New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-03-11
THE OLYMPIC PANToSIIME.

at midnight.
THE OLYMPIC PANT0MINIE.
The Olympic games have commenced. All
the rosy gods OF mrth presided at that Theater last
night "Humpty Dumpty" was acted for the first time
The house was full in every part On the stage almost
everything delightful and in the audience everybody
apparently was delighted Under ordinary circumstances
this would be the language enthusiasm. Under the ova
circumstances that prevailed is the calm language OF
rational praise To all lovers OF fun Humpty Dumpty
furnishes delicious treat 1t Is new work-the author
being Mr. George L. Fox, the Comedan-and solar as
Pantomime can DO original that deals with the
old familiar Passages of that art, 4 Is On original
work. In description necessarily fapld We can got
but faint idea Of extent the character the novelty
tho mr the incidental physical beauty and the scenic
luster Of the piece "Humpty Dumpty" introduces
nearly co pefsonages beside corps de ballet, and pre-
sent IT entirely new scehes. Caricatures by MI
Thomas Mast are included in some Of the scenes
and contribute to their comic effect Other features Of
the Pantomime are original burlesqHe-Opening;
numerous entirely new tricks skating act tby
Miss Carrie Moore and Mr.. John Engler jr);
new Harlequin acts 10y Nir F. Lacy Of London and three
ballet advertisements The latter OF course greeted
with loud applause. otis just the fashion" Mile San
GALL and Mile Betty Rlg appeared in them, and fairly
divided the applause Of the house Several new faces
emerged among the miscellaneous dancersMlle. Laur.
ent Mile Leah, Mile Emile Rgl, Miss Blake and Miss
whiting being the conspicuous. OF this portion OF
the entertanment-which OF course is designed to be
entirely subseryient TO the pantommeit may suffice TO
say that it has been efficiently and skfuly organized
NJ Jambon, new name here, Is mentioned as the mdtrs
de ballet The dances, which were somewhat too numer
GUS we're executed to musc-either neatly composed
or arranged that isby A. Re jr who all the season,
has led the orchestra at this theater in udcious and
tasteful spirit Among the novelties in the pantomme
should be mentioned and clever male dancer,
NJ. Baptstan. 1t were long to tell-and we will not
essay to tell 1t nowwhat azes OF merrment were rav-
ersed by Mr. G. L. Fox CloWH Gn which character he
6ncile princeps and altogether admirably, and Emile
Rig as Colnbine, Mr. c. X. Fox Pantdoon, and Mr..
Lacy az Harlequin The pathway OF their adventures
was Of course the familiar whereon no grass ever
grows which leads from tangled complication OF young
lovers fortunes through owery aud thorny vale OF
romance and mischief TO bliss and splendor In realm
OF fairyllke magnheenee. But, while the well worn
track was followed many gem OF novel sport found
by the wayside Local hits abounded The true amos-
phere OF mrth broOded softly ALL And the panto
mlme was received with that best OF all tributes
OF recognition, hearty and happy laughter
At tho outset, indeed, the gallery portion
OF the audience somewhat Dolsterous
in ito demonstrations this turbulence soon died
away and after that the applause was indicative OF gen
uine ever varying and continually increasing interest
parody on the dance, In the burlesqueopening
particularly inspired It, and il became almost deafening
when Mr. Fox made his comic entrance, driving white
donkey or this actors extraordinary play or comic ex
preston and Of the delightful apparent Inconsistencies
with which he perpetraes all sorts Of mischief have
often in time past, had occasion to speak. He was all
himself last night, and accordingly he saw before him
sea OF faces that must at once have in
spred and rewarded him 1t would be idle to attempt to
recount his tricks These will tell still strongly
after little when the machinery to work with
unerring smoothness and the ballet has been curtaed
OF its undue proportions. One OF the best scenes,
for pantomme trlekery, was that OF the billiard
roon Terminating with Gagged view OF the performing
foxes" The candyeatng boy, who grew from little TO
more like the poet in Hoods ballad, created great deal
OF merriment, and the skating carnival was cordially
greeted IL will be seen that "Humpty Dumpty" COM
prises a little OF everything Some slight confusion
marred the regularity OF the performance toward It's
cose but due allowance readily be mado for few
mishaps first night. The curtain fell about quarter
past eleven the immense audience remaining, amused
and interested to the last Many spectator, remem-
berng the vanished mirth and spendor, must have
responded most heartily TO the aspiration OF the play
bills epilOgue:
Virtue now hath won her crown;
Ugly Vice been trampled down;
Clown hath pranced, and jester played
Hero succored helpless maid;
And we've seen the Fairies Irvine
With Harlequin and Columbine,
And all the violet sprites OF May
In q round of revels gay.
80 our gladstone work IL done;
You have had your I'LL OF fun;
Mlrth withdraws her magic spell,
And all is well that endeth well
But though curtained out OF sight,
'Humpty Dumpty,' fair and bright,
VIII DO hailed with quick delight,
We tIust, for many another night"