Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-08-13


Metropolis On that night Forrestopens the National
Theatre, in his fayoritc part Of Metamora, charac
ter which il not only exclusively his BY right Of pur-
chase, but which we venture TO say no actor in or
ont Of existence could render popular himself
The Park closed on Saturday, after a season Of
| varied success. II was indeed
"a mingled yarn of good and III together"
But unfortunately the ia predominsted, both in the
manage ment behind and in the performances before
the curtain. The want ef any thing like system
when they had stars that could shine and the
able inetficiency Of the stock company, has been
een dilased Hpon, and il the present lessess n the
Theatre, not preparedto reform il altogether,
they may rs well close the doors. Vain will il be
for them to produce new baIets, when the TagIio-
mis- appear the parsimory is to be exhibit ed
in the getting up; and still varer would il be to throw
away money scenery and dresses, if the corps de
ballet are to be the same dali, dswdy set Of w
fashionable min.ics, which have lately footed il ON
the boards.
The Bowery Of course, will not close, espee ially
as tor some DAYS 10 come, they must have nearly
monopoly OF tbs theatrical business. Hamblin thus
having the field to HIMSELF intends to revive Of
Messengers old plays a measure which willmeet euF
most hearty approval, provided he does not permit
either Of his talented adaptatOrs to the
text with their scizzors, or to improve it with their
pens.
time doing the cheap and nasty BUSINESS The
former splits the of the groundngs with spouters
of the very greenest order, while the litter, less
ambitious its asprags, delights those no ad
RS Of feats with the 0sre
of troop Of "veliigeurs." Niblos will Of course
keep the field yet for some weeks, and as large
portion Of the audience there are formed from
clique Of conscientious personages, who will visit
garden to see yaadeyiles and rope dancing, when
they would not to their souls, TO theatre to
witness play; we may expect to find as good an az
n,ln had ulaos Of Y,ch nj
garden AS we have been accustomed to since the
arrival of the Raves and the advent Of Burton, upon
whose shoulders the mantle of Jack Reeve is said to
have rested. This is the present position Of the
the plan army now, but let what its future
prospects,; for in this the race will certainly
be to the swift and the crown Of victory awarded to
the strong. We shall therefore review the talent Of
their respective leaders, and calculate the inteec-
tual and moral stamina OF the rank and file.
The managers Of the National, as every body
knows, played their cards badly at the close Of the
last season. and in consequence they shut their doors
= few weeks sooner than they had calculated on
They did not however sit down quietly to mourn over
their mishaps, but instantly commenced the re-em-
bellishnent and OF the interior OF the
sdifce; and happy to bear testimony to the
lberality, genius and taste which have been dis
played by the proprietors and the artists in their
ploy. Ne venture to assert without fear Of contra
diciion that no theatre HIS and but few on the
other side the Atlantic, will present more brilliant
coup d'GH than the National when crowded with
the beauty and fashion OF Gotham Standing q few
had opportunity OF observing the various altera-
tons, and Of remarking the rich and recherche
character Of the decorations. The first thing that
strikes the eye Of the spectator is the dome. The
splendd allie gerical Sgures still remain, II having
been found impossible TO remove them without in
curing enormous expense, but the ground Has
been entirely washed, and the whole enriched |
nth some beautiful carved bordsrings in or moiu
and FURNISHED gold. In the centre will be placed a
most splendid gold ornament, beneath which, at one
time, IL contemplated to suspend central gas
del ier bct eSl I
might make the atmosphere Of the house oppressive
to the audience The first. second and third tiers
have carefully repainted and the not
only entirely original but executed in the best style
of the art The ornaments the upper tiers are in
geAiousy contrived to relieve the richness OF the
dome by the light and brilliant pencings from the
Italian school, executed in panels Of semi-circular
and lozense sae2e. Each panel Is enriched with a
I'd medalian FROM the antique. The lower ter is
orramented with varied aud graceful bouquets -
aowers, arranged in the order devised by Lineaus.
The backs OF the boxes instead Of paint are hang
with very rich paper, which has peculiarly warm
and comfortable appearance-the prevailing eosrs
being and gold. The seats, both the boxes
aad pit, have been Resulted and recovered with
crimson brocade. The pillars that support the boxes
are white, encircled with gold wreath and sur
mounted with gold pilasters, which relieves the
heavy hangings Of the interior and contrasts admira
bly, with the other parts OF the hosse The prosse-
mum has been repanted to match with the dome, and
the stage doors and boxes present truly unique and
elegant appearance. The chandeliers Of the same
character AS before but they have been entirely re-
Furnished and beantfed with a row Of handsome
cut drops, which, when the house is lighted, will
give IL a delightful brilliancy.
The same attention to the comfort Of the audience
appears through the lobbes the saloons, and the
to the house, the whole having unde rgope
entire publication. The stairs and passages re-
carpeted, the walls repainted, the mirrors reglt,
and the seats and chaiss tongues recovered. The
has been complete and the bosom Of reform
used with unsparng hand, which Is alike credita
bic 10 the spirit and enterprise Of the lessees and To
the talent and industry Of the artists employed.
These gentlemen must indeed have been Rdefatiga-
BILE in their several departments, and we happy
give humble need Of applause to their several
efforts
As we do not expect, however, that the New
Ysrkers would attend theatre, merely for the beau
ty Gifts interior, will PEASANT take look at the
comparative merits Of the two companies, which
Just now resting their arms, or travelling with
the speed Of steam To the scene Of action.
The following we behave is pretty correct ssti-
mate Of the talents Of the Park and National em-
ploy ces, both present and prospective.
ruK. NATIONAL
Tragedy Tragedy
shaw-ths fyrannicaL Forrest.
Hield-the 6erofeai Charles Kean,'
whesisy- the ioreabicj and Van3enhof,.
Gan--,se sruisSis Jane. " walsck,
To he ssppsrted BY Henry Wsllack,.
Miss Cu.hman, and Miss Nandenhof,.
Mrs Richardson. Mrs. Rogers, and
COMEDY Mrs Seton.
Piaeide, Comedy
Cre.Geld. Mon. Alera andre.