The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-05-16
AA1sshents.
rUR NATINEES TO-DAY.


The wednesday afternoon matinee Performances con-
tpua attractive and consequently are we'll patronized
A woods theatre, Broadway, a matinee has been
arranged 40 open at hafpast o'clock to-day. The
Elves, or the statue Bride, will be performed The
worrell Sisters Madame sarebinaer Mr. Welsh Edwards
with the other members Of very full company are at
the house. Tony PASTORS Matinee at his opera house
in tho Bowery, is announced a. half past
two O'Clock. The Irish drama The Outcast OF Killarney
Polish ballet, entitled Le Marriage de Smolenski with
other good pieces and songs will be given
Blind Tom gives musical matinee at the Brooklyn
Atheneum today, commencing his performances at
three O'Clock N
ADAH IsAACs MENKEN AT THE BROADWAY THEA
The third week Of Miss Menken at the Broadway thea
tire witnesses no apparent dimnution in tho houses
nightly called witness her personaon OF Mazeppa;
not that the play itself has any overwhelmingly
tive features Excepting the rather agreeable vehicle
for introducing the heroine and her trained seed Black
Bess 1t boast Of few excellences As II s how
Mr. Geo Wood has put upon the stage perfect
style could be expected with the limited space his
command. The entire company is in the cast very
large audience attended Monday evening, and those who
composed II satisfied with their visit Miss Menkcn
in fine spirits rode with her usual display OF skill
and courage fought with than her usual vgor and
displayed her symmetrical figure in sundry poses and pos
lures, acknowledged by the critics of the Old World
to be extremely graceful well classical There
vas great proportion Of ladies' In tho house, going far
TO nradct the censorous statements OF cnvious
that the Mcnken could only cater 10 tho toughest
OF the serncr SEX and that her ard merg close
" on ndecency The costume OF the ballet girl that OF
Celeste the French Spy, and many others IN similar
characters that could be instanred, are quite as
liable To the latter charge that selected by CASH
mir. orderly collection OF people has
not been gathered within tho walls Of
Broadway place of amusement within tho pat twelve
months. This 10 the general rule at the Broadway
Tx this specially OF Miss Nenken exactly calculated
To do the ucrmost toward the elevation OF the standard
DRAMA 1t Is also ac that many much moro dcleterious
pic weekly enacted at very flshionabe thea
polluted by he appearance OF horse before the foot
lights Tho dasing tobeGfr and daring acts of Miss
Menken upon her mettIesome and we'll trained animal
have peculiar fascination for those who havo witnessed
war, and entirely dis,as,efu those Of finer
tel Get who have looked down ms throat
or heard ts thunder and long she Is the Menkcn,
as long she Will consent to appear Cass mir long
be Withdrawn to make for another Miss Adah
will enact different role, In which she has gained
general applause has greeted her In the play Of Ma
zeppa
sOLON SINGLE IN BROOKLYN.
Mr. John e. Owens, who closed on Saturday quite
successful engagement In Boston. gives two perform
In Brooklyn this week, under the management Of
Mr. u W. TayIeure, appearing on Friday evening next
In Scion Single and The Happcst Day Of Ny Life and
Saturday Ia the former personaou and The Lire In
dan The series Of performances given under this
direction at the Brooklyn Academy have been quite
acceptable TO the play 5oer and the cngagement Of Mr.
Owens which desired by tho ookynilcs
scarcely fail OF adding tho reputation Of tho manager
as well a. to that Of the actor.