The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-22

BABEs IN THE WOOD.

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sEAsoNABLR ATTRACTION.
ENGAGEMENT FOR LIMITED PERIOD OF
THE FAMOUS
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OPERA BURLEsouE COMPANY,
COMBINING
MUSICAL CULTURE OF THE HIGHEST ORDER
OF MERIT, WITH
MIRTH OF THE MOST HILARIOUS CHARACTER.
GOVERNED BY REFINEMENT.
THE FOLLOWING rs FROM THE UNSOLICITED
PEN or Mr. GARRETT. THE EMINENT DRAMATIC
AND MUSICAL CRITIC or THE ST. LOUIS "REPUB-
LiCAN," AND GIVES PROPER ESTIMATION OF
THE COMPANY AND ENTERTAINMENT
THE CoLvIII4E FOLLY COMPANY is WITHOUT
DOUBT THE BEST SELECTED AND BEST ORGAN
lied BURLEsQuR TROUPE THAT EVER VISITED
ST. LOUIS IT PRESENTS A GREATER VARIETY
OF FEATURES THAN ANY OTHER WE KNOW OF,
AND SOME OF THESE FEATURES TEND TO ELE-
vATE THE BURLEsoUE BUSINESS FAR ABOVE
THE STANDARD OF THE LYDIA THOMPSON
| TROUPE FOR INSTANCE MILE. EME RosEAU
is THE BRIGHT PARTICULAR FEATURE OF THIS
Sy crNcrp err rENrINE GRIP
PRISE TO EVERY AUDIENCE. NOBODY EXPECTS
TO HEAR SUCH PURE ARTISTIC voCALIsM AND
REFINED MANNERS IN BURLEsQUE. RosEAU
COMES UPON THE SCENE LIKE NEW AND SWEET
SPIRIT FROM THE TONE WORLD. HER VOICE
STRIKES SYMPATHETIC CHORD AT ONCE, AND
HER REFINED PRESENCE GIVES THE KEYNOTE
TO THE WHOLE PERFORMANCE. BURLEsQUE IS
THUS PRUNED OF MUCH OF ITS OBJECTIONABLE
LoUDNEss AND TONED WITH MoDEsTY AND
CLOTHED WITH BEAUTY WITHOUT LOSING A SIN
GLE LEGITIMATE ELEMENT OF ATTRACrIvENEss.
1T Is AS ACCEPTABLE 70 THE DRESS CIRCLE AS
TO THE GALLERY, AND A COMPLETE REGENERA-
TON Is ACCOMPLISHED. IT BECOMES PURE IN
NocENT FUN, FEAST OF HARMLESS FOLLY, AT
WHICH ALL MAY SIT WITH ASSURED SAFETY AND
RARE ENJOYMENT.
THE LITTLE CHILDREN INTRODUCED IN THE
NURSERY EPISODE OF THE DEATH OF COCK
Robin ALSO CONSTITUTE A PURIFYING FEATURE,
AND THEIR PRETTY PLAY IS IN HARMONY WITH
THE WHOLE ENTERTAINMENT. WE HAVE THE
SONG OF RosHAU, THE PLAY OF THE BIRDS BY
CHILDREN THE SCHOOL SCENE AND SPELLING
BEE AND OTHER sPECIALTIEs. ALL NEW, FRESH,
INNOCENT, SWEET AND MIRTH INSPIRING. AND IN
ALL THERE IS NOT AN OBJECTIONABLE WORD,
ACT OR MOVEMENT. INTIMATIoN, SUGGESTION OR
INNUENDo THIS rs THE VERY PERFECTION OF
BURLEsQUE. 1T is SAN CoLvILLE's IDEAL OF
BURLEsoUE ELABORATED FROM LONG ExPERI-
ENcE IN THIS BRANCH OF THEATRICAL ENTER
PRISE.
mr. c. n DREW IS BOTH GOOD SINGING AND
COMEDY FEATURE OF THE COMPANY. MEssRs.
W B. CAHrLL. WILLIAM GILL AND A. W. MARLIN
ARE GOOD coMIQUEs AND GRoTEsoUEs, AND
MISSES MARIE WILLIAMS, MARION ELMoRE. LIMA
MERvILLE ELEANOR DEERING. KATE EVER
LEIGH. ADA LEE AND ANNIE DEACON ARE ALL
FEATURES OF THE PROGRAMME AND BRIGHT
FIGURES OF THE PLAY MARIE WILLIAMS is
THE LEADING FEMALE BURLEsouER AND FILLS
THE BILL MISS EIMoRE, AS THE MEsCHIEvoUs
IMP OF THE scMooLRooM. rs AS FULL OF THE
HUMoR OF THE SITUATION AS BOILER Is OF
STEAM AND SHE RoMPs 1T OFF LIKE LITTLE
STEAM ENGINE AT FULL DRIVE. THE OTHER
CHARACTERS WERE ALL WELL DONE BY THE
MEMBERS OF THE CAST THE CHORUS WAS ABE.
QUATE AND THE STAGE PICTURES WERE WE'LL
FILLED AND SHADED BY LAY FIGURES IN ALBUM.
DANCE"
THE SEASON OF MUSIC AND PUN WILL CON.
MENCE on
MONDAY EVENING. DECEMBER %. 1873,
AND TO BE coSrrsy Wnpk Ey 1yp EVENING OF THE
WEDNESDAY cHRIsTNAsl, AND SATURDAY NAT
INEES
With tho new grand and glitterng Pansommic Buresquo
y for a srr,sn
by ri sator. Gorgeous Costumes. Tho whole the excu-
sd %So,lsa S'"'' ''s' Two acts and en-
BABES IN THE WOOD
.~. AND THE
GOOD LITTLE FAIRY BIRDS;
OR. VINO KILLED COCK RoBINf
presented With ne. scenery By nsi;;.sr mechanism BY
oHs y rns ,ef kaSs~ns
Tscontrina Sir Rowands only child NILE Emo Roscau
ssg sweet Nj 2 d Il Da'T Gilmore
Prince Pretty Miss Lima Merve
Sir Rowland Macassor ............. Mr. W r. cahiii
Lady Maeassor. Elenno, peeng
Very had Man. .............. Mr. VIM. gnl
Miss jones the ooverncss MI W Msis