The New York herald., 1871-01-02

well-shaped and good-looking felow-emerges from
Q corner OF the stage IN gallant costume, q
leading forward with his arm around her waist,
the charming and graceful young Miss Rawlinson,
ne e Of
toward his betrothed and she In turn looks up TO
him with mock gaze OF trusting tenderness They
stand ready for their cue, and following them Ia the
funny man OF the piece In fiaxen wig and smalls.
This funny man is great In the
FACULTY OF CHAFF,
and pretends to be jealous OF the heroic lover, to
whom he savS:-
"Ah here's my low comedy man hagan. All my
dread master, how full you look around the gills.
II takes me to play the lover. On, what splendid
Romeo would make, to be sureg'
the stage manager to the funny man. who makes a
hideous grimace. .Have you got headacheY'
3g PSS nave an the Sssss
kentry." answers the funny man, and then lover,
heroine and buffeon all rush out together on the
stage.
THE EVE OF NEW YEARS
is growing old behind the footlights, ana In
an hour we shall hear the Ginning OF bells,
horns, announcing that New Year has
been born and has appeared before the worlds
ale and the ballet in all Its freenetic ntoxicaton
The noise OF the carpenters smashing and scraping
has ceased, ana the grand scene, In oil Its superb
woods watch.
"Quiok work that, sir" says the Giant. "The boys
have got to keep moving, tell you."
gaudy splendor OF fhe shows OF the Lower Empire
and the gores OF Theedosius and Pulcheria than 1t
does OF the severe and chaste beauties Of the Gre
clan spectacles OF Athens, mother OF cities, and
Alexandria, the granary OF the earth long after An
thony had fOreg0ne his claim to
THE MASTERY OF THE WORLD.
Threescore OF handsome. sumptuous looking
girls ill up the stage IN every nook. clad in silken
yesture and covered with nounce and spangle. The
lights from above, in the lies, OF every hue
known to the science OF chemistry, fell
OF or magnlncence every coign Of vantage It'll til
the whole picture glows with the refulgence Of q
Mediterranean sunset on the rock OF Capri It is
color and lnsel and fame AS long as 1t lasts let as
be merry
tempted to ask with Swineburne, ''Where are the
sight Of this gaudy show, forgetting the sloppy
streets without and the necessity Of india-rubber
''Thats fine ballet" says the stage manager TO
the writer. "There'S some splendid girls In there,
In that row. sir There Is Bonianti, good girl and
a noble dancer. Her relations come Tor her every
night. Not word OF reproach against her, sir.
She gets
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS A WEEK IN
GOLD.
There's that splendid looking girl, with the glor-
iously passionate face, dark hair and dark eyes.
the tall, graceful girl She's French and she's a
very pretty dancer: They get one hundred dollars
WEEK. week IN & gola sd .ney always dance togetner Then
and Leontine in the green tights.
SHE'S A SMASHER,
and young Mile. Uminesburg, a beautiful girl only
sixteen years Of age in the sky blue tights and her
oldest sister, who is Of noble birth. They are both
daughters OF q Hungarian baron, and quite ars-
tocratic; and Miss Compene-ss, blow 1t, she's got
those awfully red tights on again to-night-that's
the girl with the big legs. And now that's all can
tell you, for I've got to look out for the stage.
The hgurantes get seven dollars a week, the cory
phees fifteen to twenty-five dollars, and the girls
ars week. rhs
sir-get three hundred dollars week In gold. Ana
now, sir, goodby, and l wish you safe home this
New Years eve, and many happy returns Of to-mor-
rOW.n