The New York herald., 1871-09-02
A n U S E N E N rs.

OLYMPIC THEATRE-HUMPTY DUMPTY.-Never haA
season opened at any theatre in this city with
more brilliant prospects OF success than O: the
Olympic Thursday evening. The house was densely
crowded, and many of those unable to find seats
were obliged to content themselves with very scant
standing roOm Despite the great number and
variety OF the features OF the pantomime everything
went Oh smoothly and perfectly as If 1t had been
the nundredth instead OF the first night. "Humpty
Dumpty," after run OF year and a half at this
theatre, might be supposed to have fulfilled Its
allotted time on the boards, and its re-
vival was calculated tax all the ener-
gles ana resources of the management to
MAKE 1t again attractive But what's
In name? The new "Humpty Dumpty"
bears about as much resemblance to It's pre-.
cedmg namesake as does modern six-in-hand
at jerome Park to the Oid-lasnioned stage COACH
Every detail bears evidence OF master hands being
engaged III the preparation OIL the pantomime,
and scenery music, ballet, tricks and novelties
or all kinds combine to make the entertain
ment the oest or It's Kind The only fault
we may 6nd an eDt0diTas des richesses.
Or there are materials enough IN the three 'acts''
to make a half dozen ordinary pantomimcs. TO
introduce the new first, The ballet, excellent
in e1lsente possesses one rrreeIe ddiiSeISe, Nile.
Paglieri, who Tor grace art and slatuesque beauty
III all her movements far surpaSscs all The IerpS-
chOrean tmpOrtatiUns OF tate years. Miles. MOri0ndO
and AleXandrowa, the other pr1nt6fss. are also
family, consisting OF q gentleman and two ladies',
gave capital ouisesque OF wandering Tyrolean
singers, anu TWO ot them appeared III the
and natural withal Tbs latter feature alone
Is almost an evenings entertainment In Itself.
Young AdOnIs and little Venus, whose combined
ages hardly reach seven years, displayed skill
on the veOclpcde ana were tuInuA uOusly appauded.
The French grotesques, called the "Ligzays," did
some extraordinary things III the cOntOrtiOn line,
but they might appear 70 better advantage were
they to select some other OF their numerous acts.
Ine last of the novelties was avery clever performer
on q slack wire, one S.gnOr CasSel Then there
was the precociou5 little jennie Yeamans and the
ever welcome Kiralfy troupe or hungarian dancers.
In the pantOmime George l.. Fox, VINO mas elevated
the business OF clown TO what might be called an
art OutShOne himself and made the performance
bubble over with fun and humor. His brother
Charles made his Dow as the pant2lOOn with well
deserved success and the kirallys undertook Tie
parts OF two harequlns ana two cOlumbines AS
may be seen. there Is DO lack OF variety and merit
in the performance. aud there every reason TO cx
pect anOther run for 'lumpty DuinptyN equal to,
II not surprising It's former unprecedented career
or a year and Il ilaif
DAN RiCE'S PARIS PAVILION CIRCUS.-This veteran
clown and manager appears this season on his an.
nual farewell with something entirely new in the
circus world. This Is the structure known as the
Paris Pavilion, in which we have trip to Europe
and return. The building Is now being erected ia
Brooklyn, and opens on Monday night lor a SIX
days season. IL Is fitted up with private boxes.
parquet family circle and all necessary auncts To
well regulated theatre.