The New York herald., 1874-11-22


may expect the same age on her bills for i've years
more TO come.
The Duke OF Connaught Is Q habtt,le OF the Ly-
ceum and Charing Cross theatres. In London. Oc.
casionally ne takes box and Is accompanied by
Prince Baraitinsky.
Nile. Rousseil has won Q brilliant success ac the
new theatre on the Boulevard Strasbourg. Paris,
a. the Duchesse Andree d'Argel in the four act
drama OF "L'idole.n
Two hundred and forty cambric handkercniefs
were saturated on Friday evening at Booths
while JEFFERSON performing in the last scene OF
RIP Van Winkle.n
The Warm Spring Indians and Donald mckay
have gathered their blankets about them anu
have turned their faces with much wampum'
toward the setting sun.
! william street. while at rehearsal In New York
on Thursday, was presented with bouncing boy.
in Philadelphia weighing twelve pounds. Les
there be JOY In every street.
| There is one place where 'Trovatore" is a nov
city. II was given on Wednesday last at Hartford
by the Srrakoscn company. and the local critics
were obliged to publish the plot
| The vokes family win appear In the Christmas
pantomlme at Drury Lane. Victoria vokes viii
wear a costume in one scene valued at $1,000.
The family OF Jewish origin.
Jolly Nash is to be followed BY the great Vance,
the emperor Of comic singers, who is about to
sacrifice his personal comfort and come to Amer
lea. He win be very seaslck. no doubt
Bouclcault Is most impressive stage manager,
He sits in the auditorium and watches every
move and detail OF rehearsal with critical eye.
ana woe to the performer who ventures to dwa-
die In the scene.
new resemblance has been discovered for
John 7. Raymond. For the past ten days he has
closely resembled the late Secretary Seward. Next
exactly like Thlers.
Miss Jefreys Lewis has satisfied pubic taste by
adopting a costume much more befttng
daughter OF reduced Irish family than that worn
In her charming impersonatIon on the first night
OF "Tne Shaughraun."
Mesdames Judic and Theo had an awful row at
Boufes, Paris about the only decent dressing
room OF the theatre. Judic was victorious and the
manager said, ..Banez-posls. Mesddpaes, mats de
grace r0us dIsptttez pas"
The original dramatic title OF Boucicault's adap.
taJion of Scott's novel. now running at the Fifth
Avenue Theatre, is sJeannie Deansn II. J. Byron
wrote clever burlesque upon it, with the pun
ming title OF "Circumstantial Eflie-Deans."
Frederick Dess0ir, the celebrated German actor,
who unites in himself the qualifications OF Haase
and Bogumil Dawson, has received permission to
play three months engagement in America from
the management OF the Court Theatre Dresden.
The walters at Delmonco's say that although
Mr.. Barney williams speaks French with charm
ing accent, it has slight Carthagenian flavor.
This is accounted for by the commercial relations
which formerly existed between Carthage ana
Cork.
Lima Mayr is twenty eight years OF age, vien-
noise by birth and long residence and first ap-
peared as child In that city. at the Karl Theatre
in comic opera She has an arch expression, and
school.
The demOniacal Davenport Brothers are at pres
ent tying themselves together in Caracas, Vene-
zuela- Guzmap Banco who is President of that
volatile State, has asked them for an augury to
whether he will be strangled or shot In the next
revolution.
Eight hundred and thirty young girls applied at
the Grand opera House in answer to an advertise
ment for 100 young ladies' to dance in the ballet
Many OF them were beautiful and among the num-
Der were six who had taught school and had gwen
music lessons.
Barney Williams has retired in disgust to his
tent, like Achilles, and wanders moodily along the
shore OF the loud resounding sea- by whose banks
the festive clam rebounds. And as he wanders he
nears the shouts OF "Bouccault' and .svictory''
minging from the plain.
SgnOr Charles Bacchus is about to make his last
farewell to the stage. This immortal artist viii
bid goodby to the scene OF his greatest triupphs
IN blaze of glory and namDeaux. The procession
win be formed in Madison square, which has been
engaged for the occasion.
Several of the most eminent divines OF Philadel-
phia, including Revs John Chambers, Charles
Wadsworth and E. X. Magoon, OF the Broad street
Baptist church, it Is stated, will to-day denounce
from the pulpit the play OF the "Black Crook"
the performance OF which Is to be resumed here
next week.
A short time since the following order was is
sued to the doorkeeper Of o theatre in Paris on
the first night OF new play, and was borne by the
chief OF the c,afIe:-'Psss M. Dugoux and 103
friends. They will please to assist and inspire the
audience" Mr.. Talmage win be kind enough to
make memoran dunn.
The salaries IN the "Crookn are various Mile.
Bonfanti gets $3.50 week. The Kirafy sisters
$500 week each; coryphees from $35 to $50
week and the damseIs OF the ballet from SIS to
s22 week. Lupo gets $500 . week. and goes
through enough muscular and Rymnastic exer-
else to kill delicate woman every month.
WHAT'S the matter with the Cincinnati crticsi
Another Of the fraternity enthuses in this wise
about recent performance Of Beethoven's "Fourth
Symphony: adverse criticism is to be made
on any part OF the performance, unless that there
seemed to be an emulation between the c0rnets.