The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-04
City Amussments.


City Amussments.
The propretors and managers Of the various resorts -
amusement and recreation In this city who condacs
their establishments free from the demoraitsins in
nuences which surround and pervade both the doors
and stage Of many Of our metropolitan theatres ana
who impressed with the truth that public 70
creations be useful and heathful must be moral In
their tendency Of an eevaing and instructive tone
promise their friends and patrons rich fund Of enjoy
ment during Thanksgiving week, on which We enter
to-day.
Il is known By this time almost all over the United
States that George Christy has opened the new Fifth
Avenue Opera House, and that the promptinss
Of his twenty-five years experience which suggested
this action have conduced TO . most brilliant and
successful result The house. which the only place or
amusement above Fourteenth street, crowded nightly.
and a magnificent programme has been issued for the
performances Of this (Mondayl Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings The ininitable George will appear in
his special character Of Handy Andy. ME J. z.
Green wiz give his Checking Bird Song" which
is now 50 famous; then comes grand parlor
entertainmenA, with an instrumensai overture End
operate chorus, from StraAella, BY the company.
The Carnival de Cbristy as4 +. Abbotts pas d
ssux Budworys. Hail. Hodgin and George Christy make
up Committee Of Four Maiden kades TO collect money
to buy flannel shsrts for babies N Africa after which
there song ard dnncs banjo solo, with clog dances
70 the end The performance win commence at eight
O'Clock Thanksgiving Day Thursday there will DO .
grand matinee 1t tho Opera House in the afternoon
farming from tho Ethiopian opera to equitaton aud
gymnastics we have the New National Circus o. Me-
Montpelier at Nos ~ and 80 Bowery In which power
fu aatdote the corrupting agencies OF the poicaA
inGu il daily administered 70 hundreds Of our Citizens
in most agreeable form The great eqnestrenne, Nile
zouf hnwha bQpn
number OF nights will appear in her daring andthrling
acts Fred Lazelle the well known gymnas In his feats
Mr. Luke Rivers with hiD Polandric ladder Miss koon-
son in equitaton and the dwarf Nehamo In his wonder
full physical contorons Phil. Shendans Ride engages
the entire company, and sThem Mules'' provoke I'm
bounded laughter. A magnificent Thanksgiving Day
matinee will be given the circus Thursday afternoon
The whole world has hearof SAM but some people II
it have him represented the boards OF tho
Broadway theatre by Mr.. f. s. Chanfrau. Sam will b
particularly popular during Thanksgiving week. for the
reason that he viii be- we'll his audiences particu
ary grateful for the glory grandeur power and peace
which surround and sustain country. Mr. Chanfrau
rs supported by very talented company, and Sam Is an
immense success Seats now secured at the Broad
way days in advance and there will be immense rush
TO ns door from this evening. fine matinee will b
given there Thanksgiving Day.
Thorpe Overin's Mnstrels, with their talented COM
ing 10 crowded delegations from all nations who go 70
enjoy themselves with music buresque and dance This
evening they give Belni simplcd the characters BY
Messrs White Field, Gonzalez Oliver and Guy; the
Nerves. Masters Clark, with Mr. Mahoney and Bddy NC
Gnnis by T. Bolus and Donaldson. The performances
will conclude with q new sensational local burlesqus.
written expressly for this company entitled Retrbuons
or, Tho Downfall Of Humbug. rcpletc with wondrous
effects demoniacal tableaux music after Rossni and
col eunnu
with the scenery from the School Of Design and nns
painters.
Tony PASTOR win produce novelty after novelty, and
combine his novelties at his neat Opera House in tho
Bowery opposite Spring street. Not having the fcar q
foreign (one in particularly before his eyes,
Tony Pastor viii play, every evening, an en-
trely now drama, called the Fenian's Dream, o.
Ireland Free at Last. The scenery and costumes
are entirely new, and In splendid ailegoTscaA
tabeaux will be seen the Genius OF Erin, Vinegar Hill In
49, Tipperary in 48 Dublin Castle co. Columbia and
Erin, hand in hand and the Fenian Triumph. Not
tent this there is tho Opera House racy budgee
comicalies songs Dances and forth. There VIM
be grand extra matinee Thanksgiving Day
The San Francisco Minstrel troupe Is In Broadway,
posite the Metropolitan HOTEL in it's thrty-0rst week.
musical. enchanting, and comic Tho entire
company. including C. Shattuck, Backus, wamboid,
Birch Nevers and Bernard will be out this evening In
song and dance Sands will give wild Irish g Imisa-
tons Of Italian airs by native artists viii follow The
San Francisco Mnstrels will give . matinee at one
o'clock Thanksgiving Day afternoon
Professor and Madame wlseman will enchant iasge
audiences at Hope Chapel during the present week-
The professor acknowledges that ths feas enumerated
above very zine, but he Is determined TO eclipse
possible the fcais by his wonderful egcrdcmain ssA
necromantc performances Tho evenings are spcns In
vsoa and Mystery, and tho realms OF Fairy Land are
subject for the entertainment OF the friends Of the
professor particularly Of the great cla known
| as aYoung America" Among his thousand fcats tho
professor perform the Couch OF the Angels the RoG
OF Moses Egyptian Pyramids the Colossal Columns,
tho Phantom Drummer tho Silver Rings, the Clock oe
Cagliostro tho Grecan Moucholr the Venetian Globes
and Gold Fish, the Crystal Casket Of Prospero, re-
Madame wseman IL truly wonderful in her supernatural
vision magnificent matinee ON Thanksgiving Day.
No llusion" about the magniAcence OF the display.
In this shape and with such interest only places
public subserve the Of order, ana
progress OF religion and civilization while pre-
noting domestic happiness
Brooklyn City News.
THANKSGIVING PRocLAMArioS MAYOR wooD-AA
elaborate proclamation has been issued By the Mayor
enonng upon the citizens OF Brooklyn the propety r.
strict observance Of Thursday next the nth inst,
day OF general thanksgiving Places OF business and all
public Offices will be closed ON that day
FUNERAL ov VETERAN SoIDmR.-Mr John Fraser
late member Of the Seventy ninth regiment, New York
State Militia took place yesterday, from the late resi-
dcnce OF deceased on Huron street. Union avenue
The remains were Inferred In Cypress Hill Cemetery
where they accompanied by the Union League and
the Seventy ninth Veteran Volunteer Association, wh0
pay parting tribute Of respect to their de-
ceased comrade.
SHOOTING ArrRAY AMONG CeLoRED Folks. During dis
puie between two colorcd hostcrs employed n Cooks
sunnyside Hotel Jackson avenue near Newown Queens
county about past six O'Clock last evening, one %
thcm drew a revolver and discharged IL twice Of tho
other both shots taking elect in the right leg INJECTING
n severe, though not serious, wound The wounded
man was taken into the hotel cared for The dispute
arose as TO who should take of left at the
shed attached the hotel by OF the customers OF
the place. both men having eye to the pcrquistcs.
RoppEpy OF DAIRY clock YESTERDAY the,