The New York herald., 1869-05-27
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WAvERLEY TBEATRE.-The full house which gath
cred last night at this cosey place OF amusement
shows that the public has not lost its interest In the
best English burlesque that has ever been given on
our stage. Presented by the Lydia Thompson troupe
with all the charm Of novelty and strong cast, the
piece took at once high stand IN public Iavor. This
fact made it bold thing for any other company to
undertake to- tread the path in which the favorlte
LYDIA with Beckett, Weber and Markham, had made
such success. II any company could do this with
any hope II is the burlesque combination now
playing at the Waverley with the Wlllmores and
Mr.. Felix Rogers, VINO formed the original cast o
the piece and played with success SO many hundred
plause OF good audience last night proves that they
were not over bold and we must say that the piece
in their hands will not lose It's hold on our public.
Comparisons are Of course out Of the question: and
Will suiice 10 say that the cast is Ia some respects
stronger tnan 1t was at the Museum, ana the
rooa Mss zs Wmore moe 9nno is
great gain, and Mr.. Rogers Minerva Is ON
% TS cug aa Ws
first we do not know which we should have pre-
ferred. Miss Jennie Willmore s capital lxion, and
Miss JacksOn's Mercury we think even better than
Weber's rendering Of that part. Miss Emily Pitt
gave us spirited Apollo, and Miss Campion as
could exchange parts with advantage. The piece is
well put upon the stage, and many OF the songs will
be found new to our public. At this late hour we
II merits. The theatre is well ventilated aud plea.
sanity cool. The piece will be continued the rest Of
this week and until further announced.
Musiens and Theatrical Notes.
.Caste" at Waliack's will not be cast aside until
after Tuesday The theatre will PROBABLY be closed
for rehearsal on Wednesday, and on the following
evening, Thursday, the Laun burlesque and pan.
tomimic troupe from England Will be introduced to
the public this establishment through the medium
HUBBARD This troupe comes to us with nrst
class English pantommc reputation but IL remains
to be seen whether or not their peculiar talents
and grImaces will prove as acceptable to
an American audience as to an English
one. Manager Moss has gone 10 an immense
expense IN the production Of this piece, and certain
ly deserves to be rewarded with success for his
lavish liberallty. The theatre has almost been
turned inside cut, and the stage, literally speaking,
has been turned upside down. IL has been cut up
into innumerable traps ana slides, aud we are as.
sured, on good authority that the scenery and
tunes oil new and OF the most gorgeous descrip-
ton. Miss Rose Massey is to play leading part in
the pantomime, one popularity Of which will be the
ylndication OF the talents OF blushing brunetes and
the ostracism OF bleached blondes. No blondes what
the gentemany manager at one time entertained
very serious notions OF excluding the same class Of
ance. This last idea, we are happy 10 inform our
fair-haired far readers, has been reconsidered.
Rootb,s theatre yesterday afternoon. Scbnmann;s .,
music to the sublime poem OF "Ianrred,n was
given by the philharmonic Society and the New York
Liederkranz Society, while the poem was recited by
Mr.. Booth. This being repetition OF the perform
ance given at tue last Philharmonic concert at the
Academy IL does not call for special comment here.
ole Bull played one OF his inimitable violin solos
aud Mr. Booth presented Carl Bergmann, the con-
ductor OF the Philharmonic, with handsome baton.
A sqYt m "a IA fiy ltar.
day afternoon at the Convent Of the Sacred Heart
West seventeenth street, under the direction OF Dr.
william Bcrge. Mrs. l.. Bryan Robinson and Miss
Teresa Wcrneke sang the soprano parts with re-
markable success Miss Mary Wernekc proved her.
self an accomplished artist the harp, and Messrs
Tamaro and Duschntz, with Theodore Thomas,
nlled the rest OF the programme with satisfactory
results, 4 large aud fashionable audience was
resent.
Without going int0 details as regards the various
shades OF colors. we, with easy bound, skip from
SspoDsea 70 Nv ,Se beoched Seaes Of tn
Forty TbIeves.n The career Of these worthless In
their cool and picturesque dresses Is well nigh run
and tomorrow evening for the last time will they
coolly sing and pTance aud hoty dance at 'the COOL
est theatre In New York G)"-Nlbo's ON saturday
eSenn ns % e ayen for Se s time @
or any other country, with new scenery and new
tunes. The Lydia Thompson troupe, with new ad-
ditions, Will appear In the piece. Miss LYDIA Thomp-
son assuming the role of 'ye ancient marner'
Sinbad, aud kir. Beckett personating as many as
Harding takes the place Of Miss Weber, VINO retIres
from tho stage for the summer, and Miss Markham,
as usual, fills an important position, which permits
her TO display her peculiar talents actress to
much advantage In doing what Is technically
termed .thc statuesquc.n 1he piece closely follows
the fairy story Of "Slndbad the Sailor;m but why
the author or tue management Insist on calling II
''sinbad," instead Of 'slndbad,n no one seems to
know, except perhaps, i may be that tue piece Is
really "bad,r and that the conscientious manage
ment thinks IL q sinn TO produce it.
The houses are increasing every night at the Cen
tral Park Garden concerts. The programme last
night comprised every school OF music from wagner
down to odcnbach. Levy's MAUD Waltz" has
Mr.. william Moore, popularity known In the thea
trical profession as "uncle Billy" at present lying
dangerously Ill at his residence In this city, and is not
expected TO recover. Mr.. Moore has been connected
with the theatres In this city for the past thirty years
manager, aud his numerous friends throughout the
country will be sorry TO learn OF his almost hopeless
condition. In the early days OF Nibo's Garden Mr..
Moore was the stage manager at that establishment
ton OF business manager az the late Broadway thea
tire. He has large family dependent upon him
for support, and as he has not been
able during bis many years OF toll to
accumulate an overa5undance OF the goods OF this
world, some OF his many professional friends In this
city have taken measures to get up a grand benefit
performance In aid Of his needy family. Here Is
chance Tor the members OF the profession who are
famous for induging In benehts to distinguish them
selves BY Joining heartily In the work OF this proposed
Madame Rist0ri has arrived In Paris from R0tter-
dam, Amsterdam, and, last OF ALL from the Hague.
Her performance Of Marie Antonctte everywhere
drew fun houses. The ilustrious tragedienne will
repose aud then leave with all her company for Rio
Janeiro. Four cities Of South America are men,
toned IN which the Italian troupe viii give
presentations-Rio, Buepos Ayres Monte video, and