The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-08

Thes.us. Mr.. Freserioks. Mr. Conway.
Ttania. Miss N Taylor :. :. Mrs. Abbott.
Lysander... Mr.. Wheat sy. Mr.. Lanergsn.
Bottom "...... Mr. Williams. M. Davidge.
0bsrop. ......... Mics Y. C,shnsD. .M'ds Ponsi
Helena. Miss Cushmsn Miss A. ougenheirs,
9uince........Mr Fisher .......nr Howard.
Puck. ........ hrs Knigns. ..vicls.
Hsimia. ....Mi,g Buloiol Mrs. Maggie.
As the Midsummer Nights Dream' has already sue
eeeded In this CITY, now again Pit upon the
stage in preference to novelties By two OF most az
perencsd Managers 1t may seem rash to hazard crih
csm on the wisdom OF its exhu nsaon. II has great
beauties, DOUBTLESS. Many Of cur household words
taken from it, the characters have bsen Il nilAr to
all from childhood. sbssspeAres Imaginative vein vas
happier. Add to Iii. that the whole Of Msnde.
sohn's muc given Last evening" ct the and
formidable array Of arguments In its favor will bs pre-
fented. Ss we cannot rejoice its production We
would treasure that has been lost and Is found.
We cannot 60 into esstsces any act or any soene
We cannot taie interest IN the plot for there il nona
Bottom tires US ~ beOt Puck is weAroms before
the Close and Theseus Hppoya and the two other braoo
OF lovers are positive tore. We have picked the da.
monds out long before the actors have waded through
the trash. We want to go home when Lysandsr "a talk
ing gable to Hernia, and Theseus is decaimng about
Thsbes Who on earth about any Of them To
those lovers OF Shakespeare who talk Of his works In tho
same breath with the Ebs this will seem positive pro-
anity but lei 1t pass So far have to be-
heNo eh"s ouI oouots are shared oy the public. tho
Bcsd, was crowded fron gallery orchestra 90 Mor.
day evening" and though noticed few disp,s OF en-
thussasm the old comsey recsiyed with something
very Ike welcome.
To pursue to the end upgrAcious task Critics 70
demur to the music. TIE orchestra at the Broadway
does not mr. dersand Eenjeisohn the overture would
have been rendered very differently. The march was
jingle, and "Ys spotted snsss. reflected very little
credit on the singing FAIRIES Tha only exception TO the
rule In the matter Of music was the duct al know o
bank which was very prettily sung
Most OF tho characters in the 9 Midscmmsr Nights
Dream" Fat, tina. actor has little CHARGE to
gain either glory Disgrace This was fortunate for
Messrs Lanerssn and GsoSyeaor who have not made
much progres SINGS them last Mr. Con way iss
little too energetic for Taeseus what persuaded him
TO model himself Anderson9 Mdss Ponis ard Abbott
nansged obsron and Ttsnis piss.bly. In tas comic
urderpof the great character every knows, lie
Bsttom tie weaver. 1t taken by DAvidgs ON Mon
e,y and great deal OF talent els syed In the render
ing Still, 1t is impossible endorse him IS Bottom
uui fr he learns hia par. thoroughly! and secondly,
his eroefqus action and cepc e1clanaions approach
little nearer to nature Fisk m.ds ospAi snu /, and
stsverg was escesptIy rendered by Cater. But the
great "stsrn OF the night beautiful child who,
un9sr TIE name Of aLs Petite yos,' played Pack In
truy f.i,lks way. Such sIonb, such confdsncs su1h
accuracy tone aad gesture, combined with visible
mmpoias OK real youth Atd in.niine sttrsctioas are
iely NAks little Viola CT the grekess fsyortss OF
TIE dsucing ard "spscscls" generally were ss GOO,
such things usasly vi Lssder lesds the way.
the fce-ery by Her'e hst certainly never bsen
oclled 10 this city L5ud bursts Of gepulne applause
greeted tie isrnsms with shch the first 40. eadsd;
AID foE oui psrt We viii AID, thst we doubt Thsther
rfect tliumph Ia tho wsy o, decorations Is ever
achieved RI CT the thestes OF Earope 70 that
Lsnor,ma sna Ia Pes Vols is we'll worth Wait to the