New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-06
CITY ITEMS


places of amusement been diminished. The houses az
general rule, have Seen well filed, thai there Is
not only jsslfcaOa to the managers keeping their
theaters open for the sake Of employing Their anti &C.
but there Is also an iadpceme in the hope Of profit
and surplus Of moneys in the tTeasurers till.
HdHoc''s THcoter.-Afer the regular season at THIS
house had closed and the manager had made his grace
ful vaede,ory speech the company, unanimously, with
no exception, Of woman, mln or child, volunteeFcu
their services TO give performances for two nights Tor
the benef. Of the Union Defense Fund. These
benefits cane of on Friday ard Saturday nights last
and in spite ohc SHOW, lee and Other unreasonable
arctic fayors Tor which we are indicted 10 he clerk Of
the weaLer, the receipts were mOst grayngly large,
ard most satisfactorily in season. The pieces ac;ed on
those nights Simpson & Co., and the last ae'
Of the excellent and reasonable drama OF "Jessle
Brown"
So admirably was this last piece acted, and so emhu-
sastc was the applause with which it was greeted,
that the manases have shrewdly taken lie hint, and
have resolved TO play the piece throughout The Whoe
OF this week. So those who have desire 10 zee one
Of the very best war dramas ever written can rave an
opportunity by seeing Jessie Brown" any night tbs
week. The heroine Jessie, viii be enacted by Miss
Fanny Morant and the other characters will be played
by the rect Of the company, many Of whom, ncuding
Mrs Ioey and Mss Cannon and NJ. Lester, were IN
the original cast
Laura Kceae's TLfacf.--It has become q matter of
mere tresome repetition 10 announce Tor q IS bouse
The Seven Sister," tonight, AMI every night this
week, but s morning here is change IN this steieo-
typed form that somewhat relieves the nonotony there
Of This evening The Seven Sisters w. Of course,
10 acted but the performance j. ,r ,he benefit Of Ms.
j. H. Alien n lady no has stood or several seasons
in the front rank Of New-lcr flyocr. Poss sssed OF
rare beauty and having tie ability 10 specially shine
in a certain line of cbayaeers this acrcss has friends,
who are counted BY batialoLs, with whom she IS st
| faycne.
Uahr Cayjeg.-Mr. joseph jefferson and Ms.
John Wood who's artistic coparinorship j. q mos ig-
,ssiou. bushes, arrangement, anl whore combined
humols and nc g0ron, I'm iii lie tfeacr with reo-
pie the treasury with shokcls and their own cup Of
fame still oycrlowing every night, remain but
single week longer with NJ. Tonight hey will PFC
cent Mr.. Charles NJ. WacOts burlesque o! o ii.a-
wGha, the first time hat ininicalc extravaganza
has been acted here foF several YEAR.
II was in THE play thar Mn Wood G's' convinced
New.Ycrk o. her wonderful powers Of hnrcfqne PER
tonaton; ii was in tie character u hinelabn :
that che fret made iic impr sion on the public mind
thai her every new character has served 10 strengthen
and It was in tlis play that sine frst sau, the song Of
tie immortal Saiicur Boy" whose history viii be
unsteady icao.ned ,onight Mr. Jolsnon viii, for
Tho FMS ;imc appear =" Hawai- a. characier that
admits o. tie widest extravaganza of fun.
Previous 70 the burleffue, the farce o. Lend Me
Five Shilling" with Nj. Jefferson a Hr. Co
lightly"
Borrum's ip,ucGg My'rpm.- To-day Mr.. Hanum,
ever mp TO hc demand. of Tie hour and equal 10
the eNigency, brngs ont patriotic drama, called
Anderson; Or, the Patriots OF Sumter in 81 wit
ten for tie Muscun by NJ. J.. II. Leslie. A play on
such theme produced AZ such line, and prefentc1 in
the admirable manner We are accustomed 10 witness ~
this house can scarcely fail 10 make great biz. lnbe
afternoons, the drama Of the " Hidden Hand viii be
given, and the new farce Of " Bowled Ou. viii pre-
cele the patriotic dIama every night
Another appeal i made TO the admiration Of tlofc
who rejoice in patriotic relies, in the old Washington
Flag which r. the one up The 0as-siaf al the
Battery, when tie British evacuated thin city, NOV.
-, ToJ.
Then the bears the sea lion lie anua'a, the happy
iamle.. and The million other cuioslies daily and
nightly prcecnr t!sir muI .C.rious GLAZING The aqua.
rial han Is lore attractive han ever, having recently
found q new attendant, in the pcFson Of Young and
enthusiastic man from Connecticut, who knows the
ways manners, customs and habits Of all s'Ihrye wa
er.bues and sLcs, and who even, 20 Il whispered,
understands The piscan language in all its dialects.
Llovds MH'rds-N~l0's S0'0o1.--h new pro-
grmuc this weel, Of many attractive features that
specification II MOI feasible. This band is the bee in
the city, and We much doubt if its superior las ever
been in the whole country. They are winning The sue
cess they al iry 90 hard to deserve.
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