, 1876-10-29

y IleWeu"RnoWn St.L0uls actor7 Mr. Ben UeB
!. appeared in Brooklyn on Monday night in
, famous part ct. Falsta1 in "Henry w." He
d comparative stranger in the East, and on Il
e his first appearance was entitled to some Ct
. sidcratlon, but behold the result. At
$ eleventh hour it was announced that the act
who was to take the part Of the Prince was t
i'll to appear, and it decided that Mr.. Seymol
: who was to represent Poins, should read {oook
+ handy the part OF the Prince, while another net
should IN the same way read the part Of Poin
| With these drawbacks there were others, and
! turned out that Mr.. DeBar had to act as sta
; manager prompteE and 81. beside trying to
himself jnstice as the Fat Knight. He failed on
because Of these drunkards, and it he goes throu:
; his engagement with less success than be antic
pated, he may attribute 1t more to his manage
than bis audience.
1 sPAsM ABOUT THE HACK-sYsTEM.
This city Is undergoing another Of its perio.
ical spasms about reform in the public hack-sy
TEN. new company has been formed (tt
twentieth in as many years. to introduce chca
carriages and cabs, and the public are invite
as before to make liberal subscriptions In orde
to secure the benefits Of cheap TRANSFORMATION
Let us hops the effort will be successful. Th
trouble is that the llackmen are all Democrat
voters and they are cheek by jowl with thegoyern
ing classes, and in spite Of all apparent attempts
the contrary, they are above control. II fellow
complained Of and his license revoked, be Obtains
cousin dad '4 n"6s Els Oh szos}ioe esaioe
generally intelllseat mon other Subjects
from one place to another, and ninety nine times
in hundred the extortion is success. We have
the advantage of many cities in the one-hors&
coupes. which can De used for carrying passenger
from Wall street to Madison Square for 81, Or two
fof, 81. so. These are our cheapest conveyhnces,
BY law sse ee wha Ne
needs is a system such as Is In vogue in Toronto
and Montreal, by which the limits are defined, and
] low rate made from one place to another in the
described limits. You can ride longer md farther
In Montreal for 5 cents than in this city for four
times that sum. There is where the reform should
| commence.
4 VILLAGE SENSATION.
There is very nice story current about the
experience OF Hudson River village not far
from the city, which is too good to be lost.
About one year ago there disappeared from the
village Of N pretty factory girl, the pride
Of the family and the fayorite of host of young
uien. In the sequel It appeared that she had
been betrayed and retired from view to escape pub
ie shame. It was unknown by whom she was be-
trayed, and speculation rife Us It is ant to be
In country village, as to the circumstances
About four weeks ago the girl returned and was
noticed IN frequent consultation with prominent
Courthouse, Out Of this fact grew s>r rumor, at
first 2 mere idle gossip, but subsequently
fd abort Iounafd t at:9 that he gil
betrayer The rumor Wis communicated to the
lawyer. but he declined to affirm or deny it, and
tits time very extraordnary event % toot nee' noee
which drew attention to the rst story and created
the widest excitement in several families. This
fellows they all were} who had formerly associated
with the girl Various reasons for their sudden
dleappeazance were given, but none OF them were
ErnHntNna zturf Ion
the story Of the girls intended lawsuit with the
departure Of the young bloods. In the midst Of the
tery is thereby increased The lawyer, In 1T the II.
terim, is enjoying the situation immensely.
HOW THEY PArRoN1zE A1MEH
The naughty Aimee has revived opera-bouffe
in this city, and this time at the grand Academy
Of Music The first opera was the ssJolly Per- |
fumer," and in spite Of its wicked plot and |
wicked language (and none eau be worse and |
escape the police) there was large audience.
including about half ladies'. It WAS noticeable
hat with two exceptions the proscenium boxes.
owned by the t'bloated bondholders, were |
empty, though in soma cases the owners were IN
he ~ front seats of the orchestra enjoying their
population Of New York are very fond Of Aimee.
naeo,s na they turn no'a. out no6y whenever she
tey It anything particularly wicked IS spoken; and
aimee understands well the art Of thrpwin1 n ]
Ter French friends On the gui uiue CONSTANTLY. mi
spite OF this popularity. 1t is beginning to be fet
mons the better class Of plavgoers here that this
ntirey into the hands OF its native supportera It
deemed by some Of onr most liberal minded citi-
ens an Insult for one OF their family to be invited
. . tug French opera and when this idea is firmly
wn gestures, Kicks and capeis vii aooa ood
'se 1ne11 power. The sooner tho better.
STIRRING UF TIE CRITICS.
one good effect has resulted from the foolish
ess OF Stuart Robson's attack upon the critics
the New York press, and that is the atten-
on drawn to the critics themselves. It is be-
inning to be understood that critics, like act
rs, must nave clean hands now IN order to make
le"se4'es neard and estimated upon their |
stna4 merits Consequently the connection be-
Feen Fred schwab, the critic OF the Times. with |
az Strakosch in the business venture of Ade1a;3a
ehson makes it doubtful If his notices OF her
ting are Trustworthy. This is the reverse Of
acRmail. ont it Is prejudice In favor instead of
e9nalce 9N "a AGAINST which forms the basis Of the
r5na: E;t5ng TaSen rSa sgain Mr. William Winter Of the
e New York dramatic critics, and whnn5
e rest bltndly follow, is neither bought nor sold
nom m 5ee e. Sef1ain aet9rs notably doe Jefferson
etterson named his son Willie Winter Jeff.r. I
a1S oIlnS nnt case, the 1npaftalitv nf hfa | 4
lt1Glsm y 1s called in question. Mr. Wheeler. a.
g >nor4d, 1s called grabbed and ius;ncere. he. |
Use, 1aV1ng his own preconceived notions ~ ! :.
1at play ought to be, and what acting ouphf tn I
!, ng aoios every play and actor up to his fheo |
E1ca! standard. His own play being A fa;inra
IS more grabbed and insincese than ever Thas.. |
other dramatic writer's who are more or tss, | +
!, inenced IN their opinions by their nreiu1;ces
II Is about true after alt that while he cr;tie
Y Y uamn poor play In few nigtts a pood nJav
u survive anfrieadly notices long while. f1'
WHAT AN ACTRESS THOUGHT or IT.
lhe unfortunate Adelaide Cheric. Ike 1,a,o
aer debutantes, thought the favor Of the mem.
Is OF the press essential to her success. and. .
e many Others also thought this favor de. - y
naed upon full stomach. Acting upon the "
vice OF that good-natured old soul, Matilda q
n'stoepel-Byrne, she ordered banquet at the 4
!son haenelien last week, and invited the dra- Al
uc writers Tor the press and several actors to p
1ssist. There was nothing wanting to make 81
banquet grand success save the guests. The n
ie1 sme.t mice, and did not respond, except &C
Tue HeraFd representative and some OF the m
eR49 papers, Aatllda herself would not come at SC
T. ont at length condescendcd to cneer R
small party with her foseate nrcs o
r.. sne came, and saw, and was conoutr-d | Sc
~ evident from the fact that shs mad. law rs dI