The New York herald., 1846-04-20


" Sir John Fslstsf." We anticipate crowded house.
Bowr.v THrAraE.-Ths performances at the Bowsry
tonight to commence with Adelgiths y Daven.
port appearing Guicard" and Clarke Lothsir'
The whole to conclude with the old Toll House
Such attractive bill cannot fail to draw large audi
encs.
NEw GREESwicH THrArRE-" Yankee HILL" the
celebrated comedian appears at the Greenwich tonight
In the :" Green Mountain Boy" and a Wife for q
Day" The farce Of Love in Livery" which has been
very popular In LONDON also to be performed for the
first time in America.
CoscEnr OF THE Nav YoHx Musical ASSOCIATION.
The third concert Of this association IL to be given
Niblo's Saloon this evening.
MADAME Picos ARRvAL.-This sxquisite cantasrice
and most smabls woman has arrived in this city from
Matanzss, full of health spirits and fame What is she
about to do in this city Shall hear her sgsin
in Of those delightful operas which enchanted the
town eighteen months agol Have got the ma
icIias among us Of getting up few Italian operas at
spIing is the most delightful, the mos. fash,onable
season of the year for getting up such delicious and
lovers Of Italian opera try PAlm,s cannot again be
opened.
Mr.. BaououAM-This rscy dslineator Of Psta pecu.
to give s1s Of his
crowded house.
Ma. BvRKr, THE vIoLIsmr.-ws And the following
oorrs'pondspss In the fhiaaelphia papsn:-
PnILADrL,HrA, March 2sd, ls4e.
Te Joseph Burke, Esq.-Dear Sir -
The undsTsigned. impressed with lively recollection
OF the pleasure Afforded them by ysur concerts
In this city, des,rous of tsstfyag in some suitable
manner their just appreciation Of your arstical skill
Ifsgresabls 10 you they would suggest compliuneu.
tary concert TO take place At the Musical Fund Hail in
this oity at such time may NO manner n,erfere
with your future plans or snsagsmsn,s Such q msa.
sure while Il subserves the purpose OF the
would sRord to those Of our citizens who prevent
I'm tim rArfa
80 much desired by them of witnessing your finished
and purely classic performances, whsh in the judg.
msnt Of PHILADELPHIA. best critics, snttls you to rank
An carly answer would greatly osngs
Richard Peters, N ch.pmsn. % NJ NJ D.; ~ Mitchell, M
D.; Charles ,. Meigs, NJ d Thomas bAdIe B. w Rich.
ards Joseph R. Chandler Jacob snidsr Jr:; Joseph O.
swift. Edward c. Biddle, A Lansdon Awyn, John r
Frazer, 8 Jackson, N D; U. 3 n; 3. W. sykes, James
A. L Borie, Charles Macslsstsr, J. r. Wonsl. o Hop.
SSI, Esd Esssrd Ia% Blight
Henry NJ PHILIPPE, Benjamin Etting, Chapman Bddle
Henry w. Andrews. William 4. Lo~ber, CHARLES Field
Jr.; Robert Walsh Charles Psnross, Jr.; William "
bert Henry }. Boiler Theodore c. Lewis Samuel Plea
SAINTS George G Carson, " c. Patterson, e D. Whit.
Sao
W. Trotter Nicholas, Jr; William Peters. British Con-
sui; Francis Quincy Smith Smith, William lila, Smith r n
ard vaux. Clement c. Biddle, Joshua Lippncou Jr.;
Charles Picot, George Csdwalader Paul B. Goddard,
Rsls.on, M. W. baldwin, j Randolph. N. D., Joseph
Tiers. j. T. Sullivan, ii. Pratt McKean Jacob Lex,
Eanc ss oSn Gas'i, 1G'
Barclay, James C. worleli Edwin NJ Lewis. samuel W.
Edward c. watmough, William whitney, E. Ingersoll,
J. M. odsnheimer. L. Meignen, H. NJ White, John T.
Dspau Charles reaslec Isaac Elliott Jacob H. Lex,
Marshall, s. Decatur Smith. w. r. Cunnington,
Charles Jarvis, Frederick Perrin W. " Anderson J. p
RICHMOND. March 2sth, lsao
Gentlemen: beg leave to acknowledge the receipt
NIT TO express the unfeigned qualification it has sf
orded me. together with my heartfelt appreciation Of
source from which it has emsnated il s ono behave
me- Of which shall ever feel proud-snd justly 50,
although cannot bring myself to believe that my hum
BILE abilities could have merted hatteriug testimo-
nial at your hands. Need add how much pleasure II
gives me to comply with your request
respectfully any evening during this third week in
April that you may think proper to select should this
period sur your convenience.
With feelings Of the deepest gratitude,
have the hou0r to be,
Your obedient servant,
JOSEPH BURKE.
The Committee have selected Tuesday evening, April
9lst, for the concert.
Mr. MuRpocH As TaAoEprAE.-0roat efforts have
not unirequenily been made in individual cassU
by warm but injudcious friends crack up ecms fa-
vors artist on his 6rs appearing beors the public and
to make him appear to be prodigy of genius when In
fact ss it often happens, he but litle II at all above
the standard Of mediocrity Such efforts, which may
little noise and hsartburnings behalf Of the favorie
are not only Injustice to the public but they ja
Something o this kind was done at the outset Of ,hs
career Of Mr. Murdoch He IL, il is true. young
Of genius and promise but having been too elaborate
ly bepaHed IN aome weak journals the expectations Of
the public at hrs raised too high, ended by being ser
eusly disappointed. njudcious friends and partizans
had not thus attempted force him up into
celebrity, Of the opinion Mr. Murdoch would At
this moment stand at least peg higher than he does 10
public sstimation In person and figure he is command
ing and superior he s also in voice. in action, and in
attitude In all these he s gifted vita almost every
qualification which s necessary to make good actor.
But there Is thing which 10 wanting, and that 10
feeling, SOUL lite, animation, which all show them
selves, a1d strike audience, carrying them away
with transport and delight not BY action not BY att.
tude not by voice motion, but by the siuge
pressve feature Of brilliant ego. This 10 what MIR.
Murdoch ID somewhat deficient in We de not mean
feeling and expression which only give signs and proof
Of their existence by the eye Lacking this index Of
S action r
his defamation perhaps, faultless his attitudes ad
nirsbls and Ais voice haey flexible and we'll regulated
was hi expression Of owes ,ts source and
or 70 any peculiar Qualities but whoy to the d.pk Of
feeling Of the inward soul and spirt-in other words
the genius Of the actor magnetism Of the systsm) 1T
this which constituted the great feature OF elder
Kean and which, in fact constitutes % essential trait
Of all good acting and the criterion good
What but the sou the feeling aid the animation
bssmng rsm the eye, which gave to Garrck the power
he posssssed to which hs owed that asoDshing
tily Of countensncs which Is rsla Ted Of hint We
mee with this great excellence In and its
absence ia wing the absence Of soul and feeling,
in other words, ef ssctricy The ysusger kean, per-
haps, than any else to his tathsr Ia
this great Characteristic though his physical form and
the tendency Of mis- gsnius, adapted to ger
teel comedy than TO the submer heights and depths Of
tragedy In the former should he pursue that line, he
would undoub,sdly become the greatest and most &C
plished gentse comedian Of the Our view ~
here given of the requisite Of great actor, 10 not in
tended detract from the updsputed merit Of Mr. MUIR
doch. He may yet become great actor, his friends
do not spill him by making him think, and trying to
make the public believe that he 10 az yet more than
good He has all the other elements except the
electric eye.
Tng KEANs.--Ths Mobile Daily -Adosiissr furnishes
with a copy Of Mr. Keans speech on the occasion Of
benefit Of Mrs Kssn at the Mobile Theatre. on Sat
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