New-York tribune., 1872-05-07
NETWORK. TUESDAY. NAY 7, 1872.

the gu, %y9s05es s0s tl.Sy,s Sy MT
August 1852 burton making his last appearance On the
ing perfornanee and acted Teodlc', Eoere:er
sde 10sg a%P and RdrDsT E'1SSs Williams. In hsSns UfIS
Just returned from European soourn OF four yeaTs ap
psrd there T viii, %1Sh s ssSsra months
played farewell engagement In the faiL In Isoi, re-
%arAfoie %a e. L. 'GS,nnSt paRsnpSpt Mr. and Mr.,
lack. lr., Mrs. Julia Bennett Barrow n. wa mdsm an
George Ryer Then came Mr. Collins and sir Mrs John
Wood in 1.-The Colleen Bawn Mr.: Forrest acted there
sented thar seasonthe former appearing for the rst
time as Bdfth in a version OF East Lynne The
Jan ~ 1865 Is also sssocated with NbIos Miss Bate
played Leah there in 1853, and pleased croSded
lev produced The Dukes Motto" MI Bandmann came
out in his now famous "Narcisse," and also made
in % aGamea." MT. Forrest revived !" "Coriolanass
ar NbIos With Mr. and Mrs Barney Williams in the
chief parts Edwin Booth acted for che arst .ndn time
VettvSn 'Ofi appeared N Bel Demonio" In 1885
Mr. returning to IN. the ana aste@ rs
Bellies stratagem;" Mr. Bandmann persOnated Ph'iP
Beart Mr. Forrest rrsppeaIea and MT Ia s
Miss Bateman came, and was warny we
and Mr.. DillOns BefPAsgor ELECTED enth1s han,l J.
astc sympathy In 1867 the " Black orooa rsaad
since. Occasions Of true dramatic interest ealea ,e
lated The imagination and impress the mud
thongh-as indicated in this glance az its past
it honorably held, IN earlier Gays ot an eqIai
play goers will remember the glorious performance OF
The school for Scandal which was gwen here on the
John Gilbert and Mrs. Bowers were the sT Peer
and Lady Ieaste Later Mr. Barrett made ms e, n..t
the lamened Walter Montgomery a. Antony ana marx marx
Smith ar Caseu In 1870 Mr.. Fechters American dt6H
mi hnns Last
and Palmer made really magnificent revlvai OF
Richard & bewH FST 5he se a BACK ts
Lydia Thompson Troupe o. Buriesquefs anu nf.
been 20 follow and never 10 the opportunity
presented DO the current popular capr1ce' anu c en-
ways been pushed in way THAT conscioh1o
Journalists could approve: ie a,e 1 Saanng The h
stitutiop OF "Ialla ROokh for Black FRIDAY wac 10
have been Effected AT Niblo's last night. The latter
piece il should distinctly said and remembered was
not stopped by the nre. IL was formally withdrawn
ON Saturday night-after forced and unremu-
represe to he recorded as an unequvo
cal failure. Though the art Of damning bad pays has
been lost it really does seem this instance II the
community shocked into repagnance 70 sordd
and shameless eOncOction OF the vicious, the
brutal and the commonplace elements of pho
toGraphic drama. The people dd not HES h,ss
stayed away from the heaer that was dsgraced by IT'S
performance; and perhaps that is the more effective
method Of scouting an a6noxious play Inc result is
hoped will rxercisF ssluatary influence upon the IDEAS
Of theatrical speculatOrs Had the puone eyineed
WILLINGNESS endure such stuff " Black Friday"
the interference would have been irresistible that
il will tolerate anything and such managers Us CONSIDER
that their duty consists in ascertaning and satsiy
ing the desire of the mob would have fairly reasoned
that they only keep right from bad to worse
As il Is the suggestion limit may chance 10 be ae-
ceped-apaTt from the singular and startling accom-
paniment of disaster. .
porarily, of vi it, most reno SDed ana popular
theaters. That loss the more easily be borne,
seeing that the end Of the theatrical season close
at hand, and that the theater will be Rebuilt IN
time pr the Autumnal opening. Ii is upon the poor
PLAYERS ANA artisans that the burden OF disaster most
mL and bitterly fals Movements for the re-
lss mfnsrers have air~ady beer DeEuu stc~
are sure with quick sympathy ami practical sng
pOrT.