The republic., 1851-10-30
New York Correspondence.

Extraordinary Galsaings-L Leutas's Painting -Hs
EtSifors-Some Of lis PecuIiGriiie4-U Uas .SoiTes
a Arttstes al the AsiOr Hotsse-Ihe Manager #
Hs Warrington 1he1ire-TAs Debut Of Mrs.
FOrest-Ihs forthcoming Election.
New YoRK, October %, 1851
The opening of gallery of art, the first sight
oil new statue, the uncovering of new painting,
the production of a opera, the trial trip of a
new steamer, nhd the opening Of new rail-
road, are the only events which cause a reunion of
the scattered celebrities Of metropolis. The
people meets such occasions are better worth
seeing and knowing than the thing which they all
come together TO see and admire. Last night the
elite, the reputation makers, the leaders of the
OF polLoi-to make use of shocking vugaristn- -
were assembled together in unusual force, on the
third floor of the Stuyvcsant Institute up Broad
way, 10 enjoy the frat look, snce it was put
in its becoming frame of gold, ofLeutzes great his
torical picture of Washington Crossing the Della
ware. The whole world of intellect was well rep
resented on this occasion. The Pulpit, the Bar,
the Literat, the Press, the Artists, the Army, the
Navy, the University, Fashion, Mammon. the
Diplomatic Corps, the Judiciary, the State, and
the City, were oil represented II was an ovation
to art and patriotism. The picture is greatly i'm
proved in effect by being put in a frame, but it
does not show TO good advantage by gas as by
daylight. II is grand compo sition, full of life
energy, and heroic expression. The color is
not fine, but it is not decidedly bad; and, taxi
ing the work as a whole, it is a very great
achievement; for the subject, though full of
high heroic interest," and calculated to excite
the liveliest feelings of patriotism in the mind
of American, ia, far its pictorial sea
pabilites'' go, extremely meagre and nnsugges-
tive Here are boat load OF men crossing river;
1t is an ordinary ferry; the people are doing no
thing, except the boatmen, who showing the
boat through the ice. Washington, the chief per
sonage, is standing erect, with fine, heroic
air, rather older in appearance than the chro
noogY Of the action would allow; General
Green is quietly leaning the gunwale OF
the boat, while Colonel Monroe is casping
flag in his arms. 1t is the knowledge of the work
they have got to do and how they did it, that in
vests the picture with its chief in terest for The
flag is an anachronism. 1t not in existence
at the time the action took place; the stars
and stripes first adopted the national
flag ia the month OF June succeeding the time
delineatcd. This is not matter of any i'm.
portance, picturesquely considered, but the
event depicted ia historical verify, it should be
strictly vra well UraiSemblable, in all it's de-
tails. Among the spectators l noticed General
Paez, the ex President, who seemed to be entirely
Washington, and probably drawing comparisons
between his fate and that of "the Father of
his Country Among the miscellaneous groups
Bancroft the historian, the teacher, the preach
er, the dipomatist the politician, the secretary,
the collector of customs. There a good many
beautiful women, and a few trough customers,''
Just to give picturesqueness and variety to the as
semblage.
Tonight there will be similar reunion, with the
theology left out, and stronger infusion Of the
artistic principle Madame Biscaccanti gives
soree dartiste, at her in the Astor House, to
show the improved quality other voice since che has
passed another probationary year in Europe, Mad
anne Biscaccianti is anomaly. l hope nobody
will take offence at the use of the word-being an
American prima donna. She is a native of Boston,
but her father an Italian. She was only tole-
raby successful in opera when she sang at the
Astor Place House two years since, but it is said
che is greatly improved since
While am on this subject will mention that Mr.
VIM. M. Fleming, native actor OF fine talents, and
most excellent character, is to be the manager of
the Washington theatre during the next season,
and his personal character, tact, and knowledge,
will undoubtedly have the effect to elevate the
theatrical amusements Of the metropolis. Mr..
Fleming was formerly in the office of the CONNER
cial Adu1ticcr, but adopted the stage profes-
sion from love of dramatic art He has been
exceedingly popular at the West, and in his pri
vate character is without blemish.
mentioned some time since that Mrs. Forrest
was preparing herself for the stage, and would
make her debut next month In consequence of
her trial being set down for the 18th, she will not
appear until the first of December, when she makes
her first theatrical courtsey at Broughams Lyceum
in new drama.
During the remainder of this week. and the first
part of the next, not much business will be done
beyond attending to the election. All parties are
busily at work closing rivets up and preparing
for the contest; but there bad rents in
local politics which, fear, rives close.
The coming election is to be an experiment.
neither party regards success of vital import
ance, may be judged from the number of splits,
but when it shall be all then each party and
each faction will know exactly where they stand.
S. X. S.
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