Théâtre Comique

“From a theatrical stand-point the week that has just terminated has been one of remarkable dullness. No new pieces have been enacted, no new players have appeared, no change of performance of any moment has been made. The season when men’s amusement, like their bread, is earned by the sweat of their brow, is evidently commenced. As the mercury rises, the receipts of play-houses fall…It will hardly be lessened this week, spite of the freshness of a few announcements now at hand. For at some of the City theatres an effort is to be made—and in this weather an effort is certainly deserving of praise, for its own sake at least—to secure attention…At the Theatre Comique the burlesque of ‘The Maid and the Magpie’ and a farce will be represented by the troupe that has already been written of. Fresh fields and pastures new are more than ever to be looked for, in a metaphorical as well as in a literal sense, beyond the City limits.”

“At the Theatre Comique Charley White is presenting a series of light entertainments that are attracting large audiences. His performances consist of comedy, farce, pantomime and burlesque, all in one evening.”