New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-23

never dies but Like the breeth of the holy man sur
wives the organ which conveys It, and travelling
through the air falIs swecty every hour like son dew
on come one spot.
VI, loved to see so brilliant house again gathered
N make merry over tho cunning loves Of Benedick
,,d Reatrice and the logged dogmatic droIlery Of
Dooberrv. and telling trumpet-tongued that IN
Ibis land at least Shaksperes creations VII
over find home. Mr. Davenport pesonaied
Bepediek; Miss yining Beatrice Miss Vining Is far
too basbfu and sentimental; Mr.. Davenport too mod
est and quiet But though Mr. Davenport is not by
any means brilliant, be is a very agreeable Bene-
dick If he docs not wear the sparkling glitter Of the
witty sicnor be does by his graceful bearing full JUS
tee TO the accomplished cavaliero. If Miss vining
lacks spirit in her bearing and fascination in her man
ner, she depicts with much power her sympathy with
her sweet friend Hero and her coaxing Benedick into
challenging Heros reyiler wa very pretty piece OF
play Mr.. Davenport in the first act delivers himself
Of his detestaton of with pleasant ease but not
with sufficient spnghtliness. He looked more like
stad bachelor bent saying wise thing, than IKE
the caprcious Benedck who is never bent on saying
wise but cannot help dropping some gittering thing
The bal nqsque in the second act went OIL most tamey
and heavily and the lesden dulness Of the signors
and signorinas gave TO it more the air OF party OF
old Dutch fogios than of joyous gathering of the fiery
children Of sunny Sicily. In Ieonatos garden when
Benedck muses. and soloquizes on woman in general
and his own relations to her in particular tie audience
il very much amused By the playful frankDess with
which Mr.. Davenport analyses his ideas and with
generous nonchaance proclams his total indifference
as to the color of his prospective ladys hair;
Erich wise fair mild noble she shall be, Of good Gscour'e
excellent musician and her hair shall be Of Whatever o''
please Heaven"
Butthe audience appeared 20 derivether chief delight
from the scene where Benedck, discovering Beatrices
love- makes up his mind after many misgivings to re-
quite II and to bid farewell to freedom. To hear
Benedick argue himself out Of bis vow Of ceibacy
with the same wit and pleasant casuistry with which
he had argued himself into it, is exquisite treat, and
in Mr. Davcnport's cunning management the audience
were made to relish it most keenly Mr.. Davenport
goes through all the arguments pro and con with great
apparent impariality, and when at last he sums up
and gives bis voice for marriage, throwing off all his
old bachelor allegiance cries out:
mo- the world be peopled When said would die
bachelor did think should live tai were Married.;
the audience marked their sympathy with the sentl-
nent by an enthusiasm, which although tempered by
a decorous proprety, was sufficiently lively to be
most cheering TO friends Of humanity and most sad
denng to the disciples OF the Malhusian philosophy
Though some few scenes waned weary, take it for all
and all the play went off with great ecat, and the
Benedicks of the audience went homeward in danger
and delight.