Daily national Democrat., 1858-10-30
Daily Wational 9motrat.

TuEArRE-We do not know when we have
boen so much amused, interested, and, we
NAV saw edited, as we were on Thursday
evening last in the temple of Thespis in this
city. The performances constituted the most
nerfect medley that we ever conceived of and
we shall speak of them briefly but faithfully,
"nothing extenuating nor setting down aught
in malice" In the first place we will say
that the performers were Donna Poliearpia
de la Rosa, (her first appearance in Califor.
MIA \ Don Augustin Bidal, "the Great Som
orsetter"; Ming Sing, " the Great Chinese
Wizard; Kim, "the Great Chinese Fire
Eater and Necromancer"; Sham and Pam,
"the Wonderful Knife Throwers" Master
Tomasito the wonderful Contortionist Nina
Solidad, (only years old), and 1" the great
Clown and Comic JESTER" I. W. Tanner.
The first performance was that of walking
the tight rope which was done by Donna
Policarpia. Mexican lady of low stature and
middling age, and not very homely appear
ance. Considering that it was her first ap-
pearance before an American audience, she
did very well! During this scene, the great
comic Jester, Tanner, entered in full rig as a
circus clown, but, owing, we suppose, to his
having no ring-master, present, he failed to
be as funny as he might have been, although
many persons laughed heartily Mr.. Tanner
appeared in nearly every scene afterwards
Next came "the Great Somersetter," Don Au-
gustin Bidal, and he was, in fact, not to be
sneezed at He turned as beautiful somer.
set on the elastic cord as has ever been wit
messed The remarks Of Mr. Tanner, during
this part of the exhibition, were truly e1cru
eating. Next came Master Tomasito. a lad
about IL or Is years of age, and went through
large variety of truly wonderful feats, Ia
DEvani We make no exaggeration, when
we say that this boy cannot be surpassed, in
this line of business by any living being, man
or boy, in the known world He is fully
equal to D'Evani in every respect He would
be an acquisition to the best company that
was ever organized. eve forgot to mention
that Nina ia little Spanish girl years of age)
did nothing except ride on the shoulders of
Donna Policarpia, during portion of her
performances.) Next, in the "peppergram,"
came the "Great Chinese Knife Throwers."
introducing themselves with China song.
which was not quite so musical as the voice
Of lutes on the moonlit waters board was
set up, perpendicularly, on the stage, and one
Of the performers commenced throwing at it
with very lOng-bladed knives, numbering
probably half dozen. He threw with no
accuracy whatever, and stuck the knives
"prOmiseuOusly" over the board, without hit
ting the place aimed at, at all Notwith-
sanding this manifest want of skill, and per-
fcdy wild throwing, the second Chnaman
stepped into the circle and prepared to be
"throwed" at He first stuck out one arm
horizontally along the board, when his part
ner let drive. Two or three knives glanced
along the board, in about two feet of his arm.
(The object was, of course, to so throw the
knives that the arm would not be withdrawn
H"HA bObNNOh bhVIny buuS wing RTGuJ skill
in fastening them without grazing or cutting
it, The fifth knife struck the arm glanci,,g
lick. as it providentially happened, and, stuck
into the board. The great thro,sed at then
leaned his head forward, (while he kept his
body QUIT so as to give the Thrower a chance
at that; but the throwing was so wild and
the risk so Spminent, that, after dodging the
vengeful-looking blades two or three times,
with most undignifed symptoms of appre-
hension, and most manifest lack Of faith in
the science of the Thrower he ierked back
bis caput, and backed out from that part of
the performance. After some little reluctance
to come to time, on the third and last call, he
walked manfully up aud placed himself per
pendicularly, with his whole body against
the board Knives to the right of him, knives
to the left Of him, glimmered and clattered,
looking very much as though "some one had
Olundered," and really the great hroUed at
was In imminent danger of losing his life He
certainly had more nerve than any man in
The audience, for there was not an individ-
ual present who would have changed places
with him for the world. 1t must not be sup
posed, either, that he was at all insensible to
The danger, for every time that the Thrower
would make pass at him, his eyes would
roll like wild cats, and he was bound to
dodge in spite of all that he could do. At
lsst one of the knives struck him ceaterIy,
right in the pit of his stomach, but it hap
pened that it was the handle instead of the
O'adel Had it been the latter, it would have
Oeen the last Of that Chinaman, certain
lhis last feat brought down the house, but
nSthlng could now induce the Oriental mar
yf 70 60 on with the business and the scene
concluded in blaze of glory. We ascsr.
sAned' afterwards, that the bona tide Knife
haoWer vas not present, and the performer
nuns u.his case was mere Pro Tenn, who knew
%1o'nlng about the science, but "let on" to the
""U"ee Te That he was "tip-top" at the business.
me entertainment concluded with pop
pershow and Gventriloquism, which were
very good performances.
IN WI, Oe seen, by an advertisement in an
|ner SnI coiGmn' that Mr.. Tanner. who is the
forn,oo VI '"ls company, will give another per-
.van;' Wlth change of programme, this
to be present ." io'erS oi amusement
was Tr'i@4IioN onrd;" OF FLoUR.-A committee