The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-16
Theatrical.

PARK TuEATRE.-IIast night commenced Mr.
Booths engagement, which we are sorry to say,
limited to five nights only. Richard the Third wa:
the play selected for the opening Of this engage
meat, Mr.. Booth taking the part OF Richard. lr
the present instance, we do not think the play en-
acted has much reason to suffer by comparison be-
tween the actor we have Just seen, and others whit
have attained weI-merited celebrity. Mr.. Boot
is evidently powerful and judlclOus actor, anr
Judgment is almost all the battle in dramatic en-
gagement. Faulty he undoubtedly Is IN few In
stances, for example when the messenger
nounces to Gloster his brothers illness there js
not sufficient cunning easlness of assimilation
dspayed-the fault-findlng perhaps arises from the
remembrance OF Kean in the passage In question
This and few other little defects are, however.
amply made up by true and admirable acting in the
scene between Gloster and Lady Anne, as wei
in the soliloquy after she leaves HIM, when Hat
tered by what she has said to him, and pleased will
himself for the conquest gained over her, ne loses
sight of his determines, and is willing to fancy
himself AdOnis. There are other traits OF ex-
cellent acting which space will not allow us to detail
Tomorrow night. Mr. Booth plays Sir Giles Over
reach and there is also a new extravaganza, emit
tied "Fortunio."
OLYMPIC THEATRE-As usual, this temple OF
fun and amusement was crowded last night-the
amount of temperature being high IN proportion
The Dead Shot; the everlasting Marriage OF tIga
evening We call the Marriage of Figaro ever
lasting for it has been played so often that tht
public begin to weary of it, particularly these
hot nights, when fresh excitement IS needed
authority of Mr.. Mitchell himself, that he has
taken Niblo's Theatre tor the Summer season,
where he intends to astonlsh the natives by new
and unheard of wonders. The public are not t.
expect May movement on the part OF the Olym-
pic-that will not uptownize but the good of thai
Theare-and we all know how much good 1t con-
tains-will migrate, and blend with other congo.
NAL spirits hereafter to be named Bravo, Mitchell
-Macfe Uirtute este.
CnATHAM-The pIay-bi of this theatre is head
ed ''unrivaled attraction" and attraction enough
there was last night. The " Hunchback" and
D." His Last Legs were the pieces of the evening.
pleased, particularly with the acting of Miss Rey-
nolds who, we think, should have taken the part
Of Julia, instead of Mrs. Mcclure. 1t seemed to
Us that a strange Interpolation had suddenly crept
into the text OF the 'Hur chback, Tor, IN one Oh
the. most pathetic parts, VIZ: the scene between
Julia and Sir Thomas Clifford, Immediately be-
fore the marriage OF the former, when she address
ses him in the words, "Clihord, is it your stage
reply, followed by an address from Mr.. Conner, to
the effect that what said on the stage could
not be heard in the house on account OF the morse
in the gallery. This was well enough; but the
same voice went TO say that ts owner had
written lately to Philadelphia, to some friends, IN
order to tell them OF the quiet and smdriter IN odo
behavior of the Chatham audience, and that now
the said individual was sorely disappointed NOISE
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season, for the hearing such rebuke, we think
| might have been chosen.
THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL GossIF .-Brougham
and Miss Nelson are peri orming, with much sue.
cess, as we hear, ut Natchez and VleuXtemps ano
his sister are also in the place dellghting the
susceptible of the Southcrners by their delic
Gus harmony of sweet sounds
! Marble and Cowell are playing at Baltimore; ant
Harry Placde, that concentration OF comedians
has BY this iIne brought the might of his mind Il
bear on the same spot Happy Baltimore
| Russell is singing, swanlike, Though we rus
without the same fate, at Louisville, Ky. Ih'
Western natives have every reason to rejoice IN tn
| favored Individual - ,
We are sorry to see an account IN the Phiauei
phia papers of serious accident which has Defael
Mrs. Seguin, and has, in consequence, caused TN
| postponement Of the new opera at the Chesnnt l
seems that during the rehearsal on Friday last, MRS
Seguin incautiously stepped upon one of the tra
doors OF the stage, which being mperfectly secur
ed gave way, and received her foot and part OF th
leg through the aperture The unfortunate liml
suffered most severely by the slip, and we are ver
| sorry that SO untImeyvr fdur pas should nave oc
casloned any painful result from the placing so pref
| ty foot in it.
| NAVIGATION IN CANADA The navigation is rov
uy Open and and schooners are arriving am
departing every day The weather Is very hne ana toer
able for the season. aud every indication exists
| an early spring-kingston Whis Ap'1fe'
THE ALEeuANy. The Pittsburgh Sun of Friday
saysRafts and fiat boats arriving in great numbers
from up the Allegheny and its tributaries The Allegheny
high and in good order for rafting The wharf on thu
| Allegheny presents quito busy appearance.