The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-16

Theatrical aud Musical.

PlnK THEATRE.-Tbe excellent piece now perform
ing at the Park nded with well deserved success
" Edith, Oh Dealings with the Firm of Dombey and
Son. may be set down among the first pieces Of the
dern drama and performed the Park boards, may
be numbered among the best pieces Of acting now be-
fore the American public. In all its combinations in
all its tails 1t excellent The best effect Is brought
out by the capital manner In which Edith" is put
upon the stage The scenes are well made up, aud all
the stage business accomplished in such manner az
to great credit the who have charge
II. The part of Edith, which is performed by Mrs.
Shaw calculated to bring out the highest order OF
taent From the introduction to Dombey-" the bar
gaip,n she terms ital through to the delivery Of
the package to Florence every scene in which she
chain the audience. The scene which perhaps, should
take precedence is the one in which she holds an in
terview with Carker at the hotel in France whittier
che bad fed in order to accomplish her against
Dombey. The acting less than the reading in this
scene is perfect study Mr. Placide, Captain Cut
tie perfect in his part and makes all upon the stage
that the drsmat.t has made Of the character Ia his
play. Miss Mary Taylor, as Susan Nipper, excels her
defence Of Florence and the reproof ad to
Dombey, In the scene where she gets her months
warning" lie good in its way, any thing in the
piece MIR. waicot plays Toots. and but few could
Dombey to admiration /; the stiff proud, domneerins
man, with kindly feeling until aroused by his deep
man makes a decided feature of Bob the Grinder aud
Mrs. knight makes another in her character of Mrs.
Brown. We should not certainly forget to mention
fayorably Mrs Walcot's Florence, though cannot
approve Of the mode in which she dresses the charac
ter There is too much Of the woman and too little
of the girl In the Florence which we see here This
fault might easily be corrected Almost every part in
the piece might be favorably mentioned. The piece
is destined to have great run.
BowsRr TBEATRR.-The new drama of the " Arti-
san Of Ghent was produced last evening with great
briisrcy and the audience present much pleased
at the performance. The main incidents of the piece
the popular disturbances and revolutionary spirit
manifested in the town of Client, in the time Of
Charles the Fifth, and the dialogue of the piece Is
much Of it, in the heroic style. Mr. N. B. Clarke a.
the Artisan acted we'll The where no interferes
between the Flemish maiauders and the citizen SOL
diers excellent Winans, as the privileged cob
bier and Miss Conway as his wife, who also exercises
her privileges, much applauded must for
get to remark the excellent acting Off Warden the
old Mser or the scenery tabeaux. combats dresses,
they are all splend and Mr. Stevens the stage
ger real y deserves much credit for the admirable
manner in which the piece is set on the stage The
drama MIR. 3. williams is capital actor and fast
rising his profession The concert Of the New Or
leans Sprepaders,n and the drama Of Lfe," con-
cude d the performauc The Serenaders are most
enthusiastically appauded every evening. Tonight
the new drama will be repeated and the other enter
taipments will be most interesting.
BRoADw,r THEATRE lie who has not seen Forrest
in @M.tanorsr has not seen the wonder and delight
Of the Gle Atlantic theatrical world BY the energy
and activity Of Mr. Marshall the proprietor of this
beautiful theatre the tervices Of great American
tragedan have been again engaged and by the power
OF Forests attraction the Broadway bids fair to have
such ruccereiop Of crowded houses 1t witnessed
last season and such almost without parallel in
any ether theatre in great city. IL work Of
supererogation tn crcise Forrest aud especia IL IL
unnecessary for the critic when The says piece was
nbectpg the type setter calls 1t sppsliips"if he
Gays depth OF feeling" the printer puts delight or
feelipg."Sc turning words of some sense nd mean.
Ing into Jingle Of words Of pure uueaniug nonsense
Hsdawsy played Poor Phlieoddy again last night In
their parts also In such superior style that he had no
foil to set the character of and make him appear the
greatest There was Shaw, as Captain ScuttIs who
absolutely almost made his appear to be the chief part
admirably did be play IL; whereas, with indifferent
poor actor for Captain Scutle, Poor Piicoddy would
have been q much richer Pillicoddy. Then there was
that bessu splendid lovely Mrs Abbott, for Auasa-
tia and Mrs wstts for the calculating, figuring aid
Who fell backwards ard forwards fapting in the Cap
aio's ssm' moot del'ciously- all these good actors