New-York daily tribune., 1864-04-18
AMUsRMRNT

aCINpERELLA. One OF the happiest multi
tude5 that ever assembled in New York tLat which
CROW ded Nb!o- Garden las, Saturday afternoon. The
object Of the pioTmanoe the onthrsi;ic pride Of The
Httle PLAYERS and the eager personal ntorest With which
the greater part of audience scrutnized the action
of the stage made the scene memOrably graceful and
charming in every respect. The success was ample
Nearly 5000 added By the enterprise to ihe fnnd
of lie Sanitary Commission; aud the qualification u
all who assisted '--either ar spectators OF otAeI
wise-appcared TO De beyond r measure. Long before
the rising Of he curtain the Aou-e throngcd and
although m!smauagcrl errors occssloned great dsoI
dor in the dfpoi;on of tie audience, good hnmoF
flowed a. if from Taplcian fountains The accommOds
tons Of tbs house were uuprcco1sniociy strained
Corridors had 10 be thicky planted with stools. upon
which ladies rorched themselves doycronsly and with
al the smllng equilibrium Of the lanamballst The
stafcoses were hike oatsrscs Of silks laces feathers
flowers and Oiher feminine attribute and every ac-
cessible post nnd platform was tUf'ed with compact
group OF gazers. Everybody Mas content. Children
squeeked mclodOusly whom tender portions Of their
frames were invaded BY incsutous elbows but bore no
malice The sacred pcriphesies OF mature crinolne
were disturbed without provoking audible recruitment
Even tho anguish Of rampled uncompainingiy
endured The aspect Of every Individual present was
as merry as married belle.
But when the children came ripping IA uron the
stage and established Kaleidoscope relations with one
another, the merrlmenl was multiplied. There were tt
hundred or more OF them al dressed ~ bright and fan
cifl costumes and all bcsmng with irreprossbio gloe.
The Queen was srrayed in dress Of former genera
tlon, one which hsd been worn By grandmother oi
Mrs. Prof Morse at the Court Of Washington. The
costumes OF some OF the little actors In the play were
furnished by Mrs fremont 10 insure general harmony
Of sylo But Of course the dresses Of all the rest who
made numerous court were LETT 10 their percn's
who showed such excellent taste that the whole group
Ing produced the most harmonious and beautiful eject
Many ages were represented Some seemed to haze come
fresh ron their cradles. Others were grown more or
less Some were grown good deal. But they were all
Enthusiastically children. There were sonough 81 them 20
fill every part Of the stage, which ve venture 10 over
never before offered truly delightful spectacle. To
what shall We liken IT. A brilliant lowerbed glisen-
Ing in the sunlight o. salad cfranbows' The truth
is that language fils and VIC only declare, In a
general way that IL was picture ofroh and ururinnt
gsyety which it would DO useless 10 endeayor to do
scribe.
Everything was wisely done. The dances, some
OF which were exceedingly intricate. were executed
with feulless precision The clieI performers acted
as oeYerly as need be. Miss Minnie Cropsey was =
most cunning Cnderena. She accepted floral homage
with the stately dignity Of long used TO speak ~
public on the stage. Al the parts indeed were pretti
played Not TINT 1t would have intrfered in tho least
however, with the enjoyment OF the occasion If they
had been inderenty done. IL was not in fine octing
that the charm OF the entertainment was TO BE- found
Perhaps its best feature after ol was the simple sg
Of hundred children happier than they ever before
had been in all their little lives For the braney oil
the ball much is due TO Mr.. Dodworth. who brought
hundred of little pupof ccese with their parents
consent-trained for this special occasion.
The success Of cinderella" warrants hope OF an
other performance. We shall be gN to announce It's
repetition.
OLYMPIC THRATER.-" Loyalins' has been
prodiglously successful and viii be repeated during
this week and. probably, many Others. A conflict Is
raging In the newspapers respecting The authorship oil
the piece. Mr. Oakcy Hail 10 whom the honorS oil Tie
adaptation had been attributed. ssass o aiSsToV%