Tony Pastor’s Opera House

“Tony Pastor, in view of the many counteracting attractions of the city, is determined not to be behind in the great march of novelty.  His patrons are to be treated tonight to a local burlesque entitled, ‘Ixion in the Bowery, or the New Man at the Wheel,’ in which Tony will appear as Mercury.”

“The programme last evening was one of the most attractive ever prepared for the patrons of this popular place of entertainment, and the manner in which the bill was filled was such as to give entire satisfaction to a large and discriminating audience composed of the elite of the neighborhood. ‘The Spingler Institute,’ a highly instructive farce, was hugely relished by the juvenile portion of the audience. The astounding performances of Mr. Harry Gurr, ‘the wonderful man fish,’ who was discovered disporting himself in a ‘mammoth glass tank of real water,’ were almost painful to witness, and great relief was experienced by sympathetic spectators when the amphibious prodigy came up to blow at the conclusion of its sub-aqueous gambols. The entertainment concluded with a new musical burlesque entitled, ‘Ixion in the Bowery, or the New Man at the Wheel.’”

“Alice Seidler has a capital make-up for Ada Harland, and sings the different songs in the burlesque with considerable spirit. J. W. Collier appears as the much abused Minerva, and his make-up and acting of the role are very clever. Addie Le Brun makes a charming Venus, acting and singing with considerable spirit. The rest of the characters were cleverly rendered. Most of the choicest airs in this burlesque, as produced at Wood’s Museum, are retained, while several new ones have been introduced, all of which are given with considerable applause, particularly ‘Beautiful Dreamer,’ Taffy was a Welchman,’ and ‘Ring the Bells for Sarah.’ Tony is giving one of the best variety entertainments ever presented in this city, and is deserving the crowded audiences that are nightly in attendance. . . . Young Morrissey is a pretty good general performer and manipulates the tambourine very cleverly.”