New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
THE DRAMA.
THE ruIEYEs AT NIBLO's.

nrossive symbols OF what they worshiped. Messs Jar
rott 4 Palmer with eye TO the perpotuy OF theIr b0
ious fame yond do well to initiate the example OF INC
ancient Egyptians Inspired by this suggesuon-"nioh
We make with fitting respect for hlustrious names
icbt erect theater in every part OF which, cut IN sym
norioo eGgy and clothed In nothing but its natural
ovelness should appear the emblem Of their success
the Female Leg 1t would be noble pile. 1t would TO-
ouire no sanctfying lapse OF years to make II
II would command the passionate admiration OF he age
OF its makers, and fsrdstant posterity Wouiu sa~o
unon II with rapture OF the mighty minds tha'
knew the spirit OF their time, and did their best 10 ro
q Or II Messrs Jarrett Palmer do not act upon thS
hntapd everybody knows that true greatness IS ever
characterized by noble simplicity, and modest shrhk
ing from the assumption Of public honors-lt Wouiu po
Int ius for their admirng y0tares IN their own genera
tion TO build such theaer for them. Let Caesar nave
| his own To tho victor BIO the spolsi Those VINO oe
serve well OF their age should be rewarded betmes 40
know that one destined TO monumental marple s' Vi
course, kind of comforts but actually to Dehoid inc me-
mortal pile, while yet the struggling spirit Is p'N'Oheu
In the flesh, must be genuine and unalioyeu happV''
AS we fancy Messrs Jarrett and Palmer, sereheS gains
upon this theater OF the future, and pacidy a"eo o
taperng limb that has led them on to fortune "o seem
10 hear their manly voices altle tremulous with nat
pride mingled sweetly in one resigned invocation " ~
genius OF ealf"Now let thy servants depart IN peace
liz is contamination devoutly to DO wished Ihey nave
done their work. high time that they had their
| wages They have given Tie Black Crook" s'Ihe
| White Fawn," tho corrusoating and all-conquerng
spcndors Of Tammany-that Irresistible midnight nest
for wandering owls-aud. last OF all, the undaped pa
geant OF The Forty Thieves" tits the sight OF this lat
spectacle that has fixed thoughts anew upon these
eminent men, and fred us TO camor for some substan-
tal memorial to their greatness That the spectacle Is
affecting therefore, tho reader will at once infer Forty
flags with their crimson stars make luminous effect in
the imagery OF Mr. Whlttors familiar ballad; but these
are as nothing to forty girls with thor samon-colored
legs Let not be inferred however, thar TINS suhDuft
WINS Lot loose all at once On the contrary IL came upon
us by degrees Before the curtain rose there was pre-
monitor Of it. in certain tumultuous sounds-as OF
hundred yearnng bassoons in the agony 90 d0a.H' " "
| insane steam-engnc uttering boots oI ias0 ' ~
| coedod ovnuony's orchestra iheh c"'no
shady grove then moment OF suspense then the deco
raedTalves Of what appeared 10 be Hebrew uanlsel
with nothing TO wear" but understood TO be- IN
fact Fairy Queen Thereafter the beauties thckenedih
natural sequence In the second scene appeared "J"
IN very clever ouc and eighty oalvoS-lho aIteI nPpio
| nratey led by Miss Edith Chalis. Nine times, on INC
SPACIOUS stage OF Nblos tho sccno was changed Milo
times the spirit OF Vincent rode on the whrwind ana
directed the supers But no destitute OF that
creat central object which Is the pillar OF the modern
dramas state. Like ARIEL, Il famed In many places.
Chiefly OF course II took the form OF the Thieves but
| II also assumed tho beautcous scmblance OF Iydla
| Thompson who was bewitchng rs GdneH' u trim ntue
rowdy IN white satin. II was seen again In Miss Lisa
Weber who WAS M0rgidnG. and whose general conduct
! WAS strongly suggestive Of rampageous washerw0nan
And finally 1t seemed to pervadc aud wholly to constl
tute Miss Lizzie Kelsey Amber, Miss Emma GTaI'an
~ OrchODrdnd, aud certain namelcss ana shameless
females who dared out, can dancers Ia the last
act To It's general need not speak. nor Is there
present occasion for the much vexed question whether
be real or stuffed Enough 10 said In saying that II was
abundantly there Let not omit 10 note, though that IL
| was duly ombeshcd. In tho garnishing OF their one
great ideo Messrs. jarrett & Palmer have dplayeda
nberaly worthy OF the matter and Characteristic OF
themselves Divers lats have been introduced Tie
fertile genius OF SIr Farne has more been brought
into rcqulst!on-of Mr. H. b. Farnc thc foremost drama
tic humorlst OF the Nineteenth century on whom the
mantle OF Bouclcau has fallen. and In whose mcodous
lines the rich sentiment % steele aud the trcnchant
| wit OF Jerrold breathe once more. IL was
Mr. Farnle who supplied the oHt Of the bulcsque Very
little OF II was heard-bu that does NJ much matter
There is bran Joke In ~, "ts grease, but living
grease no more" There other things IN 1t equally
good MrFane resembles Byron. In the careless prodi
galty with which ho seatters his mental wealth Wit.
ness the courtroom scene. whs'oih '"o iuNo o'N-'
Nothing short OF supendOus nteleV' an" III AD'o'uleJ
exquisite taste could have devised thls sh.lhS comment
On tho judiciary OF the land In which the igfied Mr.
Tarne Is an honOrcd guest On the details OF tho bur
lesoue We shall not dwell The author has condescended
follow the current OF the Arabian Nights story intro
ducng here and bite % comic business. The jack
asa TO whom alluson has already been made was one Of
these and he is conspicuous type OF the richness Of this
tous. stage n.a dusty racket Is another
Better than either Is the sleepy constable. 10 got
good many knocks and good deal OF applause 30 did
lot the end Of tho third scene whom
four performers came forward IN succession and sung
trash 20 a simple ditty This fine display Of wit was
six times repeated, at the call OF q vast multitude
OF intelligent NEWCOMERS Mr. Beckett was IN the
scene and whatever lie does ho does excellent we'll"
lie played HaSerac and the arrest Of him, the
scene was gem OF cOmeallty. Here again there
vOcalsin. Indeed, throughout the performance, the
voice of the heavenly maid frequently exercised.
Miss Thompson. remember essaycd the "Gencyieye"
melody, In paSsGt sous Ia tenetre which fancy sho
would do very we'll with the assistance OF a stopaddor
TO the higher notes Last Of all came in La Jar
din MabUe The famous dance was performed. They
did it in action, they do II before tho Duke II
scene from Paris. We describe e. An unsophis-
ticated observer might say that 1t bawdy and foul
But the unsophiscated are sometimes too ingenuOusy
frank. Let us rather say that 1t showed, ia
splendent ehugcnco. tho noble, intellectual manly spirit
with which, managers OF Of the largest and
influential theatcrs in the land, Messrs Jarrett and
Palmer fulfil their duty TO the drama and the public
Verify they deserve their reward 1.-THE Fory Thieves"
is now In It's third week at Nibo's Garden
THE SECOND VOLUME OF HUMPTY DUMPTY.
The Second Volume Of Humpty Dump
ty was opened the Olympic Theacron the LIST of Feb
ruary other words, the pantomimo which has made
Mr. c. L. Fox both wealthy and wise then presented
in form almost entirely That the new volume Is
" bound TO please" wittily asserted by the playbi
and fully proved by the support Of the public II Is
gay volume the merriest minded reader Of
could wish to see In saying this point to the
OF It's popularity. OF substance far thought fancy
wit, dramatic invention concerned, 1t has mono
"The spiders most atenuated web" remarked by the
author Of tho might Thoughts" cord ia cable" to
the network OF honseusa Mr. Fox has around
the name OF Humpty Dumpty" And yet, so absurd is
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