Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-12-02

The endorsements of the Managers OF the Park and
National Theatres in this city, by which the latter has
been closed and the actors at the former reduced TO
twohrd salaries, lead to some singular reflections.
Mr. Wallack's failure to make the National pay, was
owing to three totally beyond his con-
trol the fire. the location at Nbo's, aud the scar
citv of money! Mr.. Prices failure to make the Park
Theatre pay, is also owing to three circumstances;
ebstinacy, bad arrangements, and bad times. 1t is
not little singular however, that with such an album
dance of available talent in the country, the two
principal theatres in the United States have failed
to max. single cent during the last two seasons
am -. the managers of each, after iaborng hard,
going England travelling backwards and forwards,
and arenty strainng every should be worse
off in every respect than they were two years ago.
Yet such Is the fact.
We have now in the country, Miss Shirref, Miss
Inverarity, Miss Poole, Mrs. Segun, Mrs. Bailey,
Mrs. II. W~llack, Mrs. Morley, Mrs. Watson, Ma
dame Otto, and several other female singers we have
Messrs Wilson, Guibelei, Seguin, Brough, Martyr,
Jones, Mauvers, and several. other excellent male
singers. There also in the general business OF
the drama Miss Vandenhoof, Mr. Vandenhoof, Char
les Kean, Forrest, James Waliack, Henry Wallack,
Ranger, Brown, Chippendale, Barnes, Pacide, Cres-
wick, Rchings, Chapman. Williams, and a host of
ment the Park cannot draw house.
1t is idle to say that good company could not be
formed out Of the above materials; IN addition to
which there is Celeste, Madame Lecomte and her
ballet corps, Madame Guibelei and others. Now
from the above materials it is possible to form a
company unrivaled by any that has yet been col
lected together in this country. With such COM
pany, properly disposed, the Par! Theatre might be
filled every night and be made to pay full salaries
besides putting money into the managers pocket
But the clumsy pecemeal system of semi starring and
miserable stick actors that has been adopted hither
to, never can, never ought to succeed The public
taste has been too much cultivated to listen to mise
rabe stocks suffering ranting through four out Of
every five scenes in play. The intercourse be.
tween this country and England IS too close aid ire
rent for the playgong public Z" relish any thing
snort OF the excellence of the London theatres,
where Macready, Power, and host OF other talent
ed people be seen to advantage at the same
theatre on the same night fer half dollar; where
not only the leading characters are strongly cast but
all the subordinate parts play ed a well they
can be. And such must be the case with the lead
ag theatre in this city, before it can again be made
profitable
We have been led into these remarks bv the recent
partial burst up the Park Theatre, Of which rumor
2 ives various accounts The facts ofth case how
= yer, lie in nut she'll. The Park did not pay. and
ths option given to the performers either of re-
g wing but two thirds, or Of closing the theatre.
For he present they adop-ed the former offer
" thin the last four or 1--WE years. the Park theatre
has doubtless cleared great deal Of money; Mr..
Price has drawn his share, lived high in London and
50 ent IT, Mr.. Simpson, for some time, prudentv put
bv his share aud saved il, Some say that Price
wan, ed Simpson 10 draw upon his private funds to
the falling fortunes Of the theatre, and that
he preached him in no very mild terms for refusing
rte request however. was stupid and unreasonable.
Others again say that Mr. Simpson was seized with
buiiding lots between this ana Harlem, fc-
ao oO9, paid more than half in cash. paid interest
on the mortgage. and offers 60 give up the lots and
houses the original owner, gratnitously, IN order
I be released from any further payments or claims
on cunt Of them, and add to this that Mr.. Simp
sen is as poor as he was before he assumed the
management OF the theatre. Ifthis be so, we SINGER
e'v regret il. Mr.. Price, on the other hand, came
ofer here to regulate every thing ana has sgnalIy
filed He saws that Mr. Simpson became so much
embarrassed that he sent for him; ne also sads
p.operty TO the value of $4,000 in oroer to raise
rs 600 in cash; that he has paid all this to Mr.
Rake who has paid il TO the actors; and that now
tl,y are pretty nearly stumpsd up all round
The fusion derived from I'll this is that the pres
eft Park mana cement 10 utterably incompetent
oe: aud we think that the sooner Mr.. Price quits II
tr hotter Il will We Cor all else concerned therein
Ithss been trying like the wall street papers, to
ill., anon its Old reputation and has failed. II would
beweil for all parties If Mr.. Wallack had the man
arment Of the Park; he has tact, talent and energy,
an a new infusion Of all these Is required IN that
establishment Even il Wallsck and Simpson were
mated In the manageme, It Of the Park theatre, Il
wrld be better than IL is, and might be made to
succeed. As TO the private quarreis OF rrice
with Noah AMI others, tue puoHc ca'e n''t"i"S a"o"'
thy require good management, good actors, and
god PLAYS; ani when these are offered there VIII
he GOOD patronage The newspaper squabbles oil
thse two old twaddlers ridiculous and contemp
tile: the one is about incapable OF managing
ue,spaper as the other is Of managing theatre;
thy're both behind the age; both old humbags. and
re,ind ms or two old horses, without teeth, trying
10 lite each other. Let us have a complete change;
IeHhe Park be closed for short time, purified N
i and out all the taleat in the country selected,
so,e new M IN be made manager, and II will then
prsper.
lovxnr AMPH,rnrarRr.-The management Of
IN, ele rant place OF amusement is beginning to dis
rls the same attention to thu ninutis of the eques
rim drama, that characterized the performances
ak season. Their stud Of horses are, with one or
wv, ptions, artists OF superior grade and give
avdence e that possession Of talent which must al.
.iaately make them run to the very pinnacle oil
fame. ,
The twelve quadrupidea artists that appear in the
aPolish Entree," are perhaps the best specimenswe
could select as evidences OF this position The
manner IN which they enter into the business of the
scene and make up by their spirit and vvacity for
the deficiencies Of the author who certainly has mot
Infused too nnch plot into the piece, prove their
knowledge of stage business See that delicate
white flly Miss Medina! with what an arch
coquesh air size makes her first obeissncs to the au-
dience and with what Qualifications Of the head, and
whisk OF her slevant tail, she acknowledge the
warmth Of her reception.
This actress is certainly superior being-how her
mods and winks come in a SORT Of comment on the
whole and convey q species of humor which the an