The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15
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The Old Bowery rnd lis Life oi Fxcitement-
The ~tnr- nnd their Performances.
The Bowery Theatre is fifty-four years
old, aud for moro than half century has been
The cone Of an enthusiasm to which the ex-
creme fervor of the most excited political meet
ing b. the merest chiid's play.
You md don't often 90 to the Dowery The
are, an! that's whore we miss IL. went twice
lat week. took Ohver Doud Byron and his
I,nuti Ntck,iu business In. and had jolly good
time.
So did the audience, 700 OF them. OF whom
tuli, oue-third were boys in shirt sleeves and
cap. with the visor hanging down behind.
There's no use in trying to describe an audience
such as that which erected Young Byron. Like
the chameleon. it, mood changed WITH every
scene. running the ganut from solemn earnest
u,ss ~ enthusiastic recognition. M wonder the
actormade mis- points. No wonder he PLAYED
we'll lie stood face 20 face with men and wo-
men VINO were there to get their moneys worth,
and under the critical eyes Of at least thousand
ramius who would have Missed him into silence
ana rushed him FROM the stage II he had slurred
bis part or neglected his business.
This sort u thing has been going on afty-four
years.
Yesterday took look at the old pleS bills on
ME In the ONCE Of Manager Meath. and confess
was surprised at the qillnt,m which our fore
frthers demanded. and the sm all sums they paid
in exchange. ON
the LIST or ACTORS
are the names OF Edwin Forrest Junius Brutus
Booth. William T.. burton, Thomas Hamolin.
Mr. Kean, John II. scott. Mrs. shaw, Charlotte
Cushman, John Collins, Mr.. Adams. j. w. Wal
lack. John Gilbert. Joseph Proctor, e. L. Daven-
port. Thomas Barry, Count Joannes, George L.
TX, Matilda Heron, William wheat.ey, c. c.
Boniface, Mary Tay lor, John Drou-bs;n, Barney
Williams. Edward Lamb, Mrs. Farren, the Rayel
Troupe. Frank Cnanrau, NJ idame Estelle WIN.
Davidge. Kate Denim, Mrs. Herring. Fanny Her
ring, Ada Isaacs Menken. Lester Waluck,
c aries X. Thorne. noble father and gallant
son; Harry smith. Neane the famous Joe KIRBY,
Cos. Clarke. Mary Gam, aud scores Of other.
yrominent In their time, put dead and forg 1tten
NV.
During the management Of Tom Hambln the
Dowery was great SUGGEST and the record Of his
attractions shows how lndefaiigably he " Tked.
Ia lSa the prices were boxes, - cents pit,
81 cents. and gallery, % cents. On tue night
OF Nav -. la5e Ham bin provided great Till.
In Ernest Matrsvers he pla, ed Rtchtrd
DarrH 20 Mrs Shav's Alice. This was followed
by the Boston Brass Band In their new and
elegant uniforms; after which Mr.. woolford
appeared In "Ma2eupa." ] don't know who
Mr. wooford was, but nnd him starred IN the
bills for several year-, and always several weeks
in each season. = l Infer he was favorlte.
But Just think Of such programme that.
WHAT time could - romeo aud Juliet exchange
ms was followed me next week by "'Tne Lion
King or the BANDITS Doom" in which the IA
NOUS hon tanner, Carter, actually droye A hylns
lion ia bAlurss across several bli..cs" on The
stage on ne sane evening NJ. llimb bin, Nj.
Proctor. and Mrs. shaw PLAYED In the g Last Days
of Pompeii." h. uroer mime II the occasion
b curiosity II ~ss printed ~ Thomas snow
designer must have peen a genius I. htIf la
promises ere even partially Kept the peoplc rot
all they wanted. ana no mistake / Imagine
che nconic effects IN Inc PumpeiiAn delineaIl on
must have been s.priD, especially wnen the
lands and house the humble cot and inc an o
pet palace" were destroyed and forever faced
bv the rain OF real a-nes from the vote snlc era
ter"
THE BOwEHY STAGE
nv tho way deserve. ,uentinn IN ,his ,l..o .
ona of me sn.eiu fstti1rrs Of The tbe,prs o a. a.
Sas aInavs heen 81 H. .t,,, Sea-, a., t,,i,,
In lsse ~ q llferr and was h,Irned In is-ss IL -
rebuiit The same wear ~ Drneford and b,,r,,sd
IN lng ILen Iou Haublin r.D,ilt IN XXI ~
The night Of Ned ID lvenrort', Seueft. diIti91
Ihe unprecedanted run OF Putnam or ne
Br4ys Sun Of "a ON tne 1ith pf Aurtl IA n
wAs burned again. Sir JacAson repui,t N Ina
stage was always large, anording special fac.Ii-
sies for spectacular Effects The present stare i.
IAN Improvement on A. . edecrssnrs and ~ mo
largest in tue United states, being ~ feet deep
Edwin Forrests earliest triun,t,hs ,vere won NJ
the Bowery neatre. and for wears MS name an.
pears At regular peri DDS the tar OF the orca.i1n
an 1879 he made a notable SUCCESS IN IN. Tn,,,'d
Mrs. shaw. lie opened I'm " VlrsuIu.." anna LA
with Jack Cide and " MetanorA" occupies
che place Of honor week IN aud week our. IN
chose days Forrest Aas all himself n. WAS man
nger when he played. he superntended ali re-
hearshs, aud even kept forfeit book. In v hirh
are recorded the pettv.nnes imposed on tardv