New York Clipper (Dec 1863)

NEW YORK CLIPPER. 267 HEATRIOAIj RECORD- BU1U I IM , AITP Dt tUPam* OF CTlT HT I TlTfl i T ^ CagUS, aronoii, s»n ova. ijxmma. box. «. hevo lellen for M'dlle Jans Leo Hudson; Henry Lin- VJ* e Dldsux-Ptrit letter; Harry Meek; 0. Levelle; CITY ■UflUUBY. HonuT, Not. SO, 1863, the pollteneuof A. Llaooln. Etq.,Wublngu>n, D.O.,' *utn favored with toother holiday, end toother oppor JunUr our good dothu tt the theatre* ml other *hoi «j to return thanks for the mini fold bleating* we ere Zm, under Abe'a dltperutOon, while oar "deluded Ji" »nd "erring tittering" of the Booth tie weeplsg, m tod gnashing their teeth, end enjoying every other jSiot thesublimeteaching*ofthet greet"swindelier 1 l!vp»Tts. 1P< prefer to Uveunder Mr. Linooln'edynat tv, Kalenuty(uOMer'1oooJuJdak") In the gmt South- Station; for with the former we get higher wages— ETiooDie to lodge In then we hid before, per higher for *Zu ini dothee, en get Into the show* end nigh society 2d bare e high old Thanksgiving holiday onoe t year. "St turned oat In fall fetther on the 28th of Not., In ec- 3,1th the Preeldent'e proclamation: bnt we otnnot uy ~. thanks were offered op, eioept by tboee who preeoh zL, «nd here nothing elee to do. The thettret were I wice t dty, end every pleoe of amusement In the olty .moDLnuT bnxlneu; the eut tide theatres actually liseevfrom their door* on Tbenksgtrins ajiawm; LiroMM" took plaoe to get to the box office* In the ■fire here been In the "hottett of the Agbt" to iiietp boarding hoan holiday dinner; we hiTO eeen bet- won—In the poglllitlo anna, tod til thtt; bnt we uacb tager arowdt tt gsthered tbont the two Bowery Ztt Tbanteglvlng night. The bojt did, of a verity, tight JLurtwUr to nend their money, Menageries, clrcuiee, JSJm were fall ell dty: the tword-iwellower end stone- jiatiimnch ti he oonld attend to In thupenlng hie iE iworde, end In containing hit herd fere; he nerer -Mrianlty to uy turkey, onoe. Beraam'e giants, l k £'i til hit fanoy pointed 'em," were greatly td- ii ttre tleo the monke'i, end other* of thtt perrua- 'neTaankfglTlng poem, we will write e few Unet eboat The Arab la a giant big And lire* on what he feeda on, And at a rtTenoaa bird of prey la far anperlor to "any twen." totnidfr maynnderatand the fan of the thing, ween uur ">" 1 "Annie Swan" It the name of the female giant Kuan. Bee? "Whene'er we take a walk abroad, Idibue lo go," we ere etrurk with the tnperlorlty of the Sp Itrk orer every other place In the world, mildly speak- (tdluft hare eomethlng freth and exciting on the ear- I'liditf eitendlng the freedom of the olty to somebody; julcm tnd robbing people beoaoee we are oppoaed to tft-tarring the crowded etateof oar prison* end alma i Id'dWsitulehed common oonnollmen from abroad; get- p imda" of Ttrtoni klnda, or aomethlng of that tort re tot ibt plttalng doty before na of eleotlng a Mayor to mi tan greet city. Three dlalntereeted gentlemen haTe ud till ibelr namea may be need, and aay that they are i to i»nfnee themselves for the raffriget of the people, jb-.tbtmanwhoapende the moat money la rue to "go B ii don't bellere that Blont (look eharp I) win gain the b lime, notwlthttandlng the golden appearance of the fc" (.Volt fofte rnonprecialiR Jtater.—OrtMon Blont la Li of oaeof the candidate*.] By universal request, we EtlDdll* a few "ooapleta" on the trio of candidate!:— [kola It a ship ctrpentler, and cleans onr dirty itreeta, pGunlber la another who— now epeaka to all he meeta; ftjljbbor Blont, he trlea to get—from Totera all he can, LuaUndlng which he'e Joat aa good ae any other man. U oorclaaalo readere may object to thla kind of poetry, Lou tenure them thet It It much mora dlfflcnlt to write hnrseethuto compote poema which hare already ap- Eb print, te romepeople do thtt we conld name [Seren tproplo.] We bare bad a mlxtore of ennahloe and Lud brandy and water alnce oar leet, which glvee evl- kU"lHavy, wot' tpell, but we do not eee tbet It hu leri- htralred bneloeae, which contlnnee quite fruitful [pott- Llatn'a a dooble lntender In the laet eli worde, which it tNttftrrtocelloiirreeden'aUeDUonto.J UanagenneTer N»"DuiU" or "mil" before. They were completely OTer- Lnunktgiving dey, ao thtt whether the weather wee good |te btltnce of ihe week, the; doted on e tore hend M bttrort, there le certainly a point In exlatenoe where bate cf uce to be a pabllo or prlTete Tlrtae. inkyr Be- [in onr Itit, "If yoar memory doee not pity yoafelee," a nmembor thtt we ''dlatinctoolly" etaud thet Henry Bercljtr filled the Brooklyn Aoademy of Unalo, on "hit [feirtnco tlnce hie return from Europe," at luo dollar* a \ "Yerj well—eo fer ao good," aa ihe etatnp epeechere atrlogdono the good people aoroaa the Eaat RlTerao rcdy it ttn dollare, he announced to make hlj atcond ipptannce alnce hit return," et the Academy In New br which he would oharge w, mind yon, Uiree doUara a miking ua go "one better" than woraer onea In Brooklyn. Iihlf, piobtbly, owing to the "Ino i wooed price of labor," It "tctrcliy of proTlalona and coal" Do you follow the I of our narratlTe, orerdone reader f Now, Henery no netnt well In what he did; bat in raiting on tu>, mind yon, ved hlmielf In our eetlmatlon, and the conaeqaence wei rictdemywaa acaroely half fall on the Mth Norember, tt hla plain, unTtrnlahed tale unfolded to a New Tork an- ■ We ceo bumbag people oareelTee, bnt we don't went tin" lo humbug ua, and that'* a point that Beeober to hire lort eight of. Had the Brooklynlloa paid (re dok beer hlro "apeak e piece," we would here glren ofacr ten r blni apeak tnothor ploce, bnt no more. Tntt'e the rock oto many people epllt Theyunaglne,beceaaewe8omo- nlort,and play the "twlojuller," that they can ewindle I they can'f da if/ Beeober lo e maa or eeaee, end will br hla unprofitable enterprise In New York; he la an- il le apeak at the Academy In Philadelphia on the 3d mat, I price la moderately died tt me dollar, showing Ihe til- de of prlcee which allonda the lecluree of Henery erlle of all Linda ought to be cried down, bnt when cry- let are taken to hear an Italian opere, "our rolce Ii etui ." ]» t mott Intereatlng part of "Fault," at the Acado- Ihe Mth Nov, "e bebe which wee eleoplng" In lie mo- trme. endilenlp awoke from lie elnmbera, and eel op e rightful and unearthly yell, wbloh cordlala nor anullli not tllay. If "It" bad only cried In bennony with ihe nan, who wu doing hla prelUeel, It would have been well i; but II didn't; It made the moet horrid dlecord we ever 1 to. Tbe men on the etago continued on the even tenor viy.inil Iholnfent kept on the uneven treble of lie way. ody wee In e fury, end we really believe that If "It" oould ocn gut at while "mewling and puking In Ita molhor'a a ttoujand pretty and willing banda would have cheor- rtpgtilAtcd "It" on the epot, for even too glrla of tweet wlahed they "could only get hold of tbe brat" The per- mother, who occupied a prominent place In tho balcony, rib oilrlcaUd horaolf, beby, alngere, and audlonce from trplMlng predk'tmont, and left the bonee. e wleer If not oiMirtUctlly-lncllncd woman, Horal— Oblldren In arme never bo takon to a pleco of publlo entertainment. Oniitri- 'iVIiy fa a crying baby at a pltco of amueomont Uko the :be. llecanio there le no enjoyment until It la ronioved, iTtt have their time to fall," truthfully and beautifully te poet; bo mlgbl have added, eo have crlllci and all t of men; and"lnAdam'a fill, we tinned til:" atyt Ihe rripcUJn^ book. It la not eurprlalng, therefore, that In Ulier daya tmeula and fraoaeea ahould occur, and men Kl, toil chide, and Oght," aa toother of our echool book itiyt in a poou boglnning "Let doge delight to bark and tic. Wunt wo moat eepoclaUy wiah to got at la, eboat a til;" Ihnt occurred aa rar back aa October 19Lb, at Irving Mveto Ur. Barney WllUama, and the dremailo editor of 'eir llluelralod paper*, In the coureo of which "dlepute," Utr gcnlloinin fou. Aaa reault,the comedian wu eued ihlltn nun, and the oaeo waa up In the Superior Oourt on •lb, hoforo Judge Morrell, but no dcclalon baa yot boon til. ttttr Blunt botte Ounther, or Onnthor beat* Blunt, or tali tho ptlr of 'em, bit nothing to do with the drama, 'how butlnoas, in any ehapo; and no one eaya It haa; but Wr.tr Wllllama and hie wife had a brilliant welcome on Khun to Nlhlo'e, on the 93d, no one wlllgalnaty; the edIQce being completely llUod with ono of the moet Auic audience* we have ever eeen. That Mr. and Mr*. iuui among the moet popular performer! on tho elago, *i«o by tbe favor with wbloh their Irish end Yankee Kntillone are ncolvod, Tbe tame bill euuloed lo nil the ["rougli tbe week. Thla evening a now programme will ■rd. of wbloh Ihe fairy apeolaole of the "Lake of ElUarney " "ae ft Mure, *> tlllllo Hem tbout matrimony. Harried on Thursday, •ft, by licv. B. H. Wetlon, Blephon F, Mettett to Iloelne, WiuiBbterof IholtteWm. E. Burton. No carde. 4 on tho morning of Wednoadty, Nov. 3Clh, tboro wte an 'ttf the moon, whloh probably gavo tbo young gentlomau : Ho n living by amoklng gltaa for ecllpeee," a chance to ^booeet Dvopenny ourrency bllL So we iro Informed. Wo ■ "* II, however, 8 o'clook A. M. being a llttlo too early, 'Mte loo Into for ua. If we didn't aee the ecllpte, though, ^•n Vrtnk Brower and Ohtrloy Fox pltT OtralUe tnd ud it tnocked the moon ahow Into noil year. It't a rBlHtjno, olevorly performed, and haa mado an lmmenee .■*•» repealed tbta week at Wood's MlnalreU, Tbore were 'tenet tt Ibis pltco on Thanksgiving; It le laid that 1800 J *wo packed in thereon Thanksgiving nlnbt, being Ibo "■ndlonco ever "aiaembled within those walla," ^'olie that ofnf married, with to (e manled, while other* £ Btrrlnd, are ondeavorlng to get vnmarrled, Mr*. Nitcnhti commenced a anlt for divorce from Jei, ?« the well-known olrenl manager; the plaintiff oharg- * defendtnt with Improper praotleea with a oelebrated * ud pantomlmlit The Int hearing took place on Toetday mornlng.lilh Not,, before a referee appointed by Ihe Superior Oourt. The eeoond hearing took place on the Mth, and the third wu let don for thla, Hand*/, Not. 80th. In addition to toeing for a divorce, Mr*. Nlion olilmt alimony for herself, and rapport for her daoghten, two intereatlng young ladle* who an at pretest engaged at the American Theatre, 4m Broadway, one aa oVuwiue, and the othtr aa vocalist. Lotty Hough Joint Mr*. Wood'* company it tbeOlrmple, Ihla week. She'* about u good a atage "Yankee gal" aa there la now in exlatenoe. Blanobard and hla dog* had a capital week of It at the New Bowery, drawing well-pleated and crowded lodlenoe*. Theyare retained for the present week, and in addition to the dog iter performance*, the drama of "Bookwood" la to be revived. Died, on Friday, Nor. 371b, Joseph Kyle, artlat Bis funeral took place on Sunday, 29th. and wu attended by members of the aoademy of TMedgrj, and other*. "I Am All There" la all then no longer, Un. Wood withdraw- ing her burlesque on the "Duke'a Motto" on the 98th alt It has not had an extraordinary luceeae, hen, and that la wby It 1* shelved. We carinot let tiie opportunity pen without eating a few worde In pralee of the monkey, whoto performaneet, fir a monkey, wen certainly very creditable, and much appnoialad. Farewell, monkey. A new bm of esterialiuarat it offered at the Olvmplo thla week, Mr*. Wood appearing aa Anne Breoaglrdle, in "Tbo Aetna* try Daylight," The palhetio drama of •The Stricken Heart" la alao to be prodnoad, and Lotty Hough la to make her rentra u Mehlabie Ann, in the "Yankee Legacy." Btrangan In New York ahould not fill to vltlt Mr*. Wood's Olym- plo-for It la the handaomeet dnmtilo temple In the dty, The old theatre In Broadway near Broome street, when Wei- lack laid the foondatlon for hla present encceea at hla new ealab- llahment op town, la ^noe more doing a splendid basinets: Mr. Lent's experiment of tnntferring the plice into an amphithea- tre for olrooa peiformanoM meeaog with the mott tubttanUal enoooragemenl. The Amphitheatre la joat what we wanted lo make onr lift of amusement* oomplete, for we now hayt every variety of perform an oe, and no one need leave the Empire Olty dltteuaoeo. Although only opened a oonple of week*, Mr. Lent's Amphitheatre Is already en eeubUahed fact Such orowda u beaiegetl the old Bowery laet week, eapeclelly on TtumkaglTuig day end evening, *arpaa*ed the old time gain- eringi at that house, when xr-mwin wu in his glory. Fanny Herring la at freth and attractive u ever. The dog* Thonder and Istayette an a till on the bOIa, and eitrtmelypopnlar, being called before the curtain every night, Ihe earne u other alar*. They an worth leelng. Mr. J, B. Sludley, who has been off on a furlough, aupporrlng Mlaa Avonla Jonot, retoms to Ihe Old Boweiyuila week. The BlorenoM an doing a middling butlntea at tbe Winter Oarden. They have taken off "Kathleen Mivonrneen," ud thla evening bring out an English drama called the "Tloketof Leave,' whloh we don't know much tbont on thla aide of the Atlantic. What thall we uy of the Bryants. They an ao Jammed then every night, that we have had no chance to see Ihe ehow. The Hush-In Ball borleaqae eeeme to take very well. Mr. Nell Bryant, one of tbe worthy manager* of thla troupe, wu presented with a :aUver pitcher, on the 38th Not,, by a number of oar billiard playing celebrities. No man la more deserving of inch a com- pllmentary testimonial than NelL He'a all there, every tune, and one of New York'* representative men. An toco out of the presentation may be found In another part of thla larae. Bam Fond, adranoe courier for Duprcz & Qreen'a MlAitnla, wu in town hurt week, on his wsy to complete arrangement! for the appearance of the company in neighboring Stale*. "The lion and the lamb shall lie down together," uy* the good book; and no one hat done more towards tbe fulfluntnt of this prophecy than Mr. Van Amburgh and the gentlemen con- nected with him In rabjogatlng " vlcltloue beuta," aa Dan Bry- ant caUa thorn. Have yon been at Van Amburcb'e Heniferle on Broadway, yet 1 It'a a ran ahow. In truth, and draw* like wild- On ; If yoa know what that means. The concern went to as expense of some til, 000 in altering the Ohiaue balldlng, for the reception and proper display of the animals, but If the Doalneta done hu not already wiped out that More, we wfU content to enler the den of wild beuta, and take dtnnerwlth them. The whole of the vul building is occupied by the ahow," up ttaln, don a lain, ud in my lady'a chamber," meaning the baU- room and lidlea' dretlng-rotom. From early morn till dewy eve, on Thanksgiving day, one itnam of humanity poured In to see the ■pedmene of the brats creation, end then pound ontagaln. Why la an elephant like an oyttsr 1 That* e old, uy* tome mall- ctoua "aecestloDlst," (any one that offends us now, we call a le- coulonlat). Bo It Is, uy we; but we've got t fresh answer for It, whloh It la, at follow*: Because neither of them can speak a piece. If Meade fueceed* In demoralising Lee'i army u Grant hu crumbled up Drags'*, "then the rebellion will be brought to a doee before the end of the year," u the HcnU keep* on uylng. And thal'a Jatt what we want, ao u to begin tbe new year fresh. In toe meantime, while we an proseoutlog the war with on- abated vigor, let us all lake a look In at BnUer'a American The- atre, til Broadway, If we can pel In, and enjoy the entertain- ments, for at this house we And a performance different from all other placet In the dty, combining a little cf all aorta In one great bill. There'* "play acting;" thero'e nigger tinging: dan- cing; gymnastics; comic *onga, to make you laugh; funny J okea, to amuse yon; and ao forth. A very laughable little aketoh la lo be brought out next week; It la called''Fltzboodle'e First and Last Yoiage on Board the Yacht Oiptum." Ball in, and see 1L Thle week, Mlaa Asnu Sutherland, the "Scottish Nightingale," makes her appearance, and Denny Gallagher, Ethiopian come- dian, Is alao announced. The prlae drama called •■The Moun- tain Outlaw." having proved attractive, will be con tinned. Here'a a list of the prlnolnal placet of amusement now open hi thle dty. with tbe principal attractions offered:— , Nlblo'a d art en—Mr. and Mr*. Barney Williams. ' Olympic— Un. John Wool tnd Lolly Hoogh. Old Bowery—Fanny Herring, 0. L. Fox, and tbe dog star*. New Bowery—Blanobard and hla performing dog*. Amphltheatn (Wallack'a old theatre)—Horumanihlp, Oym- nettloe, etc Van Ambnrgh'a Menagerie—Animals, and performing ele- phants,etc American Thutre—Drama, dancing, sloglng, and varieties generally. Bryants' Mlnatnli—Negro eccentrldtlea, ballada, and fan. Wood'* Mlnelrela—Negro bnrluquee, oarlcaiurM, ilnglng, dancing, oto. Academy of Mualc— Anacbuls'* German-Italian opera. Winter Garden—Mr. end Mrs. Florence. Bamum'e—Vory Moral Drama and other curiosities. French Theatre (Nlblo'a Saloon)—French drama, etc. German Stadt Thutre—Tragedy, drams, etc. WeUack'a Theatre—Boaedale, and a let-to between Letter and Gilbert George Chriaty'a Minstrels—Nigger sir* and mannerisms. Odron (Llndonmuller'a, in the Bowery)—Howa't Olicua, Hope Ohapel—Siareotooptlcon, or Mirror of the Dulveree, These are the principal ealabllthmeoli, but there le a acore of minor places, and undt rgroond reaortt almost without number. It la our painful duty to record the death of another member of the minstrel profoulon. Billy Qulnn la no more. Bo died In thla city on Sunday, Not. 20th, at 3 A. M., of consumption, from which he Buffered long and severely. His age wu 90 years. Billy Qulnn wu formorly engaged with Charley While, when that gentloman wu In the Bowery. Ho alao performed with George Christy, tnd worked a long tune under Mr. Butler'a man- agement, at eat Broadway. Hie principal line of buelnesa wu Jig dancing, but recently he turned hli ettentlon toother branch- uof tho mluatrclbusiness, and while at til Broadwav appeared In a variety of Ethiopian eccentricities. The funeral will take pltce on Tuesday, Doc. let, et 1 o'clock, from hla lele residence, 311 Thompson street, tbo remains to bo takon to Calvary Oeme< tery. Mori Sexton, In conJunoUon with Alexandor Brookes, hu openod a dtnclng Academy tt 309 Broomo slreeL The names ought to bo eumciont rccommondttlon. Boo advertisement. Evory now and thon little notice* an stuck up lu tbe green roome of our theatres, Inionded to convey gentle hints to per- formers rail olhert. Tbe publlo loldom get a sight of those Irochuro, and therefore know nothing of too Ixsulta to whloh tho poor playor le at tlmoe eubjocled. We will lift tho ourtaln for once, end ahow the latut "card," a copy of whloh wu given to web mombor of tho Musoum company t woek or ao alnoo. A corrospondout, "Cyfai," send! u» a copy, and with It t few ro- mark! upon tbo same, all of which wo resnocUnllyiubmlt:— PAirncULa.lt NOTI0E TO TDOae EXOtUU) HJ Till AMRniCAN muse mi. All person! ongaged la thle establishment arc hereby notified, that henceforth eppUcitlon* made at the door from friends, or othere wlahlng to eee thorn, cannot recolvo atltnllon from the door-keopor, u the person'! own roildenco J* the proper place fortucb Interview*. Ii any person whatever (not actually employod hare) Is per- milled to paaa the door without a ticket, Ibo doorkeeper fonoltl hla illuallon; hesoe employou will dultt using tuoh pormla- don from tbe doorkeepor under ray protenco wbttovor. I Intend hereafter to havo no dronei in my employ—If, there- foro, any employee is discovered ncgleotlog duty, a prompt dis- charge will follow. Employee* an requested nol to loungo around the atage door, rofreibmont tttod, or ray part of tho Mnaoum; and auo lo aotim oDtrance. > avoid standing In the street, near the Mu gownly appearance, If we may to expnu ft, being a Tery con- spicuous portion of the covtumu In the boxes. We sty thtt we wen surprised at auch a good hooae, from the fact that the at- tendanoe during the lesson hu been far from good; hen and then onlyhu there been anything like the paying audience that the excellent bill of mutloal gemi presented ehould have In- dnosd. Thla operaof ••Faoat, by the way, laone that bu been far more orlglntllv treated than mott of the work* of the pres- ent echool or artlais, and Ihe Innovation on the standard method of lyrlo ooxopoaltlan that it present* ii alike one that is attractive and required u a relief to the monotony of Ihe noisy Verdi style of opens thtt we have been so long turf el ted with. The east In- cluded Mia OJara Louise Kellogg, Mile. Snlaer, Mlu Fanny Btockton,SlgnoreUaaiolenl,BliocnXf ppoUto, asdOolletti. The overture. prsnOrtl at 1 quarter b+fore eight, began half an hoar Later, and the ourtaln role upon the Ant scene at 8K. The quiet and effective overton put o* in mind of one of the Fhllharmonlo oonocrt plecea, ao greallT wu II in contrast to the noisy, clang- ing musical break-dona wo an acouitomed to hear In Verdri opens. Tbe first scene Introduce* Fault in hla study, appa- rently In a tt of the bine*, from which he Is aroused by a nut sad lively chorus. Thti Interruption apparently put* him Into a deTtJ of smood, for he proceeds to call upon his Satanlo ma Jerry, who suddenly appear* in the usual traditionary costume attributed to him by the gnat Goths, As the opera, in plot and langulge, la but the German poet'* story over sgatn, It la need- leu to anode to it In detail; lOfDceltto uy, therefore, that tbe oompaotls entered into, and Faust is endowed with the anal Satanlo privilege*, and at onoe en tan upon hi* sinful career. The aeoond act opens with s gay and futtve scene, wherein *to* dents, burgher*, aoldlan, maiden*, and matron* appear in a very promiscuous manner. A ballat scene follow*, during whloh Marguerite makes her appearance, and give* us * choice solo. In the third and fourth acta, the real bualneu of the open be- gins, and the unfortunate affair iTamarc between Fa net and his feminine vloUm Is brought to • climax at anoa striking and In- teresting. The aoetie in which the casket of Jewell is found by Marguerite, la one of the best In the open, and the lyrlo effort* of the artists elicited the heartleat applause, albeit the atom were too readily responded lo by those called upon to repeat their solo*. A (talking and novd feature of the second act, In the "Kermetse" aoeni, wu tbe chorus of the lam* beggars, whloh elicited a decided mem. In the but act there I* a falling off In the Interest of Ihe drama, and the doting piece la far from being u praiseworthy u it might be made. Take It ^together, the open Is one of tbe moat attractive that hat been presented thlauuon. Ai regards the rooii efforts of those engagod tn the cut, we have especially to commend Mlu Kellogg'* rendition of the role of Marguerite, and alao Blacohl'a Mephlstophllw; In fact the performance throughout, vocally, wu excellent The scenery, too, wu admirable, and the oroheatral and ohortl de- lartmenta well np to the high elandard of Manlxtk'i best ef- orta. Msx't season dosu with hla own complimentary benefit this evening, Nor, 30th. Wuhlngton Friend, with hla diorama of Gnat Britain and Ire- land, arrived here last weet from England, per steamahip Olty of Baltimore. He inland* exhibiting hi* diorama, u wall u his on abilities on various mualoil instruments, at an early date. W. H. Lewis, the soprano TocatleL who for the put thn* weeks hu been lying very 111 with the bUlsus fever, at the Amer- ican Hooae, Troy, N. Y., arrived in the dty on Thanksgiving day. Though maoh Improved in health, he ami feels too weak to perform at present, and does not oontemplate doing so before the oomlng spring. Mr. L. B. Bhewell hu left Nlblo'a Garden; It it said thtt he may Join Un. Wood'a company at the Olympic Ooplea of Mr. Poole'e new drama, "The Mountain Outlaw," now Ming played at the American, tU Broadway, may be had of Mr, Poola'a agents, J, Conner It Oo„ u per advertlaement. If any person ongigcd horo hu any complaints to make which are not met by the Superintendent, a note addressed lo me will secure an Intonrlow, I iball feel eapeolally grateful to all who will aid In preventing eilravagtnce, fraud, or wute In any de- partment of tho Muieum. I with lo onjdn politeness, patience, attention and civility upon all who come in contact with Miiscnm niltore. I. T. DABMUli. AuiniCA* MoruroM, Not. Ulb, 1803. Thooe penone who Imagine lhat Noroa on a email acale do not eilat or attempt lo cxlat In tbceo later dayi, have only lo read Iho nbove "Partloular Notice" lo have their Christian bollef In clvllliatlon and liberty materially weakened. Glutted among Ibo ourlotllloa of the American Museum, Ihcro Is a very hard- working and in eome lnatancot t talented dramallo company— earb member of thla not extravagantly paid, hardly woraed company won Insulted recently by receiving with Ihoir well earned pittance a copy of tbe arbitrary edict wbloh baada Ihla arllclo, the Drat olanae or which gives the world tho brilliant Idea lhat frlendi of the acton (poor devlli, havo they any frlenda 1) nol knowing tholr place of raldenoe, moat go lo Ihdr filaco of realdence to leirn where thoy rcelde, etc, otc Should he publlo at any time aee the charming leading lady of this et- tsbllahment, or the hudiomt loo Nsgle, the worthy Bridge- man and Hadsway, heading like quarter horua oulof the ahow comer of Ann and Broadway, let them tarn to tho speold edict for the cause thereof. "No Handing round or near the on- tranoe," but a brisk tret Is enjoined upon all banda. The com- Cmy win niae by aabaorlptlon a oovered ihsd aponthe Bau ry, when they may net their wetry limbt tnd catch tho ne- oeaf try ilages to retch their poor fam I Ilea Reformation and tyranny are two dlatlnot artlclaa, and reformation, like charily, ahould begin at home. Let me suggest that Mr. B. use hit new brooms for his on etnnBnm eenotorum, and when the purifica- tion of that Augean a table hu bean accomplished, with a cleaner and better face he can attempt the role of reformer and dictator. Ottix. We paid a Tltlt to Ihe Fourteenth Street Open Hooae on Fri- day evening, the 27th, attracted by Ihe announcement of Ihe sec- ond representation of Gounod's opera of "Faoat." Somewhat to oar rarprtu, we found the house well filled, by a gay and ox- oaedlngly fashionably attired assemblage, tho new white open oloaki, which impart to the ladloa a very peculiar and nfgbt- DaAOATIC. The Park Theatre, Brooklyn, wu crowded to repletion oa Thankaglvlng day, the bill for both the afternoon and evening performances being very attractive, "Kate Kearney" and tbe "Ohost Maria" (oluu the "Spectre Bridegroom") wen the af- ternoon plays, and "Satan In Paris" and the "Alpine Maid" those of the evening entertainment Manager Harrison la go- ing to introduce hla new opera troupe In a a diet of matinees, the first of which wOl take place on Dec 3d, Madame Boacbard and Mean. Castle and Oampbell an the artiste engaged, and we have no doubt the Park will be nllid on each oooaalon. A new drama Is underlined, "In onr little dty of palatial building*," un ••Fire Fly," s Memphis (Term.) nrrtspondent, "the tide of affairs goes by contraries—either a peaceful calm, or a whirlwind of •xdttment A whisper#rttks ttaglo word •traorrUla,' a ahadow of suspicion that these 'Ahotnlllqnei' ue hovering on the outskirts, tnd all I* tenor; Texd*nte,who live outside the lines, flock In by hundreds. In all their fantastic toggery—from the broad-rimmed beaver, to the rimless straw; the llnu are closed, artillery wheeled into their designated places, Infantry marched and countermarched, drum* but and the devil to pay generally. Bach I* life In Mem- phis, varied with entertainments—theatre! circuses, minstrel*, grand balla. rerLreae private soirees, and fain. The theatre Ii the only legitimate place of amassment In the dty, and It well ittronlted. The playa an artistically aelaoted, and pat upon he stage In splendid style. The 'Forty Thievet' tnd 'Blue, beard' haTe had quits an extensive run, The loenery, by W. Sefton (a sceslo artist who rank* high In hi* profession) is mag- nificent Hltftlry, oriental acenei areTlrldand gorgeous: the looker on would almost Imagine himself revelling In the dellghla of the gorgeoul Eut and Its fabled tplendon. Tho 'Naiad Queen' it In preparation en a grand acale—alio, •Aurora Floyd,' •Duke'a Hollo,' and a comedy In Ave acta, written by one of Ihe oompany, entitled the 'Arkansas Heiress, or the Third Ohauce,' It 11 pronounced an excellent production. Mr. Parke* will per- sonate the principal character, John Toole. Mn. Graham, the Memphis favorite, la again on the board*, bnt the publlo hu been dUappoloted by her not appearing in her popular charac- ter*. Mo Wade la the comedian and acknowledged wit of the es- tabllihmeaL On ThankiglTing night Mr. 0. W. Clarke presented a bill tt Ihe Brooklyn Academy of Muelo thtt tttracled a big crowd; the dra- mu performed being "Euttiche Bauden" and Ihe "Drunkard," Clarke appearing In eeveril character* In Ihe former, and In the well knon role In the other. Ai far u Clarke hlmaeb? wu con- cerned— end we might iodude one or two othere—the perform- anooa merited Ihe pecnnlary success attendant upon them; bnt for tbe remainder of the cast, tbe leu uld the better. Wby, a second class lot of amatoun would have done equally u will. During the performance of tho drunkon sceno In tbo latter pier, an alarm of Oro wu glvon, and tbero bolng several Dromon In tho home, of course there wu a rash to go to Ihe Ore. The con- aoquenoo wbb thtt many thought tbo bulldlog wu on Ore, and a panlo immediately eneued, tho circumstance at onetime prom- ising ■ M&finaU. Order wu, howevor, toon restored, and wheu Ur. Clarke came forward to address the praic-Bbicken audience, he remarked that u soon u qulBt wa* resumed bo would get drunk at eln. Thl* ully orealod e laugh, and tho reel of tho dra- ma was gone through with uninterruptedly. In Ban Franclico, and other pirti of California, business may bo good, for sught wo know, but correspondents don't eeem to agree on all points; In fact, we regret to uy It, their reports are very conflicting at times, end ept to mislead the "Indulgent reader," Since onr Last wo have reoelved two oommnnlcatlone touching theatricals, etc, In the Golden Stale. Both writer* are known to na, and we ought to place reUanoe on both; but as thoy don't "colnolde" In their views of pasting eTont*, wo an at a lou how lo reconcile the dlicropandee. Id tuch a oue. wo give both documents, leering the "dlicrlmlnatlng ruder" to drew hie onlnfenncee, ind separate the wheat from Iho chaff. One It from Sherry Oorbyn, and Is dated Ban Franolaco, Ool. Slat, and la u follow* :— FusirD Fujkii— Since my lut I have been very bury changing my bus of operation from Ihe "old corner," whloh I found far too oramped lor my expanding ldau, to the new and commodloui wtabllibmenl on Commercial etroet, whloh we havo chrlelened (•■iK"-that mesne my partners In crime, Gilbert a: Bert) f!UbrrVi A'"" Idea, not tbit Ihe name le an original Mm, but atlll tho latest Imported idea direct from tbe Empire Olty; ind u almost all f>l«i from that, the Gnat Olty of the New World, are nnal uf«u, we had an dfea that It would be the but idea to ileal a little of your thunder. We opened on the 17th, with an array of talent that ttlartled even oureelvu; think of Hies Lolla, Mme, Acoala, Delia Sager, Jennie Lamont, Mia* Hamilton, MUo, Gallclll, and Mile. Mlnnlo, among the ladlu; with Billy O'Noll, Billy Blair, Johnny Do Augella, Bona. Wlelhoff, Hone. OallolU, Joe Taylor, J. Mabbolt. O. Edmonds, ud P. Blorllng, backed by any quantity of leaser llghlt, and yon will, 1 am sure, aay, u all do hero, tuccou mutt crown their (our) efforts, As I uld botore, we opened to a house paoked from Door to crlllug, tho receipt* being live hundred and twelve dollar*, and with bnt two exception* tho houeet havo continued flue; we btvo t magnificent boueo, a flno oompany, ud tueu, combioed with tbe energy we mean to pill Into It, will oompel Ihe Ktm Un to become lar rmtufcr Ctlnr, spite all oppoiltlon. After writing ao much I bad almost lei II slip my momory to giro yon tuotner very weighty rcuon why wo moet mooted—It M that wo bare aeenred Buillb, the verllable W. H. Smllb, to manage for na, and now Ibat 1 have devoted eo much apace to talk about ooreelvea, let nie say a word or two tbout ahow bualneu In general. Ucr/uire'i Optra lluuu.— The regular dramatlo company re- signed about Ihrve weeke alnco In order lo glvo Ihe ilarab Troupe, lately arrived from Australia, a chanooi and for Ihe put three weeks tber have been playing to very line bualneu; till tbe Intention of Mr. Marsh to take his troupo direct to New York at the eiplratlon of his present leuoa bore, Bumor uye that tome half doten of the troupe will secede here, and enter Into matrimonial engagements. Loulee Araot, wbo wis the tlar when bin about four J6*re ago, married In Australia, and remained then, Ta« JtWfrHi/an hu bean opened every Bunday evening by Muubert't Oermtn company, who always do wall, ud oc- casionally by Bluchl'a Operatio Company, wllh Hoe success: but the coming man for this honi* has at Ua! arrived, Mr. Thos, McKecn, from PhUidelnhli, arrived on Ihe lut titamar and uaouncu to open on the Oth of Nov., with a novdly. Well, that la what we wut, ud I with Mr. Moleon ud but new enUrpilie every lucoen. It la uld that he hu the gnat ortai. nal Qhoet—-Pepper'a Palut"-ud will prodaoe It Immediately.' Tb J? 'I'' 9 bMU have been a failure hen. Tm Eurtka Jffruird Hall Is doing a fine buslnui. ,u , J ft? l «™~Gllbert'i old alud-la doing bnt ao ao alnco '""'""^orlght i tan, the Worrell Bitten ud Joe Murphy. A'Alt* lytai l**tlll crowded nightly. II am f Uft etna* and lllppalrme, opened on the Jtcksoa jtnet lot ten day* alius, ud Ihey have been doing a lud offlott butlness, the flrat week'* receipt running over six thousand doUan. Wilson haa aniaged all the droos talent in th* Slats, and formed a mammoth ahow. it la indeed the but drool thai w "»' T 1^^r^^• ,1 u h "•■ '» o«"rrlng of lis great aacoeas, 7hr. IKilfcw PUanre GurUni ocmtlnue lo bethesreatr on Sunday aXlsrnoons, * Haye-i /'art:1a miking another irngtls Inst before 1U death- It la now In th* handa of a couple of ontaldan, LltUe h Bradlar. It 1* advertised for tilt, ud will probably be cot op IntobuOd- big lota before muy weeks. * •"lupuroran. McKan Buchanan Is musing a very good company at the) Metropolitan Theatre, Baoramuto, Mlu Annette Ince as the star. Jfta Anny Morgan la the tier at Magolre'i Open Honaa. Virginia Oltv, at present v»». nraas, Mr: IK, 11. Lttohtm has gone to Victoria and Oregon, OB • atarrlng tour. Mn. Julia Dan Wayne is in Oregon, doing wdL at 0. B. Waldron'a Theatre. That'* Sherry'e budget Hen Is an othtr, of asm* dale, from 'J. M. D." who Is alto pretty wall posted in the show Us>- DruBOupTss—I am oa hand again to give yoar readers th* new* from the PaolAo State. The MebjepellUn Theatre now end then glru opera, with the worn ont "Blanohl." On Sunday nlghta tbe Germu Troops play to good house*. It I* rumored that Tom Eeon will leu* this theatre for a winter i At Maguln'a Open House the Harsh children an playing to bad houau: they will eocn return to yoar dty. 1 learn thai four of thorn will be married hen. The dramatlo oompuy of thla hem* hu gone lo Waahoe, for a abort season, to play Mexuwn The American Theatre hu a Spanish oompany on Son day nights, -laying to fair boots* At the Eureka Theatre the OoTtotv Iran Mlnitrels an on the cards. Tommy Fed hu made a hit In the Spanish danoe, Jaleo De Zenx, taught by Benorlta Marias he la a gnat favorite hen; thl boose Is slwaya full; Bam, Walla, manager; Tom Magnlre, proprietor The next on the bill! Is OUbert'* Melodaon—LltUe fc Brady propria tore. Ihla houae la crowded everv night: the oompany It hard to beat Among them ue Joe Murphy, Baokue, BlUy Bernard, John Woodud, ud Be- norlta Marls. The proprietors pay good salaries, ud give eboat the best entertainment In the dly The Union Theatre— called OUbert'* New Idea—hu bean open now two weak*. It Is s failure, owing to the location, Tbe company is very large— among them an Madame AooiU, uln ltlhoff, the Frenoh dan- ce ri. The lacy hu been nnfortniute In this country: ah* has failed In every attempt, Tom give her |1S0 for the 1000 lhat ab* toed for; Tom paid her a large sum of money, butahe nerer had expenses In the bona*. A Mr. Blair, an ud man of thlt com- pany, wuhlaied on the opening night; he made a speech to lb* aadlsoce, ud loUmaled that performers bsd paoked the hens* for lhalpurpo**. Very bad for a bad performer to dot be bragged too moan ud conld do nothing. Sherry Oorbyn is the msiutgsr of thlt house. I think Ihii week will close the utshllahmest. The Bella Union la ilill doing a fair bnilneu, excepting oa open nlgbts. The Italian Open hurt* Bam. considerably. Baa- oacclantl hu left thla home ud gone to Waahoe. At lut ae- eounla abe wu very eick......Jaok Wilson'* euro* company, under canvas, la doing u Immense bis. All the circus com pa. _ compa- nlea in the State have combined In this; they are playing on th* old lot, Jicheon stnet At the Metropolitan Theatre, Sicnv menlo, under old Back, Mlu Ince la the alar, doing well TO* la all for this Slats Mr*. Julia Dean Hayne la in Waahington Territory, doing well Old Man Ward is st Victoria with a good company, ud doing well At Oourtaln'a Melodeon.Vlo- torla, Harry got Into difllcally. His postsn were too vulgar for the British are, ud the police tore them don; tbe Judge refused the license, aoOourtaln had to be decent and he got a license, Ii served him right Ait emus Ward'a agentbaa arrived, but Ids not think Ward will do hare. No man i tar can do any thing in thi! country—they wut daahlng women; they an the right onu to make money. We think ool hen that whu a itaraendaaa agent to thla country, he hu more money thin brain a, ud tber* an agents hen who can show them all their but, ud If thsy pay mon attention lo your column* they will save fdOO passage money out ud back p, N. Dor bank hu arrived,'ud It playing at Gilbert'! old place Mlu LlizJe Gordon and Nol- le Brown, wllh s email company, gave one nlght'i ihow at lb* Sandwich Island, on their wsy to China, the first of this month. October. * "Tberete, or Iho Orphan of Geneva," on* of Howard Payne'a melo dramas, wu produced tt the Park Theatre, Brooklyn, OS Monday, Nov. 23d, manager Harriaon appearing u Oarwln, ud Mlu Irving at Thereae. The play wu capitally placed upon th* •lag*, ud u a general thing wu very wall perf ormed, the acting of Mlu Irving ud Mr. Harriaon being especially praiseworthy. Baxriaon'i rendition of Oarwln, in the last sou*, when a* 1* charged with the mnrdar of the Conn teas, being up to the hJak mark of hla efforts on the tint night of his appearance. Ta* minor part* wen well acted, bnt Ihe make op of uSo Oounteuead of Fontaine wu uilhlsg hot In ■~"—a—~ with the lupposad age of then lndlviduala, u the Coontsu looked auroslyoal uough to be the mammy of tuoh s big boy u Whiting, and Fontaines reference to hit paternal dutlea wu udly '""-Tl*'- ent wllh hla youthful appearance. In thij respect, no one tt the Park make* up In so.ch a finished and artit lie sty leu Learn ox. By. the way, ipeabng of Una aolor. It la greatly to be regretted last his marked talent bu beu ao long hidden under a baihd u si hu bun at Laun Keene'i. There are few better general mini i dlana now on the etago than thlt aelf-aame Lennox, and beau*, rapidly become the favorite of Ihe aoMfua of the Park Theatre. We would, however, auggest Lo him a little moderation In tbe gag bnalneaa; willy and to the point u hli effort* an In this ob- jectionable aryle of bualneu, it la neverthtlsu aomethlng a tra- ly good actor ahoold almost inllrely Ignore. In the after-pleoe of "Jenny Llnd," Lennox want the whole animal in the gaalinsv and he ud Mlu Shaw had about as llvily a Uttle time of 11 aa tbe audience, ud Ihey evidently relished the whole actne. The attendance on each night wu very good, in spile of lb* drawback of ilormy weather. But the fact fa, tbo Park may now be considered an uUbUibsd Initltutloc, ud it is npldly bar- ing Its regular htbUva, u had the Olymplo of old, When w* have an opportunity to praise the musical department of tb» theatre, we •hall do ao, and not until thon; but we hope sots* duplicate of Laura Keene'i Baker will be found won, to Cooks up the mode u it ahould be done. A fealun of this theatre Is Ihe gentlemanly character of the uahera engaged, and the airrst order that la preserved. At the Nuhvllle theatres, bnalnew Is reported u being good. From our correspondent, M. E. H., wu have the following items under dale or Nov. 21th:—"Ulia Julia Daly and Jtmu 11. Ward havo boon ddlghtlngthe frequenters of tbe New Nuhvllle Tbea- m for the rut two weeks, appearing In a number of their favor- ite characters. They dosod their engagement on Ihe 9Iit, giving way to Oubu, ualaled by Mr. W. H. Leak and filg. Xlmenea,who were billed to appear on Iho 2J.1, but baring eome 'dlfBcolty' at Loulavllle lu obtaining a pan, were, In conaeqaence thereof, an- able to come to time; but It la announoed that they will poet. lively appear to-night, Oubu as Henri Bt Alms, Hamet and Ma- in lido, and W. U. Leak u Mohammed, In Ihe 'French Spy,' At the Old NaahvUle Theatre, tbe dulling equestrienne Satft FIshor, cloud a very profitable engagement on the 31*t, baring appeared In molt of her favorite piece*, tho prlnolpal tttracUca being 'Mazeppa,' aaalated by BUly Dorr, who appeared la Tor- pln'e ltlde to York,' ud 'Olaude Dnvll.' Kale did not ahow her form on the 21st, owing to seven lnjnrlu received by falUna: from hor hone the night previous Mr, Jot. Prootor ttepned upon thl ootids of the old theatre on the 13d, opening la 'Vlr- Klnlue,' which wu an admirable piece of acllog. a Nlck of tka Woods' la upon tbo blllt for lo-nlght" At Ibo Norfolk, Va., Open House, our correspondent, "Thet- pltu," writing under dito of Nov. 20tb, aayt:—"Business la good with Mr. Eddy. On tho 9l«t ho appeared i» 'niobard Thlrd, r ud hla rendition merited Ibo dsltcring rrctptlon It received. Ho bu tleo aiipeared u 'Damon,' 'Charles de Moor.' Tho Gladia- tor,' 'Nick of tlio Wood*,' nod as Sampson Hardhead In 'Qama Cock of tbe Wlldornese.' Tho leasee bu latdy appeared In a fow Dutch character*, ud hu been univoratlly aoooeaaful ua provoking tbe rlilblllllct of tho sudllory, ud consequent good. reception. Tho pretent iter will bo encceeded by Mlu tjuaaii Demu, who coumencee e twelve nlghle eogtgemrat on the Mink Inst" Edwin Adaml appwrod at Wood'! Theatre, Cincinnati, on lb* 93d ult, u "lltuilet," In t crowded house. On the Mth, aa> enacted "Blcbard the Third" lo another good house, tad throughout the woek tho attendance wu very flittering to that riling young actor, A writer who haa evidently learnod to "know the done of tha Hue*" In bit looallly, thn a ipeeki to a San Fnnolaoo paper of the proapect of having "Iho fair Adah" In Virginia Olty:—"Mlu Kenny klorgau Ii dnwlng very fdr bouses, but the good people appear to lay beok on their oan, awaiting the arrival ot Mlaa Adtb Ileonu Menken. I would like to give Magnlre IHO fox the ncll profile for etch night for a week. I hope, when tho ouas acea Ibis, that he will not raise the prices on tie; ihould he at- tempt lo do to, the moet radiant alar on the globo would prove no elar here, people looking upon high prices In amusements u an imposition." I jura Keeno ud troupe continued u the a Lara at Fuller'a LouliTllle Theatre lut week. Tho "Sea of Ire" wu brought ont on the 3tth ult, ud inoooeded lo drawing a good bonis. Tha Laura Eoone party It at the St Louie Theatre thla week. The Bloblngi Opera Troupe brought Its lengthy engagement la Cincinnati to a dose on the 28Ui ult. It la and to bare been us- cceeful, but not brilliantly ao. Mlaa lUohlngi It uld lobs lb* only arnt linger In the troupe. Ihe "Enchantreie'' wupto, duoed on the outing night for oonUnnatlon of Theatrical Beccrd, as* pigtlUi