Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-05

| Theatres--wEDsEsDAYE EVENING, Sd January.
| PARK THEATRE.-The hybrid tragedy called Brutus
which processes be the production of Mr. John How
ard Paine who pressed about three scenes from mad
Nat Lees tragedy the subject with 4 stray ac
or two from Vetaire produced at this theatre last
night, Mr. Forrest assuming the character OF the " son
OF Marcus Junus' So far as folding the arms, knit
ting the brows and laundering forth defamation about
| liberty and Rome, go the making of stern Roman
Mr. Forrest succeeded well in his deneaton but the
rp6d pis the natural emotion which bursts through the
stocism of the Roman father, but family Swallowed
forth, and scarcely perceptibe through the thick
| coating of rant and fustian with which the part was
overlaa. MIR. Mason jerked out the language of Titus
by intervals, like the flowing of water in accordance
with the motions of the pump handle Richings in Sec
tas Torquin was nonentity, and Mr. Fredercks Col
tattnus excrucating What treatise dc ossraria
| he consulted for his costume Roman Consul we
cannot conceive but the idea Of the associate magis,
rate of the infant republic dressing himself in close
fitting jerkn, with blanket thrown round him, was
certainly fancy, and made the actor look very
| much like the immortal Knight of the Ruetul Coune-
nance.
Mr. sherwood like several others Of the Stock Com
pany here physically incompetent to the performance
| OF tragedy. But we must not break flies upon the
wheel.
Mrs. Shaw invested the part of Tarquiuia with
beauty, grace, and tenderness that redeemed the alb
surdite of the rest of the caste and while gazing upon
her, and listening the music of her tones for got
Miss Cushmans TuAd, and repressed our inclination to
laugh at the in which she died, If struck by
apoplexy. The inclination ndecorous certainly,
but 1t generally participated by the spectators In
the BSyadeyc Madame Lecompte again exhibited Tam
pedr dc padqnes charmes in full uxurance and there
was large muster in the first of the pit, gloat
over the display. What the Bayadere will do to
attract is puzzlerthe force of nature further
go even
Madame Leconpt's exhibition of herself, may be
compared a light burning within an alabaster vase,
perfectly transparent and diaphanous-but the old
song has it,
Ma robe rend mes peds rebees-
un peu plus haut relevons-la.
The beautiful and ever popular spectacle of Aladdin
is to be presented this evenngit is worth of
tragedies played by the existing school Of TRACE
dians
NATIONAL THEATRE.-Another benefit. We had
half resolved not TO notice benefits at ALL but our
solution has settled into noticing them without steel
ing our pen, or dipping II into the gall of criticism
We could not let that once great actor who is now
far above the common range Of performers take his
leave of us without passing word. 1t is Of his Rs-
gantlno alone that we shall speak. This is his own
character. The character in which he made so great
a sensation in London on the boards Of Old Drury.-
HIS performance then is still fresh in our memories
and if it had not last night all its former fierce and vi
gor, and though time has made some ravages with
our cid friend, heis still competent well competent
for the part, and afforded and the audience great
pleasure; we enjoyed it perhaps from old associa-
tons, more than those who had not seen him before.
Miss Wheatley's Rosabellc is not TO be spoken of in
comparison with her Rachael Haywood, but we re-
member ssas bs whole male male
community of this State has on new years day. lit
tie irregularty Of conduct Is overlooked.
BowERy THEATnE-Last night the comedy of
Paul Pry played at this theatre with pretty fair
success. The part of Paul Pry in the hands Of Mr.
Cowell was well sustained. Ii is character which
gives an actor who is inclined, and accustomed to
to take liberties with an audience, great latitude
That Mr.. Cowell avoided this tsmp is much to
his credit He IS an acter who has evidently studied
Hamlets advice to the players and says no more
than is set down fer him. There is another actor in
this establishment who is deserving of great credit II
10 Mr.. Bakeey. His Col. Hardy was fine per-
formance. Mrs. Herring as Phoebe, was any thing
but the Phoebe Of the author. Yet she was amusing.
She is a good actress-ln many parts excellent
actress; but she has rather too much force. She
strives too much for effect and stands out too much
from the genera picture, instead Of harmonzing with
il Ofthe other characters, as il benefit night
we shall not speak. Bat we had rather see upon
those occasions a comedy than a tragedy Ii is not
if indfereny played 30 bad as the tedium in which
a tragedy drags its slow length along.
pe The theatres at New Orleans have been well at
tended. The Jewess fills the St Charles. Mrs. Mae
der Mrs Lewis and Miss Randolph draw crowded hou-