New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-09
THE DRAMA.
CHARLES DICKENS TONIGHT.

NnAhLEH DlthENS ~
The long promised and eagerly anticipated
course OF Readings by Charles Dickens viii be
this evening at steinway HALL The first reading will
consist Of 1.-THE Christmas Carol" and the Trial Scene
from Pckwick" AS matter Of course there viii be
immense audience present, and equally as matter OF
course Mr.. Dickens will receive hearty American vel
come He is not so near the north pole he last
week. The heart OF this Republic beats in NewYork
City; and that heart with aectionae admiration
for the most human, allembacDg happy and hopeful
genius OF his country and his The evenings assigned
for Mr.. Dickenss Readings are Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday, aud Friday. A second course Of read
ngs will be given next week. tho tickets for which have
not yet been offered for sale When they offered,
trust It will be by public auction that Mr Dickens
and not the ticket spectators only may profit by the sell
ling.
wALLACK's THEATER.
MortOn's comedy of clown aud Country will
be acted at waacks Theatcr tonight for the first time
in five years We recall with great pleasure the repre-
sentation OF it which was given at that time. Lester
wallack played Reuben Gnroy Mr. Blake played Cosey
and Miss Henriques played Rosole S9nsrs Now these
characters VII be Pers4nated ~ MI j. ". mSaeS %
Mrs Vernon Mrs Seton and other fayorte mempeIs OF
Mr. Wallacks company. Town and Country Is q sOhhu
and good old play has held the stage for sixty years
having been first produced at COyent Garden London, ia
1901 The revival Of such pieces as TINS lends great
DO repeated tomorrow night, and "Town and Country
Wednesday.
NASTS CARiCATURAAA.
A panorama, consisting of upward of 30 car
feature pictures, painted by Mr. Thomas Mast has been
placed on exhibition at Dodworths Hall The pictures
are tinged with strong political sentiment, of radical
character and are executed in the usual style OF current
caricature-arge heads and small bodies None OF inc
c 81 nm in the exhibition it should also be
the taste displayed in certain OF the political aaohs
Panorama will please many persons Similar Work mas
long been popular in comic periodicals Mr. W n NOT
the lecture explanatory Of Mr. Sass 1t ne
an element OF humor into the entertainment
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Miss Kate Reynolds will commence an
engagement at Mrs COnways Pack Theater III BrOokyn
this evening. in "Nobodys Child"
Mr. Pau may be seen, as usual. at the Cir.
season in point Of physic science.
a Midsummer Nights Dream "-and 10y
er or happier dream there wascOntinues at the
Olympic aud enters tonight upon its eighth week.
Under the Gasliglt" has been revived.
With It's usual popular success az the S woprs sster.
enact the chief female characters.
The Flower of London which was very
well acted at the French Theaer on saturday evening"
viii be repeated there tomorrow night and should ORA"
/ a crowded house.
"The Golden Branch will be presented at
the Academy OF Music every gh9 ms Eeeh eHoepedn5
Thursday. The Ballet dancers ana the FOUNTAIN provo
as attractive as ever
In Mr.. FacOner's new burlesque, to be pro-
duced at the Fifth Avenue Theater tonight Mr.. Letting
well Will play Queen BeSs, and Mrs. Watkins Will play
Esser We hear that the piece really very funny
Another Queen Elisabeth has taken the thea
trca held-that OF Mrs Mary Gadstane, who has been
representing the character. at Mobile, with, We read
much success
Mile. Perzitti, n new dancer, from Italy, will
make her first appearance at N6os Garden TINS evening
The " Ballet dArnie Tartuiie' Will be presented lhy
dental TO The Black Crook" \
Mr. Florence has been obliged to deny tho
formal request Of many citizens that he Nond eaes
the Broadway Theater. The management deems Il un
wise to f S LOT aig
Mr.. Thaddeus r. GlOvers new drama, entitled
The Heart Of the Great City" WILDE produced tonight
at Bowery Theater under the managememt OF MI w
r. Fregh chief character in the piece will be person.
ated by Mr. r. Johnston, who will thus commence brief
engagement at this theateri
Mr.. Barnum ANNOUNCES a change or oili:
drama by the late William T. Burton, viii be produced
Jumbo jun" This Is manfestly capital bill. Tho
wild animals-whch alone are worth special WISH l"
the Museum-may OF course, be seen at AL houIs'
An idle rumOr has been current in theatrical
circles TO the effect that Mile Rita sangalh lately had
fail at the Continental Tbeater, in Boston, WHEREBY
as Of he for ie dancing We are authorized by
sangai to deny this statement IN direct ana posSe
sastc approval OF Mile sangals dancing, the even
ing previous, in the opera Of La FavoFta at tue b0''
ton Theater.
The Boston ADVERTISER in its notice of Mr..
DeKenss third reading says: There Is - method about
everything In the remotest degree connected with the
readings of Mr. Dickens which must be quite surprising
10 those who have imagined that great genius must ne
cessarily be cratic. We have already spoken Of tic
precise way in which the curious reading table arranged
with its cqe Of water aud glass on low shelf At the
right and its little desk raised at the left Now this Is
what happens every night. At precisely three minutes
70 o'clock On assistant comes brisky upon the stage
and turns p the gas and then brisky reres. AT pre-
clseY Que Minute TO te handsome, good-hunored face
room NJ bSl6y Fakes certain number Of steps foT.
ward-agreed upon beforehand suppose-and surveys
the arran geinents with critical eye. Then he WIN.
draws. At minute and half past tue gsat q4tL2S
appears attired with wonderful neaness, and with on
inevitable noscgay stuck smarty in his buttOnhoe lie
tTps-no his gait is rather dlgnlhed than thaLhe
advances upon the stage quite rapidly makes ms ooSi
sanCe spreads his book upon the little desk when
acty COVERS and the reading begins u mus, OS smot
gafypG rs Mr. Dickens that he looks down upon a,oss
Exactly the same Interested faces every night ~ sI1S
exactly Inc same places We can very easily Under "a
why he is so anxious TO have every one quoF soa'ou
minutes before he begins" -
FIRES.
1872