The New York herald., 1862-12-25

band" extremely amusing aud VIII svets any amount
| Of genuine Christmas nerrneat
AZ the Winter Garden Barney willaus' popular Lakes
OF Killarney" will be repeated thls evening tosether
with Mrs williams laughabs buresque, the "Mag,c
Joke" There ara fairies enough and enough ia these
pieces FOR half dozen Christmas nights.
AZ Laura Keene's the holiday spectacle "Blondet,s -
win be repeated both afternoon and evening scenery
Of of"ondete" gorgeous and Tho chdrens Santa Claus
undoubtedly lives in such place az the splendid
Palace OF Iaccs
AT Niblo's the grand spectacular meIodrsma called
"Faust and Marguerite" will be given both afternoon
and evening The scenery OF this play Is superb, tho
mechanical effects really wonderful, and tho whole
affair Is well worth seeing. IL is that Mr. j. b. Ro
bers acts and talks Ike Western circus clown
than like Mcphistcphcos but this only piecc
funnier aud is pcrhaps, Intentional No spectacle has
been mere magniacenty produced Ia this city years
The popular comic OPERA The poacher , will he repeat
ID At the German Opera house this evening. This
opera Is realty comic, and not so only 10
name. In tho last act there Is a sohoo
scene, with about fifty children, and Manager
Anschutz ought ia give each Of these children paper or
sugar purns TO night. This would induce them 10 take
great interest in tho performance woad Materially
increase the sweetness Of thsr voices besides being the
most suitable recognition the part Of Manager Anschutz
Of Chris which scarcely fall mos! merry
one ~ him.
Al Barnums Museum there VIII be performances noarS
evory hour this day and evening bran new holiday
piece called "ardy Knuie Tho Knight and the Wood
Demon s the principal attraction. Mr. Barnum knows
lust what pleases the chhlren--of larger we
smaller growth-and his Museum viii certainly 10 crowd
ed. The What Is ~ the snates, the bear Coru,rd,re
Mutt, the wax figures, Mr. W. y. Harrison, tho cocrcd
fish, and all the other curositios, may be usual
The New York Harmonic Society win Sing the 'sMcs-
ain JotI Ivx-uy Hall .1fo, z o.
man. Miss jennie Eompston, and Messrs George Simpson
and j. r. Thomas have been engaged for the solo rart
This is regular feature Of Christmas in this city, and
should be appropriately honored
AT the New Rowery theatre tsre win be both pftcr
noon and evening performance The splendid comic
pantomme, "Harlequn JacE sheppard" and new Christ
mas spectacle, called santa Clans viii b. given both day
and evening with any nuInber OF mclo dramas and fares
by way Of side dishes.
At Foxs Old Bowery theatre the ocallisufairy drama
Little Red Riding Hood" and the comic fa,ormo
Mother Goose Sill be played both afternoon c,cn
ing The now bGrleaque .'J,ck Caic IL ulso on the
bills. No better Christmas entertainment Is
Mitchell could not have surpasscA i i his o! Olympic.
Mr.. Edwin Booth appests at III Hre,k'vn Academy a
Music tonight Sir Edward Mu,tn,.s in the "Iron
Chest, and also in Shassrcres Epihcrne and pstr,.
chic" His engagement thc y of Rccc'or being
limited 10 three nights MIR. Booth resolved make
these performances memorable.
Woods Mnsrels give two performances 10 day, ..th
he now funny and successful travestie Of "Dinora
ths speciality. Buckleys. at Palace Garden, aec
announce matinee. Bryants' onor Holiday
show tonight George Chrsty appears the Brooklyn
Athan9um Hoosy's troupe sre Brool,yn ins.siut.nn
Trrelfs panorama OF California will be on exhibition
at Hope Chapel this afternoon and evening. a poly
morama OF tho present Is open at N;bios Saloon
Isnt's Broadway menagcre exhibited ~ usual. and
a..
there The animals take their Christmas dnucr nj noon
precisely.