The New York herald., 1870-12-09
A III u S Z Id 4 " ( S.

FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE. s'rHE HUNCHBACE.u-
Sheridan Knowles fine Old play. ''The HuncDplck,u
was given for the second and last time at this the
atre last evening. The cast was follows: Master
Walter, Dir. LaTklns; Sir Thomas Ciinord, Mr. Dc
yere Modus, Mr.. Polk; Fathom. MIR. Davdge; Mas
ter Wiford, Mr. Arthur Mathison; Julia, Mss Ethel,
and Helen Miss Fanny Davenport. The title role
anu that OF Jula did not seem to TO be either
Mr. ilarkins' or Miss Ethel particular line. The
one ls TOO earnest and mattsr-ofact, with all his
splendid Abilities as an actor, TO give due EXPIRE SION
TO the iimon-llke vein Of bitterness thal leries
Master Walters character. There Is peasve TRAIT IN
Miss Etnels character as an actress which eN
itself in every part she undertakes and hence
she failed 10 give the transformed village belle the
desired effect when She appeared as y powdered
about these old comedies. HIS company is PROBABLY
| the best m America tor the modern schoo.; witness
| the success OF the dramas OF Fernando Man ald
Wiei aud Frou-Frou;o but IN the days OF perlwlgs,
| powder, knee breeches SILK sJoc6iugs and pre-
! poslerous headdresses, when people s.oke and
/ acted IN manner whrch nowadays would
/ set them down as unatics, when Droadness was a
| sign OF wit and when men and women moved In
town circles ike the figures strasbourg clock,
obedient 70 the pendulum OF caste and ITS cog
represent The true American type oil actor and are
alive to every thought ana idea uf the present Day
But young people, they principally are, they
cannot realize on the stage the manners and Gus
toms OF their great-grandathels. Every thing on
the stage has its own coterie OF admirers some ike
Tragedy and some are able to satisfy the most exact
ing on this point. Some like old comedy dcscrirti,
photographs Of the society OF the last century. 10
satisfy them there are a few, very 1ew people on
the stage VINO can tor the moment forget the nne-
teenh century and bring vvidy before Inc audience
the bellies and beaux, the Absolues reazles Sheer
wells and other nvtaDes OF society q hundred
years ago. The present age Is hard, practical age
events. Steam, electricity and the printing press
have revontonized the stage well as every thing
as amusement, even II they 90 for tho latter
alone ,msy n;,res prefer as ,,as g general hin in
to the absurdties OF wnlcn tneir greatgreat-grand
mothers were guilty. Hence, II MI Daily will adhere
TO the modern school he Will ina 1t more palatable
to the very fashionable class Of people who frequent
his pretty little theatre. The genius OF the VINO
lashed the vices and ioles OF the last century and
the times OF our fathers is ndubitabe. and the man
who can reach their standard at the present day by
welding scourge as efficient will be one OF the
lions OF our time. Tonight the capital comedy,
"Lond0n Assurance Will be given. and next week
Will be devoted to that Immortal work, which Is
applicable to al places, oil circumstances and all
times, Twelfth NIghtn
OLYMPIC THEATRE--A JUVENILE GALA Day
Wednesday afternoon completed an epoch In the
eventful career OF "Wee Willie Winkie,n alias
George l.. Fox He became the cynosure OF Official
eyes Commissioners OF Charities and Corrections
and the centre OF admiration or several score
juvenile eyes. Long before the hour appointed for
the opening OF the doors OF the olympic for the
usual Wednesday afternoon performance all
Broadway was moved, convulsed and otherwise
delighted by the spectacle OF the children from
Randas Island. with their brass band, all escorted
by the Ninth regiment Jr, with Colonel Fisk, 'junls
smusn at their head, advancing by forced marches
on the works oi The olympic. The extensive niii-
tary experience OF Mossrs. Dun, Fox, Hayes and
symons contributed much 10 the success OF the
movement, and the juveniles took the Olympic by
storm. cloud Of sk,rmtsbers occupied the side
walks and policemen acted az pioneers. once
inside the theatre, lille the performance went on,
the faces OF the young ones were study
In themselves. The innnmerable pranks OF
the prince. OF clowns, Fox, aud the songs,
dances and comica limitations OF little Jennie
Yeamens found appreciative and enthusiastic ad-
mirers In the gstenng races OF the uniformed Iuse
niles. The house DIVIDED to its fullest extent,
and the tiny visitors seemed to occupy more atcn-
ton from many s0ber-sded hdbitu6s OF the theatre
than the performance itself The provoking coml-
calities OF Fox viii be long remembered by the
many chubby faces that peeped over the balcony OF
the Olympic on Wednesday. twas sight TO be on.
Dan Symops was slightly Injured by the premature
discharge Of gun while marshaling his lorces be-
fore the performance.
SAN FRANCISCO MIssrRELs.--"LET NE BR."-
The inirnitabe quartet--Birch, wamboid Bernard
and Backus--who nightly put on faces OF mourning
to amuss their thousand and one admirers. have
got programme OF the rarest description this week
AZ their cosey hall. 'Let Me Ben Roin Howsrds
latest production. il the main attraction. Be
tween 1t and "Shoo Fly" there Is sort
the mell,nuous tones Of the one are heard
there we may hear the respondent cadenccs OF the
and Snw oa e S wS
very great many others too numerous to mention.
For Intelligent interpreters OF the cork drama and
successful producers OF broad grins commend Us the
San Franc SEQ Mlnstrcls Mourning Is generally sup
posed to be the semblance OF woe, but heir inky
physiognomies out Momus' Momus himself.
Musical mud Dramatic Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams have returned 70
this city after one OF their most successful sea-
sons In the surrounding towns.
Charfraus ''Samu has evoked all its old tme-
honored enthusiasm In Brooklyn.
The western papers glow with tribntcs To the
genius OF Seebach. They pronounce her the finest
actress ever known on their boards.