The New York herald., 1862-12-01
Theatrical.


Theatrical.
f 70 any one class of persons Thanksgiving DaY WAS
especially day for giving thanks that c'as vas cor
tauly the amusement managers Having toasted stump
tuousIy upon roast turkeys, cranberry sauce plumb
puddings and pumpkin pies, ths people turoed ous en-
and crowded the theatres and miastre halls almost
to sudoca'on Those who took dinner al the comofsa
BILE hour Of attended the matinees aud curei al
tue children along with them. Those who dined at tho
later and fashionable hours hurried from the table
90 the evening performances The sole object oi every
person seemed TO be kind Of show aud ne-
the public easily grathcd Forrest
drew the largest audience ever cramp,ed into Nieos
Garden and woods Ministries piaved' over sixteen nun
dred people. Wallack lammed 10 us utmost capa
city and blrnum had open additional doors 10 accom-,
inodate the thron.s ol visitors t. hls Museum There
not eveu siaudns At the Winter Garden and "
Laura kcene,s theatre nad beer lree times As large u
would have bcea completely Oiled. AS foe the ihcafres
the side 81 the town, words eau
describe the q people who surgsd u aud out o.
the doors oeeroscd the sidewalks aud dclugei all the
ears aud stages that vcpy For oucc therefore at,
tic managers satisfied and the theatres a, an
abolition meeting, extremes met for the private boxes
were Packed as tho upper circles THANKSGIVING Day
dramatic Jubee this year aud wi be icng rewen-
bsred a great event il theatrical history Abe per
iormanoes, however, OF ~ consrq, euce "haever
II Forrest had appeared IN scream ng farce, II Wa''ack
had sanguinary meio rama, II BarneN VIII
lians bad presented high trasci! 3 the New B1weiy
company bad performed an ceglat comedy, or 'I Laura
Kceue ballet roape had done ii,uc u the bari cork
linz. ii would have been all the intelligent pub
c aud the rejoicing managers. The people bad made
their minds to 90 somewhere see some hing and get rd
Of their stamps, they did. This is ali that
be said in the way Of resume OF last weeks perform
arces except that which have already sad IL
daily notices OF aInasemcns.
For the present week we have new pro:,smmee at all
the theatres and minstrel halls. Waatk reyi,cs tha
sBacieior Of Arts Monday evening, aud follows it
with "Iovc and Money, Love ior Love- aud Central
Park alternating the new and old comedies as
I usual. One is always sure OF seeing beautiful
scenery, superb dressing aud excellent acting
j a. Wallacks, aud consequently the house IS
full every night rainy clear. All the plays are at
tractve because they we'll presented BY stock
pany and by capital sceuic artists and costumes
About Of these plays, aside from the acting aud the
upholstery, the less said the better Certain OF the ola
comedies old rubbish, aud certain Of the come
dies trash. why they are ever put upon the
stage is managerial mystery. Once performed, how
ever they make good show aud all their weak points
are SO cleverly conrelled by the Gnesse Of the
actors ana the bright colors Of the scene painters
1 that II is impossible for them to fail, and large
lack would determine 10 devote The resources
Of his theatre to the illustration only really deserving
works. II he should do ibis half the comedies on hrs
list would be doomed to fogetfsness There is hope
that our wish will be fulfilled, however, while bad
comedies draw well good ones-as Is the case at
walack 5. BY and by the time Tor reforms will come,
and all parties will be grataed IL the meantime
let us ay that among the bad comedies we do not rank
The Bachelor OF Arts" Mr. Lester waIhek has ai.yo
rite part in this comedy and played Il aniisn.? Some
tine ago The OF the characters very strongly
cast. We notice that Mr.. Wilkins charming comedy,
Henrette" is "in preparation" II has been in pre-
paraon for couple Of and We hope that IL
will be prepared ard produced Is Mr. Lester Wal
lack reservng iur benefit as he did the "Romance Of
roor Young MAN.
Al the Winter Garden the engagement Of Slr and
Mrs Barney Williams sil continues. The bill has been
changed for this week and "ireiand AS II Was, ,'"In
and Ont Of Place. and The Happy Man" will be given
every evening. Mr.. Jackson the lessee
very good company including Mesdames Chanfrau,
skerrett Floyd and wacott and Messrs. c. w. Clarke,
Davidse, 1clmon Grace and Harry Pearson. With
such support, and with large audiences every
night, Mr. Barney Williams can well afford 10 be, as
wen az act, "The Happy Man. His Irish pieces are
almost always OF good house, for they appeal to
class Of people very and very enthusiastic in
regard to the country. Every should them
matter Of history for believe that they will not hold
the stage many years mJre. Al present Mr. and Mrs.
Williams and Mr.. and Mrs. Florence have monopoly oi
their style Of entertainment They play their pieces all
around the world and quite as well known IN England
as IN New York Since John Drew died Williams and
\ fIcrcnce arc without a rival 10 Irsb character,
ard growing UP to step into their
4 brogaes when they make their final farewell
exit and retire forever from the stage That style Of
al. he
istcnee the natural world, and dying Of the the
atrica world His fun consists in pa,os called 1.-THE
brogce,r mposs Ne style Of dress and in shie.
lah. with which lie knocks about all the rest OF the
d,amatis Isona Like the old stage Yankee, he is only
bad buresque and appears only in baresque situations
| The rev Kind OF stage lrishman coming int vogue
! is something more like human being. John Bgoughlm
used 10 give two of thasc modern rIsnnen and
I Mr.. Norton plays one In Bosom Friends" at
walhcss Messrs Williams and Flormcc are
shrcwd enough to understand these facts
vary their performances by character pieces, which
Mesdames Williams and Florence appear, aud DO aston
isnng Of good singing dancing acting rapid
~ assuming hall dozen dtEeTest chaTacc.s q. different
nstionalitics after the o,ber IN single ise. With
this relief tie audience highly ENJOY the entertain.
meut and that they do enjoy is indspntabe Indeed,
other theatre In the city s certain to nnt
large a crowd In such first humor at the Winter
Garden during Mr.. and Mrs Wili,sm.' engagement.
Al Laura Keenc's the fairy play OF "Bondete, TIE
Naughty rriuce and the Pretty reasas;," draws Gne
houses and will probably rup ,hrosgh The holidays W.
repeat former that the scenery and bal
let Of this play are magnificent, sut the da
ogue trashy and often thas silly. As II
in reply 10 this criticism, Miss kcene announces
that this piece sis The jcn. production o Messrs DEN
rery, Clarve ard Mohuier, the most popus. ef Pari
sian authors II for several hundred corsecpive
nights and is still attracting al Paris. No hpercs have
been taken with the except TO ccuderse cspgc
sich matter as the cmrnt deemed inappropriat"
for tbs locality" We ihius, then, that hessrs. rn
merry Clsirville ard Msun"r write Icbea- about
well any three earth, bus d. net Sc.
that fact iba, they wrot. the aisgae mases any
better. Besass this, there re'eresscs Count
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