Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-05-09
FIRST EDITION.
THE AMUSEMENT SEASON.

nave Deen offered TO and enjoyed by, the citi
2ens of Wilmington, since the season orenet
about the first of last October. II must be con
fessed that the liat is a long one, and we doub
II any other city in the United States, of oul
size, has had more entertainments of the re-
spectable-many Of them high class-sort within
| the same period. All tastes have been catered
| to the Musical and the Dramatic the Scientific
the Curious, the Thoughtful and that which only
cares to while away Time. getting fun for funs
/ sake.
In the line of Music, we have had two Enrlisb
| Operas, by Mrs. Seguin, Rose Hersee and their
| company, the Bohemian Girl and Fra Diavalo.
concerts by Carlotta Patti Rubinsten and Wien
iawski. the "old Folks" and the "Mendelssohn
Choral Union" (both home amateur the Men
| delssohn Quintette Club of Boston, the Berger
Swiss Bell Ringers, and Others and opera bonife
by Mrs. Oates and company, and Mile. Aimee
| and company.
Lectures and Readings have been delivered
| here by Edwin Forrest, John Cough Anna e.
| Dickinson. Rev. A. A. Willis, Rev. t, Dewitt
| Talmage, D. II. Locke, (Nasby,) W.T. Adams,
| lohver Opdo,) Edith OGorman. q. Chauncey
| Burr, Victoria Woodruff George MacDonaIi
General James A. Hall, John O'Byrne, Esq,
| Wendell Phillips, Olive Logan and others.
In the drama, we have run from extreme to
| extreme, dark Tragedy on the one hand, and
the lightest and thinnest Burlesque on the other
Caroline Rchings, with Mr. Bishop, gave us four
nights of Operettas and musical drama the Lin
CARDS, two nights MIR. II. l.. Davenport and
his Chestnut Street Company five nights,
mostly OF standard and Legitimate dra-
ma including Hamlet" and Macbeth"
Mrs. d. 7, Bowers, three nights and a matinee,
in high-cass Drama Madame Janauschek, in
three performances; Edwin Adams in two; two
nights OF Rip Van Winkle" by Joe Jefferson !;
two by John L. Ovens. including his I" Solon
Shingle;" two performances by Charlotte
Thompson and her company ; and numerous
others Of the sensational, burlesque, pantomim-
ic, &C., &c, including /" Little Nell," Lizette
Bernard, the Chapman Sisters. and others OF
less note.
Some five or six fairs were held; there were
eight or ten Minstrel performances and about
the same number of panoramas and general en-
tertainments, most of which gave more than
one performance, and some as many as six and
twelve.
We give, following, the
LIST IN DETAIL:
When no hall ID mentioned the place was the
Opera House
About October 1, for two weeks, Rufus Som
erby Cos Peculiar Entertainment, magic,
gifts, &c, Odd Fellows Hall.
Thursday evening, October 3, Lecture by
John O'Byrne "The Crusades and thei In-
tiuence on Civilization"
Monday evening, October T. opening of the
Dramatic Season, by Manager John T. Ford of
baltimore. The Richings-Bishop Company
"The Mute Singer"
Wednesday evening, same Company; 1.-THE
Rose OF CASTLE, and "The Bonnie Fish-wife"
Tuesday evening, same, Boucicaults Com
Thursday evening, same, the sensational drama,
''War Clouds"
. Toctober 18th, concert by Carlotta Patti had
been announced. Dut was postponed
Saturday evening, October 10, drama of Il. o.
u j. HOLMES Grover.
Monday evening, October 81 lecture by An
ME Il. Dickinson, Things hoped for"
Tuesday evening, October 20, "od Folks
Saturday evening, November g. the Lingards'
"a Lifes Dream" concluded with persoiatiuns
of "Grant aud Greeley" &c. &c.
Wednesday evening" November 9th, Rubin
stein Wieniawski concert.
Thursday evening, November 7th lecture on
Sunshine" by Rev A. A. Willitts.
Tuesday evening, Now 18th, Reading "Ham-
let. by Edwin Forrest.
For six nights commencing Wednesday even
ing, Nov. Goth, Prof. Cromwell's Art entertain
ments.
Friday evening, Nov 22nd, Institute Hall, lec-
ture by George Macdonald. Subject: 'Itobert
Burns"
Monday evening, November 25th at Institute
Hall, Oarncrose d Dixey's Minstres.
Thanksgiving night, November 28th Iizzette
Bernard, sensational drama, "Oriana"
Tuesday evening. December Sd, opening night
OF fair, by Societies, at Odd Fellows Hall.
Thursday evening, December 5th, L. L. Daven-
port and Chestnut Street Theatre Company
"a Iron Chest and Wild Oats"
Friday evening, December 9th, for three nights,
Monday evening, December 9th, lecture by
Gen Jas. A. Hall, on Three Days at Gottys-
burg"
Saturday, December 14th, skiff & Gaylords
Minstrels.
Monday evening, December 10th, " Uncle
TOMS Cabin"
Wednesday evening, December 18th the Mem
delssohD Choral Union Concert.
Thursday evening. December 10Th. at City
Hall, opening of fair by Minqua Association.
Same evening, opening OF s. s. Union Festi-
val. at Institute Hail.
Monday evening, December 3d. Institute
Hall, opening of fair by United Cornet Band.
Monda7 evening, December 23d, Mrs. d. p.
Bowers, aud J.. O. McCollom, " Lady Audley's
Secret"
Tuesday evening, December oath, Mrs. D. P.
Bowers Historical play OF elizabeth
Wednesday afternoon, 25th the same, Christ
mas matinee, " East Lynne"
Wednesday evening, 25th, same, "AIary Stu
art"
Thursday evening, December 26th, The Chap
man Sisters and Company for three nights Bur-
lesque and Farce.
Monday evening, December 3Oth, Dominick
Murray and Company; Escaped from Sing
Sing"
Tuesday evening, December 31st Same COM
pany and same play.
Wednesday evening, January 1st same
Thursday evening, January d,same company
" Tcket-of-Leave Man."
Same evening, for three nights, at Institute
Hall, Healey Il Cohan's Hiberniana.
Monday evening, January 9th, Little Nell and
company; "Fidelia, the Fire Wait"
Tuesday evening, January 7th same company
and play.
Tuesday evening, January 14th, the Georgia
Minstrel Troupe.
Saturday evening, January 18th, Carncross q
Dixey's Minstrel Troupe.
Monday and Tuesday evenings, January Goth
aud 21st, bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl, or,
Death at the Wheel"
Thursday evening. January 23d. E. L. Daven-
port and Chestnut st. company, double bill Of
''The Honeymoon, or How to Rule Wife" and
"a Day After the Wedding"
Monday and Tuesday evenings, January 9th
and 28th, the Georgia Slave Troupe.
Tuesday, January 28th. at Institute Hall, Gen.
Tom Thumb and company OF little folks.
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, January
29th and 30th, Joseph III. Keane; rip Van
Winkle."
Friday evening, January 31st, lecture by John
B. Cough, on Lights and Shadows of London
Life."
Saturday evening, February 1st. at Masonic
Temple, Victoria O. Woodruff; lecture.
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings,
February 5th 9Th and 7th. Military Fair
Saturday evening, February 8th. Joe Joffer-
son /; =" Rip Van Winkle."
Thursday evening" Feb. 18th. VIM. I. Adams
(0liver 0ptic) recitation Of Up and Doing"
Friday evening, February 14th; e. L. Dayen-
port and company; Macbeth"
Monday evening, February 18th, Wendell
Phillips, on "Froude vs. the Genius of Liberty"