The New York herald., 1845-09-04
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Haller play which, Its first presentation was re-
eced by the lessee Of Covent but has since
enjoyed pre- eminent position the stage for the i'm.
pressve moral it conveys domestic nddelity and tho
misery which follows the crime However power.
full in moral it is in every point deficient as
acting play and the actor has to rely more on the re-
sources of his genius than vivdness of dialogue
variety incident striking situation Brokenhearted
and detected" his household gods shivered around
him"-the only flower he has nurtured bruised and
tampled and the ranking of individual wrong as
sumng the broader aspect of misanthropy, the Stran
ger" embodies in his own character all the sombre and
gloomy elements Of tragedy. He is, however, but
walking isanthrope isolated link of the great hui
chsn-hs heart lacerated by wrong and ialsehood
and the gloomy abstraction Of solitude lends fresh
gashes to the wound In this point 1t is an ineffective
character.
The character of Mrs Haller is equally undramatic,
till the third act IN which the guilty but penent wife
finds herself forced to unbosom her aching conscience
The effect In Mrs keans kands hrling The long
suppressed struggle betu the pride Of concealment
and the moral dignity Of confession crowned by the hui
initiation OF impori"g compasi ion at the Countess feet
sufficiently rewarded BY the applause which fol.
lowed the scene The broken and ncoherent uterance
the onyulsve sobs hen the sou in the moment oi
draws the purity OF heaven but recos
with horror at the msge it reads in its own depths all
ing with her husbsnd-the form bowed and the face
stained with shame her desire for reconciliation yet
convinced she had forfeited every claim to pardon-the
broken voice end tremuous ind she presents the
writing OF enforcement these points. bent " in
glow of associated beauty" require the consummste
atiste, and many dim eye pad silent tribute to her
powers.
MIR Kean from the above adverted to- had much
to struggle against and therefore the more to elaborate
from his genius The story Of his domestic wrongs
finely told, ami when the started their
rythe genus Of the actor "a unrame ed-the sulien
msanthrope was merged in the suffering and agonzed
husband, and nature Tose, agaiu from the tomb
whore reachery had laid her to light and animate the
bosom she had so long abandoned Had eyes been
closed, VIC would have found it difficult to distinguish
MIN from his great father in the passages ofhis
scene
Mr.. and Mrs Kean called at the conclusion
OF the performance and bowed acknow The
of ladies' Speaking Of the recalls incident, which,
had 1t occurred in more serious would have turn
eq eisa a. once the grave to gay.e ~ While our friend
expected candidate arose the hisronic crowd. Our
aforesaid friend, paused in his career" awaiting the
award OF the audience who the truth much
inclined to hiss his competitor. Fisher however car.
lied the house which, with the Hamlet-ever exclaimed
-" Rat Rat" In short, had fancied Hamlet.
like again adys lap and had actually ensconced him
SELF there when the alarm was given The party left
.ne 1oxes for few moments we regret she was not
" Dead-ior a ducat-bsadY' -
Tonight will be presented "The Wonder"
BowrRY THEATRE. - sheridan's tragedy of Pizarro
came of last night well at the former representa-
tions some time since. After little interude during
which Mr. Wnans sang with great spirit the comic song
I've heard my mother say" the Jewess acted, and
perhaps did the dramatic corps of the Bowery dis
play good taste and talent than did in the define
alton ofthe different characters of that thrilling drama
We had them in several plays which required great
Abilities but in their acting in the Jewes they entirely
surpassed our most sangune expectations Hamlet and
Young England will constitute the performance of this
evening, and skepticism and dstrus ought to be
great make entertain the least doubt their
Our good opinion of the artists attached to this
Theatre, is far from being individual one; it is also
that of the habitues of the name is legion
CASTLE GARpES.-The musical performances which
given at this delightful resort continue to draw very
crowded houses, and make the Garden of the most
fashionable places of amusement in this city. Every
night the elite of New York society those who have just
from the counycanno bear yet the surness of
the weather. assemble there every evening forget in
few hours Of delicious rehnesstheir greeted with
eet melodies while their eyes indulge in the contem
patlon of nature in repose-the heat Of our ropica
temperature Were not for these additional pleasures
they might forget that they stand in very popuous
city and think themselves back again at the watering
places Another performance of the same kind will take
place tonight giving chance to those who have yet
assisted at any of them to judge for themselves Of the
agreeable sensations which they produce.
| NIBLos-To-night, Madame Ceurot appears IN no
less than five characters acting four Mile Dangeville
| and in A bas les hommes Down with the men y
Apart from the great attraction Of Cnurot (who
ains an actress fencing lady of the Gymnase schools
country boy and Chinese princess), Madame Casni
and Mons. Garry sing in musical intermede- atheu,
Madame Richer and the young daneuses of the garden
all appear Pevost 0he talented chef d orchestra
in America leads the overtures of Zanetta and La pie
coieus. This is light, agreeable entertainment very
short. and admirably diversified Mile Calve appears
tomorrow in a file du regiment
FRENCH OrERA.-The Huguenots were performed
| last evening for the fourth time in this city. and
the public have, therefore, had an opportunity of
Judging the merits of this truly grand opera Al
| though the effect it produced in the theatrical
world, hardly be said to bo equal to that of
Robert e dabe yet work Of art it superior to
many respects In Robert Mey beer still struggled
little in his efforts denthral him elf from the fe
OF the italn school OF which he had become
ul representative through his Crocato AS this his
first appeal to the French people whom Guillsume Tell
and La aluetie had renuered little critcalhe had
yield to the prevailing taste for startling melodies and
owards them ne bad directed his principal attention But
whenhe set atou composing the Hugue his fame
already iImly seated aud he could therefore dictate to
public taste instead of bowing to its despoc laws Meo.
dy had now become lag than the theme which
served only 10 develope those gigantic musical effects
which, from the difficulty OF imitation threw despair into
the camp of the general mass of composers Here the
amag o the three different schools had reached
its climax the romantic had achieved signal vic.
tory the classic and Heine Justly observes that
every composer no aspi to be from the
common herd must first study the Huguenots before
writing opera. OF the execution have spoken be-
fore there much in Il that is credi,able to the com.
pany although the whole, they not quite equal
TO do fun justice to the work, owing to the immense diff
cultes il contains The soil entitled to much praise
Arnaud successfully steers through the shoals of his
duous part and Cave makes the listener forget that she
is the ed queen o the comic opera Casni appears
to have overcome much Of her tmidity, yet should
wish to little warmth thrown into her sing.
ing Douvry sings the gruf Huguenot ought be
sung energetic and emphatic. The dense,abe
do quite produce the sensation which they are
admirably calc ulated to create; this may be ascrbed
the numerical weakness Of the chorus and the singular
structure of the house which Is built contrary all
rules of acoustics Prevost appears to be OF tins,
the abrdgements which the great length OF the
opera renders necessary principally fall upon the
ceted pieces There less than four chorusses
left ont the cheur de IA surprise in the first the
cheu des bagncDse OF the second, and the Rafayian
and the chdr de la dispute, in the third This is q
great pity since those pieces together with the ballet
music, contain many beauties. The house full
PALMos rHe.rRE.-Mr Hamblin has taken lease of
this establishment for FIVE years and we believe IL