New-York tribune., 1872-02-27
THE DRAMA.
GARDEN-ruE sAIAp QUEEN.

NIBLo's GARDEN-THE NAIAD QUEEN.
Every part of Niblo's spacious theater was
filled, last night and the revival "The Naad Queen
was greeted with bounteous and emphatic applause
The story OF the piece Is pretty that IL might wisely
have been preferred to that OF "The Black Crook had
delicate fancy and symmetrical form been deemed
worthy OF consideration; while, to the hacneyed old
phrases OF melo-drama-whch are often 30 delcously
absurd-the one piece is quite rich the other No
reader requires to be reminded OF the substance
ancient German legend OF tho waterspirt and her NOR
tai lover 1t has prompted many efforts Of the magi-
nation In this II has given vitality to merry aud
particularly bright spectacle There was, to be sure
very little Naad Queen but thero was abundance OF
pretty scenery-sOme new and some oldand there was
prOdigaity OF dancing. Miss Kate santley appeared
as the Naiad and sang In 10 indicate the de-
cidedly pernciOus effects Of humid atmosphere
stanty at work the feminine voice. MT. Arthur Mat
thison appeared as Sir Rupert the beloved and
awful in and whte-plumed helmet. as several
times 10 be mistaken for the electrical Richard in Bos
worth fight There liberal show Of Miss Jennie
Lee, whose muscular vim amounts to absolute intrepid
ity, and whose antics, therefore, with wild tu-
multi OF masculine enthusasm-wOrthy OF just this sort
OF refinement There tho comic retainer Of Sir Ru
pert persOnated by Mr. Walter Lennox, who Ia not desti
tute Of dry fun. Great stress was laid on
the dancing Of "cOngress Of dancers" including
Mile. de ROsa Mile Sass Mey yenturOli, Mile Adrienne,
Nile. Fecita Mile. Bambina, Mile. Marches, and many
others. The first of these, Mile de Rosa, was pre-
eminent for fire and precision the difficulty Of the
satatOry exploits performed and the unconscious grace
and dashng vgor with which they accomplished.
Her dance and those OF Venturo and Adrienne
called The clOud-veilpretest of all stage onectsand
the prsmatic fountain again displayed. Mile. Sassi
danced with a anaconda-the first one having died,
Notwithstanding rabbits and the MaiiltOns APPEARED
as usual; and Alexis Ibex yaulted upon bis
steOd; and the Spanish NisStrel, were delight
fully national picturesque and meodous heretofore.
All that was really worth seeing In "The Black
Crook" in short, was introduced into the "Naiad
Queen"the rest having gone Boston. And, before
remarked, all this made tributary the embellish-
ment Of moro sensible and coherent poco OF fanciful
story II will be amss TO add that the effect so far
as the eye ia concerned was brilliant 1t must DO sad,
too that there was, Is customary much tQ yex the
ear and to annoy he mind The effect of such spectn-
cles depends, Of course, in general way upon the
mood in which they contemplated But there is
really mood in which they be thought OF without
impatience pain. Under all the glitter and Though
all the extrancous establishment Of groosquere, one
Sees very clearly that appeal to the sensual element IN
human nature which the OF its weakness and
often of It's run-and against which, In excessive ana
undue Development true art continually strives nnd
for the most part, strives in vain. We have dten
touched this note in reflections the current Drm
of sensation spectacle 1t need not be prolonged IN this
place,
NEw-YORK CIRCU5-CINDERELLA.
The iavorte juvenile spectacle of "Cilder-
ella was done at tho Circus last night together with
eight miscellaneous acts Of the entertainment peculiar
to this place. The auditory rather thin The dis
play Of children in the spectaclepantomime was Lavish
and pretty Mr.. Fish, the equestrian, Grecisn
Bend and elected laughter thereby. The general pr
formance was and satisfactory as usua at tbs
well appointed Circus.
UNION SQUARE THEATER.
The performance at this house, last night,
began with afOurpart farce called "Wantcd-A hurst"
Mr. A. Ryman and Mr.. II. Dougherty tho chef
purvryors Of sport in this tri1e. The Dutch charsc
ter.songs" of Mr.. Gus Williams followed and cahd
for hearty laughter Master Barney and W. Ashcrit
then gave new song, entitled AFTER the War" dr.
T. D. Davies, the ycnriloQuist, surprised ana plcmed
the audience with his remarkably clever mmcry Of an
Irish dialogue and his signal skill in the art which he
processes Mr. II. DOugherty,-who seems particularly
popular with the frequenters OF this hOuse,-iol-
lowed, with all Grafton OF the burlcsque order,
not destitute OF telling points Last came the
burlesnue Of Grad Diesey" with Mr.. NJ. B. Fiskc as
the Duke of Goser and other characters by Miss Laura
C,,i- Mica r,ats nrevoort C"rI vs'nVn "iis'
Jennie KimbaT Miss NJ. Hardy, Miss Vino Farralu'
xftss Alice Maurice Miss Carrie Hanes, Miss Fanny lI-
ellie Messrs G. Williams, a. Ryman, q. H. Goes ana D
: Kclley-A Sacred Concert" is TO be gwen at NE
Union sGuare Theater, Sunday evening, MGrch %
when DodswOrths Band will bo heard-We observe TINT
the coming Of the YOkes Family to this house Is sun u
nounced. These performers are now employer III ue
,o,to,nir,o and spectacle Of "Tom Thumb" at Drry
Lane Tbeater London. They Ave in number: Mess.
frederick and Pardon vokes and Misses Victoria, 10
s,na and Jesse yokes Their performance IS said to
resemble that Of the Matons clever and so popuar
at NiDlO'S Garden.