New-York tribune., 1873-03-13
THE DRAMA.
yrBLo's GARDEN-NEw FEATURES.

Niblo,, Garden always a bright place, was
unusually cheerful Monday night, when, to welldled
house the beautiful pageant Of Leo and Lotus was
offered in reconstructed form. There was new music
tn ere was rearrangement of dances, and several va
riety features were introduced into the elastic and
diversified third act. To persons longing for Rocky
Mountain Wonders the Man Ape there was perhaps
an excess OF preliminary vocalism and fantastic toe.
Rutthe Wonders came at last and, on couple Of lad
ders about twenty feet high they amazed indeed the
very faculties OF eyes, II not OF ears They were ali
for beauty Of pose and the chef wonder was
equally remarkable great strength and for very
delicate sense Of equilibrium Theyenclted hearty ap
plause The Man Ape skipped about, at later time. in
a comic manner. and with ludicrous agility. The swiss
Warbler was quite delightful, from the oddity Of his
waroine and the melting sweetness Of his tones. Mr..
Dav,ss very clever ventriloquia performance proved
| amusing and effective as heretofore. The wsrmess
commentator bestowed the scenery that frames hs
spectace OF Leo and Lotus IA not bestowed smiss-
Nothing OF the kind gorgeous and at the same time 50
delicate in combination OF COLOR has been seen before on
the local stage.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mr.. Pope. the ElOcutlOnist, VIII read IN
Hamilton, Canada, on the l4th inst.
Mr. and Mrs. BOucicault Will act at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music on tie last three evenings
| OF the present week
Mr.. Jefferson gave four performances of Rip
Van WulkLe, at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music, last
week crowdedhOuses. On sunday night the eonedia.
departed for Boston.
Madam Fanny Janauschek has made a nota-
hit the Boston Globe Theaer, as Ladg Dedtssk
aud HortenSe, in the play OF Chesney Wod maze ie
from Dickens's Bleak House" by Mr Rendle.-hlss @
Maggie Mitchell Is acting at the Boston Iheate as Jas
Eyre.-Afr Field has revived, at the Boston Museum
the Boston papers praise the Reading Of Mr.. j.
eIlew with great % s'eo az n f6e FfA
Avenue Theater company, have been engaged tor next
season. at the Boston Museum.-The poet Longfellow
nrav Of yvhp elp
lately. aud local paper informs us that he compnentea
her. personally. in cordial terms ON her admirable aet
| ing OF that part.
| Miss Fanny Davenport will appear at the
Philadelphia Academy OF Music. on the 9,n, when her
sister Ms; L Wnios DaysnPSrs WI take
Miss Agnes Ethel. who thus receives c3mmendatsn %
from independent critic and one OF the aest In The
country; The performance OF Agnes by Miss Ethel Is
simply charming What she might do III other char
do know, but in this she leaves little TO 10
desired. What deficiency in there In her acting
IN two instances is more than compensated for by
sceneA Philadelphia paper records the fact that there
eleven theaers open, ana doing prosperous busi
the Streets has been brought forward at Mrs Drews
Theater, the Arch, in Phadelpha.-' The Cataract Of
Theater, the Chestnut, Phiade pnia.-Mr C. h. IhOrne
jr is playing at the Walnut STREE Theater' FhiSde
Dhla. IN Amos Clarke"
Mr.. Macready lately gave an enter tainment
at Utica for the benefit OF the House OF tue Good shep
herd, and raised OF money for the institution
their good designs The remains OF the late Augustus
Fenno OF Booths Theater, were buried at Forest HIM
Cemetery, in Chelsea, Massachusetts. When The
Scouts OF tho PRAIRIE, which Is to be shown at NDlos
Garden, presented at the Boston Tneater, Nile.
MOracch the dancer performed speaking part IN IL
The Boston Gazette says that The Scouts Of tue PRAIRIE
is the very worst play upon which pen ink, and paper
wasted" The author Is said TO have made
in four hOurs....A recent fire, at Bedford, Mass,
consumed the MSS. Of Mr.. John Fleteher's Reminis-
O the Stage, together with large and valuable
collection OF payOs and other theatrical relics Mr.
Fletcher has been connected with the STAGE in tho
United States, the Canadas, and the West Indies, for
nearly half century, and he had prepared for pubcar
ton history OF his observations ana adventures He
occupied room in the old Concert ha ia NewBedford,
when destroyed.