The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-24

PARK-BENErIr or MRs. KEAN.-The Park last night
well attended, and the performances passed off with
eelat This evening Mrs. Kean takes her benefit be
ing the last night of the gorgeous pageant Of Richard
Ill" and the last appearance Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kean hii
season. The mere Of these facts will
course fill the house to overlooking, with the beauty
loneliness and fashion Of the city Mrs Kean, a. all
aware, is not only highly accomplished and talent
cd actress but most deserving and lady like
She has probably devoted and enthusiastic friends
and admirers than any artist who ever visited this coun
try, and her absence though but for few months will
be regretted by all paygoers. brilliancaroer how.
ever awaits the Ksans in their southern tour and they
will be warmly received their return to this Of
their successes and triumphs.
BowERr THEATaE.-The 'Wizard Of the Wave. is
still drawing crowds at the Bowery Theatre We have
already spoken Of the magnificent attractions
In this drama II 10 Of those peculiar plays that is
only produced once in great WHILE and when such
things presented everybody ought to them The
views Of the ocean-he shps-and in fact all the seen
cry mere matters Of painting, would be we'll worth
seeing And, when added to this, have the magnf.
cent stage effects we do not wonder at the crowds
flock nightly to the BoweTy. Ii TO be presented again
tonight pre- coded BY the comedy Of the Lady and the
Devil"
MADAME AuGUsrA-THE BALLET or THE I" GisrLlr.r-
beautiful pantomine and ballet, entitled oisslle or
the Willie" Is in preparation at the Park Thss,re in
which Madame Augusta will appear the % Of Febru
airy. The following Is the plot of this ballet Gssle
beautiful girl the daughter Of Bertha reside, ith her
mother in neat and simple cotsge the borders Of
the Rhine. She has been seen by Albrscht the young
Countwho is lord Of the neghborng CASTLE and sight
Of her. he loved Bat the pomp Of wealth honor dis
mays Gisec, and she flies from him. Abrecht disguses
himself peasant and hires little cabin near her cot
tage here he lives and leads happy le dancing ever
with Gisele loving and loved At this point the piece
opens But Giselo has another lovers arse. fierce
harsh counryman named Hilsrion, and he 10 filed with
envy at the happiness Of Albrecht who has taken the
name Of Logs He gets into the cabin Of Logs by the
bearings marked them he finds that Albrscht ID
engaged to the Princess Bertbda and he Is resolved on
on. day s DuI o.
the betrothed Of Albrecht, and crowd OF attendants
having been out all day Engaged in hunting return
cottage Of Gsee, which appears in sight Giselle comes
out and brings her milk the Princess admires the beau
and couy dress Of the city LADY and great princeS.
Berthilda IL seized with admiration for Gissile and
places chain Of gold around her neck. Meantime Hila
cabin Of Logs the splendid accoutrements Of Abrech
and lays them before Berthda and the Duke Gisells
err for her; despair SEXES upon her, and i'D !:
she dances along before Berthda and tho attend
ants in sudden q Of grief she sei.ss the sword Of Al
brecht himself appears, and with difficulty illustrates her
fatal purpose e her. but tits las the blow
gay and fond Of the constant dance she ains
and dies But this IL not her final disappearance she Is
destined to become Of the Wiies the fairy dancers
that dance by moonlight and who seizing upon the un
wary passenger make him dance and plunge him into
lakes of water. Such the popular legend
The queen Of these Wies touches with her wand the
place where Gselie reposss, and she also becomes
fairy Willie. and dances at midnight with the others
Hilsrion appears one night they catch him. they make
him dance, and drown him. Justice and
Albrecht avenged Afterwards Albrecht appears
coming by night to weep the spot whore the re-
mains Of 0isslle are supposed to Gisells warns
him Of his cruel fate and tells him II he keeps fast hold
OF the cross which adorns her grave, the Willie Queen
will have NO power over him. He follows her advice
and the fairies dance in vain. Then the Queen orders
Gsele to dance and 10 dance entice Albrecht
away from the She must obey, and she dances
Abrecht, bewitched ravshed fascinated cannot resist
comes forward and throws himself At her Get
Now his fate ID hand, but Gsele had properly
protractsd the time the day begins to dawn the
cock crows the fairy power ceases Albrecht is SAFE
The fairies disappear Oase last Of ALL and goes
her hand ID seen waving at her lover Albrecht over
come by his trials and suffering sinks powsrless In tho
srms OF Berthilda, snd vod tout Such 10 the plot OF
this beautiful piece In which this beautiful artisfe Me-
Augusta is to perform the part of 0ises. Great curl
osy already excited 10 see this most fairy and bes
witching scene.
Ma. JosyrH BuRKE's CorcKRr.-- This gentleman, but
lately the pupil Of De Beriot gives his farewell
this evening 1t the Apollo Saloon We doubt not that
the 9ontlamanh nrn6ciaucv will ha auEcisnf1v