The New York herald., 1869-01-26
ANU sEMENTs.

tuuICH WIN u popular Pa
donna especially il ushsred IN w.sa eraIa choir
oidrums and trumpets John BroughaA. unoerslan
it, He Is an Old campalgner, coute1pp<ra rary an
brother Dromio with Burton, and Burton ole
before the deQge. Yet Brougham looked yoanA
last night than Lester Wallack. No wonder th0ngi
for he had house-warming that was positively un
comfortable TO the saydnes, so closely were the,
packed, especially the standing crces Brorghan
has tue most sumptuonsy equipped. and plate
gassed, and girandoed, and frescoed, and ilagreeJ
little box OF theatre that money could buy
Ills scenery Is elegant. his costumes are elegant
every thing about him IL recherche; and, II
short. the magnificent Fisk has made John
the happiest Of managers. And John gav'
us feast OF Bfougham last night; from
the oysters on the haif SHE'LL to the walnuts coTse
and cisay5 Il was all Brougham, and All pretty goo
| you know.
The e2eSing play, by Brougham, ~Better Late
than Never comedy in two acts. i5a neat thing.
The scenes ara laid Ia England, time Of the ''Merry
for snowy dresses, or which John has hberaiIy
avaled himself. The plot Is the good old plot OF q
| rich, plotting old cnrnudge0n, with plotting old
man servant and maid servant plotting widow and
some c0unterpott.ng young people, Including an
carry oI the spos. leaving he the plotting lot 1 oil cnT M
mudgeon, and the widow and the Old servants, and
dne oa mans - p,o,sgea @ Young preender from ne
performed, with only little hitcn caused by the
tardness OF Brougham himself, which made Il the
| most effective hit OF the performance
Then Mr.: Brougham, being called out, made "a
few remarks" He had thought, at first, Of Offering
reward OF 81, COO or S. 0oj for poem this
sion, and OF putting In Ior 1t himself but then With
line or two starting from lurpiies and sounoces,
he thought 1t was Bsthecal and so he gave up
| a PAR OF new plays were like pair OF new boots
/ they required little wearing to become easy. lie
touched upon the lIDeralitv OF Mr. Fisk and
| schonberg, and said that as he expected
a.
| light and amusing entertainments, not forgetting
| home manufactures. He had the best company that
could be found native or exotic and his design to-
wards the pubic was not TO put anything upon his
stage that wOtl insult the one or degrade the other
| plause.
Then came 'sThe Dramatic Review for 1ses,'' with
some lne and telling Illustrations, paintings,
| tab.eaux and explanatory readings intarmixed
/ with frequent popular airs ana ch0ruscs OF the
| Ring" and the opera Dosde 70 .Ixicn,' and the
! "Deep Sea Depot winding up with grand
oceanic te!egraphic transformation scene, Including
| Neptune and his s'tllying belleS.n
''The Dramatic Review In the usual elastic dog
gerel OF dramatic buresques abounds IN hits at the
| foes aud Iancies OF the times, from the 'Grecian
liend" to captain Jnss Of the Horse Marines, and
the whole evening programme, speech ana all, with
variations will doubtless ill this elegant little band
box for many happy nights 10 come. The COM
pany is full and good one but our specifications
must be reserved Tor another time.
THE TAMMANY.-It Is not surprising that with it,
multitudinous attractions, srhe Tammauy' is nightly
news panorama OF Scotland the magic taoleaux of
Prof. Roberts in the Salon Gs concert, the lightning
mrsket drill Of Sergeant Burke and the inexhausti-
bic fun Of Punch and Judy, the ''Grand Theatre"
offered, with Its abundant orchestra music, grand
ballet d'acJon and the grand fairy ballet. In which
the unrivaed Mile. Mare Eoaiaifl was as agile and
as graceful as ever: the marvellous exploits OF the
Rislcy Japanese troupe, including the pefche feat
and ladder trick OF the identical "All Right
the grotssque stiit dance OF Charles Parker,
the protean buriesque OF the Eastwood sisters,
the dincult and wonderful act on "a c0yus teftdae
by Senorita Marietta Zanfretta-who has no equal
in this country and no superior in Europe, and who
we trust. viii soon he re-engaged at "Ihe Tam
many'' the grand triple rapczc" BY the yictcretts
MaaIiis comic pantomfne or .Robert Macaire' and
Gctzes aegorIcal scene, ''rhe Birth OF the New
Year,i the s.Cafe Amusantr was literally patron
izcd ana everywhere throughout the lanYylnth,ne
halls Of this "mammoth palace OF amusement we
noticed larger sprinkng OF ladies' than we have
coming decidedly one OF the most fashionable as
vel as entertaining resorts in the metropolis.
OLYMPIC THEATRE-"aUMPTy DUMPTy' III A New
Dress.-Ihc inevitable "Uumpty Dumpty'' has put
on new dress. or, as the manager says, has come
ont in second volume" 10 please. Not taat the
fist edition was unsuccessful, for the long run OF
the piece and the crowded audiences attest It's
success. The performance last night ives only
rehabilitation OF the Old panfomime Tor the new veal
% the nabI,c contnne 70 lie neaaed tfcourse George
Z. Fox was the star, az usual. and II must be said
that he lost none OF his grotesque humor IN the fresh
r6,es in which he appeared. The whole performance
feast OF many dishes ana with variety enough
to suit every taste. Panomime, the ballet, mon
strosies, classical groupings, burlesque railroad
mechanical wonders that might surprise expert con-
Jurors, aud all ending with q brant transiorIila-
IDENTIFY "Humpty Dumpty'i mas obtained a fresh lease
OF lie in his new dress FOR, popular a. he was
before the improvements are botn great anu varied
BROADWAY THEATRE A crowded house and an
enthusiastic reception greeted the retnrn OF Mr..
owens to the stage last night at the Broadway
theatre. The entertainment was the capital comedy
of .sihe yictlms,r in which Nr. Owens personated
Joshua Bltterby ana Mrs. Gilbert rendered him most
acceptable assistance rs Minerva Crane; after which
came that inilnitabe specially, .Soion Shngle the
Peoples lawyer Both pieces were well put
the stage and the entire l0rce or q COCA company
shared Tie honors OF tae ngnt with deserved tokens
Of applause. Those who wish TO shake out the dusty
oobwebs OF the brain aud enjoy hearty laugh WIN
not fail to call on Scion Shngle Tie piece wi be
continued through the week and on Saturday after
noon.
THE BowERy.-Iast night the popular Bowery
was filed TO oycr1owing. No wonder At no
theatre In the city IL there 80 much effort made to
meet the wants OF the hour. The programme last
nieht was rich In the last degree. "Coco's frolic,
cine Bridge OF Notre Daiue,r "fle lllustflous
stranger' were all put uron the stage in manner
calculated to call forth the enthusiastic appreciation
OF the audience. The performers one anu al played
their parts g perfection me rrni auencs g ,,an mas oIe
praise for his sSilful management
NEW YORK CIncUs.-lioup la Tho circus, IN ad-
dtlon TO its spangIes iis trained ponies and clowns
has another sensation, and this time genuine one.
The Brothers Rizarel two fine specimens OF spanish
acrobatc manhood. made their first bow before an
American audience last evening at this establish
ment and were warmly received. The foste Is the
double dying trapeze, and the grace ease and dexter
ty with which they performed their hazardous fcats
iariy carried the house by storm. Flying backward
and forward across the transept changing bars VITA
each other, hanging BY tielr feet aud turning
mersauts in mldair while flying from bar 10 bar, are
only few OF the many dangerous maaWurres
which they executed with sucn sklia grace ani
dcxterty as to call forth from the large audience
present the heartiest ROUNDS OF applause. so com
pctely carried away by the performance were those
present that upon its termination cheer upon
cheer rent the air even the ladies JOINING N
the excitement OF the moment, nnd leiole
the audience could be apparently satisfied the
daring brothers were three separate tunes cailed
into tne ring. Beyond doubt u is one oi the best
of kud with which this city nos ever