New-York tribune., 1867-03-25

1i% Ises eommeneed another epoch equally remarkable
for unsparng destruction The Academy OF nSS vps Tos
in the metropolis went to the "Academy as Iouii r
90 70 the Tucries in Paris or 81 refers ~ r. dear as
in IL witnessed the trumphS t U IPhsrrod Pic.
FGrmes AmSdS and s0Sa s0Sa nb beside others Of perhaps
less distinction. Intervening between te s The
of the Academy OF Music and Barnums museum w. orv
burning Of the American Theaer on Broadway pop"i1sl
known 444" destroyed on the loth o ,I 20 1ecS
ber the New Bowery Theate destroyed and noS to
1sG7i ., o,nrrv
The smoking heap of chaITed timber heateu 'llc d @
general confusion OF matter which was yesepraS %
TO the gaze of Thousands, had formerly under the hd
OF the Winter Garden, many pleasant % th id boone
histrenc tumPhs who were once the iaH3[es %
of the New-Yerk public II was here that fWalu Euuy;
afterard the great hero BOwery PIT first essaen
the attempt to win dramatic renoWI anu h 'n
tITgedan n The early days Of the theater Ihen came
Laura Keene with her golden halr ana lslr suy IT,
and trassc blue fire and wild gypsies OF BucksI4e
Laura Keene was at that aS % III blic ue 5aord
with mingled pain and surprise that william r. Hur%dGh ION
had bg queer practices the pom power 70 bopes re-
showed from Chambersst TO the building Just &
and there commenced most excellent feNlVm Vi @ te
drama though but with scant profits 10 the manager
Mrs Hughes Of the best actresses oil ner y useu
70 perform the eccentric characters IN the English come
dies and adaptations from Dickens and her Mrs qu6es
In Nicholas Nickleby, VIII ever ne felheupeIeu aVns
with her Mrs MdIaprop in the RiUais as among the
most renowned bits Of character acting. Mark smith
Charles Fisher Briggs, and the irreprcssibie John
6nyegmort Charles Mathews Dolly Davenport,
T b. Johnston, Joe Jefferson Charlotte Cushmal ana
host now dead forgotten were known 10 thcaDOarus
of Burt0n's New Theatre as il was then caleu' 1onh
Brougham there produced his fine Durlesque VI , 40
scenery good acting, and witty allusions Mark
smith and Charles Fisher played IN ColuhousG onG
delighted every one with his fine readings OF
and oo at the Ad9tG Winter Garden choStS 3atS
recolect in her grand impersonations Of Ndry SyHes
aud Janet Pride Meg McrTtcs, one OF her aVOlte Guar
scters held the spectators speboqnd under the en-
chantment of her glorious genius ana the very walls
in Lady Macbeth Then came the maiivon' IVA Et ~
the Merry Vices Of WINDSOR with Burton rs the fat
Ioc Then followed the Comedy Of Errors produced IN
handsome manner with Buronnd Brogghain as the & p%o
W a. wr,teS Sv Fred Watson Of this cty and also filled
with his inevitable, impudent and rollicking air,
these times orcca nterludc followed the first piece in
aud abused each other in citizens clothes TO the
pretended horror Of Mark Smith who sat in the body Of
the house dressed as foreigner, from feIh AnOoy VI
become SSg OSGI so nosy and feryd in uterance thqt
the police would have to be called Tor ms Iofe3e
favorte low comedian previous TO he adye, oi ee Tue
Eseott Opera IrGgPe cTseW WbS ner
Bouccaut took the rens in his hands he produced the
" OctOr0on," with Mrs. j. H. Allen, refined and lady
like actress Dora sunnyside' Agnes Robertson as
a. Zoe" Tom Johnston as Jacob MeCloSkey,r , ana
objected TO the production OF the Octoroon ~ TINS
time being too radical In its tone, ana Boncl.
ne could pay the Octoroon in New-orleans without
moesiation. Dot" " The Naiad Queen,"" Midsummer
Nights Dream" followed, brought out III magnificent
manner and then Kate Batenan in turn rising into
popular favor Miss Bateman played IN" Eyangellney
of other characters Some time after this came the Booth
revvals, the houses being crowded nightly TO witness
dramatic grandeur and spendOr never before witnessed
IL is possible that the like programme may be equaed
aCaiu SlakegplTlnu
the regime OF Stuart and Booth for seldom has the
ever been grafed with beautiful and artistic pictures
" Hamlet" othello" and the Merchant Of Venice"
IN NoRFoLK-ST.
At II o'clock a. H. Yesterday fire was discovered
on the frst floor Of the twostory building 10 ss Nor
fOE GScuGa as ,IRs TSTsshoP and ne GwSns by Ho
IN THE BOwERY.
At $40 o'clock q: N. yesterday, IRE broke ont ON
second floor OF the premises Of j. Stner Co. No lg6
Bowery dealers and coffee. IL caused by the
heat nom the coffee roaster. Loss about 500 Fully in
sured.
At s. o'clock n. M, yesterday fire occurred IN the
the tenement house No lse Aen.st extingished
by officer Murray Of the Tenth Precinct Loss 500 In
sured for $500 IN the Germania Company.
IL RIVINGTON-sT.
SSCSG A. a & yssSay St q M fire ssSoysTsa SS
g ES sSafS @ SSSPpE Vfs
sioas9 " Is aa water TGs nut spd sssSsa f6Sts are
Occupied by by L Kange Los ON stock g COO & Fully M
pied by Otto ainot Loss 81 800 Insured in the Pacific
Company The fourth floor Is occupied y sum i1sseI
panes bulding damaged 70 the extent Of $1,000
! Insured. The origin of the fire is unknown.
IN WEST FOURTEENTH ST.
! Early ON Saturday morning a fire occurred in the
| spal franc building owned and occupied by John Ne
KenIa IN F6It6enth ST. Eeventhaye. The interior
was badly dapaged. Loss 1900 Insured for s,lOO IN
the Es,s. SomPnaSy l9aS - A. AyTn Fn,r So So
! On Saturday fire broke ont in some sheds at the
Erie Basin, South Brooklyn, and before the flames could
be eytiDguished property 10 the value Of ST. 800
destroyed. The fire caused by tic shaking Of sew
| eyaI barrels Of lime stored In the sheds.
On Saturday night lire Occurred in stable
owned by Mr. John G. Little and used by him, situated
in an alley running from Dvisonplace toward Broadt
thoroughfares Two horses belonging 10 Mr. H. together
with few other articles removed from the burning
building The stable completely destroyed, in
voving loss OF about S5OOpartiay insured Although
the structure destroyed surrounded by other build
ngs through the eXertons Of the fire department the
flames did not communicate. The stable fired by
some malicious person.