from which all the music was cut save the songs incidental to her part. Edwin Forrest played Rolla in “ Pizarro" 25th. Mme. Francisquy Hutin made her first appearance in America Feb. 7th, and introduced the modern French school of dancing on the American stage. During her first dance every lady in the lower tier of boxes left the house. When she sprang upon the stage in her abbreviated skirts a storm of hisses greeted her, and the curtain was rung down on the trembling, affrighted Frenchwoman, and she was never allowed to appear again. Mr. Sarzedas made his New York début 9th as Young Norval; "El Hyder," with a large stud of horses, was given the 15th. Blake appeared in "The Wonder" 20th; Mons, and Mme. Achille made their American début March 1st as dancers; a drama called "Keturned Killed" was given 5th; Henry Wallack appeared as Rob Roy 11th, with Mrs. Duff as Helen Macgregor; Alex Wilson came 20th as Reuben Glenroy in "Town and Country;" Edwin Forrest played Damon April 5th; King Lear May 2nd, and Virginius 20th. "Before Breakfast" was given 21st; "Venice Preserved" 22nd; and "The Flying Dutchman" 24th.

William Osborne made his American début June 1st, as Glenalvon, to Edwin Forrest's Young Norval in "Douglas." Osborne came here from England in 1825, appeared throughout the country, and at various times supported Edmund Kean, Macready, and Hamblin. He was once manager of the Richmond, Va., Theatre. He had a daughter named Fanny Osborne, who was for a long time connected with Wallack's Theatre (Broadway and Broome Street). She died in this city Aug. 17, 1855. Shortly after this Mr. Osborne was lost sight of to the profession, and Jan. 13, 1879, he died in this city, in abject poverty. He had four sons, John, George, Theodore, and Victor.

In a small, squalid room about ten feet square, on the top story of No. 5 Centre Market Place, between Grand and Broome Streets, the remains of the old actor, William E. Osborne, the friend of Forrest, the elder Wallack, and of Manager Simpson of the old Park Theatre, were laid out without a shroud or coffin to cover them. Two of his sons, pale, careworn young men, and their wives, sat in the room on rickety chairs, which, along with a stove, a dilapidated mahogany bureau, a cheap pine table, and a child's cradle, constituted all the furniture of the chamber. A poor, pale-faced baby occupied the crib, and a hungry-looking boy of six years watched with eager eyes a pot boiling on the stove, with a broken plate for a cover. The corpse of the dead actor lay on the floor, under the shelf of the window, with an old counterpane thrown over it, and no preparations of any kind appeared to have been made for its decent reinoval and interment. The reason of this was easy to discover in the air of abject poverty presented by the room and the persons who occupied it. The elder of the two young men, with a

famished look in his eyes, said that he had supported his father for sixteen years.

"The Wife's Stratagem" was presented June 8th; Henry Wallack appeared as Octavian in "The Mountaineers" 9th; Mrs. H. Wallack played Agnes in "The Deserter" the same night. Mme. Celeste made her American début here 27th, and the same night T. H. Quin first appeared in New York, acting Moses in the "School for Scandal." Mme. Heloise, dancer, made her début July 7th; Edwin Forrest appeared as Shylock 23rd for the first time; Thomas Archer made his American bow Sept. 1st as Richard III. He died in London, England, in May, 1848. "The Caliph of Bagdad," a ballet, was first seen in America at this house 3rd; Edwin Forrest was seen 7th as Jaffier in "Venice Preserved." Thomas Comer made his American début 7th as Forage in "Turn Out." He died in Boston July 27th, 1862, and was buried at Mount Auburn. Edwin Forrest was seen as Rolla in "Pizarro" 10th; John and Jane Marchant Fisher and George Vernon made their American début 11th as Zekiel, Ciceley, and Lord Duberly in "The Heir at Law." Jane Fisher was the sister of Clara Fisher. In Oct., 1827, she married George Vernon. In 1830 she was at the Park Theatre, and in the season of 1844-5 she was in New Orleans and Mobile. Probably no actress ever seen on the American stage was a greater favorite. She closed at the Park Dec. 17, 1847, and went to the old Broadway, and afterwards to Burton's Chambers Street Theatre. Sept 12, 1855, she opened at Wallack's (Broadway and Broome Street), and she continued under Mr. Wallack's management until the time of her death, June 4, 1869. She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery.

George Holland made his American début here Sept. 12th, as Jerry in "The Day after the Fair; " De Camp first appeared here 17th, as Gossamer in "Laugh When you Can; " Mons. Barbierre, dancer, made his American début 18th; "Peter Wilkins, or The Flying Islanders," was presented 22nd. Mme. Malibran made her last appearance in America here Oct. 28th, 1827, as the Princess of Navarre in "John of Paris." Her American début was made at the Park Theatre Nov. 29th, 1825, as Rosina in "The Barber of Seville," Amelia Fisher first appeared in America here Nov. 6th. She retired from the stage in 1841, and taught dancing in Boston. For fifty years prior to her death she was mistress of an oldfashioned boarding house at No. 2 Bulfinch Place, Boston, where she died Feb. 23rd, 1893. The famous comedian William Warren made his home there from 1844 until the time of his death, Sept. 21, 1888. Edwin Booth, Joseph Jefferson, and other noted artists. made Miss Fisher's house their resting-place when in that city. She was second cousin to William Warren, and her brother married Mr. Jefferson's aunt.

The comedy "Spring and Autumn" was seen here Nov. 7th.

Miss Rock first acted in this city 19th, as Letitia Hardy in "The Belle's Stratagem," and Jenny Transit in "The Winning Husband.". "The Freebooters" a comic opera was given for the first time here Dec. 24th; "Alfred the Great" was presented for the first time in America at this house Jan. 5th, 1828; Edwin Forrest appeared as Macbeth 30th; "The Bride of Lammermoor" was given Feb. 20th; and "Thirty Years, or the Life of a Gamester," was done on the same night. Mme. Celeste had a benefit March 4th, when she acted Julio in "Deaf and Dumb," and also, for the first time in America, were given the farce "Laurels " and a travesty on "Ham let," with George Holland as Ophelia and the Gravedigger.

Louisa Lane (afterwards Mrs. John Drew) first appeared in New York at this theatre March 28th, as Little Pickle in "The Spoiled Child." Cooper and Edwin Forrest played together during the month of May: Forrest as Jaffier in "Venice Preserved," Iago, Marc Antony, and Othello; Cooper as Pierre in "Venice Preserved," Othello, Brutus, and Iago; also as Damon, to Forrest's Pythias. Herr John Cline, tight-rope performer, made his American début here May 12th. For over thirty years he travelled about the country. Rose Cline, his niece, made considerable reputation as Topsy in "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Cline was at Castle Garden in the summer of 1847 as one of the managers. He died at the Edwin Forrest Home, Holmesburg, Pa., Dec. 3rd, 1886.

On May 26, 1828, this theatre was destroyed by fire. Flames were discovered at 6.30 o'clock in the evening, in a livery stable in Bayard Street, next door to the corner of the Bowery, and in an hour they spread to the theatre. The building was insured for $60,000, but the scenery, wardrobe, and properties were only partly covered. When the fire broke out the players were all in their rooms, dressing for the drama of "The Gambler's Fate," for the benefit of Mrs. Gilfert, but happily no lives were lost. Charles Gilfert had the ground cleared in twenty-four hours after the fire was extinguished, and in the remarkable short space of ninety days from the date of the destruction of the old house the doors of the new one were opened to the public. The new building was very beautiful and commodious. The front was of white stucco, made to resemble marble, and had six columns to support the roof, the entire front being of Doric architecture. The curtain, instead of rolling up, divided in the centre, and was drawn up into festoons. During the rebuilding Gilfert despatched agents to Europe for artistes of every description, and to him belongs the credit of bringing to this country the first good theatrical orchestra.

The "Dramatist was the opening programme of the new house on Aug. 20th, 1828, and George Barrett, Henry Wallack, W. B. Chapman, Mrs. Maywood, and Mrs. Geo. Barrett were in the cast. Edwin Forrest appeared as Damon 22nd; Mons. and Mme. Charles

Ronzi Vestris first appeared in America at this house 30th; Wm. B. Chapman's début was made Sept. 13th. His last appearance on the stage was at San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 11th, 1857, as Alphonso in "Delicate Ground" and O'Smirk in "The Dumb Belle." He died in San Francisco, Nov. 8th, 1857. Junius Brutus Booth appeared here Oct. 15th. The house closed Jan. 15th, 1829, but reopened Feb. 21st. 66 Roebuck, or Not Guilty" was given March 10th. The house again closed May 1st and reopened June 4 at reduced prices of admission. One of the interesting characters of the Bowery Theatre of that day was Andrew Jackson Allen who was the costumer as well as an actor in the company. Being deaf, he was christened "Dummy Allen." He had been callboy at the Park Theatre, was formerly in the circus, had walked the wire and stood on his head, went to England with Edwin Forrest as costumer, was manager of the Providence (R. I.) Theatre, opened a costume store in this city at the corner of Mulberry and Chatham Streets, had kept public houses at 280 Broadway, 37 Bowery and 261 Bowery, had been associated with Col. Alvah Mann in the Broadway Theatre, and in 1815, at Pensacola, Fla., had personated General Jackson, on horseback, in a piece of his own called "Columbia and Her Heroes." He died in this city at 39 Howard Street, Oct. 30, 1853. The theatre was closed July 24, 1829. Gilfert died in this city July 30, 1829. He may be said to have invented the "Press Agent," as he was the first manager who employed a person to write up" the merits of the theatre and such members of the company as he thought it his interest to have advanced. The house next passed under the control of the management of the Park Theatre, and so continued until Aug. 2, 1830, when James H. Hackett and Thomas S. Hamblin assumed the direction, and opened with "The School for Scandal." During the first month crowded houses were the rule, but business shortly afterwards fell off, and Hackett was induced to retire, leaving Hamblin sole proprietor from Sept. 1st. Augustus A. Addams appeared Oct. 26th, 1830. During the season of 1835 Mr. Addams was in the company at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelphia. He was a very promising and popular tragedian, and Wemyss, the manager, thought him as good an actor as Edwin Forrest; in fact, Addams had appeared in this city at the Park, and gained great popularity in several Shakespearian rôles. Wemyss consulted Robert T. Conrad in reference to writing a play for Addams. The Kentish Rebellion of 1450 was suggested as the subject. Conrad agreed to write the play for $300 for the manuscript copy, and a benefit on the third night of its representation. The play was called "The Noble Yeoman," but, at the suggestion of Mr. Wemyss, the name of "Jack Cade" was adopted. Addams was delighted with the play; it was accepted, and L. A. Godey and Morton McMichael witnessed and signed a contract between

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Castle Garden for their opening night on Sept. 1. No charge was made for admission to the garden during the sale, as was done when the Jenny Lind sale took place. At least 15,000 persons were present. The first ticket was purchased by Miss (now the Baroness) Burdett Coutts, a wealthy lady from England, for $250. It was said at the time that this lady was a great admirer of Mario, and had followed him to this country. The sale continued for two hours, the tickets going at rates varying from fifty cents to $2.50. A great many at $1.50 to $1.75 premium were sold to music stores, speculators, and others, in lots of twenty to one hundred, while the average to private individuals was from two to six tickets. The initial opera was "Lucrezia Borgia," with Grisi as Lucrezia, Mario as Genarro, and Susini as Duke Alfonso,

their first appearance in America. The company consisted of Donovani, Susini, Fabricatore, Patti Strakosch, M. Morra, Amati Debreul (stage manager), Candi, Patti, Mora, Parozzi, Brindi, and Sig. Arditi (musical director). An auction sale for the second representation took place at the garden Sept. 5. The attendance was meagre, and the bidding slow. Two or three seats were sold for premiums, realizing from $5 to $7.50, and the bidding fell off to a dollar, and from that to a shilling. After the second night it was discovered that the public would not pay the prices of admission, and on Sept. 8, the third opera night, it was announced that the uniform price would be $3, and that there would be no auction sale of seats and no premiums charged on seats. The promenade tickets were $1. "Norina" was sung Sept. 11, with Grisi as Norma, Mario as Pollio, and Signorina Donovani as Adelgisa, her first appearance in appearance in America. "Norma" was a great success, and was repeated several evenings. The season closed Sept. 29 with "I Puritani," as the autumn was too far advanced to admit of performances in the exposed area of Castle Garden. The company then went to the Academy of Music, under Mr. Hackett's management.

A season of equestrian performances was opened Oct. 23, 1854, with J. Vanderbilt as manager and James M. Nixon as equestrian director. In the company were Mme. Marin, Mrs. Smith, Mrs. Robert Ellingham, Misses Cline and Cook, Hank Madigan, Chas. Davis, A. Sylvester, Harry Whitby, Jas. Nixon, Fred Sylvester, Wm. Lera, Tom King, Felix Carlo (trick clown), Jas. Myers (clown), Hiram Day, Mike Lipman, Master Carlo, Charles and James Madigan, and Geo. and Wm. Nixon. Two performances were given daily. The season terminated Nov. 25, 1854.

In May, 1855, Castle Garden was closed as a place of amusement, and was taken possession of by the Commissioners of Emigration as an emigrant depot. On May 23, 1870, it had a narrow escape from destruction by fire, and suffered damage to the extent