New York Clipper (Aug 1863)

i -"-fly--" roB TBI naw tou oi>(talC' jI inil tta<lr iMlnuDento— InotoT Hut—'Viulo tbe Henmiltlii and wbom IsglDgTligliu—Soma- rbii 1D6 Slngi—Stead, rtt*U otlioT Onrei-^ . bx* Uonkej—VTkok tdon—9ow ihe Looka, Me» ' TMBlUriMei of ths Bdlft on ttia'Bli Drum—The ' Said," tad TeiT good Uuilo, V 'beG«Mttblat-&n Itlablld ih« Orloliul Oon-BU foMnu SticTlstlon—Blondln Os^ tn* Dr<WMa-"M»otae7 aroi^"-v4dTlce to Btrtii' ge>i,«Bd'io forth. wggia tusa %n ono df the tatUtuUene of I^dOD, u cui eieDj ■ 'beproreSbytheIkotth»tnotwlOietendtag therenetwentothe-, ^ a«ie, » dozen aoncert roomr mike pnt M well tf not bet. SSthlnainyof thetheetnis. AdoicrlpUonof,oai»m lerre uamldetoUiein »U. for the perfonnuioee ue ilm6itof^the umeaitiiTeAll tluoiljh, except haTliig different utlite. :,It la ■ome'tm'Tem tgoalocewefltlted Weaton'»-tha mOalo'.haU Ulaotod for B little talk aboot In this nnmbei^bot many orjOie. petforntn are the atme, while the hall ItieU has nndergonererr uJae, If any alteration. • ' Weaon'aMnalo Hall la situated at Ho. 313 High Holbora, op- polite Tom Sprlng'a old bonise, the Oaatle'^TaTenu and not a, oaiUdlaianeenom Jem Ward'a,i«UOe.the SIx OBnt and Orown, ^litn the Br^lbamplon baa a eplendld cUleotton of oU palntlngi ("iheworke of bla own hand.*') on exhibition. Near by la tbe (daanph office, built at oppoal{e angles, and conninB nnrlrbtlf way aoosa'tiie atreet, thus ebntUng ont all view oftthehallln eomlng to It Ifom the West End. From the East Central part of Londoi^ Boston's Is Tory consptcnons, ag |n addition to the name in brilliant jets orer the entrance, and three large colored °Ianipa,'ihetdenaph office baa a blazing atar in front, seen for mHaa Sefn^ it Is reached. Alongside the oorrldor, Mr. Weaton hiaB&andilomelj-fltted-npdrlnvng aaloon, alwaya crowded by profeitlonda a^ their friends, not to iaentlon the thooaanda of etfoal visitors and strangers who go there for their "ahrab" or "malt." In many rcspeeta ihe entrance reaemblee Wood's Uln- rtreltiVid If Ohariey Fox and Sandy Spencer bad their Sample Boom on the ground floor, tbe comparlaos woold be Tery aMUng. The proprietor la a maifbearlyalx feet hlab, weight in pro- portion, and a regular sport Jem Usoe,' Tom King, and the Dlgher'gnda of Biitlah pugs are on Ten intimate terms wllb Ed Wetton-40 are ihe Obrlsty boy£ and Pony Uoore was th6 Brat, mantoglTe 'Us an "intranagh" to the gentleman whose name' bttri the title of his ctDcert saloon.. After inrestlna sixpence in a ticket, a brass check la given In •zdunge, which, on Mog handed to the llvetled man'at the door, pasaes yon in to a certain extent, or abbnt half way to the . stage, wbeie a great ran is Died, thronghuwhloh none can pass :>.lriuiont producing another "tanner." - Feeling comfortable '-'eiumgli, we remained "as yon were," and at it waa yet early, took a aqnint around, to compare thla coiicort ban with onr own saloons of the Empire 01l7.> The aize of the ban can readily be conjeotoied, when it la known to be capable ol seating I60O with ease. A gallery extends around three sldas.of the bnUdlng, sup- ported by pOIus, while eight maaalre beama bridge the roof, gMog the arobltecture a very heavy appearande. .At each end is a large plate mirror, the hall la brllllimtly lighted with elegant ohandeusis pendantfrom the celling, .and the walla are onia- mented with little bare-bodied Cnplos, as fit' and handeomeaa Bamnm's prize babies. For ventilation it I; nneqnaDed, for when the hall ia craqimed, and one half are smoUsg pipos or "plalnrlchs," there la not ihe'least Inoonvenlence afialngthere- ' from, 'Wanon'e haa'been open about alx yean. "Any horders, genta ?" in a voice almoei equal to that of the Four-oent Uan,. from' the liveried wallem. in their red veatf, black dress cost and white chokers—startled us ftomontof a very biown.study, to the contemplation of more groaa objects than those cohneoted with the aiohiteotural beauty of tbe eatab- llshment. Unawires to the subacrlber, a plump-looUng damael, With pork-pie bsl and feather green, itfagenta etooklngs and atinoline, had placed herself , at the head of tbe table, and she looked ao very thirsty we had to reqnest her to "smile." Ton may think this rather insulting, conalderlng that we had never aeen ihe girl before, but in a aaloon of thla kind, aU classes mix promla- ODOnaly. It la the custom of the county, and only nctTced bj greenhorns.' Alongside "we snd Annie" were a whole.funily, oonaiitlng of a father, mother, and four "kids," all gnazIlDg gm and water—It's aa true as the atoiy of Suaahnah and the Eldera, before bath houaes were invented. Tablea are fixed, with chairs around, from one end of the room to the other, on each of which, atanda a plated pitcher, sugar boifl, small lamp, glass with "spills" (pipe lighters), and one or two long pipes tipped with red wax. None of these thlnga are of any earuuy use except ihe sugar, without an vaccomptsunent," and serve aa a polite hint for the vliltors to "boy something.' We have aeen men go and alt down for houca over a pipe or two of '"blid'e eye" of their own, being too mean to boy a "screw," whldh Btands only three ba'penoe, but this does not happen otlsn. - In certain parts of ihe house, clay pipes are pro- L biblted—where the "noba" go; nothing but olgsraandmeer- ] Bohaoma are allowed. As we oould never get tised to a pipe "no I how yon can flx it,"'it cost many an odd elipeneefor otiais, ' which were aa dear then in London aaiheyarenowlnNew Tork. Rearing us oall for half a dozen Havanas; our new-made lady ao- qfO^lntanoe evidently knew there was more allver where that oa&e from to pay for (hem, snd thought she would like a aharty oobblsr.. (tailing John Thomaa, after giving orders and 'paying tot them, the "waItaw"-stood like a atatoe, every once in a while pulUng hls'friqit locks of hair, and asking something about "re- memlorlng him," We didn't know the fallow from Job-told ths galBO—asked her If she knew him—was answered in the sega- five—didn't know what to make of him, and Annie wouldn't Mil what he wanted. At laat John explained that It was onatomaty to give the waiter aomelhlng for bis services. Every drink and elgar afterwards had half as much again tagged on the end of it, that west to the waiter, Sy-and-by a real nigger ini a aky-blne coat, red velvet breeohea, and white atodkinga (a red, white and blue black man) oame around to aell mualo, aong books, bboka of the opera, and books . for^everyihlng. At the muslo halls they don't have any bills at aU: and it ft man undertook to' boy every book, a dollar would go ..'bnt aliltle way towards paying expenses* "Sambo"-at Weston's V I* .qidte a pet and makea money. - an Idea otn be got from ihe above of the manners and ous- toma of the London music halls, where a "musa" doean'tbappen ° onoo a year, vre will comeatoncetoths performance/ The atage IB a voir email one, and the performers enter by'an archway, on ' each aide being plate mirrors from the floor almost to the celling, lefleoting the entire audience, and giving the room the appear- ance of Immense length—a trick resorted to by many of the Lon- don storekeepers. On the right stands the largest DIstIn drum wa ever oame aoroaa, nearly twelve feet in height and i harmonl- vm; on the left, ono of Erard'e Grand Pianos. P. Ooirl Is conductor of the orobeatra—a positlcn of soms note, commanding i. fat "saL" At the different mualo halIe,''eTery - conductor Is sJunien/Uusard, or Tom Baker, 'and made more fuss about than'any of our pet dancera. In addition to leading the orchestrsi. It is his business to announce every ftash perform- ance, wltli the name of the artist; but this ia done in anoh a lound-about way as to be perfectly unintelligible, by the affected brokeni En^h of these Irbh Ilallana from Petticoat lane. Preolsely at seven tho show commenoed with that well known person, "uuslo by the Band"—and splendid music it is, too- Done Of'ytmrBroadway-below-the-sIoewalk concerns, or Dutch , Snlgolefnti shops, but such as the most tkstldions son of Banger- bnnd oould desfret Part X Is then inaugurated by BIgnor Uerourlall, (a name very well known among the foat youths of aU large olttea,) an Italian wltbont. guile, (av ooorse,) with plenty of paint to give Urn a foielra'asptoiand a moustache like Joe Oobnm or NapUson the xhlrd, >r^o proved a good egg and oame the donble oomio a la UOAtanari, of Canterbury Hall fame In this (ttty. TbeUer- (nuial^nt.got''the7-venoore,^',i(hlah he seemed quite used to, add took to. It as natural aa tbe free lun^h b|igadodo to their dam tad'otUer.'chowders—particularly the dam. . > -PortI/, Operatiosaleotlonsbysixladiee ahd ten gentlemen. The Birll (Ood bless 'em I) wore bine, white and pink 'aoneos,". •ad iheir names were the Hliaes Love; Louise, Burgess, Bsd- ford, l^iMl, and Edwards—all plump-lboUng English lasaea, with their parenta' names Instead of the high sounding Diction- •ry-words used so generally among this class of soeu^. The . Bales, In wedding costume, were Meaara. Oodden, Whitney, CHara, De Brenner, Bemaid, Enowlea, Jennings, Banlu, BooU, Ud Heronrlall. Their ainglng and harmony wore good.' ' ^ParUU, Oavatina from the "Troubadour" by mssiyrrell, a eCTUterpart of ihe charming Utile authoress of Dick Darling, Ofiesaed ia'B'dark blue ellk .dress, and a rose nesUlng In her laven looks. Thelsdywas rapturously applauded, ana In reply ■ang "Olve me the kiss, I'O ask no more-'' Fari/r. Elliott brothers and fiunlly, alx in all, a party of ex- eaedlnglyolsverpoaturen and gymnaals, who will compare ta- ToraUy with the orrln fkmlly any day. Port^y-.Vn- a dark-eyed, pleasant-looking female about the dlmenaions of liiss Hathaway: she oamerorthina irhite dress, red eoarf, helmet, and ttidept^ and sang "Columbia *?'"*li*'?^'W''^"'*«V.'^'*<"''»'*''?™?.'">l""n«h»t, Being • favorite, the]^ don't lot tir off nntU shelias told In verse anii -aong the advsntores of "A Tonng Girl from the Ooontnr,".who aut a traot man with tbe idea she was a "social evil,''whose lonrwaaM to borrow flva shillings, and other little aflUn. cD^Ind laths mag girl's eoBlng out aU right, even if Ate was from as J^^anm* tojk third^oi^ thatjbonohlnf bal- ttodnclng bits at all natloas, fbllowed ter tb* ."Poet'a BadtattoB on a Potato," similar to Ogden's "treatise on tbtlrlahOiaags." For a third oaU he gave a douhls danosr Attar the atnnar of Dtn Bryant's sojer and washerwoman, oalled "Old Aunt Bally," ting- iDg merrily this old tong, and ihe audlenoe Joining in ihe ohomt. 8v*'**iP*<^'''-~. ' r" >-• . It «H at the limBa raoet, . _]ttt^ tbeStIMSai, ypmtk 1 BrstmBt'Ola'young nai), .«-Ht looked to q&moe and gay, . .Hetaldlome,'<&y.Uss," : ,<affblle he.plaved three shies apeony, "woold yon like to have a go At my Old Aunt Sally f" . OEomi«—pnd friends aD, ' '. An'unlucky girl I am, 4 - 8o pity Old Aunt Sally, ' ,tm ^- ■ ■ 1>A* lost her fast young man. After ihl»-%tetd it invariably-oalled cut fonr times—comes the t^idAis Cnre Song and Dance, for an Idea of whioh we .would refer the reader to young Charles E Collins, of Boiler's Ameri- can Theatre; but Biead is acknowledged onapproaobable in thla particular feature; . His jumps are higher, more dlveislfled, and eecentrlo, and his dreas more grotosqni than all the reat He la more like a machine—or puppet on atrlsfla—perfectly at home, whUe ihe pantomimic expresalona of hu face, methodlstlcal style of ainglng, glgantlo leaM, and the length of time he keepa it up defy aU competitors. Hitchcock Introduced It st bis eon- out room In Oanal atreet, and it was a failure. Stead has been giving the Perfeot Cure every night for a year without intermis- sion, and it never aeems to get old or a drag on the amusement- loving public. We'll treat theOurpsB readers just to oneverse; . "I wasted on her lota of oash. In hopes her love to share, I with her used to out a dash. And all things went on square; t. . Until I caugbt another ohap, - - Who on his knees did woo her— She orled, as ehe'my tsce'dld slap. Ton are a Perfect Onre." This London, eelabrlty Is not unlike J. B. Ogden, the •Irish Ambassador"—a trifle taller, abont the same weight, and with a "goatsis," He happened to know tbe young lady "sitting by our side," snd after bis part was ended he oame ont among the au- dlenoe and we had an inirodnctlotu Part VIII, A tall speoifflen of a man resembling Esau, and evi- dently a patron of bowland's Haoaaaar Oil, aang "MeUy Oray" and the ■•Engllahman'a Barrel of Beer"—rerypopnlarlyrecelved, eapeolally ihe beer. :^ foTtlX. Imitations of Blondin by a Ucnkey, on a rope, Btretohed from atage to gallery, where the Uonhey, with bla pole In bla bands, performed eome droU antloBi but, the moment hla iralaer'a eye waa off him ran down the rope on all foura mighty quick, and "dld'nt aeem to like IL" Part X A "patter*; singer, aomethlag like BartyjOolUns, only bigger and 'Stouter, named Prank HaU, aang the "BcnunpUous Oal," "Oould'nt Hslp It," and three others—neither one <'un- deretandable" oulalde of H- U.'s Dominions. Bis singing wss sbodt on a par with Fred Shaw's. Part Xf. Ths most attraotive operatic, singer of that time, Uadame Oaradora, a magnlflcanf epeolman of tbe female race, wlthaflgureeeoond'onlytoihat of Annie Deland—stately sa a queen, and with expression snd determination enough in her countenance to role a kingdom—in a Ughtlgreen dress with dark trlauulngs "up the sides and down the middle," fixed np "with- in an inon of her Ufe," and "sheworeavrrealhof roses"-this Amazonian beauty fairly eleotrlfled her hearers while singing ths aeleotlose from "Loola dl Lammeimoor." Part ZU, E. W. Hackney, snmamed the "Oreat. Uackaey," Elhldplan performer and oomld singer, violinist and Jig dancer, comea next to Stead In point of popularity, and ia,cartalBly very versatile.. Bis first song was something about Hanoy, to the tune otDlxie, and went somehowllkethis:— "I wish I was with ifsncy, Id»—I do: I ' On the second floor, for evermore, I'U live and die wllh Nancy." As iii sll these sensation acngt, the words are very traahy; bnt by "adapting" aome popular American air, they are made to "go down." "The Whole Hog or l<one," altered to suit an Eng- Uah audience, with any qoaDtily of "smut" Introdooed, 'was Usekney'S second. Then he save a medley dance, i^rwards a divertlsement on tbe fiddle, where he showed greet skill u a oontortlonlst and musician, and it aerved as a capital Jtiub to the entertainment There, now, yon can form on ilea of a London concert haU nne, there are no ■^relty waiter girls," but to make up, plenty of other attractive females "Just out for a lark," with flist-rste appetltesforsalmoo, lobsters (these soldier flah are awfUldear InXondon), sardines, etc., ana dry enough io put away two l>ot- ilea of Heldsick "easy enough." They are very afleoUonate while the-money lasts—very, and ^ is astonlablng how they can Oat and, drink. Itdoean'c do for a young fellow to "ring In" with one of these gay birds too often, or his landlady and tailor'wOl suffer very heavy tram the effeots thereof—and If those going to the BIgFlght wlU take the advice of bne who baa been there, uey wOl go with nervee braced and withers strung to steel their hearts against those fair maldena. Thus enda ihe flrst ohspter on Mualo Halls. DRAmATlO Atni OTHBA BKETOHEia. aSW BXBIKS.—irUMBKS SIOSTSEN. Ud, "Ho Irish _ ■wsetb,) U givin, abd eiDi£uiaaUcally%icored-that, too, By an ^jffiy?^i?St5'5'»F*«''»"nd-ihe''people." , - ^^'J? herltow 1 love herl" from ths opera of ' Apply," (whioh Kathleen CNell alnga ao OnsiavM m, with the aolos by De Brenner; and ohonuby tha ladlss and gentleman vocalists. ■°™"'"» ^o'" "/ Part VH.^TIu outburst of cheeriaa that orssiB I. H. Siaad. ftSiTt^^ Si? iilL^*. "^«»<>>tittHotilarstar"of thtessl labiiahmeati' His portrait Is In every musio store window ia Btogltti,JDcslMd, aadBootland;andifKnyPastordsnoeflmora and aoied the Ours, be would oome nearer ta Bletd t>i«n any sualnAmertoa. Btetdst«itt.wlthihe"BxhlbltlonoflM>,"la< iT voB TMM raw Toas mom. , JOHN B. SCOTT. This lamented and onoe very popular tragedian was boen In Philadelphia, on what was called the Drawbridge, aitnated at Front and Dock atrsets, October 17,1B08. Els father keptapub- llo house-. After receiving a good education, be was puced In the counting house of Heaars. Wm. B, Smith & Co., where he re- mained foraeveral years, holding a high and honorable position. In a short time he became a member of a dramatic aasoolsUon, where sfter nmainlng a abort time he left for New Tork, niaklng his debut July 3, 1620, ai Malcolm to Booth's Macbeth, st the Park Theatre, for ihe benefit of J. B. Booth. H« waa Immediate- ly seoured by. Booth for the Tremont Theatre, Boston, for the following season, and made his debut ss a regular atook aotor as Peter, in "Speed ihe Plough." He had but two lines to spesk, in which he made a dead fall- ue—having a message to deliver to Sir. Abel Handy, which are In tbeaa words, "Hashed all to pieces'," he delivered it thus, "Smsshed auiopi^isnt axletreesi" Be wss not permitted to speak for three months, being plsced among tbe mutes, in oroupas, ballets, &0., to become, as Booth observed, acouatomed to the atage—good advice. Mr. Bcott'enezt appearance In any oharaoter of note, was Bubklnghsm, and he continued during ihe season playing what Is termedhsavy bnslneis. Tbe next season he wss re-engsked for a wide .range of oharaetera, or general uUll^; playing Sailors, Iriahmen, Franohmen, Dandlea, in fact— a little of everything. The third aeason, he engaged for firit tragedy, and became, ere the sesaon wss over, a great favorite. His next engagement V»s with Jones, Daffy, and Foneat, at the Aroh-street Ibeatre, Philadelphia, playing the entire range of leading tragedy, and seconding Ur Forreet in his flybDg vislls. On the leth of August, 1881, he mode hit bow to a nmadelphla audience as William, in "Black-eyed Sussn," at ihe old Aroh-t&eet Theatre. ■. '. /■'. In 181T he took a trip across tbe water, ahd visited London, making' bis bow on ihe boards Of the Princess'Theatre, as Sir OUes Overreach, but did not play a very profitable engagement □Is lost appearance iii Philadelphia took place at the City Ua- aeum, January 31,1806, aa Bob Boy. '. ■ Died in hla native city, March 3,1616. ADA WEBB. Tbtsttlented protean actress was bom in New Orleans, Bep< tember 18,1818, and mode her flrat appearance aa the Ohild,ln "arandfather Whitehead," at Placlde'a'Varieties, New Orleans. She made a hlt,'and Plaolde discovered In her such eviden- ces of talant, that he at onoe propoaed to her parents to take andralaaherasastar. In 1898 she made herflittappearance, as a sla^ < at Wood's Theatre, Cincinnati, June Slh, Since that time.she has visited all the principal oltlea throughout ihe south and west, falfllllna etar engagements at the leading theatres, in conjunotlon wllh bar alaterJEmma. In November, 1883, the ala- ten. ssiled for Havana, and played a two weeks' engagement at the Tlllenueva Theatre. From here they directed th^ steps to Nsssau, N. P., where they gave several dramatic drawing room entertainmente, to the infinite delight of the datk-eyed, tan- colored Inhabitants of that isUnd. Belnmed to New Tork early In May, 1808, and took up their residence in Brooklyn, ' On Ihe 1st of June, 1883, the sisters rented the Brooklyn Academy of Uoaio, and gave a performance on the 1st and 8d, playing in "Fanchoa" and "In and Oat of Place." On the 38d of the aame month, the sisters'commenced a two week's engagement at the HolUday-street Theatre, Baltimore, and notwithstanding it was at the fag end of the season, so sttrsotlva did they prove thai tliey wero re-engaged for one week more, darbg which time the la- dies wsre presented with a large number of very valuable pres- ents, among which wss a massive sliver tea servloe, gotten up expreaaly for the occasion at a cost of $178. These artlata had token such a firm hold of the Baltimore pnbllo, that Manager Ford prevailed npon them to remain one week more, which they did. Prevloas engagements entered into compelled them io leave and go to Norfolk, Va. . i Miss Ads Is possessed of nnmlstskable oomlo gonlua, lis fires blaze out In every ^ook and gesture, and its impulae vitalizes her sllghiest moviement. In rota where her gnahing aplrlls—ihe e<riila.v<f'an<mt—find a.free flow, as in tbs lighter wslks of oomedy, Jn bIlrIa8qa^ isnd ihe onoonOned field of the pro- tsan farce, she la equal to many of the beat aotreases of ihe day, .ArOh, easy, impudent, pert, sprlgbUy, and agreeable, with a handsome face, a delicious person, a rloh mtialcafvoice, and an inexbauatible self-posseaaloi). Nature has lavished upon her a voice extensive, sweat, and at tim«a very powerful: with a warb- ling flexibility never exceeded by art Tbechoraolera in whioh ahegeaeially appears are not conceptions bnt copies, or coplet of copies of ihstphemersl whiuts and vagaries of thepoaalng hour—tiifliag and agreeable, and well suited to the prevailing light and sni^oUl tasta in theatrical mtttert. FBANS PASTO&. Boa In Hew Tork In 1B88, and tt tlx yeara of ag; be was ap> ptenUoed to the well-known olroos manager John J. Natbant. and traveled with tbatgenileman'a drooa companies throughout the United Biotea ta a ulndpal rider, throwing back and forward tomsrsaullB, ihrongh hoops, and over batmers,'f(om the pad. Be Oontinued wtlb Bfr. Mathons until IJM, when be Joined Joe Penilond'i company, under salary. The following satson (imi he was with Uahle'a show, ihsn Bands, Nathans f Quick's company. During ihe irlnter of .1888-7, he joined Waahbufne'a drous at New Orleans, and while there a little incident worth re- cording occurred. One evening altar ha had psrformed his act hs wss approached by. a rich planter of New Orleans, who was so well pleased with his riding that he banded yonngPutora bUl, which, npon being unfolded In the dreaalng-room, proved to be a hundred dollar bill on ihe Planter'a Bank. Early in the spring of 1887, snd while on hljs way to New Tork from New Or- leans, he "laid over" for one night to appear at Levi North's circus, thsn in Chloago, for the benefit of his brother Tony. Tbe house on this occasion was very crowded, and Frank Pastor, It waa aald, never appeared to better advanUae or rode k better act than on tbis oocaslon. Be again Jolned'Uable's company, and remained during ihe season, cloalng in the fall of 1887, when In company with Jeaale Bands, he left for Europe, and immediately connected hlmaeUwlth Bdl's olrona at OlasgoWjand ln that company he traveled through Bcotland and Ireland, and return- ing to London was engaged at Asiley's,and afterwards atAlbam- bra Palace and ihe Oremome Qardenk He created quite a sen- satlon la London by his graoefOl riding, and was pronounced by the press of tbst counfryto have few if snyeqnals. Wishing once liott to see hla native land, be took a trip baok over the At- lantic, In' company with the Buiohloaoti Brothers, arriving In Hew Tork early in theepringof 18(6. remaining here but two wedo, as he received such tempting offers from Howes t Cnsb ing, then in London, to retuh). Arriving in London, he remain' od there but a short, itme, and left on a traveling tear through the provinces. After which, he became associated with several oompanlea visiting Qennany, Bnsala, Turkey, Italy, France, and then, joined Price's circas st Spain. Wbile at Bevills he met with all his family relations on his father's aide, and quite a.stlr was made In that old-faahlonedeltyi on account of hla being a descendsnt thereof, and Ihe flrst Amarloan that had visited tbst plaoe. / In 1881 he went to Parla, where be waa engaged for two months at the Olrqne Napoleon, and at the conolunon of this en- 8sgainent,~so decided bad been his sucoesa, thai he was re-en- ogoA.fitt two years. In the sammer months be performs at ihe Orqne de 11miwrttrlc% and in tha winter at the Cirque Napo- leon, both belag owned by one manager. He performs but tulce a week, and bis aalary Is said to be very good Indeed; so much so; that In-, all probability he will remain there for some time. He-Is a 'very quiet, onaasumlng yonng man, ateers <dear from the fatal cup, and above all la mmlfnl of thoaa at home, he hav- ing already sent to his mother manyery valuable preeenls. ' , MBS. BELOOUB. Hade her flrst appearance in Phflodelphla, June lOlhi 1830, at the Washington Theatre, as Zamora, In "The Honeymoon." # UB. BENNL'iX From Edlnbnrgh,Bootland, made hla flrst appearance on ihe American atage, July 13,1831, as Bob Boy, at the old Ohestamt street Theatre, Philadelphia. Bia. OABLO BEAVOASDE. Hade his flrst ajppearancs on tbe Amerloan state, November 3, ON, at the Academy of Uuslc, New Tork, u Femsndo, In •'LaFsvorita." , ' . V, , -JAMBS BACON. ' This gentleman was at one time ceimeoted wllh ihe Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia. Died November 18th, 18Sa ■ MD'LLE J. BEBTIN, PrMiert donwufe—mode her first appearance in PhSadelphla, January Uth, 1880, with the Bavel Family. A. B, BEEOEET. A member of Philadelphia Boothenlan Dramatto Assodatloa. Made bis first appearance in Philadelphia, Jane leth, 1890, at the Walnut Street Theatre, aa Box, in "Box i/ii Cox." During ihe season of 1881-3 he was a member of the Arch Street Theatre, Pblladelphla, filling enbordlnate puts. . HONS. BELLABL Hade bis flrst appekranee on tbe American stage) May 3eth, lit*, at ihe Chestnut Street Thestre, Philadelphia, in a Mew Oomlo Pastoral Ballet, for the benefit of Ur. Utrrta. MIL BEIfOBD. t Utde hla flrst appearance on any stsge, Jnly lOth, 1819, at the Philadelphia Museum, Ussonlo Hall, as O'Oallaghan, in "His LsstLegs." ■ MDIXE E8IELLE BENARDIN, ' Born in France. Hade her flrat appearance on the Amerloan stagSi J(Dy'7tb, ^818, as k dancer, at the Lafayette Theatre, Mew Ton. Wu formerly the flrst dancer of the liench opera, at Bmaaells. • < UB. BAJLET. Hade hla flrst appearance on any stage, at the opening of ihe Waahlngton, D. 0., Tbeatre, ln'180a JOSEPH BALDWIN. Bom in London. Hade bis deM In Amerlos, at the Park Theatre, New Tork, as Peter, In "Borneo and Juliet." Was the flrst burlesque sin ger who visited the United Blateia. Died In 1810, whjjah bates. > Made his flrst sppearanoe in Amerlot in 1703, at Annapolis, Ud. This gentleman waa brought to ihe United States by Mr. Wlgnell, for the Chestnnt Street Theatre, Philadelphia, bnt on account of the yellow fever, waa obliged io visit AnnapoUs with the oomps- ny. . First appeared 4n New Tork, in 1708, at the Park Theatre, aa Inkle, In "InUe and Tarloo." As a low comedian and dancer hewastluy olever. . _j ■ UB. 'BABTLETT, Bom In England, Uade his flrst appearanoe in America, Feb- ruary 1th, 1701, at the Federal Street Theatre, Beaton, Bfass, VADAME BENBIEITA BE8BIN. This lady was, for a long'time, lha fkvcrita prfma doima of ihe French opera at New Orleans, She died suddenly, at Buffalo, on Tuesday, July 38,1810, in the 38Ui year of her age. She, with soms other members of tbe company, was on her way to New Tork. Qrlef forthelcsBof a ohild, which died the day previous, was the cause of her death;' WHAT BSBIROIBBI AHD TBDIFHIRAirOB CAN DO. The following item from an English paper contains Ihe value of a whole aarmonjuWith a "practical application" npon what phyaloal exerolae conjoined with hsblia or temperance and a reg- ular mode of llfewill enable a man to achieve, nie value derlva- 'ble to the ayatem ttom ezerolse depends ftr more than many take'thc trouble io ascertain upon ihe oheerfolness with which the labor or exerolae Is undergone. Henoewhatls gone through with cheerfdl wlllingness by one man Sod which brings hlmto ihe.helgbt of his physical condition, giving him hla moat perfeot Sowers of endnranoe, would poaldvely uOure or even break own another man of different taates and requirements. We do not doubt that "If thev only thought so" several forms of tbe outdoor Isbors.of aotnsl life, espemally of the farmer, could be moat valuably employed by the aportsman bolnlng for an effort In any leading form of sporting eveois, we dld'nt think of wilting so extensive an Introduction to the little siilcle which foUcws, but ihe subje(^ Is suggestive and we got Inveigled. Here is the item, and it ia oi elnguar Intereat and even uoUty:—Paul W, Bartlett Is employed aa a laborer at Tubhall Iron Works, Dur- ham, England, and haa been a teetotaller fonrtean years. Bis employment consists in wheeling iron to the fomaces. He vrorka nine hours a day, and Ave days per week. Be wheels twenty- four ions of iron each day, 100 weight at a time. The distance traversed is nwrly nine miles per day. He thus walks forty-five mllea per weak of flve days, wneelliw in the aame time 130 tons of iron. During tbe fourteen years Paul has driven his barrow with its 100 weight of iron, not lets than 630 i^lea, and bu wheeleddnringtheaameiime87,860tons. He can, on a "pinch," place one ton weight on hla barrow and wheel it aoveral yards. Fmnn Doa'iiAOB.—Tbe tsftefor sports "like other folks" Is really Invading Italy. We bad an account rsoenily of Ihe estab- lishment of the "Italian Derby," and now we have a report of a coinio incident, in Ihe shape of a very whlmslos^ gotten np dog. race, at 'vorono. Tho oompetltora numbered iUty, and war* held in leash while their masiera walked alowly up to the winning poati calling the anlmala to them. When the matleis arrived .{he signal for the'start was given and tiiedogawere releaaad. Those jpost attached to their masters had ttiebeat chance of becoming the wlunera, as ihe conrse bsd been strewn wltb sweeimesti, sausigeB and other pleasant obstacle), not easy for even thO best fed dog io pass by. The hero of tho day was a smdldogbslonglngtoOonntSladlon. ' Oin or 'u(,—A country editor received a reuilttanoe, with re-' quMtto "send psper as long utbenoneylsstad," Belndulgad in a bit of a- "spree" the next week, got broke, and respeolfSUy aanotmoed to his sobscrlbar that, according io hla o\ra terms, hit tabioriptloB was out An iji^ruTU Qmhr.-^'niiy would it hot be right for a nun and his irife io ride together on the tana donkey t Because '■What Ood bath Joined togetherilttnonuipatttt-Tinder," THB GAME OF OHESS. ■ BianA Ho. •9a. ^ -From BeVl UJt <it Xondon, ST acBB inmcLr wruimt. # 1 i. ^ ^ § Bthlt^tBq. Qtq, kB8. KBaq, QBS. Qetk. is \ i i atUsBe, KB, EB8, EEKth. 'White to play and give mate in four moves, FBOBI.B1U Ho. aOH. BT T, luaBna BBBszntaiB, BLACK, ■■ - 'WBIXB. 'Vniltc to ]^lay and give mtl« In three movee. OASK Ho. 8913. An unpubllahed game played in 1860, at ihe Philadelphia Cheat dab between Ur. H. P. Montgomery, of Philadelphia, and P, Ware, Jr., otBoeton. TBEnOB nKRROE. Attack, Hontgomeiy. l..PtoEl 3,-P-Ql 8,,EB-Q8(a) 1,,EB XP 8.,P-QB1 'e,.KEt-B8 7-,EB-B3 e-.Q-K3 9..QB-K8 I0..QKt-B8 11,,P-4)B8 U,.QB-Qaq ia.,0aatles(c) 14..QB-QS(d) 1B,.P-Q6 ie,,BPXP I7,.EBTKaq ie..EEtXKt ie,.P-KEt3 Defence, Ware. PtoKtt P-Q4 QPXP EB-QS(»} P-QB3 EEt-B8 P-QKt8 QB-Kt3 QEt-Q3 P-KB3 Castles Q-Ea QB-Qsq P-QBl EPXP QB-B8 QKt-E 1 RXKEt E B-K sq (e) Attack, Montgomery. 30-,Qtoher3 31..KB-B4 33,,EB-Kt 8 3S,.Q-home' 24-.P-EB1 35-.EB-Ka 28.-EB-B6 37,.EB-Kt3 38..Q-K3 - 39-QB-Q3 30,-Q-SB8 3I,,Q-KBaq 83..QEtxr" Defence, Ware. Qto EB4 EB-El QB-Eta . P-QB8 QB-home Et-KEtS QB-B4 P-4)Ztd EEt-B8 EXt-KS QBX Et KB-K3(ff) q-EEtS 81,.P-QKtl- BPXP . 8S..QB-Et6 QB-B6(M 88.,XB-K3 QB-Xtaq 37.-B-Q B 7, andihe AtU^ wins the palU, (a) Thla la Hr,Uontgomery'sfkvorlta move; 3..EPtaketP, ' however, is atrosger. ■ (8) Be should rather have played K Et to B 8d, (e) Both players have certainly'got their men wen into the 'eid before commesclng operations. (dl 111 advlaed; too Impatient to obtain ihe attack. (e) The Defence tnesses too much snd, as will be seen, does not win ihe exchange at alL (/) Thla attack looks tbraatenlng—there Is however no real danger in It, (0) If 88..KBioB3d, malsfolloinlntwomoves, (a) This plauslbls locking move loses the game. The studi- ous manonvres on both sUes well deserved a draw. GHEQtJEBS OB DRAUaHTS. TO CORRBlBFOHDBItTB. PAOxms OF LovzLL's OiHZBiL HosnTOL, Portsmouth Orove, R, L—The "Elements of Draughts; or. Beginner's Sure Guide," is the book you need. By aenolng your correct sddreaa to the OurrsB office, we will forward you a copy,, A OiBD—Plttabnrgb, July 38, 1863,—EorroB OijmB.-Ia this week's Issue of tbe Ouppxa. I see a solution of that posltlot wherein B, of PbUadelphls, backed down. Tour able contrib- utor, Express, aaya B had the 'winning aide, and did not know It. With all due deference to his great analytical powers, I beg leave to differ with him on this point, oa the following anolyslB win show:— BoLDTioii or PonnpH, ^ While to pUy and.Blaok to win, •yhlte. Black. White. BUck. 1,,11 to 16 17 to 33 5..a7to 23 28 10 33 2,.16 30 33 28 > e.,81 37 3 6* 8..30 31 36 80 7.,37 31(a) 93 IT «,-91 37 30 28 8--36 18 0 9 And Black wins. * Here Express plays 33 to 17 or 13 to 16. (0) 23 to 18 would lose, OAam Ho. 17—Vol. n. naiatjuB opiNiKo, from Sweet's Elements of Draughts. Arranged and played by Mr, C. TarbeU, of New Tork. This gen- tleman, although unfortunately blind, is really a tine player. Block. 1,,11 to Ifi » a.- 7 11 8-. 0 1„ 6 5-, 0 6,-lS 7-,11 8,,13 9..18 10„ 6 11.. 8 13., 8, 14 9 13 18 16 33 37 IS U 7 Jlrawn. We forbear comment, as the orlglntllly will b* obierved by tD good play era. ' - BOIiDTIOH OF POBinOH Ho. lO-Vol. XI. Bz B. BinUi^zsq. Black. 1.. 6 to 9 3..14 IT .8.. 0 14 4..17 9t White. 81 to 28 sa 38 90 18 16 11 Black.- 'Whit*. 8..Utol6 llto r 0,,16 90 7 3 7,.30 94 38 81 And White wlnt. BOliVnOH OF BTVRGBB* 13M POBITIOH. White. Blsok. 1..9a to 17 30 to 27 a..I8<' lB,andwlnt, BATon oAOog. BBTWEBH OBISN HODNTAIH BOT AHD AOOSFTAinm Block—O.U.B. White—Acoaptanea. 18.. a 0 98 31 14..19 10 81 26 POBITljlH Ho. IT—Tol. XI. THB 133d POBITIOH . BT o, w. a OF STUBOSB. A Fakot BisroB. BIiAOE. BLACX. WBITB, While Io m«v« and win, WBITB, White to BOTt and wta.