Theatrical Announcements

"The Brooklyn Handicap, "which is reputed to be an effective piece of stage realism, belonging to a class whrch invaribly captures and captivates an audience, will be presented at the Grand opera house, next Monday evening. Speakingof the play, an experienced dramatic writer says: -'It is difficult to conceive how stage realism can advance much turther than the animated scène which presents a number of spirited and fleet running horses running in full career across the stage, with the other concomitants of the race track, the shoutingoccupants of the grand stand, the noisy rivalry of the jockeys, and the general sense that somebody is about to break his neck, which fear is not realized at 'the great Brooklyn Handicap.' The intelligent animáis which play such essential roles in this play are thoroughly trained, and seem to enter into the spirit of the scène as full as any other characters in it.