The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-12-27
Nxw YoRK. SUNDAY. December

NEW York. Sunday, December II.
Eds. Creseent-Just as closing my eterof Saturday
evening the sky assumed lud hue, which increased
to blancy that enabled TO read in the
upper part of Brooklyn. The asceained 10
be nothing less than the conagaton of the tme-honored
Park Theatre. Yes, the Park gone It's exit was more
magnificent than that Of Don Juan the Bayadere. Its
barnke front no longer dgraces Park Row. does its
stage longer tembe under the weight Of the democratic
drama. It's boards all burnt up, and the smell Of the
houes has passed away. EhN, Gbt crHpsit, eDGsit."
We Workers remember well the face poor Simpson put
him. when the proposition made to permit equestrian
performances within those sacred walls Imagine the phz
Of rabbi athe request that drove of porkers might be
accommodated with nights shelter under the ample roof
of his synagogue and you have faint idea of the honor
depicted Simpsons counenance at the mention of horses
in connection with his house Of worhphe house that for
nearly thirty years had been his and had been devoted
peciay the staightaced drama during that time. Ii
the Theatre-thus he always named it in his bills for
70 call the Park Theatre would have been an admission
that there was some other in New York that might
reasonably claim title 70 the appellaon Of Theatre.
The Park Theatre t built in 1885, and, after under
going changes ten afterwards, stood until 1920,
when il was burned down. The house Just destroyed
erected on the same spot in 1921 and consequently stood
for tweny-seven year,. The Bowery Theatre which
@ built in 1897 has been destroyed four times at least with
in recollection viz in 1929 1885, 1888 and 1S45.
There good to believe that the fire the work
Of an ncendiarybut think not of one who designed any
injury Hambin. Ihaye doubt that he. well Aston
the owner pretty well insured although it out
that their losses considerable The MOnpais
considerable losen in the way Of costumes
The Broadway Theatre closed without performance,
account Of the fire the Park the actors declaring that
they could not perform comedy (the play for the evening
was Every Man Has His Faults while their friends were
suffering under great acaamity AT the Bowey the play
went on bat to rather thin house. The performances
sisted of medley, beginning with Geneveve' and end
ing with the Model Artists The play the Park was
20 have been " Box and Cox Liberty Forty and
Fifty" The American Sailor" and " Grande Mace
done by the Monplar Troupe was Adele Monplaisirs
benefit night and be her last appearance here por
her intended visit to your city.
BROOKLYN mechanic. Mr. Daniel s. Rogers, is engaged
magnificent chair, intended inaugural present to
Mrs. President Taylor The article will do credit to the White
House, and to the city of Brooklyn.
The Court of Oyer and Termner now session in Brook.
Ign, and the Grand Jury have just closed their labo after
finding about hundred bills of indictment against sundy
unfounaes who have not yet set out for California Among
those indicted worthy Mayor and about dozen Alder
men, for granting licenses to improper for the sale Of
intoxicating liquon. Now, it make any dfs renee
whether the character of man who sells 20 poor
wretch unspotted, black the ace Of spades Iwoud
like to know.
The weather continues very mild This Summer day.
The report Of the Health Officer last night informs that
during yesterday there TIRES and three deaths
Of Cholera the Quarantine Hospital So far, the account