Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . 2io Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies. Arrah-nah-Pogue was prosperously launched. In 1866, MissBateman came, and was warmly welcomed ; Miss Maggie Mitchellenacted Fanchon; and Mr. Dillons Belphegor elicited enthusiasticsympathy. In 1867, the Black Crook fever set in, and this, withbrief intermissions, raged for along run. Occasions of truedramatic interest, calculated toarouse the imagination and im-press the mind, have not of latebeen numerous at Niblos Thea-ter, though—as indicated in thisgla
Reminiscences of the old fire laddies and volunteer fire departments of New York and Brooklyn. . 2io Reminiscences of the Old Fire Laddies. Arrah-nah-Pogue was prosperously launched. In 1866, MissBateman came, and was warmly welcomed ; Miss Maggie Mitchellenacted Fanchon; and Mr. Dillons Belphegor elicited enthusiasticsympathy. In 1867, the Black Crook fever set in, and this, withbrief intermissions, raged for along run. Occasions of truedramatic interest, calculated toarouse the imagination and im-press the mind, have not of latebeen numerous at Niblos Thea-ter, though—as indicated in thisglance at its past — it honorablyheld, in earlier days, an equalrank with the best theaters inthe city. All play-goers willremember the glorious perform-ance, The School for Scandal,which was given here on thei occasion of the great BroughamBenefit, in 1869, when John Gil-bert and Mrs. Bowers were theSir Peter and Lady , Mr. Barrett made his firsthit in New York as Cassius, with Davenport as Brutus, the lamentedWalter Montgomery as Antony, and Mark Smith as Casca. In1870, Mr. Fe
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