The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-16


The Managess' Association has lost another
member. A minstrel hall, which has been q
disgrace to the whole profession, and recently
scandalized an theatrical people, is to be
quietly superseded by new and elegant thea
ire, under the management of Mr.. George
Wood, Of tho Broadway. Mr.. Wood win carry
on both his, new and his old establishments
Broadway early in January, and take charge
of that theatre and "that barrel Of apple sass"
while Mr.. Wood devotes his special attention to.
the new concern, which Is to be named after
himself His new theatre will seat about two.
thousand persons the scenery for 1t lie nearly
ready the alterations will be commenced next
week by The aid Of an extra force of mechanics
the house will be ready for occupancy in
o fortnight after the commencement Of the
new year, and large stock company will en-
gagged for the opening Thus, al q single
stroke, this metropolis is twice blessed once
in the abolition Of the minstrel hall, which is to
be closed, and again in the new, elegant and
commodious establishment which IL to be iaau-
gurated. With Miss Rushton's New York tie
atre, which begins business next Thursday, and
with Christy's new hall, near Fifth avenue, and
with M0ntpellier's circus, in the Bowery, this
will make the foArth place Of amusement which
has been started since the associated managers
began their foolish crusade against the inde-
pendent press, and several others are in con-
temptation. Theatrical reform in this city is
thus an accomplished fact, or rather fact In
process OF accomplishment, and the efforts of
the associated managers to prevent 1t are
wholly impotent We expect to see the time,
and that al no distant day, when all our i'm
moral places OF aalusement and their corrupt
and ignorant directors are superseded by new
theatres, properly conducted by able and en-
terprising men and women. The Legislature
should aid w in this reform by imposing a
license tax of five thousand dollars upon the
badly managed establishments which now intest
the metropolis.
The new French theatre is being pushed rap
idly forward, and will be ready for Managers
Juignet and Davenport by The time that they
have concluded their present engagements
| M. Juignet's troupe is now in Boston, where il
has been very warmly welcomed by appreci.
alive audiences. As we anticipated the idea
| Of small, closed boxes for the French theatre
has proven most popular, and II will be car.
| ried out by the management. The double
boxes Of the Opera Comique at Paris-thst Il
to say, the boxes with small private parlol
at the back--have always been extremely ad
mircd, especially by Americans, and we have
often wondered why this feature was no,
adopted in our New York theatres. The new
French theatre will probably open with q
vaudeville company, Mr.. Davenport's English
artists playing four nights Of the week, and M
Juignet's the other two. But arrange
ments have been made TO import mum
Der Of French comic singers of the very
best class, such as have never been heard in th
country before. The decree of the Emperor
abrogating the theatrical license and giving
every one liberty TO open such places Of amuse
ment, has reduced the salaries Of French 81
lists by rendering II impossible for the fev
leading artists and establishments to regulat
wages as they did when they had an exclusiv
MONOPOLY. Taking advantage Of this faYora