The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-05

last evening added no do ~" :. ~ ssa '"'
on the part OF thu lovers - .Ae s'""''" u.an"'
tended TO draw oNbfo's last s ,,,s - aa''onoo
whose general appearance ana s,''. 'pp.'., '
ton should delight the heart OF ~ -.
programmes las, evening the dls> """' ae'.'1oou
as the romantic and vigorous INA ." ons II cer.
Romantic II iniy have been--vigSA Siniahaa
tain.y was not. Mr.. Forrest was '.rtad
In his speech andaction, but by no meansn ~ wife
as Was hs won't. Madame Polisi, as NameoSA y INT
70 Metamora, wa excellent Miss Lille, havh Y e 1a'
little opportunityto display her evolutionary POW ~
IN the melo-draiatc part OF oceana, did not ass. .
10 as much advantage "a in more taxing charactef.s.
or the remainder OF The cast ali that can be said o.
Is that II was extremely tame II Messrs. Warricx
and Donaldson would only change their mode Oh
speaking SO as p relieve the audience from the I'M
preston that bah OF the gentlemen named were sur
ferlng from moE sickening catarrh, they would con-
fer favor on Hose who are obliged TO listen 10
them. The mounting OF the piece showed that the
management was inclined to make the scenery some
what suited u the drama, but there Is room
for great4 improvement in the mechanical working
or the scenes by way Of friendly hint, II
might be SAID f you have no house that can fall TO
pieces better than the put last night did, you
might, with credit to the establishment, omit the
falling OF the stones or have II more correctly at
co0red uniforms OF the English army would stand
little scrutiny regards botl neatncss and correct
ness The performance generally was pretty smooth,
but as animated above lacked almost all spirit be-
yond thai evinced at times by Mr.. Forrest himself,
who was frequently greeted with hearty applause
and was obliged to appear before the curtain ana
bow his acknowledgment. This evening 'Meta-
mora' VIII be repeated, and tomorrow evening Mr..
Forrest viii make his asst appearance Richard Ill.
THEATRE CoMQUE.-While there appears to be no
decrease in the numbers who nightly throng. this
establishment little more variety than has hitherto
been presented could be iudciously introduced.
Lingard has already established himself fayoraby
yet his delineaIons have become too hackneycd in
order to maintain much longer successful run.
Admittedly possessed of fund OF tact, humor and
vnrS2tittfV Ia NO 10 thof fbaro Ca uat
abundant room for novel display OF his
ability. The street bands have been truly liberal
with Captain Jinksn and few other emissions OF
that class that to hear them now even from their
original source does not with desirable fresh
ness 1.-THE Grecian Bend" and 1.-THE Young WidOw,o
however, are admirably performed, and continue TO
elicit the heartles applause ilton's yentroloquial
powers are mirth-provoking, and especially last
evening, when some excellent hits were appropri-
stey introduced into his clever and witty dialogue.
Frtzchen" found ca pta representatives in Miss $.
entertainment entitled .My Neighbor's Wife"
brought the performance to close. little more
novelty, 4 few additional clever artists and the
Theatre Comique would be most popular and com
Portable place OF amusement.
BRYANTs' MINsTRELs-''LA SoMNAMBULA.n-The
great progress in burnt cork minstrelsy which has
manifested itself during the past few years has
almost completely revolutionized this particular
line OF popular amusement, and performances which
at one time comprised merely p0tDOu71 Of absurd
caricaturSs and gr0tesqueries presented without
gard to stage mounting and claiming their chief at
traction from the disgusting and sometimes Often
sive costumes composed OF refuse clothing from all
the rag shops OF the city, are now replaced by the
most complete and costly stage paraphernalia
scenery and appointments Of the most lavish dis.
play. fhe last grand attraction at Bryants' has
actually ecpsed all former attempts 10 combine
beauty, refinement and enjoyment on the Ethiopian
stage. The operate burlesque OF LA Som
nambua, the midnight Grecian Bender who walked
in her Sleep" Is one Of the finest extrayaganzas
presented for long time before New York pubic,
and would be highly creditabe as q spectacle to
any OF the city dramatic establishments. Eugene
as Amina Is admirable IN point of make up, and Is
an ebony beauty OF no mean personal charms,
although she Tor he) is bogus BELLE In the matter
OF form and voice Eugene must unquestionably be
classed as one OF the first burlesque prime DONNIE
the stage, and puzzles many OF his auditors as to
whether he does or does not actually belong to The
gentler sex. Unsworth's performance in whatever
class OF character he assumes Is well known, and
the reputation he first made in this country has been
added to by the prestige OF his great popularity and
unequalled success IN London during the seven year,
OF his absence nom u.s. His Alesso In the ''SonnaIn
bulan Ia replete with his proverbal w.t. humor ant
finish, and eicits enco,es and plaudits throughout
the piece The cast OF characters In the burlesQue Il
unique and appropriate and the chorus Is excellent
in all Its parts. The scenery, particularly the noun
WaIacx's finest productions, and is something new
In minstrel representations. Dan Bryant's rrepres-
sible talent Is household word, and the company
unit may be considered ~ unexcelled by anything
IN It's line Ut business.
KELLY AND LIONS MIHsTnELs.-Thc travesty OF
French opera o0uGe, In which Leon hit so happy q
vein Of amusement ~ still the feature at this estab-
lishment. The piece most recently brought out and
now in the heyday Of success Is q buriesque OF
Offenbach's, "0rphee aux Enters" given with the
same title The general plot OF the original II pre-
served, as well Its excellent little morcea,lr OF
music, while the mounting Of the burlosque in the
way OF dress ana costumes Is certainly not inferior
In "a n tpr.
tainment. Leon Is OF course, Eurydice, and o very
saucy one The concourse In Hades, whittier Jnpf
OF excellent hits In the conundrums which the
celesdals PROFOUND TO each other. The transI0rma.
ton scene showing the gradual return skyward Of
Jupiter and the other deites Is one OF real beauty
and has not been surpassed In more famous spec
tacuar performances For fifteen minutes TO slow
music, there Ii steady involuton ana evolution OF
ferns flowers, clouds and rainbows until the gods
reach olympus. The piece called .'Chip OF the Old
Block" which followed the OHIO. was nlirth provOk-
ing; but portions OF II are too broad to be In good
taste.
SAN FRANCISCO MISsTRRIS-The 'Orgies'' that
begin at eight O'Clock and the "dlssipationn that
ceasesat ten O'Clock each evening in the hall Of the
San Francisco Ministries seduce many to assist at
them. The temptation Is pardonspe, however, and
he who yields TO t will be readily forgiven by any
one who witnesses the cornical grmaces OF Birch
and the funny contortions OF Backus, and listens
the musical voices or Wambod, Scott and Temple
ton as they follow the programme announced by
Bernard The gags" and jokes we're very good last
evening, and kept the audience steadily laughing.
wambold had 20 repeat his song in obedience to an
encore did Birch his comicai version Of mot for
Joe.v The burlesque Of "Ole Bull" by Backus, was
really excellent, az the peculiariies and manner Of
the old maestro are very dinicut to define and
dif1cut TO initiate. even IN burlesque. BARBER
Brown, the Pacific Sloper," with It's gorgeous ball
room scene, still keeps the boards ut this house.
TONY PAsroR's-with . rapidity which only
tact Judgment and true appreciation OF the feel
Ings OF his many patrons, Tony Pastor manages 10
get through programme every night which might
reasonably be divided between half o dozen places
of entertainment. Negro sketches, songs, dances
and characteristic selections sti IN high favor
and rewarded with loud tokens Of appreciation. Not
the least interesting portion OF the bill Of fare last
evening was the excellent performance Of the Cou
teller Brothers, whose daring yet easy and graceful
gymnastic feats evoked well earned applause. New
FORK Before and After Dark" local DRAMA though
not remarkable for ts literary ability was neverthe-
less well received for the many well directed hits 1t
contained. Tony as Jim Nassau WAS equal TO
the arduous and classical role, and was well sup.
ported By the company.
EUROPEAN CIIcUs.-Those bright memories OF
childhood days and the circus we then saw IT, with