The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-26
Theatricals.

line on Saturday evening.
Theatricals.
PARK THEATRE.-The play of The Robbers" one of
the earliest productions of the celebrated Schiller to
be performed this evening Mr. Anderson sustaining the
principal character. It acted in Germany with
wonderful success, and produced great sensation
every where 1t said that after the representation
CT this tragedy al Fribourg large party of the youth Of
that city and among them the of the chief nobility,
csptvated by the generosity and grandeur OF the hero
had agreed to form band Ike his in the forests of b.
hemia had elected Dung nobleman for their chief who
had designed by the ali of this band to carry of beau
tful young lady to share his wild and desperate for
tunes The conspiracy was discovered and the design
prevented from being carried into execution And yet
there high moral lesson in the p y II shows that
the nohest nature be corrupted and overhrown by
yielding the Establishments OF pleasure and the allure
ments OF vice it shows once honored and happy
leagued with the worthless aud proAgate at war with
venge wading through of blood, the victim of
remorse and shame-wrecked in all MS hopes OF this
world and dyn IN anticipation OF the doom ina, awaits
man, and how guilt degrases him it shows that how
excellent may be his endowpmens, however noble
the qualities of his nature however towering III gran
deur his character he Uses but to fall with the lowest of
his species he becomes the bane of the society he was
formed TO adorn his noble qualities, which guilt has
poisoned become the OF the most poignant misery
to their possessor Such is the striking moral here
displayed The of this play have thrilling in
erest-they conceived and drawn with great power
"A striking originality pervades the whois-,he Ian
gusge is iorcibls and expressvethe characters are
ma ked with great length and individuality. There is
wdness of fancy thrown the scenes, and display
ed in the delineaon of the character-it presents
bold and sanguinsry bsnd bent the most desperate
purposes living woods and deserts terrible and savage
the wolves they have displsced like them at war with
and visionary personsge, wrapped in all the gloomy
grandeur of his naturesuppong himself an outcast in
the world despsed and dnherited by his father sunk
in the Of men, and to have lost the affection of
tho ne mady loved Destitute aban Toned lost in
despair he becomes the captain Of band Of robbers
nature had endowed him with the most generous feelings
his was proud mind and high sense Of honor the
warmesf affections OF the heart were his-by anguish Of
sp caused BY the psrfdy Of brother he j. driven to
Ply and despair Being atalst, yet ever bleeding from
and exuls in his dreadful destiny but still he by
his early lapse ON virtue he had perverted and abused
HIS nature that his was justly life Of inamy here and
Of perdirion hereafter. The Imagination could not well
conceive subject more deeply interesting and more
powerfully Affecting the mind than the career Of
being NOBLE 80 highly gifted SO wild in his impulses,
msddened by passion sunk in guilt and thus driven
to despair We have not time dwell the character
of the brother Francis, fend in human shape, unre-
deemed by single virtue-nor the loftness consan
cy and devotion Of Amelia who loved Charles for his
virtues and who loved her even in his guiltnor the
affecting of the heart broken father These to-
gsther with the acting OF MIR Anderson will be noticed
in next. He will give great effect to the character
he Is to sustain this evening.
BowERr THEArRE.-Mr. waldron announces his BEN
eft night He offers excellent bill to his friends
Mr. A. A. Adams plays Hamlet, part almost his own,
his commanding figure giving him advantage over all
contemporaries Vsche also returns, after short alb
in Boston, to his old quarters appearing Polo.
MUS. The whole play is strongly cast and the drama
tic spectacle of "Montezuma which increases in repu
ation with every performance, follows The gorgeous
pageantry of this piece has seldom been surpassed. 1t
iswell worth seeing.
GREKNwicH THEArRE.-We are sorry TO have to state
that this theatre has closed only account Of the
loss the public but detrimental to the interests
the manager, Mr.. Freer, who has pursued q OF
iberality and enterprise worthy of better In
addition he has had contend against obstacles CONT
nually thrown in his way by interested parties In
any event, wish Mr.. Fresr prosperity and better
fortune, in whatever path Of life he may tread
BowERY CIRcUs-A very attractive bill is offered at
the Bowery Amphtheatre this evening. Signor Felix
Carlo will make his seventh appearance in this country
and will 60 through of his wonderful and amusing
harlequin performances The entertainments offered at
this pace OF amusement Of high order, and will
repay visit from the citizen or stranger
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS managed resort from
the admirable in which it is conducted, seems
amusement s offered, of which vocal and instrumental
music beautiful illusions by lady magician, ventro.
quism and dancing, form part. The musical depart
ment is under the direction of Mr. George Loder whose
name the best guaranty Of its excellence There
no place in city which, at such low price of ad
mission affords such opportunity Of passing agree
able evening.
Madame Augusta. with Mile Dinner and the ne W
corps de ballet make their first appearance before an
American public, this evening, at the Boston Athena
um The Boston people may be envied the pleasure
doubtedly to be enjoyed.
Mile Blsngy had bumper of benefit at Boston on
Friday evening last She proceeds to Philadelphia, to
fulfil an engagement there