New York Clipper (Jul 1863)

Mr ii>.; BoSiO, Alfred Dtttly. a"a^iilolt, * A,fi^gvW^a .Dona>d^OD, - Ml?Ad» \?etb, Brt, Snfan .■Wlilppfe''5y*w, tod Mr»v E. D. ' ■ ftiiaift. .-, . *'■'!'■-.orinT BvisuASLiitUn • -TO •PBB PBOFSeSXCir,^ »>'Th« OMPTiB 14 tb« gre»t orgin Of' the aicimiitlo »ad itow -• srSS»BloD, »nd onr dwlrajs and ever bu bfwjf nuk« tW» of- • ■ Mrtmest not onbwftil to th« profMrtoa, ImttttaroitlBg to the • 55wdr((»der. ^rongh the medlimi of oni UtUe ihe^.there- ■• fowribeprofeMlon c«ii leun the ^ereebopta ana bniftew of I ^ other, Dropiu a ptayblU, a nSVBpaper. * line or two of the • SoTemento of yonrteWei and thMo modeled with ion, «o thet ■ they in»y retch m by Baturdey, or Monday, at Uie latest, and the • itena fornlshed wlU appear In tblit \reok;a lune of the Olip?£B, which la forwarded to agento throoahout the country early on ' Ta^ay morning of each week. We charge nothing for jeoord- ' Ins the moTcmcnte of ont Irtenda, nelthor dowe aak or aeek bTon tt any kind for ao doing. We wish to. contlnoo the Olip- ics as a reliable organ for the benefit of the profession, and ' ' (hereby oxload the sphere of its nsofoloass. KonniT, Jaly 13, '69. Well Just bet a cool tbonstind that there are no people on tho face of the globe so lond of eicltemenls as the people of New Tork; and verily they hare sopped foil of aenoaUons lately, for what with the batUea In^ Pensaylvanta, the onrrender of Vlokaborgh the morementa on the Peninsula to frighten the reba. in Blohmond, the chasing of the Bragg general by Boaeorans, and the worry- ing of Lee's romtlnson the Fotomto, scarce a day has elapsed daring the past two weeks without oanse for haUelaJemms and exnlUmnsaes. Ererytblng was "aurrendeud" for the time being—workshops were idle; street oleonera were idle—and it must be aomethlng extraordinary to make Uim atand atUl, prq- • elly speaking—bosses of aewlni maohlaea and coal aereens knocked off; atrlkesall along afiore were enspended—which U another thing that don't oflon oocnr; managers of theatres wore seen So take a nip with the heavy TlUalnand the genteel and ungenteolcomodlanj utility people and Tf'oP^ot ao utOltjtn^ tolled with lupoie and call boya; onr Oltr Fathers gathered together in the domeaUo olrole, or ring, to discusa theohanoes of a grand colobratlon in honor of the anoaess of oar urns; Ud filoTO contraotora were hand and glove with ye gentle Aldermen 5>d ye Oommon Counoilmen; lager beer and whiskey mUla were brimfnll at the Potomao dnrlng the storm, and ye JiatUuet of the same were brlmriUtr. Take it all In all—not the whiskey and biier—tbeweek jDetoloaed was a atunner, a regular ten stunner, i[nd no mistake, Saoh Jubilations by the Unlonlala; suohexeora- tlons by the disanlonlsta; such landatlona by our fellers, and anoh ilamnatlons by the seoeah, have neyer before been seen or heard, in the earns given time, by that reliable historian, the «ldtst inhabitant. It was a gala week, indeed. "The master sang hoi hoi the people about hoi hoi It mnat be near to tue good time coming, in the year of Jnbllo." With such carryings on, and tree apetch, and tree drinka ont of doors, in- ricoT placea of amuaement were somewhat negleoted, mnoh to the wimitlgaled dleguat of thoae who control the oontenia of the moneyooxes. Managen who doted their dramatic seuon, and rent«d their heuaes to other parties, smiled "pramlaonoBaly," as old BUI Tovee tays, when thev saw how the people did'nt orowd in macbly. J*e<i wereall hnnkt It was one of the miafortones of war for the incomeit, and one of the fortunes for the outgoen; but, all tblngi. considered, bnalneta minht have been much worse, as our anmmary of summery show amusements will sum- marily abow; all owing to Uiater Lee's excursion to Pennsylva- nia. We'll make eome verses about Leeandblsexourelon:— Poor Ultttr Lee (o the river's gone. In the rebel raska youH dnd Jdm; he's on his way tnm the Keyatone State, with the Union ' m-m behind him. "Land of coal," aaya the warrior bold, "to . bum thee wtie a pity; but I really theuRbt I'd spend the fonrtb, in. Philadelphia oliy," Poor Mister Lee by U>erlvorklanda,wIth ttia Poto, fgll tiefore lilm; while In his rear Meodepreetes on,, with vl«lorrb1azoned o'er him. ' Hold hard," the union chief- -tain cries, while madly roars the torrent, but heedlsts of the warning voice, Lee plonges In the cnrrcnt And now on old Tlr- glony'eehore, and Intbemonulaln ptasea, the aoatlered rebel armioa atray, whom Fleaaanton bartates; the Jig is up, the rout complete—no tnccor, no diversion, Lee dtmna the day, be came 4hlaway,on the Eeyitone Btate exanr«lon....',.Tba minatrsls made a bold attack on onr front and fltnk loat week, taking pes- setslOn of thettroa, museums, and other halla of datsling light, there being no lets than elx flrat«last companies in and about 'the city, three of them coming from "Nigger brigades" belong- ing to other olUts, snd three being onr own regulars. How they got along, and how they did'nt get aloDg, the invaluable reader will find ouly recorded by our dlvialon oomminders, Bryant's , . .Minstrels have "retired," allbongb they Buffered no "repolae" "from' tho adTance' of the pppoidiig ciii]»—they ceaae Item (hair. colored Wiors .for a shert .season, to r'eouperato ' ■ tni prep|tn,,'nur next ae^n; and to give Datt's chance to study' aDmch obaracter-for 'aomobody's benefit next year.' Bere'aa tender rrlttln about San and ms reoent appearance In white ll>ce,'as Bandy Andy. Ws composed and "wrlt lt" during Lee'a back, action advanoe to the ooal mines of Pehnsylvsnu, and while the reba. were spending their fourth In. Philadelphia. - Ihlsisronghontherebs,, Isn'titr But to the refrain:— ' Did you hear of the Iriah niger, BeJabarT That appeared on tbe regular atage, Inthlaager His name is Dan Bryant—so Dold and defiant As to taOkle the gMat Handy Andy, All alone. He put it right through, without mnoh ado, And osme ont of it slick as • daddy, Oohl hone. The profeab, or at leaat a portion of them, ors laying off at -the Springs, "on old Long laland's teaglrt ahore," at the Oapes, at Niagara, among the mountains, in lunch rooms, and other OawpMVMr. and Ulas ^e; mi;ia^ bl«i|ds_ftjkT9.A9 I, blind) ondmaDy.pf I. and it wlil,.we.ho^. ■an (both, iged tbetr servlc .... , ttOTa a reni aiftiitltWT'^T^' b'Tfi' ^i -belieiehe ia nOf uqdl going W opentlqnj,mi^^^'h|tndf of .'thrf)) .disllngiUsIied oonllalsrbnt with'whA suooass the fdtnre alone oan tell. - The re-openlogof the Winter Garden, on Monday ovenlog, 6lh lost, noBer the pianagement-of Mr. Mark Smith and MiM EmUy Thome fbr a short' sutoiq^'r season, w;as welcome^ by a nOflant gathering; bbth'th polnt-of number and charteter. As ■the performers appearedf each one was received enthnaloatloally by an eager audience; and we must do the performers the justice, to aay, that they exerted themselves auccetafnlly to Justuy tti'e warmth with whldh they wero gieotod. The company, in fact, made a most favorable impression. The bill of the evening pre^ sen ted Tom Tsylor'n favorite comedy of "Nine Points of thoLaW..' The piece was well played on the opening night of this eetablish- meni, and continued on the bills all thewoek, Mr, Sol Smith (spn of "Old Sol") made hla first appearanoe in this city on this ocoa-, elon, appearing as the Lawyer in tho comedy, The.side-spUtting farce of "Wanted 1000 MlUlners," was also given; In which Dan Setohell appeared in hla truly inlmlUble Impereonatlon of. Mad- ame, Vanderpants, a character in which ho has no rival On the American atege, Hla make-up for this part la one of the best we' evor saw. Mrs. Mark Smltb. who'has been absent firom the Me- tropolitan boarda for aomo time, re-appeared, and by her oarefVil acting and general falthfuloeas to the cWoctera aatnmed, loade afavorablelmpresalon. . She is a very clever, actreas. Miss Em- ily Thorne.was of oonrse thestar,of'the errening.' During nec prevlona abort stsy In this city, she won goUan opinion*. She was most anthnsiaaUcally received on bvtretiUre, andplavedwltn mnoh spirit tbionghoDt the entire piece. Measis. ' Mark SmiUi agd"DolIie" Davenport, two .aspeolal ftvorlto wilb Broadway, andlenoes, are two of tbe principal features of tbtaoompuiy, and deservedly ao, for they are both clever artiato. Througbout the weekthesameblUwasplayed, land the attendance waa fairto middling. This (Monday) evening, ISth, a new bnrlesquo, en- titled "Leah, the Foraook," la announced for the first time. AJao, a now light comedlette, never before aotod here, entitled ••Oalifomia Diamonds." . ^ - » , .« - The Thumb-Nutt-Warren pigmy trio have at lengtb, after a long time a' tarrying, left the Museum, and on Uie IBth ue an^ nciuced to appear at Stamford, Oonn, r Ktb, Norwolk;. lIUi and 16th, Danbury; and on the 17th and 18th at BtidgeporL We had a peep at 'em iThursday afternoon, heard LaTlnla sing, aaw Thumb donoe, and Nntt do the Pilgrim Fathers burlesone—all verr good in proportion to their weight and inches. Whatever age iGs. StraUon may be, her voios and pronunciation of worda in the slni^ng are thoae of a child, buther aoUonshave an air of dig- nity quite amnalng. Now that the llllputlans have gone, Sanford'a Opera noopO', who made' their first sppearanoe on the 6th, after an absence of nine years, wiU get their foil share of the public approbation. Tlie troupe possess talent much above the averw age, and the two end men, S. B. Banford and F. Myers, are real "artlats," aa Johnny Lyng would express it Whether in Irish, Dutch, or Negro bnrlesques, Banford, Myers, and Haven can't be beat—they are a aort of Ethiopian trinity. The duett, "Lar- board Watob," by Messrs, Willlanu and Had, was Indeed excel- lent; but the gentleman who sang "Tlve b America" put on a "le*tle".too many motions, and not very expressive ones either. S, J. Turner's '.'No One to Love" seemed to strike home, given salt was with so much feeling. The remaining members of this widely known andpopularmuatrel band all proved themselves stars in their different cbaracters; and as for Samlvel 8. SanfL..'d —he's a comet of the first order. On Friday afternoon ^nd eve- ning next, tbe proceeds of this estebllshment will be reserved for the espedal benefit of Mr. 8. S^Sanford, which will be the first benefit that has taken place at the Museum for quite a nimi- ber of years. ., . On the nth Inst we were sho'wn one of tbchondsomest pre- sents ever made to a public performer, comdatlng of a beautiful banjo made by Mr. H. 0. Dobsonof this city, and of the well- known Dobson Bros. It was gotten up by tbe order of Mr. Wm. I, MODonald, the well-known sporting gentleman of BtlUmore, and owner of Flora Temple- The inatmment coat $160, and is intended as a present to Mr. Nelse Beymour, of Wood's mlnatrels, one of the best end-men In the ptofesalon. The handle of tbe inatromtnt Is solid rosewood, all beantUblly and ingenlonaly lu' laid with pearl and papio'madu. The keya are inlaid with pearl, the dmmia olasped with silver bands, and is finished in the hlghett style of art On the handle is a silver plate with the follcwuig Inscription:-''Presented to T. Nelson Sanderson by his friend Wm. T. McDonald, July, 18S3." Taken altogether, for beanty of fiolah and power of tone, it is the finest instrument we ever saw, and one ol wbloh Nelse may well feel proud. Mr. Dob- wn is also making a tambourine of like beauty and finish, for Br. Dan Bryant, we are informed, to be presented to that artist by Mr, McDonald. On the 9th, a grand complimentary testimonial was tondored Jane EngUab, the fair manasereas of Laura Eeene's Theatre, on which ocoasion all the aUatha of the eetebliahment, at wbll as a boat of outside talent, volunteered their gratultoua services as a markofeeteem to one who, by her indomitable will and perse- verance, had kept open in spite of much opposition, this estab- lishment, and thus far carried it sueceasf ally along- The bill reoess of a few weeks wlU have a tendency to m Ae' still more vlllalnona the gentlemen who do the vlllainotu parts, and add to the weight of uecharociara Intruated to the heaviea. Therepre- aentatlvea of chambermaida will have an onportunlty to study the obtrtcter well in obaertlng the giria who do the chorea at the watering places—tbal'a where you con aeethemtoperfeoUon; they Bletl your eclogue, wear your beat dresaes, eat your bon bona, and make tbemielvea decidedly llree and eaay with all and every- thing unto yon pertaining. Why, ladlea, they even entlos off your hnaufaaa and gallant^ while yon are powdering your fkoes and dfinUng ehe'rry cobblers on tbe sly. Arch little devlla are tbe obaabarmalda at our summer resorts.,... .Wo don't know about tne.tnmmer leason; it Isn't very IIveIy,'.so flur; tome of those performerd who step In at the end of a regular seaaOD to act as managers for a'Bummer campalgUiWill get sconhsd,we think. It's a baxirdona bnalneaa at best, and itia butfseldbm that summer aeatonaoan be made to pay. Mr. Wollack.would Ilka to rent out hit theatre during the month of July, but, as for as we have btenableto learn, he baa had only a few nibbles, and no bites: He prefers lecturers, and conoertlaers, and don^ mnt any dramatic party to get hold of it; neither will sppUco. . .tiona>o|^ dog and monkey shows, or otrouses, be entertained, no matter bow entertaining they may be, Bryanto'Mtoatrela brought their season of 1861-3 to a trium- phant dote on Saturday eTening, lUh lust., tho oocasion being set apart tor the benefit of Dan and NeU Bryant, the popular managm. For a few weeks, the boys will enjoy their Mum cum ov. m the bosoms of their own reepeoUve families, or in the bosoms of olhof people's fkmUles. In their privacy, we wish uem a aeoaonct pleasure aanocettful as the business sea- son J=st doied has proTed. ■ The dwarlBi8Tei>oii«»dy dosed their UtUe performanoes at the Mosenm/afler a season of nnlntermpted farewell appear- anoes. They played themadfes out on the 11th Inst, previous to their depariule for-Connectlcnt They are a UtUe crowd, but big gaga aa performers, for their vocal abUIUea are of a.very' ' 5.°?f 'S."' 'h^'wfi »nd their various acte on tbe- atkge below' nsdlocrlly. • ■ ^ . , " Dnrhigthereoes8atAmertaan MasloBa]l,the place la beinii put in order ibr an early reopening to August .„'!tj ttistof Hooley'Blastwook-eitenslve • JSSJS'i"* mlnetrd companies,' We visited the oporfc House last Wednesday evening, in a perfect torrent of Slfii - "?J"^'""'^^«» whether a regular eqolnooUal storm, ; B^QnL^. „?«kfr£" Ike Woo, Exempt adected for this occasion was a kind of an olta poMia one, con. slstlogof a laughable comedy of "How to Avoid tbe Draft," in which Mr. Bradshaw and Mr. MeOlosky, of the Bowery Theatre, appeared, followed by the second 'act of the "Wives of Pari;," in wluoh were a variety of pierformancas, - First came 'Alexandre Zanfretiaupon the tight rope, in which he exerted hlmaelf to thebeat of his ability,, He was (allowed by the renowned Botl- ta, who made aome very dlffloult as well aa graceful perform- ances on the. rope. The very popular doiuoue, Eato Pennoyer, assisted by Moss. Augosto, appeared, in a poi de deux, and gave general-satlafactlon to an .prtutnt. The Star deters, Angusto and Marie, two of the most graceful :danoan on the sttgei'ap- peared in a Pollah dance. Which wu. exceedingly well done, and eliolted great applause. Prot A.. MnUer'e vioUn eolo was one of .the features of the evasing's performance. He ia a firatolaas artist, and can draw the bow equal to any mutlolan we have en- gaged at anv of our theatres. This was followed by more dan- olng by H'llea.Jennie and Ella, and Mlas Oalla. Taken alto- getEer, the benefit was a great succeas, for the honse was very crowded, and everything went off exceedingly weU. Theaeason I ended on Batnrday night, the 11th. Jane EngUah goes to Washlng- .tan with her Troupe St Denis, where she will open on the Ulh, at the WashingtonTheatre(Oamsi'sBand Box),whlohaheliasleaaed (or a abort period. Mrs. English ia also trying to negotiate'with several first-daaa artlats for the farpote of producing in thla .01^ the aensatlon drama known as.'.'The .Three Faat Hen," and if successlbl In getting the parties abe requires, she will return from Wasbtogton In the course of two weeks, and re-open Laura Eeene'a with this drama and an. sxcoUent company. Mrs. Eng- lish deserres great praise fo^ having kept tbb theatre open aa she has done, and in havtog fulfilled all her obUgaUons to those in her emiploy. We treat that she will meet, with succesa in Waahiogton. . Mr. Frank 8. Finn, at preaent playing at the Howard Athen- (Bum, Boston, has been, engaged.for.nB:^sesson at Bamum'a Museum, being his first appearaioe in this dty. . ooL EUlnger, Com, Footo, the smalleat man alive, OoL Small, and dl the members of Dupres & Oreeh's. Mlnatrels, arrived in town on the lOtb. - M'lle. BoBlta, the charming rope-dancer, who has been one of , Shaking Quakoni Th. a" vf i?" '^'^> Jsxompt HannuS HbMe ind s rSPi S","""",". Qjinny Heath, Tho OmetDav'n^^J-.?"?'!' ^"O* ou'for Your ' SSfnjTas^VS^J^S^^^^ ,. aBe^ the ohomplon dog dancer. ooiSoI^S hJirth?&6de^ ^n^hen another entire obange of prograiSie>m beT ,' ^B. Blddinoa, theodebratedvootUBLwe tMiirtiT»4ini...U hasbtoomeq<;\t^blind. He wenttotte waru^JSJrlltoSi Second OonneoUont Battery, and ooatraoM A a»F« nf ^m! which resulted in his losing hla sight jfc.VwMforiSSrl? .(jODMCled with the Oontlnentets, Fatfier Beed'srMonls Pdl t •Trowbridge's Uinttrds.and aangwlth the Bryi5ta™derUie name of fom Christian. We haf the pleaanw of hearinl hto ' dng andkaltota tereral mnsloal isBlmments a few evenlnaa . .fefolLud ho proved himself posamed of extraordUiary Mthos *WMtaess,and oompusot volOK II U proposed to dvaMrl peroeptible fUllng off in the attendance any night since the in iUd lierformanoe, wbloh provea that Ilberd management such aa Uantger Wheatley has shown our citizens, will always be re- warded. The very large atiendtnoe at this beautltal temple of Thalia and Mdponiene Is a oonvindng proof that the public la more delighted bv what appeala to the eye and to the senses-^ by what in taot u tangible—rather than b; what appeals to the imagination, the (m lings, and the intellect In the play of "The Duke's Motto" the artiat has hod awide range for displaying his abllltlea on the oanvas; and that it has been carried out to the felleat extent, is nightly manifested by the hearty applause with which each scene ae it appears Is recdvod. We therefore con- tend that It is to the acenlb effect aid the generd mounting of the piece, as wall as the fine acting, that in:a great measure may bo atttlbnied the continued succtss of thla piece. Tbe inlrlndo laveli:.esa of this building, combined with the beauty of flowers, fountelns, and various superb and seasonable decoratlonB, make up a cool retreat for one who for a abort tlmewlBhea to wile away a pleaeaut hour. The ventUatlnfr apparatus ia always kept in perfect working order, and diffuses throughout the boute a de- UoiouB coolneas. Mr. OoUIna' engagement extends to the SOIh of Auguat during the whole of which time "The Duke's Motto" and Phdon'a perfumed play bllla will be all the rage at Niblo's Oardon.' In oonaequenoa of a serere hoarseness tmder which Ur. Wheatley is at present laboring, Mr. OoUins has, at tho shortest notice, consented to personate the character of Lagar- dere on thla Monday evening, the 13th, for the fintUme. Hav- ing bad every opportunitr of eeelng this choraoter well played in tbla olly, as well aa in Iiondcn, we hate no doubt but that Mr. CoUlns .wlll give a correct intorprcUtlon of the character. On the lOth Inst we pdd a Walt to the New Idea tor the pur- pose of witnesdng the performinoes of th^ old Martlnettl Fam- ily, so long and favorably known to the amuaemant-golng public Their first appearance in this dty waa in 18t8, when they were introduced to an American audlenoe by Francois BaveL Since that time theybave appeared and re-appeai«d in tnle oountty and Europe Md have dways met with the greatoat aucoesi.. Af- tor leaving tbe Bavds they organized a company of their own and went to Oallfornia, where they remained for a long time. They retamod to thla dty a abort time since, laden with this world s goods, having reaped a golden haneet in that Btote. On ^JA? ^i' "'^ *P,»«ed at the New Idea fOr a short summer season with a veiy idenled troupe of arUstss. Tbe performances t1?iI?'2SS1' vi'52if^l5?,7'" "Itandod, with Exercises on the Tight Hope by JnUan, PhUlppe, and Paul Martlnettl, and we unlieallatingly say, that more Affloult and at tSfeome time truly anrprlalng performanoes we noTor saw. Julian and Philippe a'5f££i'JT'.»»,* T'"'» orws bar teldlnriwm th^Sr SSlXf*?. A^?^"*v'''.'tf' MarOnetU eUndlna S?a «^nS^:i5Sl'"?i?»"?»'Vf splendid MhlblUon of dffl ??auJ^t*.*!S,r'5,'"^' J*"** '^o^ thebeauUfol Zan- SmSmSS 4hJ*.J5?-'iS'"*olM''*'"^«» throughout abaolutolj uidrS^^ w 8he*ooompUdieafeatannpreoedanteJ, .onOi to the beat of our kaowledgs, more extraordlnaiy than •SSffl%,i"*:i.Jt*^{!*' 'ato'wauSTSrttTiSpe.aa. oenda ths slant wltt ens fbot, and does aU sort* the aame troupe. At Niblo's Oatden, "The Dnke's Motto" oonttnues to draw crowded houses night after night -The piece has already com- . „ menoed ite second moDtb, and the attendance througbout the' 'n Spruce street opposite the wall-known printing office of peat week has been most excdlent; in fkot, there is hardly any Meaars. Olarry & Bellley. ir of tnarvelloua things with ai noit feature, ofwfilbh wo a'hdl aay nothing. The dancing/however; of Mm*. Maraettt^fbrinerlyWith the Bavels— .V. i"*'.r^'"'<""P«h"t«d for all previous short oomlnijs S,3 iiiJ^'i""^- MarzetO, although stouter than 'iL'iL. MM»8tin as 'syiifleWcal si 'fbHnerly, her ff.kt /«»?L'^',''*,^''' ff"o.»nd as charming as ever. The -f?im. „*?,, •'"?'J°PI'<'''«'U'" wemnthe dance, and gave ?-u^ff«V!-""''"'"i*" moatdllBonltns wdlaa the moat Wn Sr«n..?."l°''"'?. l?* '<><»*• «w stw attempted. 2S^h«ri!if S«*»'"«)U7Md lswlthon(aoy doubt one o? the Terr best inds dancers evor seen on the ^etlcan Btage: He has ^roSL**' *SP*^' 7" ^ musdM Md Umbs • ttough ha and^vidihSSi^S^^ Octry foUowodin afavoritebSLS; ataiM J fl™S?l!T'''" ^"'"'d, for he is a very sweet emger. j. Senla's performance on the wood and atiawTii>nn dn'^.'jT'^ B- HirrieSS?th?«lempo?S."l ous singer, then appeared In a comic song, and recalvlnffan was oearuiy enwrtd, and ha tang anutber aonit aprauoi of whit waa.paselng in hla immediate llddtyrwufh was (aoltX rendered. The fairy pantomime W the '<ar^ MonaUil' eluded the eventog'al)l]l. Julian, as the^SSgbtj.PbluiprM S,''Sy.'^°,Tl •« Htriequin, wore .Veri fine. ThS /""^^UUty. 4n'«±nos8 'of pe?cepUon.5?icoKd £i?l«''Sff-°',''"^5'?»^."' exJeUont, We diould Vleaaai to have seen a larger attendance, for the artiste engaged here deserve patamage, and ought to be rowardodnlghUy.wilh crowded aSdlencS. " W. Henman, well known as a vlolintot, who started ont at the commencement of thla aeason with Bumsey's Minstrels. jrS^I? J was compelled to leave the company through ddmeaa returned to this dty a abort time elnce and died here laat week, SfJSSf ^'^o? ^8 lath, the funeral being attended by a number ofthemlnalrel profession. SenoriU Oubas, tho Bpanlah dafueiue, arrived In the dty on the eih, and will remain here untU the aeoond or third week In August when the will commence the fan season at the Winter Garden, in the aensatlon drama of "The Houae on the Bridge of Notre Dame," in which she will make her flrat appearance on any atoge to a epuklng character. Her engagementexteuds to four weeks, dnrlitt wbloh the military drama of "The French Spy" will be produced, with many new and very important fea- tures. Hones will be Introduced, and Oubas will appear in the aecond act mounted upon a highly mettled ohuaer. Onbaa has already appeared as a dameuce and a pantomlmlst, and now ws are to have her as an equeatrieime. The next we shall hear of her'Win be as the "dashing horse-woman" of acme Anglo-Amer- ican circus company, traveling through the country towns. Mr, James M. Mixon continues to manage Oubas' aflUrs. At Wood's Minstrd HaU, we have nothing new to record this week. The panorama of the North Blver contlnuea on tbe bills as one of the main fOatures, and it may deservedly so continue, for it is weU gotten up and forms quite a treat for thoae who are in the habit of witnessing only the atoging and eocentriclHee ap- pertaining to burnt corklsm. The totrodnctlon of this scene with the minstrd boys on board affords an ezeaUent opportunity for soma floe slngtog and Inatrumentd mode, irrespective of what has alnady been given in the flrat part of the entertain- ment One thing whieh we admire tbe moat about thla oom- pany. Is the evenness of their oborfises, together wiib the pre- cision with which they modulate their voices. The extensive coUeotlon of pathetic ballada, which they posseea, enables them to place contbmaUy before the public a s^le of mndo In which they especially Oxcel. As instmmeataUate the Wood'a Minstrels have the sood fortune to poaaess 'aeverd firstKOass artist), par- ticularly Mesars, laaaca and Heslam. Mr. Isaacs is a meet flnlahed performer upon the violin, and poaaeasea an easy man- ner which at once atampa him as a moater in hla particular line. Mr. Haalam, upon the flute, plays briUlant adectlons of popular' sirs with exquisite grace and aun. Of tbe singers IndlvlduaUy wearee^paredtoapeakintbehigbestmanner. Mr.Schwicardl loeaeates a bass voice of great compaaa and flexibnity, which is leard to great advantage in. the dnglng part of the troupe, Messrs. Henry and Lockwood are possessed of thoee light tenor volcee, which 'give so mnOh effect to the simple ballads, which are identified with Wood'a Minstrels; and their singing of "The Oood Bye at the Door," and "WUlie haa gone to the War," are most beautifully and tonohlngly rendered. Mr. Cool White, as middle-man, has no auperior In the business, and the two end- men, Seymour and Fox, most agreeably diveraiiy tbe entertain- ment by their comicdlUea. That popular band of mlnatrels known everywhere as the ■CampbeUa," with Mr. M. 0. GampbeU at their head, took pos- sesdon of the New Bowery Theatre on Monday evening, the 6th inst, for asbort summer season, and opened to a very crowded houee. We attended on the 6tb, and were very much pleased by the fine entertainment offered. In the first part, the slnilnRor "Slstor, Thou Art Dear to Me" was beauurnlly given by Mr. Oeorge Oray, who la the happy posseasor of a very sweet and mudcd voice. "My Oood Old Friends," by Hilton, was weU rendered. Mr. H. haa a very good voice, and knows bow to use it On the end we find Johnny Booker and Ned Davis, two very funny comedlana, Johnny Booker la an old estebllshed favorite, and is one of the best end-men in tbe business. Many of hla . lokes are orlglud, and they are not only given with azoatbnt le haa the faculty of knowing exaotly how to please an audience aa quick aa he comes t>efore one. The vocal and inatrumentd budneaa throngbont th; fintpart waa verx well done. In the olio, or second pVt of the programmei,' the whlmdcaUtlBa of Bobaer -ore brought Into fnu force. In the acte of "The Two Dromloe" and "OtheUo" he was particularly good. The planta- tion feetlvd of "High Daddy," with the full strength of the com- lany, dosed the performance, satiatkctorily to aQ concerned, ludneas continued veir good throughout the week, and tbe "^opbeUs'.' have made a hit on the east aide. Thla week ttiare i^B entire change in the programme. . Wer«gret to leam that Mr. W. B. Bowdlteb,' agent for the Florences, is now lying ven ill with the eiydpdaa, at the red, denoe of the litter, in East Broadway. On the 20th a benefit to Pierce L. Jarvls comes off at the Stadt Theatre, on which occasion the following persona bave vdnn- teered to appear: Messrs. J. B. Studley, a. W. Thompson, H. W. Obapman, J. McOloskey, H. Hotto, B. Bradthaw, M. s. Pike, 0. Nichols, J. B. Ferdon, Oeorge Davenport Wm. Johnston. J. Thompson, BIckey Warren; Misses E. Bainett L. '7dyentl, Hatty Wdby; Meadames A. Florence, 8. WlUdne, sod M. B. Pike. The irrepretdble and dashing Miaa Adah Isaaca Menken has at last bidden adieu to her irienda and thedeorpnbUc and called for the land of gold. It bos long been the wish of theatriod managers to seonre the attractlTefemde "Mazepps," to give on impetus to dramaUo aSdrs in the Golden Btote, but u is the ood fortune of Mr. Masulre to be able to aay that be, by bis [herd offers, has induced this great arllat to make her appear- ance in San Francisco under his n,ime.. Tht Menken took her departure on Monday, the ISIh inst, on the eteamer Northern Light, and we' don't remember seOing more Meads and wedl- wlahen bound to aee the last of her, than assembled on Pier 3. It was a pleasant eight and the fact wiU be read with great in- toreat by the lady'a numerous admlsets. A few daya before saU- Ing, we were shown the costliest and meet magnificent atage dresswerdnemberto have eeen, manufactured byMr. Eeyser, and vdned at tUO. We should like to have had the first Wew of "Mazeppa" inher new robes, but that is reserved for the gold diggers. Mlas Menken Is under engagement for sixty nlghte, and WiU play at Magnlre's Opera House. A pleasant voyage and prosperi^ to her when she gete there I Old John Tryon, known by every profesdond as manager and agent has retired from the aotlve duUee of ebow life, and may now lie found aa ye boat of thb "Oosy Shades" drinking raloon Laura Eeene'a Theatre is sdvertlaed by Heasrs. Conner & Co. for rent, for concert hall or theatrlcd purposes. QRAIS&TIO. Mr. Charles Wilkinson, wdl known among the New England- Ites aa a very popnbr comedian, is ready to negotiate with tome respondble ipanager for an engagement the coming season. A mod singing chambermaid wlshui*[a'"slt" for^xt sotscn, may lear of on^ b|f addreaalng. Hr. wUUnaon, as advertised in pother ooluinn. .' Theatrloala in Alexandria, Va:.,,are In a flourieblng condltloB. The presebt Is the fifth week.slnce Liberty HaU was opened, Tho company, under the management of Sam Lothrop, the weU known down,' conalata of the following persons:—Miss Anna Levering, His. J. 0. Dunn, Mist Tbompson,'Mlsa NelUe Taylor, Hiss Julia Parker, J. M, Ward, Jas, 0. I>nnn, Jos. Parker, J. E. Erans, B Stephens, J. SUboume, 0. HUliard, A dramiatlo company, under the management of W. A. Bouse, is'at present placing at Bowne BaU, Occperstown, N. T. Tbe foUowing ore m the company:—Misses Josephine Tyson, Faimy Denhom, Emily Denham, Mrs. WUford, Miss Alice Metry, ka., Messrs. WUllam HcFarbind, John Dunn. J. F. Oroasen, V. L. Sent Deul, and Thomas, A dramatic porformance was given at Delaware, OblOjOn the ith Inat, under the antploes of the eludeoto of tbe Ohio TTniver- dty. One act of "WUllam TeU" and the five tot play of "The Lady of the Lake" were given. J. W. Bryaon waa manager. B. T. Wdls. beavy "bis;" Hies OUve Welts, leadtog Udy; Tom Gardner, walking gent; T. Menddhall, ntUlty; andMUUe Spear, danseuae. ' The Holman Troupe are atmonnoed to open at Utica thla week. Mr. Jamea P. Porter, a member of the Walnut Street Tbedre company, Phlladdphla, died in that olty on the Bib inst The Actors' Order of Friendahlp, of which he was a member, hdd a pedal meeting at Phlladdpnia on the 6th inat, and tesolved to attend the funnd in a body, wearing the usud' aymbol of mourn* log for thirty days. Ur. Potter was a yobng man, about twenty- nine years of age: waa a native of Plltebnra, and promised to be- come a very active member of the histrionic profession. Ho leaves a young wlte, who .is dec a professional. He woe the youngest son of tbe veteran actor, Mr. Charles 8. Porter. He commenced his theatriod oareerat Bdtlmore, Md,, during the aeason of 1868, DuringMr. E. A. MarshaU's management of the Walnut Street Theatre, JPhiladdphla, he became a member of tbe company, and' oontinned so. under the succtsslvo reigns of Hesdamea Dowers and Garrettson. Early in tho season of 1861, he was taken slok, and never again appeared before the foo(-. lights. As an actor, he waa dwaya reliable, but one who never aspired to reach the topmoat round of the hlatrionlc ladder. HIS remains were depodted on the 8th in the grounds of the "Order," in Olenwood Ctmetery, >, - . Mrs. 0. T. Bmlth, formerly Miss Maria Barton, and irifetotObar ley Smith, thtwdlknowntlags manager of .sev8ial:th«att«a In tht West, died at Bk. Lonlsj^o., Jane IB, with apao^* ,ot t&« heait, aged H jwn and two dayl, ftUawuc iht dunlM u kw "lUy' porfootease. The baJTet Intuit ohUd. - otV^mafna ofiolbWOTO diiposlted^ta '3^^ mL°o*'?S"'^' v^'".''f'?J"»°y Woada tomoum-herHcsS, Mr. Bmlth was absent In the army, at the tlmnofw^Mth S.^^rdth^-5^^'?-'-^^^^^^ tbe I the! . Stated6f Ohio, under the management of James Eenney.''~DeMb Is but a kind and' welcome sertrant who nnlooka with noli^Bi hand life's fiowerenclrolcd door, to show us thoae we lovc^Os apprlaalof this intelligence to her unmeroue triendt throviii ray of sadness and oaats a gloom upon dl of them, who kstv her weU. She was a lady poatesslug ailf reliance, integrity, and a philanthropic spirit, doing whatover her hands found .to da with dl her might.' "She died in beauty—like tbe dew, from flowors exhdsd aMrt Shedledin beauty—fUsaaitor, 2Mtm(As6ra»y (by; , .. ... . She Utos in glory—Uke night's gems, sot round the radiant mfovt She Uves in glory-^llke the sun amid tbe blaze of Jnne f'' - B', T. Blnggold, now at the Obeatnnt Street Theatre, PfaUadA- iibta, has been engaged fornext season at Nlblo'a qardsniNav York. p .T At HoTlcker's'Theatre, OhIiisgo, beneflls were the-bMirof attraction the put week. Beynoids, doorrteeper, was up ibr ft benefit on the Othi when tbe house was wdl filled, and the bona* flolary was the redolent of a gold watch from his umneMus trtends. Hiss Jennie HIght appeared as Naramittah, in>'tba 'Wept of the Wlsh-ton-Wlsb," a obaraotar in wbloh jso the ^ gramma aaya) she is equd to the great Onbas, but wp learn from J" oorrMpondent "L. M.," that she did' not quite obme tip'to that mark. The Boston comedian, Wm. Wamn, op6n^ heteoa ™J^,.,»PPearing in "The Heir at Law," and "Zh4. Poor.Cton. <i« St Loula Theatre the "Seven Sisters" stflllfbiiiiftia l?A1'r^*5'^8 P"' "e^k. iMm from onr04rKMl»>H« «?. ^ •' 'hat it has b^ tbe subject of severe criticism In wJVi'F'Jl!!!'''.*'"' The flratwss a oommnn(oatlon SS?.-?^! .??"•''thatlt«wasnotpUyed ln tha «K .A?]^*?^* "'nUmonU and puns wore nlwredi that ""potnaedtathe Zouave Drill; andthe verw ™' > ""a <" Tbe BitUe Cry tor on'ltled inteaUonaUy," Tho ocrreapondenoo wSZS iSSfi^S***" ""7 sf'ted. and ^ Provopt JISTn^f"??*^.' '"" the fiag ateioh repreaS- tetlon of the piece, which woe dons. Business has beaiiTer* good here. - . ■ , , * The Metropolitan Theatre, IndUnapoUs.Ind., has olcBod:te« the season. During'the next three weeks, the theatre wIU ba thoroughly rejuvenated. The tall aeason commenoes Iste 'faa Beptomber, with an entire new company, tmder the atora nila. agementof W. H, BUey. Eate Belgnolda' company bas been very snocessfd U New Bedford, Mass., where they wore performing aU but iredb Miss Bdgnolds has added largely to her troupe within the past .week. On the 7th, the serrices of Mrs. Maishdl, Emma Balgn- olds, and E. W. BeatUe were odied in requldUonforthetat time. The slstenAugnsto and Marie oommenoa at the Washingtoa nieatre, on tlfe lEth, under the management of Jane-Emualu with the Troupe Sfc Denis. ■ . y>' The engagement of Miss Ettle Henderson at the Howard Atbieit- anm, Boston, bos proved a success. She is sdd to have .tbs manner of a lady,'depaTto ocoasicnaUy from oonventlon,',b^ always with propriety, Infntes no little of tbe ayoipatb'etti; Ma herstyle, andgainuradnaUyandsnrdyonherandle'noe..,'^Qia makes her pomls neatly bnt not obtroalvdy, and'.lmq'spuig exactly how or she can go, attempts no move. She anpeaip'to have made a genuinely good impretalcn with the Bbnbntank. Hor opening piece, "The Flower airl,V is sdd to' bea.Terr effective drama, and aa good of ite class as baa besn lmpbrtM. for years, and poaaesalng acme remarkably teUiog dtuatmna. On the 13th aha waa aimcunoed to appear in a four act play e(t> titled the "Olpsey Girl of Oranada." ' . The "draft" haa been busywiUi theprofesdon during tba past week. At Boston Wm. BoaUon andB. H, Oralg were the victims, and at Plttbnrgh. Mr. J. J. Doudisrty came in for all the honors. ,[ The sto<^ company and oOaeAci of the Howard Athenienm»' Boaton. have tendered tbelz manager, Ur. Wlllard, a botnpll- mentary benefit to occur on Monday, 30th Inat Mr, Ohaiitrait and Miss Ettle Hendersoii are among the volunteers for tbe p> cadon, and Mr. John Taylor wUi re-appear before hla'BMoa friends attar twoyears'abaenca with Nuna' battery^ . . Mr, E. L. Davefaport with ■■ a company comprlaing Mrs. E. Davenport Mis. Thos. Barry, Messrs. W. R Onttis, W.'Bcsllan. T. H. Enigbte and others, will give a performance of Blcbard III. lu Lowell, on the 15th, Lawrence I6th, HaverhlU 17Uu. Next week be ylaUa Portland and Bangor. Messrs. I^ufflald and Flynn, Uie weU-known ^ntb Western numagets, have now under their oontrol Wood's Theatre, .Oln- clonatl. Wood's Theatre, LoulsrlUe, ai)d the NatbriUe Thejitreb aUofwhlch they wlU open the coming FaU 'seasonl.' . First lolaas atara wlihing nlghte for the above popular plocaa' Will do weD Ito address the managera at once. Stock aclbrt and actietsesl'wUh* ing engtgemente for tbe coming season wiU bear it in jblnd, and apply before it Is too late. Tho above tbeatree are aU firtt cIijBS, and will take rank with any in tho country. Btotscn'a Oompany were at Oswego laat week. Mr. afid 1Sx*» B. Byan (Eato Denin) commenced there on ttae6tb, aa atAis. ' J. 0. llyers' dramatic company dosed their performances'at PortlandjVe., on the 10th inst, after a .most ancceasful run; ot ' business. The company made a big mark there, and the prikaa and pobUc were munlmoujs In their prataoa, especiaUy of llr.. and Mrs. Langdon, who have ably snatatoed their reputation aa among the l>est leading artiste In the country. Mr. Uyei*>is dowly lecoTerlng. Ur. S, B. 'Villa, pianist and a very worthr young man, is very low wim typhoid fever. , Wm. Warren, of the Boston Museum, is the 'Mar" thU at MoVioker'a, Obioage. . ' The Plttoburg Theatre olosed on the eth with s l>enofit'(b','lIr. J. O. Sefton, the low oomedian. . : . . niere being some suspldons clranmatances att^ndibg.iUa death of Ur. John Wood, at 'Victoria, Vaneoavdr's "Iulnd> the coroner deemed it prudent to hold an iiigiieat,. >liloIi was sccordbigly done, when it appeared by. the leVldeBca that a dose of laudanum, or semetUng of tbe kind; had been administered, wbloh carried bim off quite, snddeidy. Henry Stebert, an actor with. Mr. Potter's company, seems to have been in attendance upon Mr. Wood, atalstlJDig .bin when his services were itqnlred, eto. He teetlfitd that Dr; De- Wolf gave Mr. Wood a doee of medicine which put the patient ia a deep deep, from which be could hardly be aronaed; and those In the bousetbecoming alarmed the Doctor waa sent for, who sdd he would have him all right, and gave him an emetic, a teplA bath, and. perfumed some mesmeric operatlona. Tbe Doctor, In his examlnaUon, thought that Bleberl must luve given him aomethlng, at the request of the patient hImselL Alter soma medlcd^genklemeu' had bean examined, the Jury brought In % verditt that the dec«aae|l, John Wood, came to hla death from a doee of opiate, taken whUe in a disessed state ot hedtb, bnt by whom administered, there was not snffident evidence to show. The coroner stetod to the Jury that he qolto ooncnned in the verdict, and from the oonfllotlng nature of the eTldence, did not tee how any other condndon oould be arrived at At tbe New Ohettunt, PhUadelphia, "Peep o' Day" U 'atlB nmniog, and laat week's business showed oonelderitble improve* ment over ptorious.weeks. The piece la waU perrormad, and bnt for the "Invadon" exdtement would have drawn lalrgaly tromtbestart . ^ Hernandez Foster's dramatio and pantomlmio troupe pralno* the "Flying Dutchman" at the Contlnentd, PhUaddphia;>-tiiln week; Ur. Sam. Hemple, who appears at this theatre, assuming the part of Peter Von Brammeu, In the nautlod drama; "Ivan* hoe'^ la underlined aa In preporaUcn. : > u Tbeatrieala are not very briak anywhere, Joat now, the anm* mer heat the war exdtement, and departures tar (dmmarrft* sorts, thlodng out the attendance at ibeatiet, and aadly: inter* taring with the flnandd bnalneaa of - managers. ETerybody must "go to the country" in summer, if only tor a week; If thqr merely oroas a river, and atop away a day or two, that's enough: it setUeethe qneation; they.have "been to the oauntTy,"'ana MtSi Jonea' brief stay it Tinioum it thought as much of as Un. Smith's six weeks abaenoe at tbe Springs. However; dramatic* wlU all come right again in a month or two, whan we ma/ look for another brlUUint eeason. - -r 'v,: .. . t ■The Drunkaid" ia to be produced this.evening, Joly-IBUi,'at tbe Eleventh Street Opera Honse, Pbilodddilaj wlth T.' Wdsta Edward Mlddleton, H. 0. Andrews aa Orlb.B. Btrth u BlU-'DoW'* ton, Ulas Johnson aa MaiyiliUer, and Uias A'Beofcst.'sa Un. Bplndle. Ulas MoUle WUUams is not to support J. WUkta Booth in Bnf> tdo, Boa ocnespondent "O. P„" informs us. ' Managera wiahlng toseourotbeBerTlsesof a!■lsading^lady" and "old num," will please make a note ot Alice A. Barrlaon and G, W. Harrison's card in onr adverllatog oobimns. W. W. WUder, Jr., of Bdtlmore, Md., aeeks an-ppportnnjly t« aot aa agent for acme fliat dose motor, actreas, or oompany, Ad< diest as sUtad in his advertisement In these columBS. , ; Ur. John T. Ford, of the BCoUday. Street Theatre,' BdtlfflO»r bos received a letter from Joseph Jeffanion, 'at Mdboume;lia which he says that ho la aotudly growing fU upon his tuBqesa ot good hedth and profesdond pioaperiCT. Ur. Jefferson mtn- tlona the probability of his return to the Steles early, daxt winter, ^ \ At the doee of SenoriU Cabas' engagement at the Wmter Garden which oommencos In August sue WUI' appear stvia Boaton.Theatre,opcnlng .ln toe "French Spy,"' and pla^ngs round of characters extending in aU to one month's engagament, Mr. Oeorge Byer is patatogthe aummsrat his leddtnovla Oceanport ]:i.L The pecuniary pi. the HoUlday atieet affected by tbe war . , ^ - we hear, remarkably suocettfdL Tbeatteadtnoe ts addtohava been, on peveiW ooooalone, voirtorge. Theirengagementotose* there on (he llth, and Ihey are announced thla - weak W appear at Norfolk, Ta. •' • -■'-. ■ • .'^ ■■ ./"■:,'.C ■ MVBIC BAIilM* -^i:!'10 Uanaier Ibx, of the Oiaino, PhUallblphla, Is oab 'Oi'^ttMliT*' we readofi always on.therlook out for ,lMsb.<»»*"'- s pwridlng a oapltal bm'of tkie for tha amnmien a. His oomsany a(.piesent U otmgmjf^.ofjff^ *■ I** managera and alwtyt. uUdS iSJwiKjWi^l^ii^ obSttttaesto'WUbMMyJi^-^ ■' Vw coatiniiMoia of Ibaij t;;iMmiotIltles, BM«id.MM«ll«.