The New York Clipper (July 1906)

JULY 7. TBti it YOEE ■■gis-• 51* Phillips kgb PaewW«id, who recently nosed ft luccenful eogag«#nt.over tbe E»- liracircuit, (or 0. V Ulggtnbotbain, are Jo* on hVSbuthernpirk clrciilt." *r. Hft- .lobotbam ba» a circuit of ten weeks, com- DtiilDK the following rltlea! Bnreveport, B55 «d Lake ■.Charles, La.; Vlcfctlmrg, \llis ' l'arls. iTalveatdri, lOrjustoa acd San ADtoDio. T«.. and IJlrmlnghoai. Ala. He is !?:aanir'ug compacleK ibrtt #111 1* kuowp by numbers to cover the circuit. The Bison Citt. Coiiedv Kou» will braak in tbelr new art ot I'leasnre Bay, week of JUfl - w" D other good vaudeville time to follow They ore being booked exclusively br Meyers 4 Keller. .' " J . ' LKRfl A. IIaW-akb, musii-o.1 director, piano, bis wen engaged at Wonderland 1'nrg, Dan- title 111., for the Summer swjsoq, having bud five weekn' vacation v[«lthig at .CtMcngo, Mil- waukee, nnd bis home, Saginaw, Ml. Ii Notcs rituit Hollowai & Bftciikb Com- gad Co., K. C. Hblloway, manager; J. II. Ilaft, assistant manager; W. K. Betcber, compabv phjalelan and sjirgeon.—We are claying'week stand* lD-\VlApstn, and nasi- nVs has beeh good.. We pwyt-d la operg hftiiBPs until July 1. when we opened undef tonvflH, carrying eighty, with a -10ft. 'tent. We bnve a band oE twelve- piece.*, under di- rection of 1'iof. Shaw, which is a feature. Blllv and Eva MeCUntork nave i-eeo meeting with greatt shecess, Chester Roy's barrel and (MM kicking In also a big feature. Vot.r.i. *nd AuAMo, who played Tooy imp- tar's last week, play a return, date Sept. Hi. TljMOOkT AN0 1'AI)1.WTTR Wfttttl "WO are In our slkfb week on the Crystal circuit, closlne ihe ahow. Our act U meeting with great metam at enrb performance. We open *a the Ous Sun circuit Aug. Q, at Mans- field, O." ^ -. — . mm -•■. ' .. . HEATHS I*i THE PROFESSION. Manoel (.nrcln. Manuel Garcia, the famous teacher of .fring- ing, died on July l, at bla bomb In London, I'ng. aged ud«- hundred and one. years. He was born Id Madrid, Spain,' on March, IT, ISU.'t. the son ot Manuel Garcia, ibe Spanish ipiior. Ills sinter was Mme. M&libran, a great Eoprano. Professor Garcia-, witb his sister, Mme. Mali bran, came to »w York In LSli.'i, and gave Italian opera, the first ever heard in the United .Stated for nearly a year, a't the old l*ark Theatre, this ,clty. They opened wilb Kossiql's "Uarber of Seville." In Which the eldi*r Manuel (iarcla was the Count Aloiavlva, and the younger was Flgoro. Mme. Mollurau wan Itosina. Keturolog to l'arls, in j &:'!(. be left the stage and devoted himself to learblag. He subsequently began svlentJllc iuqulrr into the conformation of. the vocal organs, the limits uf tbe registers, and tbe physical mechanism of singing. The Hrsr result of this-study was his a,i- plication of the laryngoscopy whose value Is now universally admitted ..by physi- cians. The second result - was his "Me- uiolre bit la voir buraalne," presented .to the French Institute lb 1840. He.wse. ap- pointed professor of flinging at the Paris Con- servatory, and published. In 1847, "Tralte C'obiplct de i'Aii tin Chant," tn two parts, quote., which bos been translated Into Iial- Ibn, Herimii add KnglUb. and lias gnlnpd a world wide reputation as one of the stand- ard authorities ou singing..jiAmong (larcla's most successful pupils were: Jenoy I.kid, Catherine llnyes. Henrietta Nlssen (after- ward Mme. .Salomanj and M. Ilattallle. In i *."n Garcia resigned bis post at the con- eervntory and went to London, where he be- came a professor at tbe Royal Academy of Music. He wns the father of Pauline vlar- dor, the famous soprano. Fiunk \Y, SllRttRlt, n sbowaino, died at Mr home In New Orleans,, I.si., on .Inoe <!, aged rhii'ty-slx years. He was a aatlve of >ew York City. Ills wife nurvlvea hlu, . Kahl I^AUTRNscHLARORti, builder -of Ibe new ■stag* at tbe Metropolitan Opera Uonse, Xew Vork City, died In Munich, Germany, on June 30, aged sixty-three years. He had his first lessoas in atage meimanlsm from Karl ltrandt. a noted German stage' technician, who gained renown for ibe performances at tbe Court Theatre of Darmstadt, ire suc- ceeded his principal, and wan later called to itlga and Stuttgart before he settled at. Ihe Court Theatre, in Munich, la 1B80. He was there for twelve years, and since that time bad traveled through different countries Id Kurope, building stages in the principal the- atres. Ills.greatest achievement wan the re- volving stage of tbe Munich Theatre, and be. also built the new stage of the Prinz Regent Theatre, In Munich, lie recently designed a Lew stage for tbe Wagner operas at Covent Garden, and designed the present/stage at the Imperial Opera House- in Vienna. - it was he who carried Into effect Itlchard Wagner's ideas about the moving forest Inthe first act uf "Parsifal," and tbe destruction of Kling- sor's castle' In the second act, when tbe opera was first performed at Beyreutb. Mr. Con- rted brought him here from tbe Court The- atre, In Munich, when be decided on the pro- duction of Wagner's work Mr. Lairten- Hcblaecer and Kmll Kucha produced "Parsi- fal" at tbe Metropolitan Opera House here. <_':,. u'pk t). I'n.iiAM. actor and mnnnger, died at bis home In Dales, Erie Co.. Pa., on June 23. Mr. Pelham was for years a suf- ferer from tuberculosis, nnd during ibe past four years bud been able to do but very lit- tle work, only appcsrlng occasloaailv with his own company. Mr. Petbam wan born at Court land, N. Y., on April 28, 1802. He en- tered tbe profession at the age of thirteen years, and bad been in It roDtlnuoiisly up to the rime of bin death, principally acting with his own company. His wife and two daugh- rers survive him, ail l>elng members of the frofesslon. He was a member of Greenville, ■a.. Lodue No. 14&, U.-P. 0. Elka, ous. B. Ykrdikb, 0/ the vaudeville team of ('has. and Hattle Verdler, died oa June 10, from consumption, aged twenty-six years. He is survived by bis wife and n baby daugh- ter, Alice. ■II'lfs iOi.T.r.n, a professional acrobat, was killed in the iralu wreck at Salisbury, Kog- laad, 00 Jtilv 1. .* • <« » , .!..-. TEXAS. »li.«E OITJ'ClfVci'sl BltXI. . BT IM "~MB0 rjKBy. UABTIM. Tbe first bill In the collection 1 atn about to deal with. Is or tbe lloyal Clrcun." these wdads farming the. heodlog, under which are two lines. Then commences the quaint opeo- "Tbe Prrprletors. ever anxious to meet ihe approbation of a discerning public, beg leave to assure them that during tbelr short recess every exertion has been made' to render tbe Interior ot their Theatre applicable to tbe Season.'for which'purpose Drapery ha» been provided t0 c Dc i rc | e the Boxes, by which mentis they will be rendered warm and com- fortable. ••■. -. - ■ FIRST- SIGHT OP TUB WINTER SEA- 52 N „> XD 0F TnR CHRISTMAS NEW COMIC FANTOMKUE. Mpnday, Tuesday, and Wedaesday. De- cember M, 27 and 28, 1814. Tbe F.otertalnmoots will commence at a Quarterpost-SiJ, with the revived favorite Serloui Bnrletta, founded on and GEOBGK BAINWhCZ or Tub Lonoox Apfbknticc. Then Is printed a cast of characters and tbe nnnouncenient."'ln Act 1 an entire New Pas Sen 1 by Miss Glroux." Again I quote tbe bill: "To which will be added the celebrated Kflnesti-lnn Hxtravnglinia, in its orhrloal Style, called the ■ T i,! T i° R ' S JOURNEY TO BRFA'TFOftD! With the Humours of his Horse Tally Ho ! I BULY BDTTON, by MB. MAKF.EN, Id the .coiire of the Hveolag, - admired Vaulting and Equilibriums on.the Tionr bop 1 and elegant feats of Horsemanship, by llicr.-iir J i'r i- —ML the to Introduce vaudeville in this city, opened the liljou with a One bill June 18. and tbe business lias been to canacltv sloce then. The hill was headed by Martyne and Hardy, in cbararter changes, followed Uv Melville Norman, "wizard of the violin:'* "Silvers" <"oiiUcr. black face comedlon. and Itihnrd Light, and tbe klnetoscope. Tbe enterprise has a promising outlook. Karat— prof. J. H. MarrMlllan, who ar- rived here 18, from Bristol, Teon., to take charge of the Opera Hou«e orchestra, died suddenly Juno i.% from heart filliire. The tiody was taken In charge oy Manager Gallia end shipped to Bristol for Interrjoent. De- ceased leaves a wife and three children. Howston,— Highland Park Theatre may close sqod. Since the opening there bos not been a satisfactory weeks businem, and Man- eker M. C\ Mlcbneli* and his aRsMaat, R.'irry Van De.Mnrk. have retired, to give waf to Assistant Manager of ibe Part Flrlridge. The manager of-Ibe park. .Mr. Keentn, Is awnltert with anxletv: for upon his arlval here It mav ho decided whether to continue ibe theatre nr nni. The Holllneswnrth Twins pntered on tbelr second week June 2n. They iloeed .1U. nulveitioH.—At the Galvestoa Electric Park (Dave Wris. infinager) the Renfrow Stock Co. had fnlrlv gPoa sized attendance. Tbe ' ther sttractlofia ar<> doing a larg^ bust- •new. J Whii remarkable illmak'^t 161 . Rl'IXl OF St. I'AUL'3 "' Edli'.ces and Bi-sxiifu *?■ I single ran Seul 4j Mr. Ducrow Junr. Clown ..Mr. Paolo. Then cotnes tbe announcement and cast of a harlequin called "DiBBV and Joan or Har- lequin nnd Thk Fire Fic^a" The pantomime was written and produced under the direction of Mr. W. Borrymore il om wondering If this Is tbe fore-elder of the present Borrymore' family of histrionic dis- tinction?) After the synopsis of scenery we are told that there wBl be.a "CLOWNS BURLKSQBE BUNT Introducing - - Mil POME* A TIRAl DOOR , The character Dogs, of Dogs In Character tbo* real Dogs! By Messrs. Edwards, Stev- ens. Brown, Thomas. Prince and the Doa of Moxtabois. ■ In this piece Miss C. Glroux appeared as columbine "with celebrated Moxfebinb Danck." T At tbe foot of the hill we learn that . ^"At the earnest: request of lorn* well known Friends of Humanity, the favorite- Serious Melo-Drama of the-fun Tradb : or Afri- can GIUTiTi'nF.!' which ban been performed upwnrd of Fifty Xfgilts witb unbounded ap- plause, will be repeated, positively for the last times, as a first Piece (lb lieu of 'George Barnwell') ou TiitiiisDiY; Friday, and Satur- day, December £0. 30. and .11, when it miist necessarily be laid aside for tbe production of numerous Novelties: •! Places may he taken at tbe box office of tbe tbeatr'e from .ten till four. Doom are opened at half-pant fire, and Ihe perform- ance* commence at a quarter-past Mix pre- clnclH. B'oret, 4*. Pit, 2* Oalferif',- •*PF>ACBS CANNOT POSSIBLY BE KEPT LATER THAN SEVEN (NO MONEY RE TURNED).'* r* -. For some reason or otbe- the bill contains no intimation of the price of admission to the gallery. It was printed by Hartnell Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, and measures SB % tax!) MOtt. ■ ■■-..:. ■From 1814 we lump to 1880. This Is a bill of Asley-s Royal Amphltoeatre, West- mlanter Bridge, under tbe management of Messrs. Ducrow and West Junr. I will quote tbe heading: Movdat. April ' 2,1th, 1830, and Every Dvenlug during the week, at a quarter past six. ' Tbe performances will commence witb the Successful and Unequalled Equestrian Dra- matic Spectacle, founded oa the most Event fill and Electrifying Epochs of British His- tory, to give the utmost effect to which the whole of- tbe Splendid and Extensive Re sources of this Theatre, with the Numer- ous sr c;> a,np . Treble Company, will be brought Into, requisition,- thereby-combining and producing incidents, with more Variety In every department, tban was ever practica- ble at any Theatre-to produce tbe magnitude of tbe Stage. Extensive-Outlets, Platforms, Body uf mounted Cavalry, Pedestrians, Bal- let, Pagentry nnlted with Song, Dance, Ac- tion, and a superb Display of New Sceaey and Cars of Victory, rendering It one of the most Magnificent and Unique Exhibitions ever Pro- duced. A Double Terrace bos been joined to the Centra of tbe Stage. Occupylag'He circle. '-, Thin Eduestrlan Dramatic nnd Historical Record will be brought forward under the title of the Great FibH of I-ondon o'n the Prophecy -op the Doom'i* Citt : t The Out- line, arrangement, Processions, Uaiiets, etc., invented and arranged by Mr. Duchow. Tbe Piece and Dialogue etc., by Mr. Rayxer." Tbe words. Fire of London, are drawn on a black background, to represent flames; and, after tbe above announcement, follows the caBt of characters. Every player Is called plain Mr., Mrs.. Miss, or French equivalent Where necessary: there Is .no. happy-go-lucky infusion -of Christian names, Almost every character ban a little explanatory note as to his value to tbe plot. Several, though, have just a description, ns "Friar Austin, a re- ligious fat Capuchin." and "Wluky Bosh, a Dutchman in every appearance, but In every respect on.Englishman." in order to economize space, I must avoid the ''dlsptav given to tbe eveots of this pro- duction, and reproduce tbem tn paragraph. "The Introduction of the spectacular effects will embody the most striking Incidents of the year 'UK Towers, Gate* and Three Quarter Sett of Old Loodon Bridge! Grasp Cavu.c.uh; axd Equentriax- Paoeant op King axd Court ok ExoLAxn. Bright Cul- rassed Troops and Belted Knights! War C'HAtloES! In real Brass Attire.—Royal Body Ouard. embracing Fifty AcrotmiED Steetja and 20 Ql'aprcteps ! The Qlt.en'h glass CoaciiStateCahriaoe M Drawn nrHtx Milk- white Horseb or State. 12 Victorious Chaiiiots :' Drawn by tbe Beautiful Spotted Succeeding fee foregoing Is tbe programme of the show, commencing wkh : "Mr. DrcROW'sl New ssraffai of the Circle and firaoa Fents of Horsemahshlp. Will In- troduce for ihe first tfmt this Seaaop. the eitinordinary Exercises of the Handsome Steed of the ElglD.Marbles. In aCbaraaer Scetit, eotHIeil the SfAxinti MlI.FTFF.lt and His Pack HObse!! Muleteer Mr. Hiixter- —Afrer which will Appear the Petit Eqit-s- ' than Taolioni in a Nem Art on a Htnalt Horse, raticd the Swish JVarant. Mr. C. Adams will vary the scenes by some Antuilng Performance wilb the Horse at (nil Career as GntoMio and Hot Wipe !!! After Which the Court Mixi'et a»d Gavotte! Danced by Four Hlgbiy Trained Stf.f.ds. and Man- aged by Miss W001.FORD, Mns. BroadfooTj Miss fjL'cnow and Mrs. Hillier. The Feats of the-Arena concludes with Mr. Adams, In tbe extraordinary Act on Six Barebacked Steeds of Courier of St. Peters- RfROH, OR. Rt-HHfAX DISPATCH BEARER. 1st Clown to tbe Circle .Mr Weill. IJrotesque Mr. Bullock." Below tbe above Is a large wood cut of Dick Tnrplb jumping the roll gate on the hack nf "Black Bess." and subsequently is written tbe synoposls of scenery and InoL dents of the famed equestrian spectacle called "RooKWoon! or Turpix's Hint «o York." Tot this performance, entrance fees were: Boxes four sbllll&gs (1 dollar). Pit iwn abllllngs 1 :>o cents). Gallery one shilling' cj.'i cents. Doors open at Half-past Five; begin Qnarter-past Six. Second Price, at Half-past Eight, o'clock. Chlldreu ptider Twelve Years of Age. Half-price to the Boxes and Pit oulv. Fmtc.trrlan Tuition, from Ten till Four Clock. Tb(s- Interesting old bill measures uoin.x i»»iln. and was printed by J. W, Peel, of Lam.betb. ,...,,.. Onward three years to Monday, April 8th, 18.10, ibe next bill takes us. Fortune must have Kiolled on the proprleMrs, for tbelr es- tablishment is now known bb -Asti.fv's New Splendid Roval Amphithe- atre 'of Arts. (Under ihe management of Messrs. Dr- crow and West, Jus., with their New Charger*. Black Coursers In Tigers* Hide*. Living Steeds as Hea Horses. Tun Hatix Afohai: Benefit]] this Is Q wood rut of a Unman gladiator 'midst uiouQraiiK pfllm trees and other foliage peculiar to menagerie pictures, On one side sits a panther in the attitude of a gorilla. In ihe ,punosi|e turner stands Htin'her with bis .fore-iegs out stretched. On tbe hack uf tbe gladiator perches a peolber. With one hand be holds up on qIs bind lest a tiger, larger than aaviblng else in the pic- ture. And between the two, iu aggressive attitude, slandn a Hon of fai-e and form ex- irnordiRary. With the other b:ind Ihe gladlo- lor lias-hold-of Ihe maae.of umost mechani- cal looking lion. -t ■-. t ,>.- • : , . i-Voii are .probably wondering'why. I am entering Into the details uf this picture.an minutely; I have done so because.the cm lepresenrs Van Aroburg. . I'should,.soy .that this drtnfpteiir achieved, the 'greatest nieces* of any wild animal trainer that has appeared In Englnnd. I ennnot say ; .whether Richard Buna, the Drui-v -I.nue manager, wns.rcspoh- atble for his introduction injo this-country, hut the earliest record-1 have at, hand.of his performances are at the "Lane," where, much >to- the disgust of the dramatic siara of the time, be proved a far stronger attract tlon than Shakespeare. " ' Her Inte Majesty -Queen Victoria was a frequent auditor, and would even go behind the scenes and Inspect the-animals. The Stike of Wellington commissioned Landieer, ie Royal- Acodernecian, 10 paint a picture uf the trainer and his pets. Van Amhurg Is billed as follows: ''Mr. Vax Aiibubg'b Xf.WiToa.ixep Lions in addltloh fo the'dther-Animals already m> popular, iwfaose-Provincial and Continen- tal, Kngngemebta will call blia la a few days from the Metro[>ol]fl, therefore tbjs will be tbe only ottpoctiinlty of wltnenslng his pe- culiar and Extraoratnary Eihlbltlon." Furtlior on he is annonqred again. 'Mil. Van amiil'iiu'k Eitraordjnary Per- formance with the New Tbaixrd lionh ! and other AxiuAlh. which have to long As- tounded the Metropolis. .The proprietors have the bo&or of an- nouncing to tbe public that thin Extenalre Engagement bos been formed qd account of tbe- iince&Mng- attracted of thht' peculiar exhibition at the Theatre Hoyal. Drury Lane, and for the sake of Introducing (be New Feats of tbe Lions, who have been the whole Winter In Training for the Amphitheatre." Interspersing tbe two references to Mr. Van Amburgh. la on extensive outline of a bpectacle entitled the ViCTontEtl OF' l',i'- WABU TUB ItlACK riilSCS on THE BaTTLK- iiEf.n. The'remalndsr of the programme : ls occupied by riders, .imong^t whom ore: "Md.VS. BAl'TIHTE LoisrTTK'M CRLEBltATFt) FngCH Wxi» Gerhax .Company of WnjIUDi T.'ll.iNM FROM TllB C6XTIKBXT." ''MAP' C'lX- CELt.1," first Female Kuucstrlnn of the Circus Vienna, Hague and Amsterdam," and "MoXh. Anoi.pjfF] Bkro Axn Leonard Houck, In (belr Hertnilean Kxprclses on Two Horses. 1 Tbe evening's festivities were brought to a close by "the Favorite After piece of Luvk, RAOR AMD JEAL6IHV." The next bill In tbe collection announces "the last week of Aatleys," commeurlng Tuesday, November 13, in, This, of course, was not tbe ilnal closing; tbe lost perform- ance given there to k place less tban twenty years ago. ■ • - A strong attraction on Ibis programme Is "Mr. Carter's WnxpiRrm Lions." Carter, who was generally known as "The Lion King." ■ was Van Ambitrg'x bite rival, mad- • considerable Hticcens, but sickened of train- ing, and subsequently became tbe exhllkor of n ghint horse named "tienerBl Washing- ton." But 1 am digressing. 1 will Just quota tbe portion of the bill relating to Carter. '■lri the course of ibe' Evening Ma. Cam*b the Lion Kixo will appear in The Miraclh Among many other astonishing feats with tbe KXTHAOHBINAIIV LlVIXU LfOXN, TlOEltH, Leoi'ahph axu eyrilRB <Ji.'At>RUPRbH lln will Drive 4 Liov is Habxemn '. I! Make his Bed on a Troop of Cootjuered Bea^is. etc. -Com- bat AXU BvrTLB WITH THE Wll.D TlUBk! Which have been Sightly Hailed with-the Pai.ikcvk axu Wild 7ebrah1 Hea Boarding Dunce and Battle Hornpipe—Arrival of the Admirals la tbelr Triumphant Land Yacht Drawn by the British Heroes with Ropes of Flowers, embarkation in the Gm.riEX uaikie of Citt HoxtmHs. Kplendld Borges,—Yachts. vie.. Crowding tbe River Thames, with other Leading Feathers of .the most happy com- bination, and portrayed in the extensive Tableau with a Grandeur and Magnificence of effect, never yet surpassed; After the Dramatic Introductions aod His- torical Scenes will follow May Day Bevels With ihe gports of tbe Rose and Hawthorn. Who Boar Ht'xr op Charles. H. Sports of the Dnv drawn from Authentic Document*. Mummers ("'haunters. Jlngleh. Rpotitefs sod May Day Acton. Character Ballet of Jlog- Ilng Johnny !! Composed and Arranged by Mr. DUCBOW. ClTX FgAST and Boial Da.s- moHt reiterated Applause. the Lion King Mb. Caster." Topping the hill for this week wos an eqtieii linn 'pageant called "Oathebixb op Russia/' which I will record from tbe letter- press. ■ - ■ ■ ■ ■ • "A Magnificent Picturesque History of An- cient and Modern Equitation, introducing Mr. IitH-Rnw with hlrhlv trained Steeds. Manaoed Horses and ■Principal F^uesttlohs, tbe Beau!Iful Pegams will egpcnte Tbe obanii Ecolb La c"oijrbf.tt. \a croiipmJe, !.□ Balatade and La Pirouette. Tbe M-lle* Palfrey Braijty wlll.be Manitged and hi- mmet mI bv Mh.- -Di.'crow In his extraordi- nary and admired Voiles Terre a* Terre Calirlulles *e,- -in the course of this ragesnt tbe Walt 1. uavotte and CoHltiop,afTl be danced by Trained Bleeds of La Belle Ai ■embli In wblcb each sort* will execute a ssbaf of the ilbrie and'futpr to tkt Mr..Di:nuW." E rap M*i There are several minor characters that I hue not laduded,-antl-oney or two e«*nia on rtle bin tbaTt have not feentloned!. ■ - Tbe n,ext bill that I have Is a, longer ope. J tinted by Tf Rowfjiey, -of Unipetii. kp red nfl blaM\ with a'deep* black oorderr-Tne date Ivfoc Monday, June '■ 1 Ml.. Ope,of the principal feature*; The HfAXisif Rrtf. I'lifiiT. To Ibis It devoted a go.ul slgr wood cnt'of h ■fHghffniiv' crude character. Hut don't think thai ibey bod n real bull. Just read Mr. Burrow's nice little explanation: "To prevent any ralseoDccptlon on the part of the Visitor* to this Theatre, nud at the same rime to add to the surprising nature of the Performance. LatHe* ana others are Informed that the Bull Is per- sonated by, one of Mr. Durrow's broke Homes tutored bv blm for the purpose, en- veloped .In ;tn eiamic Hkln. and >so BHtnaged as to deceive eves the nlceit eye: some np- rrehenston having-been oriklttRily expressed by 1 bote who bnd not .witnessed this Ex- hibition runt the Hull was a Real One, this announcement Is made 10 obviate any mis- take of tbe kind ; this interesting and highly Kqmamlc and Chivalrous Pageant may be wltne««t*d by the Spectntor with the utmost ihillght." The big spectacle of tbe week was "The Wats of Oliver Cromwell, or ihe Royal Oak." arranged nnd produced by Mr.. West Jnr., Ducrow* eo-!e»see. Mr. Stlckney, the cele- brated American rider. Is announced, and Mr. Ducrow Is billed R-lth "His Pkt Pal- fitt, Hkai rv :: lo bis Docile and admired Evolutions." • ■: The evening's entertainments Included other turns, nnd were conclud«>d by "a New Pipular After-piece called The Chabmeu HARDER." ! *• >V- Tbe next bill of Aslley's Lents tbe date. Monday. Septetuber 'JSrd, 18.111. , The eatnb- ll'hment nt ibis time Is under ihe manage- ment of Mr. William Rally, a famed circus family who yet control an establishment in the North of England. AstleyN uow boasted uf tbe patronage of Her Moif tlrnclOih Hk> Je«y ihe yueeo; II. It. II. -prince Albert, etc. This bill,,which b In two pajres, is n-Utile lurier than- a copy of "Clipper Cartoon*,* and- In principally devoted-10 a descrlpilon uf tbe charms nnd wonder*'of "Lord Byron's Splendid Eqnemrlan and Drauiallc Hnectai;te of Maxei'Pa ! and 'The Wild House, which on this particular dole was to celebrate Its 8(ltb night. I will not deal with the cast of 18 char aeiets without mentioning cohorts of auxili- aries, but . Will DAS« mi to tbe erects We ore promised that: "In-thn course.of this Hpleiulld Spectacle, 111 -be vividly portrayed neriptlon of -Mm'ri'A and W M.toiraever auch a niaculnai perf6rn>. "H g M ffiy v alncer', ■ ™..f :■;*■ 5^!* aftfrf'Sjonilw agq' Lwad-Hklng tea with •he 'rflgtit ilope Oueeu.v .«(B«'li,Tfae oldest in her Roe In the woFM, and Vo\h she aud her husband assured me that ChrlHtnff wis the arret est tight rope performer lo tttt world.- " ' *• ' "• . I w||l quote Mr. WIRInm Cooke's opfniug ' ennoupcement of "Aatleys" from a bill dated. October 1 lib, 18.18. "TRiri fiRAXP UllTuhtlAMATIC TEMPLE UF ' tub. World-Will Oi'en m Monpay. Octo- ber lllll. 18.18. EI.EUAXTI.K BIVEX lEII.miHD AND ABTINTirALLY IIECORATED BT M» IIl'B- witz. New and aitiiofbiati: act drop by Mr. F. Pkxiim. Mabbive \sn mntiiuTi rilAXHEMER ! I'liWEll-'UI. DBAMATir COMPANY t'cimprl-lng EST WISHED ' FAYOItRITEH and AtailTIDXAI. ARTIHTEB I OF.M AND .STAR KQLt'-H- TBIANN TIM1FTIIEB WITH THE BF.HT AND I.ARI}- will -be vividly portrayed the powerful de- scflptloii of UA«FfA anil the Wild Horse,' cnrbmeftclng with the Court Yard' of tIie Cantli; uf Laihinski ! |ry xiuMt'. Turn .\.\mf.xt and Coniest of Mounted Khlrhtft — Hplended Cortege—Nuptial .Procession uf the : -Palatines -Envoy-~aBd -Ceremony, of nrjlnn<'lng a I'ollnh Bride. (IuammARfxa <if the Castle- c.xh-.hnai. and'- .CftiVAi.Bic SCoh,t.h. Terracps nud . ijnrdens of ihe Cn^- tie- -Cakf.fiI up Maxbcpa ANP the, W'li.u IIoBBe! •■'■ i .-■■ '. -.-•> ■■ ■ ■ DEl.tXEATFJi ry a tMpviNu Panorama ami Urnm Hiwihe. Portraying ;th> citnrse of the Dnieper with Mountainous' Cduniry—Ue- seen) nf flie.Kngle and all the Horrible Ac- cfimbarllmenls of hlsd'lliht. .■ • - . ■•• - - "If Is-rio dream, the Wild Horse stemsthe Wilder MtrenrAs.** ".:Pt,aiXB I oil; SfRrVEH vof TXriTAity I Rural spurts snri-.Hong* of>Tar- tdr Shehlwrih—Dead tradition of "the Vol- pn»"—\vl|d Cfattle of the Desert-^The Htorm —Mrtwpha oft. the Ethausted and Worrj-Out Rteed, who sinks betroth his fntlgUP-^-TAR* TAn Tent— Makehpn renrttnl. preserved from the Plots of AHsaHKlns and Proclaimed King of Tnrlary. • ■ i . CKAxn Encamfmfnt of tIie Thihes : Rev|*f of Tartar Forces, Horse and Foot flc departure for the Invasion hi- iviuxhl Itnmpans. Ratttemehts. and Donjon keep Id the fnntle of Lnui-lnrikl— Bridal Fkh- TtTAI.!— . , CiiAUArTEBiHTtr I'ab Db IlBirx :. • l>y Mr. & Mrs. W. H. (Iahvit. Destruction of the cabte.e and Triumph Of MAEEFPA I" ,Whnl mpre could.tbe greatest glutton for efliiertrlnn spectifcle ask for'/ CerialhlJ we get nothing so elaborate In Englnnd bow. I was recently talking to two of the dlflefit per- formers In theclrnus busrness, and tha» bulb aMiired me that H would be ImposHfhle to ■•pur on"' nuch'programme! now-n-dayii, and tola seems quite feasible. When rentals and Mtlnrle* of perfnrniera are taken lata cyunid- e ration. The next announcement reads rather quaintly to me: "In tbe course'Of the Evening, that Ex- traordinary Vocalist, Mhs anvil- Habdii will alng A Favoubiti Bai,lati1" The Inst three words are pronounced In large type, and are honored with a special line. Later l* the mention of something that is being made it speclolty -of-at tbe Lohdoti Hlfipodroirle nnd elsewhere Just now—1 atory written 'round a series of acts. "To be succeeded by a Novel Arrangement of Scbxeh or the-Arena— thin Interesting Bbd Celebrated portion of the Entertainments hf-lug supported exclusively by Fehalb Ait tikteh! and termed La soihuf, Deh Dahrr." Amonfl/ the amimlpg managerial announce- ments at'the foot of the'-bit] Br*J "No re- mikneratlon to Place keepers required" and "No bonnets allowed In the Dress Circle." The printing k the work of 1. W. iVrj., Printer to the Establishment, U. New Cut, Lflblheth. ''! - '■ My. next placard Is a long yellow one qui to different to tile others that are printed on paper almost as thin as tissue. In general style- It Is eqtinl I q some of tbe productions of to-day. 'ihe dale thereon Is Wednesday. December HHtU, 18n7, ohd the estihllsboient, has again changed binds. Mr. Wllllsni Cooke is announced an Proprietor and Mnboger. This gentleman hastens. In assure the public -ttmt 'The 1 Brent resources ot-hls Commhai. EhtaumkIikext will enable blm to hrlog forward an array of Talent— bulb Exoi.iHH and coxtixextal —mat, will npial the most Bltll.t.lAXT DtHi'j.Ai of I!oui- tatiov Ever given In m)s Elegant K-'ai. Ilsbment." I will obly deal with three of tbe Ifemt on ibe ctiensire programme. The first 11: "Tbe IIlohly renowned American Eques- trian. EraxV I'ahtom. Airmiwi rwtrL by ills country vex TlIK UReateht Hiueu that Ever appeared In toe United States." the second Is: "Herb CRbibtofp, The 0"ite«t Tioht UoI-e Antistr. in the World. Tba feats of tbls accomplished Performer are indaicrib- Blile. egrefflhg ■. Id every feat hitherto at- tempted," and, In fact, ate of pa surprising a nature as to defy, all competition." -The third should astound you: • Ci.our Junr Will eihlblt the ex Mr „ ineroni frsita this aony wiir*tfciit»-,"he-»il oa Bl ,. l ?V,.°JL ,n * ¥ f *& * Attnic'trana of tbla I.Jtshlishntfnt will he the "lutroflni-tlon. for the, first time In London, of a 'limuii.b: 4'ou- Imny, ', . ■ ,>-. - The Closing of tl* Huuimer Campaign-en- abling the lessee to amalgaie tbe whore n his 'U-o Provincial cirque^ with bls'Ix>odQn Theatre. The Ite-i-oiisfrueilon pf ihe Kirjrff lnt^t■'^n^ portion Is n grent f*Atiire, con- siderable addliloDRl comfnrt. will be afforded whilst the New and Costly fiecoriitldos ara ralrulnted toitroduce n startling: and power- ful effp^t. fhc whole of Hie Press. Circle boa been altered. The Royai, Box, with Its new approaches nud veimrafe entrsores. will present a novel display of MuqEiiN art. An enormous outlay Uns been expend**! to render Mils ibe most Commodious.and Magnificent Theatre In the Metropolis. Notwithstanding Hie sum eipended 'the Proprietor, noxious to accord with the'splrit of the times, begs to siibmll to tils- notions avnerolljrA New Tariff, which be feils eoa> [Ident will meet with approval. The follow- lug -Is ihe Seal* uf tbe Rhulckd Pbicis or Admimbiox! ' 1 . . % " *Jgg. t 3raA t'Pper Boxes ya. pit U flallerles dtl. I'rlrate Bobch from One (Juinea to Two Oulnens nnd upwards. The ispfctnrle on this occasion Is rnlltled 1 Bk I ovbxan itnai, on The Battle <»f Hoth- WKi.i; Brio. The remainder of the bill cora- prlys numaroiiK drcus acts. A.feature la wX&ftyZjQlE*** liVII.AXU'fl llEHTllDBNO vTottAX, who will. 1111 llils occasloD, appear lit » Slasierlilew of Euiitiailoh, lepivNfpnqg S£S ' ^'■W igtl "rhls unrlTilfia Scene Is beypnd descrlp Ion, being an .Act Dufrow w, " all * d " lqt '« lhfe Ut ' 8 "g |r«t ■ . 1 ; ■' ■ . ■ ! I r Mb; HuN.vfli.r.R./nw Oreat American.M«- ner. Is a No annnim^d 10 make "his ilrst afi- WSS&Z tiS"SJf i ***** A ^" H*wu jpi. 1 ■■ ntl " "** — ' uopartl- k I ^merely .uiake. reference tn/oll^thMw Ainerlrftt, |r>riuriuers keettkse, this artu-bviiiv >c rPNil-liyppfMiris- whose relatives were re- lotPil'iii.iiieHp perfortpem. . - : _, Ibe tenth.bill*I como to Is a loag, narrow onet- Isstted by Asttey s ■iin.pl.iiiieSre YuZ l^'s^'i'v l j; ,l ^^* t '. U i^ l i> T " f "lllift(H„C00k..>lt L« H fi ,( ^" v ,'l'' ,A ^'' nni1 u punted,in rsq and-btiifk.-with n.bahier.if Ml llnesi At he MMga |i ouqouiuestliHi-lt Is aft-I'HiBiia- Ijkjd rtuffi the flrm of ••lirtMtlilll and IKSE- jj.n..l-1'nieni stejirn Machine PrlnilOg Work", Kenulngtoni-imiwoltli lioniK near the Ele- phani imd'Casile;*-' • v. ,t .... -ifiT ffifcf'Cftafe *! r lh " WM aggouiirea "|»g Nights More!' by iperlRl devltv, of "rtlchard 111 " Adapted, nrrahged and cW- (■resscd Into three n.-tn fot tlie peonllnr re sources of this establishment. Tim title rols Sell 1 "* P°.«itdreil by Mr. James lloRoway. l bis geptleman wni a fnvnrlie actor tF Ibis estnollaunirnt; aud played this • Mrlldllar P»ri there Mr on» bnndreil and tenWgh i*~- tfotoeibJbnr of n record rim in thole diy». Ills son,' Jnrnes, brcrtme one of the ffin famous.or English downs, and In-duy "Ilollti- wny, (be ctowri/'is, known from Penzance to SK-^WT*. np h 9* " r »«•* n^eat gvariabien I have met In tbe circus business cpdver«lhg wltfi lie 1,«m b ready mMHur f tot avRbia. nnd not hi ug in too mneh ttoubfwfdr J*"L^^WMfc When one writes an article upon blm, it h olenr. straight forward tVofk, not the 'Mm bnslnessi of-having to aik-a ihoiisand questlona to obtain a doiea ustfut ■ —■■■—■>■• ■I'lvnii'iM.i iu in/mm b uoian useru fads. Ming of the older readert will rs ■ H-.m„,-u nifH^rf """ ....... .. ..... „olll>wa», l[l, ooil.„ SLJ.tBe yf l,| ! n *'.. is v ,,, > , pi«a»f»(r to My .. , -..,,j ... ,„. i„uvr rpuu-r, Wll rapinlwr Mm nn n alir tmiltrr wllh lb Haimnn -'— -'•*■ '- L '- 1 - lillliil 0- Ilfrnuin «lio»-. vli'ti~whlrii"moiVrii fJivk" Ho" i m m n-mtrwrn wi malt tbnl r linvp ttcniHil will, 11 tlmnmglily Id tb, vjrl„p,H l.oo'luti iimKnulnn. ! " *-..•'., •JWWt r.11 In ilia bill nn "Ktthiorilliiory Jl lllory aud K.|ii«trlpn illfaf lliti I, "»lif 10 Imv^ nllrnrtnJall I'orl. (or 100 nn ItelH-illap. ana la auilltlun to naw aonc, arcajfa, nrawnlat mill BpiiiilntoianlH; ' f « whoip «liiil ol liornri olid plriilianlii" ara an iB.iinpail ; t.i anii-nr. • Aftar whl.-li -HcnM In llii- ilrila ara nnnramrod, enllraly r,a», jKIMliMil Mr. Win. Caoka. Me Wu SPSS tSl '.". hmmlwil to Introdiire Ma Mfh. ir Trnlnaj Mtr.K Wiiitk Htw-j) "(UgwS> Ut» I IMil "Hr. llunni'lla Tha (Irani Hnn Inlroiliira a-I.a-Iiiii 1:v on th« Haci or Dm i-i.yisii Urnm," Tha n »l Ham la "Mr/ niM.IAVI (VHIkn Willi Ilia WuMiBM-n, Main .>,;...?-■•-'-" w«u tiia miaaDRiwDi. iha, •riaiKS.-'wJioai; larfml Irnlulna In tbe Big Muail ml tua Mn'<m> inn man ibn. adult]. 'I'"' nnt enly of tba llrlllab I'libllit, ■ but Jt tranrdlnary tltn'illty nf til. LiltMTi*v"I'()i*T "YtM'tti Boris (!«lt •talk aa/aral timli round lb* Anna Bltd l.»|. ■lloaa liarfail training In tbe High br Jlanana Iiiii lisan tb.- adttlrV afilS^S " f ,l " - Hrlllab I'liMliy htlt Jt f",.'. 0 /' 1 ""''" " no ItayawKnraaaU har. In- biillalila wrlurmnniH.." UhH la •'Ma.llialt- Rl.tlH-lIC?' Kn«lnnd'- Baat lloraawoto" In tin pnllKly Naw M an Tub Miiliauu Jiiot. Illiiatratltig Inrldanta In tha I IB of Hob liny. ■Mr. Wm. (•onlia Jnr. again appaara, ,hl< lima In ito Introdiirtlon pi "Ills fccriiNrju,: IJlviiiF lloaa,: Id a Viwattr or NniiL TllliiKij. nnl.bluy by Wolfing on Ilia IIind {•mm and r1o«/N a Vi.i'in e# Rw/aa. IS A llniM.IANT HllOWKII Of Hill, Filic |, In n atnall naragrapb It naya.iJiai "Tha, Arann AtbllaainpoU will ba aiillTauMbl It* Kprenlrlalllca nnd (.'oral,- nrollarlrn o( Ihoaw Dona n( Mumii,, jiEHHiia. Turn aod Ut,t MIN'JH - I . ,-., .. ... " ^. rBaW.of :»<I W BI l nra oa follow,: "mntt'.fml: nma-Oaa nijlni; Stall*. ♦ abllllnga: Uraaa Citrta. a alllltlbga u3Sf Ilolca, 2 alillllnga: I'll, I ,Willi,/ fiplfary. anil'Clilldran unilar «ovan taora. fBuVRm 10 lloim only. 1 Nn llootlno l>aa.- Uoliiw It la flotloiinrad that l-aNHODa In 'tin Art of nil Ing Olron Inilt, anil lima... brolm for PfrloT or RobiI liy Mr. William f.'noka, of whom Card*of Tatota May n» Iliad. ' ■ **■* n. n .'dX" 5! ! ! """"' , "" "■ l0 Snodajr, Jan. 31. Mam Tbla'la a two color, in blur and tilaali prlmllially .inoaliorj. or an -otiar- allrflll. .Drnmntli'Dl MitrloMina EolTarauv (•omic.Kanti.miiii:, nilrd wltii Wit: Whim : a.hii HUtiiiti, llhniTiri! arrnniad and or- fa»laaB"wlth lanarinl rara and pir.Dltoa an- IM»il BAIIOS- Mi vriui »i:i an DM Con irai. (liKAM Con I'lil'riKii, or ll» On.an u( tha Fairy Slaada llciiDl." , ', ^LJStV ""Ink, ( will i|»ota Ihe 1*1 ajir rutlha* liara. owing to the langlb thla artlil, lib. run,, km II 'Mng to mj unlnlon a oilnlbt I'tnmpta of nM'tinii. ndvanlainii. I uifll in- trodnca ,11 Into • Intar arllala daallDg with aoma Millar old alinara. . ,i .- 0n» or two otbar lilII. or A.tlar, remain iihlKltrd bafiita dip. Inn I ntiial poltmrie r,far,tiif In llidn until I writ, tha afora- nutatloaad iub*«4>i,Di arilcla.