Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-10-03

MIR. MACREADY.-H Ills first appear
ance is thus announced by the CORES
pondebt of the National l~ntelligeuccr.
IN n letter dated,
NKw YoRx, Sept, GO, 1913.
Macready had a full, N an overflow
ing house 10 witness his debut last night,
and there were more of his own profess
sion among the audience than | cver be-
fore saw together, (partly perhaps from
curiosity TO hear the headings" OF Shak-
speare, which the dropped curtain rep
res. nts Macready as giving TO the Mu-
ses1 The play was Macbeth, md Mr..
Ryder, who accompanies Mr.. Macready,
came IN first as Macduf, aud was very
warmly received, applauded indeed
Throughout, the play, as his playing de
served lie is a very correct actor and
a ''hne figure Of a man." Macready's
appearance brought the ''house down"
OF course. lie vent at his interview
with the witches most arti>tically, and
the witches did their 6edevIlImen.s TN re
artlstically than we have seen them
done before, aud SO Of al. the trick and
machinery of the play-for Macready
is master Of "stage business" and the
cenery and supernumeraries had been
Q lectually cleared OF their cobwcbS.-
The play went on-with a beautiful
procession Of effects, particularly by
macreaiy IN his exits and entrances,
his salutations and surpriscs-and To
The theatre going people present II was
an exhibition OF drama panorama curt
ously managed, and all as clean and
neat as machinery, and JIst as mOUtHg.
The attention was close, but the APP
IIause grew less and less. ne yer saw
20 cold a house. The most stormy and
passionate outbreaks Of MacbeIh'S nm
gied ambition and remorse were receiv
cd like The cataSlroPhes ih I puppct
show-with an ~unexcIted smile OF sur
prise. Each point the actor made was
looked at like the w heel of "A clock
shown piecemeal. There was no pas
sion in the audience, no illusion, no gen
eral interest in the progress oil the sto
~ OF the play in short, nc feeling.
My W sensations daring the even.
ing were those of pain and annoyance
Mr.. Macready IL SO accomplished an
artlhcer IN his profession, every thing
he does is so admirably "Stu iIed up
$50 workmanIy the blood aud tears are drawn.''-
that a cold reception Of SO much pains
seems most ungracious. When he came
in and paid his homage TO The King -
when he entered Duncan's chamber 10
murder hlm-when he received the first
suggestions of crime from Lady Me-
beth-l could have shouted myself
hoarse with admiration OF the ARTIST; il
was all done SO differ, ntly from any
other man. and SO skillully ia a high
conception of the character. Every
step lac took on the stage was a separate
study. Every look, gesture, movement
was cohSuInmdte. As pautonime IL
would have been absolutely faulrless =
Yet strange to say he walks the stage
like n transparent man, ShOIciHS all ms
anatomy. lie wants clothing with more
natura. flesh u 4 blood. Ills voice
wants nature. IL SCUM ) like the break
ing Of crockry in a dry we'll. lie Heel,
no passion, and he moves none. VIVA,
a pity that scholarship, study, labor, pa.
tience, and tas.e should tall snort in
their effect Of The most unla bored off.
throwing Of genIus!i
Macready'S advent is the only news
OF the hour, unless we have had an
earthquake, OF which | beg leave TO as.
sure the American | an not certain.
Three timss during dinner on Sunday
The persons al the ordinary Of the AsIor
were startled with a shock and a those
around me believed they had felt an
earthquake. | have looked in vain
In the morning papers for a confr-
nation OF our belief, and we must wait
till The end Of the month 10 know
whether 1t was an extra Of the Ast,r
and to be enlarged IN The bull"