New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-16
THE DIANA.
.x OLD THEATRICAL FEOLIC.


AZ O,ly. as previously announced, takes
.,,,r. 70 Philadelphia. ou the 22d of February, to
"a .- afternoon performance of " Divorce " OF the
STREET ThcateG and then brings them horne, TO act
,-,- the evening Al the fifth Avenue Iheater. TINS
tn scve enterprise will. OF course, attract good
sa'o, attention, and should suppose it could not
81 q pr0ve renuncratiye. The Philadelphia play-goeIs
ase good deal % beauty anl sprighty talent II tAoy
p-rv, tie opportunity thus Afforded; and the play OF
spvD-D, which reaches. the night OF the 22d lnst'
it,t consecutive performance, vii doubtless attalh
O. means o. TINS incident renewed vitality as the'''
O. .-aet TINS community Will probably see the 2yo'h
--..rt ltipn Of Divorce" at tie Fth Avenue before
,lr comedy IS withdrawn.
NJ DAVIS PhiiadelphlA expedition naturally reviyes
tcu0fy o. the frolcsOme and more dhi'ut fea accom-
ts.cI nearly &c years ago by John Brougham ana LIS
t.srIc1l COMPANY under the management Of MI Henry
J.-rctt-uow OF NibO's Garlen. This exploit consisted
La -ri.s q performance in New-York and another IN
pt- riia by the same company, on the same even
M sri returning & NewYork before mornin; Of the
,,tttl, Nj Jarrett the originator of this project
ID De- arranged its details with uherring Skill and
,stf. 90 a most hi result with thorough and
,a-,. energy TIE date ~ the incident was Nov -,
"a ..r Broucham was then managing the Bowery
r,,e-. at which house he acted, on this OCCASION
nth m The stacc-struck Irishman." The perform
,bcf .-al al precisely O'CLOCK, and was continued
vii such celebrity that 1t lasted only sixteen minutes
no HjItioL ht t-'t 4"4NEf A'"'''"f "N-i'-
,ztt or curtalr1 Mr. Brougham then briefly re-
ord to call for a speech, and o. 7:25 the travelling
MI s.i the theater. l. consisted OF Mr.. Brougham
a.! ae principal male members Of his company 1.-THE
aa The troupe having been forwarded BY an earlier
,r.nl together with holders OF guest tickets, OF
vAl.h 80 had Ieen sid. at so apiece. The ride
,o tn, Rowcry Theatcr to tn, foot OF Cortlandtst.
IN accomplished IL than fifteen minutes, in one Of
as .-e wagons OF the Adams Express Company. fitted
tru. pipose los MI John Hoey. The ferry trip occu-
rsn minutes The t-ain left Jersey City at 7:52 and
o.. Kcn.ine Dcrot, in Philadelphia, at TO- TIC
,r.e sine consumed by the journey, from the moment
ss.,yinf the BOwcry Tltatcr IN Newiork 10 the mo-
t,en. a ga hing tho National Tneater IN Philadelphia
w. ure Aoars au1 five minutes. Particulars with
-sfs,rqc o. the apprulcl OF the NeT-York party had
Sstath--aphed a. the audience assembled at the Ma
d,sl g1eattr from point TO point along the railway
-s7i.bc-s communications, when announced from the
SAP, ,..using much and merry excitement Al halI-
pss TN MI Brougham dressing for the part Of
5yhat ~ BIZ own brrlesCue (when comes there such
sroiherD Of PocahOntas." The performance at tho
Pnadrpll National began al 1915 and ended AZ 1905
A. Erourhan being called for speech, SAID. among
other yofis: The fact that / was able 20 play
through . farce the Bowery Theater after o'clock,
and come 10 Philadelphia and appear in another piece at
s,,t 1o..O would secln 70 indicate that between New
York and Philadelphia can do most anything" The
principal features Of the caSt of Pocahonas" on this
cant Johr SvA. Mr.. James Dunn; PoeahOHtas Miss +.
DEM la. Poo-.eepc MIS- sallie PartingOn; Nynnhecr
Polr ,fr Barry Q,'CsbGl-Jd,c Mr.. Burke. The other
performers who appeared were Mess-s Donham. Baker
Hughes Jackson. Wilson, Jones' James, Carpenter Dun
can To.t Hall Oliver samuel SReynolds, Carver, Miss
Nsc.On1nch Mrs Scott, Miss Saome. Miss L. Reynolds
Mi. Alrnv Miss Haywood, Miss Perry, Miss Bell, and
Al Bo.Art. The National Theater (and Circus, was,
o. tn. u1nc under the management of Ny. L. y. Lent,
NV TIE director OF the ScwYorS Circus. After the per
forrrsfcc there was a supper at the Grard House.
speeches were ,nlde 10y Mr.. BrOugham, Dr. Shell
tou n ,scnIic M J. ". Woodruff, Mr.. W. +.
WALT the clown. and other persons The
party .cft Philadelphia. its return trip
Grn aud reached Jersey City at 5:l5 o. m. The CO n
ducor, II the train Mcssrs. Woodruff and Gaunt
tne engineers Messrs. Page and CObson; and
Justly though; that tuey accomplished arduO
an D. ilOns feat IN intrepid and sklful manner.
T1 neither accident delay. hitch OF any kind
1n THIS enterprise. M PsOughGm received $500 Tor the
exploit 80 Tar a. be personally was concerned; and MI
Jarrett cleared 1890 rs the squirt. This same manager
by tlc way accomplished previous achievement OF the
tau' hinc. with Nj aud Mrs. Barney WILLIAMSBURG
kentLs them q. The Baltimore Museum and the National
1heaior. Washington. on the same evening Nov. %,