New-York tribune., 1870-08-10
THE DRAMA.
rNp OF THE SUMMER SEASON.

.t.toos IN eeneral-as must have been noted, in the
ut two or three seasonshavc longer the zest they
used 10 have The time has been that when the brains
were ont the bad sctoror at once 70 New
York and played q summer engagement, IN star
parts Then, OF a summer evening" would Broadway re-
sound with believing Then would be heard the sento
ran yociferations OF some agricultural King Riehdrd
demanding equestrian convenlences Tor when ne STOOD
ready to barter kingdom Then might be dlstln-
| c1lished mixed with the gentler sounds or evening,
the snort, the stamp, the hiss, and the gHgle
Of some rural MaebeA, calling upon the name OF
a sputtering and expectorating MacdttG, and bidding
him to eorne on" sometimes the whoop OF the noble
savage resounded through the contiguous cookshops,
and startled the peaceful Jehu snoozng ON the EO& of the
passing omnibus Always there was crash OF steel ana
crack Of firearms. shrieks now and then pierced the
| heasv Neutrality-suspicious. with wet dust, reek Of
tobacco stencil OF decaying garbage-and thus gave
notice Of ladies in white dresses who had let down their
hack hair and were perishing-whether by the
dagger OF Juliet the bolster Of DeSdemond the tOma-
hawk Of the Jibbe,ndinOSdy in tho agonized somnam
busrn OF Lddy Bdebehh, or in the manlaca frenzy OF
Banca the pedestrian left to fancy. Those were
days in brief when theatrical folly plunged the be-
holder into glee, and lent the excitement OF
mrth to the mOnOtony Of parching summer Now, how
ever these blessings disguise (and they took all man
ner Of shapes longer vOuchsaed TO the simmerng
town Either the prairie theaters cannot spare their
Jewels or those gifted creatures themselves have SICK
ened at the distressing ingattude Of the metro
potan public Or possibly "NewYork reputa-
tOns" picked mp by few summer nights OF bowling
over Broadway stage-and crystallized in few non
chalant pufs by few Indifferent and careless journal
ists-are longer valuable in the country AT any iate
we are, nowadays. left To notngness or to DaD0s as
soon the hot weather comes along This season. as
our readers very well know, have had an uncommony
liberal allowance OF both. Many Of the theaters nave
closed one or two taken TO Leg the rest have stuck
10 banjo And singular and altogether unprecedented
desolation has resulted Nothing has presented hsen
that was worthy OF serious dscussOn and worse than
all there has been nothing TO laugh at The laborlonH
Journalist might, indeed Hf he were so minded nave
chased the bounding meo-drama at WOODS Museum )
or studied theatrical agriculture among the calves vi
Madam Lanners balettrOupe at Fisks Opera-HOuse;
or admired the banjo figuring as Apollo's lutte, at
Wallacks Theater. But there really are pursuits
which suggest a rigid economy in the matter OF talow
The game palmer words has not been worth the can
die To record the feeble current Of puny enterprise has
been quite sufficient; and they have done enoughand
more than enough-who have fulfilled their task
in goodhumored and tolerant spirit Tolerance, in
deed sometimes encourages mediocrity to make great
pretensonssuch for instance, just now made by
the Concerhall perfOrmanceof Mr. j. X. Emmett which
very amusngly claims 10 rank with Jefersons Rp va"
Wrinkle. But iudicious readers always make allowance
for this element in the press. When the mer-
curry to nnetyve, the heart teven the critical
hear may be excused for getting warm and the brain
getting indolent. Ones thoughts somehow drift
away and get tangled among the lilypads, on some
cool riversurface, swahed in the white caps OF the
waves, dashng toward some lonesome, rocky shore-
And SO the banners Of preentiOus conceit unno
tced, and the trumpets OF ostentatious medocrfty
blaIo unnuswered Happily tho summer season, taking
itself into oblivion, takes with 1t all It's magnificent
windbags and resplendent toadstoo and the vgilant
journalist waking from his sluggish, genial summer
dream the rabble departing in rou not worth the
chase So the present theatrical
ing its welcome end. 1t will close with the present
week and within month thereafter ii will have given
place the autumnal season, ledged and with
all s power Of earnest endeavor and all s glory of
usriOus regulations. We speed the parting and well
come the coming guest.
THEATRICALS IN BOSTON.
There are two theaters open in BOstOn-the
Museum and the Howard Athenaum At the former
L" the Craig Buricsque Troupe is playing Don Juan"
At the latter performances are given by the great
walhalla and bopastic troupes." The Craig company
will desist next Saturday. The regular at the
Museum begins the 18th OF August. Mrs Laura
Leclair Phillips late OF Wallacks, will be member of
the company. Mr. Russell Smith is painting drop
the Boston Theater The at that house
will 1t is expected begin the 18th OF September Mrs
J. B. Booth, Miss Rachel NOah Mr. stuart Robson, and
in the theatrical company The house will be directed
heretofore by Mr Topkins, the apothecary, and Mr.
Thayer The broker Mr John se.~{n NH De- stage
II Is rumOred that two OF the WOrrel Sisters
VIII DE lnced Boston, tile at the
Adelph. We observe that Boston will have seven
theaters open at In the regular season These are
the Globe the Boston, the olympic, the Museum, the
Howard Athen8um, the Adelphl, and the Lyceum. Mr.
Fecher who sailed from London the 2d Of August in
day. His theater The Globe" will be opened
the 5th of September
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The present is the fifth week of the engage
ment OF Mr.. j. X. Emmett, at Waack's Theaer.
Mr.. Henry Ashley has succeeded Col. T.
Allston Browne as dramatic editor OF The AeoI York
Clipper.
A new. drama, of the sensation order will
be brought ont at Woods Museum next Monday. 1t is
the work Of Mr. Albert Aiken and is called The Ace Of
Spades"
Booths and Niblo's will open on the 18th
inst The Olympic will open on the 22d Mr tirau will
not open the FOurteenhs Theater till the 18th OF sep
tcmber.
We read that the King of Bavaria has pur-
trilogy OF operas HdikWe Rheing0id andi Siegtrted
the las; not being yet completed For the copyright
wagner is to receive an annual OF 1000 francs.
The hand of renovation has been busy at
kibos, the Olympic Booths, and the Avenue and
these theaters wen reopened will present charms
be frightened up prior TO the reOpenng, when the
Two Roses"
offered this week Mr.. Emmett plays Fritz, at Waacks.
Madam lanner and Mile Lind and their numerous
Aiken plays in The Witches Of Sew-York at Woods
Museum And Buckley's serenaders illustrate Etho
ihese matters suggest particular comment. When
lhe hghts are cool the attendance at all these places OF
amusement is reasonably good.
New-York will have upward of fifteen places !
OF amusement next Season Among the various shows
WIN De NlD0s, the Olympic, the BOwery, the Theater
Com,re, the san Francisco Minstrels, Kelly a Icons
mihsltels' the New-YOrk Circus, Woods Museum the
acItiy of Music Wallacks Thcatcr, Booths Theatef,
e tth Avenue Iheater the Fourteenth Street Iheater
Bat Is the new name Of the French Theater), Fisks
1Idhi opera House Bryants Minstrel Hall, and the
stad Theatey There others of "A char
acter.
;, Inc regular season at the Grand Opera
houre VIII commence the 18th prOX. when large
ana spIehdd COMPANY " French OperItc performer4