The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-05

CLOSE OF MAcRxADY's ENoAGEMKNT.-Macread
closed his engagement At the Park on Monday
| night, and made speech expressive of his thanks
| for the kindness with which he had been received
and so on. His last engagement was little more
productive than the previous one, although the
houses were slim in The first few nights, but i'm
proved towards the close, probably in consequence
OF the influx OF strangers to the city.
Mr. Macready, although an artist of consummate
skill, has never been popular actor; and this is
easily explained He excites admiration. but
awakens no passionate emotion. He is painfully
attentive to details-his readings-his enunciation-
his gestures-are all unexceptionabe ,.but he never
agltates and overwhelms his audience, as did the
great tragedians of former day Life and soul
are wanting. In genius he is Inferior to Forrest,
whom ne so much surpasses in artstical skill. 1t
is difficult to find any artist Of the day with whom
we can compare or contrast Macready, for in Eng
land the legitimate drama is on its last legs, and
the great standards of hstrionic excellence have
one by one been removed from our view. As an
actor, Macready, however, may be said to stand in
the same relation to Kean and Cooke, that Vieux-
temps does to Ole Bull. He Is very classical and
very cold-very finished and very frigid-without
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the hoodgates of enthusiasm. This is the cause of
his want of great popularity The critics admire
him, and his fine taste commends him to the re-
hned lovers of the drama but the popular heart he
| seldom, if ever, touches.
| 1t seems that Mr. Macready does not yet leave
the country. He goes to Canada returning here
in September, when he will play his last engage
ment, which will probably be better attended than
offh he II xyiIl ho III Loot
nifty Of seeing him in this country, and as we may
look him the last of his race-the last OF the
Stewarts-the last of the Mohicans-the last star
of the classical English drama, we may take long
and lingering look before he bids us a final ia
well.
COMPLIMENTARY BENEFIT TO Mr.. SIMPSON OF
THE PARK.-This benefit comes off on "Wednesday
OF next week, and is intended to raise a fund to
enable Mr.. Simpson to go to Europe on the 10th of
June, for the purpose of collecting novelties in the
theatrical and operate line in London, principally
IN English opera, having given up the idea, it
seems, OF Italian opera. Borghese and several
other members of the Italian company will appear
| 1t was intended to secure the aid of Mr. Macrea-
dy, Mr. Forrest, ard others, on the same night,
but this has been defeated in some way In
| reply to a communication, sent by the committee
to Mr.. Macready, he selected certain pieces. such
as Hamlet, which have no second part of the same
rank as the first, and by this means, indirectly ex
cuded Forrest and others, who would have united
with him in increasing the attractions of the
benefit. From this it is supposed that Macready
not particularly anxious to appear on the same
stage on the same night with Forrest The benefit
however, will take place, and will be fine affair
the tickets 81 each. The whole affair has been
got up by the everlasting commttee-the old con-
Germ of General G. p. Morris and Co., who have
been very interchangeable in the business.
| ITALIAN OPERA.-Perozzi takes his benefit to-
| night, and we really trust that it may be good
one; for he deserves such benefit as well as any
member Of the company. Valtellina's benefit on
Monday evening rather slim affair, owing
probably to the prejudices excited against him by
his injudicious conduct during the first season 1t
was significant hint to the Signor, of the impro-
prety OF his silly publications and silly conduct,
and ought to be a warning against such course in
future. With regard to Perozzi, however, we be-
lieve we say with the greatest truth, that no
person has demeaned himself during the two sea-
sons, in more gentlemanly manner than he
He has kept the peace with himselt-with the ma
nager-wih the company-wiih the world-and
devil He, therefore, deserves a good benefit.
Korponay, the great Hungarian dancer, who
proposes to open classes for the " Polka" in this
city, appears on this occasion, and will execute
grand pas Magyares Korponay does not belong
to the rank of ordinary dancers. He is
man of great responsibility and high birth
In his native country. He is connected With
one of the first families in Hungary, but in
IS t,y,c
ment, ne was banished by the government Of Aus
ina, and his patrimonial estates, worth $4,000
year, confiscated. He is more of an amateur than
professional man but his style of dancing is re-
markaby elegant and original He proposes to in.
troduce the Polka here-,he dance now 30 fashion
| able on the Continent, and which has recently
been introduced at Almack's, with immense fclat
No doubt he will receive a great degree of atten-
ton.
THEATRIcAL-Last night terminated Ole Bulls
engagement at Boston.
Mr.. Thorne took his benefit at the 'sNational. -
on Monday evening
Ole Bull presented Mr.. Herwig, leader of the
| orchestra, with superb breast pin before the au-
dlence, the other evening, testimony of the able
way in which he supported him in his per.
formances
OLE BULLrANA.-This genius of the North gave
his last concert in Boston last Monday evening
He visits New Haven on the 10th inst
FROM NASSAU, N. ply the Julia Ann, Capt
Pltman, arrived last night, received our regular
files OF papers to May &C. 1t appears that the inha
bltants of all the outer Bahama Islands were in
state OF starvation having had no rain for the last
seven months, in consequence of which, the crops
had all failed, which was their only means Of subsis-
tence The government had appropriated f7OO for
their relief, but had not supplied the inhabitants
with provisions or water. No vessel had arrived