The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-22
Theatrical and Musical.

Th0atx10ol ana mu010ols
BowERv THEArRn.- Drs mAtlo speotsolss, - they
termed dramas where TIE grandeur oftbs sosns
~, and splsndor Of the stage sppointmsnts gene
rally are additional attractions to an interesting
story well acted out always favoritss With the
Bowery audiences; and piece could be found better
adapted for such kind OF display than that Of the
wer's IL 1niverssy known and admired and the Va.
rous characters In 1t are finely brought out In the
play. The naughty and cruel Arbssss the bssutsous
b girl Nydis the gallant young 0lsuous the buly
Burbo the gentle lone, ell are admirably played BY
the members Of the company Tonight 1t will be re-
the Boston Boys Of l77s, the Battle OF Bunker
Hill" Itns play Of the patriotic sta@p, a. It's name
.nd ss d. pns tSs
WsehiDston's BIRTH day. we oommend the Bowsry es
pecislly TO theatre goers this evening During the
and Mr. g. w Smith, aud tina Misses Lockysr aud
Hibbard will ALEC dance some popular dances.
BROADWAY THEArRE.-C. Edwards Testers new
drama, entitled "Kate woodruff the Price Of Libe
typ was presented for the first time at the Broadway
Theatre last evening The po. Of the piece Is made
of incidents which occurred in the American of
independence, the Revolution, and taken more
particularly from that page Of history which
counts the facts connected with the battle Of Brook
Ign, when 5000 American patriots were killed or
taken prisoners 1t aliudes also to the retreat Of
Washington to New York, and depicts some Of the sat
frings Of the unhappy prisoners board the ascurs
edy famous prison ship Jersey In this play Mr. Les
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der explosions, popular tabesux, or the tremendous
hurrshs Of victorious super he has not
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butt the other hand, he has kept so far within the
truth, that he has not shown the hole OF tho potare
which history would have warranted him In doing; for
instsnos, In the fourth act, where the prison ship
he has failed to convey to ths eye Of the
audience anything of the horrors which know but
we'll prevailed there. 1t is true the author makes
one OF his comic characters tell in quaint and
laughable way, what no saw below decks one
hi ~ n
dit intere-tsd spectator would hardly gather
from that scene any idea that the Jersey
OF by any warlke nation; and ell through the
piece, exrsvagancs Is happily avoid d; and, at the
pres, mt day IL Ia small praise to that author
has stered clear OF this which to In the
path Of the majority of drsmatsts But the mrrsr is
to be far in the back ground that only the promi
nent objects are apparent. 1t would seem from the
first viewing Of this play, that MI. L. has chosen
excellent topiothat he has fra med capital plot but
the incidents want to be somewhat elaborated, and
few prominent points given to it, The tory spy Baird,
spd the Indian girl Msnhatta very we'll wrought,
but they second third characters point
OF Importance in the piece. The author has shown In
m the s. n
officers, over the tyrannca orders of brutalacomman
ders but in one instance this1s tamsy done and in
another is owing to the energy Of the actor himself
that the fault may not be found with the tsrdy
developement OF this sense of Justice There but
| two comic characters introduced, and they barely
to enliven two or three scenes And yet while
all these things are true Of the whole pcos, there
viewed separately, 10 q good one Nathaniel Wood,
hull, General in the patriotic army, as enacted
50 to be. The same may be said Of Kate Wood
hull, by Mrs. Abbott: Delaney, . major of dra-
to
PrentesIs Yankee captain OF militia, by Hadswa
Paulus vandersrst, by vaohs Frank Woedhsu, By
to General Warren at bunker Hill, played by
Moorhouse; and not least among them all. Baird the
tory spy, by Pope These and in fact other parts in
sected, each would look well by ITSELF bat ths oomb
nation OF incidents is not calculated to cau.e agree
able surprise, to enchain the attention. We would
not that resort should be made to loud invecve
even though it might be in patriotic strain,
thick, and far less huge burning of blue and red
lghts, with firing of musketry to match, ell pro-
by the author Of Kate Weodhull ~ bat while the
tnssl and gewgaw show Of the quasi drama IL left off
we nave not the pure gold ana real gems Of agree
have no doubt that Mr. Lester will yet retou, 81
bis pay, for 1t 10 really desirable that 80 excel
lent groundwork as he has built should have
superstructure not only durable but attractive
The piece introduced by prologue Of merit, written
by Mr.. Tuel and spoken BY Mrs Fanny Walack. the
prologue while &c contains sentiments sufficiently
patriotic, Is still 80 written that It offend ons
be his Political creed or his national prejudces what
they may, and indeed the may said of the play
Itself The pIi ncipAl points made the of
ssntments approoativs OF the principles OF liberty,
hared OF tyranny, or disgust at tins character Of the
traitor or declarations Of person a the
Of freedom with occasional illusions to the character
tried mems souls The parts were Perhaps without
exception, we'll performed but to the merit OF nd-
vidusl actors Wa must aude hereafter. There is .
scene in of the first in which sentinel PAGES
the stage and of must overhear what Major De.
ancey gays to himself and to the Indian girl As this
does not appear to- be necessary to the development
the plot would it not be more consistent to remove
the sentinel altogether or to make him do his pacing
in the ditince? This drama Is to bs repeated to.
night-a very appropriate play fog the evening of
Wssbingtons birthday.
NATIONAL THEArRE.-" Mose' and " Rosina Mica
dows" the stanoiug entertainments. now, at this
popular house; and they please the patron, Of the
establishment so much that they crowd to see them
every evening and the applause which Is lavished on
them is what may truly be termed 'trsmspdousn
The only fault which has ever been fou with the
Mose dramas that they are too apt to in culcste
spirit of rowdyi:m but in this piece of Nose ia Cali
forna nothing Of the kind be said, q. all MOSES
muess arelsgitimae onee In defence Of his iysings
The pantomimic portions Of the piece that is, the
scenes with the bear and monkey Are most comteal
and .Coladine's monkey tricks nightly applaudsd
most heartily. Rosins Meadows" too, goes o n most
triumphantiy and one can scarcely believe that the
polished and fashionable Harry Mendon is enacted by
the representative Of the immortal Nose 1t only
shows how versatile Mr.. Chsnfraus talents are His
benefit comes of to- morrow evening" There Is every
prospect OF Its being full for In the pro-
fesson has more friends and admirers than the talent.
ed young manager OF the National
burrows THEArRE.-The rapid succession With
which the most amusing and original entertainments
are produced at this popular Of amusement
scarcely admits of days reflection, until others Of
equal pretensions and attraction supersede them The
house, last night, presented not only numerous but
discriminating audience, to witness, in Q condensed
form, Coeman's inimitable comedy OF "Johu Bull"
embracing the whole force OF the talented company,
and developing the prste Of Messr
Broughsm and Burton, In the most prominent charao
ters Of the comedy. Mrs. Vernon and Miss Chapman
acquitted themselves with their usual ability, lid the
other drdmas persona, vociferously by
a highly gratifed audience "Your LIES In Dsngerv
of the most lAughsbe Of the productions Of Buxten
enjoyed proof OF the popular appreciation; and
these pieces combined with the usual des Of we'll
executed dances were followed by the local and laugh
able piece, by Burton Bar numn the merits
of which we have frequently alluded to. To. night
charming varis ty s unced, embracing the Prin-
ters Apprentice, Your Lies in Danger and the
notleast attractive piece, The Man who Saw the
Fight.n
AMERICAN rIhcUs-A very full and fashionable au
dipnCe nded. n M Mt