New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-30
MORE OFTHE NEW HUM0RIST.
ADDITIONAL LETTERS FROM DOESTICKS.
x1x-poEsTICKs SEES MODERN CLAs-
"SIC DRAMA"

I'M epsrable friends on the most ieasioe ana agree
al method Of sacrificing the great horologicA enc
III, Af.er mature deliberston se resolved 70 visit
the lately established truly gorgeou. temple Of the
"mu,e,." and witness the redemption Of one Of the
rlecees OF the Directors, who had promised as
he restoration Of the legitimate elassie drama
We believed that there we should find true arts
lie taste. displayed in the sdornment and decor
alton Of the building, and that we should see
s,eIrg plays acted by performers Of the highest
merit; where every attention would he paid 10
propiety ard elegance OF costume and splen Tor and
nsgniheer &c Of stage appointments.
We took stage and Dsvigated up Broadway until
ve came TO the plsce where big canvas siyp MARKS
the entrance to the Grand TkesY'aa Wigrar1, and
Head Quarters Of Modern OTpAsn Through
vedee..bsp.d green-b,iIe do0r-do~n a crooked
rsir of stsir,-urder ove'hsngiug srch-snd we
food In the psrqueite-toob front seat and inne
dis.sly had coca 20 commend the economy of tbs
,sra ers in not lighting the gas in the upper boxes
ibsr proceeoed TO admire in derl the many be sHtes
az b,s superb edi6ce, which al rs' glance, reminded
ne of al ov.rgrOsB ~. amb"at cabio-loOked for
long time q, The indefinite Indian over the stage. trs
ine to fix the gender 10 my satisfaction, aad cscide
vLett.r IL II fCua~ or inclyic ia OF ma-Cull1lty
hard to tell for il hs- the face form and anatomical
cev.lopnenfs OF the former and the POSITION and
hunting mplemetts Of the l7tf.r-l concluded that II
be Orik Dal w % nSh klEht- icti1i~i s1O III
the lack ~ breeches hse tsk-n possession Of the
"trsDs of her copper-colOred Tor AID On ester and
getting ed Of the unusual play tniogs lad laid down
10 take a sbooze Admlri0g the easy ans graceful
drspery painted on the drop which looks a II II vas
whitfield ont Of pine shit ge-tnok psrpexed view of
the scIted lsncscspe depicted thereof ndeavorel
TO Gle The Turkish ruins with the Swis, Noun
taibs, or the gothic castle Nth the Arab siave--
wanted 10 tarmOniZe the camels and otter tropical
ouaaruueos % the ht with the frozen mlp n on
~ l. MI nj ~
9th or .ide If the same among the distant mountains
should be much larger than the individual close To
the shore who is supposed Ia be ueare. by severa'
mi e. Tried 10 out what the man in a turban
IL doing with biz egs crossed under hin. on q raft,
but ave II nt,-admred exceedingly the 80 rows of
private BE- xes which look IKE windows 10 martin
house but eouo Not perceive the propie'y of having
them suppOrttc by plasieIpars ls0ies, without any
arms and fheir boder covered up in patent metallic
burial cases Il was IL formed that the artist ais
them Carr dt,j.s vac impressed with the ad-
mirsble proportions of the sp9; hundred and
eleven feet wide by four feet ten inches deep-re-
nipding forcbly Of aB empty ssdlitz-povoer box.
turItd UP edge.ay s-csDsured the indelicacy Of
the managers in permitting the iurmodest little
cupics. WHO tacitly perform on the impossible
ues and ddles Ia appear before 50 refined al audi
tnce al IN their bare -my friend says the drtpery
we omitted by particular request vas much
ohsqrir "a about a mistake | made concerning a
picture one Of the proscepium hats, which | mis-
TOOK for Kentucky backwoods girl, with bowie
other but was told that it represents the tragic
muse with the dagger aGd poison bowl-resolved not
to be deceived about the match picture on the other
ride ard after attentive scrutiny determined tnst
il is either a female rag picker, with scoop-shovel,
OF Viz, inis wench with hoe cake in her hsni;
and l made up my mind that any disposed 10
beabenism mip hit safely worship the same and trsns
ertss Scriptural command for il certainly is like
Of nothing in the heavens above, tue earth be-
meath, or the waters under the earth"
II multifndi il Gus orchestra came ont in crowd
The big fiddle man took the emerald epideTmis from
Of bis h.shouldered Instrument, sHd after half.
hour preparatory tuning, and forty pages of
crucisiing overture, the little bel. ddat ring, they
never ring bell at this arsiecratc estabshment-it
smacks Of the ktci en- but With cracking of puleys
q uampiDg of feet, rafting Of ropes, and noi-e
Ike full grown thur dersiorm, the curtain vent up.
Magnificent forest scene-twO blue locking tree,
eide bsizs Garnet Ia repres snt srass-
blue calico borders overhead 10 suggest sky-s bower
50 low the hero thrice nook cd his hat off oiog under
10 SEE his lady love, and mossy bank IN cor
r.r, made of csavss stretched over bass wood
plsrk and painted mud oolor-audience ell silent,
ws'ibe the coming at the " Evening Star the 1--we
lOrn heroine Of the piece-at length she came-with Q
b, y, sep and u mp, she blusnngly elishs 10 the
MIDDLE Of the tsge-spplause-sbe ee'ers-cheerios
she te.ter. lower yet-prolonged clappng Of hands
-bouquet tits Der the head; che picks il up and
teeters lower sfill-a dozen or more f.ll at her
feet or are scattered unfortunately over tue I'D
Oilers ana the boys in the front roT-somsb ,dy
throws laurel ~restb-she az ain teeters to the very
earth so low that | think she will hsve 10 cit Hat
down and pick herself up by degrees - her leisure
but she ultimately coIes up all right-melo1ra-
matte william comes with black dress, and
blscker seowI on his intellectual vsage-has some
hare words with the heroine-she calls hin - COW
ardly wretch, 3" vie thing, dsfes him 10 his
teeth, tells bin to do his worst, and finishes in
an exhausted muter in which could only distinguish
disconnected words, such as poison, vengeance,
heaven" Justice blood true love- and
"oesih" Departing lover sppears 10 the back
lt.t. ,.Io1l
and dirty ,ighs, at sigh, Of whom the def ant maid
Immediately changes her tune and prays p werful
villain to rpre her beloved Adolphus-powerfal vii
lain scows baeker ana turns up bis lip till it looks
like an exaggerated angle worm-herolne gets more
distracted han before-sco~ly villain won relent-
tpfieIir young lacy piles on the agony, and mplores
him 10 save my father from dungeon. and take
{" this wretched hand powerful VILLAIN evidently
going 10 do H. when heroic lover comes down on
run throws one arm around his lady love, draws his
sword with the other, strikes = grand attitude, and
axes terrific face az powerful villain who 6isap
pears iIcoDtineptly-lover drops his blood thirsty
weapon ssps his hand on bis bre and the interest
ing pair poke the heads over Others shouk ers,
and embrace in the orthodox stage fashion Scene
closes
Magnificent chamber, furnished with a .quare-
legged table. two chairs and carpets whose short
eonirgs distinctly visible 10 The naked eys-tri-
umpbsl mach large dose of Trumpet administered in
fouiish-eupposeo 10 porteDd the sdven. Of royalty
enter procession Of badly scared "supes," with
CORK whfktrr ~ooceh spear, parteooard neImcts,
tin .hields respleDeeD, with Dutch metal sud ias
Of ingenious construction snd vsristy-they march in,
in siI gle file tresdiBg each Others heels, keeping
step with the psfstic regularity of crowd of fright
eptd sheep escapipg from pursuing bal bog. and
form line which locks like a rsinbo~ with broken
back. King svaFeefs in, looking very wilc-dis-
racted hero enters all in ie.r her hair down Der
back her slee rolled up evidently being convinced
that "Jerd0n - a hard rosd, and her general ap
ptsrspce expressive Of great agony Of miod-she
skes airing tpeech to re king, daring which she
rolls up her eyee thross her arms about wfoys her
l., IL, n efr nd .ltafla