New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-01-14
Amuscniengt.
rHg OLYMPIC THEATEE.


Mr.. +. X. Mortimer. the new comedian 81
Ibis house "a making great in o clever little farce
sntited "A Buu in China Shop" The piece ia e IA
,ore one with Charles Matte VS. who recently played
Il for many night, in London It played here fo'
She frat time on Monday night, and gayo Mr.. Merit.
fner chance TO more than confirm his Western repa'
tstion II be had made his dcbu, in il he would hays
become at once the talk Of the AS Il he had
the misfortune TO be cast in pay in which there
10 suit able part FOR him and in which he barely saved
himself from failure Tie opportunity for hs making
favorable frat impression thus gore forever and
rot even bis splendid success in a Bull in China
Shop viii repair the loss
For our own part in common with most pay-goers,
We had come to the conclusion that the popularity VI
M Mortimer ia the West was the result OF bis per
sona rather than Of hi. professional qualities and y at
bis career in New.YOrk where he is Known Only by
came, would he brief and disastrous.
We have no hesitation now however. IN saying that,
with the exception OF Mr. Lester Wsllsck and Mr..
Charles Mathews he IS the best eccentric comedian
that have this ten years. In fact We aIe not
without hope that he win prove 10 be- IN addition that
ssrest Of theatrical characters good light comedian
which case Ear this city is concerned he have
everything his own way.
Meanwhile. we heartily congratulate Mn. Wood On
having secured so valuable an artist ard Join with the
public ia Che hearty cheers which. but for mama orsl
mistake would have greeted him hjs .s; metToIoN.
sen appearance.
The pay in which Mr. Mortimer has 50 suddenly
tnrned public opinion in his favor calls for 10 special
notice The character which he has TO sustain IN IL il.
that Of goodnatured busy body. something Of tho
PaulPry order. who in trying TO BET things right in
friends family. succeeds only in getting them into
horrible state OF complication and finally comes 10 the
conclusion bat he had better 90 home ard mind HE own
business. "A Bull in China Shop" might make ~
much foa sod mischief perhaps but there is such
esss on record. even in comic Literature.
The character IS requiring for its representation
great 'vsoiiy. versatility ond vim and we donbt
vhethsr Mr.. Mathews himself does it moro thorough
Justice.
The other leading characters IRE sustained by Mr. T.
Owens, Mr. Becks, Nj. Dayidge. Mr.. s..ddert Mrs
eosu' Miss Harris. Miss De Lacey and Miss Walters
Mrs. Wood has part in the play bat appeor, in tho
sterpiece Cousin Cherry"-in which. As the H,aos
Of he MIL she makes end II fun and ~ ably ,up
ported !'g Mr.. Scdley Brown ElinOr P,ia.ro.,.
WALLACK'S THEATTE.
At this house Sheridan Knowles's "I ove
CHASE" which was Withdrawn for while % make Wa,
for other modern antiQues will b. restored tonight
ord kept GA the programme iii further notice. il il
understood that Mr.. Boucicauts new comedy is in
learssl here and that it, production Mr. Lester Wal
hicks Roscdsle. which continues 10 draw crowded
louses three nights in the week viii BE- Temporarily
Withdrawn
THE WINTER GARDEN.
"The Ticket-of-Leaye-Man," with what tie
advertisements call its "heaycnly moral" will be played
at this house tonight for the soventysiIth time and
might 10 safely kept the bills with its present cast
until the incoming Of the swallows
The same play, nearly as well cast, continues
70 10 pisyed syery afternoon and evening a:
BAgNUMs MUSEUM.
asss' a'~evs' although j, csg.iaysa 70 &sw I'm.