New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-10
r believing that very

IRE good grounds, however, for believing that very
few, II any, Of the tisputants Will be sble TO pro-
duo; satisiactory--we shall not say suos,antlai-
proofs Of originality Of invention the fact being that
the various wavs OF efectinn the optical de usiOhs
IN question have been clearly and rninu,sy ex
psilsd in works written by scientific men, at
various periods dating from yearly a century back
and that there is in reality, novelty Whatever in
the matter. IL would appear sell evident that any
one, sclsntifc OF not the manager Of theater or
the PROPRIETOR Of booth, would be perfectly JUST.
fed in raisng ghost OF his own on he principle
and after the mode prescribed by the writer's al
luded 20.
II IL probable, after these hints, that enter
prising Yankee, regardless of DiTctf, and not even
having the fear oil Pepper before has eyes, VIII pro-
cure Parker's, some other "conpendium OBJ
tain therefrom the necessary instructions manu-
facture and patent original ghosts OF his owu and
furnish them Gin quantities to suit CUSTOMERS"
Meanwhile, Mr.. Moss, of Wasck's, has the start,
aud having procured the gbosty modu operand' OF
Pepper, VITO procured i; Of Dircks who procured II
OF Parker-and 80 on bac. to some Professor who
by this time is probably q ghost himseIf-Is ming
his tLeater every night, aud making 1t as nuch an
object OF interest and wonder as If itweIe Haunted
House.
1t is to he regretted, perhaps, that better play
than "True to the Last had not been selected Tor
the occasion; bu, play was necessary, hn' 'he
aaLsgemeut had 10 take the FIST they eouia ay
their hands on. Moreover, ct preseuf, the interest
excited by the ghost pant Of the business il 50 IN
tense tlat until IL kite play viii seri
the purpose about ls well ne another. The peot ie
present will in any be impatient I'LL the ghost
appears, and after II has vanished will be anxious,
until they have become more used 10 II, 10 vaGish
themselves.
1t only remains to cay that tie glost appears In
various snapes; that the figure 1t presents In ia each
instance distinct w tbst OF any person on Tie
stage; that 1t comes ana goos oil ia the twnklpg
Of an eye; that not only IN form, bat IN color ana
voice, il j. IA complete embodiment Of its SUBJECT;
and iaa.iy, that auy living sc.or who has been re-
customed to play the ghost may as well retFe IRON
til. fed and conlon. himself in future with play my
the devil.
NiBLO' GARDEN.
"The Dake's MoltO," which, at last accounts, h~d
bad all uninterrupted run 81 hundred and Sixty
Nights AT the Lyceam Ibsster, L'ndon, has no"
achieved It's sxtieth night al Nlbo'-, anu but Tor
previous ENGAGEMENTS w,tn Messis. Forrest aud
B.ndmann-who are 10 commence season oi
tragedy Oh the fiat week in s-piember-mishi
easily he played Il hundred uighis more here.
Tue WINTER GARDEN.
This h0use completed ON Saturday night another
Of ts famous r, as0ns" anu Will open iis next on
ths day week under the aDle management of Mr.
Humphrey Bland and the stellar auspices Of Mr..
u. l.. Bowers. The lace company mas been reor-
g4uiled, and viii commence al engagement to-mor-
row night ut the Howard Atheneuu. Boston, count
ing, chiefly foF success, upon Mr.. Frank Wood 5
buflo, que {" Leah the F0fsook'j, which was TIE
chief attraction Of their rrosleroos sea.on here
M!ss Emily Thorne has retred from tie concern.
aud proposes to rustcsie for the next week or two
in Vermont. Her place in tie tuIlesque Will be
supplied by Mrs. Sediey Brown,
LAURA KEESE's THEATER.
Mr.. John Duff late Crook & Dam, who pur-
chased this theater rome months ago, Is now IN
rossession, and has commenced rshtling and re-
decorating il, with view, possible, OF making 1t
the bandsoInes, theater in town. IL viii be re-
opened under the direction Of hrs. John Wood,
with SIR. Charles " aoot stage manager. The
lime Tor the .eopeping Las Lot yet been decided on
BARNUN's MUSEUM.
TIE play selected at has pOfuar establishment
for tie present week is Tom T4yioEs charming
comedy Of Slli Waters Run Deep" which VIII
DO performed every afternoon and evening
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