The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-11-18
THE DAILY DISPATCH.
Tuesday Morning, November IS. 1855,
The Flying Theatrical Trfp.

The great feat undertaken by Brou CHAM. of the
Bowery Theatre New York, for wager. that be
and his company would perform In New York and
Philadelphia on the same evening, was most sue.
eessfnlly performed on Thursday night last. OF
'ne excitement in New York incident to this event
the New York Express says:
me doors of the Bowery Theatre were be.
sieged by large crowd as sson as half mast ana
they had not long TO wait Punctually at seven
the curtain rose and the performance of the Stage
struck lrishman was commenced and concluded
IN the most astonishingly short space of time.-
Mr. Broughsm, who had the principal part of the
piece" Tactics with Imitations'-kept the audi
ence In roar Of laughter. not only by his capital
rendering of his part but the rapdity with which he
tnmbied out the words Of the dialogue. It was the
most exciting farce ever played in the Bowery-
Towards the close Mr.. Brougham gave the cue to
the ticket heders by interpolating in his part the
words now we're ready to start"
The same paper then goes on to describe the
excitement hurry and hustle of filing the stages"
with the company. the crossing of the ferry and
the ride on the rail- from which latter we make the
following extract:
"The velocity with which the train shot over
the rails as indeed worthy of the characteristic
phrase, the lightning train Through the win
dow panes all outside seemed level meadow to
the eye; and, whilst the individual trees, houses
and other detached objects SHOT by like so many
missiles from a mortar, the towns and villages
were entered and passed almost before the time
could be caught upon the ready repeaters. Crowds
were gathered at the stations and their cheering
shouts sounded like sudden yell as the train
swept by them. Beacon fires had been kindled
upon high places, but they only flashed with
quick glare on the merry party as it passed. There
was no topic with the excursonists but the speed,
and all eyes were eagerly catching the forms of
the objects they sped past. Those who had seats,
and kept them, found the swaying of the cars at
their high speed far more agreeable than the con-
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seemed anxious to keep on their fest went pitching
to and fro in quite a dslocated manner. The fe.
male members of the Bowery company occupied
the foremost car, exclusively, and we believe that
they performed the stage toilet on the journey. At
all events, they were fully cosiumed on arriving at
their journeys end"
Upon arriving at Kensi1gton the whole party
were tumbed into four omnibusses, and drove
rapidly to the theatre, which they entered after
much difficulty in pressing through the crowd
gathi ID at the doors. Previous to the arriva of
Mr. Brougbam, equestrian and other scenes in
the circle" followed by a tremendous melo drama,
had been performed. But the feature of the even.
ing (until New York came to the rescue) was the
reading aloud, on the stage every quarter hour
30, of a telegraphic despatch relating the whole
course Of the excursioDsts, from their leaving the
Bowery Theatre until their arrival at Kensington.
(This game as to telegraph dispatch reading. was
played at the Bowery simultaneously
The moment Mr. Brougham appeared, In the
warlikc garb of King Powhatan l., such "recep-
ton" was given him as cannot soon be forgotten
by those who witnessed it. At last after good
deal of this good humored, noisy demonstration,
the veritable history of "Pocahontas" was allowed
to proceed 1t went off capitally, every played
with spirit, and the extravaganza was made more
extravagant than ever-if possible.
After the performance was over, about two hun
dred persons sat down to choice supper at the
Girard House. OF the description of the return 10
New York we make the following extract:
"A number of the guests remained for the morn
ing train but the majority, including the ballet and
other ladies of Mr. Brougham's troupe, came on
the owl train at half past one. The return was
made merry as the rest, especially at the end OF
the car occupied By the Fairy Light Guard Song
and laugh and every manifestation of hilarity and
frolic prevailed giving very little rest to any of the
owls who would nod away the tedious time now
achieved by the locomotive, which did not get to
the first city of Jersey before five o'clock"
The trip of IS miles was made in hour and 40
minutes, the train starting from New York at 7:41,
and reaching Philadelphia at 9:52.