The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-19

establishment was reOpened last night under the
management OF Mr.. Charles White, and, II any idea
can be formed from the evenings performance and
the numbers who were present, the Waverey
theatre under the present management Will prove q
decided success. II was crowded almost to excess.
An excellent entertainment was furnished and all
who witnessed 1t were well pleased. Cnarey
White made his appearance In q fav0rite character
and received a warm greeting when he lrst came
upon the stage. In response to the call OF his many
admirers he made neat little Speech which was
well received. The company engaged by tho
management is a strong one. Several New York
iayorises are among the number. one feature par
tlcuary in the entertainments 10 that 1t ID devoid OF
any OF the yugartes and coaiseness 30 often asso-
cated with variety performances Dancing, sing
ing gymnasnc feats, oarlesqne, negro mlnstrelsy
and farces comprise the greater portion OF the pro-
gramme. For the enjoyment or iun, froc ana
hearty laugh the Wayerley theatre can he well
recommended.
THEATRE CoAloUE.-If variety be the spice Of
life,n as Mr.. fughey Dougherty the 'syer- tongued
orator." remarked at this theatre last night, then
Messrs Butler and Spencer have succeeded in
manipulating very "splcy" performance. There
was gathered together on the boards fulhlment Of
what the play bills promised, "a congress OF genius
and talent;, America, Ireland, Scotland England
and Germany were each represented and If we say
no nationality was carcatured, but each was faith.
that homage to truth which truth deserves:
The brilliant ballet advertisement, arranged
Sr cr as p Included Niles
and Augusta, was all that could be desired either
by the eye or ear There was the poetry OF motion
in all its blls5funeas and TO those who are charmed
by the female figure in o nimsy attire, and very
little OF IT, cannot do better than spend an evening
at this theatre. Without being invidlous, Mr. James
Taylor must be said TO be the pole star In this
galaxy OF brilliant talent. His representations are
comic songs has seldom been surpassed. sheridan
ana Mack IN the upper and Lower Ten Thousand'
drew tears and smiles from the audience ana dis
played good moral. "Miss Hindie' and Happy
Uncle John" were good makeups. and the dutch
mans Ghost,n winch concluded the programme,
was laugnabe and 'dU recht."
Tony PASTORS OPERA HoUsE-This popular East
Side resort was crowded to repletion last evening
by an enthusiastic audience. The programme was
long enough, and varied enough and laughable
enough TO satisfy the most fasidous of the East
side theatre hatftts and the consequence was that
everything passed Off well, even the railroad to
ruin' which managed TO lead to perditlon In very
funny kind OF a way without any material damage
to the excheauer OF the company. Tony Pastor
himself, after the 'Une strike More" had set the
audience in the LEST possible hulnor treated the
house to OF his rhymes for the times and SONGS
for all seasons, anu was followed by MISS Helen
Smith In her saltatoria evOutlons which made the
gods In tue gallery open their eyes IN wonder;
quantum OF numor, song ard dance to the general
entertainment and the laughable little piece Of "a
Squire for Day., evidently tlcked the fancy Of the
audience very much Judging from the way they
roared during Its performance. The burlesque OF
things Witch lie ..gods'' and everybody else en-
Joyed, and the Jersey Eight" and "Sam Boxers
divided the applause OF the house between them.
NEW YORK CiRcUs.-The people or New York
never tire of the circus They like the extraor-
binary feats Of horsemanship and the inevitable
jokes Of the clowns 1t greater success than the
opera opposte for one Is patrOnized by the Masses
while the other only draws the upper crust Of s0ci-
ETY.. The present season is called reopeung and
reyiva.not IN religious sense q coursemann ~
and enjoyed the fun amazingly. The gyM-
nastics OF the Australian family are, eur
Roland and the splendid horsemansnip OF
Mr. stickney, who are well known and great favor:
they had nothing else for Their money. Mr.. Neville
too, Is superb n0rseman and does wonderful feas
with his little SON. AS to the performing dogs, It is
difficult to believe they not human beings IN dis
| guise. or endowed with human intelligence Then
there is the man who goes through such extraordl-
believe he Is merely piece OF India rubber AS .
circus performance there is nothing like this. proba-
bly,, In the country, comparable to it In the world.
While the drama and opera may decline, this anuse-
| ment must flourish, for 1t attracts the masses
| PARK THEATRE, BROoKLYN.-Last night this ele-
CANT little house as filled with highly fashionable
audience. The special attraction on the occasion
was MI E. L. Davenport's Hamlet. Mr.. Daven-
ports Hamlet is well known to the American play
| going public. 1t is one Of the very few good Ham,
lets now nov, on the stage s and one , 9, Inc
much when we say that Mr.. Davenport
| was las, night quite himself We do not exagger-
surpassed on any stage or BY any actor. Mr. Chip
pendae made an excellent Poionius. Ophelia was
whole play was put upon the stage In manner
which did justice 70 Mrs. Conway's management.
Tomorrow night Mr.. Davenport appears az 81.
Marc In the play OF that name
"HUMPTY DUAPTY" IN BRooKLYN.-Humpty
Dumpty Fox is on his travels with his .merrie
compane," including the dancing Kiralfy troupe.
They all appeared last evening at the Brooklyn
Academy OF Music, before the most crowded
house that has appeared within the Academy
walls for very long time. The performance. %
arranged py Mr.. Fox for his tour, embraces
the principal scenes from his pantomimes Of
''Humpty Dumpty' and "Hiccory Diccory Dock, y
and these selections, combined and presented last
night, form more mirthui and enjoyable entertain
ment than either OF the mentioned pant0mimes q
whole. The company comprises about thirty persons
and all the arrangements for the presentation OF .
srs gre upon 1ne ss exsen
ances, tricks and properties accompany the party.
Mr.. Strilenger, the musical director OF the olympic,
Is the orchestral leader and the full corps attached
to that theatre are also giving their aid and services
| to Mr.. Fox In his inimitable performances. The
management. Mr. Samuel Colvlle, attending 10 the
business department. leaves nothing to be desired
was a very great success and may be taken as an
earnest or continued success to the undertaking.
me Brooslyni'ss that ned the Academy last night
every Trick ana pantomine pleasantry having been
rapturousy applauded. The perform will be
repeated tonight and from the sale OF tickets ahead
It would appear as II MIR. Fox might probably spend
two weeks IN Brooklyn.
HERRMANN'S PERFORMANCES AT THE ACADEMY OF
MusIc-The public were disappointed last night in
not seeing the great magician, HERMANN. at the
Academy OF Music. His performance was an
nounced, but he was too III to perform He will.
however, continue his entertainments to- night ana
the remainder OF the week. But this will close
the professional career OF the Prince OF C0njurers
After thlrtyive Years OF incessapt work IN eyery
part OF the world he has concluded in consequence
OF III health 10 retire after this week ana to perform
no more. This resolution 10 SO unalterable that he
VIII be ready to dispose OF all his wondrous para
phernaa. The public, whom he has amused so
much and so long, viii regret this, particularly az
there Is reason 10 fear we shall never see his ike
again.
Musical and Theatrical Nofes.