New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-25
THE DRAMA.
CHRISTMAS ENTERTAINMENTS

an
,st erstres the players must now be conscious OF
r, 0spia real IN the good work Of contributing 70
~ n;t, II the Christmas season. our readers nave
informed daily Of the various dramatic enter
sses nov, enrren and today II Is only necessary io u"
10 It ouf BY way Of reminder the several attFaou'uS
a., ar. offered 10 the seeker for pleasure. We may
safcly anticipate that each thester Wn uVo',5
Stst 10 reflect the cheerful Christmas inV,s
~ ,ts audience. There is Pantomilue ~ b"i Iie
Nuseu which we described yesterday. LUZ w.
ew.D Op" VIII be repeated continually thtols1Uue he
an he witty and r0C king Grand Dnchesa NAY 49, e
sccn and he8 q at the French Aheater TINS 6NeI6 10
Black Toot % course WI E EeTe I'm he Matinee
A. wonas az evening performance ~ me SiIcns Tne
os ho viii thus belle his name by the goodness o.
bi. deeS "The Double Gallant VIII DO repeated becb
a. WaIael "a gtering piece OF old comedy, 10 NhiG
several 81 Che best players in this country participate a.
tlcOyIupe Iheater there WI be 2.iuSe jrSaa an
Soalfite play as oil the world knows ana ye,Y 1uIa
m spectacle ss every thesefs1eI ~ isc ne given at
tbs Tay Theater, when Mrs Bowers WIZ hPpenN
ss b"fg 1 ss aSem aSo same me MI
Augusta DAYS popniT. pay ~ Tie North River
riees Nv night viii be presented at Matnlee, hno
H. the orening ~ the New YORK ihs'eI w ~ Mn
sic-" Marianne the Woman Of the feOpit' anu MI M
her" Miss Janausehek viii a2es e nTesSUt Mr. FSi
eouers comcal Grand Queen less may ne steh MN
ySnne Tbeater al Matinee and at night In Banyards
(nea House Mr. Dickcus's novel OF "Onr MUTUAL fIieu
tts6oon and This evening the entertainment being met
ce0taiy augmented by the exhibition OF " MaihhoIn
cave" ",fhe Pilgrim WILL as usual pursue 5hs I noS
to,rney at Bunyan Hall Variety enough ana 10 eSOn
aud si whether players OF auditors We cordan1 WEI
Merry Christmas
4 DRAMATIC NOTES.
Ar THOMAS Balls marble statue of Mr. Ed
- H. FORREST the character OF Coo'dS is sun 10 ne
secu al Nc $40 Broadway
"Oliver Twist will be produced at Wallacks
yer on Friday evening. Nj. W Wau9ek vii enact
Do IN aud M. T. l. Davenport will enact BIZ sykes.
Mr. De Cordova's humorous lecture, on " Mrs
FiaielNrys New Girl may be heard al LYRIC ""ii u"
ThuIBdsy evening" next
Az Mark Smith has been engaged to par
scirate in the spectacle at Nibo's Garden wise
SboCe s.uGe Mr.. smith is both singer ana actor
A fourth course Of readings is announced by
No Dickens They will be given on me EVENING S va
IaTnsry "a, Sd. eth, aud 10th New selections VIII DO
resd~-the Gfst being Dr. Maneoid
uA Lester WallacR's first appearance TINS
..seact a. his own theater will be made ON MONDAY
sverIn> the 9Th Of Januerysn occasion that VIII -
eagerly On tepssd and, we doubt not heartily eooyeu
A new play on the subject OF DmOrah has
boen written by NJ Arthur Aatths9n Tor MISS N"S5o
gnsben Mr. MatthlsOn is a clever EngnsB Wftef, VINO
ici London. take up his residence ID Ne"aofh' ou'
short time ago.
Old Heads and Young Hearts was lately
seted AZ seiwyns Theater Boston MI Grlmtns piaySg
sns I1tfIeton Coke was the best represented
character in the piece, and loIo1sbiy ana wen psr
formed" -"
Mr. Charles Gayler has completed drama,
based on tile Christmas story by Wilke Collins and
Charles Dickens, mo Th0rOughfare.' An Enish version
TX
IA the field here and We trust his piece will be acted IN
New York The many GOOD Things that ne Lar cont
the anticipation o. clever play IN TINS
Nj Gayler experienced and the most prScu-
cal OF all our dramaiists
What we now call the starring" of names in
bill is Of ancient date Chetwood IN l79 say " ior.
mery characters printed IN the paybls according
their rank IN the drama As for example IN MaeDsLh
DanCan stood first IN the Dill though 9esed ~ an INFERIOR
person but laery have found u difficult task TO CON
lent ladies' as well gentlemen, because could not pro
Cure letters large enough TO please them Nay, SOME
were 50 fond Of elbow that they would have showed
every cat but themselves as If one person were 10 DO
FOREIGN DRAMATIC ITEMS.
BiOndin was at Amsterdam, in the latter part
q November but performed before nearly empty houses
{ gTDs Grand Duchess" has been produced at
Amsterdam
The dramatic censorship at Rome mas inter
6cted tie performance % Don Carlos. -
Adah Isaacs Menken was recently at Biz
miugtam playing Ma1eppA
The Flying Scud has had run at Edin~
q tmgh' ~--
Helen Faucit recently played a very success
Engagement at Glasgow.
M Bary Sullivan was last heard of at
Leeds, playing Richeleu Richard the Third etc, etc
Mr.. Risley has carried his japanese Troupe to
London
"Coriolanus" was lately revived, at Saders
Wells London, VITA Mr. Lon aine the heroic Roman.
The bad text Of Thomson was used
Nj Frank Drew lately concluded an engage
mint 90 the Queens Theater IN Dublin where, be
beVC. he was always favoltte.
We read that the recent success of "ArrGh
ga Fogue at the PHncesss Tbeaer Hyalcd that which
attended It's 1rst production.
The Od6On las received new comedy by
MM barnere and Dennery,' entitled /" Les Marriages
dAUtrofOis.'
Tom Taylor's "Sdn Waters Run Deep is,
may not be generally known, almost literal transla
-, II q v Gendre," BY CtSles de Bernard.
Ns Charles Ma,;4ssgS has been very il, but
isIeported 10 be nyaeseent - VIZ syu! As ~ ~
Tie stage Of the London Oyroie' IL l-.s,S4 q.
4 U.,,f. fltl----~- 2.
been added 20 Madame Iussaud's welknown exhibition
vi wax myers -
Two Of The elder Mortons plays. The Way TO
Get Married 1'e6 and = me school ~ hf oo I9 T5
latter is familiar here.
NJ Dennery's play Les Chevaliels du Broull-
lara, has been produced az AnOga CoIniqae, Mae ~
Castilano, jonathan.
MI Charles Dillon lately played engagements
AZ Brighton, Bradford and Manchester Jean Valcoan
Les Mseraoes was one OF the characters that he
represented
Miss Amy Sedgwick has inst concluded a
OF her benefit played Julia. ard recalled before
the curtain I've umesL duEne2the performance Of The
-HtTseh6act.
Vestvali took benefit at the London Lyceum
on the l4th inst, playing Eo@eo and the Brgad Ia the
second act Of the latter play on me xS Of January
ter IN Brooklyn.
Miss Milly Palmer who, we read, has been
rietiv uodetfiv ana successfully making her way
tie London stage has been engaged leading actress az
TIE Lycsnm under Tie coming lcsseeshpo Of Nj. L. r.
Smith
Mrs. Scott Siddons lately played Juliet at the
Prince OF Waless IhoGter IN Liverpool, with thorough
success in the comedy scenes but not successfully III lht
tragic es-aesording 70 the local press Mr. JORDAN
enacted AerC,Hso,
Mr. Fechter's health is not very good. Some
years ago he brcAe q bi0odveesel, and he has
never quite well since. He has however recovered
the recent Illness whieh caused his abrupt WITH
drawal from the stage IN to midst Of the performance OF
Hamlet
From Grave TO Cav is the title of the
latest novelty al the London olympic II IL an adapta-
ton % Scrbes lie Ecu Lionel by Mr. Benjamin Web
ster In MIR Charles Matthews, Mr.. Horace Wigap. Mrs.