The New York herald., 1872-12-06
MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES.

Mr. John Jack and Miss Annie Firmin will play
"JOhn Garth" and "The Wife Of Two" at Buffalo on
the 10th inst, and return eastward.
Three weeks OF Shakespeare seem to be as
much as New York can take at one time; and next
week the plays which were so well done at Booths
ana the Fifth Avenue will give place to sentiment
that is not Shakspeare's There Is something to
be regretted in this but, after ALL people will have
what they want.
Mr. Lester Wallack's season at Baltimore was a
great success Among the persons who early Sc
cured the opportunity to see him at Washington
was President Grant. This being Mr.. WallacK's
first starring tour, his many friends in this city
cannot fail to be gratiaed with the heartlnesS of
the welcome that Is extended to him in other
places.
Mr. Edwin Booth is to play In the principal cities
OF New Jersey next week; Edwin Adams visits the
leading towns from Troy westward; Mr.. John
Owens is in Michigan, Mrs. ID. p. Bowers in Ohio
and Mr. G. L. Fox in ST. Louis. Mr.. Lawrence Bar.
rett has been playing very successful engagement
in Cincinnati. An analysis OF the whereabouts OF
these actors shows Gordon Of art oil round Penn
sylvania, but not an artist of celebrity outside OF
Philadelphia, where Mr.. E. L. Davenport is playing
Othco and where the Boucicaults are to appear
next week.
The musical promise Ia this city is not particu.
not to be altogether forgotten. Lucca, In German
opera, and the classical concerts, which have only
begun their seasons, will go far to n the void.
Then Tamberik, we are told, Is coming after his
season at Havana is over. We may yet enjoy
season rounded by acceptable performances,
though 1t is likely its success will be found to have
depended mostly on the German prima donna.
Mr. Dion Boucicauit has got into queer con-
troversy with the Boston press On Tuesday
evening at the end of the performance of "Kerry,"
ne made speech, in which he said:-
fortnight ago arrived in Boston after an alb
sence Of fifteen years. was greeted by an article
in one OF your daily newspapers as scurriOus in its
language as 1t was grossly false in its facts. had
a0 scu hs was nU. oa
malicious, wanton and unprOvOked assault upon
gentleman whose lie has been passed in honorable
public service Ispeak not now in defence OF that
character and reputation which are lar above the
reach OF any newspaper to injure. speak in my
public capacity as citizen OF the great Anglo
American community. l speak in defence of every
honest man and decent woman, who are hourly
rowdyism. % hear great deal about the liberty liberty
OF the press. hear very little about the liberty
OF the readers-your liberty-my liberty. That is
throughout the land will not only sympatnize with
these words, but Will thank me for uttering them
The Globe newspaper-the journal alluded to-
replied with many other bitter remarks, reaf1irm.
ing its original declarations. and SAYING
III we may take the words or tnOSe most inter-
ested in the matter-and as their name Is not
Boucicaut we presume we may-every word Of
that article was true Mr.. Boucicault did try to
break his engagement. Mr.. BOucicault did cause
posters to be pacarded on the walls in contradic
tion OF the announcements put forth by the man.
agement. Mr. BoucicauIt did insert advertise
ments in the papers at variance with the adver-
tisements OF the Globe Theatre. Mr.. Boucicau.t
did try to act the autocrat, to bully the manage
ment into cancelling his engagement. todiscourage
and browbeat them but only succeeded In dis
gushing them at the outset Mr.. Bouclcaut did
refuse to play on the Monday night giving first as
a reason that he could get no sleeping car from
New York then that he was fatigued; then said
he would not play under any circumstances, and
alter gong through number OF moral contortions
at length sheltered himself behind his wire, aud
said that she was too Ill to play.
The papers which take no interest in the quarrel
say that the explanation OF Mr.. Boucicaults failure
to appear coming as 1t did from the manager OF
the Globe Theatre himself, ought to have been
accepted especially as the reasons for the actors
non.appearance, as given, were in themselves a
sufficient apology.