A Ia a ws "a 38 The little theater which, in time past, has pecn associated with Minstrel cranks hy Messrs, Kelly Leon and burlesque quips by Miss Lina Edwin, is now beneath the dulcet sway of Mlle. Afmée, of the Opera Boufte. The banners of this fair warbler hang forth at 720 Broadway, and are inscribed with the suggestive names of Offenbach and Lo Pont des Soupire.” It is small place, unpretentious in character, and so situated as to be con- venient of access to the general public; and itis theres fore exactly suitable for the kind of entertainment to which it is now devoted, There was far too much emphasis placed on thie ind of trifling, when it first came into vogue. In fact it was preposteronsiy overrated and ran after, and this ew yiolent commencement” has sinee been naturally fol owed by “an answerable sequestration.” Opera Bouffe does very well as an incidental and subsidiary ingre dint in the feast of public amusements, It isa condi ment and not a ~abstantial joint: and to that estate, in the regular progress of events, it has at length arrived, Mile. Aimee offers it under appropriate circumstances as well as in a suitable place. Her stage-manager is M. A. Volter, and her orchestra is under the leader ship of M. Bessicres Her company includes MM. Dn hesne, Edouard, Valter, F, Noe, Mlle, Dotlia, Mlle. vandame, and a numerous anxiliar corps, “La Pont des Soupirs® os been brought out with good scenery, painted by Mr, HL W. alyo.and its representations have attracted a succession of tolerably numerous audiences, ¥t is a work in the enstomary and well-known manner of Offenbach, That is, it is made of sprightly melo dies,- in the spirit of whieh thera is an ocea slonal touch of sentimentality, nd of the fro quent vad voeiferons chorus. The Nbretto Wis ured hed by MM, Cremienx and Lo Halevy. Ti theme, os usu), ja indelicate; and the fndeMeace as veual, is made a matter for carcless laughter and bodinace. Virtue, in most of these facetious: Gatlie pros ductions that set farce to music, wears tho guise of 4 vidienlous lool; and viee is a vision of delights Jt may be said, however, that the gencral fechleness and the pervading tone of grotesque pleasantry render thos wort of satire quite harmless, What most persons geo in the Opera Bouffe is welodions frivolity and arrant non senge and these may he found in Le Pont des Sonpirs.” The real humor is furnished by Duchesne aud Edgar! —the one by his robust afiectation of th sincere emotions; the other by Lis rend _gherish, Bancho-Panza-lik drollery. LANE players, it is nA host eo 0) REY te J A Tet we Ye 2 Cornarina, exeentes what 1s called “the erazy song,” with a very ladierons affectation of “moody maduess laughing wild amid severest woe” Pablie risibility is stirred, also, by the acton-Tune spor of M. nchesne, who certainly deserves the bolias the champion sborer, The clef features of tie cast an thes: Cor a» a Mia Aide Chie? £4 Tor. A WM. Valier the Opera Bouffe is welodions frivolity and arrant non senge and these may he found in Le Pont des Sonpirs.” The real humor is furnished by Duchesne aud Edgard —the one by his robust afiectation of the sincere emotions; the other by Lis femd _higidsh, Sancho Panza-like drollery. Beth Lis y to players, it 18S Bea marina, exeentes what 1s called the crazy song,” with a very ludicrons affectation of “moody maduess laughing wild amid severest woe” Public Tisibility is stirred, also, by the astoniuns vnora of M. Inchesne, who certainly deserves the bolias the champion storey, The chief features of he cast aie thes: Or ar Aen ensns M0 Alma Chief of 10 Ton ono. WL Valter FRM. cscssrnseennces Mo Fo Not AIROTOSOL. ou oviniaanes Mlle, flartin Cada ME nernnsrnene dh Doctespe Caserdetion cone, He Vand gue Baptist cone iinennonneM Bdomd Liodice connie vod Ur 8 a Een BARNUM S MUSEUM. It is gunonnced that Barnum's Muocemn Menagerie and Circus will ronain but two week: longer at its present haoitation. That bomrne of joy, at the cor ner of Third-ave, and sixty-third-st., may be reached by a dong vivalet of horse-car; and all persons who feel in terested in curious relics of the past, strange freaks of nature, and living wonders of forest and ocean, are conn pred to float thither without delay. The spacious Rink Building has ever been =o fiercely and thoroughly ani mated as itis at present, Not all the horns of Gilmore, tn their tiost vociferous hlist, conld vie with Barnom's six score of beasts ju stirring the pnlses of man, and filing the wir vith a sense—or a seent—of exultant hie. oS Plier TOL ITY Lately 10 the accession of furest barba rians that this menasoric has just received. itis, in sooer earnest, as tine a coiection of animale #8 New-York has ever Lad the opporinndty of luspecting; aud Mr, Bu py nuts has certainly made an excellent nucleons for his Jonr-contauplated National Zoolozical Garden, Tt does wot Stand loge, mother, us an attraction for the desnl tory pubes It enjoys the benedt of mach ausibor sic a laree collection of cunosities, a capital earns, 8 galicry of photographic art, and a side exhibition of such matural freaks as the giant, the dw.af, Abo hirsute child, and the female who, haviig no erms, is industrious and skillfol with her toes, Objects of this letter hind are a zreat delight to many persons— who, doubtless, see i them the compensations ns well as the capricos othe great mother of all things, Ttischarita bie, ut any ride, to tahe thas view of atopic which, on any otter ground, would he rather exasperating. The eircus pat foraance to kes place in the afternoon; hnt—as there ix a conveviont rostaorant connected with the Mae. wear, toscther with a sheoting-gallery, und the wystic velreat of a4 tortune-teller—no visitor need be at a Joss for congenial and fm proving ocenpation while awaiting the equestrians, clowns, and serobats, The idea that this prodigious colicin on duteresiing ohjeets is to be moved does not fi darvoaty ccoptance, Indeed, ovement seems fm. Vrain a o Jecvdy has the institution already struck $a voi [os uot an exagoartion to say that tie ree wichow be Liam's Museurn Jacks one of its most ganna tesishie deatures, DRAMATIC NOTYS, Vy. Sotho, at Nibdo’s Garden, will give THE Hid sob peitormances of Losd Dad reary, it is aid that the (lobe Theater will he temed ivcooa cece oad that Rolausen, the poplar cop tosrreeen, wild pie ti there, Vive Maeroady save an entertainment at 4% al crretiod, ctneg, on the oth inst, reciting ican fie peoare, Sbodican, Hood, Poe, wd other Jullers, A van of one hundred mehts for any picee is yey hat Ma Dado poy of fC hinvoree Trvaclies ats WU Teprescitiat on dol le al the Fifth Avenue HTL) Bi Mu, Prooghae’s new play, “John Garth? will he rors tent 0 Wc lack Ss Theater tomorow evens vac, Tae oer foc riance of Roscdale takes plug 10-uiht, Miss Kate Lanoe, whom theater-coers will Pelee tos the orginal Wellian in Black Eved Sagan? at Waltae Us nepter, appears to-night at the Brooklyn Theater ima pew drat, Mr, Fronk Mave took a benefit at the Grand Opera- Howse, Frkoy night, anpearving as Hodge in Pha streets of New-York” “The Three Gurardsmen™ was “giaeily inurned™ aticor foul performances, The Acting Docs, at Mr. Lents New-York Cacia, are Yatton, tis season, than ever—and their ine Toihno nec, doc ia, ond anny mtile ways dave all star reidered abe gol Joos 0 pedir interest and cojoy nent waht eo hin William M. Pater, an actor and theatrical waragsor, weld-knownoin he circles of hisown profession, ‘wie found deind nos hed, on Thur aay morning, tha Tthoapst, at Elizabeth, NoJo He pad beenacting in thot eity woth a drawatic copany. His tniuerad took place Rothe hpiseapal Charea, No, 202 Bowery, at joa, 1. on sot day. ye k Al Fhe Martens Cat Daet, sung nightly af the CLompie Theater toa teniv nnigne gen: of baglesgue act, an. oucht not Lo he 1a A hy persons who can relish five and appreciate perfect precision of excoution. Since the gendavine dura the airty opora-honfle of Getpon vies e de braban 7 no pice of browd tan has apes ed on the loen! ~tage al ouee so clever in «style gid mo popu Jar th effect, Miss Glyn zave an entertainment at Line IVD 2 nt 1woln Hall, Wash ton, DLC on the 4th nest, reading Shakes spearcs Antony and Cleopatra” On Friday night she acwdinabot eit, nthe decpwalkiog scene in Me eth We dears that Miss Glyn mtends to make a recy. nr profession appearance on the New-York stage. in Wie course of Lae present soon IU is certainly, Ue outs wcdann the ah winch her powers can Lud really segue expression, We obeerve that the shepherd of “The Llach Crool™ los cathered into las fold a neg clos Coat re QE anprepriate secession, sarely, viewea as atyvp ect ebion ofthe entortainme ut tn winch he will parr ap ecard be ct who as repited ro! pe sess voor ab secon Linenta, wall be disclosed to the sampaetls PF ob The "Blac Croek™ public on Mandi oven th Pecew ei owuen that we, Inete 1 10 we Lo L “il tory rd The Gout will be Whe poe coo Tae th sim ot as cehievement s bas nolyet fo Cod to iss nt wo test iit he ean Aloe, apd i te Loay nthated that he can spell, In fart, he foxemt, «the velenraied LRevpuar who wide «ani el'otr met! cole bedi rare, and of whom nt io Prcheails vied thet tf sire was a claimed, and could dionst read,” Providence, RL, has a new Opera House, LF 4. oped on the 41k asi, IU lands on Lhe corner It Sutiance ald diy esis, 3 is mice of brick, with crrmetioe of red crane, ed Gnd to have been erected Cath speed of Soanety wanking dave The tot cost Jost; the bus Du Fol, Tie cost 0! fing out the innit 13 30t dovn tt Soo, Total cost, SIR, The wreameet ves My, John AL Fay oot Loto, The sudito dra of a pew Theater a To geet wide amd 54 deep, and rw Les ROA TOr VAR peraane, Phere aie Two gml rr oatppostt dd dren colitis, amd there is a done, he bo mb hin cel as 3% tect wide and J6 feet bioh. Tras mad doep ane is Hftted av Jo tools thts and TR RE Bs ta ere are Sl proses nan bases, Ihe eo obov ticia Loo eranen, The previtng tint ie the wre aah ce a ang wall, boat sun Torus 0 Lie com and fortyv-diwe brackets on the C0 codons dad hee ae nteriam. ALOK 1500 peg oop Woo plese nt cot epepng wht. Col Hons aati, bore ent OF Lie Gv dotise Assediilion which ow pe I Slibala wn ena atare Wold 3 ove Ltn ere ame Bel pa pad ots FERTILE FAR voa¥ Wee HCPasals, it We NTI TTE LILLY RN TLE CCS SOF FRO PVT TRU DFE 1) ps beat on will cide bo i ext pats eter wo rare irom Newerk [LR bo Tha TERY IPL TOT Ler det test id La Le puny toi i aay NY wha PREY HOME NEWS tl TONG 15LAND. NEW-VORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1871. RTI a —_ 2 A The Madiron German School at James and High-ata. was duinaged $200 by five last evening, caused by the e) pio sion of a kerosene lamp. cr————— PATERSON. Van Houten Brothers’ steam-planing and molding mill in Patersonst, ner Godwh -st,, was buracd on Saturday. It vos supposed that the bolicr would iow up, but the «term c-cd cd witho tt enfising an evasion, Loss on beoolding, sl Kk, and machine, £10,000; sured for £2,500 hy the Bergen County Mutual and Spring Valley Companies. The ippes story Wus oc cupied by John Hormel) Co. unin milk weaving factory, Loss, $1,000, A frame building adjoining the hop, and occupied by Mr. Van Houten, was damaged about K,000, Insured. Dr. Robinson's house on the opposite side of Paterron-at. was damaged $1,000; jnsured for #2000. Charles Beekwith ane ono of the Van Houten Hrothers wero badly injured daring the tire. The fire 18 atiributed to a defective flue.... The fair in aid of the Ladies’ Tospital netted $5,000 last weak... Mrs, Porter of itiverside has died from the eflects of ihjnriee received from a boiler explosion in the residence of Thomas Wii Bt dust Toanksgivingg Day... Dundee Lake coniaind several square miles of skating fur tace 1m good condition. Lake View rink was thronged with skaters on Saturday. HonoxEy.—Mectings will be held this week to aseer tain the views of the citizens of West Hoboken, Town of Union, Untou Town np, North Bergen and Weeliwhen on the proposed Conso idation of tus city. If a favor: ble expression is given, 4 committee, consisting of one member from each Ward and Townghip, will be appointed to draft a City Charter, and submit it to the p ople mn mass meeting, alter whica it will be presented to the Legislature. KUTHERFURD PARK.—Jdohn Schwartzer of Carlstalt wus found on the krie Railway track carly Saturday, having sustained gerfous anjnrics and scalp wounds by falling or Jumping from i tritii, FAST NEWARK. —Alout 15,000 raflrond tes, heloncing to the West Line Roilvomd, were burocd on satiny evening. Loss, $12,000, The Ladies’ Fair in aid of St. Stephens Clore hand the charities attached to It, ywill open in St, a cphen's Hall, Last Twenty 1ghtli-st., ths uwlternoon, and will continne until Dee. 50. Mr. Fred Douglass, than whom the Ameri can platform lis no wore clective speaker, Is to lecture Lefore the Mercantile Library Association, in Steinway Hall, next Tuesday evening, on “ganto Domingo.” The second annual meeting of the National Association of Amateur Base-Ball Players will be held at Masonic Hin'l, next Wednesday evening, 10 revise the playing code of rules for the grand catpaign of 1374 The kev. Dr. Nowell of the Allen-st. Pres byterian Church, ino &eruion last night on Purity ve, Licentionness,” warned Lis hearers againat “all such wrciches as Mrs, Viewoits oJ, Woodhill, belehung furin diseraceful theories of duvorce aud tree love.” Bishan, Ldvtine ai the Church of the Transfizir a tion, on the religious condition of the Indlans, Tho Bishop sad “Ine Chnrcl has had great success in in teresting the Indians in the missionary work; but it weeds much assietavee, In Nebraska there were, sis years ago, about £6,000 people; now there area lea. 250.000; buat, the Church hog not grown in proportion, There ave bunt three mstitutiona for the No ol) o! youth; and what is needed is pecuniary aid, as well as en e————— lh. —et LRyIupatiy, in order that the next generation shia'l nes swan fur matericd 10 carry on the work, Much ise. Cpeats dof us but oight as wo try 10 desl out the North Ploer wits a tea -poon as try to do the nissiein pry werk 1 huve to do with the wd now piven ns” Ad GAERses Ware oro Celine d by the Rev, dre. Hhimann of NODE ani, doug Meads ul QICLOL Wh bop) Tails ui bY REVIT Tp T— Ar ests in Dooku, last week, $69. James Pett of Noo £3 East ‘Thinto-oeeond st, wha fell 0 a suse, und wis buruc dy 0s Dee. Oo, died yoepcada. The steam-tng Wikson DD. Reed vas run nto ancl ava by 4 schouner, oi daturisy, of Pier Noo 7, Lusi itiver. Ebenezer Wild, ape 73, of No. 47 Manjer-st., Drook 1rd, died suduenly, yester aia the Grand-ote Motkoatst Church, Jon Viert, who was ershed on Satuiday while Conia cars ub he opot wt doo) City, wel, pestorday, in te Pan Hospusl John Taylor, age 10, died sudd: nly early yesterday at No. 46 Huisman. 4"80ii6h Bonagiy, spe LW, 88 Jo. U2) Last dL) LiLthest, Francis Flenn of No. 56 Amity, Boooiton whl Frenne, Sten pied to Comdin suaGe by Curling is tics Adu wit Aide vu dLwray. A kerosene Lunp exploded yo terdas on ihe {iva foro. No 30g Thompeiest,, sticingy Vilang Joie Wriliatis, cuit, about Whe Hoe and Lands, Lewis Cole, au porter, was arrested, vosterday, by Deve so Heidelburg, for stealing S60 vertu of mecsiees don als ca plogers, Jobin vw, Laser Cow vi Dio AL Dicaway. ‘os The mutilated body of an infani, having «coin twa of, face dirfrured, ont dezsroiered at the know ond oa 3 found early ou Naivavay, bu Blourioiest, nor the Bowors, Mary O'Brien, while Insane on Saturdes, Loaped from a viadon of berapaiauent, ok Loe tied 9 wo Noy 0 boss dar seed be, Go The Pate iCut Bh Was Gauge sly i url The body of the men found off vive foot of Debroc seat, NRL, was ecified gesteniay ae that of John Kolin eye 2,000 cently a resident of Aang, ond en ploved W pilot on a tug-ooet, Michael Casey of No. 177 Water-st,, Brooklvn, was robied in Jayest, on Satupday vight by two bighe aymew of Jo.u Cunnpion aud Cares Quigg woo wire aliesiad wee identted by Lan, Bridget Smith, ago 80, employed as noise at the pew ested in Sinety into st wear Seuth ave, drank mix vances of Coloruionu ok Satenla), supoang 0b wo be boon, and Abd wie fos hoor The two-stors frame hoilding No, 003 Rotleo rs wot, Brooktin, ov ied by Hose Newirs aid voeajied as a leo store by Geosge Merkle, was het ou Ure vl DRUAUY Gigat Luss on sives aud buildlug, 4,000. FT James Nelson, driver of one of Dodd's express. wagons, was kicked aud scpously ironed about ie bead and sho ler, yrterlay, i] out ve bis Lorses, wine hud Iallen ab dovcuboane, aud Thins op diet, Pittehiseh, Fon, rap amas wees Two river fhieves were diccoverad on Safusdoy torn: 2 be oo patrecien oF te Horhor Fogo pes Po LT poaiids of roi ddrem don La bed teil pes ste cebu Jour LI TVRYY 30 1B Two erabes of Vienel chips are, sunposed to Love been topewa by Codves tom fr queer oot the Raison BE INET RTE J CIN SEL TITER ST I T70a [17H TOP to) TRF FIG ROY WR EO nonth wid Loghieitiosts, ese de woo I H An unkpown moan wit block beard and heir and veatpg ach cloth 2, a pd vo ted e pertet, on Pheass "oo wun ase: ast tovbt by oa fret trae woo! Woven Pooling, vi Voor, PITS IL PEE W4 CFLS VEC PT VSR ITI WEIN AY JCA TL VRS JON 8A Lait AT. Frank Wilkins, ave of, wis aricsocd, I= evening, and locked mp daa Bega Peoorel ou Conn Taner broni b oetz od New ih tie whe chad gare tA ciih Sole po, 1 E———— Seu a ne sdhioti Aga tof he clown Qioj th Vas aneuneac bl Wikis 5 resides LN Lod haope nol A dive occurred Yast nicht in the beacent of dhe Srewore Baek Wing Nee epeioedi, evipol he BB phn, per a rechert, LL was oun toa Ral Poss, eit asad Aloresusng saght Cu qT" Votan ates fet of it Lite ner ven who of paw were plod deed Loded Ue Ba tna ihm tan toie of 13 had becn K 0 a0 tn Baer wo atian Yo haa beau rd The post-mortem comnsion of the hogy of Jaca Danio, who sas found sonegon a pove cont CFL ce, awl Porat, dash Naess mid Whe hed on hogs ay dn fey HE atin eat con umd from vole Al at sie fin Af Asi 4 webcam, hee ear of he vend each hnewn, boo soe gen Baa dds of tbe oec cs dha ne pate dad rey ak toc vere bio te thoes wtion-ous. doin We pac Wee ue wae gud Poni oben by 100 ve ow, ran Ale dire 01 NO, ade WY EXE I Rveniet i= wf. na eared witi Frgalo Sexton ot No, viz Weer Niue tet thd, cary yestopday, Ta Mineteontn cn, betaoon wath and Seventh-aves,, was staboed inthe foe von Wer a hestly wennd, which ectended trom the noes to 1he Lack of the neck, Seaton, tur rove ed arsovele cat in the ends Bothowere noe cted, Lad reaoved to Beoevue Hospital, hward Manatee gquatecded swith Phin Savanah Che payment of liquor in Wei &Costeda's Dar store, No. 663 Eighth-ave, and sabbed hw over the rohit eve, Gatisiag a Motere woand, Tae ass ant ow ceatinitte ll Cy esieraay hy Jisiae Juxhy of the TUbivi cai