The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-05 00:00:00

ROYAL CREMORNE GARDEN&

On Monday night the first great fête of the J
season took place, end the DOW international ball, whisk •
has been erected by Mr. Smith, at very considerable cost,
to meet the increasing requirements of the Samwas:
opened. The gardens were patronised by a very num-
ber of visitors at an early hour, end as the evening
the grounds were much crowded. The MU is a haedeome
sum:tare about 200 feet lon by 100 broad, with a semi.
circular roof of corrugated iron, the centre of which attains
a height of 100 fest. It his a spacious stage at one
end, which is rendered available for the various amuse.
meats, nensioal, acrobatic, and theatrical, that form the
daily attraction' of the place. Two galleries run the whole
length of the building, which open into covered balconies, and
which will accommodate several headed visitors, affording
them excellent views of the Chinese platform, the fireworks,
and the illumination displays. The decoction of the ball is
simple but elegant, being principally white and gold ; but
that of the proscenium is striking, a very beautiful effect
being produced by the introduction of medallions repre-
senting raintieg, music, sculpture, and dancing.
The novelties selected to add to the varied and ordiaary
amusements of dancing dogs and monkeys, performing ale.
tit, a circus, fireworks, and illuminations, Ware The
elly Woman of Hayti, and " The greet Indian Rope
Feat," by Thimagne. Henri and Pfau, from the Cirque
Olympioue, Paris, also made their first appearance here •
and the ballet of Oh. " Elixir of Love" was quite new. " Th.;
woolly woman of Hayti" is a groat natural curiosity, having
a piece of actual wool flee feet to length growing from the
hair of her head of a dark brown colour, the hair from
which it shoots being pey. This freak of nature did not
begin to show itself till the we had attained the age of
45, and we were assured that it is now constantly
increasing in len&k. " The great Indian Rope Feat" is
an extraordiutz performance. It cessints in Mr. Tolmagne's
is an incrediblart space of time from
biereiTel rope which tt would appear mold not be undone
at all by any ordinary means. The secret is said to be of
Indian origin, and was communicated to a slave under sen-
tence of death ; and though in America it has been made
available for the purpose of exhibition for some period, it
has hitherto defied detection. No clue has bees obtained
to the way in which the ropes are unfastened. On Monday
night Tolmagne was knotted to a chain by fifty yards of
rope, tied by strangers In the presence of hundreds of
visitors; a cotton cover was placed over Dim, and
in three minuted he presented the cards to the audience
in the same state they were plead on his hands, legs, and
arms
The ballet by Corms& surpasses in scenic effect and
choreographic,teleut anything of the kind ever produced at
Cremorne : Mr. Beverley was rewarded by the cheers
of the visitors for the beautiful Swiss painting he has
introduced.
The gymnastic feats of the French youths, Henri and
Pfau, took place in the new ball, the trapeze and platform
occupying the whole length of the room. Their perform-
ances were much applauded. The display of fireworks
Tucker gave very great satinfactioo. They were very
tient, and admirably wound up a highly encoarful fete.