The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-11-11

THE WASHINGTON, according to an advertise
ment from the Company, will not sail until We'd
nesday next, the 18th inst.
Theatrical and Musical.
the PARx-THE DRAMA" The Cavalier" tale OF
$780, drama in three acts by Charles Whitehead was
brought out at Park yssternght with much deserved
sucoess As the piece was played for the hrst time
IN this country evening" and as 1t Is to be repeat
id again tonght brief epitome OF the plot and incl
dents may not be untmely. Captain Hargravs, (Mr
pbdin Pitt honorable and brave soldier, who
deavor. to which had been conscated
and WAS possessed by previous to the
ration of the Merry Monarch" Hargrave 10 poor and
father whose beautiful and vrtuous wife Is loved by
Lord Morston, ttr ping who employs tool (Beau-
chsmp) to assist him in winning Mrs Hargrave to his
criminal love- Both at rst attempt to bride the
ty of the husband by to assist In restoring
the lost property but Hsrgrave discovers the intent
spun. aud repels the has. with noble indignation
Foilvd in the first scheme Lord Moreton and his ally
seiEs Mrs Hargave by stratsgsm and force, and give
her in charge to Msdsme De Gravsby whom she 10 de-
tsusd Hargravs-in whose mind suspicion had arisen
becomes distracted when he finds his wife absent
from home longer than usual He goes to the house Of
Besuehamp, where he meets Madame De Grave, who in.
forms him that his wife In the house that she did
not want to see him-thst she .Qusntly visited at
her (De Gravss) house, aud accepted many presents
from Lord Mor+tou This account afiicts Hsrgrave
with thu deepest agony He returns home In despair
VIII re he had hardly got when Mrs Hargrava returns
Husband aud wife meet the former charging the other
with fathessness the wife planning how she taken
ny o.
band-how Moretou attempted ~ take improper bber
ties with her, and how she, In the struggle, sesed
knife and plunged it In thu lordiings heart Whilst
she Is telling the story the officers Of tbs with Beau
champ appear and Mrs Hargrsvs 10 ss'.sd as murder
hArrfA AaoA
dsrstAnding with her paramour. Hargravs cooly de-
tsrmines in his own mind that both he and bis wife,
nominous end He visits the pri'on and carries with
him phis Of poison During he scens In which he IL
tempts his own life by the same means Maynard (bs
brothsr-inaw) and De Grave Whose conscsncs oogss
n to the 60 into h
catastrophe This is the short history Of the Cava
ss Mr. 1sdn Pitt psyS the %S, Of (. H
covers the in'ent Of the stripping lord and his
guilty associate, and when, on Mor.ton's return
manage his poverty dups he places the purse
(Which forced oan) in the hands Of hs criminal
Take that again;
And seek man whom fortune has deprived
or all, save what she could not take-his honor"
Mr. Pitt touched chord In the heart of an admripg
audience which produced effect not to be forgotten
It Is great and noble one, where virtue Is elevated
upon her throne In the human heart, and where the
nice perception and dscae touches of genius command
the purest well springs OF sympathy and for
honorable motive and action 1t Is great art where
morality wins from the pursuit Of amusement her rarest
victory Here is the triumph OF dramatic representa-
tion-the pure the legitimate object of scenic s6eot
Woman exquisite sensations Of vrtuous feeling
sloriously indicated when Mrs Hargrsve on her hus
bands limiting at the in her by which their
fortunes could be improved excaims-
"Grscous Heaven!
You cannot mean what yet fear you mean;
And dare to give name to-lshe pauses)
You cspnot--nsy, take your tx case from OF me,
Lest you should see into my heart, and there
Cesd how hate your
There were many passages pregnant with thrilling pa
3D. For instance the supplying satsaction, noted by
hyserioal laugh by which Hargrave Is agiated when
his wife tells him that she Moreton when he
tempted to use violence towards her On he part of Mr.
PITT, this triumphant piece Of acting and stamped
him an artist Of the highest class. 1t is idle to
suppose that those who love dramatic excellence
must not, Of necessity. see this highly talented man
The prison the browning point, during which
and many heart throbbed In gladness to ind that
beautiful and virtuous woman, and an honorable and
dren by the nsorutabs dec Providence It would
be dire Dustce to withhold from Mrs Abbott the Just
need of The gushing tenderness OF woman and
the herom Of the female character together with the
pure appreciation Of virtue found an able and fttng
representative in Mrs Abbott the occasion speak
Of She loudly called form pany with Mr. Ptat
the erd OF the piece when DO b enthusiastically
obeered After the drama of the'' Cavalier the vaude
vile Of the Loan Of Lover was enacted creating as
usua unbeundsd merriment This was followsd up by
Shskspesres comedy of katherine and Petruchio the
part Of retruchio being sustained by MIR Dibdn Pitt
!
that those artists who walk In the high range Of the
drama when they descend to comedy invaraos choose
Like it, the Tanning Of the shrsw &c are standard
pieces; whilst Sh-rdaus Goldsmiths, Otways &o ex.
70 hearts, content in Pstruchio and kept the audi
enoe In rosrs OF laughter curing the nht This eve
ming the performances will be repeated towe
no aoubt-a crowded house.
BowxnY THrArRE-ssrgsant Tslfourd's beautiful ira
gedy Of lion" last night produced at tho Bowery
theatre There was, usual crowded house, and the
stest interest manifested by the audience Mrs
Shaw The Ion par excellence Of the American stage
to all appearance, In her usual VEN; say all
on account OF the crowded Of the
house. We were fortunate enough to get seat still
we saw enough to convince Of the great effect pro-
duosd by the capital acting of the whole cast There
but few upon the stage who have approach
ed excellence in the part of Ioo to say nothing Of
complete victory gased in its Performance Indeed IL
w wso o SouSa ths s' eos ssoy Of the plot
and principal character, would succeed In "ornging
down house," but Ellen Tree succeeded, and
! Mrs. Shaw has also succeeded lon s now known
throughout northern Europs and America ~ one
Of the finest OF dramatic works extant and doubt
fs whether Sergeant Tafourd would not have been per-
fscty successful If he had not borrowed the title
OF " lon from the great Euripides. The pathos the
exquisite harmony Of tone and action, with the senti
Dent OF the work essential to the OF tbs
gedy Is only tainable by who has studied closely
aud successfully the character OF lon All these requi
sites have been attained by Mrs. Shaw. Imbued
with the very spirit OF the character she enters upon
the performance with confidence and from beginning
end exhibits the effect OF wonderful tutorsgs her
In the celebrated in the third ec where Ion 3
rectatve commences with "Ye eldest godsp and ends
with Was not that thuDder!" Mrs. was all that
the author himself could have desired he had himself
been present to witness it. The closing slso
good fine acting and correct reading could make It,
Mr. Marshall Adrastus, was very successfully indeed
he Is actor OF great merit and greater promise
good school, close study and fair chance and this &C.
tor win yet shine In the galaxy 81 dramatic stars The