New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-29
Anuseurnfs.


The theaters have gathered in their Christmas
harvest and are now jub.leut tie prospect Of an
equally brilliant fOr New ears. Even tie bad
weather gives them JOY since It has squechcd tie ska
Ing carnival and thus Acknowledgement as one may
say-their most formidall' rival The managerial plot
70 bay NJ all the kaies n the market aud bury them in
fic depths Of the sea therefore wisely given ur
Generosity is the best policy after all.
We learn that tie plan for next year Will be 10 get up
such good plays that skating vii be considered van
ity and sliding downlll yeXation. The plan has The
CHARM Of nov city a; least and trust that i VIII BE-
adopted five lad rotliug but good plays il would be
holiday season the eaters al the year Ioundas II
was last year ct Wallacks and came very near being
q, Nblos The other theatess went pretty rapidly 70
.he bad Laura Keene, going down altogether and tie
. Winter Garden jus; keeping above water.
Mrs John Wood has now taken tie place of Ms
Kecne and with the lreitiet theater in town seems
determined II she ever lX upon policy TO make
IL. best Thus far she Las merely beer feeling lor way
and We fear has not found il a very smooth one Bls
has been very good with her however oi late and
q rurnor speaks truly 81 her now play, "Camias 1us
bsaG and her new player Mr Mortimer the tide "il
be found 10 have TUNED Strongly 10 leF favor.
Tie Winter Garden h.s biz the nail on the head by
producing "a druma-"The 1icket-OfLeaye Man
which gives a chance 70 Of the best companies IN
town to show Of Is skill and at tie sane tine please
fae best portion Of the public, while at Nihlos We are
promised for mex; season ciass Of performance IN
keeping with the earlier attempts Of iis manager to win
metropolitan reputation.
Walacks continues 70 be the iayorite resort of onr
uptown payroers md that il is bringing out such
phys % The Love Chase" and Married Life Is be-
coming more reoberct6 than ever
T,srr-u ca.altug gOrurfbirg Of tie ftlElt,
and by choice additions 70 lie Museum and high oI6r
% plays in lis Lecture Room. is winning gIeenback
opinions rom al sorts Of people.
In respect to the minor places of Amusement they
20 this year 10 Dc better than ever IN place o
vie and dirty collections Of worn-Out animals exhibited
IN mildswcl tents in dllapdsed building we have
in Van Anburghs Menafere one Of tie most perfect
collections II rare AID curionf animals 20 be seen in The
world exhibited in what may liy De called Zooiogi
ct palace-whue Ia tie way u Il circus. Lent TO.
have transformed walacks old house into an elegant
AmpLitbeater where the performance oil of the hf'
Order attract cass of people rarely seen at such esaD
lsLmcnts.
The performances going at these ynrious places o
anusemen,-or al that are worth seeing-"h Dc iouho
d.scribed in detail IN our advertising columns.
"Cnmilas Husband with Irs. wood as the heroine
and Mr. Mortimer as the hero. will be played ut he
sensation Mr.. Mortimer has an immense reputation
ftroughogt the West Mrs Wood has no second IN
retropolitan favor and the play has just achieved
sseee.s in Boston rarely accorded without good
gounds. ,,-.
A,the Winter Garden and at BaTnums "Ihe IlcKe'-
o. Leave Man" still draws large houses ana VIII prop
ally mn Handsomely into tie New Year.
AT walaeks. Rosedae." though played no" but
twice weel-Thursday and Saturday-seeios to De- aa
great sfasorlte as when It filed the house every mg.
The Love Chase" which attracted such cTo~as Hs'
week. viii be repeated tonight aud " Married Lie
which bas also been triumph. is up again 'Or "eoeS
day and Friday
AT the Amphitheater there will be afternoon a. "e'
a. erening performances al tic week-ibe great ~
traction being me Tournarc with her splendid bare
back feat ard the unriyaled Spanola Brothers win
their ieas Of agility and strength The spahoa bioiN
ers aie tie best gymnasis in the country.
Al ysn Amburgbs Menagerie. which Is open from
Da. IN 10 10 p. m amusing animal performances are
going o. nearly all tie time while attentive keepers are
ready any TO show up and SIR up the Wild
bsssts
After THE Ticket Of Leave Man" the greatest nt
traction al Bsrnums is the three giants-a girl a boy
and a aPfencLuan-wbose average hight We forget bal
believe It Is something less than that OF Trinity Church
spls