New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-18
THE DRAMA.
OLYMPIC THEATER.

nR CRlCKET oN THE RrARrH.

reference which occasion TO be ovcrc0uous and
critical Mr. JefeTsons peIsonaOn Of CGb PEner Is such
a suoeA II was witnessed last evening, the Olympic
Theater for the first time this ard it was worthy %
Nh JefcFsons genius The poor sweet gentle noble ou
Of Diekenss story lives again in him, and iouen 80
heart by his Ipthos and pure selfsaetifcc E'eyoo'y
the character Of Cob Pgmmcr AMI NO one peeo' " " ,
that perfect humanity ri ~ best aud highest o'lVuP
ment-s US very essence Nj. jefferson ie"cF S"so''
Of nafr makes Rim peculiarly sympathetic with the character
while ais admirable enables han TO enody wiIh 'hoo'gn
sxasness of detail There evidence of eIaO"iu"n IN
his acting Your attention - not GAVIN !" any eSf'e""
REGULARITY good old Caleb oepe You ana your ""oo
Lca eo ou 10 him in sypahy II does one good to see
b oc+'ng in sach play, for wlse Mr. Jecrsons Cath
% pronaiy touching tA, soTy Of she drama in which he a
,ea< rs beautiful II its purity simr city and humaHHng s'
aiment Mr. Dtckenss genius has seldom wrought g'nn
like The Ccb the Hearth" We have seen the play
,rolced with somewhat accessories than we're arsd
la evening for second bnt in general the set~ns
wa good The acting in She subsidiary parts was IN
tte MAN. satisfactory Mr. Sssdarts Iacl3oa Is wen Known
fG its sr ar fidelity 10 the original and need moi
therefore be again describeE. Mr. Nandeshoh made F"
pheasant mpressnp Joha PeHybage as also did MISS
Carson Dot Miss Harris IS Hrs Fielding the sad Cmem
Inccr the indigo trade seemed to have stepped Gut e
a pas es Of Dickens The NY Mrs Saunders vito with
delightful whmscaliiy and natuaess, is Yea inclined TO ex
acreration Mrs blanche Gray Bertha eNiueed quick
synahy with part and fed with taste and earResne
Nee FEEDING was peronafe6 y Miss Tebin; the Cest by
Miss Alice Harrison and Edgard PlU1aer by Mr. w Bar
ron With this the piece tases of smoohy ana may DC
heartily enjoyed We do recall occasion more trials de
Hghtu than that evenings representation OF l'e
Cricket on the Hearth tn olympic Theater
BARxUS;s MUSEUM.
In dramas which are devised with direct view TO
the ineueation Of moral lesson have little confidence ann
no interest A moral good thing in its way but veen
roppel up at every turn like imp in panomme ne
somcs neither more nor less than downright bore Lnm
srasshoppcf unpleasant distinction of being burden
lord Byron said with equal sease and Wit taa1 man daS
nbOnt his honor is as amusing es woman iaAlhs nuo @
virtue-bOth being equally eInPs and lcu99s onor ag
virtue vauRt themselves They are cosn
40 he and to act and to pother their woe
and what these exalted attributes in indy dgas Is true
nl moods and elevate the thoughts Of sPcctatosae no.
which make senuoa show o. sSU TSc & are on The con-
fay plays which present true dramatic pictures o. St ~,
Lnman nare and human society anil leave the observer
tuee his own lessons Of rig and hea2i ana of
excellence With these views We ieel hhlii i g
to moral drama and Cnielta h, Pe , mcrists Of
H"Tgms Museum however entertain different ideas and con
ecive that called the neanes capacity must not pe
rics Hence they constantly present the serious gd1e
drama Hence a. tins moment tS naI r oD SiS, Ba,
SOON 1t is old piece we believe and = based upon sso
.! 90 ~ Nm ' e added 10 me- Natural s Of humanity namely
MIR T. ) Arthur They play it AZ BaTnums in four acts
uf them These three introduced the following
stock fixtures commonly used m illustrating ,he sun
appearance manners and conversation calculated to make
lively SensiDlN oirNtif Virtue vA INV i'
mady TO The Intoxicating bowl drunken iilei WIN I'M. mI
rhOrI very bad hat and very much tom Owses-Wh
by the way remain in precisely The same dapdaed cohuuon
for upward Of year impossible Yankee wearing
such clothes never excerpt upon the stage land
Young man: and city sharper. The dinkaris wife who
wears uncommonly good clothes aed gold ea.rs isi ~
hands trousers preeocl9us female cm,L VINO is e,s9N
with celestial spirit like Mrs stoves Little IVA Tor IN
stanee ana who strongly suggests the Phenomenon Do
Nichols Nicklcb Few other persons are introduced
hut the human mind cannot bear eNethnSapd we M tore
incDbr them As 10 the ncdena good deal OF drinking
done several fights take place; the Phenomenon Is
9mdlod the drunken father has an attack Of
city sharper the impossbi Yankee gets exceedingly drunk
and Introduces the humorous touches after The manner Of s
s r,Tnt ON lie death immotaty and the necessity OF ab
staining iom strong drink nnay passes away with
elaborate poetic quotation There IS more Of course o
printed synopsis Of the drama in the play hill instincts Us that
another man murdered Ia the next act and that the drunken
father becomes respectable and heieoe happy man while
inemPennee conducts seyeIa s nyored 70 me
galows The dialogue OF e play reminds one Of the SUNDAY
IsaeSi hon, is remarkable work; add 50 Mr. BarnaO
players have not lived IN vain The MORAL We deuce Is that
can be written about It. The lesson may be noted con
seysd a. me Museum ga the eaGa T Rnn hp
curtain and physical dsnpe upon the other we somtnnes
find difficult 20 determine whether are in Sunday School
dissectng hospital
sTADT THEATRE
Mr.. Dawson played Orchard the Third on Tues
day night before an immense audience He has made pro-
found impression this general views in refer
He VIII likewise appear SATURDAY. evening We learn
that il is probable that Air Dawson will appear at Amer
ican tbeaicr. IN the course Of the season
MR.. HARTz, THE ILLUsIoEIsT.
Dodworth's Hall proves TO be much better adapted
chan Irving Hall the entertainment given by Mr. Harz the
niusonist II small and comfortable hall very cosy and
pheasant to the audience and Mr. Harz magical Influence
the center OF attraction 20 lutitndes OF
spectators His entertainment which consists Of series OF
clever pleasing snd quite bcwilderng TICKS e in
sespecs the best of it, kind thai has ever been offered N THIS
city we say his On eaieIa reeeoi anu VIII no
malta The accessories OF bis eats are OF the simplest possible
description He is the most intellectual magician that call
mind His is gentle and winning and he per
forms tricks with the grace and Of gentleman This
slight merit in performance Of This description Mr.
siesce them all That OF the intelligent bell is very striking
for the bell discOurss with intelligence positively human
we'll as abiv also in Hartzs management OF the pro
haf-whie he borrcws from member Of his audience
five Chinese about ffty packs Of cards and hoop
skirt wonderful Of his achievements those Of
Abe Flower Pots the Living Head and the Basket These
tae conjecture TO their method OF operation TIE secla
three howepots filed with teeth These are covered
tof moment WIN eaeh sin"h I.o" ~, an" :. -.
40 contain full grown shrubs human hcud-Gf what seems
be oc-s ye0ed box IL mods and smiles and speaks
and docs all that human head could be expected 70 90 "A
sword and presently the basket to be empty and the
young lady appears a. the further end Of the hall THIS latter
a. Indian TREK Mr. Haru does everything smoothly and
well h performances ought 70 be overlooked by those
who are in pursuit Of the novel and the wonderful
BROADWAY THgATER.
Miss Maggie Mitchell is playing Fanchon, before
very large audiences this teater The topic suggests
new aud therefore cohcnt mre ts record the
There viii be matinee Oh SATURDAY Miss Mitehelfs
engagement will last weeks longer when she viii give
place 10 Mr.. Charles Dillon.
BUDwoRTRs MINsTRELS.
The first matinee OF the season will be given here
on saturday various aud agreeable entertainment is