New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-01-17
THE DRAMA.
INCIDENTS or THE WEEK.

Mr. Fechter enters tonight upon the second
week OF his engagement at Nblos Garden He viii con
tnue to play Ry Bias Curiosity 70 see this much com
mended player continues rife. and will know but little
abatement presume. for some time to come HDios
Garden has been fall every night thus far Opinion A.
to the merits OF the Is greatly divided For our
part we have already indicated that nothing re-
markabe in the acting OF Mr. Fechter-nothing that n
which has not been equaled, and. In some cases sur
passed. by actors native TO the American stage These
views may presently take occasion TO state Win more
emphasis The puffery lavished on Mr. Feohter IS rap
idly getting TO be noxious alike in It's cool assumptions
in that actors behalf and in its signal injustice 70 many
among his contemporaries.
Mr.. Fox, at the Olympic Theater. will appear
tonight as Paul Pm and as Jacques Strop This IA
flight above pantomme and considerable curiosity must
naturally be felt how the famous clown VIII deA
with eccentric comedy. In whatever lie does Mr. FoxH
comical.
Mr. Wallack will continue TO play ChdtcoH.
in Ours" This pleasing comedy Ia announced for every
evening Of the week. excepting Saturday, when Tho
school for Scandal will be acted for the nineteenth ana
last time this Suburban residents shouh pas'
tcuary notice that Matinee Of " ours" will be gvoa
at WaIacbs next Saturday This Theater is doing
markably prosperous business.
Mr. Booths presentation of the play OF
Hamlet and his own performance Of the chief part.
are TO be recorded as the best achieved upon
the New.York stage. for very long time The scenic
setting Of the tragedy is magnificent. The genera act
Hg evenly good and In some cases IS GOOD beyond pro-
cedent in our time. Mr.. Hamilt0n5 King Cldgd'S i~
instance is an emneny sound and truthful work OF ART
Mr. Booth himsei-who has carried naturalness OF
method to the fullest extent possible in tragedy-rca
ICES nigh and beautiful ideal OF Shakespeare's Haki
by far the best fact that has been seen In these days
The theater has been crowded every night since the
tragedy was produced and It was also crowded at tho
Saturday Matinee, Notwithstanding the bad weather
which then prevailed.
Mrs. Walters fine personatiOn of Meg Mers
rites was again witnessed by throng OF spectators
pleased and deeply impressed at BOOTHS Iheatef' OBJ
Saturday evening To the rare merits OF this perform
ance we have already borne emphatic and willing tesu
mony Had Mrs Waller cone here.from foreign coun-
try with the customary huabaloo OF preiusiYe norm
blowing she would have been found in all quar-
ters to be great actress AS it b she has worked her
way to respected distinction on our own stage ana DO
tumult is made about her Her Meg Merrties, by tho
way has been called copy Of that OF Miss Charlotte
Cushman but we informed that Mrs. Waller never
saw Miss Cushman play the part.-"G Guy Aannerin8
will be again presented at Booths Theater next Saturday
evening.
Miss Olive Logan's farcicsl play of Stuff
which was reviewed these columns saturday-bds
fair to have quite run, at the Fifth Avenue Theater
IT, at all events, in better RAINING order than IL was
first with many ana serious uSIeCts pIeco ho'cr
theess has vitality OF and Of language and 1t Is
wlthal enwrapped in a wide.aWase atmospheric ws
may be allowed the expresslon-so that us temporary
success with the public may be assumed as certain Mr.
DAILY will hold back his adaptation Of "FrouFrou' unui
"Surf" has had its day-Mrs. Chanfrau and Mr.. J. B
company at the Fifth Avenue Iheater
Mr.. Woods resuscitatiOn of Blonde Bur-
lesque proves prosperous at the Museum That fayore
resort OF civic wisdom and rural innocence Is indeed
active and hOurishng to unusual degree at the pres
en time 1t offers to the eye OK observation very nns
menagerie OF wild animals; good ayiary; "stons
Giant" 1--WE thought by the way that this nuisance wS
TO be carted off to the proynce and two distinct per.
formances Of burlesque In the afternoon piece enS
tied without Name (which suggests a certain apos
trophe in macbeth lis acted by the Rand Sisters and
some other performers. In the evening "the Blondes
appear in "Ixion" This latter affair may be consderod
we think perfectly well known. 1t seems to he SIN az
tractye
Mr.. Lent's New-York Circus is reaping the
rich and ample harvest Of This house has been
managed exceedingly well from the outset. Constant
variety Of entertainment has been secured Taste has
been consistently respected Bad features have been
dropped at once when found to be So The shows pre-
sented have BEEN in almost every instance the best Oh
their kind Aud full houses have rewarded enterprise
and discretion 80 exhibited. The prOtty spectacle OF
cinderella" which has proved very popular here, VIII DC
kept in the ring for another week. together with Vare
~ OF acrObatc feats.
Mr.. Grover has new piece called The
Seven" in preparation at the Tammany. Meanwhile
however he offers the burlesque OF Bad Dickey no"
IN its eighth week. This piece is stuffed full OF comic
business and many OF the lines of 1t unusually tel
ling The Introduction Of the Negro Mnsres secures
a new element Of comicalty and adds Eest to lively en-
tertanment.
MIR. George Yandenboff will give another
recitation from eminent authors at the Hail OF the NJ
Christian Association would that the title could be eps
mzed y, on Tuesday evening OF the present week. Wo
do dress.cOat dramatic entertainments
as one whit higher those offered at the tneaien
either in morals or in intellect But Mr. Vandenhofss
clever man. and ne never fails 10 aud benefit In
tehcaat persons who attend his Rotations
Is again csed TO the fact that Miss Clara Norris and
Mr. j. E. Frobsher will give Dramatic REGULATIONS a. The
Union League Club Theater Wednesday and FRIDAY
next-Mrs. Howard Paul, perceive, Will appear Of
the French Theaer next Monday evening the ath inss
as the Grand Duchess Of Gerost,in she viii siug IN
French The lady quite successful in this role In
Iondon-M. Juignet. the fivore Fr0nch actor. WI
have bened at the French TIL eater next saturdly e
nng-The Cardiff Statue remains on exhibition .. Apohs
Haia
The San Francisco Minstrels have no ooea-
sion 20 refrain from Hash" Their hall Is now IKE
boarding house in this particularthat Hash sse'edp
continually But with this difference 1t Il popf
lar with the Mnstres amueing cntt "a hlhos,
the way OF Etho pian nousensc alFt hFyta .u'o -
offered at this Hall and full houses IeSl.!y ta"'""
appreciated