The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-28 00:00:00

NEW YORK THEATRICALS.

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THE QUADRUPED PERFORMERS.
thorn the New York Morning h:-rald of the 2d inst.)
1 BOWERY AMPHITHEATItE.--The r:lanat7ement of this
I, e'egant plasm of amusement is beginning to display the
.:laze attention to the minutiae of the equestrian drama
that characterised the performances last season. Their
Their stud I f horses arc, with one or two exceptions,
artists 014 'a superior grade, and give evidence of that
.
Bowes ion of, talent which- must ultimately make them
run to tile vt.'ry pinnacle of fame.
..! , The tt‘q.ifa 9tiadrprideal artists that appear in the
. Polish Entree'/" are perhaps the best specimens we
could select as es:.dencei of this position. The
. . into i' manner in which they ',enter the business of the
scene, and make up by .theit spirit and vivacity for
the deficiencies of the anqiu.r, who certainly has not
infused too much plot into ,the piece, prove their
koq' %ledge of stage business. See that delicate
i white filly. Miss Medina, with- what at arch coquettish
11!. air she makes her first obeisance to the .audience, and
with what a gratified toss of the head, And a whisk of
her elegant tkil, she acknowledges the warmth of her
i deception.
Tnis actress is certrinly a superior being—how ;:ier
nods and winks come in as a sort of comment on thy'
whole and convey a speeies of humour which the audi-
-1 01 ce seems perfectly to comprehend, while louder and
Tore continued roars are called forth by the address of
• ;his fair creature, than by any lady in our memory, ex-
cept. perhap -, Ellen Tree or Miss Vandenhoff.
Tie ore:am-coloured filly Katarina is of a more se-
. riion7 tot n, and graduated in the Kemble school.
'' D9:;:,g :11, whole time her mind seems intent on the
i2,,,teess rat the scene. Her Majestic gait and noble
f)uriag mark her out as a tit representative of the
, b, - gone miesty of those times when Kings and Princes
w. i'l• deemed a superior race, and possessed of a
i.v a . right to do wrong. She has none of that airy
Wit I, ,oneness which characterizes the Thalia-like
.• mew-merit of Miss Medina, who seems more intent
'y Ka w:atchirg the audience thee- on the stage business.
1-",. .Ll:arina, on the contrary, proceeds through most of
t her parts with John Kemble-like, or stoical inditTet.
vace• ; and the uproar of the pit, or the applause from
fiae hoses.,,does not appear to have •the least cffect on
'; he- nerves. _ -

, W...i have spoken of the females first, as bound to do
liv o rr vows o: gallantry to the heoux sex—and, having
31 I,it oul ! space left to speak of the male performers, can
a Ty) • 0,4 the three tollowing, viz : " Spartacus," " Mel-
t .otte," aqd " Master Walter."
,I • The:first i of the Forrest school, and his- fine pli)si-
c a 1 proportions show how judiciously his preceptors have
ti t a ned Imo for those parts which the students of that
. • •
irt!,le oi acting are so pre-eminent. in. The eye full of
vi.ftrt and express on ; the expanded nostri s and the full
'-. *tun e of voice with which he utters the part set down
* :41' laim, show great juiga e It and discrimination, whilst
i; e foreo and vehemence of his kick are well calculated
oto Produce the most striking scenic effects. Melnotte,
It k.rs the °tiny. littod, is all impulse. Full of fire, and
1,-; altr.ough his acting is unequal when taken as a whole,
4 still there are parts where he produces most electrical
t ffects upon his audier.ce. His positions, like Charles
K, an's, are eminently fine, and he /zit off many of the
best points in a way that was calculated to disarm the
wra. h of any of the critic clan that might have stood in
h s way. Tne acting of the sable horse, " Master
f, Walter," is more studied, which shows that ha has
adopted the stage as a profession, because it afforded
I him occasions whereby lie might cultivate and pamper
those high tastes or imaginitions in whfch his spirit
seems to float in an ideal world of imperishable gran-
, Ceur and beauty.
l ' Want of sp. c ! prevents our following up this candid
Criticism, through the whole stud, but we shall take a
ifuture opportunity of analyzing the entire dramatic ta-
lent of tho quadrupidal corps of artists.

RELIEF OF DISTRESSED ARTISANS.—.A
public meeting will be held in the Town Hall on Sa-
turday next, at twelve o'clock, to consider what means
shonld be adopted to relieve the distressed artisans of
this town. Sir George Crewe has kindly forwarded a
cheque for 501. to be placed at the disposal of any Com-
mittee or Association formed for the relief of the dis-
treised.—Derby Reporter.

MADRID, DEC. 19.—Bargains to the amount
of 14,0(10,000 of reals were made in the Five per
eats. on the 19th, five f)r cash at 27:1; and -a, and the
ott,,ers for account ; the last operation was negotiated
at 28 at 30 days. The old coupons of the debt beariag
'lALSlll).r.istrifll at 91 at 60 days, and the modern at 6.
•••• OF THE -METROPOLIS.—We per-
'. r_om the.-Yreekly bills of mortality made up to the
i; ir inst.. thafthtre is a decrease on t: e burials, as corn-
,,,
i,:d witkthe week preceding, of 172.
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