The New York herald., 1871-01-10
The New Yo,k Theatres.

The New Yo,k Theatres.
For short time previous to Christmas and
New Years the purchase of holiday gifts inter-
fered somewhat with the habits of our theatre
goers, although during the holidays the little
people joyously thronged the Olympic and the
circus, and the other places OF dramatic enter
tainment were filed by the strangers within
our gates. With the opening year the familiar
faces of the haditufs of the different theatres
are now to be recognized at each of their
favorte resorts. The revival Of business has
quickened the circulation of money, and the
monthly returns Of the the atres will be largely
augmented. II is but jast to add that their
usual attractions have been largely increased
Moreover the remarkable success of the brief
Shakespeare revival not long ago at Niblo's,
and OF the series OF sterling old English
comedies at Walllck's, has encouraged some
OF the managers to provide for the unmistak-
able demand of the public for the novel and
the Legitimate" Whie the spectacular mag
nifcence of the 'Black Crook" at Niblo's and
the destinations OF English blondes at Woods,
and the pantomime surprises of ''Wee Willie
Winkie" at the Olympic, and opfra 6ou6e, with
its quartet of Silly, Aimte, Persini and Monta-
land, at the Grand Opera, and the ''burlesques
of burlesques" at Bvyant's and the San Fran
cisco Miustre!s and at Tony Pastors continue
to draw crowded houses, and the other minor
theatres doubling their attractions, the taste
IF ha roo,f fhouoltf,I hal,n 10 fho c,,lti-
waited classes has been consulted by the
managers to whom we have alluded.
The prodi4ious success of Saratoga" at
Daly's-a sparkling, mirthful and thoroughly
American produc iion-wlich, if 1t must be
classed rather with the '.folies dramatiques"
lately so popular in Paris than with
legitimate comedies, has, nevertheless, much
in common with the best of them, must ind-
cate alike to managers and playwrights what
rich dramatic mine may be opened here upon
our native SOIL Wallack himself might learn
that, eagerly as the town flocks to every new
piece which he brings out with consummate
skill and taste, something better is expected
at his theatre than such an empty canvas in
an exquisite frame as more than one of his
recent importations from London With his
excellent stock company he could unfailingly
satisfy the most exacting by producing novel;
ties Of the highest quality. Yachtman as he
Is, why should not he carry more sail?
It is rumored that Miss Glyn, the English
tragfdienme, whose personation of Cleopatra
was apFlauded by 50 competent critics as Bull
wer Lytton and Charl Dickens, has made an
engagement soon to appear at an uptown
theatre. Marie Seebach has returned to New
York and made her appearance at the Stadt
Theater last evening. Last evening also
Edwin Booth was welcomed home at his ewn
theatre in the role Of Richelieu. large and
fashionable audience, which, it must be ad-
mitted, seemed more critical than enthusiastic.
was present. All admired the splendid setting
of the finest of Bulwer Lytton's plays. is
safe to say that from the time when
Macready and Miss Faucit appeared in
1t at its first representation in 1889
1t has never been put upon the stage
so magn'ficent'y. And although the
spectators rarely appeared to be thrilled by
Mr.. Booths presentation Of the various phases
of "a character worth dramatizlng well"-an
old statesman full of ambition, love for
France, deep sense of justice; adding to the
craft of the fox touches OF tenderness for his
orphan ward; to sharp, worldly insight
dry humor and genial sympathy with youth,
and to subtle wit defiant courage, not to
mention his amusing literary vanity-yet all
agreed that the careful dramatic painting by
the author was elaborately reproduced by the
actor, and that Mr.. Booths ''Richelieu' must
be ranked by his admirers as second only to
his Hamlet" or even to his 'fago."
: With such attractions as we have thus briefly
specified our opening theatrical year abounds
in promise. And if it shall only bring to us
Nilsson and the Italian opera 1t will long be
memorable In the annals Of our New York
stage.
COMING Our FOR THE DEMOCRACY. Y.-Cassius
NJ. Clay, Of Kentucky, who has filed consid-
cradle space in the history Of the anti-slavery
agitation in this country, and who is well known
as the American Minister at the Court of st.
Petersburg under the Lincoln administration,