New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-12
CITY ITEMS.

AMUsEyESTs-Still another star theater has faded
from the galaxy, that wont TO iuadiate Broadway
and to shed unsparingly its dramatic user over all
those vino love to frequent the gorgeous temples of the
drama where Tbespan art at once dazzes, instruc;s
and delights the world.
The foregoing sentence il an humble tribute 10 the
modern fashion of grandoquendy saying nothings,
and in modest imitation of the lately ydiscovered, and
now hghly-popuar, literary style; and the said
tence is in fact the newly patented way of conceang,
rather than amusing the simple fact that another one
of the Broadway thesters has closed its doors.
We hope that for first attempt, this is not wholly
despicable but it is impossible for beginner to
achieve great deal in that style at a single sitting,
and we are compelled for the present, to to
former vulgar habit of using plain words, to state
plainly what few things in this department to be
ssid.
Plainly, then Laura Keenes Theater closed on Sat-
urday night, on which melancholy occasion was
acted, for the two hundred and forty something
time, the enlivening and eminently cheerful
drama of "The Seven Sisters" There were two
hundred and fyeight people to see the last showing
forth of this play of whom many dsbursed no shekels
for that sweet privilege and the total receipts of the
evenings entertainno, exhibition, were, doubtless
nearly thirty dollars.
This play, when first produced, had considerable
merit in the scenic way and little merit in the da-
logue. Time and friction, however, long since de.
sroyed the tit and the latter have been by degrees
carefully expunged until the talk Of the piece per
formed the few last nights has probably never been
equaled for vapdty and utter pontessness by anything
in the sembance of a play since the first wretched
actor mouthed forth the first dreary patitude Of the
first stupid author.
To have, at first, predicted that such dismal affair
would have run of eight months, would have been
considered shameless libel on the intelligence Of
theater-gong New Yorkto unhesitstingy assert that
Miss Keenes next play to be produced in three weeks
will be far better than this, is safe prophecy for it
passes the genius Of any generation to produce two
dramas of equal stupidity with the Seven Sisters.
On or about Sept. g. Miss Keene, returning rejuve.
mated and refreshed from the Pennsy vania hills, will
once more assume direction Of the theater-of the
genuine merits of her opening play, Hope tells
Flatteiing Tale"
Winter Garden.-The Florences leave the country
speedily and this is the last week of performances
at the Winter Garden prior to their departure for
England. They have nothing new to offer, but will
run through selected list of their best pieces giving
new Dill every mas DeeD, c0nsld-
ering all depressing things most satisfactory. Tonight
they viii offer excellent and attractive bill.
Barnun's American Aforementioned Barnum
has lost both his whales, undismayed by this disaster
he has dispatched feet from Nantucket in quest of
new specimens for bis monster aquarium. Meanwhile
the public must put up with Hippopottamus from the
River Nile, the only living specimen of this wonderful
amphibious animal ever, we believe brought to this
country. In addition there are the bears, shes and
other animate and inanmate curoxes, to the number
of million or more, with the muscal and dramatic
performances thrown in. Notwithstanding the depres
sion that has overaken all, and overcome most of the
other places of amusement in the city, the managerial
genius of Mr. Barnum is equal TO the OCCASION and his
tact and enterprise suffice to procure just the very st
fractions needed to keep the house full day and night
the price is only 25 cents.
The Minstrel business is passably good the one or
two really excellent bands that have for many years
commanded the patronage Of the public, playing to
houses sufficiently remunerative to warrant their con-
tinuance in the good cause. George Chrsty con-
tinues to treat the public to "BurntCork OPers, az
Stuyvesant Institute with deserved success
One of the pleasantest Broadway resorts al TINS
sury season, is the Dusseldorf Gallery; bat all the
cheap shows, having intrinsic excellence 70 ann"