The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-25

pear as Sam. The Christmas matinee (half past one
o'clock in the afteoon) viii engage the strength OF the
talented company at the Broadway The original Sam
overture with variations for VIOLIN by Charles De Berot
and grand Hanovarian march, by IL Eckhardt, W be
played.
GEORGE cHRIsTY's MIssTRELs
will come out with many faces and batch OF nov
elites at the Fifth Opera House. where there
will be very brilliant and entertaining scenes. The
Chrsty Christmas will at two o'clock
in the afternoon. Mr. N W. Gould, celebrated guitar
list and tenor makes his first appearance at the Opera
House in the piece called the Managers Strike Bud
worth Hodgkn, Hall and George Chrsty will take parts
The Free Academy comes after and then the popular
and pleasing farce, Black Statue with jake mschiev
darky, George Christy; Old Squinum, farmer and
fond Of curosIties G. L. Hall; Pete in love with squirt
um's daughter, W. s. Budworth; Plgarlc, sly cove,
ION the make" T. Donaldson, &C. holiday and festi-
val dance win call out the entire company
TONY PASTORS OPERA HOUSE
shines out UNANIMOUSLY with its great gasght sgn the
Bowery and its enlightenng and eniiyenng entertain
ments within DOORS This evening the wonderful and
successful comic trick pantomime, the Demons Reve,
Will be performed in fine style Miss Maggie Vernon,
talented danseuse will make her first appearance Tony
Pastor has arranged play Smith and Brown The Black
Dwarf, The Contraband College, The Hilton Head In
sute and also TO have songs and dances in great abun
dance that his crowds Of friends may enjoy happy
Christmas evening
THE NEW NATIONAL CIRCUS.
Mr.. Montpelier will marshal his dazzling and hume
troupe at three Christmas Day performances-at
half past in the morning, past two in the after
noon and at halfpast in the evening The grand
matnees will be peculiarly acceptable to his numerous
lady and juvenile friends The equestrennes clowns and
acrobats in high Spirits full feather and immense
nn..z -fr1
and twenty star performers at the circus night
and afternoon in the laughable afterpece Of the Mis-
chevous Monkey Good old Santa Claus is friendly also
aud Will distribute presents to the children from the
arena every afternoon.
BRYANrs' MrNsrRELs.
The Bryans' Minstrel company will be particularly
musical and amusing at Mechanics Hail. broadway this
evening From varied programme we may mention as
about TO be performed the Tin pan oni-
on, conductor Sig. Dano Bryant Reckon I'm In Luck,
Dave Reed; Dan Bryant the Stump Orator, Phonr
Krows, with Exempt Shakers Perfect Cures, by the
company; Little in his comic Essence, the Haunte ed
House and In and Out Of Place. They will also give lei
Pare Francais with Mons Garlic in search Of quiet
| lodgings, Dan Bryant; Mr. D. Beat, landlord, Nese
Seymour and Joco mischievous monkey, Little Mac.
The Bryants' will be comic as ever which is saying a
| good DEAL
TIE TEMPLE OF MUSIC,
situated at the of Grand and Crosby streets pre-
scns very extraordinary attraction in the Two Fakirs
OF the Nineteenth century who distribute hundsed
and Hfty gifts every evening, and will perform o.
the most wonderful feats to-day in addition The Fakr
have arranged for two grand Christmas Day matsnees
/ THE SAN FRANCISCO AINsTRELs
their thirty fourth week in Broadway with
houses crowded to repletion. Birch, Wambod Bernard
and Backus will endeavor excel themselves Christina
evening Speeches, ballads, wild Irish jig, Mrs Meow
ans reel, with instrumental performances, Chef
bills iu great variety Tho entertainments will conclud
| with The Dying Bngand, very laughabe busIcsque.
THE THEATRE coMIoUE.
Harry Leslie the great American Blondin and come
dian, will host Of friends at this house (at
Hope Chapel, Broadway, at grand Christmas matne
| and in the evening He has excellent company will
him, and his own tight rope performances are really
| wonderful To-day will be given, amongst Others, Pom
pevs Music Lesson, by ratton and Merritt Che bslla
Cali mo thine own by xIss Garrett; the wondsrfu
Knee Dance, by Mr. Leslie. To conclude with the laugh
able afterpiece entitled The German Intruder