Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-26
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How THE GorHAMITEs AMUsE THEM
SELVES.

SELVES.
NEW YORK, June %, 1865.
There Is certain season Of the year when boys 6y
kites another season when they spin tops, another
when they pay marbles, and so on. Unlike man
per. children Of a larger growth have special sea
sons, or rather spells, Of special amuseaents. OF
l.ta the GOOD : town of Gotham has been given
over 10 Burlesques or Spectacular Extrayaganzas,
which said Exuayaganzas may be defined as =
cross or hybrid or molungeon between an Opera
and A Pantomine. with an excess of Spectacular
scenery all ablaze with blue lights, red lights,
faires, devils showers of gold, gardens Of Gul in
their bloom, islands Of bliss, ETC., etc. Thus we
have had at Woods Minstrel Hall, "Charles Gay
Iers last and beat Burlesque, the successor to Pc
troliomania, entitled Greenbakiana or the Fairy
Palace Of Soap" at the Olympic, "Ihs Sleeping
Beauty in the Wood-a Most Magnificent and
Gorgeous Production-a Success Unparalleled in
Dram Att, Annals" etc at the Broadway Theatre
The Seven Daughters Of satan at Wsllaeks,
THE Iron Mask-Beautiful MISUNDERSTANDING
Northumberland and Imposing Edects-the
Tableaux encorei, and the Artists called for at IT,
end Of each Act"
To me- An old-fashioned Pant0mlme, with its
,;,,s.hoaored harlequin aDd COlumbine, its clown
and p ntaloon, it, startling transform lions and
s,,rr,rtses, Is one of the most delightful things
in the world, espechiiy Wheh the haVes are
uerfo ming; but 70 taese Builesques one goes
m a weary, BLAsE way, aiteJ the days WORK il
tcne and there is nobody 10 visit at the
hotels and nothing specially on hanf. Yet
he scenes, In some instances, he really very
fine ana indeed even splendld-partculArlY the
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ths cheGuere1 career Of the sleeping Beauty IN
the Wood. For be- II known 10 you that this
.Ispiu- Beauty IS the vltti % Spell, cast upon
her by a III ,hgnant fairy, no brings her 10 an
untiucIy end Oy means oi--whal do yOu suppose
WHY a sewing Machine, - be sure In at
tempting 70 play On TINS 70 hef most hrsDse
and m wing iustiuG.eLl n pricks her dainty
4 rand S'raigntSay falls into slig ht snooze
. nf -XActly one hnLd.ed years duration, from
whIcn she is duly aroused b. KISS from a lower
Prince both gallant an4 gay-as s1ch lower
sb,.uId ba-e-ne cialiy when he chances. s. IN the
present case, 10 be young actress IN hesh-color-
"a lights. after the awakening eusues seventh
reayel of sublimty-grau1 huGl scene IN which
.lightly clad young ladies ascend 70 the top OF
the the tire 10 the extreme delectltion OF the au'
a euce aud the com .ets satisfaction OF poetic
iustice aud amatic unity. Truly, though, this
last scene is ia Itself vel worth at'ip To New
York for the thinly -cUstuneI young ladies afore-
saii with their Al tony glowing under the in
euen,e OF chenicql salts various brilliant hues
are mot Charming 10 lchold, Mrs Wood herself
being not the least lovely part Of the splendid
spectacular donSs
@Greeu ba ana" is Gs 10 its text aud getting up,
.ther A weak sgect .cu,um in which, however,
trers are SON. Iug,lt i - n the RIBS OF quar-
t.rnasters camInIssaTles government contractors,
sbo1dyites Of al shades god gamblers stock op-
orators and the lSe with accurate representa-
IONS of the Herald buildings End the quaint bell
Iha .iap nnf
claim 10 be of higher otdeT OF merit than would
uit the taste Cf those who prefer negro Minstrel
~ 10 all other entertainments, be they never SO
recherche.
The Iron Mask have not seen, but hear it
well spoken OF. Things at Walack's are gene
rally done up in good style, whether things spec
tacular or things legitima ely dramatic.
As regards scenery the Seven Daughters OF
Satan cannot compete with the Sleeping
Beauty in the Wood unless, indeed, the young
ladies' be considered part and parcel oil the see
pery-a problem which the gentlemen OF the
D tins brush and the young ladies' equal adopts
IN he decorative arts) mast decide for them.
selves. IL point o, personal charms, both OF
limbs and features, the demOise'les at the Broad
Say. certainly two Of them have those OF the
Olympic uaqusstiouaby on the hip.
But the Sevel Daughters Of SATAN IS com
position of higher order somewhat than the
Slseuiug Beauty-its hits are sharper and It has
less absolute abslrdity. Moreover It points
mora and adorns a tale. Satan himself Is ten
tIemau in a black fr ok coat, with q bloodred
forehead and swollen nose, covered with fish
scales, or something which glitters as he turns in
the easlight, Mrs satan is also gentleman,weigh-
ins az least 900 pounds, clean shaved and very
pretty aud sweet, for a middle-aged lady unoer
her black curls. Mrs. 5. and her seven daugh-
ters grown tired Of the monotony Of hell, rebel !
against the devil" the best government ETC. |
and repair 10 New York in quest OF excitement. !
\ number Of adventures occur, in VIII ch dis |
trsssed author and tie prettiest OF the Miss Sa'
tons figure prominently. Distressed author Is |
saved from the Vaccinations OF Miss Devil by the
Vhostly and opporiune interference OF au hor's |
sister deceased. A Zouaye drill, executed by !
score OF, for the most part, we-limbed damsels, |
il introduced, is admir- bly, performed, and is by
odds the hest thing in the piece. But the mo |
rialr as Wilkins would call it, is this
In oue Of the earlier acts. a respectable con- !
ira BAND, lately slain IN behalf OF the Union, on
the field of glory, makes his appearance. Mrs. |
satan and the seven Miss Satans turn up their |
noses in disgust AZ him, and old Satan, as he |
kicks him out Of doors tells him there is no room
for him even in hell. Alas poor mig. JOHNNY |
Reb," with all his ferocity, never denied you re-
fuge in that asylum.