The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-04-26
Theatrical and rI,ssseaI.

written win view to exhibit the pecularities OF
riety of characters rather than to carry any
tanned plot The characters marked, that they
stand out with such prominence FIX the attention Of
the audience on their peculiarites and to make them
lose sight altogether OF the slight chain which the
quaint grave STYLE and the play il apt to pail upon
ninetenths Of the audiences and those by whom il
is reshed 1t peases relic Of olden time than
from any real merit wit that it possesses Mr. Van
denhofs Kitely was everything that should be. He
portrayed the Jealous husband most ruhiully Barrets
Bobadil, was capital performance Indeed, all the
characters were admirably sustained and the perform
ance deserved q larger audience. The entertainment
closed With Three Weeks after Marriage" Monday
evening" shakspeares Antony Cleopatra is to be
produced for the first time in Now York. with ell the
pains expense have been spared the part Of the
management to bring it out in style Of spendor wor
thy Of Of the finest productions Of the great drama
fist. We have doubt that the piece will have great
run
BowERY THEArkE.-The tragedy OF " Virginius"
again repeated last night with the addition of the
pieces as on the former evening The good judgment
Of the able manager, Mr. Jackson, is in nothing more
apparent than in knowing how to discover the real state
of public feeling and demand. No good piece which
draws WE'LL and gives such unbounded satisfaction as
have done the pieces lately brought forward by Mr..
Jackson ought never to be hastily and suddenly with
to the public, for good piece, Withdrawn too soon, is
like losing suddenly beloved friend, prematurely. in
ton Of popular pieces at this theatre but also that time
and opportunity is given to the crowds which throng
success
which has attended the Performance Of "vrginios"
proof both of the taste of the public well talent
and skill OF the excellent company of this great and de-
servedly popular theatre.
). GREENWICH THEArRE.-.The performances at the
Greenwich, last nghtw Of very amusing
aad highly applauded throughout, by large and fash
onable house. The inimtabe Yankee I'LL Of the
most aughterprovokng men in tbs world, and he al
ways affords the greatest delight to his audiences. Co
NEEDLES are best calculated to draw fall houses at the
Greenwich, and pleased to that the manage
ment have lsterly adopted them altogether. This is
most charming and beautiful little theatre, and
visit il at least once Residents should Of course be
constant patrons, and the people Of the upper
part Of the city begnnin evince their good taste
by literally supporting the establishment 1t would be
disgrace for them not to do SO.
Mr.. HAcKErr.-Beiore we saw Mr. Hacketts I" Fall
staff" we uncertain in what estimation to hold
him But his delneation Of the knight-one Of
the hoppiest Of Shakspeare creations entities him to
high rank comedian. 1t is certain that Mr. HacKett,
although possessing high order OF hstrionc talent
and extraordinary application has made himself
perfect master of any other character with the excep
ton, perhaps Of " RIP Van Wrinkle" 1t has been his
peculiar misfortune to be too ambitious By striving
to gallo distinction by versatility he has attained but to
medocrity in most of his attempts Inste ad Of concen
by striving to be versatile and by aiming be great in
a he has been able to attain but partial success in
many With undouoted talent fine c0ncep.io1s and
he attempts but IN consequence OF the misdrection Of
his energes in most Of the characters which he at
named other actors Of far less celebrity very much
his superors scarcely fair to Judge him by his
"Sir Pernax MacSycophant' because from its meagre
of plot aud barrenness Of incident the play apt to
tatigue this fatigue is increased by the incompre
spent great deal 81 sime in striving 10 master the
pronunciation are quite crcditable, but by no means
perfect 1t is mixture Of all the Scottish dialects
HAD on the stage in order to show his proficiency in
Greek Very few would understand whether he readco
reilly or not rheere is not in hundred that under
stands Greek quantities or talked in attic not His
Philip OHara" and "O'Caaghan," broad characa.
come trippngly from the tongues and he dresses the
characters abominably George Barrett s infinitely his
ditable performance, and that ALL Indeed the part
does not admit OF the exhibition Of any great
II
may safely say that he Is the greatest living Eastaa"
1o aSny swasgsTg sa the S csnes the
braggadocia and cowadce, and the vein Of sly humor
running through the whole are done to the life. His
by-play is admirable his conception OF the character
fauless and he has reduced that conception to the
perfect practice 1t has been too much the custom
to suppose that any who would pad WELL reduce his
voice to sort Of phhiscal grun and waddle about the
stage like prize al an agricultural show, could do
characters that more require high order Of talent and
the exercise OF taste and judgment its deneation than
TIA tSs' great comic NJ hsSks IN
one line OF Characters; he had done he would
have undoubtedly attained higher rank in his profes.
the error.
BURKE THE VioLrNsr.-Mr Burke, the distinguished
violinst, had concert, Tuesday in Philadelphia,
which was attended by thousand persons. It
was of the most successful complimentary concert,
81 the kind that has been recently got Two thirds Of
the auditors were ladieswho patronized it. Mr.. B.
called out by persons but had the courage
face so many brilliant eyes and animated countenances
Oh shame On your Irish descent Mr. Burke i now on
his way to Albany, and will thence proceed towards
Buffalo He must try to face the ladies In speech, he
means to go to heaven.
The KKASs SourH.-The Keans have been
vary essful in the Southern cities They have been
New Orleans and Mobile very great houses
On their route from Mobile to New Orleans they fell in
with Leopold De Meyer, and travelled in company with
him TO the great city Of the South They took their be-
ne6t and played last at Now Orleans on the i4h inst
to tremendous house, in which there $Il00
The next day they started for ST. Louis, and thence
towns on the Ohio river They expected to return
to this city and commence short in "Ion"
at the Park, on about the 25th May After that
gagement understand they will take little rocrea-
ton and rest, during the summervsitng, probably,
a the waeng psGss also for
did tragic representation The engagement of the Keans
both North and South has been of the most pro,a-
BILE that has taken place for past Mrs Kean pa
tcuarly has made troops Of friends wherever she has
gone.
PsaApEAus CoScERr.-What has become of this con-
cert We have understood that Psrabeau and Fontana
intended TO play, on two pianos in this concert, the
great composition OF lie DesePerabeau having copied
the manuscript notes Of De Meyer at the time he was
in this part Of the country, while he at Boston
What IL the cause that the concert did not off
II comes OF soon we hope some musician will steal
certain passages from BiaekOoods Magazine pass them
of on an unsuspecting editor, and form them in the
shape OF criticism. on the forthcoming concert
AMERICAN ARrrrs.-wc mentioned, some time since
that Mr.. Drayton, whom heard at Washington,
and who great musical talent and genius was
about to make his debut, as vocalist, in this city or
elsewhere We are now informed that Mr.. ID. intends
to visit London Paris and take lessons there and
study the profession before he makes hs
public. This perhaps is judcious and discreet
luton American artists in Europe, just be ginning
to receive proper attention from foreign critics Look
at the career Of Forrest-Jim Crow-and Hackett! or
upon Charlotte Cushman Charlotte, for many years,
performed at all the theatres in this country In the first
style of excellence but she was neglected, because