The New York herald., 1873-12-25

costumes, WIN prove an excellent Christmas enter
tainment. Mr.. strakosch could not have chosen
likely to prove SO attractive.
Mr.. .wybert Reeves impersonation Of Count
Theatre, is well worth seeing. The piece is to be
withdrawn after this week. grand gala matinee
will be given this afternoon, and the usual perfor
TWO performances win be given at the Bowcry
Theatre. At both new pantomime, called
"MOther G0osen and farce will be given. The
transformation scene In the pantomime will repre-
sent the "poetIc retreat OF Mother Goose In The
coral beds OF the golden egg."
At Booths there Is to he q grand Christmas
matinee mat as well as an evening performance o., OF
reputation by his rendition OF this creation, and il
Is IN every way excellent amusement for the
Christmas time.
No extra matinee is announced at wallacks for
this day. but IN the evening Mr.. Lester Wallack
and the company appear in "a Man OF Honor.n
Mr.. Walfack's delicate rendering of the part OF
jacques his latest creation and the general excel
lence OF the acting make the performances exceed
attractions Of the evening.
The '.Parrciden at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, is
peciay attractive during the holiday season.
There is much merriment IN the piece, and the hat
worn by Mr. Dayidge IN the fourth tableau IN itself
fortune or any low comedian. An extra matinee
as well as the evening performance win be given
The Christmas pantomime at the Grand Opera
House is a most charming entertainment for this
christmas yiI ITSELF T. MI Mr. George L. Foxs Hnnpiy
Dumpty" is as Jolly as ever and what adds to it's
charm IS the TACT that lt Is always new. All the
tricks and effects are In complete working order,
and the variety business Is so skilluy interviewer
with .h the action action Of the pantoomin,e as to make
"Humpty Dumpy Abroad" with Its magnificent
mOunttngs and properties, the best pantOmimo
ever produced on the New York stage. An extra
matinee VIII be given this afternoon and Il IL ex-
pected that at both the morning and evening per-
formances the auditorium will be SO fur as to pre-
sent counter attraction to the stage.
The management OF the Olympic Theatre have
hit upon a good subject for Christmas representa-
ton in Gabriel Grub; or, The COLLINS who Stole
the Sexton" In literature Dickens made the
story Christmas topic, and ir only required to be
properly transferred to the stage TO become q
pleasure to theatre goerS The story, as OF course
every reader Of Pickw1ck knows was meant as q
rebuke OF the cynicism that could sneer at the
old gravedigger and snarler at mankind. He re-
jOlces at harm to men, and finds his only friend In
a bottle. On O Christmas eve, when he has gone
into the graveyard to dig grave, the unb0ttled
spirits overcome him and leave him to the
treatment OF other spirits and gnOmes, who un-
earth themselves in most startling ways. They
play many harsh tricks upon the harsh Gabriel,
and finally convey him to Pandemonium. Dickens
concludes that Gabriel Is rounded by his dream
experiences, and feeling shame for his previous
character leaves his home and lives In another
part OF the country for years, merry and insprit
ing old man. The play, however, presents Ga
Driel's history in dream OF Polly Dark, SextOn'6
daughter and 1t leaves Gabriel In the tortures
good as the cast can make it. Its subject ts good.
because 1t permits ideas to be presented as well as
startling spectacles. SO ar, however, GABRIEL
Grub has gone for nought, and the Majit0n sprites
for everything: When the Majiltons are somewhat
repressed and o few absurdities that can only be
sneered at omitted the play or 'Gabriel Grub''
will be among the most interesting Christmas per-
formances in the city,