The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-12-10


finished actor of the French or Talma school. His
skin as an artist is consummate In tragedy he is
what Artot is ON the violin. Every thing he does
is well done 1t is as perfect as study and labor
can make it, But he lacks entirely the burning
genus-thc soul-the electric fire, of the Keans
and Kembles. He ELECTS the highest admiration
by his artistical skill, but he does not open the
ood-gates of passion, and feeling, by those natu-
raj bursts of genius which made the names of his
great predecessors immortal. Mr.. Macready has
beeni assisted during. his present engagement, by
Miss Charlotte Cushman-a young lady of great Ia
lent in her profession, and considerable literary
attainments, but yet not altogether capable of fill
ing the casts awarded to her so well as Mrs. Slo-
man. But we suppose it answered the purpose of
the bunghng management of the Park to deprive us
OF the superior tragic powers Of Mrs Sloman,
and present with the unfinished attempts of Miss
Cushman, who in comedy is admirable, and in lite
rary atainments far superior to many Of those who
take higher rank IN the profession. And no doubt,
after sufficient study, she will occupy highly re-
spectacle rank in tragedy But we doubtnot her re-
putation and future success have been endangered
by her attempting range of characters for which
she is evidently not now prepared to do justice.
Mr.. Macready has been tolerably successful since
his arrival in this country, but we do not suppose
that his success has at all approached that
which attended him on his former visit. We are
disposed think that this comparative want of sue
ces. has been owing partly to the circumstances of
the times and partly TO Mr.. Macready's own want
of tact. He must recollect that great change has
taken place in the audiences which now greet him
since he was here before AT that period we were
in transltivc state. We were just exchanging the
old Ango-Saxon soemnity and severity of man.
ners for the French Gghtness, gaiety, and excite
ment. We have passed the border land and are
now altogether decidedly more French than Eng
lish in our tastes As evidences of this we may
ter TO the success of Celeste, Elssler and Ole Bull
We particularly allude to the practice introduced
by these extraordinarily we believe, by Madame
Celeste-of making pretty little speeches to the au-
dience at the close of the several engagements. We
are essentially speech-making and speech hearing
people, and although we like music and opera, and
the drama, and every thing of that kind, we like
neat, off-hand, attering little bit of speech al
most better than all. Fanny Elssler had a great
deal of tact, and she succeeded as much almost by
her little speeches about her heart, and the Bunker
Hill monument, as by her dancing. And in the
same way look at the enthusiasm created by Ole
Now instead of profiting by these very intellig-
BILE indications of the road TO the popular heart Mr.
Macready comes forward on his tragic stills, with
all the soemnity and dignity of tragedian of the
Oldest school in the world extant probably some
time before the creation of Adam and Eve, and 'he
disapproves of this practice of speech-makng, and
asks with sheer, what is to be made by it ! Mr.
Forrest affects the sort ofthing but thinks it all
very well to adopt it for the purpose of having fling
at the Herald How much does he make by that
We would advise Mr.. Macready to take the hint
we have thrown out, and show his good sense by
yielding to the spirit of the age. Let him, when
next called out, make nice, neat, spirt-stirring
little Shakesperian speech, and he will lind tworth
the whole of his tragedy Try, and prove it..
In the meantime, whilst Macready is doing what
he can, and the musical mania is spreading every
where, the little Olympic and the Chatham are GO
ing prosperously ever. Indeed, the Olympic
could not but succeed II is such delightful little
bjou of house-every thing is managed with such
exquisite taste and proprety-the company is SO
well drilled-every thing, fact unexceptionabe
that the public can't help liking IT, And so with
the Chatham, which has atmosphere, audience,
and order of civilization all its 1t may be that
some of the critics Of the Chatham may yet be
amongst the most distinguished or the age. Who
knows, when from that contracted, crowded pit Of
newsboys there may not soon arise some Shaks-
peare or Milton-we mean an American Shakespeare
or Milton2
CUMBERLAND Coal MrNE.-A few days ago the
Maryland Mining Company sent their first cargo OF
Cumberland coal from Maryland to this city. 1t
was, we believe, consigned to Laing a. Randolph.