The New York herald., 1869-11-29

fame Of the poet TO come and see Ills wonaeriu pro-
At Drury Lane "Formosan continues to be played
to Q full pit and crowded galleries, but the more
afssocrstc departments Of the house are Sut s1ny
attended. The play will no doubt run till Christmas,
mime, always q special feature Of interest at
Blanchard, one OF the most accomplished OF
Journalists, graceful and spirited writer. and one
OF the most genial OF men the duty OF constructing
this holiday piece has been assigned Tor many years
past, and he acquts himself OF the task In style
tnat makes him the darling OF the children. The
theme OF his next pantomlme VIII be the dear OLD
fairy tale OF "Beauty and the Beast" Mr.. Planche
converted the story into brilliant burlesque
site brightness OF hnmor and elegance or fancy One
stan5as St OF h his lively ely verse r lives IN my memory
reject him on account OF his looks-
know look Beast. my dear;
There's many girl has loved. my dear.
greater Beast than /.
Which Is like enough.
been the devil to pay and no pitch hot, as the fine
Old classic phrase has It, In less Attic language,
the manager Is bankrupt anu the play Is per-
formed nightly in the presence or that august ON
cia, the Sheriff or Mlddlesex or his deputy. MIR.
vency setting down his debts at about f5 600. His
failure greatly to be regretted, for though not
actor q any great note he was an enterprislng man.
ager and deserved well OF the playgong public. He
was understood to have made a lot OF money few
years ago by Mr.. Boucicault's melodrama OF "Ihe
Streets OF London, but his later pieces were rarely
successful. He lost Immensely by "Acis and
Galatea," and ESCAPED from Portland" proved an
The spectacular buresque Of "Columbus'' has
been revived for few nights OF the Gaety previous
to removing the dresses and scenery first 70 Liver
pool and then TO New York.
Messrs. Taylor and Dupourg's drama, New Men
and Old Acres" has proved exceedingly attractive
really good play OF Its GLASS; and were the captOus
critic mentioned IN the "Tale OF Tub" whO while
reproached him. nevertheless for his gross Ignorance
OF the doctrine and discipline OF the Church Of Eng
land, would be puzzled to lind serious fault IN this
best Of our stock comedians, and as 1t appears, an
American by birth, is provided in this piece with
character well suited for his powers and he plays 1t
to perfection. ,t
II says little for the taste OF the times that Cold
smiths admirable comedy, 'She stoops to Con-
quer though played effectively in one Of the pref
test and most comfortable theatres In Europe, does
not draw good houses AZ 81 James IL. II Tony Lump
Underground Railway at tnar time the train is ap-
preaching, orn Miss Hardcastle were to leap from
the roof OF burning house into the sea- Mrs. John
Wood would probably Ind her beautiful theatre bet
ter attended.
caut and Byrons drama ''Lost at Sea-" but the
attendance Is not SO numerous as 1t might be.
of the s Tae" the GLOBE Is dons We
with Mr.. II. J. Byron's new play. mot Such Foei
As He Looks" in which the author impersonates
Mr. Robertson's comedy OF 'Scno0l," which, though
SO long on the boards, looks nothing the worse foy
At the Holborn Edward Moore's doleful tragedy
OF '"rhe Gamester," with Mr.. Barry Sullivan and
Mrs. Hermann Veyin in the chief characters, has
drawn pretty well Tor the last few weeks making
the audience as miserable as need be; but the dis
NAL play is to be Withdrawn tonight in favor Of
''The Lady OF Lyons, drama which, though every
body has 1t or BY heart, Is Still as safe card 0s
manager not having any novelty to produce can
Mr.. william Brough is busy upon new burlesQue
for the Royalty.
Madame Celeste has been playing with some sue.
cess IN 1.-THE Woman in Red,' at the Surrey.
BlOndin ls at the Agricultural Hail. where ne rides
along q tight rope Oh velOcipede at stupendous
height. Sometimes he varies us performance BY
discarding the veocpede and walking along the
rope with his head in a bag and q gentleman upon
his shoulders piggy back" as the children soy.
few nights ago fearful accident seemed inevitable.
but Blondn showed marvellous pluck and nerve
and passed triumphanuy through an awful ordeal.
The affair escaped the notice OF the London journals,
but local newspaper describes scene which must
indeed have made 'the bodest hold his breath for
whie.n The description Is well worth reading
thus
There was large audience who welcomed tho hero Of Nj
ID hs
aud had done some Of hi, minor fa wa. found
rably that would be necessary to tighten in order to
crossing bicycle and he therefore compelled 70
40 tas @ 9s
cipede being run in the interim but after tho guy
dcuy was found IN rerns the pole which the
IN $ % S 1s
Quite of hour elapsed before this dones
ssG @ d nS aRRss:a
on s
rops DEAL but Blonln either did not OBJ
DURING shs
an % not
when became apparent OF the rope that
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he @ uene u inevitably meet al The other end the
Bondn looked extremely cool and and no
cevey about midway he began to traverse the incline
|
gan rise from the audience When about twenty yards
to rest balancing himself cautiously with the great pole
further when stopped again II then very sppA
rem. thai he could not not set as sh9ush 70 s ,ss
machine forward, refused move then
a o
of tho Al the east end Of the building made
When had subsidized marvellous stllnsss
the galleries the seemed DO hushed IN
Of aa ns g. @
statue the about six yards from the landing
' $ pSs 'ss
rope this he threw out cautiously i fell on the
pe w ons ana with the Ss he
his w a w. an ' p s sS s IN
silent TIL the machine to the landing stage,
.son succeeded 6y The widest ds%ons5atlSn:-
So ss ws
ments.
With the Joy with which we hail the escape Of .
brave man rom terrific peril must be mingled feel
ing Of profound regret that courage and composure,
which in another age would have been suf1cicnt to
raise man to the highest rank Of heroism, should
In these sensational days be employed In frivolous
| and unmeaning achievements, which do no good
either to the man VINO performs them or 70 the
world at large. Blondn Is Indeed 10 be pitted. He
had made fortune by his marvellous feats but he
risKed 1t in commercial speculation and lost all
and now, poor fellow. he Is compelled 10 return TO
| pursuit. which becomes more dangerous with In.
| creasinR years. Meantime the morbid curiosity OF
the public grows exactIng, and feats which are
applauded as wonderful to-day will be deemed tame
and undressing tomorrow So true IL the saying
OF French moralst. "ill betide the man who only
attempts to astonish the world, for the world VIII
| not be ast0nished twice."
An American item OF theatrical news win come IN
last II 1t be not the least In inter est Harry Palmer
Ii In London looking out for attractions for Niblo0s