New-York tribune., 1868-04-04
THE DRAMA.
BETWEEN THE ACTS.

BETWEEN THE ACTS.
How dull it is to pause, exdaims Iennysons
Ulysses He would have found 1t dler yet had he been
dramatic critic in week like this and not been aDiet 10
pause. 1t happens and then that the theatrical lake
becomes uncOmmonly placid. Onecan sail over lts sur
face for days and days without oncnerng even asry
bit Of seaweed the way of novelty 10 fix the sinners
wandering eye" Such ulls ordinarily precede period
OF change This Is one OF them We within sght OF
end of the season. and the sees OF enterprise are
taking breath for the last heat that shall bring them 10
the close Of the Benefits are In order at this me
and viii be heard Of more and draw nigh the
time Of roses. Rural stars" beginning to THINK
about packing their carpetbags for descent on the
metropolis Tragedy, who has taken long nap, com
mences TO stir in her Sleep premontory 20 her Summer
waking 1t will be time yet, however, before she
reaches u.s. for her star and the dogstar usually
here together In the meanwhile local players are turn
ing their gentle thoughts toward the country and the sea
side They hear the music Of woodland brooks echoed IN
the music OF the April rain and they remember the
peaceful murmur Of tapping the silyer.sanded
beaches OF the Summers OF the past. And this plea
santer than rehearsal the cappng OF the dear
pubics nnumerable hands. AcOuple OF months tnoueh
remain tded over, and much may be done III that
time That much toU be done, however, we are not san
gune enough anticipate. There talk of an historical
piece at Wallacks, 10 come after "Ohyer IWlst; ana
that dim rumor is the only promise of the future IL VIII
be pleasant OF course for the lovers Of Irish Drama TO
see Mr. and Mrs Barney williams but everybody knows
what TO expect when the Harp Of Er1n begins TO sound
1t may be delicious but IL certainly won't be new Then
again. there hope that the promised buresgue OF La
Belle Helene may turn out WELL at the Newfork Thea
ter-though IL is easy to see how buresque can be
effectively burlesqued. There will be week OF Mr cay
lers Our American Cousin at Home" but that is an old,
familiar piece OF nOnsense-made known, In the first
place. by Mr. sothern, and since by Mr Cnanfrau-and
only worth a passing laugh Next month Rstori VIII
come 10 the French Theater where for some weeks we
shall zee Italian tragedy aernated with French Opera
Boufe-Melpomene and Madame Prudence. In the sum
ner Of course Rstor Will go TO Europe. The present,
we fancy will be her farewell engagement
here; nor are there any moro worlds for
Alexander TO conquer, unless, possibly, Alaska
turns out to be good theatrical cline. MI Graus grey
eyes howbet have not yet been turned In that direction
At the Olympic the Pantomime VIII probably run Oh
prosperousy til midsummer 1t is the felicity Of this
sort of piece that IL susceptible OF everlasting change
Old tricks may pass away Though they scarcely ever do
and new ones may succeed yet the piece will be just as
synmetrica as ever Mr. Fox has fertile fancy, ana
keeps il pretty actiyely employed His lesson TO the
police BY the way ought to have good effect some oi
the bluecoaed guardians Of public order are at once
onlcious and brutal-as almost everybody can testhy
who keeps his eyes open in the streets. There was
good house at the Olympic Wednesday afternoon but
not such a crowd as at other times. The leg busi-
ness does not tire either here or at Nlbos Garlen'
nor is II likely TO grow weary The baletgrls are inuch
as usual standing their big toes and grnning tner
utte wooden grins aud making themselves the most Do
yitehng spcoaces and this they will 80 on DONG III
the present furry OF public taste for the ballet subsde
as il certainly will Old paygoers remember that there
was similar spurt about twenty-five years ago. and
everybody knows that good deal of genuine dramatic
entertainment has Taced the stage suce theD so there
Is hope great art may Outliye little one, In tho utnre
as in the past Mr. Dickens bids fair to be the sensation
OF the month There IL eager demand for seats Tor ms
farewell readings That sensation, though, will soon be
over as the novelist sail hence the 25th ns Tor
his home in Englaud-where glory, and Londonstont'
and sole and Yarmouth bloaters await him, and lie
would be very rosy but the British fog Another SEN
sation Of the month will be Mrs. Kembe whose audience
however ia necessarily rather a limited one-since the
musical glasses" more popular, just now, than
shaksp platform. Little remains to be noted
except the Saturday Matinees These will be pienthul
Even Mr. wallaek OF Rosedale" for the
llh inst This believe, will be the third Walack Ma
tin6e Its predecessors " The Flying seud" and
"Oiyer Twist" At the Broadway Theater Joe Will be
acted and IL is be hoped that the representative OF
Wiey Whri viii OCCASIONALLY take his hat or II not when
In drawing where hats are usually worm, at least
when making exits The spectators Will enjoy this, and
we dare say they will obliged TO the perSonator Of Ed
F7ar il she will omit her customary aluson to those
noble army martyrs" The Pantomine will be done at
the Olympic and the white FawB' at Nlbos Garden
The Cynoce phaus will ride at the Circus, ana there VIII
be Matinee at the Now York. After ALL dry week VIII
close pleasantly.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Miss Lacoste will give reading-from the
Scriptures aud from Sacred pOetrytomorrow evening
at Do GarmO's Hall.
Mr.. Frobisher has made arrangements for
another of the peoples Readings" IL will be given
AZ stenway Hail. Oh the 10th instant-next Frday-when
Mr. Horace Greeley will preside.
Miss Florence Noble announces that she VIII
recitatlOns, the BfOOkSn Institute,
ON THURSDAY evening April .. Mr. Frobisler, and other
eocut will participate in the entertainments when
will be further embelished by music.
Mr. Lester Wallack will appear at the Brook
Ivn Academy OF Music. Wednesday evening next IN
''The Captain ot the Watch" and "Woodcock's Little
Game" should the Brooklyn public prove propitious
il not unlikely that he will be induced 10 give series OF
~ best comedy lmpersonations IN that city.