The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-04


Horace, Nj Ranioux
vhcre M Cherry
santie. Mile Durrey
IL Nile Brsrd
Price. Of admission TO Mile Raeheps perionanses
First cirele........'s2 Upper Circle.
The spacious theatre crowded at the rising
OF the curtain. The audience included all classes
and all nationalities in the community. There
never has been, Of late years, such turn out Of
old theatre-gcers. The parquee seemed almost like
the old Park pit again Not even Jenny Lind at
tracted such of haIpes Of the play house.
The delegates from Young New York Of course in
the majority, but rarely many old men in a
theatre gathered in the Metropolitan theatre last
night The house what is called black one
that l., twothirds of the audience Why the
ladies stad away cannot say; but at any rate,
TIE "lords OF creation predominated Perhaps the
female part OF the community kept away by the
wicked stories told about Rachel but they will yet
The feeling Of curiosity seemed TO especially in
spirc the majority Of the American audience
They seemed to think that they had merely come to
very great show and they desired TO have the af
fair finished at They changed their minds how.
ever before II concluded and wished there
Of it, Fashionable society not strongly represented
The audience very much diversified and mixed up.
occasion seemed to be reunion 81 persons who knew
everybody Of any consequence and were consequently
very well known themselves.
The house very full. The gross receipts could no.
have been less than five thousand dollars The par.
quete, dress circle aud private boxes uncomforta
bly, full. Tho STANDING committee" full and large
number Of extra seats placed in the orchestra ascs
and Hobbies Full dress did 10 have been much
thought Of although few people owning large quantities
OF jewelry (probabIy in the trade did dash out little.
Our foreign population-French Italians and Germans
we're strongly represented.
The performances commenced with two act comedy
'Les Droits dc pHommen played by MILES sarah Lin
~"s ."s Sisters Of Rachel. NM Beiisvann aaa"~~u~.
and Deud5nne. II is neat comedy, although great
many people who didn't understand French went t,
sleep while II being acted and only walked up at the
end when ~ Bellcyault fred pistol out Of the window
We have not time 10 crcisc his piece and viii only
say that Mile Rachels younger sister, Dnah Felix Is
very pretty girl and that ~ Beauvallet Is clever
dian.
After the mcdy there intcrnssion Or twenty
minutes and at haltpas nine O'Clock the tragedy
menced.
Every was awake then. Horace" Is the proper
Of the play In which Nile Rachel first carved her
the temple of fame in such deep letters that
great many years will be required 10 out the i'm
preston It IL old fashioned tragedy, la ave acts
only four Of which played Camille the heroine is
killed in the fourth act and It l. wisely judged that the
audience have great interest in any else. To
speak plainly, Horace without Rachel would he great
bore But she Il wonderfully great artist that
could endure something antique than this
play, for her sake
The plot is the old story of the Horat and
the Curat which all read at school. The
untes OF the drama strictly preserved-thht
IL, We have every thing show, underplo
procession remarkable incidentsno highly wrought
Notwithstanding that accustomed 10 on the
English stage. The play opens with dialogue between
Sabine dc Durrcy) and Julie who inform In rather
a roundabout way that there Is a between Rom,
and Alba. The three Horatii sde-one Of them
IA the husband Of Sabine while the curat her bro
Tiers, and contend for the other. Sabine Ia in rather
delicate pos In conseq OF the oashing of her
duties TO Der husband and 70 her family aud all this she
imparts TO Julie, who seems to be sort o. oond-
done all psrtiesone Of those persons who suffer
other peoples Athletic with the most charming phioso
ply The TIE o-te between these interesting females l.
interrupted by the appearance Of Camilla (Mlle Ra-
che who is sister to Horatus and besrothed 70 Cura
tins. She el all her TO Julie and Is suddenly
charmed by the appearance d her lover sho, by the
truce between the hostile armies ha been permitted TO
visit Rome. Their Joy 1. darkenei however by the
that the three Horat aud the three Gu
rati have been selected to settle the dculty between
their respective nations by mortal combat The fight,
although suspended 70 give something Ike fact 70 the
third act finally ends in the killing a the Curaii snd
the return d Horatius, the sangunary brother II
Camilla. That young LADY, who Is excessively in
dgnant al the death of her lover gets exceed
ingly severe on Rome, the Romans and The military
people in general and Hora,iua exceedingly Indignant
very low estimate u his slsrhng qualities kills her.
All this action except the death ~ Camille 4 talked
about no, The language i written Is What cali
blank II . elaboracly constructed bat With the
exception Of two speeches there i nothing very
brilliant In u.
The audience evidently thought the art part u he
play rather heavy. Every body hal . book containing
the French words with literal Englsh ,ran.latlgn
When they turned page Il sounded hke
the rustng q the /" leave. - yalsmbrosa.p They
suffered under ,h dlcul,y y-whea cndeayoiing . 'oow
the words they Lost Mie Rsches by-psy, vaieh 4 tle
most erquisite of her effects
The late hour a, which srt,c tgfifs = f9sn enter
ing into detailed anaiyds of Nile. Rashtl's Csmls
We may however, presents Nv point, or general as
duction
she came in ne second scene from the upper
trance, aud hall : econ8 before hss casN zvca.
She almost gded notes AMI seemed . be ;'is
ssonishcd Al the impeuous apglause that greeted ~r
appearance. ner reading. cree'oas and hsr vpee
sxquisi'ely odulaed che al not 70 eb4ea
produce grea; effects and ye' ,bey proiooei ia
the first three acts the other pcfsons the Play ase of
consequence than herself bu, he rises superior -
the exgences q the snd Ny her magnificent w..
piay hrss your attention upon her aiIaosi riiA.
out your knowiedge consent. We oann0t quote
particular speeches cite distinct scsres becsuse every
thing % god that would NOT kDDv vhers 70 ~
gin. We may instance however The scene wherein "a
bine endeavOrs 20 dssaade Hcrstuk and Carllas f,s
the eontat The s'sam a hope vhieh pss.e, sssr "a.
ehsls es shs thinks ths, abe So. they are aov.a
ffOrn Their rarpose may be osy 'res q ps-;
tr.s ba, Il seemed 70 ns sas ot real x-aaa II, ~.
preston With vheh sss gave he iln.,
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