The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-17

The managers Of the metropolitan theatres
drama for their guests. Since the public as
serted their rights as the legitimate censors of
the stage the old system Of meanness, AFRO
gance and humbug has been swept away, and
the amusement caterers have been at their
wits end to devise some new dainty to tickle
the public palate. The table Is spread now,
the dishes are uncovered and each manager
places before us his bill of fare. The charm
ing little French theatre, under the supervision
OF Messrs. Grau and Bateman, will attract
crowds this winter to the discussion OF legiti-
mate drama and opera comique. The theatre
has been greatly improved in every respect,
and is now perfect byou Of elegance and
comfort Wallack's will shortly reopen for the
regular dramatic season, about which there are
dozen conflicting opinions, all, however,
highly favorable towards the establishment
The management is in secret session deciding
on what novelties may be selected with view
towards keeping up the credit and position of
the house. Banvard's Opera House will soon
CLEAN with calcium lights and tinselled
scenery, and the danse,tse will pirouette for the
first time on its boards in the DEVILS Auction.
The old Knickerbocker sleeps his twenty years
every night at the Olympic, and is astonished
to find that the Revolution has changed the
British provinces into the United States.
Shakespeare has taken box for the
season at the Broadway, and the Bowery still
rejoices in drama, tragedy, farce and specta-
Gle, all in one night New York is exhibited
by gaslight at the New York theatre, and the
Worrell sisters rejoice to see their house deco
rated every night with the sign, standing
room only" Mrs. Conway is winning new
laurels at her pretty little Park theatre over
in Brooklyn, and hundreds of Germans troop
towards the Stadt theatre and make the Bowery
resound with cultural expressions of delight at
L'Arronge and his operettas. Pixies Opera
House is rapidly approaching completion, and
will soon introduce Italian opera to the deni-
zens of the west side. The minstrels and vari-
cites have each an ola podrida bill Of every.
thing that can make even a misanthrope laugh,
impressing burlesque, cork opera and ballet
into their service. Charles Dickens is packing
his seachest and preparing his reportorial
Jokes and stories for our special benefit, and
the younger Dumas is in a quandary whether
Madame Aubray's ideas would be orthodox on
this side of the Atlantic or not. The York
shire schoolmaster, Dick Swiveller, Quilp,
Pickwick, Captain Cutie, &C., will make their
first bow in the metropolis probably next
month, under the management of "Boz," and
Arthur Sketchley will describe Mrs. Brownies
trip to Paris at Irving Hall. The season, as
may be seen, promises great many novelties
and curiosities, and beauty and fashion will
have enough to occupy them until the swallows
come again. 1t is TO be hoped, however, that
the managers will faithfully fulfil their promises
of presenting everything in complete man
ner, and will carry out their programmes tc
the letter. If they do so, then success will bt
their handmade, and at the close Of the season
they may claim equality in point of wealth
honestly acquired, however, with nationa
bank director or city S Scs!.. ctor: