The New York herald., 1851-07-19

During the past have had. at the Olympic
theatre in Broadway, company Of highly respectable
German actors who have represented many Of the
ling plays Of the German drama, among which re-
member to have witnessed with pleasure the Robbers
by Schiller and William Tell" besides other
capital plays We believe that similar performances are
to be eontii ued at this house which has been partly
sustained by the enterprise and spirit Of the enlightened
German society Of New York and partly by the lberi.y
Of the public
At present also we have a French company Of per-
formers Of popular Parisan productions, who at
Broughsm's Lyeeum. Their Introductory representa-
,ons have been exceedingly pleasing, and NJ Robert
Kemp by his persouations Of Don Cesar de Bsxsu and
several other ch sracters has renewed here his his
trioDic reputation gained in Paris while the other
sr.ists associated with him have made very highly
favorable impression. The perfectly natural style Of
the French stage, compared with the sif and suited
exhibitions of many Of English and American per-
formers strikes the auditor at first sight. For In
stance, in Don Ce,ar de Bazan," Ellie est Foe >
how very natural are all the per.onations--how
true to life ard the spirit Of the scene The
story b not told-it Is before you in the very
colors Of reality so 1t is In all the plays produced
BY this French company. They have art but II IL Of
50 finished kind that art itself s absent It Is not
surprising Therefore, that such performances should be
attractive TO . large portion Of the community not
merely for the dramatic sk and interest which tend
make them popular but from the fact that they may be
made subserviept to educational purposes.
Both the French and German theatres have practical
usefulness of little Importance because the auditors
may learn from them only the beauties Of the two
foreign Languages, but the most
In fact of the performances 10 q real utility
10 student of the French or German language than
any tutor possibly be- The interest Of the drama
fsstens the attention and the emphatic expressions Of
the play are forced upon the mind as not easily
to bs ersd,st The probability that such facilities
for improving in these languages properly sppre-
osted by those who Of them and it is with
pleasure Il at call attention to them that the circle
of students may be enlarged by kno~ledee Of tb.
that the German and French have been fairly
introduced into the city with prospect Of
eststlist ment among
IL Il not unlikely that with proper encouragement we
msy, also have OF the leading performers Of the
Partisan tsge vters To this side Of the water The
great ,rse,dn,, Rachel has sgniaed her intention OF
visiting the Unted States whenever such an event may
premise 70 BE- lucrative enough to pay her the trou
bic II proposed BY her agent 90 come here nert
Avgust; but the apprehension that the community were
scarcely prepared 70 support q French company has
u,sde II expedent for her TO postpone her visit for
another yesr In the mesntin the present erperme Mt
at Brouehan's Lycevm vil be teet Ia some measure
q the popular taste and should the manager he
full there can BE- doutt tbs: We may have a. good
the nobility support the French theatre for months
n he yss