New York Clipper (Jan 1863)

ISTEW YORK OXIPPER: THEATBIpAL BEOOBD. OITT sonnuBY.. JVOTIOK 'to THB PHOFBSBIOITt' antnoisMS and notiobs from otbsr paI'srs. ExoEUDiz and well-merited noUoes and oritlalami ofpeTform' , ^ perfornumoes froqnentlr sppeu Injonniala jrUoh may jure *n oxttnilve local dnolttlon, but irhloli m nidy aeen oaWda of tlie where they tre pnbltihed. We tLkTe npett- been'roqnested to copy anoli notlcei, in £he OimzB, not gntaltonaly.' bnt aa a matter of boalnen. By glTlag:tliem'pab> Uolty In the Oldpkb they attain a wider and more general olron- Ution, both In Europe and Amerioa. Wo have considered the natter ovor, and Uonr Menda dealre It, we will prepare a apeotal jfptrtsient In oni Theatrical Bocord, In which noUcaa and oriU- ' eiima ftom other papera will be Inserted for one ahllUng per line. Those who nuiy wish to take advantage of thlq offer, will pleue send along their fbTors at onoe, MoMDAT, Jnniiary 19,1663. NotwlthBtandlnd' the'aovere strain upon poatase onrrenoy hoMers tBroogh ue halldaya,the oriUoal and emalUDg pressure noon pocket books, and the llrely and loose ontpoiwog of ye nse thing nceOfol daring the aeason of festlrJ&cs bat lately ^ed, wo are gratified to record that boslness lost week contln- aed romiTkably good, and the theatres, east side and west aide, . trere rewarded by exceadlngly good houses at the bands of a ■Uboiil and dlserlmlnaUog publio." The week ancceedlng tho holiday season Is generally a sort of blank, or "half and holt ar> nngement," but this time It was all good and qenalno patron- inLno "moek tortle" or Slmsey "papet" crowding, bat a cash Sdoisementof nearly every patron of onr amnsomentS. This looks veil. It savors of on Inoreoslng love for the drama, an abiding faith In minstrelsy, and confldesco In things generally. lAt managers pat their *SBoaIders to the wheel, and keep mov- ing 00, not to Hlehmond, bnt to rlohes. So &r all Is weD—the HsaoD bus been brilliant, considering tho dlstnrbed state of onr eoontrf. KoiT la the turning point. If once the Interest In oar amoaements Is permitted to nag, down goes yoorliOTtte, and tbe profits of the patt will be eaten up In the Josses of thefutore. look to It, therefore, Ur. Hsnagor^keep np yoor attraotlons— let novelty saooeed novelty before one ahows the least evidence of old age—let star follow star before a single ode grows dim In the service. In this way the Season may bo carried throngh trl- QjDphaiitly, and oaoh and'every manager bo enablcif to salt dovm In the old 'stocking a large satplis as the earnUgs xif the liuslness of 1863-3. '^•■All's well that ends welL" Lot's to work, . tben. . ' We wlah-some Improvement conldbe made In the reserved seat arrangement ataomeof oar theatres; or, what Is mora to tbe purpose, we wish the system coald be abolished altogether. Vo seldom visit a theatre that we do'not see seats marked ••taken" that have not. In reality, been seonrod at all; and this Hut Is very apparebt at the cloaeof the first act, when these ••Uea" empty boats are qntokly filled by those who may have been pokod away In some obeenre corner, or by standees who ore ever ready to pounce upon the bogus •'secored scats" as . soon as the curtain begins to descend on the openlng.act. To moke a show, whole rows of seats ixoMarkti "taken," for which, ptrbips, not o single check has been Issued at tha box olSce. ' They are reserved for hotels, or for ftvorltos of the offlolals In front of the house, who may or may not put In an appearance; wbUo those who ottend early, and pay Ihelr 'vray freely, are compelled to "take back seats." "fttst come, first served," ■honldbo the role at all odr theatres. If Hra. Astor wishes a good teat, let her drive down town In season, and take her etumceswlth Hrs, Billy Fattereon, who bos to foot It It may be urged that Mrs.BIUy hia the same privilege of aoonilng a seat In advance as Mi«.'ASter. "All right, my covey;" so she has— we admit It But If neither Mrs. Astor or Mrs. Patterson ahoold think about accurlng a seat In advance, bat both drop In ••promlBcuonsly," at night, do you think the spouse of the stricken BlUywonId fiiro as samptaoualy as the consort of the 'ftee and easy millionaire?'Hay? Do yer? No mam. The offldals in front know the difference, twlzttweedle dam and tveedle dee; the relict of the belligerent Patterson Is left to look oat for herself, whilothe "hlgh-bom lady" ofyemon of means Is conducted with all due deference and gallaniry to one of those ^ bogus seoured seats. - Its so. Now, both ladles being entitled to aosl rights, under corresponding circumstances, we ask Is It r. Is It Just that tho anilable but unasaamlng and modest ^rs. < BUly Patterson shonl&.be "left out In the cold 7" or, at least, left to seek a soat, unalde)], unassisted by tho gallant igentlemen . who have juet so courteously and comfortably.seated the other lady, whose huebandwas never struck? We have notblng to . aay against Mrs, -A., but claim equal «onrtesIey for Mrs. P. ' Kev, wo do not say that oil officials rccelvo presents from their . fiiroritoa. No such thing. But mmudo—we have seen it done, and that's whoroMrs. Putterson and thrae like her, of limited means, labor under a dliadvantags. They have probably left , Ibelr-lost half dollar at the box offlco,'aAS h&ye'bqt asoUtoiy quarter I<(t vrlth 'which to'J>tfr6hase the Inevitable stew ind ac- companiments oh their Tstuiin home.- So we repeat, the bogus iciorvcd seat system la a delusion and a snare, and ought to be bbtlcdont. P. S.—It has never been discovered who stnlok Mia, Fottenvin's husband. . Talking alou't reserved 'seats, and the.premium soinotimes paid for aoafs—abont which latter wo have not said a word—re-, minds ne of a sale of seats or pews which took- place lost week at Mr. Henry Ward Beooher's establishment, in Brooklyn. This "itar" continnos to attract the largest audiences, and seats are alirays In great demand, the annual aale of which brings In a big revenue. At the sale on the 6th, there was a very hirge at- ! tendance, and the 'bidding waa aomewhat more spirited than ^laatyeor. The highest premium offered was flU;Iast year it wtsflOO. The average premium was muoh higher than on any previoos occasion. "Iba rental of the pews and allso chairs Is .{13,316, and It was estimaited that the total amount realized this year would be 135,660, against f18,600 lost year. We think .It would ••ring in" a good many more sinners If tho free aeat, or first come first served eyatem were adopted here, too. Don't •you? : The engagement of Vx: I. B, Bnbertti, at NiUo'a, will tonuln- ate on the lUh Inat., that being tho lost representation of "Fauat and Marguerite," for the present. Although the attendance has been good daring a portion of tho time this speotacle has been pieaentcd, yet, nnsnololly, the piece hns not. proved a succesA. ' In the first place, it was not now to our boards. In the second place,, the effects were not properly managed on the opening nights, and tho bungle made by the carponters and stage bonds Darted the beautlea of the apeotade, and created a somowhst nafkvorable lapfesslon regardinc'lts merits. Mr. Boberts, as Uephlatopheles, has been favorabfy recelTod, and much credit acoorded to him for his rendition of tho part ' There was a terrible time at the Italian Opera lost week, and the season sposmodl^y and abruptly olosed on the lOtb, with a'^nutlnoo." On Monday, 6tbr "Polluto" was given, with Big. ' Uaecofeirl substitated fbr SIg. Brlgnoll, who was agaln|reportcd ' oD theslbkllst, MlssEeUogg appeared In the Opera, as an- [ nomioed, and met with a kind-reoeptlon. The ••Sicilian Vos- > pen" was odvortisod-fbr the Tlh, but Brigtlo^ aUU being Inid up i lO 'lavandor, the ••Trdvlata" waa given In Its place, wlth'M'lle, '. Ooidlcraj the.lostone. The delicate tenor ronialning, or sup- .posed to be ihmalning on his beam-ends, and everytlung at the Academy going to the dogs. Manager Qran was oon^ellod 'to shut uu shop., on tho -10th, promlalng to resume when .■ Brlgnoll "comes, to.". Italian Opera oompaniaa ought to be so organised that no one single pcrfoitner,- by ca- , ..pnco, or Ulhesti, should interim with the bualhoss of . us concbm, br max the. pleasure of the patrons of tho lyrio rnrna, aa Brignoll has done. Bomotimes there Is a great deal of ^ousy and bod feeling existing among these stnglng people, i,, *od 'ito have known coses where a tenor shanmed'Slokness to '{^".^^^rformlng with some fresh prima donna. We hope there osoUilog of tho hind In the present cue. For Brlgnbll'p own .Jwaaktlon, wo sincerely trust that he may hove been alcdi'-Vett .1' f'w'T-as represented, and it vrill do/bo harm If ho don't get well wo suddouly. Such a course mfgAtdreate suspicion. FoorOraul . JS*"vm"-us^man. fioshoulddeolaremartlal-Uw. :'.,"hUo BrionoU ls.<'sl9wly recovering from his tocentsevereIn- .. WoutIoii,'^:.letua turn oar attention to another musician who ;. .j}really.dss'ervlns of onr sympathies ond assistance, We allude ..: :r'.<xv genial and weighty mend Cook, who many a tlmo and oft : :ift'„°'>'^ed ue with the muslb which he drew from hia Oreinona, .^. wiuie wielding the bow and baton at Nlblo's'Oorden. Fortbno ^Jon< back on friend Oook, of tote, and with s large family to . W"^;> <or, aU is not coleiir <Iu roM ^rith him and bis. Asccrialfi- ug tus ttot, a number of his- friends ate mohlsg arrangementa . {?4^",vp a benefit In his behalf; the first, we beUevei tendered ,u!!"><»]>tiaojoumamongns., Bhould the proposed testlmo- ' Hiwi'S' » ^*<"'' ^ *1™9> Plaw, eto„ wlllbe duly announced - in iho ouppsB and other papers. ■ MhiuH ^ mode by Mr. Henry Wood, at Wood's "MMreli, to gefatlemen of allterary turn of mind. He propose* 1 .111?!;?.ddlats-for the beat negro play and'aong, S,ir*'!'*»''opatheUo, of three versos and a ohomst thsplay ' S^ni?r''iU2!F''il^y Now, this is something worS • "enj fori »3l!0wlU bo given for each. thMil*"" *be Jauaneae pigs at the Broadway Menagerie? i,S?u 8"** ourioBlty, They grmU lUe any otter pig, but . awBni'^'??.. •ntlwIy'Mfferont modeL In SipresslSn* they jrenotaglH9jBp,„gB, Tommy and his crowd that visited At •<<i^?> .""'^' »"* of us a few years ago. Just on tho ' bo li?ljTi»" ' that what they oJl It ?;^pr'on the forthead, .nay- ryKis—tbareare certain marks that-look veiymuoh'llke Ohl- iW;™ar«atars, like those "we see on tea ohesis. Which, for all ttiAi^°7> ""'^Vess some hard things agalnit us< The bios }ri'?**l!CB> considering they have no Boob to expUIn the fuik . W»of the cpuntiy.tothem, are pretty weU behaved, and 'atoal '{{^^pojoy.themaelvas aa weU as tho oonflned dlmeiislons of %'!5'^U"^P«rmlt, In additioDtothe plgs. aauTlousVort ' 2.S.'"*»y'«» Inst, boeu placed in Mr. lenfaoolleotlon. This "r^$>yi Or "Bearded Bakl," doeSinot istemble any plotnreof ' biave ever aeen In our^ipelllng-books,o« sehobl'. i.^Ia of natural history. ThetaU la in the right plaoo, but It Is ' like a wolfs or eqiiltrel'a taU than a monkeyV It mo* be 'tXS^^i? *<Id that the monkey ls In no way connected With the fiS>< v'lof a different peraoaalon altogether. A visit to Mr. *•«&( a Henagori'e will wul repay yon. There yon can ■«• many ;:315 wOndarfQl, Uy^g creations, prominent among which are four elephants, lions, Ilonesaes, tiger cats, eto., etc., and the Japanese 'luuiagsr Fuller, of the Louisville Theatre, arrived tn town laat week. - Be opens tho National, Oinolniutl,' on the lOth. Hit Tltlt here la for the purpose of looking up talent fbr the new 'company. > ' : i. handsome New Tear's ptwenti Mrs. Ohonfirou, of tte Winter garden, was, on New Tear's day, presented with a deed for a house and three lots of land, by her husband, Mr. T. 8, Chanlkau. Mot bad to take. . i The •'three fours" shine out as brilliantly as ever at Mr, Bobert Bntler'amuslohallon Broadway. This'week several tit the old favorites are In the field, with new wrinkles picked np by experience on ttelr travels. We "squoze" ourselves In there Baturday evening, after conaiderable tronble ftbm the Jam, and found everything lovely, as usual, 'speololly the ballet glrla. They>ere going through the Zoqave drill In the afterpiece, Jnat as we entered. There's nothing we like better than to see the olrls ••maneuvring." The pleoe, a great patriotlo one, In whloh file fellows on the reb. aide get pretty well damned by tbe audi- ence, ended with a grand tableau of pret^ ftoes, symmetilcal limbs, and fine scenery, .j, ■ Master Willie Pape's concert at Irving BjoU on Wednesdsy evening, Jon. Tth, wst qalle on agreeable success. Willie Is un- questionably on astonishing Iwy. His brilliant! exeonlion, &a ramarkoblo comprehension of the resources of the Instru- ment be is such a master of, and tte compositions he ploys so admirably, ore such os to equal tho efforta of ttose who hove devoted ttemselves to study for three times the number of years ttst he has. We listened to.Wlllle's rendition of Llzt's "BIgoletio Fantasia,"Oottschalk's "Last Hopo,"and Thalbeig's "Ellse de Amore," with delight. All were played from memory alone, and with an accnraoy and skill tmit would'have done credit to tte suttors above nombd. Mr. nieo. Thomas on tte violin, U. Oostle in ballads, and Miss Dingley in operotlo oava- tlnw, greatly added to the ottniotlona of tte evening. Oh Monday evening, Jon. 6tt, ttere was one of ttose crowded honsos at Wallock'a that we often hear of, but seldom see, tte attraction being tte rogiantlo drama of "Pauline," which was Sresented at that tteatre for the first time on tte evening in ques- on. The last time we aaw this highly sensational play, waa ot WoUack's old tteatre. wltt -Mlts Lsuro Keene hi the leading character—the was tten establishing herself in favor—and ttsn It proved quite a toUng cord. Assayed on Monday, tte per- formance was a doddeo Improvement on that of tte pieviona Eresentatlon. We never saw Mrs. Eoey act better. 'She was in er gloiy; and dressed and acted tte part to perfection. £esler Wallack woo altoihi his tphere, and the manner in which he per. formed ttrongheut was truly thrilling, espeololly tte duelling scene, whl.ch It alone wortt on evenlBg''s visit to see. The otter characters were slso woll rendered, and tte scenery was very good, tte soene in the .second act being reolly a fine plcice of londsospe painting. But the piece Is not one we should Include in tte 'walucklan repertoire; It Is too sensational, aiid has too little about It that would ••point a moral and adorn a tale," By way of variety. It does well enough; but a few representations in a seaaon will do for such plays'sp "Pauline." Daniel E. Bondmann, tte promieing young tragedian, who cre- ated tnch a tonsaUgn while playing a montt or so ago In Oerman at Wollack's Old Theatre, will appear at Nttlo's Oorden on tte 16tt, 16th and ITtb, In ttegroatcharoeterof Bl^lock, Inthe "Merchant of Venice." Mr. Bondman has been assiduously studying our language during hit recess, and It le expected his performances In tte English language will be "weU up" to tte'greot Hons. Feohtorof tte London ttsge. We shall sse about Uat oU In good time. Those statuettes of Edwin Boott referred to in this deportment OS being In preparation tome time ago, ore now finished, and on exhibition in niany of our Broadwayatores. We can't soy that we like them, Mrs. John Wood was vrell recsived on her ro-sppcoranee be- fore tte public, at Lanra Eeene'sTbeotre, on Monday evening, Jon. 6lh. This evening, 13tt, she is to appear for tte flrat time In New York -in Phmene's cqmlo drama, entllled tte "Pride of tho Market," To see tte great comedienne in this, to us, new )loce, ttere will very likely be a'strong turn out of tte ody's admirers. At this time, in her pecuUor line ef bualness. Mil. Wood Is without a rival, perhaps, on tte Amerioon stage, and on tte foreign boarda there ore but few tbot equal her. It should not be forgotten that Mr. Boberis' benefit takes place at Niblo's Qtrden on the 18th, and Miss Emily Thome's on tte. Utt, those being tte last representations of tte tpectade of Foust and Marguerite.' Tbe Morzetti Jocko Troupe hod a lively week of it at tte New Bowery Theatre, doshig on tte lOtt Inst The only thing that seemed to tronble tte Doys was, as to Jocko's toll. They were pretty unanimous ttothe onghtto Aanea toll, but If ttot useful appendage to the monkey tribe was tacked on to "Jooko," ttey ••could not see K." In order to keep up a conatant run of attrac- tions at tte New Bowery, Mr, Ungard will produce this evening o drama founded on Victor Hugo's great work, entitled "Les Mlscrables. If tte dromo should prove anything like as Intot- catlng 08 tte book, it cannot fall to meet wltt success. ••liis Mlseroblea" is protmbly one of tte most' thrilling books of the age. The dramatization to bo produced ttle evenhig Is by Mr. H. Seymour, and tte distribution ot.tte principal choractorals OS follows:—Jean VaUeen, Mr. O. O. Bonlfoco; Jovert, Mr. J. Nunon; Moriui, Mr, Morden; Oavoche, Miss Denham; Fantlne, Mn..W.O. Jones. . • ■ Then Is nothing hew to record of Biyants'.MlnstrelB.' Wa oV' serve the same orowded audiences, nlgbt "after night, and tte some system of rapid changes on tto stsge. Everytting moves along here oS If by maehlneiy. There ore no waits between acts; as soon as one pOTformonce Is oondladed, another is foody, and to it goes on until tte olosing sot, whloh Is generolly o rool old dork^ long and donee, and plontotlofi wind-up. On Monday evening next, Jon, lOlb, Miss Boteman commences, a series of performances at Niblo's Qarden. A new ploy, colled "Leah, tte Foreaken," will be given on tte ojpening i&ght | A new bond of minstrels is Obout being organised in this olty, under tte direction of Mr. H. 8. Bomsey, the great performer on the banjo, and ot one time one of the manogen of the celebrated troupe known oa Bumtey & Newcomb's Minstrels, ' Several good perioimers ore still required to complete tte new orgonlzaUon, oa may be seen by on advertisement in tnotter pert of this paper. Mr, Cotddook, Miss Oonldook, and Ulss Oubos srs tte attrac- tions ot tte Winter Oorden'ttls week, tte tjro former appearing In "The'Ohimney Corner," supported by A. H. Davenport; and oubos, in tte "FrenohSpy." . . The Cos Mon, Dr. Oolton, oimounces an exhibition in this olty on the Utt. His sublecU cut np some high shlndlos at ttose exhibitions. The laugbhig.gas mokee some of tte frightfuTex- perimentoIlsU ory ineteod of laugh. A company of little ones, oollod tte Bretto Children, will give their first cencort In New York onttelSttlnst Bernard, a vio- linist, Is eleven yeots of age; Blehard, who ploys on tte comet, is seven; ond Emll Qrsu, also violinist, is ttirteen. There Is no change at tte OldBowery. The giant Is still ttere, and draws big houtes, Jackson Holnes, tte skater, who inform- ed us a week or two rinco that he would leave immediately to fulfil engagemonto woat, la also at this house. •'The uto Mis. Brougham" reads ot "tte Invitation of several fsniiiles and frienda" on the Utt inat,' She promisee to give on evening wltt "Ireland's Shakespeare," her seleotlons being from Enowles' "Hunohbook," and "Love Chase." - Mr, Wm. Prldhom. Oolifomlo olroos ogent, arrived he^e'tn tte lost steamer from Son Fronclsoo.. He comes on a mission from Mr. Leo, circus manager in California, to engage talent' for tte next season. - ■ • : ■ Among tte arrivals in town lost week was Mr- Smythe, pitf- prietor of Trimble's Voiletles, Pittsburgh. He la'looking up talent for bis music hall, and has olroody made o number of on- [omenta. L now hotseptoce, called tto "Spy of the Potomac," has been written for Miss ^cukeh; and wetrndeistand thotAriemoa Word is'also writing 0 piece for thls-Iady. It Is callsd "That Awful Woman," and may nave reference to a celebrated Botreos. ' Oheop enough. Five "photoe" fof }1 of ttcotriool celebrities. See Wemyes's odvertisement. Plok 'em out where you like. Adah Isaacs Menken bos not been oblo to conmience any of her engOgiaments, oq account of iUnessi A neuralgia offecUon holds her In dose onstody In this olty.' As soon os her health ta restored, she will go to work again. She has had fresh'offers this Week, an^ Manager Hampton, of tteBartfordTheabre,would llko to ssoure her servloea for: tto Hartford, Springfield, Provi- dence, and Now Haven olroutt. DRAMATIC. Miss Edltt Ultehell and Mr. Waldrofi were tto priilolpal per- rmersatVlotoria,.T. I,, atlost oooonnto, Deo. Ttt, Tho bott well spoken of by tte preak of tttt plooe.' A gehileman'. nam ei Murray, formerly o merchant at Folaom, in Califoriilt, has lately taken to tte stwoi out of Intense love for tto profession; He was lost, phtylng wltt Buohonon's company at Sacramento, His spedollty is. B4ot& oboroeters, whlon he performa with conaiderable naturalness and ability. . Miss Morion, porforming wltt Oates' '■Parlor Enterislnment,' will soon be disengaged, and Is deslrona of securing on engage- 'mentatahomhermaTd, etc See odvertliemeni Ford's Theotn, Washington, re^nlly destroyed by flre;'waa formerljr a BopUtt ohurch, under tte pastoral core Of Bevv O. B. Brown.Mr, Ford rented tte place, and expended a large sum of money in converting It Into a tteatie. We bdleve he had tte privilege of purchasing tte proper^ wlttln five yeais. Mr. Pike's Olilioinnati cotnpuiy are to perform in Lexlngton,- .Ey., ttta week, tte Opera.iHouse being oooupted by John B. .Qough, who Is to deliver a course of lectures for choiitablo pur- poses. At tte (dose of tteso leotuios, the bompany will' rolnm, and Miss Hero^ will commence a star engagement at Pike's. The hkrgeat audience that ever atiembled at Springfield, Mass., attended at Mualo Hall on the 6th, on tto ocooslon of a perform* anes glveh ttere by Mr.'WheoUey's company, xmder tte direc- tion of Mr. Jarrelt Mr. Hackett oppeored as FoUtaff, in the "Merry Wives of Windsor," supported by Measrs. MoOuUougb, CssoU, Books; Mrs. J. H. Allen, Mrs. H. P. Orattan, and ottna. It was regretted that ttelr stay could not be'prolonged. TheV were foUowod on tte Ttt by Mr. J, 0. Mysis' Providence com- W^ny, who remain there antll tto 17tt. .On tte occasion ot Mr. W. H.Blley'a benefit on the 3d Inst, at the Metropolitan, Indianapolis, ho appeared as Ftblon and IxnU de Fronohl, In tte ."OorslcouBrothen," ' Y.v--. attte^Bcslon leomUgmeh," i.—^-.— ' # lte»'01rl,-Bdhi. meneed oh engagement ot MoVloker's Xhtatn, OhloaMi otf 'tte OU), to suooesstu] business. The Yankee Girl waa np for a ben- c^tcntteMh, •aS^S^ amussmanta were not very brisk at< last isocounts. yit rogret to hear that Mme. BIsoacehmtl was serioutly 111 of bU- .S?'""' Ouroorrespondent, "Boy View,'" gives a snmmsij oithenews:— ^ BiiiPnwoitoo,Oal.,Dee.U, 1S8J. eajsm QunH—Herewltt I give you notices of ttelheotiloal and show boslnsss of this ploce;— : Mdn^MUm fAcalrc—The bualness at this tteatre during tte pait week has been fair. On Friday, Manager Tlbbsta took a complimentary benefit, tendered him by tte atiaelia ot the thea- tre which waa largely attended.' Mr. L. F. Beotty has Joined tte company, and promises to be o favorite with tte pabllo. The '{Three Eros uf life," "Life Among tte Mormons,''snd "Bight Chogteis of 0 Strange Life" h^ve been brought out during the MofuMi Opera Bmie.—TtM minstrels hove peribrmed nearly all the week to moderate bualness. The region of tte Opera House belhg tte hfodquorters of a large portion of the ga^ gaiOnMen with whloh our olty is now overfiowlng, keeps mony people from ptlzonltlng tte Opera House. American TAoi/rc.—This house wot opened during tte week for tte production of Dr. Blen's new ploy of "Oenlus Tried and Tri- nmphant." The first representation was lortoly attended; sec- ond slimly; and Saturday, the opttor's benefit, woe weH attend- ed. Thoployta of tte melo-dromotlo oast, ond abounds In Atort- Ung inoldents. It has considerable literary merit, however, ond is quite skllfblly constmoted. Sunday's performance, by tte German company, drew a crowded house. Mr. Wilmeyer ap- peared for tte second time ond received much appUuse, The aer^^n compony ore coining money,whlle oil tte otter tteotres ore losing. Rireka Thtatrt.—'SIM'B new tteatre ta nearly finished, and will be opened by .W. H. Leighton some time during this week. Tte San Franelsca DnmaUe Ompang gove on entertainment ot Tucker's Academy ot Mtislo on Thtirday ovenbg. The'honse was wall filled, ond the amateurs dlaployed eapeeul good read. Ing, but looked somewhat In stage business. More attention shoqld be devoted to ocling.. "The Miser of Maraeillea" and tte "WonderfOl Woman" were tte pieces performed on this occa- sion.' Bunker JTUl Atueiatbm give ttelr second ooncert fortte benefit of the sick end wounded soldiers, on Pflgrlm's day, Dee. 32d, at PloU's HoU, Miss] Parker's vooolltm, .tte celebrated pUnlst, Bod Sip, on Immense orehestrs, eto., mode up tte entertoln- menk The Star Spangled Banner will be glvenby Miss Porker and 0 ohorus of fllty ftom tte Elntrooht Muslool Soclsty, foil orcheetro and eight pionos; Sweet Home, by Miss Porker and On oe'eomponlment of alx plonoo. Mr. Bod Sip, tte latest arrived musical celebrity, la creating a great :stlr In muslcol drdes. Locol plonlsta regard him as an interloper. Thoilgh somewhat eccentric' in his style, he shows marvellous command of tte piano keys, and drowa forth whirlwlnda and lephyia alike at wQ], He Is of the Goltachslk school, more demonstrattve than claastcal, bhtimmeasurably superior to any of our resldentartlsta for tte concert room. Phmo soloe havecomo to be a bote at our concerts, only endurable in tte hope ofo speedy end.. Mr. Sip Is Uttoned to vrftt attention, ond cntnuslostlcoUy ennred. TIte Handd and Hat/den Socltlii glve'^Hondel'i "Mettloh" on Christmas night, wltt Miss P^ker, soprano; Mrs. OUpbont, contralto; Mr. John Gregg, baritone; Mr. Anderson, tenor; Mr. WunderUck, bass: and a chorus of threehundred. This musical society, the pride of the Psclfio, 1^ ccntlnaally adding to ita membera, and excellence ofdrillofthe chorus force, nie con- doctor, Mr. Oliver; and tte orgonlat of tte socle^, "Oustevns B. Scott" (the best organist of the city) deserve much praise for tte perfection displayed In tte rendering of tto oratorios by this society. ■S. K, O. NeUb, (lit no armed man, left on tte laat. etsomer for 'onamo. He Intends to give his performances through CenlrsI America. Qilberl'i lidoiem It doing tto best business in town. JJeUa Union Jfdodem.—The business at this house ta falling off, Msd, Eliza BlscOcdontl, who hos lately been performing ot this honte, ta to seriously ill of billions fever ttat but want hopes ore entertained of her recovery. EllsloT was not able to open tte Columbus, Ohio, Theatre OS early 04Intended. It was to hove been opened for sure on ttelitth. Mr. and Mrs. Conway fintahel their, perfotmancos ot tte Louisville Thestre on the 16th. Sollle St. Ololr succeeds ttem on tte lath. The Conwoys hod been running tte. "Peep o' Boy." Sydney Smith, stage manager ot .tte MetropoUton,' Buffalo, Commences operotlont as itoge manager of the Lonlsvllls The- atre, on tte 19th. In Now Orloo^ basinets ms stUl very shaky at tte Varieties, and there was talk of the compony soon doelng. Honey Is tight In tte Orescent City, end oontlata of "blue tloketa" and shin- plotteis. Eveiythlng in ttewoyot omusementa isrepretnted as dull, Witt provlilons poor ond high-priced. Some of tte folks ore pretty much dlscouroged, ond "wont to go home." Our dotes ore to tte fltstof Jonnory. Mr. Jool Tboyer, treasurer of tte Metropolitan, Buffalo, took o benefit on the Ott, prior to leaving for tte purpoee of taking o' "sit." OS ssslatont paymaster in the army. "Fortunlo and his Seven Gifted Servaute'' had been running at tte Metropolitan. Thlt, tte second, it announeed 'at tte lost week of .Moggie Mitchell at tte Howard Attennum. She Is still miming ••Fon- chon," wMeh seems to stond tte teat better than anything else In her nprnnn. Shi la oimatmoed to perform in Providence peit.week, . • . .^'i; ;i>( ■•!, .- >■ The I^atlonol Theatre, Boaton,.ls now being used as orace- oourse,tte dromotlo show having got somewhot'commonplace lately. On Friday ttere was a mile race, on Saturday a firomen's raoe for a silver trumpet, and on Monday,'tte Utt, o great five mile ra£e for $100 woe to come ott. Among tte entries for ttot'e trials of skllL Orindeli,. Stetson, Barlows, Elliott, Buckley, Butdier Boy, Botes, Fisher, OrUBn, ond Lambert, were named, but how mony of ttem olorted we ore not Intoraied. What next. Manager English? Bostonione may now "loud hallelqjahs sing," sure enough, Witt tuob prospeote os ttey hove for o new tteatre, under tte monogement of so fair a ooteress as Mrs, Eato English. Bead the tidings in tte advertisement elsewhere, bom whloh we quote: "Mrs. Kate English's tteotie will open on or obout Jann- Oiy 26, vritt vaudevilles, operas, agreeable comedies, ponto- imunes, snd suoh unaoepUonotle. pieces, eto—will offer ihe Bos- ton public tte Utt taunt in the oounlry—and pay thenoU Kberdl ulaAi." The remnonta of Allen's Vermont Tableau Company, were re. cently at SL Jobnebury, whore Mrs, Allen wot tte recipient ot mudi admlrotion osOapltolo, supported os fblknrs:—Enrricone, Mr. A. Olassfotd; Blook Donald, Mr. G. J. Ambrose; Wool, Mr. J. Lewlt; Herbert, BIr. W. Otis; Gilbert, Mr. A. Noble; Mrs. Condiment, Mrs. G. J. Ambrose; PlUpkt, Miss Bmltt; Oloia Doy, Mrs. A. Glostford^^. : It Is whispered that W.W. Pratt has foimd "a magnet" In'tte penon of o pretty.Frcnch girl at Quebec, 0. E., sufficient to lead liimto think of retlsqulshing his "boohelor Ufe." How's that, neighbor Pratt? . The rumor of tte marriage of Mrs. H, A. Perry to G. A. Hough, doer not appear to be founded on tact, as no one should know better than tto Isdy hersdf, and she denies tte csnord,' oa will be seen by the annexed letter:—ElWBi, Jon, 8th, 1863,—Mr. Quaati:—I beg to oosure yon ttot the' rumer of my morriogo wltt Mr. G. A. Hough Is entirely wlttout foundation. In ftot; I ttink It must hove emoBOtod entirely from tte dreomy and Imwinotive b^oin of tte cotrespondont. In ehort, tte.ortlde in tte OLiPFEn of this week Is tte first tttlmatlon of tte kind ttot hos come to my oars. -1 hove for .many years been personally acquainted wltt Mr. Hough; to be his wiib "Is on honor ttot I dream not of," Nor bos the •'vallont Paris ever sought me for his )ove,"— You will conlbr a favor oh me by saying as mudi la your paper. Wltt much respect, yoors,.. MT8..H. .A. Pzsbt.. Mrs. W. fi. English's Bovd Troupe—the Zonftetta porty—con- duded 0 two weeks engagement witt. manager Horry Linden ot lorontol on tte 10th. The buslnete Is sold to have been excellent during tte'engogement. They rotum direct to Boston, to belli roodlnots fortte opening of Mrs. W. B. English's newTheotre, In February! mgtgemento hove already been mode wltt first cuts' orttstes throughout tte country, also wltt . several Porlatan ortlates of cdebrity, who'will moke ttelr first sppeoronce in this tountty at tto new eatabUshiuni Manager Unden will produce immediately ot tte Lvcetun, To- ronto, Qiree pieces written by Mr. W.'W. Piatt,-viz.: "Ten nlghta in 0 Bar Boom," 'fFantlne," and a new dnmotlzotlon from Dlokons' lost Christmas stoiy, entitled •|3omebody's Lug. ''if&M ths burning of Ford's beautiful Utile tteotre, In Wash. Ington, theotrieala nave been aomewhat duller than usual. At tte Wotbinglon Theatre ttey hove been ploying stooh bleees during tte .week. Messrs. Ed. Brink and Jos. Edwards ;(Ute of Ferd's tteatre)^ mode ttelr first oppeoranoe on Tuesday night, 6tt InsL Mr. Harry Hawk, tte comedian of Foid'a late tteatre, Joined tte company on tte 7tt, opening In Jemmy.Twltoher. The house waa veiy good, and ha was favorably received, being a lAvorito' in ttat olty. Mist LuoUlo Western, tte beautiful and talented yoimg aotres^ makes her first appearance at this tteotro on Monday evening, Jonuoiy 13th. At Grovor's theatre, Washington, business is very good, with Maty Provost os tte stor. On Sotardoy evening, Jon, Sd,Hr. Grovor and his compony voluntoersd for ooompllmentory benefit, for Ford's company. The house was orawded, and It is told some six hundred dollars wore divided among tte company, Great praise is due to Mr. Grover for his Ubexali^, he not onorg. ing one cent for hia theatre. A correspondent Informs os ttot Messrs, L, and O. Barrett refused to ploy unlets they reodved their soloi^for It, Wehopettlsrapantanotooiraot A good leading man Is wonted ot the Modlton Theoire, Mad- ison, Wis. Bee advertisement Miss SoUio St Ololr and Charles Botross oommence ot Lonls- vino, Jon. lath.' Mr. Mockoy, tte stage monoger of .tte Plttaburgh Vorietlos, has occepted o bertt vritt FnUer, of tte Notional, Olnchuotl, ond leovei for that olty ttta week. "Now and Than" toys:—"He ta 0 great'fAVorlte here, and os Peter Probity, In "The Chimney Corner." snd'other similar oldymen porta, he Is supposed to hove fliW suporiois. Mr. Modw was presented wltt o fctutUhl sold heoded ebony cone lut week, byhu ohl friend and follow tot- or. Mr. MoMonuSiOf tte Loutavllle Theatre. Mrs. Wolkff leaves here for Indianapolis, on SotOrday, 16U, ond John Owens begtts onttoil^UOTringUondoy, Uth. It .laexpoeted that this graUemon will pUy to fuU houtes nightly, as It hu bsen nlony yeoiBSlnoohehoabeeninourol^.; . ., . . ' New Yeoi^'t day In Plttaburgh btought as;.rieh returai to tte 'manoiter ot ttttteatre os did tte otter yearly holiday, Ohrist- tn^ Tho houie was moderatdr well filled in the afternoon, and and In the evening it was Utttally packe^ ftom parquet to third Dmrr's'''w«Uafrom Ita e^uJst^S aSS^ ffffi?™ AiSSpllmentary benefit w^ott^J^S?^^^ ,'eaenta oa Ithin "Old pieaent time. Thompson left here for CihcSoott ra lSISS,V^^;ii^S^ MerrillM, The ladymet wltt a worm recepffii, ta^e hcSS have not been so good sa during tto ThompSi 1^' Lost week dosed tte second of Honafr. mV3» ..«m,».. ot Ehnlra,N.Y. The "Italian y/M'wu^^ZJtS'l^ wltt Horry Otayton os FOrio, and Mis. £ tt^JmJS^ Abenefitfor tte Soldiers'Home was undSiSd^ ^ ^^^ E, T. Sherlock, proprietor 'and late mfauger of tta nabmia. Theotre, is now AUor in tte 6tt Michigan TdLtem for tte preient, oTwoshlngtcn, D;0. «m>t«eis, and it. Mist Charlotte Thompson Is In tte second week ot hrr n» fonnonoes at tte Notional, Cincinnati. This week tto nndseaa her drama of ••LltUe Fodette, or tte Cricket" P™auee» Phlladeiphlo will shortly be regaled wltt a f»w aermon oneru under the direction of Oari Anohutz. "De Bulh,"o cSrSu pendent, saya>-The company is to bt imported ftom your dtr to grotuy onr heavy mntlcol men. We ars In hopes it wUl nov but fear not. os tte "oreme de ta oieme" of PhllsdelphU toAtfi abhor onythlns in the musical line that Is not Itoilan. Thm would go and lear tte opero of "Mortta," In Italian, but let • German company sing tte opera, (olttdugh the muste Is entirely tte aome) and you will find' that tbe house it bat bolt mieo. • ■ Theatre, under tte sotlve management of B, B. Maglnley, producced several fine jleou'fiirphrittmas and New Tett't week. On the 26tt ult,'-''B3uerddi;'or tte De- ftrmed Bell Stager of Notre Dame," was on: astt, "Jeatle « J? U"*.!?* "Wtalering Boys?' and on the 80th, "The MubleHeut" In ttelatt named beoutlftil ploy, "the living stataes of theOraoee,"Aspasta,Lals, ond Phyme, ore rsprf sented by Uis. Frank Gnhom, Miss Minnie Laatorfind Bdlir Bnmettsold to, and no doubt do, moke "o lefinoduid ortlstlo picture." Ulas BodcUffe and Mrs. Durivoge do tte donolng now at thlt house. They have also in reheorsal "The Blddea Hand." Mlat Fanny B. Price and Mr. D. Hanohett oie'in the third week cf ttelr engagement at Bocheater. They are hlshlriDOkea of^ tte Bodietter prets. ■ The Ho^laalJotronal Opera Tjoupe, oiler doting ttelr pep. formances {a Plttaburgh, gove four nlghta tt Zue^llle, Ohio, ond open tus evening, Utt, ot EUaler'a Clevelond Uiaotie. lit onotter oolumn' will be found o notice from the PUttburth CAron* icfe, in reference to tUs troupe. A yctmg tragedian, named Ohotles Honry (no relation to Wnu Henry, wnom they woke up ot Bryonta'), gave a aeries of per- formances, loit. wed:, at the MetropoUtim,. Bocheater. Mr. D. Hanohett and Mlsa Fanny Price also oppeored, behig tte aeconl week of tte engagement of tte two Utter. The • •Seven Slaters'* is to be brought out ttere. What do you think of this ? At the end ot tte programme for tte Lyceum Theatre, Toronto, Conodo West, we find tUs on* nonncement. in cspltd lettteis:—"American Sliver token ot par," Just to think of it, while we sre paying 30 per cent vrf mium tot our own silver, in Canada It It a £ng in the market, and is selilsa st per cent disteunt I ond the manager of tka tteotn kindly offers to receive It at par. The world'must be turning upalde down. ' Mtaa Moggie Mitehell commenced bor engagement ottte Bow« ord Attenaiui, Boston, on.tte 6tt Inst "Fonohon" was pro. duced In excellent style, to o house moderotdy tBll, The plec* was conthinedthreughout tte week. .. Mr. end Ural Bomey Wilhamt succeed Laura Eoene's com* Eany at tte Walnut, PhllodelpUa,thta 'eveiiing, Jan:'l!fth. Thejr ove olwoys been good cords In Philoddphlo, ond It vriU not M tmsofe to predict a successful engagement'for them now. Mis. W. D. English, manageress of the .Bovel party perform, ing in Oontdo, bod o benefit ot the Lyceum, on the 7ui, tmdet the patronage of Major General Napier, 0. B.- '' The second experiment of tntrodudng.tte omf, in BrooUyn, which was tried on Thureday night, January Sth, agoin met with fUlnre, for exduslve of ttedeod-heod stook-holdstt, ttere vros not enough in tte house to pay a third of tte expenses, Even ft new opera, wltt o popular native prima dOnni) 'tdfildn't dnwt and why? Because tte monled dosses, of Brooklyn, witt sll ttelr preteidons to refinement of toste, lock thiof eoltlvnled ap* prectatlon of tte mudcd drama, that alone vrill sustoln.tha open. Th^con't understand It; don't like It; and nothing but fashion eenos ttem there on suoh oocoslons. Hsd'Bokney Wll> Usms and his wife been the attraction, tte Academy would havo been filled. 'Why, you cannot find a community In the cotmti7 more devoid of tte attributes of refinement In toato and educo* tlon, than the thoddy arletocrooy ot Brooklyn. We on really tur- - prtaed .ttat' Manager Srau triee to dvllize suoh o 'oet' If ttey oould get tte opera oheop ond exclusive ot tte same time, whjr then ttey might patronize it, but otterwlee ttey Won't For this reason the Philharmonic Concerta draw; ttey ore choop to subaoribers, snd exduslve. Boh for such s set TheotreslnPhlladdpUooonthiastodoweU. "Young Bopid," onr old correspondent, soys:—"Daring my short ttey here, I have vtailed tte different pUoes of smusement (of which thla ol^ bos ita fuU shsre), and thInMng that a tew noleo from your tdd oORespondeut^dnia be acceptable, I oend them:—At tte Aieh, Peter and Coiollno Rlehlnge, those nnlvetaol {avorites> commenced on engogsmant on tte otb, openingtotto •■Daugntar of tte'Beglmeilt'' to a vary orowded oudltoiy. The rocsptlon tteseortlstometTritt wosflattering.inrtte extreme. The Im. ■ mense crowds which ttey have attracted eooh night during the w<ek,showithatonrdtlzensappredototraemerit Ontteocoo- olon otMlsa Blohlngs'e benefit. Mis. Howott's brilliant comedy of ••Fashion" wot produced in copltd style, ond to on overflowinK house. On Monday next "Extremes" will'be brought out It vros intended to have produced the new opera of .•'Sotonella," at once, but owing to the loss of tte costumiM 'tind muilobytte boning of Fcrd'i Theatre, it vrill have to be poetpobed fortte gtesenr.At tte Walnut lAura Eeene't New York company ove bontlnued to ottroct excellent houses during tte week. "Muoh Ado About Nothing" wos piodnoed on Thursday OTenlng, Jon. Sth, and Mr. Bloke oppeozedln htawondetfollmpetsonatlon of Dogberry. Strange to relate, this great arUeto woa himaelf on this boootion, ond never was seen to bettor .sdvantoge,. Be hia no equal on tte Americon stage In thta ohartoter, ■ MT. Wolcot, Jr., and Mr. Leriok, ore not pooeessed of sufficient talent to do lattice to tte several parte for which they have been cott during thta engagement The combinotlon dose on the lOtb.'' ^'WhestleyB dromotlo oompany, wltt H^ett as FoUtaff, hod an audience of three ttoueand persons In. Mualo; HoD, New Haven, Conn., Jaa 7tt. 'What do you think of tbot a^ SO cent* . per head for tte main body of tte boll? Mr Slddont' endeovorto render tteotrioata taahlonable in Os. trolt hos been attended wltt a fair degree of succeas. He began wltt a very small emrpt of amateurs, and his. young daughter aa tte only lady; but the oorpi d'essai wos to fortnnote tbatoffen of ^ asstatsnce are coming in "thick at leaves of Villambioti." Tbe adectlonfor tte first evening wos Judldous-the great Othello scone in the dd act threo scenes from tte ••Metchtat of Venloe," "Bok snd Cox," and "The First N^ht" Yoong Bonken.tte son'of tte Canadian Colonel, mode a hit os Othello and Oox. Slddons himself was great at Bhylook and AohlUe Tobno Duford. Mitt Slddons, who rejoices In the. dramatic bapttamal name of FsnnyKeinble,was admirable os Portia, and. rstood ttt I"" nortof Bote Into Importotlce byihboiporoting tte bniletque SpeeSes of TUburlnafcom tto ••Critic," ohl tinging "f*e VAmtrtta," ■ Everything went well; not a hitch. A good o«a«j. tra eioallont dreaset, beautiful, acenery, tnd.a crowded hau. Meariv B60 Doiaont, mostly oompoted of ttose who never patron* S»tteiagilarttcatriools, were present The SlddMi»we gone tottw QaiOtB, but it ta not improbable thottterwUl rettm otld wnoat their tteitricol exertlohs. In tie meantlmo, other tma. trara Suttod by profetriond Udlos firom OUcago, occupy ttS RiSSSTTiwrJay "j?«{,"0P»i" «ul tEe-Bolighsli. mond''onthel9tt,foroohoritaUoob)eot .', vi:- Mi« Koto Bolanoldt tokos a benefit on tte Uth ot tte Boitoa hiiir«>Ii tha<>Doetorof Aloontoro''tarerivedthlsweek. ^^vCs^VaS^ni^<A\^^tivMu of her.profesdon. ondlSt Sea aMMied ot TortSlno, in tto "Seven 6nteM,"ai ""Thffi^Sf^ST&oaee ta now in It. elemtl we*, undm mMagomenT^Meeira. Glenn k Ootoi. .The "ftendi 8Sv'"ira?toowWy rS»lved, and thta wos followed by ttodno* SloX do LIgSefX.'' ;ith Mtas MoijMtd.^ M1^ " lohiTK Cwen?made hta Ittt oppearauce at tte HoUlday, Bal- tlmiivoi thIlOth. John 8. OtaAe suocceedt him. opmlng on *^jni Hewn is doing well at tti St t^j^!^. ''IS^^^eihold'StteBdllmor. lidsenn ttta week, tt. ta^ffirSSce Slmlngdt.cn tte Utt. Mr. Eyan appearing "ffiS^dK^'atpresfntoth^ S&^S'J^niopVshltS^havo.ftill heute. Shorittlf ■ TSgworkin^^ve^h-drt^tt^^^ upon. A cortex aurvoT of tto interior on ue lui, juua<>- "v/^i^^ Tha ttree wSeta befbre tte openldB P»jf»nn«nj» "^if .fi^^a ^ f^MoolBBor tte oelUag u flnlihedi alto tto work •">»"?, w^J^^K jTllXWhitton, at present ffiA HWorkris% to fbe treaanier of ^ • • ' .,.,.•„■.■.■'■•. »• Thtoogu • f^t}i'':.^^}j^^!^wmW<i^ Ftonolaoo,tni leomthat John y'i^.^Sz^'i^ioS'iiiVtn burineMto Bdr. Let, whose agent »p|*'!*»'.'?,?f7^.'"""* York, «<»W^«WAf'*,n*?'^.fc. oat of », l&itbsn,'onos« In onr loot, vre dludedto ttM«* drous manager In <'»1«3P«K J^gfeShilSbln OiegonTVe -. soveamonlMmthehttdofMUUJantw'^^^ U,,^^