New-York tribune., 1867-04-24
THE DRAMA.

Cortouche" The name is new" The sacred Trust;
Or the Oath on the Battle Field" This piece, as Cor
pOral GartOuche" was introduced 10 the new
York stage two or three years ago, at the Winter
Garden 1t is Of French origin. Mr. John Seton brought
II to this country and Mr. s. r. Fisk adapted 1t Tor the
American Stage The representative, at that time OF
Corporal CarOuche was Mr. Henry flaelue. VINO piayeu
the part exceedingly we'll MI Bandhahn nus slnco m
made a considerable reputation as the OLD COIpoiai III
another version Of the drama never yet III
the drama presented Monday evening at tue ORE
Theater tile Corporal is Francois Other diverstes are
noticeable in the nomenclature OF the piece put lhee
novelty We need not renearse inc III
cidents Of a plot so we'll known. Enough to say
that tho drama makes strong appeal TO human sym
pathy by vivid picture OF the anguish OF hohOraDe ge
and Smith Mr.. GOmersa who persOnated Corporal Fran
CO.'S acted with genuine earnestness In the sccohG ac
raj is feeble and almost exhausted man In the third
his pantomimic action was very truthful skllfn ana
sentative OF this character in America nc haVhg pyeu
it long while ago at Barums Museum. whore, now now,
in the other parts calls for no present comment IL was
noticeable that the pathetic points N ihe drama eAeIVu
ing them burst forth into sound in very surprising
neaTed in The Blondin on the Tight Rope,
and caused hearty laughter The audience was not large
notice. Mr. Gomersal takes Benefit on Friday.
The audience at BaInum's Museum OH Monday
afternoon was quite large, and the performances were
unusually agreeable. The pieces presented were "Ihe
Yankee in Hungary" and "POdijah +. PcaSly, His y
The latter sufflcently wen uoScfiucu on
payhll as screaming farce The iOrmor Is . lnAeu
composition, part drama and part farce part blank verse
the author probably meant and good deal
of bOmbast that does duty for emotion and so III may ne
when it ought TO make us cry. 1t reates-for serious
busnessthe story of the discontinue of villain who
caused his brothers wife TO be murdered, ana his e
nephew to lie thrown overheard into the Rhine and who
endeavOred to murder his brother Such dreIui A tlie
obviously needs relief, and TO this end the drama
introduces wandering Yankee. Doctor Ittcg fH'SoIy-
personated at the Museum by Yankee Locke wmo d G1s
10 d
root biteTs" 1t is sadand indeed, We can vouch Ter
the truth of ancCdOtethat itnerant vender OF
Carmnatiye medicine forced his way morning into
the library Of OF the most eminent of American poets
@He some yeses pUrOS on the medcne M yOS do
it," the shrcwd Yankee said, "l1 give yon a
a bottle" The inTiisions of Dr. PAsJ1Iy ipto
this drama Of much the same udicrous character.
He contrasts Vyidly with everything and everybody
around im, and thereby he makes not little meIr9ent
Yankee Locke naturally in this character Than
ne did in Siribe aud, indeed he herein pretty close
copy of such Yankees have frequently encountered
sion SC Of much mrR The @ exhibition Of the TancTama Of
the Nile which is given at the end OF the INST piece H
most interesting feature Of the present Museum enter
tainmens We are much mistaken If this Panorama docs
not merit the close attention Of critical students OF art
mcnt II shows the successive effects of sunset morning
midnight darkness. and dawnupOn the river ME- and s
pantela have deity wrought into il the accessories OF
S2 4 % Iad r. observe vcsteT[av that The Museum was
well ventilated Great attention ought tebe PAID IA all
places of public esOrtwhiCh are the great dssemndof
Of folre dscasc-to the subject Of ventilation. good
dramatic watchwOr, indeed would be, NO bad ar ana
no bad playsw
Canada has lured away Ristor, so that the fare
after ail be made here unt next week She plays
in Montreal Tonight Thence she will come to Bus
2stR inst play Providence the Soth in Hart
ford. and the ist Of May in NewIiavcn Her ruec at
tie french Theatre this city will be made tc even
ing Of the 2d Of MayThursday ofoAt week-in The char
/ actcr OF Ihisbe.
No weel, passes without the introduction of some
novelty at the NewYOIk Circus. Last week the new
! feature Was the bounding buffalo lie was placafded
picture, representing him fierce Of aspect flowing OF
maue aud rcd aud fiery Of eye racing nad{ over fences
with striped savage upon ms back Seen IN the ring 40
mnfar 10 ay that he recalls 0s Camps description Of
the nfaut that she at Greenwich Fair (which i was
painted quitG contrary, many sizes larger ana per-
fOnnu beautiful upon The arp. sun the buffalo even
with the RUG in lis nose. and the eang Indian 20 ride
the whirN nd and direct the storm OF his mpctuous
could wish that the exhibition Of the brute were not 20
brief Even as e spectator look thc iiCrS animals gone
fFon biz gaze Ike beautiful dream ana one CONF avs
with decided craving ior much more R~nilto, ~ Ms Ms
Lent gyfs hppoelamauc ac,, DT air' h3rici ,.ul,
Naples" Mr. Richard Rivers has, OF late, added 20 the
mrtu clement OF the circus performance BY ms eqneS
titan carcaurc Of a Broadway Belle. In Poht Ducrow
with surprising courage and nerve lOr such tc crca-
ture Spirited and beautiful NJ Die de Berg sti ides, ana
the trapeze. Matnees are given on "Wednesday and
Saturday.
in view Of the peculiar pleasure that may be de
rived from witnessing that elaborate wofksof PAnOc
Art we direct particular attention to the Bun
yam Tableaux II is saying much to say tha they 90
ylydly aud thoroughly iiiustrate-and III way that
eventhe least cultivated mind appreclae-the finest
alhgory in the English language John Bnnyans AZ l
Ts Progress" but we believe that the statement does
no than ustcesto worlshat appeals with equal
pictorial ia art The Bnnyah TSbieaHx exhibited
!. Greenwood may be seen every evening and on We'd;
weAtytmrd-st and Broadway
--Mr.and Mrs Barney Williams will reappear at the
Broadway Theater next Monday in new irlsh dSiina'
called 1.-THE Shamrock, the Flower OF Erin"
Treasure Trove," so long in preparation at the
Olympic Theater may be expected to emerge next week
the present being the last Of English Opera.
A new Ethiopian Minstrel Company called The
Georgia Minstrels, giving exhibitions at NO GOO Broad
way. They claim TO be genuine ana they are well
worthy OF the attention OF persons VINO ENJOY Negro
Minstrelsy.
A Eph Horn has made very galgabe tsd hit" At
way where long and mirthful programme OF entertain
ment is nightly offered.
-Messrs Griffin e. Christy's Minstrels have been
oulte successful with their latest novelty, Robert
Macare" No less than six comedians of high repute on
the minstrel stage are numbered among tne company NJ
the Fifth Avenue Opera House.
Miss Maggie Mitchell has entered upon the last
week Of prosperous engagement at the Broadway Thea
re She has thus far ye9&her & 9a sd toIoTs anG msI
the Pearl Of Savoy. This week she recms tofGneho III
which she is much adniredby those 70 Mnom nm ner bec
bsT Benefit. iiSi' OF "'ns Is "''e''"''' ' 80 '
Mr.. Selwyn. now stage-maRager of Waacks
Theatre TO inauguTate his theatre IN Boston, IN
septenber next Mr. Frederic Robinson, who, for two
seasons past has we filled high position in MI Wal
lacks company, Is To DE MI eei"ynS ie"uips nah'
| very wise choice.
"A Boston paper has been sent to us containing a
marked article Mr. Edwin Booth II points out what
10 cOnsdere be injustice done 70 that gentleman y
the public generally Il states e in sSS
sa Sf s e. ss and The
al 70 S spsTt tSe manager Of the thestsT It adds an
assertion that tbs public and the press have busily
hS fry Won Il appears to us that both these
nsnts are untrue, and that the dlsCg.sorof such point