New-York tribune., 1868-12-23

been mainly Instrumental In crowdinR tho stage "i' @
mechanical horrors have studied 20 little purpoSo Wv
theatrical aspects OF the times. Is this mama
BILE TO the appetite, the ocean, for EnslSn s
here for American whiskyf People VINO use |.
physical stimulauts are likely to crave meh'"I % ~
Of kindred strength We know not how IL COMES ""' ~
know the fact; and. in view OF the iaot ,.ooI "o
public that the opportunity for reform anu lite
at hand Much ADO" viii have to run u luuci
nj wauack's TO indemnify the manager Tor tho eAposo
No ,ncnrs In eating it up. Should it prove to DO won
aone re an earnestly hope that it Will be we sappocu
bv tho lovers OF art IN this community
pcrlans this mood Of refectonis TOO serious tV '"o
,+a,,,t ~ Clristmas Week at the Theaters. nose
of fiubllant horns were more germane 70 he
3 the circo the players are going IN toF goo" o'
n Ins naturally into the festive slang OF tho hour
sort fs rampant and wrinled wisdom may Keep Mooi
Tspoclaly should It keep aloof from Woods huSoum-
ss II be that wisdom which finds fits best enlnehce III
laughter The Jolly buIeEque o" lNon' Is bHRhlenins
as II aies at this theaer. Three performances ol "0
promised on Christmas Day No sgu OF waning Is per
ecpble In the popularity Of Miss LYDIA Thompson ana
her beautiful and cOnlcal felow-woIkors. Prefer
ences may find voice, for this player OF ior
That The mschicvous devtfy OF Miss NcDer; 'he
sweet yocalsm of Miss Markham, WHO SHOWS t1at venus
has not been fattered by tho scuptors the spughV
dancing Of Miss Harland the comic humor ana inc
assured art OF Mr. Beckett TO mind the aoiest s1
IN this roupe and one OF the best low comedians on our
sape) and the dazzling briancy OF Miss Lyda Ihomp-
sons animal sprtseaCh prevails in turn ba'i al ui
ferences aside nobody doubts or denies tho s'enug
merit OF the buresQue Organization, as Whoe anu ~
wishing it. and all who 80 TO see II, merry thSunus'
wa can express no kinder or better wish ior It's
! prosperity than tho wish that It's i0A lore9
may be exered that 10 cause whatsoever may
be permitted to the scope OF its talents OF Tvs
! fun) while admrng these farewell performances OF
"Ixion" and next week, In those OF the new puIleSuo
n Frpanv which is then to be produced. The perfect
- ,v1. ffHp ~
This buresQue troupe win remain at Woods Museum uh
the end OF January Then il goes % Nblos Garden to
| succeed :. After Dark" which BY that time VIII have
run its race" even il 1T do not sleep IN bessin 30
far the race has not been particularly brllaht' pu'
After Dark was brought out NJ moment WAeh inc
public appetite for sonsation drama was beginning 70
acken in voraeity or its kind the piece is generic ana
represeptatiye "On horrors head horrors accumulate
seems TO have been the motto OF the eclectic Bouoeau
IN its manufacture "After Dark" is dozen sensation
plays rolled into one Dark with vice, crime ana MS
ery and lurld with The e1ulgence OF the lmeght IL al
once afcts and stariles No cranum 10 DO unsus'
ceptie 10 beetle AK fail 10 appreciate its force or
apprehend its lessons To The few remarkably good pas
sages IN this play directed attention when II was nrst
produced Seeing IL again, nights ago. we observed
that its library scene its worddne DetW1t nero anu
| villain, and its picture Of the meeting OF sottlsn
father and outoas daughter are as graphic and anecI
ing as at first. That is. they would be If the or
chestra would stop playing long enough for any OF tho
words to I've heard During the other scenes tho speeta
tors of "After Dark would lose but little, pcrhaps.
even il the musicians TO Ill up the time with the
Anvil Chorus but during these scenes Tie ndoeTsought
to be quiet Looking back over the performance We
| recall to mind some very good acting, Mr. Mar0Wes
picture of the gentleman particularly charming In
nct as It is with the soul OF the gentle nature, aud per
feet in manner Nr Bangs emb0dles the poor, panic
stricken grefbowed wre,chthe Walking Poster OF the
drama-a character. by the way, which MI Bonelcaut
borrowed from a remarkable series OF papers mat az
reared last year in 0HceG -Week, under tie name
OF "The Walking Posters" There is strong imagina-
tion, real eamestnes,, manly tenderness, and
careful conscientlous thorough workmanship IN Mr.
BaDgs's acting and he has made marx as
old Tom, which viii not easily be eaced OF soon forgot
ten. his the part that to have been played by
poor George Jameson who persisted 40 dreadfuy In the
, | early AutumnJ Another hit has been made by Ir.
Coleman, whose makeup for D.cey Norris is triumph
who displays in marked and char ming fulness the
power to form complete ideal u character and com
petey TO merge personal identity therein hss LOUISA
Moore. who plays Fanny Dalton, has likewise won the
success that predicted. Her method Of acting is not
free defects OF cudty but IL the method Of nature
She shows her emotions her face and lots the character
to be portrayed develop e by little under the pressure
Of experience-and the result q coherent. symmetrical
embodiment, which exctes sympathy. and to tue
last retains IT, Some Of hepoor uamps in this drama
attract good deal Of attention. Doubtless the
beneath the bridge and the In the concertsaOOn
"a remembrance OF passage IN Mr. Broughams Lottery
OF IifeJ, show tho low life OF London precisely 1t
exists Many persons like study pictures OF this sort
and to them "Aftcr DARK" may be commended They
can safely anticipate tromor OF excitement tho
| railway efect-now done by Mr. Days consent from
| whose Under the Gaslight" IL borrowed, being
bettered in the borrowing diA new drOpcurtain was
shown al Niblo's Garden Monday. and II Is
Of the attractions of this spacious theater IT'S highly
cOOred piece Of work. done by Mr. Richard MarstOn 1t
represents q yistaSwhich terminates IN emblem.
vast curtain OF crimson, blue and gold iooped mp
either hand Al the base are two marble steps Bronze
figures stand at the sides, aud TO welcome the
conner Within hangs second curtain displaying I'm its
center sort Of In the center OF this great orb
gigantic figure Of Columbia vast TO the hips and yaor
TO the bigOe leans upon column and embraces the
Flag OF Union. Below this figure in a semcircle
are arranged the emblematica Infants. familiar to all
who remember the old act-drop which Mr.. Marstons
clever work has thus displaced This curtain greatly
better by tho way, than the one lately shown
| at Pixies Opera House, wherein Columbus
| is represented as at least l3 feet high, in
! reference to the surrounding figures. With tho
sole remark that there will be After Dark Matinee
at NiblO's Garden Christmas Day, but Satur
day, pass to the Olympic and to "Humpty Dumpty."
The new railroad effect may be counted on very
comical addition TO this very comica panomme and the
| that Mr. Hayes TASTE hberaiy, and skin
has supplied for the piece will undoubtedly enhance ts
many charms the eyes OF the Christmas merry makers
who aockng to the olympic. filter resort for
such bent revels could not name for laugh
ter pervades the whole place" docs AL but is tho
ar"-and gravity becomes impossible. Strong attrac.
tions for the hmeTy-makers are likewise offered
by Mr. Lent at his NewYork Circus, where
the pantomme OF "Biue Beard" done in the
ring, In splend0r and merriment a long
line of amusing, picturesque. and exciting achieve
ments eauestransn and acIobatic art In the Broad