Will again have an opportunity OF
seeing how fine an artist, IN the person 6f NJ. Mark
Smith has been wasted Of late, buresque and other
trash.
Mr.. Frank Murdoch Hitchcock, promising
young actor died on Now Is, In Philadelphia, s.a
denly, of brain fever. He was member OF tho Arcn,,,
Thoater company and hs last appearance on the sao
was made nc that hOuse, the OH Inst Lt0Hc by
In Married Life" He had many friends.
Hooley's Opera House, Chicago, lately
finished, was opened with Humpty Dumpy;
The new theater Is said 70 DO uncommony hand
and IL feet across composed Of 5000 distinct pieces on
crystal and furnished with 200 gasJets. The AUDITORIUM
seats about 1900 persons
Mr.. j. S. Clarke brings ont "The
Rivals" at his Theaer The Charing Cross London WIN
the following cast OF the chief parts Boo Aeres M o.
s. Clarke Sir 1noRy Absolute. Mr.. Walter LACY ME-.
Malaprop, Mrs Startling; Lydia LdilguSL Miss aaase
Brennan Sir Luciss 0Irigger Mr.. Harry CROUCH;
Capt Absolute, Mr. Charles Harconrt.
A Boston paper says: a. s. Clarke, come
dian, better known Major Wellington De Boots was
married two three weeks ago 20 one OF the pretest
actresses on the London stage" This will very mich
astonsh MT ClaIkes present VIE ana family ne ~ ~
been for long time married TO Asia Booth sster OF -
wnBooth OF course the Boston paragraph Is bluhuer
Some things are immortal. Truth, Celeste,
tho Constitution, and Mr. John Collins. for ex-
ample We read OF the latter actor as playing az the
Hoiliday-st Thoator. in Baltimore in The Colleen
BawgD A local print says that he gave admirable
personation Of the Irish peasant and the hunor th
patos and the heartedness OF the race were al
breught out"
We read of what is called "the great Fox
and Denier Troupe which is performing IN western
Tony Denier and the part Of HDptV Dunpty Is played
by him. The Fox is a Mr.. o. X Fox" This looks very
tnguished himself as HunDtV Dio,Ptgis Mr.. George H.
Fox, and the pantomime Of Humpty Dumpty' wasoon-
strucfed by him.
Theatrical attractions in Boston last week
were: Miss CushmaI, as LAZY lfIc6eth, DC, at the
Boston Theater; MI and Mrs. Boucicaolt, IN Arrah-
ns P0gue" at the Globe Theater; Article A. at the
Boston Museum; lie Roi Carrote." az the St James
Theaters seem TO flourish there Notwithstanding the
recent calamtous oouAa gatonperhaps all the more
consequence OF IT,
Mr.. Lawrence Barretts theater, in New-Or-
leans the Varieties was opened for the season on te
Morris acting Anne SyIreser At the s. Charles Thea
FdisfaG Al the NJ o. Academy OF ,Iusc Mr.. T. G. Riggs
has been seen as ShlH BoHe an Irish patriot Re ,
COED humOr end as rudy as harvest MOON"
Er. Frederick Robinson is commended by
in6icious iwpersonaton Of Mies McKeana, in Rose
DcKenno, cid not wrap himself In MS cloak ana sc2w
villains NJ well other men, may smile and at times
| ne threw GRIM quaint humor into the part strongly
| contrasting with BIS more savage moods"
A wondrous play. called "The Wild Cat, or
Orleans Academy Of Music. We read that toward the
close OF one ac' 81 TINS pleasing horror tne ueh1ss
hero s placed with muIdeIOus lltehI lh POSITION 10 h5
instantly annhilated by the descending hammer OF
| by WSd cat, second before the ponderous weight
| comes down" IL was Mr.. Charles Foster who had
| EN- in this case, and be must have had 'em" bad.
The Eln,jrd Gdseite discusses u performance,
in that city, by Mr. Dalys Ffthave. Theater Travelling
Company under the general title OF Tine Divorce Party
and furnishes the suboiued gems OF critical comment:
Adranse We did M but that George plays leading
business Just good and satisfactory comedy roles.
go. Handsome Ben Porter is st OF the troupe. They
could not get along without him. neither could the pco-
pie. Miss Henrietta irving done admirably ana was
called before the curtain Harry Hawk, as Potan,'
with hopeless passion and subsequent dyspepsia was
Lester Walack played in Baltimore Nov. %,
TtjJj,y G,s@e NJ The oist inst said Mr. Wallack is
gentleman of culture and actor OF ability He
comes 10 US for the first time In his life, to present the
drama in its most elegant and agreeable aspect fail
urc on the part OF our citizens, at this time 10 properly
appreciate ms efforts will go far toward establishing the
ppint that Baltimore really from some cause or other
does not about patronizng frst-cass dramatic
performance. Our remarks are not made IN the interest
of actor or manager They are suggested simply by u
desire promote the general good, and enlist the feel
ngs and sympatlies OF our people IN matter that can
not fan to result in public benefit"
The following is a statement of the average
numbers nightly, OF the audience and employees OF the
y thcaters lying within quarter OF mile radius OF the
employees (Jefore and behind the cnrtan, llOO Covent
GaIaenmASdence 100; employees; co., 0neens
ployGs, 100 Adephi-Audience, 1900; employees. 1856
Charing Cross-Audience, 800 employees, 55 Opera
COmique-Audience, l,05O; employees 60. Globe-Au-
dience, 1000; employees co. strand-Audience, 1900;
employees, 10G ONmpic-Audicn3e. 900; employees. co.
GaietyAudence 1900 employ $50. Total Audiences
22,6s0; employees 2,I25.
giving dramatic recitations Newark, n j., has elected
from The Ne,cdrk Courier the suhjOned remarkable
thought "smal men with nervous Compartments, in
whom the tissues delicate ana the hDrons structure
compact and elastic. usually Characterized by great
intensity OF feeling and action while they ordinarily
display grace than dignity Of manner and mor2n
A huge Frame a phlcgmatIc temperament, nerves IKE
chain cables and the dstenOn or the cellular tissue by
eYcessiye depo-its of adposc matter are conditions
off, flpru INF
graceful manners and the true poetry OF notion
Giants usually sluggish in mind and body In proper
tion 20 their avoirdupOs; but Psyche delicate
nymph and Mercury the swift messenger OF the gods,
was incumbered by slperhuous flesh This train OF
Thought was suggested by the interesting entertainment
given last evening, by Mr. Augustus Waters. at Library
Theatrical expeditions are out in all quar-
ters and several OF them are reapng rich harvest OF
we understand progress quite trumphal. Mr.. Booth
began AT NOrwak, Connecticut, Sept H. and has since
been seen at bridgeport, Hartford Springfield Worces
ter, Lowell. Lynn, salem, Lawrence, Newburyport,
Portsmouth, Portland lewiston Augusta, Bangor, Bid
Concord. Lowell, Salem. Gloucester, Lynn, Chelsea.
Taunton, North BrdgeNater, New-Bedford and
in Worcester, Mass, the 10Th; in Springfield on
the 9Oh in Hartford, Conn., ON the I'd Of December
9Th and 6th in Trenton NewJersey on the 9th aud 10TH
in Elizabeth on the nth in Newark on the 18th 18th
detown New-York ON the 10Th; in Newburgn on the |
goth and This will complete his Autumn tour; but
the 9th of January. 1873 Mr. Booth Will start
Western trip beginning at Poughkeepsie and thence
proceeding 10 AlDdHg VI ttuIldl
Railroad TO Detroit Chicago, aud other great Western
cities Mr. Booth travels with dramatic company, In
Guiding Miss Charlotte Champion. Miss Bella Patenan
Mrs s. f. McDowall, Miss Mary Young, and Messrs. |
F. c. Bangs, X. ID. Ogden, j. Rooney James TAYLOR.
J. II. Anderson, Edwin Parry James stark, j. p. Duel
Robert Pateman, II. Flohr, j. w. Guest, X. Keith T.
Naylor and j. l.. McDowalL The latter represents Mr..
j. II. Magonge Mr.. Booths business manager, aud
ducts the business OF the company. Mr. j. W. Guest
travels the advance agent the characters In which
Mr.. Booth has thus far starred In New England
Hamlet Rcheiteu, Shy0ek Sir EdIeard Mortimer, and
Don Caesar de BaEdn.
The following is passage from Mr.. Willss
tragedy OF Charles the First The words spoken
by the King, when taking farewell OF his wife, before the
execution:
o, Danish not name from Of thy lips
Because IL pains awhile In naming H.
Htrb gnef doth pass IN tine. into far music