New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-25
THE DRAMA.
CHANCES AT THE STAGE AT HOME AND
..- ABROAD. $50
CHRISTMAS AT TIE ruEATERs.

those that seek for pleasure rom the stage w 0N-
performance given at either Booths or WaacKs pu'
the evening entertainment occurs as usual MT Jau'es
W. waack will be seen at the former theator' as Henry
Dunbar Mr. sothern will act at the latter as the HON
Sam SlingsbH The houses that give extra AFTERNOON
representations are Niblos Garden e. Leo ana Loos1
the Olympic ' Les Cent yieIgesD; the Granu opera
House. g. Round The Clock0 the Fifth Avenue ineater
c'New Years Even; the Union Square Theater' Z Inc
school For scandar0; the ST. James Theater, (san
Francisco Mnstres; and Tony Pastors Opera House.
which ia devoted Varieties. Mr. Lester Waack acts
a the Brooklyn Academy OF Music tonight IL IS hoped
that PLAYERS and spectators may alike enjoy Merry
Christmas.
YIBLO's GARDEN.
Repetitions of the spectacle Of :" Leo and
Iotos" continue be given at Nibo's Garden ana 10
attract and please large crowds OF spectators An eh
performance is for to-day We do not near tas
the estabshe splendors to be ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
They could not well be more brilliant than they are
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The popular character of the entertainment
given at the Grand Opera House-whch entertainment
a. medley NJ nonsense and local views-wil doubtless,
mako It prosperous during the festival season now
opened Round the Clock" will be given every nght
and at Matnees day and Saturday Additions-lheu-
sye OF new pantommie tricks by the wel[known lauri
Family-wore made TO the piece, on Monday Inc
Cataract Of the Gauges" lately revived NJ the Boston
Theater, is in preparation at the Grand Opera House
where 1t viii succeed Round the Clock In January
SAN FRANCISCO MINsTRELs.
The merry making does not languish IN the
ST. James Theater. How, indeed. should IT, with MI
Backus to furnish broad humor and Mr. Birch to dis
pense dry fun, and both to be dro and merryi The
San Francisco Minstres are well organized vnder the
efficient and perfectly capable management OF these vet
Gran Ethops and with Mr. WambOd and others TO sing
sentimental ballads the entertainment they furnish Is
very popular taking medley of tho grave and gay
An evening with these negro Ministries cannot ia 10 DC
cheerful experience. In spirited emulation OF other
entertainers they put forth unusual efforts TO amuse the
public during the holidays.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mile. Moracchi, the dancer, is acting, III pro-
yucial theaters, in the French spy.
Mr.. Stuart Robson has been reGngaged at the
Boston Globe Theater, where he has reappeared.
Edwin Booth drew remarkably large audlen-
ces in Hartford. The receipts one night were s1oo
Mr.. John f.. Owens has engaged Pixies Opera
House, in Cincinnati, for the exposition month"; next
year.
MIR. Barney Williams is at Nice, in Italy,
where he Will spend the Winter. Ills health continues
to improve.
Mr.. ]. L. Toole, the well known London
comedian, will, 1t is very probable visit tue oVeu
States next Autumn
The death is recorded of Mr.. John Yelling
ton auckland for twenty years manager OF the Montreal
Theater. His age was 81.
Bulwer Lytton's comedy of "Money" has
been PLAYED than 100 times in SUCCESSFUL at inc
Prince OF Wales 1heater, London.
Mrs. Laura Phillips has left the Boston Globe
Theater and reioined the conpany-lh WHICH sno was
long favorite-at the Boston Museum.
Mr. j. Fl. Hughes, a well-knOwn actor, recently
died in London, aged g. He was born at Davenport;
and, a child used to play in the theaer with Edmund
kean.
Miss Cushman acted in st. Louis, on the
2oth inst for the benefit OF Mr. Charles Pope. Mr..
Ben de Bar took benefit in the same city, ON the same
night.
Mr.. William Stuart the well-knOwn theatrical
manager has recently boen severely ILL., Mr. stuart has
London.
FIRST! "The Man o Airlie" etc. is said to be Irish
man. and a novelist aud portratpainter, as well as
dramatst. His age Is a.
The marriage is announced of Mrs. Oates
sS eS%e sessssi snS 81
ding occurred at ST. Louis.
When Mrs. Chanfrau played ChristieJohnstone
the California 1heater, San Francisco on Scy 80 MT
owen MarOwe was the Lord IpSden and Mr. j. Z.
williamson the Saunders.
Miss Leigh, of the London Adelphi Theater,
has adopted toe of her godfather DIR. Westand
MarstOu (authOr OF THE FavOrite OF Fortune, etcD
and viii henceorward be known as Miss Marston Leigh
A painting, said to represent the marriage
OF Shakespeare aud Anne Hathaway, and TO have been
made at the time OF the event. or tte later has turned
up, at Scarborough, England IL Is probably relic
more spurious than curious.
IL is observed that the theaters on Twenty
thrdst booths, the Grand Opera Hoqse and Bryanps
Opera Houseare materially benefited by the new horse
raj way through that thoroughare Access aud depart
ure are made easier to the play-goer.
Mr. James Bennett is managing tho stage
OF the Alexandra Theater, atLyerpool England where
be sometimes acts in shakespearean partof which he Is
Of the most competent representatives as to scho
arship and IA TO definite and polished method
Mr. j. NJ. Bellew, the well-known English
reader has definitely agreed TO come TO America; and
he viii give Of his much commended entertain:
late in January early February Of the coming year.
Miss Cushman's lecture on Roman Pill
grms lately heard in Boston and Philadelphia relates
certain Of the poets who have been associated with the
Eternal City-Byron. Shelley. Keats. Browning. End
othersand is interspersed with readings from their
works.
Sardou,s "Patrie" has been produced in hne
at the Porte ST. Martha in 1861 version OF Il was
a sSpG W. ae Next sPFns It will be- brought out a.
Booths.
Mr.. Lester Wallack. returning hither from
Washington will the Brooklyn Academy OF Music,
on Christmas Night, IN Faint Heart" and " wOodcocks
Little Came" Members OF his New-Y0rk Company will
cooperate with him. and the occasion is sure to be en-
Joyable.
A Western paper says: Edwin Booth and
Charlotte Cushman are playing Macbeth" together In
Boston."-Miss cushman lately acted at the Boston
Theater, but Mr.. Booth has not appeared in Boston
this season and will not play there We understand till
another year.
An exchange says: "Mss Fanny Davenport
leading parts in stock company" We know not II this
statement be true but IT may truly be said that Miss
DavenpOrPs playing OF leading parts shows far more
youth than talent
Mr.. Lawrence Barrett is acting at Aiken's
Theaier, Chicago. lie has appeared as Richard H.,
Hamlet, OLheIL0, and Julius Cesar. Mr.. Barrett will
remain in Chicago the holidays and will then go
Neworleans. The receipts on his opening night in chi
cago we're more than $1,000. o..
Mr.. w. j. Florence acted, last week, at
Rochester, to good houses. The new play OF cousin
Jack" was produced and we arc told that it went of
we'll Br Florence win act at the Boston Globe Theater
on jan g. and at Booths Theater In this city, Feb
appearing in the 2 Ticket Of Leave Man."
Western papers are still talking about Mr..
JefersOns eyes. and some OF them say that he Is
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