New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-30
THE DRAMA.
LOCAL INCIDENTS.

The chief variety entertainment now current
is found at Tony Pastors Opera House. Afternoon pei
formauces occur every Tuesday and Saturday.
1t appears to be settled fact that Mr.. H. L. Bateman
will visit New-YorE, next season, at the head OF a
dramatic company for the purpose of presenting here,
in succession three OF the PLAYS OF Mr. Wills" Charles
the First" Medea In COrlnth" and Eugene AraIn."
The latter was brought out at the London Lyceum on
the I'll of April with cheering success Mr. Irving and
Miss Bateman will repeat in this capital the presentations
which have brought distinction in that OF England
Miss Agnes Ethel continues to act Frou Frou, TO
crowded assemblies at the Union Square Theater. Mr.
DAYS play Of Divorce" enjoys some prosperity at
the Fifth Avenue Thelter. Mr.. FOx's re-habatcd
Humpty Dumpty" is attractive at the Olympic. Mr..
Colylle is to bring out the LYDIA Thompson Buresque
Troupe, for series OF Farewell Performance at the
Academy Of Music the 5th of May. Mr. sothern, at
Wallaoks will appear, on Saturday night, as Squire
Chuckies
Mile Morlacchi-the best OF contemporary dancers that
have visited this cityhas separated from the Buffalo
Bill party and may be seen at the Olympic Theater
Ethereal grace and womanly refinement render the
dancing delight to good taste not less than
pleasure TO the eye.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The San Francisco MInstrels of New York,
were in Cincinnati, last week.
Miss Amy Sedgewck has announced the inten-
ton of retiring from the stage
MISS tarlOttd IeClcTCQ Has ItdDpCtItu 1T tlt
Boston Globe Theater, playing Ga!dtea.
Miss Nelson gave a reading, at Mercantile
Library Hall, iu ST. Louis, on the 2osh of April.
Mr.. Stuart Robson was, last week. at Aikcn'S
Theater Chicago acting Micap6er, in Little Emily
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams have filled
engagements at Birmingham and at Dublin, following
their engagement at hVeIpOOI.
The 23d was cOmmemOrated in Phlade phia
by the production Of Winters Tale, at the Walnut
with Madam Janauschek as Herml0ne.
They are enjoying at one of the Boston
theaters new drama illustrative of the Indian wars
entitled 1.-THE Modocs, the Red Fends OF the Law
Beds" in which performers appear together with
the Montgomery Lglt Guards, inc Grattan Light
Guard, and grand Indian ballet
The veteran actor, W. j. Fredercks, is to
receive complimentary benefit In Philadelphia Per
formances TO this end will occur at the Academy Of
Music in that city, In the afternoon of the It'll OF May
Miss Charlotte Cushman, observe, has volunteered
her services and will appear Neg Meriiies She will
do good deed-ior Nj. Fredericks Is very old man
and very poor.
Gould the author of "The Tragedian n-an
interesting and clever memorial OF the Elder Booth
saws that in Hamers solloquy suicide, the great
actor used 10 read "Wth bare bodkin who would
fardels bear" The change OF bad, but it was
understood justified by reference the fact that
bodkn." in some parts OF England. denot ties padded
yoke fitted nape OF the neck and used for bearing
burdens The tendency 20 torture Shakespeares words,
so rs to get strange subtle aretched meanings OF
them is nothing less than nuisance. TIE following
note from Mr. Edwin Booth appears In Dayton. Ohio
papcr-referring to this " bodkin point
DAYTON, Ohio April a. 1870
DEAR SIR ber DID not always reader the passage Mr Gould
er IL no gou hsweyer Of the Of bis
10 Inc padd,f bodkin mkman yoke I've heard
0penty being carried by pores &C. In
ENGLAND dung boyhoOd refer TO the todkn merely small
dsgeeL Truly yours, hpWIS BOOTH
Here are some singular paragraphs from the
will Of the Walter Montgomery. theactor: "I give
and beaueath TO John Forsyth the sapphire ring and
one ruby and one diamond ring. given TO board
the Galatea by his Royal Highness the Duke OF Edn-
burgh" "I give and beGueath TO hs Royal Highness
the Duke OF Edinburgh the watehchain manufacture
for me by Mr. Crisp Ieweer Melbourne. the which
have already offered 20 his Royal Highness sydney,
In the colony Newouth Wales tut which he declared
he would not deprive "...Wh respect TO certain
sums Of money, owing to me by some Of my friends
whom have tunes obliged wish the said John For
syth and william Drake TO insert advertisements in The
Times newspaper for about week, reminding them pc
ltey OF my desire and request for f conveniently pay
mept OF the IL may be that some few friends OF
mine NAV desire little memorial OF IL So let
them give the market price OF the valuabes and the
may be added 10 and form part Of my
estate"