New York Clipper (Apr 1862)

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t^* 5 R O'L IP P E li; . . , . .. ,1 ' I.I. ■• . -I ■■■ er to plBMeT^Mri. meiwtt U ^mort nwrfnl ijtoM. tin senMal oomedy, dnha, or boilM^M, ud we ftu iSiiS to ^SZgthl* Bibnto^her •bUiUjj. The Sjc"S£?N1Uo'i OstdenwM not opened *«thepnWlOjthe Ai^PbSae Betnpert tor s rshewsel of the operaUo "PeJ"" Sf ttjK3are«e.^»hloh 1« to bebtonghtMtta fflMiiincent Btste tbta emfiig. April Mtht.Trtth Mlsa 0»roUne BlohlngMhe SSompltohfltf^iM ond TOcUlBt, in the l8»aif8 "ronTthe eipenae incmred, end peUis telw^tomeke the to^ ohantieaa wo^Df the p»tton»ge of a •"fS: *?erpofltto.irt&e8(i one of the most gorgeotir ipMtootoe «w meeSM npoil,the pnbUo etsie. To #t4 j""?"^. SelerfoimMMie, AnnetU OdetU. the giwt duueuie^ emiaSed, together with MHo. Helene and thlfl epe&ole, and nothing is left undone to enenre its encoeee, The opening u flied for-thle ovenlng, April i«n. jiora Keene hange on to the MaarthT, in the ti^^'^o^ ■ ice oan Lanra SooTf hiyVftd novelttee in preparauon reaoy w lua ine plftce SfTho uSfiSywhen it began to decay, and show »lgn» of "ffolnBtoSJbaa." Bntlt appears that nothing fresh ta ready, and ttie koWue seek elsewhere for that which cannot be found at theeeUbUshmentofMlsaEeene. .-i Aht Wyou just onght to see Dan Bryant and his band of col- ored '<01d Folks." Ohl ife one of the oddest performances ever biottght forward by oqr "Corkbnian" friends. To see how they Sfeto seo how they "set," to heiflheir singin* and toet quaint and ouoer sayings, cannpt fidl .to amoae even OU Jake Z™""'. Mkd was nem knora to Ungh at anything. Go see the Old Tolks.' iWo don't see that opposition to onp concert stlooni and music Wis baa a very injnrfona effect upon thoaeplaoea if we may Jadge tcom what we saw in a stroll among them on Saturday evening last. The Oantorbiuywae a complete. Jam, in every P»rt,jnd many penons who songht admittance were onsble to get in with my^how of oomfoH So it was at 4U Broadw«r-tho hall waa "chock foil," and aa list as one person left, another was ready to take bis place. Jnst so waa it at the Uelodeon, every spot ftom whence aZew of the stage coold be had, being oooopied. The minor esuElUhments were also doing well, and everything was ^tooresslng with order and rsguladty. The attempts to close thole places, and thns tliiow hundreds of deserving people out of employment, seem to. have no other effect ^lian to call public attenUod to them, and thus increase their business. We have enough people out of employment already, without shutUnf; up our cheap plaeoB of public amusement, and thereby adi' bnndreds more to the unfortunate number. Van Amburgh'a Great Exhibition contlnuea to do an immense business, the attendance being very large, both afternoon and evening. Menageries and snob like exhibitions, when well con dacted, are always plessing and instmctive; to old and young and seli^.om want for patronage. .The excellent manner in whici Tan Amburgh'a exhlDlUon is plated before the people meete Ita Teward in the orowda that flock tothe mammoth p^viOlon. The «oiicen wiUoIose on the«lHh, and then, perhaps, start onlte tzavellng campaign. It can acarce &U to meet with public fkvor wherever itmay go. This evening, Mr. Eddy oommeneee an engsgement at the Kew Boweiy^ opening In an entirely new and original drama, written by T. De Wslden, and entitled "Xb» Man of Deatlny." Zato Denin appear* in the same piece. Mr. Bradshaw's beneitt, on the Uh, waa well attended, but Mr. Fetrie's, on the Uth, was sot as successful. .The capacity of the auditorium at the Winter Qarden waa well -tried on the Uth inst, on the occasion of the benefit of Mr. A. H; Davenport. The audience was Immense, and wbat is a rarity iiow.«4ayB, Hi no^ced quite a number of ladies who, unable to -find seate,.<-stood'' out the performance. The entertainment waa of a varied oharaoter; and quite a number of volunteera as- elated.. In Ihct, all who vclnntsered their services, actually ap- peared and performed, Something strange, wasn't it? The -parformsaces oommsnced with the "Wandering Minstrel," with Mr. Davldge aa Jem Bags. Miaa WUks also appeared, and sang, vei; prettUy, a favorite ballad, and received the compliment of .an'oum. nen foliawed the Hanlcn Brothers, Thomas, ^llllam, and Oeorge, who, being unable to complete their arrangmnente to leive In that day's steamer for Callfcmla, very kino^ gave -their services on tills occasion. Their entertainment was the great feature of the evening, and while exerting themselves to seuellt a brother artist, they made many new fnenda fbr them- .selves. Their acrobatic feite.were performed with all the grace .and ease for whltdi they are so noted, and aa feat snoceeded feat, «ach in its turn seemingly more ^t^mn than that which pre- ceded It, the applause witlah followed made the theatre ahake again. They were attired In elegant costumes, and altogether TFosented a a^endid apfiearuice. Their names, no doubt, con- vlbntod greatly towaida bringing together such a vast audience, ^e fuxe of the "Toung Widow'^^wos next on the bill, and In this Mr. Davenport made his appearance, his entrance t>eing the signs) -for such an outburst of congratolaUon aa no doubt awakened fany lloasant reminiscences of the past Miss Faimy Herringialso appeared In this Piece, and waa well received. She looked, as -usual,' neat, for Hiss Herringalways dresses with much taste and Judgment. On the conolnsion bf the fane, Mr. Davenport, being called for, stepped in ftont of the curtain, and showed, by his manner, that ne duly appreolated the compliment. He returned Ills thanlis for the truly liberal aupport accorded him, and aald -that the presence of such a large audience'at his benefit waa d'onblv gratuying to him, in conseqoenle of the peculiar poslUon in whlcE hs had bean placed by his follies In coanecUon with an organization In Mow Orleans. He was not awan, however, that lia had committed any great wrong in that aflkir, although it were much iMttor had it been left undone. He trusted that no «eUoa of his should ever again olve any one the opportunity even to suspeot his loyalty to the Union. He reiterated lile -thanks to the audience, and apoke of thd obligations, he owed to -those performers who had so cheerfully tendered their services In his I>ehal£ He made a nice Utile apeech, the objectionable part being that which referred to the secession affair. That was nait; .he hod been forgiven, and the revival of the subject was in bad taste, in so fkr as all present were Mendly V> him, and-Jiad so thongbte of the "foIUes of the past." ra>h Horn then ap- £)ared, and gave his celebrated IsMore on "Woman's Blghte." Sphralm was encored; couldn't see it; was brought out sgaln, and liad to make a speech, in which he inklsled that he was not then that of the Brooklyn Aeadomr. Of the perfomaiiees we cannot speak in too high nrma. aubert'sSir^thonywastmly anad- dirablerendltlonofthecholertootdgent, and Wheatley's Cap- tain Absolute was excellent Mr. Placlde waa not at well up u his part is usual, but his Acres brought down the house fre- JDently. In fact, flrom first to lost all did wall, the performancea netting -flrequent ontbnrate bf hearty applause. Black Eyed Susan waa the last piece, but it waa hurried thron^h with, and we noticed considerable gagging by some of theartiato. The honse'-iras crowded by a bnlUant assemblage. The "Bonghten OperaUo debut" bos not yet tsken place, and we bear nothing more on'the suMect We understand Oat the Concert BUI has passed, and. only awalta the signature of the Ooremor to become a law. If sO, then those directly Interested should know the proper course to pursue. If an attempt is made to doss our mnalo halls, enbmlt peaceably, and then institute a suit against the tMspasseie on constitatlonal grounds. We do not believe such a law will stand the teat of «Judicial inquirr, and managen who'are fighting one another, when there isnothing to be gained by It, should combine, and direct their batteries against this Albany Mntliiig. Ifltisa. constitutional law, well and good; (f not, let the' question be set- tled by the legal tribunals. Hundreds, yea thoosafads, are inter- ested in the question, and the sooner It U sSttledthebettorfor all concerned. Stop your "civil war," Uegsrs. mosio hall managers, and unite to put down an opp'reaaive legislative enactment' On Monday, April Tth, the traglo play, -written by Mr. John Savage, entitled Sibyl, waa produced for the flrst' Ume at the Winter Oarden, the leading character of Slb^ belna taken by Mrs, Matilda Heron StcepeL The house was not two-tnirds full, and though there was an evident desire to do'Justice to the play, but little applause waS awarded ite performance, ahd that only to the efforto of the principal actress, who was c^d out once dur- ins the evening. The d(rama is fodnded on the facte coftflected with the murder of OoL 8, 'P. Bharpe, at Frankfort, Ky., by a young lawyer named Beaucbamp, who,'it appears, stabbed Bhaipe in revenge for hia having seduced Beauchunp's vrife, be- fore bis marriage wltti her. On these slender groands the plot of the play Is torm^ and though the Ungoage Is good, though somewlMI flowery, and the acting oatbe whole creditable, it must With Stoe- pel cbaracteriaed her development of the paatlon of revenge, in conflict with leve, with the force and exprnsion for which ahe is noted, and iraa called out at the olcae of the 4th a^ Messrs, Davldge and Barton Hill creditably enacted their respective parte, and the other characters were flilrly performed. The atago effecto need reviaion, and a closer attention to the stndr of the text would'be an improvement We noticed that Mrs. Stoe- p6I occasionaUy induUed in that slng-songy intonation, it we may so exiwess it, whldi mars her otherwise exoeUent delivery. Miss Heron took a beniflt, and waa supposed to havemadober "laat appearance" on the 12th, but the manager snbsequently bad the pleaaure of announcing that "MatildaSeron has so ta yielded to the sdUdtetlon of many Mends and admirers, and the urgently expressed wish of the public, ss to arrange, at much in- convenience, to prolcng her stay in New Tork for two nighte more, Saturday, April U, and Monday, April 14, for the purpose of affording those who have not yet witnessed it 'an opportunity of aeeing her in her magnificent role of Oamille.'.' We may fiilrly suppose that the thermcmieter, mji such things, are on the rise in Havana, from the large detadHent of Italian Opera people who arrived at thteflrom that port on the 7th, among whom were Adelaide Bossaglo,'A. Felllns, Zllza Mcsson, A. Tol- plni, a. TompesI, B. Muxio, Q. Ferrl, 0. Ferrontl, a. B. Anton- nela and wif6, a. and W. Bosasgio, etc. What to make of Canterbury HbD. 085 Broadway, la more than we can guees. Every week shows some obvlona Improvement Sometimes vre think it sn opera house, then a theatre, then s ballet.g];mnaslum with Tonus taking leasdna, then a aenUmental family re-union, then some grand olacathedral with looking-glaaa aisles and chapels; but 'Us aa 'Ua, and we do not well Imagine how it can be any "tlser," as one of the meet aitraotive and en- joyable placea in all Broadway. -Whoever has been there will indorse thla statement The American Music Hall, at 444 Broadway, continues to de- velope itself aa an attractive place of amusement in spite of all incidental or accidental oppoeltlon, ftom ignorance, or malignity. The fanny fellows,'beautlfnl women, and elsver artlats, there en gaged, are so numerous that we cannot begin to mention their namea. But we know a man who never has a goodlaugh without thinking, directly, of TOny Pastor, Charley -White, Bob But, Johnny Wild, Horry LeoUe, or some snob rib-tuiklera at the American. Sentiment md dancing are equally well presented by the lady performers, as all who have been there once, wdl know. Thi J. R boOTT DnaiUTio Assoou'noK gave a pertbrmonce to a large and select audience on the 8th Inst, for the benefit of Mr. Oordon. "The Lady ef Lyons" and "Bobeft Macitire" ware the selections for the evening, the tieneficiary taking the part of Claude In the first but evidently made an nnwiaa aelection, it not being adapted either to Ills style or ability. J. L. Fisher, as Beauseant waa good; J. a. Melbur, aa OoL Dumas, veiybk; while quite a, treat was witnessed by the auditors in Miaa Jceey St Olalra Pauline, and Madame Deschappellea foond a tmthful represeatetlve in Mrs. Moore. A fhncy wmce by. Maatar Oeorge and Miss Julia Oallot, and a song by Mr. Dougherty were he/e Introduced, whlchplsaaed the audunce. BobertMacalreproved all but a Ihflure, owing to the stokness and consequent aoseAce of Dick Marshall, who is said to be the beat "Bob" on tba amateur boarda; B. B. Maaterson took hla'plaoe: H. V. Hughes, as Jacques Strop, waa veryftinny; and O. H. Ward'as Charles, wae good, and the other charaetoie i>assably sustained under Iho circumstances. The following named gentlemen have been elected offlcera for the ensuing term:—Freeident, F. J. Oordon; Tlce-Preeident J. Boberto; Treasurer. H. W. Hughes; Secretary, J. L. Fisher; Stage Manager, 0. H. Ward; Assistant, J. J. Melbur; Property man, Williams. Thi Uniok DBiuana Absooutiov, recently organised, will give their initiatory performance at Dramatic Hall, on the Uth prox. They have selected the "Mlnlralll," "Two Highwaymen" and the "Bpbber's Wife." The following la their Uat of officers: —Freeident, 0. B. White; Ylce-Presidenti W. H. Lee; Secretary, 0. S. Butler; Treasurer, H. Morton; Stage Mi^uger, Clarence Brutus Tlnoent; Assistant, J. Orogon. prepared to turn a eomersot, or perform sny similar feate; neither ooud he dng^song; his voice was not a tenor; it was base, very -base, indeed. ■ And then the advocate of Woman's Blghte sabslded. and probably dropped In at Bchwartz'e, to see tt men had no rlghb there. A burlesque on the Colleen Bawn concluded the pro- thehr - " e, but the nonr waa growing late, and Justice could no^ be dene the piece. The_princlpd characters were eustalned by Mr, O. L. Fox and Miss Fanny Herring, the farmer aa the Colleen Sawn, tfid the latter aaUllea Ma Ooppalsen. It Is rather too loag for a wind-up, and the patience of the audience being pretty Jtm taxadi'msny left while the pteoe.waa going- on, thereby creating Tfiaih noise and confusion, and causing the pertbrmers to "hurry -Bp." There are some very olever jokes and play upon words in the b.nilesqne, as well aa some very bad ones, many cf which weie.jentlrelylost upon the audtenee.. Altogether, ttie benefit -raaagreat.auMess. , Mr>,and Mrs. O. '7andenhoff are announced to give teadlngs at Dodworth's Hall, this evening, Uth, -Somebody advertises for a "party with tMW to gp into a theatri- oal speculation." Here's a nice ohanee for a sound, permanent inveifhnent Booroicanlt's "Lovs and Honey" opens the week's business at Wallook's, the first time it has been played there, Mr.-apd Mrs. Barney Williams perform at Winter Garden-on- tho Uth, on the oooaalon of M. B. Clarke's benefit . ! In consequence of a severe illness, Mr. Colilns, Irish comedian, ■wit unabU to appear In BtooUvn laat week as announced, and (Eooe who purcbaoed tloketa for tns several entertainmente, had thelr.mbney refonded, notice to that .effect having been given wWttgh the daily papers, "Engagemonte previously entered into, ^00% prevent fir. CbUlns from performing in Brooklyn. He wUUii^ In WashingUn, on the fist il.!r'!'f''*011'ton,who has been fbr some'tlffleinHavana, re- *°S25l2.^ «ek. nit's™* ™ In'np lie v*eek, after this evening, at the Winter fonuACM '"^ ^ If** Bktomaawm commence her per- ^^^^'.H. Davenport Joins the forces, at NIblo's Garden next iJ^'i^?***!'* ccmplimentftry testimonial will take pbwe SSeSSr/Sn 5!'^!,?'' thb Mth. A bill is being prepared which "^"■T o IS'^**»*»llhOU«0. er r-' fcrEurope.^ — S^*^*'?*'^*'^ Dnthe 19th, to?'th5"'Sjli?rt^,*Jl."»'~«> «''o««B with a benefit SLw K wlUbe reopened in a few S^lt A^S.??hi'^J'K*"»«nte shall have beetfoompleted. iu2 wi; 2*"<* between Peel and Carroll, which wSiJS?rta,*S?SS,™,J°i«'f?».?'?* " M«7 FrovMt'a Theitre, on J?«hw^L^I,T^2wd;^*"t,."<rtli dMoers are weU known Si h^Sw n?^^ SJiV*°? " ««Pwtod that there wUl be 2. Ji2iii.'^."2°iwi.^' Profeaalon and others to witness their toaperformanoelpbogivenprevlonatotbedanoe,. . ' -. .The Li^bln Brothers make their metronoUbm bow at the Aoadeipy of Muslo, this evening, and Sm w£t w?haS^oB^i»m* Ing-thelr abilities, wc infer tfiartheirSter&l2L«to^ iSIS^ worth seeing. Theto apparatus, wmpoa™ pXSSoS^of Jold and sUvor, la said to bo magnificent • "'""^p"^ u"'" aSio^'OpttblnaU«n"dldaoHlvahiatth» Broohlm Aoademv »'Sliturday, theMlhinst',snd as tti as ttrSStSt wm ran Va't ooTned, ltwasdonoupinetyle. But shvo As ftom Ae^ta«r<£. ^ and econic blunders of a Brooklyn Academr«pSl?ntaUon Wilit.wilh scant proportlei, inappropriate scenety/ind 5ie bSi MecUauioal arrangemente of the stage, t<igelheT with the oontfiu^ iilly faiung drop scenes. Bid the blunders of one kind or toSSer ftSf»;S»?f *J>*«tricaH)etfosmanoe that tAea a S?i?"^''Vv?*'*?'^*"t_*» surprised that it is pa&oo^i rtdL Mothing but the admirable oasf of the BivalsonSeowS DRAUATIO. A few weeks since, our Philadelphia correspondent, "Toung Bapld," stated that Mr. M'Keon, manager or the Otmtlnental Theatre, Philadelphia, drew up a paper fbr hia company to aign, in which they were to anee to give their services to the manager free, for one week. Mr. M'K, authorised us to bbntrsdlot it which we did. Our correspondent in a note before ns, expresses surprise that the truth of hia statement should be dsnied,and reiterates all he haa previoualy said, "and more too." He further says—"^ pubUablng H'Eeon'scontradiction, you dome great injiistlce, for I have repeatedly stated that what I write, yon con depend on.as true. A friend of mine in Phllade^hla wrote to me while I vraa in Baltimore, (which letter I enclose you,) at^ng that everything I stated in my former letter was strlcilytme, and to corroborate it, I was at liberty to use the names of Mr. Munroe, Mr. Carr, and Charles Lewis, all members of ttie com- pany at the time, and all of whom, ore disconnected with the heatre now. because the manager insisted upon their natultoua services for one week, but failing in whlch^he attemptedto reduce salaries ttie following week. Mow here I offer membuB nf Us company aa proof of what I stated, one of them, Oarr, the father of the beautlial Mary Corr that waa burned to deathat the calam- 1^ during the Wheatley regime," etc. Thua* stands the case. Our correspondent, in setting himself right before the public, and'In corroboraUoh of the truth of what he has aaserted, gives the names of three of the former members of the company. Adah Isaacs Menken conclades her engagement at Wood's Theatre, Cincinnati, on the 19th, and opens at Columbus on the .ilat for one week, and from there ahe proceeds to Pittaburgh. We have a little gossip oonoeming a well-known actreaa who has been performing of late in ana about Waahlngton, D< 0. She has recently performed a part not set down In the bills; It seems that some months ago a youth, charmed by Ibve'a young dream, and the blandlohmenteof a pretty woman, married .our aotreas, then a widow, and thought bis happiness complete, With surprise he did soon dlsct^er that the "Queen of his soul".waa no sooner out of bis. sight, than' he was out of her mind. During a recent engagement in Washington, she discovered » gay Lothario among the "bpld soldier boys." Elm did she as readily accept to her favors. One :day. a couple, of weeka olnoe. the "much lAlured husband" wont to look after hia spouse; be found her at the houae of a "Oollsnt Lieutenant" In Alexandria, Va. The scepe.whlch ensued was consummately enacted; the particu- lars it te nseless to narrate. 'When the husband made bis appear- ance, the lady received blm with hauteur'and cold disdain. The two gentlemen iMwed to each other with imperturbable polltoneaa then wj^tted to know "wAot A< eanie therefor I" The husbani poasesseA. stoicism enough to puvent lilmself firom ending the aflklr with a tragedy; and rogardlngthe ortiatlo appearance of .things, (as he does generally), he would not destroy tne romance of on Interesting "dome*tlodirama,"byinatltutlng a(inii0<oden«u«. mad; so he foreswore hte vows, in her presence; denounced her in withering terms of sco^ and oontcmpt; complimented the soldier sn possessing such a hopeful flame, then foisook forever the sportive dame. From KnoxYllle. Tenn.. we find the report confirmed that Mr. Walter Eeeble, formerly manager of the Moshviile Theatre, died In EnoxvUle recently. Deceased was .an Kngllshman by. birth,- and mode bis first appearance in this countey at Mlblo's Garden. When Mrs. Mowatt took her farewell of the stage, H^: Keebla was the Claude Melnotto with her FauUne. Ulss Ettle Henderson opened at the St Louis Theatre on the 1th, biit the house is represented as haviiig bee'n. on^ so«o. "London Assurance" waa tho opening ptdce, and Miss Ettle the Lady Gay Spanker. Sho also sang and dancei) in Hbe'principal characters or "Tho Stratagem of An Actress." . When we cannot have a Happy Uncle Tom, wo want blm _ reasonable as can be obtained, - If ho must die, tet him die dramatlcidly. This seems to have been achieved at the Metro- politan, BbffaIo,'by theSOsler Family. John SUslerIs thn tniolo Tom, Mrs. Efflo' BUslerthe Eliza, and Uttte Eflle E. EOslerthe Little Eve, singing "Eva to her Papa" In such a stylo as to brln tears in the eyes of the Buffalbnions, Ltttls Effie had abenet on the lltb. The EUslors soon renlova to Cleveland, 0. Harysvtlle, Oal^ Is now likely to be a restbigptacd for Mew Tork's fikvorite, Obarloy Thome, as'he has leased the Bamlries House, owoslto Oortoz Square, Maryavllle. Obories B.-Thottae will thus^ave a chance,to teheoisefor Ur.-HardeaaUe, whlU Kn. Oi B. none woold eaally poss cbneni for Miss HardoaMle Mr, and Kti. Charles ^Dlllon met with very fair patronage while at MarysviUs, CaL They' bad the good luck to be accom- lanied by Mr. and Mrs. a B, Thome, Miss 0. Chapman, the lamlltess, ete. On the 4th of March, Messrs. Thome and Hamil- ton had a complimentary benefit, at which the.Dlllona were among the volunteers. Myron and Hateh's company opened in Mlddleton, M. 7,, on| the 12tb. The following la a llstoi thecompany:—John B. Flood,' loading; H, Pike.luvenilo: J. C. Myron, old man; J. H. Bensal, comedian; 0. Mathews, heavy: and 0. Folwell, walking gent Ladies-Uiaa Kate Sln^ton, leading lady,' Sallle Singleton, comedienne; and Mie. /. B. Flood, chambermaid. The Troy Theatre was opened by Messrs. Aiken and Wilkinson, on Wednesday, April Id; the bill wss "The Wonder," and "The Bough Diamond." Bare is a list of the forces: Stage Manager, Geo. L. Aiken; Acting Manager, 0. WllUnscn; Treasurer, Albert Aiken; Scenic Aittet, Geo. WUllamB; Prompter, J> Lewis; Musical Director, C. H. Holcomb; Machinist, W. H. Bull; stage decorator, " 0. Leonard;. Meaars. Walter Bonn, S. H. Tereey„B. Manuel, G. Blags, T. E. Sarvin, E. Packard, T. White,-B. B. George, Engliah; Misses Anna Brown, Nellie Sprague, MolUe Ashton; Mesdaffles S. A. Austen, and J. H. Temey. The opening hdose was very good, although It rained, torrenta; the piece went off well. The business nas been fblr, op to. Monday, 7lh, when "Fort Donelson" was produced to not lass than 1200. On the occaaion oi the opening of Ford's Mew Theatre,' iq Washington, D. 0,. on the 19tli ult, the opening addrees, written for the ocooslon by Mr. H. E. Woodbury, was delivered by Miaa Annie Grahoin. From It we take the following}— Bright eyes of-Beauty—forms of manly might. Welcome, thrice welcome, on our opening night I Tour presence proves our efforte are not vain, ' And that a generous publlo will sustain The lawful Drama hare, where Taste and Art Have madeour Capital,—the headend heart' Of a great Matlon,->beantlfDlly grand,-.-. A worthy of onr native land; Wortiiy the name of Freedom's noblest son, Onr own t>eloved—Immortal Washington. We trust, are long, that dvU strife may cease. That through our land the Olive Branch of Peace - Shall brighuy bloom; theti fanned by gentle gales. Oommbrce shall aafoly spread her snow-white sails. And then In every land,—on every sea,— ' Our "Stars and Stripiss" shall the more honored be, Hastsn the time, when all In oar loved land Shall be united, both in heart and hand. And a great people joyftilly ahall raise. Unto onr nation's God,—one hymn of praise. When after bloodv- wars old Bome and Greece , EQjoyed again "the piping Umes of peace," The ampte Amphitheatre was built Where Oladtaton struggled hilt to hilt, And be who vanquished was, died In despair. While ehbuta, and cheers, and laughter rent the air, • Sot In our day, the Thespian Art oan claim A gentlai etphere.—a more exalted bme. Nor ever does it stronger wespona try. Than the swift shafts that aboot from Beauty's eye, Oaoalng of Pleainre and of Fain a ihrin, A dangeroos wound,—but one that does not UU. When from the (tr-off Scandinavia,. There came a Child of Bong, a brilliant Star, On yonder alte, where erst the flames had played. Aroee a temple worthy of the maid. But tkled seemed the spot, for AM once more. Assailed the Drama, as it had before. And, hare, where oft the solemn sounds of prayer. And Anthem's note have fallen on the air.* We shift the scene, and mirror on the Stage. The fashions and the folllee of each age; i Show Human Matore in ite varied ^uue. <' ' Teach yon the vile to shun,—the good to priz;. Here oft as Momus ahall aseert his right, Or graver Tragedy ahall rule the night. Give Imt your countenance,—your friendly cheer, Of C>llnre,-then, we ahall not have a fsar;- But acting every part our very beet. Will to your generous kindness leave the rest. - ' " * The Atfaensnm Building was lately the Tenth^treet Baptist Church. Fred. L. Sent closed Us dramatle season In Portland, He., on the 24th of March, and intends opening in Bangor on the list or 28tb bf the present month. Misa Alice Pladde, who vraa in Toronto for two weeks, was to have teft there on the 10th inst Mr. 0. W. Couldock opened at the Pittaburgh Theatre cm the 8th. The first two evenings were "the worst Und" of wAther, but since then the attendanoe has been &ir. "The Willow Copse" seems to bear repetition well. Hre. (Lucille -western) Head is to perform two more weeks at the Holllday.etreet BalUmore, then n short engagement in Mew .lorb, and after that take a trip totheflowery meads of California, A decidedly "western" tour, nom MewTodc. Miaa Maggie Mitotaell Is to follow Ettle Henderson at the Bt Louis The^TQ, "The Bottle Imp" and "Mozeppa" are under- lined at that lumse. A St Louis coireapondent has promised us » letter in contradiction to that of "Kon Professional," which oharged Maggie with sundry magptetalk (and aottons) in fkvor of seeesslon, Alltlght Let qs have the troth:—- "WhacU row de dowl - The Stan and Stripes must wave forever, Whaokl raw da dowl' ' -' For onr flag we're bound to savel" Isabdla Onbaa and her ballet-troupe are no'w "promised" to ap- pear at the Plttabnrdi Theatre on the 21st sure. It ta also "pro- ndsed'* that "amends" shall be made for previous disappoint- ments. Beynblds&Bogeis'Tarietlea Company are in this State. They were to have given a dramatic entertainment at the BapUat Ohurcl^ Morgasvllle, M. T., on the 12th. They get over toe church by calling their play the "great moral soriptoral drama." Ticket^ IS eente; children, 10 cents. At HcFarUnd'a Hatropolilan Theatre, Detroit, en the 9th, "Onr Amerioan Cousin" waa trotted out with-F. B. Chanfrsn as Asa, J. W. Albangh aa Dundreary, and Jeaale MoFarland aa Florence. The military drama of "Bull Bun" was in preparation. On Uonday evening next, aist inrt., the Oteveland Academy of Music opens for the nring and summer season. The net proceeds of the Brownlow reception at Pike'a Opera House, in Cincinnati, was tfae'handsome amonnt of $1,121. The Committee of Arrangemente met at the Gibson Bouse, Saturday evening, 8th. and made a presentation of the'Aun to Parson Brown- low. The Parson aooepted the generous and nneipeoted gift with a visible eihlbition of emotion, which beoame strongly marked when he spoke of his wife end fkmily of six helpless ohil^npn he had left behind him. and in the midst of the demons. Through tho Committee, he thanked the dtliena of Olndnnatl for their great kindness. The new drama, "Orahoo^na-BIIhoga," prodnced at the Arch, PhiladelphU, does not seem to meet \nth much ttvor. It Is still on, however, and may run for a week or two longer. Hlas Charlotte Thompson remains the present week at the Walnut Philadelphia. . A sentimental ptay, called "Edith and Zeldio," in which Mlsa Thompson sustains two oharaoters. has been prodnoed. At the Continental. Qilladelphla, the Haoarthy la the attrac- tion, but it does not seem to have created muob of a sensation. The "sensatlenlate" need themselves dp on Unole Tom. The German Theatre, Oallowfaill atreet, Philadelphia, hitro. ducea the comedian, Mr. Bohlar. this evening, 14th; and on the 16th, Ur. Eunst, from the Berlin Theatre, makes Us dtbut. The following letter In reference to "Non-ProCessional's' charges against Hias HlVihell is straightforward, and to the point and we give It entire:—"Oblotgo, April Tth, 1862.—FanniD QumEH—In looking over your summary of April 8th, I saw a let- ter frbm a 'Mon-Profesalonal' corrospondent, Burlington, Iowa, making several charge? against Miss Maggie Mltehell;—1st, alng- Ingthe Southern Uusellles Hymn in Uontgcmery; 2d, appear- log in costume at Jeff Davis' lioaugnration; 3d, for using the Stars and Bora, and Stars and Stripes, during the porformonee of the.•French Spy,' in Mew Orleans, Ustwinter. The flnt two charges t cannot contradict, but the third I oan, moat emphatic- ally, having been in Ur. B. DeBor's theatre—better known ts the St'OhorlesTbeatre—-thewholeoflostwlnter. Neither the Stars and Bars nor Stare and Stripes were used in tho 'French Spy' during Miss M. Mitchell's engagement Tho French flag was used at the end of the Ut act, for I assisted Mr. O. A. UoManua— who played the part of Mahomet—to pnUlt down and trample It under foot Mr. C; A. MbManos is now ptaytng in Pltteborah, whb oan testily towhat I say. There-was no flag used in the 2d Oct end the person who played the part of Capt Dldler.car. rted the FrenchlUg at the end of the 3a aot, wUoh Hlas Mitch- ell took ftom him, and waved tt over the dying Arab. Tbf Bey '^^JtoK'i^'SSSSMi^i^^'ff' ^F^* •«* B**- «3!mW tehSnlnj.and olifr "itoopto ponoaer" more tbtt ig urea or suoh Ratably Inefficient management an mark* I ever. <'Whnt, hoi 1|wse, hereP' of Algiers was played by Mr. Hind, who can also testify to the above! Mr.' McDlellan, of the Boston Museum, was the Sergeant Dubourg, and. If he will speak out like a man, can also prove wbat I say. I wish to inform my Mend tnm Burlington that the St Obarlea Theatre never possessed a confederate flag. In your eorreepondent'a letter, he. states that Miss Mltoheu was styled the Queen of the South. I can send you bills of nearly enry night that Miss M. played, end yon will find that no suctc terms are made use of on the bills. For further parttculssB ap- ply to your htimble servant, - Jomnoti Lioirno, llcVlokor'a Theatre, Chicago, HI. ' ' ' Ur. J. B. Boberte te; notrlnan engageihent for two weeks at the Boston Museum, commenced on the Uth. !*Fsust and Mer- guerito" is the principal card, W. H. Whaller la ihe Faust, Bate Beignolda the Marguerite, and J. B. R. the UepUstophllea. Hatston, UUea and Fletcher's partr seem to have "skedad- dled" ibe other day at PortsmouUi, M. H.,alihongh their busV deai in Maine and "parte adiacent" had been good. Miles goes miles away, out Wost, taking bis beat horse wlBi him. Uarston goes to tho Howard, Boston. . ^ . «. Graver's Theatre, (the New Nattonal,) In Washington, D.O., 1I4II be opened to the public for the first time on Easter Monday evknlng, 21st inst Mr. John Collins,-Irish comedian and voaal- Istiwlube the opening star, supported Mr. 0/SetoheIl, Mr. B. L, niton. Miss Jennie Parker, Lotty Hough, and othen of ability. By on advertisement In this deportment, the eompsny engaged ore notified to meet at the theatre co the morning of ?nday, 18th inst r Hanaget»F. h. Kent and X. B. WilUami open at Bagor abcot the lit Stay. ■ ■ ■■ ■ -''- ■ FDonkBiyers terminates ttli seaiofi it Worcester. Hiit., OB the i uth, and tiow changes th| scene into Temont. ore not clear aboat the words, something llke-^"Ma7 love door* wolf, Klodow. etb. ' ' ,.',4 Our inquiry for "Utile Flske." last week, has "drawn the badger," and (dad we are to hear of his prosperity, also of Ur. Laneivan'a. Both are "trumps;" anyhow. Mr. 1 maybe ex- pected bqpe soon from the West Indies. Ur. ^bas oroonlxed ■ company at Slngston, Jam,, and "Hose" will "run wld'° Mr and Un, Frank B«a, Mr. and Mrs. Mlok I>avonport,-Hr. Thompson • Hiss Grtttan, etc. making a tour of tho telond, at the dose otUr! I>anetgiin;s season. The mmlcat tfiillttes of the regular company at the Bostoa Uosenm were pretty ^ell tested laat week with "The Doctor of Alcantara." Dblntereated persons.considered the perfbnnanoe as eqnd to anything.done by the Italian Uproar people at the Academy of MualcT^ ' The £. L. Davenport,' E. 0. Jarrett,and W, Wheatlev party occapy the Boston Theatre, commencing on the 91st, for four weeks. Tom Comer in the.orchestra. We are not in any way supposed to, or surprised at, any . amonnt of dramatlo revolunoosi out what are we to think of the , "ve;natllity"ofan actress who ooq play snohoharioten as ComlUe, - Uia. Holler, and Jack Sheppardi -.takmg them as they come, by - andlorgo? Anotebleeiample wsfi afforded last week In Balti- more, and no doubt all the personattoxis wbro equ^Qy well sus- tained. Ifso^ y ■ . , . , "0, den, abet de'do— . >. InoldBaltlmo— One.ot those good things (or wUcb soUd Old Boston te funous., may be bxpected to come off soon at the Boston Theatre. Thislo,. aperformance of "Macbeth," entirely by.amatouraof tbatllk, bt' the benefit of the Soldiers' Belief Fund.. Iiet It—like one of Witt-, dOBt'B ateaks—be "done qnloUy," ete. < ' , The benefit of Mr. Whitall, on the 28th .ult, at the People's Theatre, Denver City, 0. T., waa well attended; the same evenlnc - the attendance was good at the Platte Valley Theatre, on the oi, caslon of Eva's benefit Part of the troupe from the People's'., Theatre aasisled, and Ur. Langriihe eong one or two Irish sonn. - At the first-named Theatre, a poem entitled "Elng Sbam." read ' by Mr, Greenleaf. waa the feature of the progr^me. > c The theatre at UUwankce, after being closed tw» weeks, wia re-openedontheSlst.plt by Mr. BiIey.biitatterpIaytDgone,weet«i. wlthUr. Meafleaathe star-ihe manager found blmiw usable jto - eomplete a second week, aVquietly sntnldsd. It te t*'"* *«t . the Academy will shortly be opened aa a minstrel ' Tl^e Howaid, In Boston, goea through some of the most esaro-; datliut' spasms of mutability. As staled In our Issue of last „ weA,Uanager Fleming had been compelled to cry cut "enough I','- Like Uicbeth, he could not live on ambition altogether. InTttla-,- "perpl'exlng predicament" Wyzaman Marshall stopa forward a* - the Qulntlas Ourtius of the occaaton—no allndon to Abe Vander- beck, Joe Cnahlng, Or any of our circus friends who did the ■ handsome thing on a certain prevlona occasion—and now bddbr,.' tiles to make what was the most beautiful theatre In Boston once, more shine out ts one of the most attractive—as It undoubtedly might be made. Brother Mamhsll has "the rocka," and tba - place where he and hia bnther could not make money must -bo one of those barren places we read of in the "Letters of Major Jack Downing." Besides, Wizeman te like Cardinal Wdsey— "There's in Um stuff that puto him to these ends,^' and ahnady he commences business (Uth) with Falconer's ver- don of '.'Few o'Day, or .Savouneen Deeliah," In which Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Conway, perfbtm Harry and Eate EavOnogh as originally played at the author's own theatre, in London. Bon or no run with Edmund Falconer'a truly original dramatizatlan. and the splendid acting of the Conways, Wyzeman is preparing a stock of reserve trpcqps, showing Us good genenUUp. Such s man as Marshall does not leave the elegancies of Us private real- . denee wtthoat intending'to carry on war like a Hotapur. We , loan that' he bos W. H. Curtis, L. P. Boys, D. Mourse, Misses. Eato and Mdly Newton, F. E. Aiken, J. Biddies and wife. Mm. Sylvester,. Joseph F. Price,-C. H. Wilson, eto. About the mu- dolms we are not at present informed, but honest John HoIIoway - is to give them their "Wood Up" when they roeln up. No doubt Hanhall te safe. He made money prevlonsly at the Bbward. and we hope he may "do so seme more." Adah Isaacs Menken is now entitled, we believe, to many any millionaire whb comos along, and who may be Inclined ioAo the polite thing; Ulss Adah is also hereafter entltlsd to put her name to as many "doubles" on a play blU aa ahe may please. . Our friend. John O. Beeuan, murt confess, when he hears the ' news, that Adah was "one too many" for him. Adah's ms-' moliB ore known to all the world, by oar previous men- tion. This "List act" caps the sheaf in Corinthian stvls, and shows Adah as a pretty fair Oerinthlon Tom. She nas obtained a divorce from John 0. Heenon in the Circuit Court of UoHenry Ooaq,ty, at Woodstock, Illinois. She is sold to have,. proved her marriage to Um at his Bock Cottage, oh the Bloom- Ingdale Boad, near New Tork, by tho Bev. J. S. Baldwin, on the ' 3d April, 18S9, -Wbatmnstwecsllhernowr Shouldltbe Bacbd. Adah Isaacs?' 'What sliallwe do with the Menken, now "tolher... dear charmer's away?" 'What author and publisher would make , fiune and fortune by describing adventures so romantic,,tri-'. umphs sp comlcsl? What artist mustwe find tolllnstratothemr Adah.has our consent to Join any party, except the Beceadonlsis and the Strang-Ulnded Women. ;. ' '. MDSIC, HAJU.S. Consldsrsble changes harsla(a|y taksB place at the MetropaU- tan Ccoeert' Saloon, Wilmington, Del. luas Clara Botlsr, the vodaUst-i-dAngbter of ^sdame Clifford, now Mrs, Cox seems to have Improred the biz, Miaa JuUa Hamilton—she of ttie Arab Brathers—is the nert novdty.. The company also has Mlsa Nelly - Clifford. Ulss Jenny Soto, Messts, Jake Budd, B. 'Virtue, John - and Charles Trewalla, J. Donnell, Professor Andersen, and a new member of the Smith fiunlly. Ohailey Cox is proprietor, and John Tceadwell etoge manager. The.walter-girls have been aent ' away, with religious traetefor consola&on, and baja nowlnlng in the foaming uger, so that what aoes by the name of Christian- ity may be sure or obtaining "the Wilmington brand" before It goes to market Baltimore seems to have "slid out" to Washington lately. The-, music halls seem to have "followed suit" with tbe theatres, as may be seen at Canterbury HalL Dick Parker, Udlla. La Foils, Little EDO, BdMs Clarke, Hamilton, etc, "JIned in" with the-. Mammoth WolBlgton Company, as if tbe ""'""y of t^ maqi- moth. The Delavantb Brothers are useful aa a "Serious Famiiy"' to the comlo folks. Brolnord's Hall (late Uelodeon), Cleveland. OUo, can now b» engaged for concerto. lectures, and exUbltnis of all Uhds. Se»- advsrtlsement Becentadvleasfrom Moshviile, Tenn., "gives sasnnnce through- the nlgbt," that ''our flag it is there." Oar milltan splrlt.and dramano tendencies seem to travel together, like twin sisters using ths same carpet-bag. "EA> pttfttual" Mo sooner had Uncle Bain's gardeners recovered poeaeaalon of the MaahvlU». patch in his gorden, than Uamger Beohtner, .Qf Bt Louis., "put- out" in the neomer Prairie Bose, and arrived In Mosh^lle on Sunday evening. On Uonday morning, large and handsome , show-bills told the Inhabltanta what had "arrova." On that same evening, Mth Uarob, the Uasonlo Hall shone ont with ao elegant audtenee assembled to witness the performancea. Ths Campbell Minstrels, comprising Nelson Eneas, BUI Manning, E. Orpen, J. Btout, 3. W. Snutb, Joe Hairs, etc, came forward aa the "foitom hope," and succeeded In taking the hearte of tbe Nasb- vlUians by storm, especially when Alex. Boss danced '-'the esaencft of old Virginia." mt rimalnder.of the experiment was an easy . conqiuest As for cannon bsHa, the ConUtn Brothers showed-- what oouia eosUy be done with them, among other gymnastlft, feate. Peto Conklln gave a comic song in the original Dutch, and JohnXlonklln proved his title of "Tne Toung American Her^ coles," But it was reaervedfor our pretty girls to give tho Wsr 'terloo charge. Miss Vlctorta Howard. Mlsa Eate Warwick (n»^ matter whewor-married or not). and' La Belle Lootae, performed. that part of Mr.'Beehtner's geseralsUp, and did il: we]L Hie t*-.. celpte Ukve since averaged f200 eaich business night Tho boiw. lesque opera of "Oh, HushI" and a medley toneert havo .beaa:- sdded to the programme, oiid In these Mr.-Postlowalt's musical, abilities are -very usetaL Nelson Eneos can alng "Ben Bolt" h»-- con, and'hls rendition'of,"See, Sir, see,"from "Oinderella."'re-r minds OS of what a capital Dandlnl he was originally in Phlladelr pUi, whenthe BontfimiUyweroaround,— "In the days when we went npsylng, A long time ogo." Bosslnl himself could not desire a bettor DandlnL But., our Cent themo te Uonager Bechtaer's enterprise at MoahvUle.. biz. Is tip top. Admission fifty cente; Bdls printed at MuA-' trflte Patriit office. Both fit LouU and Nashville press seem com- plimentary. Jerry Merrifleld, ^tfm to', bo wtb Mr. Beohtner, la- st present ihe rlaht.hand qmn at the' UeMeon, ^ Bt Louis.. Jerry is all-poirerral aa apostle of peace and harmony. Baib>, villeUsafe. Tbe Uelodeon, In St Louis, 'J. W. Ohatman proprietor, ana. Jerry Uorrifield stoge-mansger, conUnueato dteh upthequeer^ gialnt and qulxtleol. in exquisite atyte. JuUa Barton has ,heea. rorably received. Bbme Interesting chtnges are taking place tewarda MaahvUle;-and we expect to have a f uD list o(. those wh» remain at tho Melodeori, nert Week. ' . A third wizard or prestldlgltateur, Herr Alexander, abated tbe Tth, OS If Anderson and Heller bad not been in Plttobnrgb on — "enough," ohd opened at Masonic HaU. He gave a free lecture, tbe first evening to a .full house, and undertook to explain the- phlloeophy of, "second sight;" but, on the second evening there waa a very kmall "eight" for the treasurer. Of'course thaBei*. came - out next morolng with a "card," in wUch be atated that his thaorr was all right, out that Us audience hU^ot the "obUl; ty" to underetond it' Uaybeso. This beln|('the third Umeoi' aahintr,we begin to think that Mzardizlng perfonneM bad Mt- ter avoid Fltlabnrgh to futura, as there seems to be something about tho Iron Cifer that deranges tbolr magneto and upseta ih«r "reckoning." This Alexander must seek other -realms *'^SS««ger Jako Esher seems to hove no Idea of tsvlBgtt ^'l^t ths pressure of coippetltlon at St Louis. On the oonttwy, JMpe onnonnoesthat he bos "the-largestUid be?t.ooBpanrittWo West" CertainlylltBbtllaandpOTformanoa*aravery•™*«oJ»*- and be bos a caplUstago manager In James BOay- Jaoi^OUt ^'unde^Beh'Trlmblo's Varietlos, PIttebuiigb, W b^en^ndMad by MBypr Sa«yair to romova the refreahttent oounwti; rajnBIe does not tremble, bnt will probably hatretorsteore .ttptelnw lose oou^OtebitU podtlons. - N. *'7l*?f'f'"f WW? -HI *%JW>Barnett sHU i|Mf(f«^*','** .l"*?*^ 'Po"'!^^ ^- FormUi>ii*l'<»of inwtM^Beoord.seepsgeS. •