Daily American telegraph., 1852-07-08
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
Tno ouadruped Theatre.

account of the troupe of monkeys, dogs, and goats
psrforming at the Astor Place Opera House, New
York will be interested in the following descrip-
ton from the Home journal;
oWhen we entered, the performance had com
menced On the Stage was table arranged as
for dinner at which six fashionably- dressed
,oorkevs were seated. They were waited on by
q Frenchman, who, at the moment OF our first
,,limnse was going round the table filling the
wine glasses, each monkey in turn holding his
rIass up over mis- right shoulder, and, when 1t was
filed, drinking off his toast and water with con-
siderable grace. This it appeared, was the bum
per at parting, for a moment after monkey
watingmaid came running III, ana, taxing the
candle from the hand Of the exhibitor, ran of
with them behind the scenes and the curtain
fell.
.sThe next scene was performance on the
slack rome by two monkeys in succession, and
the following were the feats executed. The rope
was arranged like common swing. The mon
kew performer first enjoyed a swing in the usual
manner, going as high as the scenery permitted ;
the motion, however, being communicated by the
hand of the exhibitor. Then the monkey stood
upon the rope and swung as high as before
Finally, he turned somerset after the manner
of slack rope dancers; then another, then back
wards, then half Dozen and concluded by SOM
rapidity. There was next performance on the
tight rope. The monkey of this scene was
dressed in the usual style of rope dancers, and
was assisted by white balancing pole, which he
held gracefully, and really appeared to depend
upon for preserving his equilibrium. At first he
refused to begin.
q The music struck up, the master coaxed and
threatened, butth gentleman remained immovable
Mt the further end of the rope. A thought strikes
- ba hos "a hall hn
monkeys foot! This done, Jocko sezes his pole
and dances along to the end Of the rope, back
again to the middle, leaps into the air many
times in succession, jumps over his pole, both
forwards and backwards, loses his balance, falls
aud catches the rope by one hand, swings there
for a moment, is replaced, jumps again, and SO
on to the end of the scene. Next enter car
riage drawn by two white dogs, monkey coach
men on the box, monkey footmen standing be-
hind monkey smarchioness' inside, arrayed in a
dress Of, black satin. They drive around the
stage several times.
"At length q wheel comes off, down goes the
carriage, the marchoness leaps to the ground,
the footman picks up the wheel and rolls it to the
carriage, the coachman flies to the horses heads
and holds them fast The warehouses walks to
a chair placed for her accommodation, holding up
her long dress in very lady-like style, and re-
mains seated tilL her vehicle is repaired, when
she bounds again into 1t and drives off Then
there were some equestrian exercises-the horses
being dogs, and the riders monkeys Then goat
was introduced, which walked on its knees, fired
off pistol by pulling a string attached to the
trigger, and did various other feats. A large
white dog was the next performer, whose doings
were perhaps as surprising as those Of any other
member of the troupe.
I" At first he merely ran round and round the
state: at d signal from the exhibitor, he lifted
one Of his fore feet and ran on the other three
as though he had become suddenly lame; then
he changed the imaginary lameness to his other
fore foot; then to one of his hind feet then to
the other next he was lame in his right fore foot
and his left hind foot, at the same time gallop-
ping around on two feet only; last, and most
wonderful of all, he lifted from the grouud one
fore foot and one hind foot on the same side, and
in that extraordinary manner ran round the stage
rapidly several times
The pantomine scene of the sdeserter createt
considerable amusement ".
''The deserter was personated by do
dressed in the uniform of a French soldier. II
took his place on the stage very demurely. A
advocate in his robes produced the legal author
ity for the execution. When all was ready, th
ewes of the deserter were bandaged, monke
soldier advanced, took aim, and fired. The de
serter fell forward dramatically dead; ant
though the exhibitor lifted him roughly by on,
leg he made no motion, and his limbs hung dowI
lauguidy. Then came the grave digger, witt
lantern spade, and black dead-cart The deac
body was placed in it, and away went the mon
key sexton, drawing his load in the dawdling
mechanical manner Of monkey who was used t
it. Towards the close of the evening the enter
tainments were varied by the revolutionary here
alluded 10 above as the revolving man. This in
dividual spun round upon one leg with something
Of the rapidity of a humming -top--fast enough
at least for the colors of his dress to blend, ant
the parts of his body to be undistnguishable.
g But more: while thus revolving, he helc
upon each hand large dinner plate and upoi
each plate there were three or four tumblers hal
full of colored water; and to his immortal homo
be it recorded, not drop spilled. The perform
ances closed by the ascension of the dog Joh
Bull surrounded by brilliant display Of fire
works. John seized the end of a rope in hi
teeth, and though he was lifted up twenty fee
from the stage, and surrounded by semi -yolcan
of fireworks, yet did the gallant Bull cling to tn
ropes end with the tenacity with which the kin
Of terrors is popularity supposed to adhere to
SON Of Africa whose spirit has taken fight 3
another and better world Such are the enter
tainments which have attracted overwhelming
audiences, night after night while the thermom
eter has been ranging from eighty degrees TO th'
stewing point"
Gen. Scott and Col. Harney.
For some time previous to the battle Of Cerrc