New-York tribune., 1877-03-15
A TRIP TO THE MOON.

There is n general indispOstion on the part
of theatrical managers burden the public mind That
delicate organ believe Is supposed to have been de-
pressed by political vicsstude and nancia uncertainty
and in kindly consideration o its weakness and melan-
choly 1t is Thought best not 10 crowd the mourners
This benevolent propensity broke last night at
Booths Theater. where 70 swcrty illustrated IN the
production OF "a spectacle called a Trip TO the
Moon" Furbearance "has made his master
piece" and nothing exceed the ranGuhlE
which should to the public's distracted globe
other dramatic lotions have eXerted now and then "a
power 10 cheer as well soothe; hut Trip to Tie
Moon is entire and perfect sedaiive The miid'
lImbont pervasiye, aud ncurabe lory or tAls piece
il we may put the truth compreicnslyclY.-nakeSl II
the nonrarci!, the Arabian bird. the Wearer OF th'
belt and the winner of the such poultce OF puer
iity trliy marvel we'll as booL and 'e hesitate
in e choice Of words in which recognize its henecrnt
advent Let us say that the lunar expedition consumed
four hours OF time and about forty centuries or PATIENCE
In the retrospect of aware Of tan streams "i
pl.tituinous co!oquy in comparison with WHEN inc
text OF the lamrntcd Black Crook Blrlas WIS Mlssis
srni of splendid dicton Likewise Of attenuard melodies
by NJ Odenbach Likewise of nebul4 OF female 'esN'
Likewise OF much pam-ireo and much oriental arcte'
ture Likewise of two beery old mJndrchs swag-
reriug and sputtering. Likewise Of pretty
Prince who loves and wins a pretty PIN
cess Likewise Of Miss Jennie Hughes. emerging
from a hand-orsan And much more Of the same SORT
There was Prince, who grew weary OF THIS world
which not very surprising in the mouth Or March,
and he got himself OF to the moon. with his father
and his fathers Secretary Of state There the royal
rarty met another royal party and saw the eA-
o,lIsite dancing Of Mascarn and De Rosa, and there
the Prince fell in love with lunar Princess and Dis
seminatrd the passion OF loycnOt hitherto eXlstn- H
tie silver orb-Dy an inudic0us Of apples and cider
then the Princess had be put up at auction and the
Prince bought her in Then volcano took the fair occa-
sion TO brch And last everybody embarked Tor earth
on a silver ship These incidents involved about thirty
persons and "a numerous ballet corps, ana were dh
fused through four acts and they were observed
with cOmposu-e-by great crowd oi spectators
-yns Of popular animation could be detected at inter-
walls in the applause vouchslicd 20 The pretty iit lady
Miss V G. Clancy, who acted CAPRICE This Is an III
stance Of interesting personality, native talent, ana u
conscious grace and it pleasure 10 record Tor MISS
Cancey a promising success. There was a stii also,
when De Rosa bounded the scene, and when Miss
Hughes and Miss Florence Ellis sang their respective
sou-s-both these warblers being recalled. The
srow-ballet too, elected a joyful noise But,
for the most part as intmlted at first, the
mind OF the popuace kindly spared even
tn, least sembance OF strain. To sly that 1t remained
,teeped in hops might he thought lcvy toward the
ballet but It viii not be frivolous to II e that II after
every TEMPEST such az had Yesterday comes such
calm a. there is IN Trip to the Moon" squalls vii te
sighed for and morphine become more than ever drug
IN the market This balm viii flow At Booths Thcater
till the 2d ~ April The chief features IN the cast are
cd ri