The New York herald., 1868-04-12
TESTIMONIAL TO JOE COBURN.

Packed House-Set.T0 Between the BeneH.
cinry and Ned O'Baldwin.
'Holy sailor, what a crowd ~ "Did you ever see
anything to beat itY" These and similar ejacula-
tiOns were heard every hand last evening at the
New York Stadt theatre 1t being the occasion Of the
testimonial rendered to Joe Coburn, whom all men
know has fought some good pugilists and whipped
"'em," and is now matched to fight Mike McCoole
the Goth proxmo. And well might the
throng have said so, for among the many
large exhibitions Of this character that have
been held in this city during the excitement
attending the importation Of the modern gadiators
that have visited the United States has fequenter
Of them been subject to such squeezing process
and the only wonder Is that a like trying ordeal
could be passed through with unimpaired constitu-
tions The dimensions of the theatre very AMPLE
but every available space Of room occupied from
pit to dome, and hundreds, appalled, at the jam and
seeing but little possibility Of finding comfortable
standing point retraced their steps.
The sporting world was largely represented, and
the Charles Augustus Of the upper circle Of society
was sandwiched between the young mschief-maker
that occasionally blackens his boots and the ener-
getc gentleman that serves his dinner at the fashion
able restaurant An orchestra Of ten pieces added
to the pleasantness Of the occasion and served to
beguie the time that necessarily is occupied
in preparing for the introduction OF the
the pandemoniumike noises that ever Jared
ones tympanum, those last night at the Stadt
theatre exceeded them. Amid cries OF I" Hoist that
| rag" Time" and whistling chorus of "Cham.
payne Charley" at fifteen minutes to nine O'Clock
the curtain was raised, and Uncle Bill Tovee an
nounced Fred Williams in song Of the Refugee
The welcome that Williams received was unfortu-
in voice that drowned his notes and those OF the
orchestra, "Soak your head ~ But the vocalist
waded through his plaintive rendition, and was ap-
Harry Wilson, in the costume OF an old woman,
next hobbed the stage and told the great congress
of humanity In rather crackeDvoice, that 81 am
unpty-thrpc
jeering cries and accompanying Kisses from many
Nv win fair pSon or Of bs apPas were the
Cries OF 'Tovee-old man Tovee" were at this
time heard from thousand brazen lungs, when the
'old man. responded, announcing Johnny Macm
Ian in jig dance. Johnnys terpsichorean feat was
excellently done and well received, and after ten
night, AMID thunders OF applause, which, as one
expressively stated ''ked to have unroofed the
ranche.n
Then there was more singing by one Grandemar
who assured the crowd that he "lost q girl"
by the fascination of a "fellow on the flying
from Dublin city y cub exercise by Edward
Russell, the excellence of which exhibition
with its artistic grace commended this ath-
Iete TO the warm appreciation OF the throng
Here Uncle Bi' stirred To the eNertion OF the re-
peated cries. "wheres your boxersS bring them
alonr- advanced TO the footlghts and ''hassured
the sparrers that the place TO box was on the sape
which little notice was intended to stir up the rather
lazy gadiators that promised to demonstrate their
stic lore. Another dance, or rather an attempt, by
curly.headed youth who broke down from the
who, after receiving the defiant yells OF disappro-
baton from a thousand throats returned upon the
stage. and striking an attitude jerked out, If any
OF you beat eme dancing, let him step up here"
| which made the jeers more numerous and more an
noying Tovee again stalked out, and this time CIV
ing the names of two old favores In set-to. These
were Young Glasgow and Mike Coburn. They did
very well, and amid all character OF cries, both of
announcement and ridcule, showed unmstakable
evidence that their nstc culture had been attended
to- terminating In manner which demonstrated that
they cared not for any number OF punches In the
knob,v any other part of their anatomy. This
put the audience I'm good hum0r. Eddy Colyer, son
Of the light weight champion, then exhibited his
skill I'm clog dancing when Johnny Dwyer, OF Brook
yn, and George Rookie, OF Providence next ap.
peared This was rafting set.to where much
science was exhibited, and Johnny evidently found
his hands full. AT the end of the first round the
noses OF both were bleeding. The excitement was
intense. At the call of time merry work was again
Immediately in order, and In the progress of the
glove encounter Some OF the many admitted
upon the stage made remark or did something to
Rookie that dspeased him, when he politely bowed and
retired what the offence could not be learned
but those acquainted with George will admit that he
would not have acted thus for a trlne. After the
hubbub created by this incident had subsidized the
beneficiary and OBaldwn, In sem.ring costume
appeared, and at once rousing cheers and tiger
were given them. Time was called and pretty ex-
hibition OF skill made by COburn In preventing
elongated Ned from hitting him, but he made no
advances, dancing nimbly around the stage
10 AVOID The occasional thrcsts Of that sledge-