New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-25

in so fine dress 1t at present An the costumes
and appointments Sixty little children, who
have been long and carefully drilled appear the piece
ana make bright and happy in aspect and In Influence
a varied miscellaneous programme is offered, together
with Cinderella" There Will DO afternoon perform
ance to-day and every day until the holiday time has
passed.
OLYMPIC TIIEATER.
Two performances of under the Gasightn
ORDER the Olympic Theate for this afternoon
and tins evening That melo-drama does present
itself a requiring description 1t has had all
manner Of regard from the press in times past, and Is
in very fair way Its race and sleep in bless
ings Mr. Dan Symonsis understood 10 have blessed IL
already for ha wing betered the fortunes Of this theater
which lately but dull. There are strong popular
elements in the piece, which, indeed, devised with
distinct view to the satisfaction Of order OF
TASTE and which has answered its purpose or the null
titude that drifts abroad tonight, very considerable
current may be expected to drift the Olympic. All
who 90 hither, do not doubt. will be edited by the
wharf scene and the railroad and the other stage
effects 80 well known in " Under the Gasight."
THE TAMMANY.
With the burlesque of "Bad Dickeyn and
the antics and songs of certain we-known Mnstrels-
Allen, Pettingill. Delahanty and Henglers-the Tam
many IT, this day and night be unusually pleasant
place OF resort for the multitude The burlesque is
specially good 1t travesties Richard the Third"
and thus pleasantly makes game Of capital subject
rafting farce precedes IT, and Minstrelsy follows To
such for these forms OF amusement, in
free and easy pace-where nevertheless decorum Is
spected and order well preservedthe Tammany offers
inducements which must surely avail to crowd the house
and win Merry Christmas for all concerned.
HERMANN,
The famous magician, will puzzle and de-
light the public this evening at ithe Academy This is
one the shows that have peculiar atractlyeness to
family parties Icannot offend anybody and 1t is likely
to please al-especaly the children. We have often
commended Mr. Hermann, and We cheerfuy do 1t again
He merits a full house whenever he performs His
series Of entertainments observe is to be prolonged
he will appear Monday and Tuesday next as well as
this evening No Matinee announced at the Academy
to-day.
SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS.
Dusky but not obscure. The entertainment
offered at No 5s5 Broadway by the San Francisco MIN
strels-includng Backus, Bernard, Wambod. and Brch
and other clever performers in this kinds among the
best OF Minstrel exhibitions, and such perfectly well
known. Not TO these Mnstrels is TO miss seeing
company OF players strong in character and humor
lose the for that best OF blessings hearty
laughter The immediate feature OF entertainment prof
here the Christmas visitor Ethiopian Panic
mime which is called HASH" and is worthy OF Its name
for it contains little OF everything, served up in
piquant sauce OF fun, and 1t is excessively comicaL
THE GIANTS.
There are two giants among us in these days.
One Of them is at Woods Museum. The other lie at
Apollo Hall, Twenty-eghth-st., near Broadway. The
later-as incline 70 think, from partial examna-
on Of the evidence adduced this POINTS, the or1gi-
nal giant; that is the which dug out OF tho
earth near OnOndaga 1t would be interesting 10 know
who made this stone figure, and who buried it. The
topic has very ngenOusly worked up Two theories
are aoat hereupon One, that this image Is the peri'
fed body Of an ancient man the other tina: 1t Is Piece
statuary. made long that the memory OF man
runneth to the contrary. Both are submitted for
whit they ere worth Meanwhile the statues attract
ing great deal Of attention. That at Apollo Hall is
newly come and the place gayly dressed out In hass
10 attract attention We do not doubt that the end Will
be gained The statue at Woods Museum, lies IN TANK
lined with black cloth, and looks unpeasantly Ike
scobutic corpse As work OF art the thing unworthy
OF the slightest consideration. Bnt this Is holiday time
and it behooves to write In holiday humor So to
the Giants, as to everybody else, Merry Christmas
MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES.
It is announced that q two-headed child-a
girl-wl be shown. this evening, ct DOdwOrth HAHN
which case Dodworth Hall, should say, would be n
GOOD place stay away from.The pictures at the Ma
tonal Academy Of Design still invite the attention OF the
artpublc. The Academy is open day and evening"
Miss Kellogg will sing. Wednesday at the Hall OF
the Y n Christian Associaton.-The Nine MUSES. remain
on exhibition, at No. 81 Ffthave.The Hutchinson Fam
lily will give entertainment tonight at the NJ h.
Church on Norfolk-st, Grand-s-An opera ball Is
take place at the French Theaer the sd Of January
when the Clodocne Troupe will favor the reveers with
some Of its select dancmg-Mr. Wallack will bring out
Central Park week. and he has Ours In prepa
Internationally evening will bring us Guy Mannering'
at Booths Theater with Mrs Waller as Meg MeTrtles
portrait the IN this character adorns one OF
the shop-wndows on Broadway, and Is an impressive
pantipg Mr. Booths Hamlet, on the 5th OF January.
and Mr. Fechter's Ruy Bias ct Niblos on the lOth Will
1 Nhnofr tcal
ment The season grows and more interesting as
1t deepens.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The AHenGum strongly cOmmends Mr.. Henry
Holl public reader.
A company of English amateur performers
announces series OF Representations, at Hankow China
John Brougham has been acting at Buffalo
In the Academy OF Music.
Jefferson lately played at the Olympic Theater,
st. Louis. drawing crowded houses.
The Westminster scholars acted the " lrln-
ummusI" Of Plautus the 9TH lIth, and 10th insts
Mr.. Burnand's new play, produced at the
Queens Theater London the 4h inst, is called The
Morden Grange" II seems TO have failed
A two-act comedy, by Mr. II. T. Craven,
will be brought out by Mr. sothern' at the LONDON nay
market.
Mr.. Andrew Halliday has written new com
edy Mrs Wood, who will produce al the d. JaneSs
early In 1870. 1t is entitled Marriage"
Mr.. Charles Mathews will 20 to Australia.
toward the end OF January, 1870 He will give farewell
performance at Covant Garden Theater.
The marriage is announced OF Mr. Mckee
Rankin and Mrs Kttie Blanchard both members OF the
dramatic profession
Miss Maggie Mitchell Mrs Paddock played
in Chicago last week-Mr John i. Owens and Mrs d. r.
Bowers acting in New-Orleans
Miss Bateman's Mary Warner is success IN
was sh ne ns4 ana as We Wn9t "
Ton, Tavlor's comedy of "The Overland