New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-25
TIE DRAMA.
OLYMPIC THEATER.

"Gepcvieve de Brabant' was bsoaEbt Tor
Vard al the Olympic Teater last Night Ne" ana sOou
scenery gave IL better setting than " deserves ana
STa Aimee Mile Bonell Nile. Roland, Messrs. Gabel,
Tnchespe Juteau Leeuyer and Others united 10 giving
=, con,netent Interpretation. The comic duet was as
a. earlier times unanimously applaudedi and The
sereuadea tender, paintive, passionate stfh VI met
.dv--was gain heard with pleasure ~ may not DC
smss 20 remark mat the comic duet mas long nce peeh
-, tbread.hare By repetition, and that single rem
Sne ~ A. in the course of evening is as much as
crso,s nossesslng the average amount OF human en-
aurapee ought TO expected 10 beaT. with reference
70 the serenade that is the gem Of the opera ana almost
the only feature which redeems II from the utter degra
cation Of wanton obtrusye nssness. So far as SUBJECT
A. concerned, "Geneveve de Brabant" walows in the
ure We need not however seek the gratitude Of the
oivmpe Tbeater- and OF that silent moralist, the
learned and reticent De Yivo-by dwelling upon tins
ootDt A word Of welcome may be tty spoken Tor the
occurrence Of the interesting and suggestive melody
which relieves so much aggressive eoaTseness. Inc
.beater was crowded. Geneveve de Brabsnt" we
are sorry 70 say, win be repeated lie Grande
puehesse" is assigned for Saturday afternoon
BARNUMs NEW SHOW. &
II is the intention of Mr.. Barnnm 20 open his
new Circus Menagerie, and Museum. on Foureenth-st
on the nth OF November-three weeks from next Mon
day. Such show viii be welcome. The circus alone
prOspored abunjahtly here, under Mr.. Lent and the
circus, menagere, and museum may confidently be eX-
pocted 20 win threefOld success under MI. Barnum
Tie cTcusbudiug has been altered and much improved
% accommodate the and extensive establishment.
By digging down twelve feet and utilizing the cearage,
has been gained FOR gallery, running around the
familiar octagOn and increasing its seating capacity.
About 2,5CO persons now DO congregated ia this
place. New and comfortable seats have been
substituted for tho Old benches. Ihe Menage4ie
ana the curlosities viii Do assigned 10 conmO-
dious quarters in rooms adjacent 70 tie main
building. Here viii be found animals ineeni-
Gus autOmatOns, human phenomena and countless odds
aud ends Of the unique and curious. Certain Of the
beasts IN Mr. Banum's collection may be said 10 possess
already national reputationsO faT have they Travelled
and by 90 many muldtudes have they been seen There
are tie huge seaOns from Alaska the four CRATES the
only ones m America the three polar bears Zone "the
Quadilateral" here last seas0u having escaped and
oeen shot IN the Fthaye); dOubedhoEued rhinOeeI-
OF yaks, Glands, tapirs gnus black leopard, Rocky
Mountain sheep, ostches soas African wart-hogs, and
other sirange seldom seen IN menageries.
TAcse Hith numbers OF Hons tigers, and 1copards VIII
make u The geological collection. For tho circus depart
iuru, slr Barnun's agent, Mr. +. W. Woc0t has maGo
many aud Important engagements IN Europe th-t
she present Circus Troupe, LED BY M Dan. CASTILLO w