The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-10-31

AMUsEMENrs.-We are an extraordinary
people, and feed upon excitement; nor are
we satisfied unless there is some grand and
soul-moving Drama upon the stage of life
The recent outbreak at Harper's Ferry fur
nished sufficient food for speculation during
the past week or two, but so vacelating are
we as people, that even that unusual and
high handed outbreak of tanaticfsm has lost
its interest, and the public mind is painting
3 for some new absorbing interest upon which
its morbid curiosity msy feed. This isper-
haps less the case in Norfolk than elsewhere
in the State of Virginia, and we account for
1t upon the hypothesis that the public mind
in this community is exercised with matters
OF more local nature. First and foremost
in public estimation comes
THE AGRIcUbruRAL FAIR.-This is begin
ging to attract much attention. and promi
SEES to be matter Of much impor lance. The
liberal and complets arrangements O. the
Executive Committee will have the effect OF
filing the city with strangers, which is a
the merchants The Tournament and Ball
which follow as oEaboots from this exhibition
has already commenced to fill the mind of
the young of both sexes, and many Of them,
already, in Imagination are passing through
the brig bit gay scenes which are to COME
Another important feature in the pro-
gramme If next week is the grand military
display which isto follow.
The V. M. ]. CADars are to be present,
nearly two hundred strong. This corps will
doubtless prove the exposure Of all eyes, but
more particularly Of the young ladies. They
are expected early next week, and will be
Quartered among sur citizens, ho have a.
ready made ample provision for them. The
grand display'of
FIRE WoRKs, by Mr.. L. n. Blogg, which
is to come OF one night during the coming
week, will attract the attention. Of thou
sands, and win add no little to the fund OF
| am usement. We understand that Mr.. Blogg
| is, making the most extensive preparations,
and will get up display which will reflect
| much credit upon the liberality Of our citi-
| zens, and DO no itttle honor TO MIR. Blogg
himself In ali this circle oil amusement,
We must not forget the Drama at the Opera
| House, and appropos of the Opera House,
| who is there among MS who can say they
| have not seen the 4
| MARSH ThoUPa If you have not seen
| them, ''stana not on the order of going, but
goat once" for they are well worthy of
your notice. We witnessed, for tie first
time, the spectacle. Drama Of The Forty
Thieves, asit was performed on Saturday
night. 1t had been fifteen years since We
read the interesting tale from which this
Drama is derived, but the complete manner
IN which it was put upon the stage and the
perfect rendition of the different roles
brought the daysof our boyhood back to us
and we recoIlected how deeply interested we
were in all those fairy tales. Miss Louise
and Master George were the most prominent
characters in this play, as they were in the
after-piece. And by the way, we did stay to
see the after piece; it is something very anu
sual for as, for we cannot as a general
thing get our consent to set still for an hour
or two late at night, to see some trifing
Farce,snd that most horribly butchered as
has.been the case with US for several seasons,
but as we said we remained Saturday even
ing to see these interesting children in the
atter-piece; and what is more, we were en-
tertained-even more, amused. 'sThat Boy
George" made us laugh until we wore
ashamed Of ourselves. There is this consola-
ton, however, if We were not very dignifed,
Others who were present were as bad as as
but who could help it? Who could help
laughing when Sep Singleton (Mas. George)
came out of his bath and finding his clothing
gone, was compelled to substitute barrel.
We shave seen the girls wear hoops, but here
was IN Instance, where one Of the masculine
gender had-to use classical expression
"gone the whole hog" or, in other words
had taken to the hoops, Darrell and all. The
play for this evening is
tbs BOTTLE IMP.
This beautiful production has bsen care
fully gotten up and will be presented in that
superb style for which the Marsh Troupe are
perverbiahs The large and fashionable au
diences, which have greeted them in this
city, viii continue to increase until the spa
ciops building will not accommodate them.
MRS. WALLER.-Oar late favorite, Mrs.
Waller, who recently astonished and delight
cd thousands ofour citizens by the power of
her remarkable histr ionic talent, has made
her appearance at the Walnut street Theatre
Philadelphia, in new role. That of GerGl-
dine in a play of that name by Mrs. Bate
m ax an "A marican Antboress uThe Ism