New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-20
CITY ITEMS.

THAlBFR6's FHKr-ScHooL CoScERT.-The second
Of the series Of NJ Thabrgs concerts before the chill
dren Of the free schools Of the city of Yesterday
afternoon at NblOs Garden. The schools from Nos
II to Is participated, and 3 1874 children were present
and to- part in the exercises for, be il understood
this was 10. one-sided affair, but matter Of mutual
amusemert the youngsters doing their share OF the
mutc and contributing in small degree to tie pleas
aptDtss Of the whole affair. NJ Thaiberg was as
sisted by Madame D'Angri, who sang several most
Iltasrey acceptable songs, concluding with HaI
Columbia and Yankee Doodle, which for-want.ofa-
better National airs instantly recognized by the
Children, Who marked perfect time with untsught aud
ursclentifc feet ard who at the finale gave their n.
pulsiye applause ia the heartest rounds, which COM
mediation must have been most truly valuable and
gratifying to the aitstes because thoroughly natural
al uhI hueuctd by square-sr dcompass convention
ali.ms. Thee plaudlts, tiny in their ndivdaait'es,
but grand in the aggregate, were 30 often repeated
that TIE kndtearted performers could not doubt the
1,uitive sympathy Of their juvenile audience with all
that level, anc loveable IN music The pieces per-
formed by NJ Tnalberg were the Prayer in Nose,
Sweet Home with variations, ard the Grand March
from hasariello. The tnteTtainmen, concluded by
The singing of little melody entitled "Oer the far
the feathered spray, which very nicely done by
he Children Of School No. l., under the direction Of
+. H. Nash, teacher Of music Thanks were returned
in behalf Of the children to n. Thdlberg and Madame
DApgri and the copvocaton broke up 10 the merriest
possible spirits. H. Thalberg may congratulate him
self that he has not only afforded these children 10
the mass a most grateful afternoons entertainment,
but has given to each separately pleasant remi-
Dscenoe bis early days; delightful thing TO cherish
N the memory through all future years.
BROADWAY THTATEK-GeOrge Colrnan's Comedy
af The Poor Gentleman az most beautifully performed
last evening at the Broadway Theat.r. The pubic
will need DO reiterated assurances of this fact, beyond
the mention that the names of Messrs. Blake, Ii. ia
eide. L. Plac,de, A. II. Davenport, Seymour, and
Mesdames Davenport and b AXE were al lncldded ia
the cast. The Sir Robert Bramble Of Mr.. Blake was
a pe,sopaton of rare excellence and one IN which the
spectator k ew scarcely which to applaud most heartily,
the unctuous humor or the delicate pathos. MIR. IL.
P!acide as Dr. Oilapod the eccentric apothecary and
ambitious coret, was most acceptable as was also
Mr T. Placide who undertook the somewhat thankleis
par. OF SteJ hen Harowby M. A II. Davenport a'the
impultive Frederick brambe. was hvt and vvacous,
ano always il the night places, without any obtrosion
Of out Of place vvaciry. Tne sentimental Emily Wor-
.hingcn part which gives actress little opportunity
20 make sensation, admirably rendered by Mrs.
[. W. Davenport, who looked charniDgy and said her
little cav With becoming modesty and grace. The Lu-
cr,,ia McTab of Mrs. Blake was uneIceptionsble AL
the other characters were accepably played, especially
the Humphrey Dobbin Of Mr.. Seymour; and there was
little in the tntre performance which the most critical
auditor could have desired to done by other actors
We have been thus particular notice of this play
that we may do our psrt toward dsabusng the public
mind of the traction that Tragedy r-isns supreme at
the Broadway Thester; whereas, the truth really IS
that there has been seldom the United States
better Comedy company than that a, present perform
rg at that establishment.