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The Drama, Music and Amusements troupe, with their light and pleasing entertainments, continue to attract large audiences. Tonight is un derstood to be their last, and by referring to the pro gramme, it will be found to be replete with fan, hu mor, brilliant effect and all the et ceteras calculated to tickle and delight an audience. Give the company a bumper at parting, and receive in return the largest meeis of entertainment ever offered at the price. The Ravels were an institution, and the Martinettis are an institution; they leave their mark in a host of pleasant associations which will always make them felcome visitors. The Strakosen Trover.—We are advised that this celebrated troupe with the celebrated, far-famed Frez zolini will give a couple of concerts in this city next week. Santonn's Orrra Trover.—At last, he made up his mind to come west of the mountains here in person and looking as, young as w ntroduced the negro melodies to a Cincinna Sanford is the Napoleon of Managers and in fact, Sanford is an institution himself, and to be the best bred (bread) man in the prose retirement from traveling and stationary to Philadelphia, has kept him from us some y who knew Sanford when he first appeared a sonic Hall, which was dedicated by him, as Melodeon, will bear in mind the songs of D Lucy Neal, the Boatmen Dance, c. Time much improvement in what was then term shows; now ‘tis the amasement of the age, during this interval many troupes have appeared among us, presenting some rare novelties; these are Sanford’s toute as an evidence of the pupert of his NAtional THEATER.—The Martinetti and ct troupe. It is sufficient to read the programme,which is full of new songs, glees, choruses and miscellaneous pieces, never before presented to our public, and from the manner the outside business has been aged we predict a succession of full houses at Smith and Nix on’s Hall next week. Woon’s THEATER—MORTIMER’s BENEFIT, ne ver satile and talented actor, John Mortimer, than whom a greater general favorite has never appen here, take a benefit at the above establishment to-night; when, aside from his individual claims, a bill will be presented, which for extents variety and the embodi ment of a host of volunteer talent—including Mrs. Duffield and Mrs. Leighton—has not been exceeded this season, and ought to draw a good house, New York.—'The theaters are ekeing out a dull ex istence, ‘and amusements ‘ generally are . The Broadway is closed, Waller, who was the esha did’n make it pay although himself and wife are the two greatest artists in America. It is said that Mrs. Wal ler’s Lady Macbeth is equal to Charlotte Cushman Praise cannot go beyond this. The theater will be re opened by Bateman with Mr. and Mrs. Stark, on.—Charles Matthews and wife are at the Atheneum. Mr. and Mrs. Davenport are playing at the Boston theater. Put Lapenpuin.—Since Max Maretzek’s flare up a the Academy the music loving portion of the popula tion of old Quakerdom have not been furnished with a solitary note. Sanford too has vacated his old quarters and be taken himself Westward. His opera house is to be enlarged for the next season. Agnes Robertson is still playing at the Arch; to night will close her engagement, after which she will travel West. Frank Drew and his wife have been prohibited by the Mayor of Baltimore from giving their drawing room entertainments, on the score of their immoral ity. The Baltimoreans are becoming Peckshiffian in their ideas. Miss J. M. Davenport is playing at Foster s theater in Pittsburgh. The Keller troupe is performing at Richmond. The Florences are at Wood's theater in Louis. The Republican states that Mrs. Florence is perhaps the best vist and danseuse upon the “pourds. We are rejoic at our cotemporary “prefixed ~‘perhaps”” to this sweeping declaration. Collins, the Irish comedian, is at the St. Louis thea ter. Buckland will open the Montreal theater at the end of the present month, Mr. and Mrs. John Drew are playing in Toronto. Couldock is performing at McVicker’s theater in Chicago, and Maggie Mitchell is at Northis amphi theater. Edwin Booth is fulfilling a brilliant envent at the Louisville Theater. The Strakosch troupe, in cluding Milo Frezzolini, have been giving concerts in the same city. At the last date the Marsh Children were performing at Spalding Rogers’ Amphitheater in New Orleans. Signor Blitz was giving Necromantic soirees at the St. Charles. TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS. The first really meritorious perambulating so visit this city will be here on Friday. We allude to B. Lent’s Mammoth New York and Philadelphia Cir cus, the oldest and one of the best organized insti tutions in America. , Nixon Kemp’s English and American combined Circus will be in Toledo on Tuesday. Attached to the English department is the famous equestrian Melville, beyond all dispute the greatest horseman of the age. He is a native of Scotland, but was brought up in Aus tralia, and it is said that the most remarkable feature about him—for a circus man—is his extreme modesty and unassuming department. He is one of the few riders who come up to the pictorial advertisement. Spalding Rogers, since they left St. Louis, have had bad luck. They have lost several of their stands on account of the high water. Yankee Robinson is traveling in Indiana. He, too, lost four stands last week, in consequence of the bad weather. _. Orton Co. will exhibit at Madison, Wis., on the lith. — . Eldred Co.’s circus starts from Lebanon tomor row. . Van Amburgh Co.'s Menagerie is progressing through the State. John Robinson’s International Circus is on the con fines of Tennessee, J. W. Baecker, the veteran advertiser, recently came into the possession of a fortune, by the death of a relative in Albany, N. Y. Snd Result of a College Freak. By the Detroit papers we learn of a tragedy which occurred at the State University of Michigan, located at Ann Arbor, which has rightly produced great excitement in that vil lage. A letter to the Detroit Advertiser states that a former student, named Geo. W. Brazee, was anxious to be initiated into one of the College secret societies, and some of the students on Friday evening last played off upon him an initiation io a mock society. Beer and whis ky were obtained and partaken of very freely by Brazee, who, before coming to the meeting, had also been indulging in drinking. He be came very drunk, appliances to sober him were tried in vain, and the students supposing he would sleep off the effects, put him to bed, and during the night attended upon him. In the morning he was still drunk, and the students went to their studies, but returning about noon found him dying, and he breathed his last be fore medical aid could arrive. The account, as communicated to the Free Press, substantially is the same. It says: Mr. Brazee has been a student of the Univer sity. At the time of his death he was under suspension, on account of certain irregulari ties of conduct. During the early part of Fri day he was present at the meeting of one of the College Literary Societies, of which he was a member, and appeared to be in good health. About 11 o’clock the same evening he made his appearance at the room where he did, where were already assembled some eight or ten stu dents prepared “ to make a night of it.” They had a pail of beer and a bottle of whisky. Mr. Brazee appeared to be somewhat under the in fluence of liquor when he arrived there. He drank several times of the beer, and occasion sionally of the whisky, drinking in no greater excess than some of his companions. They were all singing and marching around the room, when suddenly Mr. B. exclaimed, “Boys, I’m tight,” reeled, and soon after tum bled down. They laid him on a couch in the corner and took no further notice of him for half an hour. At the end of that time they tried to arouse him, but he appeared to be in a drunken sleep, and could not easily be awake. They then carried him downstairs and bathed his head in cold water, hoping to sober him. Apparently he was somewho revived, and they carried him back, laid him down, cov ered him over with some quilts, and left him to sleep off the effects of the debauch. — Within an hour after the others had depart ed, one of his companions visited him three or four times, bathed his head, and did all he could to make him comfortable.The next morning one of the company, previous to going to chapel exercises, (at 9 A. M.), looked in upon him. He was snoring, and exhibi pearance other than would be ex man laboring under the effects of in The next visitor was a young the youngest of the company. called on him about noon. He found him pale and exhibiting few signs of animation. He was frightened. He hurried up town. he told two of his mons, they had better go down and see Brazee, as he looked hard. The three hastened to the room. They found their companion lifeless.
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Cincinnati Daily Commercial
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sat, May 08, 1858
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