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A PILL FOR MRS. TROLLOPE; OR, MANNERS OF THE ENGLISH

In three parts. Consisting of droll songs, stories, dialogus between passengets ancedots, aspirations of the H-- letters of the alphabet, hell, hen, hem (not [?] wot lays eggs) &c. The object being amusement and profit. Tickets 50 cents, to admit Lady and Gentleman; Children 25 cents, admitted with parents and gaurdians only.

If Mr. R. [?] in these gloomy times banish demons from the hearts of his friends by laughing at the humors of John Bull, then will his ambition be gratified and in the absence of superior entertainments he begs the people to come and partake the Olla Podrida, being perfectly nutritious, void of all grossness; and suited to the most fastidious taste. A professor will preside at the Piano forte. Hall cool as an ice house.

Roberts had a good house in spite of the heat of the weather and frequent rains, and the shades of the cholers, supposed to be floating in the air.

The theatres did not open this season at the usual periods, in consequence of the visitation of the cholera during the summer months. The follwing card appearted:

CHESNUT STREET THEATRE.

The public is respectfully informed that the opening of this establishment is postponed to a future time, at the request of the Sanitary committee. Due notice will be given of its opening.

Afterwards, the following appeared:

CHESNUT STREET THEATRE

Box Tickets 75 cents; Pit 37 1/2 cents; Gallery 25 cents.

The public is respectfully informed that this old and established place of amusement will be opened on

SATURDAY, September 8th,
With a well selected company, whose talents will better speak to public favor tan can any assertions of the managers; but they hope that they have hitherto met the public wishes on that point, as well as exhibiting a desire on all occasions to cherish the interests of the drama by the production of novelty, and all those accessories of an intellecual character that may render a theatre a place of rational amusement. Thus impressed, they hope their [zeallous?] enlightened citizen of Phiadelphia. During the recess the theatre has been newly painted and decorated. Engagements have been already made with the following celebrated preformers, whi will appear in succession: Mr. Sinclair; Madame Peron; the Ravel Family, from Paris; Mr. James Wallack; Miss Vincent; Mr. Charles Kemble, Miss Fanny Kemble, Master Burke, Mrs. Austin, and others who will appear during the seasion.

Stockholder's Tickets now ready for delivery at the Box Office.

Leader of the Orchestra, Mr. B. S. Cross, Jr.

The house opened with the military piece of "Napoleon." The cirps pricipally consisted of the same names (with a few minor exceptions) as at the closing of the last season.

Monday, September 10th, "Massaniello" was produced, with Sinclair and Madame Peron in the principal vocal parts. Fenella, Mrs. Rowbotham. The "Spectre Bridegroom" followed. Niccdemus, Mr. Walstein; Diggory, Mr. Roberts. The star vocalists drew poor houses.

Thurdays, September 13th, the first appearance here of the celebrated Ravel Family, from Paris, consisting of tenpersons, professors of the gymnastics. The spectable consisted of rope dancing, herculean fests, and pantomime ballets, in four parts, in which young* Gabriel Ravel (now old Gabriel) sustained the principal characters. The corps of pantomimists, rope dancers and gymnasts, probably was the most extraordinary and universally enduring popular novelty that ever came to this country from the old world. It seems to us that is has been successively recontructed from three generations, ever rejuvenated as its members began to grow old. For near thirty years many of the original performers were found amongst its active members; and to the last might of their preformances in America, the unique, agile and mompareil artiste, Gabirl Ravel, preformed his various gymations with his youthful elasticity. With wealth and well-earned laurels the Ravels have returned to their native soil, "sunny France," there to spend the balance of this life under their own vine and fig trees." Sensible [panomimist?]! The vivid French are thrify people after all !

September 16th, second night of the Ravels. Crowds running to see them, and the newspapers loud in eulogies on their merits.

September 21st, Mad. Feron's benefit --"Cinderella," and a new interlude of the "Consript Soldier," by the infant Ravels. The opera of "Midas" -- Apollo, Mr. Sinclair; Mysa, Mad. Feron.

September 22nd, last night but one of the Ravels. This evening, a new pantomime ballet of "Cocomba, or the Embassy to Smyrna," young Gabriel in many new things. Third appearance of Tom Rice as Jim Crow.

September 26th, the first night of Miss Vincent, as Clara and Kate O'Brien, in "Perfection."

Miss Vincent did not arrive this evening from new York in time to commence the play, so that the curtain did not rise till after eight o'clock. She had played the night before at the Bowery, and not being in good, or strong health, by over-fatigue, did not start for Philadelphia in seasonable time. Mr. Hamblin was her mentor or guardian. Many surmises and busy deduction were afloat on this topic. Some alleged that he wanted her to act night and night about at the Bowery and Chesnut Streets Theatres. In truth, this young actress had become a most attractive object to theatres; and Hamblin, in his zealous every suggestove excitements. The lady's pretensions were certainly large, but were not of so commanding a nature as to reach the goal of theatrical ambition through a claptrap coup de main. Besides, Fanny Kemble was then in bursting embryo, and soon, like an Alpine avalanche, swept all popular favor before her sweeping power. Hamblin's action was injudicious.

September 27th, benefit of young Gabriel Ravel. Sinclair and Madam Feron volunteered in "Masaniello." On this occasion "Jocko, or, The Ape of Brazil," was produced, with young Gabriel as Jocko, in which he exhibited a preformance so unique, so natural and so astonishing in every respect as to place it amoung the wonders of the stage. Certainly its parallel has not been witnessed in our day in agility and naturalness. It was perfection.

September 28th, Miss Vincent in "The Child of Nature" and the drama of "Therese." Car. win, (as originally performed by him in America,) Mr. Maywood. This is intended to mean that he was the first to preform the part here. Jame Wallack was the original Carwin at London, and most ably did he pay it. There is much nonsence about this matter in the profession. The original of a part may not be its best representative, if that is its talismanic sence. Miss Vincent subsequently appeared as Juliet.

October 4th, "juvenile night by the Ravels." To give an opportunity to families to see the Ravels at an early hour, all their preformances will come first in the eventing. "The Three Chinese," "A Pas de Trois," on three ropes by young Gabriel, Antoine and Madame Ravel; a ballet called "Monsieus Molinet, or, a Night's Adventures, all as they executed it at Port St. Martins, Paris.

October 6th, a play called "The Wanderer, or, The Rights of Hopitality," from the German, by Charles Kemble, with the ballet of "Godensky, or, The Skaters of Wilna," a new mazurka by Jean and Madam Ravel. The mode (or trick) of skating practiced by the Ravels in this pantomime we perceive has been introduced as a branch of gymnastic exercise in our modern gymnasium -- an artificial mode of intruction that many make with facility skaters on the real simon pure ice, while it imparts salutary physical exerice.

During this summer and the theatrical recess of 1832 died Joseph Jefferson, Sr., at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, aged fifty-four, being born in Plymouth, England, in 1778. In our first sketches of the Philadephia Stage we have spoken of this great comedian and worthy gentlemen, and may not again echo our eulogies of his superior claims further than to say that Jefferson arrived in this country at Boston, in 1796. After a brief sojourn there he joined the old American company at New York under Hodgkinson & Hallam, sharing the comic honors with the former, who was deemed the incomparable Momus of our stage. Circumstances removed him to the old Chesnut street company, in 1803, where in he remained until 1830. He was early attacked with symptoms of gout, whose tortures increased with his advancing years, As Mr. W. B. Wood truly says, "the decline of Warren's fortunes greatly distressed him. His associated of thirty years were disappearing from his side, and he retired suddenly from the stage of which, for a quarter of a century, hehad been the delight, ornament and boast," His last benefit in Philadelphia, when he presented a new comdey, called "A School for Grown Children," yielded less than the expenses. While the manager demanded and received the full amount of his benefit charges, Jefferson only recieved the half of his weekly income. This melancholy result drove him forever from our board. The last part he acted in Philadelphia was Sir Bashful Constant, in "The Way to Keep Him," for Wemyss' benefit.

No memorial for many years marked his last resting place in the Episcopal Cemetery, on the banks of the Susquehanna river, until 1843, when Chief Justice Gibson, of Pennsylvania, and his brother associate, Judge Roger, erected a monument to his memory, with a most feeling and appropriate inscription engraved thereon, which does honor to the heart and mind of the learned Judge and the most amiable of men. Judge Gibson addressed a letter of inquiry to Mr. W. B. Wood in relation to this matter, enclosing a copy of the inscription for his perusal, and, if necessary, for his correction if error existed. The letter itself is of a highly interesting nature, as a heartfelt homage paid to the virtues of the drama and to the memory of Mr. Jefferson, whose natural delineations, with that of others often beguiled Judge Rogers and himself of many heavy moments, thus feeling a debt of gratitude to the comedian that they were anxious to pay. Judge Gibson's enlightened sensibilities and acknowldged taste in he arts need no eulogies from our humble pen. They live in our history. Mr. Wood publishes the letter in his "Personal Recollections," and we commend its perusal to our readers.

A late cerrespondent of the Philadelphia Press, at Harrisburg, speaking of the tomb of Jefferson, as erected by the Judges, continues thus : "The tomb is in a very dilapidated condition," suggesting its repair by his surviving relatives. It should be attended to.

The 10th of October was an era of the Chesnut street stage, when no les a personage appeared thereon than the celebrated Charles Kemble, a dramatic household name in the profession, not only in English, but jere, as early