The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-01

The FORREST Cas- ON THE STAGE The contest
between Mr.. and Mrs Forrest is about to be trans-
ferred from the courts to the stage Mr.. Forrest,
We learn, is to play at the Broadway simultaneously
with Mrs. Forrest at Brougham's Lyceum, the
smallest and m eanest theatre in the city. AS we
have already annouAc d, she will make her debut
there to morrow evening and it was stated that
Forrest was to make his appearance on the same
evening, but for some reason or other, perhaps in
order to see whether Mrs. Forrest will succeed or
fail, he has deferred action, and maintaining, for
the present, sort Of "mastery inactivity" will
allow her to make the 6rst move on the chessboard,
with the full expectation that it will be false one,
and that he will checkmate her in the end. His
move, no doubt, will soon follow hers. Mrs For
rest appropriately plays, as her first piece in the
"Schoo for Scandal" The play in which Forrest
is to first appear has not, yet, been announced;
we would suggest one, which we think equally ap-
propria;e-"O thello, the Moor" This would be
an excellent piece to play of against the School
for Scandal"
II seems that Mrs Forrest is to appro pirate the
80 600 year she has been awarded from Forests
estate, TO charitable purposes, and that she will rely
upon her now profession for support AT least it
appears rom the telegraphc shes sent to tho
country papers. When Jenny Lind commenced her
career in this country, Blrnum announced that she
would devote the entire proceeds of her engage.
ment to the cause Of education in Sweden
We have never heard, since tho engagement was
completed, that the money was appropriated to
hat charitable object; but Barnum's angel will,
no doubt, mako good all he promised for her in
this world and the world to come; and Broughan' 5
angel will, we are equally confident, walk in the
footsteps of SO bright an example. AS counter
move % this, would it not be good idea for For
rest after paying the lawyers out of his estate, and
cutting off that fat slice for Mrs Catherine Sinclair
to devote tho remnant Of the property be the ssme
more or less, to some glorious charity-say the
hungarian loan fund, for which Barnum, the great
commanding intellect of tho Revolutionary Com
mittec, would am ply reward him with pulfs 10 this
world, to say nothing Of future state! By adopt
ing this course, and relying exclusively upon the
future fruits of his genius for another fortune, he
would stand upon par with his late wife for popu.
larity. This, however, is mere suggestion; and
whether it be adopted ornot will not affect the real
merits Of the theatrical contest.
The rivalry will be warm, and the friends and
sdherents of the two ltigants will also pro- ny a8
the friends and adherents Of the two b .rionic
rivals, and will carry their feelings and llces
into the different houses in which these stars will
appear. The supporters Of Mrs. Forrest will conss.
chiefly Of the fashonables aud Fourierites, and all
those whose social system is founded on the plan of
enjoyment which the evidence in the late trial Is
disclosed as having prevailed in Twenty second
street The supporters of Forrest will be the
Bowery boys the hurra boys, and various other
frequenters of the theatres The public looking
forward to this theatrical contest and the result,
almost with as much interest to the great opera
tic contest which is to comm snce on the same
evening.