The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-05


THE RUSSIAN DANsErsR At Nmo's.-M'le Yrka Mathi.s
the Russian danseuse whose appearance at Nibos thu
public have been time back prepared for made her
first bow rather cut her first prouette before an Ame
can assemblage last evening This artistic though an.
nounced for weeks past, with very little of that
preparatory putting which is fashionable .days
But still she the latest novelty and that is the prnci
pal point of attraction in New York The conseq uencs
therefore of her being advertised make her debut sso
night to bring to Niblos crowd of fashionable pee
Pile, numerous by five six hundred than
could possibly find standing much less sitting within
the walls of the Garden. OF those who had mot
had the good fortune to arrive Of s
hour before the rising of the had the sghtes<
chance of being able to procure seat and the ladies -
circumstanced forced to reconcile themselves to the
deprivation by seeking accommodation and amusement a
Of the other theatres or concert halls
1t may, therefore, be easily imagined what brilliant
spectacle met the eyes of the fair Muscovte, when
she bounded on the stage, aud paused to acknowledge
the greeting she received Not that her greeting was a
all enthusiastic; it was the contrary rather cold ana
therefore when after her first pas shc rewarded with
real downright unmistakeable evidences OF admiratiou
the part of the spectators have been the more
attey to her The ballet in which she appeared Is thsa
entitled raquita,' performed for the frst time q
Nibos Most balle much alike that IL Is needless
to say that the heroine, Paquita-pcrsonated by Mia
Mathas-is young modest and beautiful Gipsy girl
Her father French general had been assassinated u
Spain during her infancy, and she was thenoeforth
brought up by tribe Of Gpsies and s admired by ther
chief desperate ruan, who OF course Is dissppontaA
in his love. Tile Yrka Matthias appeared rst In Z air,
pie but becoming costume In which she danced with Inro
her Gpsy lover Her appearance is extremely prepos-
sessing If not decidedly handsome-snd We by no e.,.
say that she is not-she is at all events pretty Her
stature is Of the middle height and her form OF that
mould which, while aording her the strength Of musc,a
indispensable to success in her profession. leavsa
nothing to be desired the Of grace or agility In
ae' "'s. "'psy oahce, the madc q decidedly
favorable impression but In her second stv,ed I Ms
dene and said to be for the first time performed In
Puohc she appeared to have completely capyated her
oehoiders Then the applause became really xsi
ana bouquets nnumerabe and scarcely portable nv hsr
sell, we're showered down upon the stage without oess.
on during the lapse of two three minutes The fair
Cossack gathered these floral offerings and puo then,
up as well as she could within her arms withdrew from
the stage, only however, TO have TO come back to re-
ceve the other erarrving tributes OF the same kind
she changed her dress three times each of her
costumes being more beautiful than the preceding one.
And so Mile. Yrka Matthias is regularly installed the
have fear that the favorable impression she last
night viii receive any alteration dnution when her
talents better known.