New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-08
THEATRICAL IND MUSICAL.
The past -ces'. pe,sorm.as,. awe rr..,..si no

The past weeks pesiorm.a>es awe rr..sssei
very remark able features eSceps The Ell 70 81 NJ
Buchanan. at the Metropolitan. We h,ve ALREADY
noticed his peculiar representation Of Hamlet Ehicn
ayery uneven and a whole a very bal pe-.
Torrance. lie subsequently, played Macbeth Lar
ere Richard only tie ils'er ecrlrg under notcs.
The three acts witch sew ofthss were even worse
thar Hamlet ard fully decided on idea Of w Ba-
chasan-thst be may be very tclera5le melo-ir.ni-
So PLAYER Of the intense .ct, bat Is eRlrely united
fos legitimate tragedy. We never saw or heard II
,sch INTERPRETATION. of Shak.pere ami il not likely
We eysr shs except ST lhs hands Of s..s actor The
nsu who has the courage TO a;,.npt 70 give SHAKE
pere in al e. 'ilely ~ usl form SRI especially srct
form, is certainly entitled to c-.iit for 5o@nsss
hui - few ordinary persons posses equal arount
Of nerve be ought nor % be d'sDpcintcd + he tnd
himself - far IN advance OF Bis time hat no al Y
cree will follow him. Il j. msnitcst hat M-. b.
chanan Il daring pone-, but Il Is not clear that
the eye viii msr,h in hs footsteps The al Homes.
We observed, were much larger Than oyeal 81 this
house.
In occasional brief visits 10 the thee,eTs. and
durir whole plays in some instances, We haze been
-rsfed to notice that actors 10 psrt;nscioay
insist upon being damned if this o. that ieils 70
occur as they did few weeks ago; and furthermore
that crossDee and yulgariiy, which las been too
prevalent on the stage il far ess conspicuous than
usual. II "a well. Ii audiences will sufficiently re-
spe1t themselves to mark with prompt sspprob atom
the more gross illusions nruded upon them, il would
soon Le possible fer LADY to sit through play WIKI
out being quito the blush, parposely pre;eniiog
Dot t. hear ard sec-whch, at some houses is no now
the case.
For the present week, several new things are
promised The pressure of the times bears hard
ppon snusements of all kinds. and extraordinary
attractions are necessary to counterfeit toe draw
back.
At the BRoADwAr. the Opera OF Mariana
Don Cesar &c Bszan will he given to night, when
Mr.. Uorr ca lie will be added TO the Pyne troupe.
On Thursday night the ,airy oferatic spectacle of
Cinderella is to be produced in great style Mss
J. Gougenheim we hear, il ne4rly recovered. Her
sister filed her place in The Beggar; Opera, with
full success.
AT BURTON ;, t.. night, Rev. George Croly Come
DIV. Pride Shall Have Fall will be played the
first time in thirty years in this City. Nearly all the
company figure in the cast. On Wednesday is pro-
missed new burlesque or conicality called " Gree
ard her Magic Cup" We are also informed that an
English writer. Morris Barnet the author OF The
tbropy and the more strict obs rvences Of religion,
is at work upon an original American Play, to be
produced at this house.
AtWArGAcKs, the successful drama Of The SIS
"ters "a still popular. AID is iereaed 10 night. To-
morrow. he comedy Of " The Captain Of the Watch.
A new play, four Bed on Bulwers Nigh; and Morn
ing il in preparation.
The MgrROfOLnAN j. to be cir, used this week
Sands & Go. troupe Of men. We men ard four-e5ged
animals appearing tonight in fesis o. he ring. The
drama il alfo retained Luke the Laborer, by Mr.
Eddy ard Others. following the horses Its rather
too bsi 70 turn so fine house INTO q circus but TO 90
on il these time. with one or two good actors backed
by nobody at all is 10 easy matter therefore horse
power is added.
At the BowEHY. a variety Of snowy pieces are an
nouuced for touight. On "wednesday, tie stage
mspfeer Robt. Jones, has benefit, when " Oliver
Twist" will be given. 4 Fairy spectacle Is in
preparation
At the NArIoSAL, Ign, vaudevilles, bur'csques
and .atravaganzss are offered n which Mrs iiatha-
way and Mr.. Fox lead. Some If the papers have an
rounced that this house closed, whether through
mistake or alice We canro. say.
BAaSrN's MUSEUM, the old and popular drama
of "1he Drupkard is TO be p<yed this afternoon.
In the evening. Ugolino by Mr. Scott. Next
week there il to be Poultry stow at the Museum
and the Grand National Baby Shos is announced for
June.
For the progress of Improvement in The Back Art
Negrosrn we refer the reader to our advertising
columns also for other items OF interest TO seekers
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