New-York tribune., 1867-08-09
THE DRAMA.
BANVARD'S MUSEUM.


Professor Logrenia is at present giving, at
Banvards Museum an exhibition that ought not to be
overlooked OF his skill In curious and delightful art
that namely Of training birds We pass over tho PrO-
esors feats OF magic which arc trite aud commonplace
enough after Hermann and Hartz But we llnSer WIN
pleasure upon his feas with the birds Ihese Ieas so"
that birds possess peculiar intelligence ana doclny
while they exhibit blrd-fe IN winning phase Ihey lh-
dcate also long, careful and patient labor on the part
Of the teacher Of the tiny feathored pupils. Prof. Lo
rena exhibits one bird that, at the wou OF command
walks up and down little ladder another that hreS
cannon and then stands by his gun unnoYeu m aad ul
dsmayed. Ike nero ahotnsr te H, h,o,on being to
preserve his balance thereupOh rms saino lea' & l
performed, with much dOcillty, by white mouse, ISo
birds are dressed I'm costume-one as lady tine
other cOachnan-and maze TO 01ctculpy,
their respective places coach, which is then wked
away by third canary, who acts as horse Ihe cAecG
tion Of dcsertcr Is very neat trek We see tue ts
canno and we see the oxecutiOner In the person OF
large cat come forth and take her station Inc cat Iis
the cannon: the bird falls: and when the smoke urn -
away we see the little canary rise diyest lseh OF u
clothing. and merrly trip OF TO It's s-ge M lne
one dl6cut and pleasing feat: lie climbs pole, and
brings down IN his mouth little American nag from tne
control OF his pets ney obey him with surprising lcil
aud with comca ceverness The Professor, we Tno,' @
gsye of sunny Italy. Beside this exhibition an operac
Gurlesque entitled The Bear and the MaldeHi a. go,
AT Banyards Museum every evening, and at Wcdlesly
aud Saturday Mhnees. Ii Is an altered version on o
OF Beauty ana the Beast out " -
not an improvement the original number OF Ie9hle
and pontcss political Illusions, eXp pressed IN s ~ ~
guage arc forced into tts text, touching MAXI
milan Earl Russell. tho Fcnians, Cantda,
Lieut. Maury, tho Alabama claims, ana Otuer
such gems OF ancient duuness Dut' IOI uio
audience For the rest there songs, by NJ Duihed
a. the Beas and Ms Fanny stocqueler as Beanyi ana
Mr Phillips "a SIR Morton Iieto; and Mr.. NJ. O. Day, as
Old WiH; aud Miss Monk, "A FAIRY one rather DlgHI
and sparkling scene Is set Ia the course Oh s o
auceIthat, namely, Of tho fairy garden. Inc
music performed IL generally OF popular ehht
arter Mir Bauyard calls the particular attention OF us
audience 70 the vast eXpan5r or stage IN cohlla.
with other theaters" The stage OF MS Museum y Do
larc and nelarge enough and fine enough TOT instance
10 be- made the vehicle OF good plays and good payng
pcrhau- when tho Summer has passed some fea! eAcl
lent dramatic enterprise Will DO Attempted mere mtth
wllo ~ the picture Is not very attractive, We may ~
content to admire tine frame "A Day AAleI 'no "'u
ding prcCcdcs the burlesque.
OLYMPIC THEATER.
"Pocahontasr has been revived here, Win
good scenery aud a very fair cast and has. thus far at
trsctcd good audences II h well supplied with good
music aud funny choruses and happy hits, ana neat
puma that nobody its performance without uc
Iruf boldly venture that statement. MT Bfouynhlu
hoHfas Mr. W. =. Murdock enacts capt John SHH
and Mr. Charles Peters pers0ndcs MydHef,
PofT The burlcsque passes on hinootAy' anu
plltters with ucrrimcnt from hrst TO last
Mr. MurdOck's acting and singing n Odoid1 SBa nay
won hearty and mcrted applause He actcd WIN BItd3
dlstiurne5s OF artistic purpose and with real skl ana
Lumor and sang exceedingly well DIT. refers -, UOi
! course. an excellent Dutchman. David IOpi"Iutu
prce. tho burlcsquc that very attractive ana en-
iertalLug bin is nightly presented az the Oympti "
make speech every night which, OF course he Is uhDic
do.