The New York herald., 1868-03-11
A NJ u S E M E N T S.

OLYMPIC THEATRE" Humpty Dumpty," the new
spectacular ballet pantonme, after four months Of
busy preparation and one nights postponement, was
successfully brought out at this theatre last night.
The house was jammed from parquet to gallery,
and everything connected with the performance
passed OF In the best possible manner. Long before
the curtain the busy notes OF preparation, the
clatter OF Tongues and pounding OF hammers could
be heard issuing from behind the scenes, and this
but served TO raise the expectation of the un-
washed, unerifed gods in the gallery, who
gave vent to the higl-wrought state OF
their feelings in snr whistles, cat-calls and cries
Of "Hai ha hill HIP which served to beguilc
the time, and evidently amused the more refined and
aristocratc OF the audience in the boxes and par
quet After some little delay the curtain was rung
up, and from that time until the close of the enter
talnment the entire audience were held entranced
with delight. The piece decided success, and IL
destined to hold the stage for time 1t abounds
with wit and humor and contains many capital hits
ut the follics and questions Of the day. IL contains
the elements for at least a half dozen pantomimes
and is produced in liberal ana magni1-
cent manner. 1t was after eleven O'Clock
before the performance termnated; but this
was owing to o few unavoidable hitches such as
incident 10 all new spectacular pieces.
After gets In perfect running order II is thought
that the time will he shorter by fun hour. 1t
needs tonng down and pruning in several parts, and
the skating scene for instance has nothing what
ever TO do with the piece IL would be judicious TO
cut that linsy part out entirely We have had about
enough skating this winter. A sprghty operatic
burlesque opening or rather prologue, written by
Mr. a. Oakley Hall, Introduces and explains thepan-
tomme, which latter Is the production Of Mr.. George
l.. Fox and which Is founded upon the familiar old
nursery rhyme wherein II is related that one
tnnrT,y Hnmpty 6rml,. 6pnmpty @ snt on wall,
H. Hunpy npi he ppnp. Hnp har.a. han great ea is m
Gould set ilumpty Dumnty up agaia-
which Is about the entire text OF the argument but
the minute development OF the tale IL due to the
actor author, who also devised the mechanical tricks
incident TO the piece. Mcssrs. g. t. Fox as the
Clown; +. Lacy as Harlequin; @. X. Fox as Panta-
loon and Nile Emile Rigl az C0lumbine are the
principal characters In the cast, although, in
cuding the twenty-seyen ladies' II the ballet.
the auxiliary force is swelled 10 over sixty. Mile.
lita Sangaii and Mile. Betty Bigl the pTeptis,es
daasetSes and are ally assisted la their eight fan
tastc' efforts BY numerous otheryopng aud beautiful
ladies' Of The Acetl0ocd corps dc 6aUet. The acting
was superb throughout; but our space precludes US
from crtcsng mere ly. Tic piece is in ct and
seventeen scenes ~ Of the most magnificent descrp
tlon Pantomlme is destined hereafter 10 become an
Institution with our Broadway thearegoers.
FREScu THEMRE.-Nic. Fleury Longchamps per-
sonaed the Grand Duchess last evening 90 acccpta-
bly, Is u be encorcd several tines The distribution
OF the other rdtes in this exquisite satire on court life
was the same rs heretofore, and all the r6es from
the highest to the least important were as usual
admirably sustained. Mr.. Bateman is fortunate not
only In having plentiful supply of Grand Duchesses
but an unriyalcd company, who could not fail of
being appaaded even II he we're TO take 1t into his
head TO give "Hamlct with the part OF Hamlet omit
ted.' what with Generals Bonm and Fritz
Prince Paul and the Barons Groc and Puck
Ncpoinuc, Wanda the DANES a. irogneur. the
rest OF the court ald the army the sparkling music
OF Ofenbacl would make thi9 sprirIiy oDeyu bOu6e
pass on well, even II the part OF "Grand Duchcss,
were Tor once TO be omitted. "Ia Grande Duchesse'
Will he repeated this evening, Thursday and Friday
evenings and ut the Saturday matinee. on Satur-
day evening, March Ia, the dramatic company will
give ia Coserc des Genets = at The benefit of NJ @.
Driver. There should he full house.
NIBLo's TnEATRE.-So much has been said and
written OF the piece which occupies the boards ut
Nibo's that any further commentary on the novelty
and success OF this exhibition would he only q varied
tissue OF phraseology on the merits OF some OF the
ballet corps and the dazzling spendor OF the trans.
formation scene. There are many, nevertheless,
WHO cannot see IN u an improved edition OF the
Black Crook" unlneaning az The plot Of that piece
was II, indeed the meagrc connection OF incidents
interesting 70 no one, could be called plot.
The rivalry, II - plain, extends no further than the
transformation scene, which, II anything, surpasses
the greatest previous effort. In this case there IN
nothing In name. The bright Realms OF the Dragon
Fly" is title which, like the "raace OF Dew'' may
be called an "airy nothDg'' TIL the genius Of the
artist gives TO both "a local habtation.r The ap-
plause bestowed last evening the leading members
OF the ballet troupe Is conclusive evidence that those
faces. however familiar by length Of acquaintance,