New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-10
CITY ITEMS.

NJ. u,N,yos Al rHE CBGsBZHs sTREET rRIi-
when Mr. De-nis NcMahor made aer tr.t az
,e,rarce a. az sc1ess Ia our city, q. tie Academy O:
nu.ic some three weeks since, her performance O:
juliet OF that occasion criticised severely tao1gn
az We conceive, kindly, in these counns- AL the
o.her ourna,of the city expressed opinions c1ncdert
With our own, and the universal verdict o. the press
and the pubic ives urfavorsb.e % the lsdJs hopes
She however seemed 70 lave Do lax Of confidence
her Own power, and accordingly engaged company,
hired the Chambers Sect Tnester for month, and
s there acted some one Of the leading Characters OF
the drama every night since her appearance 3: he
Academy. She has appeared a. Blanca, n razD;
ME-. Haller in The Stranger Jlhs IN Tie HancaoscIi
LADY Townly in The Provoked Husband, and hss aiso
repeated her Performance OF juliet We believe The
town does not yet enthusiastically admire tae NJ M
bon school Of acting, bp. s s'll benshtedy skePnca
On tie subject OF that ladys preeninent ability a. a
dramatic a1ti.te. We, however, fund something "
admire IL her persistent courage, her Determination 70
have fair hearing, and TO succeed II strong "-H
and usremittpg effort coold win success We ADMIRE
plusk and the quality ard quantity OF taA' eAh' ''ea
by Mrs. MtManon certainly disposed Is 10 fesau
her with favor. We visited the taeater one evening
last week TO vitness her performance Of L'dy ToFny
thinking il not impossible tina. she might find herself
powers witch the tragic requirements Of juliet some
vhstoyera.ked might be equal 70 an effective persona-
ton Of the COMEDY fine LADY. We were, we regret to
say, sgan disappointed We d. not think her oome5y
is 20 fairy az her tragedy and we can perceive IN her
acting 10 Improvement which warrants reyersA or
Modification Of our formerly expressed opinion that she
has no talent for the s,sge Sac fought well TO win
fame and reputation; but courage does not always
achieve success, though Ms. MrMshcn's courage
seems to be Of quality with that Of our soldiers IN
Mexico, who didn't know when they were whipped.
IL is probable, however, that the uter Indifference OF
the public 10 her claims viii in the course Of time CON-
vince the new dramatic asp1snt Of her defeat
Judging from the numerical strength o. the
audiences ince the opening OF the thes,er, which
notwithstanding the most liberal o.tribuon of free
tickets, have been most scinty, the Chambers
street speculation vii prove rather expensive
four.weeks amusement to the lady. For the e1-
penses Of rent, salaries, printing, advertising, gas
&C. 1870 night II low calculation, and thu receipts
Of the house on any evening have never reached
s9j The houses have varied from g. % TO s93, the
average being about s35 OF go. The whole week.
receipts for the week ending January 81, did not
amount TO enough ID pay the rent Of the theaer The
following is correct list Of the number of people in the
theater at ~ O'Clock on the night OF Tuesday the 81
inst. the play being "The Provoked Husband, Its
second production in New-lork fu many years. This
comedy was announced in tle bills grea. revival
with strict attention to costume; and the said bills
were headed with this line, in large letter.:
"GREAT Hit! CROWDED HOSES"