The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-10
Theatrical and Musical.

circle prese pted most brilliant appearance crowded
was with egantly stred ladies and the pit aud
family circle also nllsd in every part. We were
not astonished at seeing such admirably dlled
houte as the attractions set forth In the bill were Of
the highest order The farce Of g Naval ugagements'
Miss Telbiu. Mr. and Mrs. GILBERT, and Mr.. Wslcot,
acting very admirably. After overture from the
orchestra the curtain rose on the of the Barri
caoe OF Paris" and Madame Anna Bishop attred in
the uniform OF the National Guard was discovered in
the midst Oft of the barrcade She sung
sne Msrseillaise Hymn In such style a voc ais. of
ber powers can sing IT, and rs she was by
full chorus we must Say We have never heard any.
tn,ng mere thrilling and effective The audience
we're fairly taken by storm by the lvev cnaraian Of
me barricsde and the most usiastc piaudits con-
.dsu" o many minutes after the curtain fell, until
MSoAme repeated tie scene and at the end Of TIE
second time the CO seemed scarcely to be
winng u, ~ Der on. Bouquets were thrown or the
stage n abundance. and until the charming vocalist
appeared before the curtain bow her thu nks the
whole house In state Of the greatest excitement
and enthusiasm. We have seldom witnessed q more
exciting Scene in any theatre The rest Of the singing
was equally spplauded and the elegant ballet Es-
ms1sida" capped the climax. Who can say our cti.
ments? The brilliant sadiences that nightly assemble
ct the Park theatre fully refute such idea. To.
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mer:t. The Monplaisrs will likewise appear in the
.tmeralds," and an amusing farce will make up the
BowERY THEA1RE.-There was an immense audience
assembled here last evening to witness the equestrian
| drama Of "Rookwood,n which was produced for the
first time in two years with all the sPlendor Of scenery
and elegance Of which the Bowery is capable Mr..
Browne and his steed Gazee the features Of the
piece, and the bold highwsyman most admirably
played by this talented actor 1t really surprising
| how horse be SO thoroughly trained as is his
beautiful Gazelle the rapid riding up steep platforms,
the leaps and various by both and
horse the admiration Of the audience and the
desfening shouts Of applause which they elected made
the old Bowery ring again. The pursuit Of Turpin is
exciting affair and the various chances that
btf8i his forgetting the imm Ortal
Patterson, whose mysterious assaiant Is matter of
! such inquiry through out the piece-aiforded much
amusement WinaDs, in his part, very comical,
| and J. II. Hail. J. NJ Scott, Miss Taylor, and Mrs.
sutherland, all came In for their share of applause
The piece entirely successful and Mr. Brown and
Cazelle enrolled the favortes of the Bowsry
audience The dancing of Sgnora Cocca and Sig nor
MO, y composed the remainder of the amusements. We
need not say they gave great as the
same attractive bill is for this evening, expect to
zee another crowded house.
| BROADWAY THEArRE.-" Old Heads and Young
Hearts' was revived. and most welcomel5 received at
this THEATRE last night and with cast of characters
to which the most fastdious could make exception.
When say that this justly popular piece for above
thirty nights attracted the most eliminating and
fashionable audiences that could possibly be contained
within the walls Of the Broadway an exc use may be
permitted for the omission OF panegyric that has
! been so universally pronounced The Jesse Rural of
Mr. Blake is one OF thoee many characters that in
that line have rendered him. on this continent with
out competitor. And While bear testimony to his
admirable personifcation of the ''aged clergyman
the last sentiments Of the venerable divine delivered
with eIavit, and voice appropriate they
iDimtable, bring us back to the period when
| exhibited in the Last Man, in each of which he
is uniformly triumphant. In thus bearing testimony
to the merits Of MIR. Blake, we must not overlook
the talents Of the auxiliares. Lady Alice Hawthorn
found charming representative in Miss Fanny Wal
lack, as did the Countess O. Pompion in Miss Hid
reth. The Tom Coke Of Dyott reflected equal credit
| upon his Judgement and its influence upon the
dence was not lost In fact, the whole was adj
mirable; and if the putlic indifferent to tri
butte to the merits OF the performance let the judge
fer themselves this after which, this interest
ing piece must be withdrawn to make for series
Of splendid English operas conducted by the Seguin
troupe and which will be sustained by the splendid
powers Of Mr. Reeves, and other vecalists of esta-
| bshed reputation
NATIONAL THEArRE-There was what may truly be
termed theatrical mass citing here last night
an early hour every place filled, and the lob
bic crowded. indeed the house extra full even
for the National where all theatre goers aware
full houses are the rule evening The fractions
were the appearance of MIR Cartlitch in the niece
called the Mser ct Southwark Bridge the production
Of new burlesque and the popular steries
and Miseries' In the first piece MIR. Cartitch play
ed the part OF the Miser, and most thrilling affair it
was We have seldom seen the character of the man
infatuated with the love of gold the exclusion of all
the better feelings or humanity more admirably de-
pcted The scene with his daught ter (Miss Mestaysr0
where he discovers that his gold has been taken was
painfully exciting. MIR Carttch is evidently ac-
tor OF much talent and trust shall see much
Of him at the National. The burlesque Of Mr.
chance fer MIR. Chanfiau to give many new limitations
ofeminen mt actors We think Mr. Chanfrau decided
y one Of the best mitators the stage. nd as he
pos sessee this faculty fully it follows he also
first rate actor The Mysteries and Miseries con-
GUIDED the evenings amusements Nose is still the
favorte of the people. Chanfrsu talks about with.
drawing the piece this week. but the to
see IL is as great as ev do not how he do
It, However, he gives as reason, that he has other
novelties awaiting SO let all Nose whilst they ca n
We refer to our list of nts for this night
TurA Il AZ mi
one at Burton's exquisite little theatre the house
being filled with very intelligent audience to witness
the original local drama called "New York in Slices
This new piece made complete hit, and fairly took
The spectators by storm should say, they took
that by STERN for such an uproar shouting aud other
demonstrations Of delight, surely heard.
The Slice" commences with the rowdy hackmen nd
baggage smashers at the steamboat landing; and the
last Slice hnishes of with the fancy dress ball at
tie Astor Place Opera House. which is very rich and
Iacy affair exhibiting several pretty Dances and tho
ftrent characters, throughout well taken and the
scenes being local. make it very entertaining espe.
fire bows and their gals who give a medley song of
the "Bowery gals come out to night and dance by the
light Of the moon" This scene brought down
bounded applause, and an encore the ccnse-
quence. Take IL altogether, it is decided hit, and
deservedy go for 1t is we'll got up well played aud be-
yond doubt will meet with the IL merits It
must be seen to be understood and appreciated and
advfe all those who wish to something rich and
laughable, TO go TO- night early and good seat
The entertainments ded with very
farce, called Goodies" in which Mr. Burtons humor.
GUS acting keeps the house in continued roar of
delight.
NiBLos THEATRE. -" Macbeth" was repeated last
night, to a crowded and fashionable audience, We
have before spoken of Mr.. Macresdys impersonifca-
ton Of this character Of the most difficult Of all
Shakspeare's conceptions. Mr. Ryder, as MacduG,
was very much applauded. Mrs. Melinda Jones' as
Lady Macbeth, was great Improvement. twas more
subdued and chate 1he chorus les were also excellent
At the close of the play, Mr.. Macready was called be-
fore the curtain, when having bowed, he retired The
farce Of 1.-The Man and the Tiger' concluded the en-
treatments and Splasher Crisp and Bob Buckskin
e. Pacide kept the house in perfect OF laugh
ter. Tonight, Henry w." and the q" Elton Boys Is
the bill Of fare. Mr. Hackett is the only living
who can play Falstaf and those who miss seeing him
in IT, Will experience loss. VandenhoR. Crisp, and
Clarke also mr. iisa L.