The sun., 1878-11-04
SUNDAY NIGHT DIVERSIONS.
MANY AND LIRGE 1SSEUBLIGEs AND
YiRIED EN1ERTdI INMENTS
Performance Hanging In Quality frou, the
Elegant Concert TO the Rudc Variety show
midnight Fun on tho Great East side.

l
midnight Fun on tho Great East side.
Last night was not exceptional as to the
number OF Sunday shows In this city. and the
balls were fewer than usual. The most pre-
tentious entertainment was concert in tho
Grand Opera House. There was crush Of
| ticket buyers in tho lobby at the opening OF
| the doors. and the spectators were as noisy as
| on week days. The great theatre was soon
| filled by an audience that looked we'll
and listened with an air OF intelligence
to the music. Tho concert was begun
with tho overture from Der Frcischutz." by
| Gilmore's Band. Mr.. Gilmore was resplcn-
| dent In uniform stood on n dais, and waved
his baton energeticay The mellow notes Of n
cornet. blown by Levy. were next heard. He
played the lnilamatus." from Rossinis Sta
bnt Mater" and In response to nm encore. gave
The Carnival Of Venice with variations. at
which Lotta. the actress. who sat In u box,
clapped her hands vigorously Next Mile
De Murska sang. She wore a pink silk dress
cut low at tho neck. with long train, and
trimmed with black and white A black velvet
ribbon around her shapely mock was held by
diamond cross. John Hill conducted tho or
chestra while she sang an aria from Linde do
| Chamounix." She pleased the audience and
was induced to sing again. An intermission OF
ten minutes followed during which many
OF the men fastened into the lobby, and
thence to an adjoining barroom. After
the recess Mile. De Murska sang an aria by
| Proch and for an encol ga o very sweetly the
Suwance River" Gilmore's band. with Lovy
as first cornet. gave "reminiscences dc rOpera"
as tho next event. Alonzo II. Hatch then sang
Fair In thine Angel Beauty " and lively Irish
ballad De Murska sung Sweet Nightingale" {"
with flute obligato. played by NJ. +. Bracht. and
! the hand alOaaI .xft w. Ra.
tival." The audience numbered fully $500. and
| the best seats were 81.
| In Eighth street between Second and Third
avenues. the letters "T-i-v-o-l-i" blaze from
| an illuminated sign extending ncross the side
walk. They may be seen from u long distance
| up or down the street. On Sunday nights they
burn as brightly Us on other nights. and they
do not disappear until tho small hours OF Mon
day morning. The entrance to tho hall leading
TO the theatre Is at the top OF flight OF steps
and on either side OF this entrance are doors
opening into brilliantly lighted rooms on the
ground floor. On ono side are a bar and bill
iiIu tnbles. and on the other side Is a bar and
no billiards. These rooms communicate by
broad fiahts OF stairs with the theatre. On
large room. lighted by gas Jets burning in col
ored globes. apd in this room are round tables
and chairs None OF the rooms on either floor
are dark on Sunday nights. Half way down the
left side Of the theatre are arches communicate
ing with another bar and lunch ROOM. fitted
usually has place among the scenes
room large enough to seat 1--WE or six hundred
persons in the IN ain story and two hundred In
lavish ip the laying on oi Bright coiors.' There
stage. Last evening the audience was we'll mixed
as 10 nationalities-. There were more men than
served In thai lonely coudtion eonssSueot Sss eo
upon the absence OF schooner OF lager from
the stand in frout OF them. Schooners were
the rule; hats on. the custom. Spirals OF smoke
assembled from the vicinity OF the noses OF the
audience. male and female. Walters in red
across the bars and to their destination. Bou.
Suets were sold 10y iminutive flower girls.
The large room lighted with lets burning
nearest the theatre. and from this room
the stage was visible. The programme
The doors were opened in time for the
concert 10 begin at g Vocal and instrumental
70 give a sacred--as distinguished from secu-
lar-character TO the programme The concert
lasted as long as sun9ay did. and at one minute
past ~ O'Clock the midnight matinee was
begun. At IL O'Clock. or little later. the gath-
erng began 10 assume sort Of brilliancy. The
feminine el1nent was largely Increased by
arrivals fritl up town. and the room where
the coOred lights blaZNd was filled. Good or
der was generally maintained. The person
who is not shocked at seeing glass OF lager
lifted TO feminine lips or cigarette held be-
tween iemlnlns teeth would not have been
lasted I'LL about O'Clock In the morning. Ii
consisted Of an ordinary tariety show oil songs.
A multitude gathered about the doors OF the
new Haymarket Theatre. at Sixth avenue and
Thrtic'h street owing TO the announcement OF
a concert. The doors were not opened, how
ever Al the Twenty ninth street police station
the Sergeant said that Mcmillan, the proprietor.
had become involved financially. and that IL
was for that reason, and moi from interference
BY the police. that the place was not opened.
The lower floor and the, gallery of Tammany
oil fll ~ "A liAn -
1000 Frenchmen and Frenchwomen. who came
to listen 70 an annual concert given for the BEN
eft OF i. Juignet. After the concert there was
a Snll. Juignet Is popular French singer and
actor This was not full dress AFFAIR" yet
MANY Of bS9 o o9 %Ea ToFs w 4 S2Ses and the
ness by feminine devices in gibbons. laces. and
flowers. Max Schwnb led tho excellent orches-
niInents L. Kapp violinist. Nile. C'Lecompte.
Nine. j. EsteUhe, \. Perrin. Nine. Litsner, and
other volunteer artists were applauded without
the concert was over. Some OF the audience
departed. but most remained to take part in
The Bowery Garden is at llS Bowery. Here
the Sunday evening entertainment is an
concert begins at s o'clock and ends at mid
night. Last evenings programme comprised
ipstrumental piecesIwalizes, marches. quad
cluding Tyrolean wnrblng and serio-
comic songs. In tho latter tho part
amends Tor the secular nature of the part ioI-
lowing il. My Grandfaiher's Clock" had a
cons splcuous place on the progTemme. The
hall is provided with tables and chairs. and has
Il seating capacity of about five hundred. The
stage is small. but neat. There ara four stage
boxes. small gallery runs in u srmicrcla
around the front part OF the hall. The audience
was largely German, ami always orderly
Young men and their sweethearis wore numer-
Gus. They qiaffed from large. schconers tho
fOaming luger beer. and nibnled tho brittle
pre,zel. A il sat with hats on. The music was
rather loud MS u rule. and WIS not interietrd
with 10y the murmur of voices from the audi
enre. Walters in white aprons were busiy
going up and down tho hall. Tho orchestra
consisted Of eight uiccea.
Tire London Theatre. in the Bowery present
ed un entertainment IN magic sleight Of hand. |
hoeus pucus, and tho like. by Prof D'Artrey
and concert. Tho London will seat about q |
thousand persons. 1t has two gallerios. u large
stage. and eight stage boxes. The audiences |
comprised ,ery few women. but wHa ordcFy, |
and gave close attention 10 the performance.
Hats on was the custom. No beverages were |
dispensed in the theatre. but thorc wa bnr |
conveniently located, The orchestra was di, |
rooted by Donnikor, tho Oldest man in New |
York in the variety business" and played good |
music
Tho GermnniR Assembly Rooms were bril- |
liantly lighted last evening. The Manhattan |
Turn Society held lis first ball Of tho season. |
-Four sets fOuna room at the same time to dance |
the lancerh Tho company had e merry time. |
but was orderly.
In n variety theatre at Houston and Crosby |