New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-01
THE DRAMA
whLLACK's TiIRArRR.


A dress rehearsal of Much Ado About
Nofhine" was given at walack's Thca,er Saturday
evening In the presence OF small company o. journalists
and actors The first public representation OF te comedy
viii be gwen tonight. II Will be brnliEnt nisr ll"i
safely prophecy. The magnificent siaEciciuFc"
and the sumptuous that been provided for
this shakrsptarlan revival ought IN hemeycs 20 iusure
the success Of enterprise. The strongcst point how
ever should OF course be the aCng and there Il every
reason think, Judging from the rehearsal, that ln AL
most every essential particular, the acting viii be excel
lent Mr.. Wallack has quietly buicd the ticket specula
tors selling large part Of the reserved portion Of the
theatcr for the opening night OF Much Ado 20 the
ular habl,ues OF the house good czpedicni-sinee.
without working injustice tOgarl the general public, N
will result assembling an audience Of "pDrucatiyc
persons who have steadily sustained Tho fortunes OF The
heaer and whose presence will give to avery interest
ing occasion delightful air Of social aud domestic har
mouy.
Several new hits will be introduced tonight
IN the new burlesque at Broughams Theaicr. Tho We
ocpede MANIA for example, VIII receive practical Illus
traon and inadrlgas Will De sung 10y quarette. m
antique costume. Other new songs viii also be heard
Tie attendance at BrouEham's Theater since the opcn
ing has we are glad 90 notice. been steadily largo. Tie
house was crowded Saturday night, and upward Of
hundred people were turned away from the doors The
immediate success attained by Brougham's Thcaier
proves that bright. refined and pleasant entertain
cnt ~ rreproacbable as II is uupreIenious, IA aNre
ciatcd by large class Of cultivated people IN Tho COM
muuity
TO-NIGHT's EVENTS.
This evening will be busy one in the thcatcrs
Persons Interested IN dramatic first nights have In par
tcuar a great deal before them, where 10 choose"
Miss Lydia Thompson and her satellites appear at Sblos
Garden I'm The Forty Thieves" and much beauty, Of all
sorts Is promised here The Florenccs, and Miss Rose
Massey from England and the Moracch Ballet Troupe
perform ut Woods Museum, In The Field OF the Cloth OF
Gold" and here also may DO constellation Of
beauty aud Of mirih. Reference to Much Ado at
waack's has been made above. The variety Of attrao
tons will be sti further increased by Mr. Mexican Bu
chanan and his daughter Virginia, In romantic tragedy
AT the NewY0rk Theatcr The play In which they up-
pear The Plebean Daughter" Is the work OF Mr. Henry
MorfOrd Of this city Finally Mr. Graw brings out now
French opcra Fleur de The Settled attractions remain
unchanged Humpty Dumpty," at the Olympic, Ovens,
at the Broadway all sorts OF things at the Tammany the
RsarelI Brothers at the Circus, Jack sheppard" at
Bryants and SQUASH at the San Francisco Minis
tre Hall. 20 on ut usual
EARTH AND MAN.
Prof. Rohde's remarkable geological exllibi-
ton Earth and Man." viii be shown at the stadt Thea
tor I'm tho Bowery, Tuesday, Thursday, and saturday
evenings Of this week. Mr.. Jandersky the sagenan-
aver Of the stad will ohicnte IN the capacity OF lee
urer for which he possesses uncommon qualifications To
te genuine merit Of Prof Iohdes work need not
fer It a wen known to DO the best thing OF the kind
that Is anywhere TO be seen. .
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mile Zoe will shortly appear at the Broadway
Theater.
Mr.. Neil Bryant is performing among the
Mjpstrels AZ Bryants the hrst lime IN three years
Mr.. -Tayleure, we understand, has engaged
Mile Christine Nilsson for season Of Italian opera next
! Fan, at tho Grand Opera House
| Mr.. Dc COrdova's Lecture, tonight, at Stein
| Ia fstVau IN l.. T..
Church, corner Of Prince and Thompsonsts. .".
Carl Formes has left music and taken 20 the
drama IL is announced that he will appear as SaOch
at Tie rheater Royal Liverpool on the goth of March,
! The cast OF "ROmeO and Juliet rs it Will
no uroduced &C Booths Theaer on Wednesday cV"hing
Will be found advertising columns, tOgeho. IN
various other interesting particulars IN reference TO the
\ theatcr.
Mr.. Iingard reopens the Iheater Comlque
tls evening A burlcsque called IlulO ~ unhouneeu'
This theaer was recently burnt ont bnt II has been re-
bnt md much Improved 10 point OF commodiousness and
! oIDaincntauOu -..-..... ......
| Messrs Morris and Wall, who are to intro
duce me Elise Holt Burlesque Troupe 70 he rev Tor
nubc on tle 10Th lust. AT what was formerly hely q
Icons have renamed the house, whlch VIII heheoiofth
| be known as :" The Waverley Iheater"
| II is stated that Mr. Florence contemplates, at
no distant ay retiring from the stage, ana deVotng ms
talents 10 mercantile affairs He has became hohpcr
OF the firm OF Messrs Jones, TOoker q Coz @" lls cy'
dealers in copper The stage viii lose great aNO'ltc'
should the actor hflhll his design lL ..I'. 3
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/ Tho Pov, Io,,os porrv N graduate of ST