The New York herald., 1864-10-26
Ann vsecsnents.
WINTER GARDEN.


J.R Clarke, whose rich droueriss and broad humor
have kept tho audesces this delighted night
after night for several weeks, essaysd character
him here last evening" demanding different class Of
talent than his usual Tyke, in Nor
toms old standard comedy The School Of Reform. Mr.
Carkes efforts showed that he represent the convict
and the criminal recusant and the reformed with
HIS assumption the Yorkshire dialect costume
movements Dckons' picture Of the tickeofleave
We should not be surprised this proved to BE-
the spirit OF thoroughly, and knows bow to throw bis
versatile talent into the representation, although d
fers widely from his original Characters. 49,
TIE HIPPorHEATRoN.
Horses Of late years. have become la 0rande Of
the American public. Then, Why the theatre where
horses and their riders the leading artists, become
kind OF focus for popular enjoyment in this line9 There
time when, to pay Eve ten ,nousaEd dollars for
horse would bo TO subject man. In the opinion Of his
friends, 10 suspicion Of insanity; but now il Is quite
10 expcnd suna.in horse which, at time,
would be regarded moderate fortune taxing chance In
purchase too, for all the Ills that horse flesh heir
10. Is not long since that noble animal died from
that human Enthusiastically OF plethoric
habdisease OF the heart Fire, which does spare
property whether belonging to the millionaire the poor
man recently destroyed tho best bood OF the
country represented equine FORM In Massachusetts,
Still men who obtain fortune ambition To invest II
drst and above ell other Injuries, 10 horse. Some
buy animal for Its beauty others for ih reputation
Is young she rich, says the man In search Of
wife. 10 fast Is he handsome does he 90 wen before
wagon, says the man in search Of horse n he has
these qualities then he will do for the Park the Park
which has become o Hippodrome-a cirque OlymYtque
where beauty revels in the Afternoons shining with
brilliancy OF face form and costume that Athenian
danes In the old times OF Olympian splendor did not
excel The Park is oW grsnd open air circus the
Hppotheatron is the best indoor establishment OF this
kind have yet bad In New York; but In this In all
human affairs there Is room for Improvement We
have house thoroughly clean, and as devoid OF tho
s AUDITORIUM, Il we may use the term where there
s moY. be than heard arranged and managed
to act ommodate families and induce their lresence-
wc accustomed 70 thirty years ago-eentlemaniy
ushcrs to nt people Comfortably 10 their seats and door
keepers who Understand that their duty requires
tesy not insoence Atns New York demands inexoraby
OF tho managers OF its loads horse theatre 20 mske i
grand Olympic establishment. Whoever gives us this
will make . fortune As far as thu performance is
concerned 4 is well enough. Tho international con-
american American n%EPGSSsr q E.!Sn
James Melville, s very good as an example Of what men
do in wild way upon ,en,o horses which, by the
as sGs Zoe On fssSS ss
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drum the horse educated 10 this method NJ
fully no doubt rs ne aua o. 'nc mp
muscle skin aud daring, which they display. The
is taught, as Virgil recommends he should be, TO
run The round with pride 10 prance.
And (rigStly ma1aged) equal time 20 beat;
To turn. 10 bound in measure aud curvet,
Let him TO tbs, with easy pains be brought
And seem TO labor, when he iabors not.
Tho scrobats 90 as near to torturing imitation Of
the dsiooaticn Of all their joints tho universal
law OF human nature will permit. But that they do
IT with classic grace aud picturcsqueness which
relieves ones mind from terror, be denied Can
We fancy Antoopus motion: the Apollo Lycias on
trapceS Tne clowns perhaps, sacrifice some laughter
10 their sedenia In the abandonment OF that
which this class OF artists usually indulge but
they gain inNpprecson Of their genuine win what they
loco boisterous mirth. The ballet represented on
tight rope, and the monkey ccverly mmicked by
very active specimen OF humanity enjoyable iea-
tures OF the performance.
Now York has room enough, with all its theatres,
operas, concerts and lectures good circus but wo
want London Astleys or Partisan franconi's, ana
noshing loss