Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1852-12-27
Local fairs.

The THEATRE.-This popular place of
amusement has been in very successful OPP
Grafton near two months. Since its opening
We have had the celebrated Ravel Family,
the Opera Troupe, with the accomplished
Mss Richings, the gifted Misses Denim, the
popular Ballet Troupe, the lively Miss
fitzpatrick, and are now to have the cele-
trated Hackest, who will appear tonight in
Lis great character, Sir John Falstaff. On
Saturday night there was present as large
On audience as we have seen this season.
The performances Of Miss Fitzpatrick,
Nessrs. Wheatley, ABecket, Jordan, and
Yrs. Francis were highly creditable but we
cannot say as much for the rest of the per-
formers for that evening. A little care ex-
ercised by the acting stage manager will
sustain the credit of the company, but few
more performances Of that murderous sort.
will force upon him the necessity of paying
an audience to attend.
80 The appearance Of our city has
changed greatly in the past fifteen years:
and We may say, truly, that in the last ten
years, the greater part of it has taken place.
Improvement has been and continues to be
the word with our citizens, and the places
that were a few years since the hunting
grounds of sportsmen are now occupied by
handsome dwellings and storehouses From
one end of the city to the other, the work
OF Improvement is progressing.
EG Christmas day was not so merry as
We have seen. The muddy streets and con-
slant rain prevented much outdoor merri-
ment. Comparatively few drunken men
were to be seen staggering through the
streets; but we are sorry to say that many
gangs of children, varying from ten to eigh-
teen years of age, were seen lurking about
with bottles of whiskey-tavern-ke keepers
probably refusing to sell them liquor at the
bars. The journal of the central guard
house-an extract from which has been
furnished US, and is here with given-fur-
nishes evidence that most of the offenders
committed were persons from other places.
1t Is a fact, proven by the statement of
prisoner at the guard-house, that the pas
sage of Migrants to this city is paid in
order to get rid of them. Now, many sup
pose that "Uncle Sam" pays the the ex-
penses of the work-house here; but it is
not SO. The people of Washington are taxed
10 support those lazy scamps that are sent
10 US by other cities. We are glad to meet
with honest men from neighboring cities
8nen they visit us but if they cannot send
Us better representatives than the last we
nope they may keep them in Richmond, or
'ly other place where they belong and not
TAX US with their support
Ia Tonight the " Holiday Ball of
ne Arlington Club is to be given at "Iron
Hail. The arrangements made by the young
Ssn'lemen who have the management of the
'aalr, will insure pleasant and merry eve
nns to the entire company. See advertise
nent
~ Mrs. Gordon, of Georgetown, in re-
I'ning with her husband from Odd Fellows
"'i'' whittier they had been to see the piano.
AMI Oh the Deluge, fell, when near the cor
" Vi street and the Avenue and though
'aa' could be done for her, was dsne by
: Aira neighbors, she expired in few
aoments
Ihe house of Mr.. O. Whittlesey
- :" fOooed on Friday night by some thief,
" entered the passage and stole two over
=" ano three umbrellas, while the own
we're sitting in nm od;oin;nr ,,orlor