The New York herald., 1845-10-14

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walls The applause was discriminating throughout the
acting of the play and showed highly intelligent audi
the breathess silence that prevailed in the
principal scenes avinced the deep and interest
with which they listened to- No one could fail 10
admire the admirable scenic effect produced-it was
new to our stage. The designs those Of Mr. Chas
Kean. and get up under his direction allude more
tcuary TO the opening scene the two streets and the
stately palaces of verona.the garden scene in act
thedra with its well Lit aud decorated altar the priests
in their gorgeous vestments and the In their
in state bier with the rich habments of woe aroun
her-the requiem chauned the dead-hese were ali
imposing and effective and the last truly
lemn and beautiful The to NIB of the Capulets the
scene of this bloody tragedy, equally effective
They must be seen to realize how much they serve to
embeish play, and to stamp the impress of reality
upon the character, and scenes of an age gone by.
The period Of tho action of this play has placed at
period which followed the times Of
and Boccaco rich in associations when Italian
literature and language revived, when Giotto and Gina
BILE and bronze started into a new being when archi.
lecture became clothed in q majesty before unknown
wealth that was the offspring Of rcal enterprise
aided by the impulses of growing freedom tended
foster and deveope the taste and e6nemens Of the age
mony with its beautiful conceptions and the atmosphere
Of ideal grace and richness with which is invested
has been said writer Of celebrity that il
few English allusions-that It il lighted up by sunny
brliance of eect"and that the blue skyoftaly bends
over a'.in short that it is thoroughly ltalianand
such We feel the portrsure OF Juliet by Mrs. Kean.
Pure delicate. aud refined, she is still the tender, warm,
and mpusive creature Of her bright climes. Her
and fragrant air Of the rich and glowing around
her. longs for an object worthy of it, in which to pour
nSss ss
her heart wakens to new existence and she becomes
the devoted, fond mpassioned Juliet How beautifully
was this soft and growing passion portrayed by
Mrs. Kean. Romeo first captivates her youthful
fancy at the masquerade and as she bids adieu
but volume is unfoded of the workings Of her heart
in the anxious brow and the movements of her FORM all
betrayeda new and deep exciting interest and Romeo
departs these become too powerful to be restrained and
strong burst of feeling follows This was given with
great effect Here too she learns that it's her only love
wonted knowledge has touched the chord of deep pas
sion" the course of true love did smooth"
the balcony ssenswba an aes ard o. an
which Juliet ves but what purity of heart and glow
Of imagination is there She is discovered by the
soft light absorbed and restless and pensvey leaning her
cheek upon her hand and venting her sghs to the
air She has heard Romeos passionate and
this emboldens her yield to the promptngs her own
heart and all there was deep passionate soul absorb
ing love- How beautiful and true to nature were the
attitudes she here threw into the pa-how graceful and
expressive-how full of tenderness the tones of her
voicehow naturally given her alarm for Romeo's safe
y and the struggle in her bosom at the thought part
his safety, here beautifully given. Throughout the
whole delicate graceful and feeling the burst
Of at the close bounty is as boundless
acting under the arbitrary conduct of her father and her
mothers harsh treatmentthe despair at being hurried
into hated marriage and her wild and boundless love-
change the tender girl into the resolved and heroic
man And here the conception and performance were
admirable those powerful scenes in the cell and that in
which she swallows the draugh were wonderfully pour
trayed-the maddening grefs the desperate appeal for
counsehe bold resolve in the one and then the doubt
the dread the horrible picture that her fancy draws
such appalling forms in the other and when eer she
took the draught she parted from her mother, what
hiial softness and tenderness thrown into her
manneI-what yielding to the impulses Of a childs
devoted love- was shown amid efearul throbbngs Of
her Ofthe last scene at the tomb when she wakes
TO magic sweetness of the voice she oved-her joy
and then her fright-her exclamation deaths in thy
ce-her tenderness, her utter wrctchedness her des
ful delineation that were beyond ali praise.
On Mr. Charles Kean the leng of our article will not
allow us 10 dwel-but the character of Romeo in his
hands, was as finely conceived il beautifully exc
cuted His melancholy at his unrequited love-the
oreathngs oil his impassioned soul to Julietthe alb
sorbed the musng the distracted Romeo all pour
trayed to the life and the sentiments to which his pas
sion gave ventwere given with deep and natural fcelng
most powerful scenes ha evnced his wonted energy
Nothing could be finer than his transition from the fanci
and at the close when deep sits broodng his
heart, his performance assumed higher degree of
beauy-t could not be excelled The play respec.
tably supported The Alercuto OF Dyott was spirited
and effective the Nurse excellenty done and the dra.
ma has rarely offered high Intellectual treat it
presented on that occasion.
BowERY THEArRE-The enterprising manager of this
popular place of amusement being determined to keep
alive the patriotic spirit which excited by the per-
foance of the Black Rangers has revived the national
drama Of Putnam, which attained popularity at this
theatre last Spring unprecedented in the annals of the
American drama. The daring exploits OF General Put
nam have filled large portion of the history of the Re-
voution and in this drama they condensed and the
scenes of those long, bloody years. presented to the
eyes and souls Of the audience, who witness in few
hours the principal incidents in the life of this wonder
full man. Mr. Miners personation of Putnam was
highly ycreditable performance. The memorable leap
down the seventy stone steps certainly the most
rifle feat of equestriansm that Witnessed Mr.
Scott as Oneactah the Indian Chief loudly applaud
ed The striking traits of the Indian character were
beautifully delineated by him. The drama went of
with great eclat, and loudly cheered throughout 1t
will have great rum After Putnam, the Celebrated
meo-drama Of the Forest Of Bondy in which Messrs
Cony and Blanchard, and their wonderful dog. made
their appearance was performed II is really surprising
to see to what an extent the training of dog may be
carried Messrs Cony and Blanchard sustained their
msst thrilling interest The evening closed with the
iaughable farce of "Scan Mag" We have the same
bill tonight
NBLos-The question as to whether the drama is de.
clnng not was pretty directly answered last night at
Niboi Theatre. Before the rising of the curtain the
house was filed to overlowing and long as we have
kept the of things theatrical in New York. we have
scarcely ever house more densely packed with
the beauty and fashion Of the city The ticket Office
closed before the first scene scarcely commenced
and hundreds we may'say without exaggeration were
turned from the door The of all this was the bill
Of for the evening which were for the ben
eft Of Messrs John Seton and Chippendale and consist
cd Of the sterling comedy of London Assurance and
the drama Of the Golden Farmer" The cast of the
first piece was OF the strongest which we have ever
seen it played wth including Henry and Thomas
piacide Messrs Chppendale Crisp and John Seton,
Mrs Mowa't and though last not least candidate
LOT pupiic iavor, Mira. Crisp, who made her debut
before an American audience in character of Lady
Gay spanker or the various characters in this unigu,
comedy, all oil them were excellent H. Pacide's Sir
Harcourt is well known, and needs no comment-bis
orotners performance of NEEDLE, the pefogging law
YER was rich in the extreme and the old squire OF Chip
pendaie was such as he always presents this line Of
character where he is so peculiarly at home Mrs Now
AUS Grace Harkaway was very good presentation of
the rustic damse-though to mind the part itself is
80 inane that we wonder how she could make as much
OF " as she did Mrs Crisp, of her must speak par
tcuarly this lady sssuredy may congratulate herself
On the reception she met with and which she truly earn
character New York audience ara rot ;ncl;r. -, ha