New-York daily tribune., 1866-02-19

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Saturday and in common with very large audience,
greatly enjoyed the occasion. The principal feature, in
point Of elaboration and fancy The Sprite OF the
Silver shower This is, in fact, a semi'equestran
pautomime The horses however, do not enter TIL
toward the end Of the piece. Much time is previously
occupied by he prsnks OF beautiful little fairies, who
rise out of flowers. and emerge from boxes and bee
hives to hunt for fruit among the trees and to surprise
and make friends with big fairy by whom they are
all ultimately taken 10 ride, on horses gayly capari'
soned and guided by lower'trimmed brides. very
sweet and yivaeious fancy it, was that wrought THIS
charming niece from materials few and so slender.
We need not add that all the children present-end the
little Greatness were numerous in the audencewere
delighted with the spectacle. Another pantomime OF
a comic character closed the performance. Mean.
time, however, various acts OF miscellaneous de-
scrrtion were ceyery executed 4 beautiful horse,
Mars by name. introduced and made 10 perform
divers playful tricks. The Delevanti Brothers gave
their exhibition Of marvellous and perious feats upon
the trapeze Mr. James Robinson rode seeple-chase'
and once more proved himself TO be the best rlder IN
the land Very skilfu and amusing too were the bat
tante Leaps executed by "a troupe oil voitlgeurs'
These acrobats suggested an infinite succession OF
parched peas bounding and swapping through tne ar
II Will be seen that the performance indeed full OF
variety Nor should we forget TO add that the Clowns
Messrs. Nat Austin. Joe Pentand and W. Conrad
gave to it agreeable flavor Of mirth. We dweD ths
at lergth upon the NewYork Circus because we think
it an excellent institution Of It's class and one which
deserves prosper May this good word not he spoken
in vain There will be extra Matinee performance
here Thursday of this week in honor Of the ami
versary of Washington's birthday when appropri-
ate bill will be presented. The iron tent on Fourteenth
st. will contain vast audience. Let such one assem-
bic on that occasion.
BARSUM's MUSEUM.
Special and emphatic mention deserves to be
made of a new dramatic enterprise which will this day
be undertaken at Barnum's Museum. grand Bibli
cal drama entitled Moses; Or. Israel in Egypt" long
in preparation, is to be now produced. The perform
ance will begin at O'Clock the time OF commencement
having been changed In the evening, Moses will be
played again. A moving panorama OF the Nile is 10
be prominent feature in this drama. Various Scrip.
tural abeadx are to be presented-among others tue
saying OF the Hebrew Children the Departure for the
land Of Canaan, the Vision Of Moses The Burning
Bush the Crossing of the Red Sea- the Destruction Of
Pharaoh and his Hosts, and The Triumph Of Israel
As 10 the cast Of parts have nformatoni yet we
strengthen his theatrical company and to improve the
character OF the dramatic entertainments given al his
Museum. The wisdom of such policy need rot be
urged Putting aside the about "the lecture
room there is really no good reason why Barnum's
should not rank with the best theaters in NewNork
1t is mistake to suppose that the public OF New York
i'll not accept-at this and at all theatersthe highest
order of plays and the best dramatic talent The pu6
I. Ill. b.t, 70 1.pa pa.
ceiyes wha. Is given and makes the best of it; but
meantime it has not the least objection to that which is
better.
Miss Maggie Mitchell will commence an
engagement at Niblos Garden tonight appearing in n
character that she has made peculiarly her own
namely. Fanchon. Messrs. Burnett Collier, Becks and
other gentlemen. together with Mrs. FarreD, Mrs.
Maeder Miss Mary Wells and other ladies' are
included in the cast "Fanchon will be acted here
every night until further notice.
The new comedy announced for production
at Walacks Theater is entitled society and is the
work Of Messrs. T. W. Roberts and NJ. Noah Of
London. 1t viii be acted here for the first time on
Thursday evening next aud is promised for repetition
on the following Saturday. The evenings of Monday,
Tuesday Wednesday and Friday are to he filled by
Henry Dunbar The King OF the Commons, %
At the Olympic Theater, the farce of " Who
Killed Cock Robin will be acted every evening this
week together with the comedy of The Two
Friends Mr. Davenporis engagement at this theater
will terminate Saturday, which evening be will
have a benefit. Cock Robin" viii not be played after
the present week. Mr.. George Fawcett Rowes en-
gagement is 10 commence next Monday, in " Used Up
and Cinderella" We learn that Madam Mehua Schel.
Ter has been engaged to play at this theater The pre-
yous appearances of this actress at the Winter Garden
as Lore, and at Niblos as Pauline are held in pleas
ant recollection.
Prosperity is still the faithful attendant on
Mr. Booths engagement at the Winter Garden.
Richelieu" is performed every evening, excepting
Wednesday Mr. Booths engagement will extend
10 the end of March. On Wednesday OF this as Of
every week there will be Matinee performance.
Next Wednesday evening. The Lady OF Lyons is to
be acted MI Edmund de Mondien appearing as Claude
Melnotte, and Miss Ida Vernon as Pauline. The gen
tleman's name is unfamiliar to us and we presume him
10 be another Of the numerous company Of ambitious
novices.
Mr.. Owens, at the Broadway Theater, will
continue to play Solon Shingle and the Live Indian.
There will be a Matinee performance Saturday rext
commencing at y o'clock
At Woods Theater, this evening, Mr.. Charles
Gaylors drama OF The Child Sealer adapted from
the French" will introduce Miss Lucille Western as
Madge the Cadeer.' otherwise known as "Magaret
Rookley" This piece has been done in Philadelphia,
and Miss Westerns admirers declare that her persona
tion Ct Madge is wonderfully powerful especially in
scene which requires her TO simulate drunkenness We
have read all accoun, the plot Of the play whereom
we infer that it combines the worst elements of the