The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-14
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AN ANG L0-SAxON CARNIVAL,
Suans Of the sp0rtsmen in
London.
10 &c. &C.

p,,,, uo,.vs 80 RARE FUN-sIxTY-FIvl
THOUSAND PERSONS IN IN onfsrAL fALAOE'
''Boxing Day. the great csrA val o' 'ne iuie''u
holiday makers Of England passed. y" WIN V'.y s'e"
selat and than the usual snssuA Vi an'ma'"n u
Christmas Eve Of 1895. TAs day. sv> u'ns ~ man.
Of our readers are already aware Is 20 :" '9ony
English combination Of tho fun ana treA 'h'
Italian carnival, the Christmas pageanss Of FIaoee
the Donnybrook Fair abandon OF Ireland and te " osrp
Day" cnjoyents OF England herself all rendered. p vas
ing TO the millions BY the pen Of the dramsso writsr "a
panommc and harisquinade aud the pencil u tho artist
employed with view to scenic effect When byron
rst witnessed the Carnival n Rome and knew Thea such
scenes always preceded Ash Wednesday, he wrcte;--
Why they usher Lent with 80 much sIce in
Is more than can tell, although guess
II Is as We take glass with friends 1t parting
In the stage coach. Or packet just NJ starting.
So IL Is pretty much with Boxing Day Why sober aad'
domestic church-gong John Bull should lot hinas 81
loose particularly In cactem mt crush, roar perspi
ration aud general good hunor the evening preceding
Christmas morning, and thus TO extent fatigue
himself Just before he sets toto enjoy the good things.
spiritual and temporal OF great festival is rot clearly
understood but is the custom John has observed
Il for many years that II may be regarded
Of his institutions. queer nstuton Il H. and. in
atitition with queer There Is boxing at the
theatres. either ''hitting from the shoctdcr''
renting OF boxes, for every person IN
humer With every other body, aud OF the rrrny
thousands present in the d'1erent houses on
boxing day. Some Thousands will not enter one again
until Boxing Day OF next year. they should live long
The peculiar amuscmens Of the London theatres at this
great dag OF the Christmas season. introduced into
England about the year l702 by set &C Italian drols
mummers p and gradually combined odd SORT Of
drama which, after few years to be regarded AS
antagonhrn TO the legitimate plays sAd songs OF the
country. Drury IAnehc Old Drury, giant In its situs
ton very theatrical heart OF L,ndoo adopted the
stranger nnrsed into pantommc. AMI radated
the idea all over the city u was well
received at first but in 1769 Il opposed aud in ,s
very nursery, the Old Drury innovation by anti
panommc called Harequin's Invasion, which ended In
the complete and, il deemed utter defeat OF
Harlequin, and bis expulsion from the domain OF Par
tho territory of SHAKESPEARE
Christmas found TO be very cold indeed Re
Igion could not all that required make every
English homo happy. The sighed little after
tho ovaiies OF the Catholic precursors TO Christmas
and Easter evrnr the Roman priests did condemn them
TO live for forty days III dressed fishes just after
the SPORT Of reducing the corporal tendencies
toward unmorahty then cngendcrod Il thought
To b. good policy Ia order TO prevent the peopae from
sisncing very frequently towards tho contneu 10 per
nit Harlequin 10 rrsurn. lie funny fellow, and his
opponents proposal no good srbsitutc for him. Many
nigh IN nan hxak0un9 hi'cf the
so Harlequin. disguised. rc-en,cred England. mouoy
Of fellow his gAb with good things always his
tongue and mo rehg,on in particular hts creed He
taken by the hand patron ,ed paid aud eventually
naturalized 80 that he, with hs family. Coumbne AMI
the Glow decent sort OF English pecpe
ra6es bt tlvNM.zsn. bod se.-a sA~.. -s~srs' tia
IL would lie useless 10 attempt to describe the scenes
which take place the doors. aud inside the walls on
tho different places OF amusement la London on Boxing
Day Everybody dc,erm ned TO get In. and tho every
body Of London n huge crowd which combines al
the material Of democratic Ratification mecens !"
New Ycyk, military spectacle in Paris Manchester
league ss1emblage Scotch caring party and an irsh
wake, all jostIing rushing. joking "chnf'ng." sn'ic
mating or.ticsing aud wanting 70 pay money TO the
c.sb,err The houses are crowded 10 the ceiling, the
drama rather coldiy received and the pantomms
nxicusy looked An idea Of tho number OF persons
in the theatres may be formed whrn we say that the
crvs,al Paiacc London visited by sixty lave thoa
sand persons on the Boxing Day just passed
We publish below a full resume OF the pieces played
at the different houses From this will BE- seen thar
the pure pantomlme In about to experience anohef
or SIS in Its English history for We hat increased
prominence was given 10 the ballot last Boxing Day
and much greater regard paid to the dramatic or nitro
dnc,ory portion OF the psutommes Indeed, u may be
sad that the English OF last Christmas we're
made up OF burlcsque and ballet, With short hsre
L quinsde attached TO IT,
.aoxIEs DAY" AT rHR LosDo> rHEArREs.
The theatrical festivities Of Christmas Eve tBosius
pay were KEEP, up with great spirit before crowded ana
| enthusiastic audiences In London Dvury Lane Ma
hacked TO liz utmost capacity and tie psnionimc u pro
nounced one Of the signal ever achieved
in the house u wss slagor.csl representation, IN
| versc and By pencil, u the eject OF fortuhains
/ wishinx Cap and The evils produced by riches 700
A " 10 t.tfH Hu
o.o ror,uns,u- and the Magic Purse and wishing Cap
In IN, h,r,eaqinaac there we're double Sc, Of pan om
m,sis: Clowns, M-xsr- " Boleno and G. Iaari Psni'-
| ,oo,s Nessrs Barnes and Morris Hariequns, Messrs j.
coru,er and saviiic; colurbincs Madame Bolcno and
taurs Morssu Many Of the scenes were well devised
and ingenious, and quite novel Al The baymsffe
theatre the novelty ycrzion o. O'I'Ase an bnsr
Inv NJ crcnicux Of Paris II produced IN bnc style
,r,t, the following cast :--Immostsls-Jupiter Mr. w
r,rrcu: Juno, Miss suowdon: Venus, MISS Nelly Moore
Cupd Miss Ellen woogsr ther nrsi appearance on an,
s,sgc,; Diana, Miss II. IindIey, Mercury Miss Fam,
wight. Minerva. Mis- Coleman. Hebe, Miss Lowell
G.nymode. Miss Preyot; Mar. Mr. Sander. Morphea'
Mr. George Mortals os pseudo mor'sls-orpheus M
p.,ia r,.h.r. Eurydloe Miss Louise Keeey; Aris,cu
n,,,o 4. s,ssul.e, Mr. Barleman. Noadescrip,-Pabif
oin on Nj. aeen Howard Mr. David Fisher Miss Heller
po~srd and Mr. BsrtIemsn ssade their nfst appearance
on the Haymarset stage on the oocason MI sohsfn re
sppe.red At the house rs Brother Fam peesmpefso
Never Too Late TO Need played al the Princess 70
GOOD souse The nes piece the MASTER Of Ravens~ood
urodaced at the Lyceum and very veil received IN
,,oguc of Sir walter Scott beeo pretty closely fo'
,ow.d There was no change ., the Olympic. and Henri
p,u,rr wa. sr.in rendered. The chief fes'urs 81 70
Ade,ph wss Rip Van Wrinkle, In which Mr. J'nsr'o. mad
M. .pre.ranoe Ne gave much saiisfas.oa Mr.. B'ns
~ MAYED the ,ermsxan, wife Of ths drunken husband
W.. s,s.,,e chase and new fsrre, Behisd Time, 10
| ,oxsd The school for Scandal was found 70 b. ~
popu,.r a, the y, James. ~ss soeceeasd W ~,
which was thus described in the bill Of the hoase a.
ne,amorphosed oIIapodrdIcsi, boy and ~ "msaf''a
eslravsssrscsi psntornim'oaI and en'fsy
-, rehearsal entitled Please 10 Remember 'hs cfo''o
l ! = ~. r.vc,es. An yix The nnlahins and soen