Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-28

GRovER's THEATRE.-A perfect human ava
lAnchS has not only overnowed Growers theatre
for the past two nights, but also led the neighbo
ing streets Such successful engagement, thus
far, as that performed by the winiamses, has not
only not been previously performed in this but in
any other city whore they have performed. Des-
PIte the inelemency Of the weather, the house was
crowded last night TO its great capacity while on
Monday evening many as two thousand people
were unable to gain admission. The bill tonight
acts, entitled " Irclsnd a. IL Was" in which Mr..
Williams appears as Ragged Pat, and Mrs. Will
liams Ne Judy 0Troti to conclude with the come
dietta entitled In and Out Of Place." Mrs. Barney
Williams in Ave characters, with comic songs and
dances. On Friday there will be an unusually bril-
liant entertainment for the benefit Of Mr.. Barney
Williams.
CAMFBELLs MINsTRELs, ODD Fellows HALL.
Notwithstanding the bad state Of the weather last
evening, this really talented company had u full
and attentive audience, who evinced their delight
by repeated plaudi's The singing Of the quNrtette
s superb all the voices being most evenly balanced
and the ballad singing Of Mt. Geo. Gray is good.
I, noo ~ ~ vel - tne Instrnmest muslc, IN
first part, was finely done. Mr.. NJ. {. Campbell
understands his business to dot, by placing such
hne orchestra before our public. Go and enjoy
yourselves at the CampOclls Minstrels.
CANTERnURY.--Another new and justly eelebra-
ted performer has been added 10 the great star
tention, and delighted thousands Of our eommunI.
~, during the past few nights, by their
acts OF performance At thia splendid temple .oi
amusement, Mr.. Charley o'Neil, the original hu.
thor Of the Essence or OLE VIRoINEY, !" will -.
pear tonight IN his great delneations Of negro Lille
and character. The fair artistes Misses Mortiraer
Pennoyer, Switzerland, and the entire "eourt OF
beauty" together with thagreat comic dancer, Mr..
j. n Carr the astonishing eontortionist, Mr.. g. W.
Parker, the celebrated pantOmimist, Geo. r. Ede-
son, the Ethiopian comedians, Dick Parker Eagan,
Tooley, Armstrong, Clarke and Others, will J1
ing entertainment to % given tonight. No ~ ch
combination ofbeauty and talent was ever kno wn
10 exist At single place Of amusement, and hey
will continue to attract overlooking houses dVlring
their brief engagement The performance to- night
will conclude with the very laughable farce OF
Cousin joe" with Mr.. Geo. n. Edeson in one Of
his best and most entertaining characters.
VARIETIES. witnessed, with unalloyed
pleasure, last evening, the performance at this
beautiful hall. No other establishment can boast
Of two such dancers as Mile Helene and Mr.. a. W.
Smith. The beautiful Spanish ballet of LA MsIa
de Seville" was never better performed In any
theatre in the country. The Incidental dances-
Fl Toraro, La Cachuca, II ZspN veado, and La Ar.
ragonalse-were splendid, the music, eostumea
&c, excellent. Also the spanish Pas de Deux, BY
Mr.. Smith and Mile Helene, met with an Immense
encore The whole arrangement Of the ballet re-
nects great credit upon both artists and
The comic pieces were the lighting Doctor, !"
Haunted House." and the pantomime OF " la
Statue BlAnehe,n witch were received with the
most hearty shouts of laughter and applause! The
charming vocalist, Miss Eva Brent in the beautiful
song Ever Of Thee brought the house down,
and the best comic singer OF the day, Sam Long as
who wish to see frst-olass performance, should
visit the Varieties.