New-York tribune., 1867-04-30
THE DRAMA.

The present week is the last of tho season. a.
the NewYork Circus. Everything will be done to maks
1t brilliant From this city, on the 9th Of May Mr. Lem
Troupe will proceed into NewEngland giving exhih@-
tons at Stamford, Bridgeport, NewHayen, Hartford.
and other places. Thence it will journey into the
Middle States and so the time until next Sep
tember. when il will once more occupy Its iron tent in
York The Circus commenced on the 25th OK
last September Mr. r. James Robinson WAS the d 5s rds star
have since gone to Paris and for some time past sne
position male osr has Oef the how
the leading equestrian attraction at the Circus has
deal Of enterprise in finding and presenting novelties and
has been ably assisted herein BY Mr. s ADAMS Prof.
Rivers Little Ducrow, and the Levantine Brothers, arc
sffored to the disciples Of the saWns ring Among
the best successes Of the season may be mentioned the
and Mr. James E. Cookies equestrian feats on four bare
backed horses The NcwYork Circus has been fayorta
Whatever has been here has been done we:
has Offense been given TO good taste We trust nere
meT four and come back to u.s. next Season. refreshed
and ready for new feats OF arms and legs.
Mr. John Brougham, whose plans for Summer
campaign deranged by the sudden and uutiIncy
burning of the Winter Garden Theatcr. will sail foe
London in the Scotia, next Wednesday, he having. in
conjunction with Mr. Florence taken the London Lyoea
for the Summer His drama, The Lottery OF Life,
brought out there and he intends also to produce
in England with Mrs. howard Paul as the Heroine, bis
Lilly OF Rome" The latter piece is 10 be done in Paris.
likewise during the Exposition season Newiork, how
ever does not lose Mr. BrOugham. He will return next
season. and theater. under the Joint management
of Mr.. Brougham and Mr stuart, Will then DE opene0
here The combination is most auspcious and enter
prise thus directed ought to have most brilliant success
The performance that was given at the Olympic
Theater Friday evening, resulted, are happy to
state in substantial benefit to Mr.. W. g. Andrews The
audience OF the largest OF the and the
performance afforded the greatest satisfaction Mr An
drews was the recipient OF handsome and yaluabia
gold watch and chain presented the OCCASION by his
personal friends The young comedian, We believe. re-
tires from the stage If So the stage loses avery proms-
ing actor.
A late London paper, reviewing the London season
since Christmas, up the matter thus: Some new
pieces have failed utterly none have made what popa
gesed respecting the difference between works that
please he chosen few and those that pander to the taste
OF the pr0fane vulgar with amentaton over the pre-
dominance of the latter There has been panderng,
and taste hgh low has been particularly grafed.
Want OF seasoning has to lamentabe degree dlstin-
gushed or rather left gushed the theatrical fara
presented, where reliance has been placed ON
danties that have passed the test OF long experience
TO win popular favor, none has come up TO his own
proper mark No one ahas increased his reputation.
but every has done little worse than might
have been expected of him. A German proyerb Is
cited by Goethe the motto 10 one OF the books OF his
DchG und W0hrheh and il is TO the effect that there
proyidential disposition against trees growing too
tall The proverb has been we-we cannot say happily
lustinted by the recent i1smo'at!ia OF the Londo.
theaters More than one Ingenious gentleman connected
with the drama must feel that be not quite so much a
object OF universal admiration as he was when eating his
turkey last Christmas
"A bad farce called " The French Exhibition
has been PLAYED at strand. and has failed. The sub
feet the premature opening of the Exposition certainly
affords petext for mntD; but nith can Only DC Neh
made by an artist.
-" Les Idees de Madame subray." the new comedy
by Alexandra Dumas the younger, continues 10 ENJOY
good fortune at the Gymnase, Paris
A dramatic version of Dickenss Hard Tines IS
promised at Asteys Tbeater under the title Of He'll
shait "