New-York tribune., 1867-04-22
THE DRAMA.
NOVELTIES OF EASTER WEEK.

NOVELTIES OF EASTER WEEK
With the coming in of Easter the local dramatic
world shakes off its sloh As Hugh de Brass might OBJ
serve we don't know why it should, but it does. Tho
superstition appears prevail that there are crowds OK
theater who fast and pray and decline TO oe COM
forted during Lent but fcrventy desrOus OF seeing
the fOoghts Immediately after Easter sunday. I1as
it happens that the present week seens 10 se woong
tells several novelties and many interesting
These briefly specify The most mpor'sMnt M Is n ,ns
caults latest London success, The flying scud mat
drama is announced for Wednesday. Mr. A. y" Young
Is 10 pay the principal part In the meantime on Tues
day evening the 23d INST that being the anniversary OF
shakspeare's birthday Mr. Bandmann will commence sn
engagement at the sadt Iheaer pefsonatlng pSs
mal--the character Of Hamlet ON the Following fruh{
he viii enact @ AcoSg a., Togn az a, Is as, week. tSs
"mlhtay drama" Of sacred Trns or the oath on the
Field" will be for the first time performed and the
famous Bondn will dSport himself on he tighrope On
Friday Mr. GOmersal is TO have benefit AT Irving Hall.
their tasteful and pleasing dramatic and musical enter
tainment commencing thus their farewell engament IN
this city. the evening at the French Iheater,
the being that of the benefit Of Madame armet
Mrs. Barney Williams will make her deOm IN frencn
comedy 4 similar enterprise, IL Will be remembered
was gracefully fulfilled. time ago. by Miss olive
Logan at the theater The principal piece selected
Cotton" Finally az Barnum's Museum. the weLknown
and really superb panorama Of the Nle-that was irse
Moses or Israel in Egypt" was Performed-wili be
again presented; and Yankee Locke Will appear in The
Mark" nthe last three afternoons and eyeninssol
last week by the way Yankee Locke sppeareS H. Ths Th
Yankee in Cuba and "a Wife for Day. 10 VIII be IN
ferred from tins sketch that the peasnreseeker VINO
would keen pace with theatrical enterprise ts week
must be more than usually brisk and energetic We arc
glad for our part that wind OF motion has begun to
ruffle the sleeping waters. nh,
JOY and sadness often walk hand in hand. 1hey
did nc WallaCks Theater on saturday evening, wneh
Masks and Faces acted, and Miss Madeleine Hen
r0ues took farewell OF the stage and OF the New-lOrk
public The house was crowded. The young actress
PLAYED Peg Wellington simply and sweetly, ana
was greeted with frequent and hearty pauds Al INC
close OF the play, indeed when Mr. charles f0mdHd6-
indicated the peg TO hang applause on the heater az
most rocked with the stamping OT the multitude h.e.
the curtain FELL Miss Henrques was twice recaeu ahu
made brief parting speech, gracefully thanking her su
dence for it's favor and the people OF 9r tsr
unvayng kindness 10 her during the six years that sue
has passed upon the stage Those years she said would
always be gratefully and pleasantly remembered ana
with that assurance, she said, Farewell Nothing couio
be more gentle and kindly than was this parting between
the public and the fv0rte young acress by her youn.
her beauty her areSs and winning manners, her grace
and sweetness and wOmanly goodness TO say nothng OF
her talents and her professional fidelity Miss Henrques
has won place In the affectlonate reinem
brapcc OF the theatrical community The kdest WlsneN
will follow therefore. into the and higher spheTo
OF life that has chosen We dyulge no secret Whep
We say that she will soon become wife.
And she has made the wiser choice
life that 10 gracious euds
Through troops of unrecorJing frienis
dredm hfe silent voice"
The performance at Walacks tonight, we undefsthnu
will be diversified by the presentation, 10 Miss Henrges
of "A parting gift the ladies and gentlemen OF MM
lacks Theater The bill for the occasion includes MAT
ried Life" ana 'The Laughing Hyens"