The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-10-07

demonstrations Of applause which greeted every
cessive appe Of the principal performers in the
piece that it rather the first representation of
this highly successful drama Having so frequently
and so fully expressed onr opinion upon the piece
itself ard the manner in which the actors sustain
their respective parts is unnecessary to more
than that 1t mt of with as brilliant 6ciat as at any
previous pr.sentations Several selections from the
great masters given in splendid style by the
orchestra in the Of the evening Miss Walters
again delighted her admirers on the light fantastic
toe did also Fredericks The favorite burletta
Of the Woman Hater'' was again repeated; and the
long varied bill of fare wound up with The Cap
ture Of Captain Cutie which usual, elioited
great applause. More novelties in prep aration
And to. night the farce Of Leboit and his
Papa" will be presented
NrrLo's AsroR PLscE.-Mr Macready appeared
last evening In the part of Otheo before almost as
large and quite as fashionable audience as well
csmed him his first appearance, on Wednesday
evening He was supported by Miss wemyss, as Des.
demona; Mrs. NJ Jones' Emilia; Mr.. Ryder Isgo,
and Mr. Crisp, a. Cassie We shall frankly state, in
RDsine, thst We do not think Qtheo one Of Mr.. Ma
ady Best parts not that it does not betray deep
and attentive study nor yet that there is wanting in
the impert that apt nish and artistic excel
ence Observable in everything attempted by the emf
nent TRACE dian; but that whether owing to the in
trinsc difficulty and unevennees of the cbsract
to an endeay or on the part of Mr. Macready change
the If of the Moor, and TO alter and perhaps,
improve upon his own conception OF It, OF few
years ago he had ade experme for which his
dience of them. we're unprepsred. This may,
however, be but our own fancy and we pretend but
to give owl imprest1onD I mike Macbeth, whose
portrait has been painted by the great dramast with
such care, and where the accessories strong
10 prove guides for Its correct deineaon by
artitt equal to the task, Othelio requires inces-
tsnt Iator to make II shine out from the really
grand character Of lago, and 80 much Is left
to the invention Of the actor, that one may ess.
~ lore his way In wandering along the by.paths
Of his own fancy from the difficult and broken road
marked out by the author Very few of the great
the character II MIR Macresdv De among the up.
,uccessfcl IL IL not surprising do intend him
the slightest discourtesy by the ntimation. Certain
ly have less able and less polished actors sue
ceed better We shall mention one striking want
the total CO. in the impersopaton, Of that stern
sefrpant pride which, in other hands IL one of the
Moors chief characteristics. Yet, It IL but just to
ssy that the part, with the exception Of the first
act which requires acting, but mere defamation
WAS highly elaborated, and portions Of II we're
sublime In the chamber scene, Mr. Macready was
even terribly grand and impressive In this scene he
was ost ably sustained by Miss Wemyss whose acting
previously seemed to lack finish. although she read
her part all through with exceeding good taste Mrs
Jopss a. Emilia elected the warmest applause, all Of
which tbe fully deserved Excepting a slightly
excessive vebeme nee Of decar alton have seldom
seen a better Emilia The less we say. perhaps, Of
Mr. Ryders Iago the fairer and the better The gen.
temsp to be in very bad voice wh'ch msrred
his citation II 10 not every one can play lago,
and IT 10 by come considered more difficult charac-
| ter tba that OF Othelo Edmund keen used TO play
! H. and even ne criticised severely wethouldhte