New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-01-23
WALLACE THEA TER.
DEBUT OF MISS HERON.

DEBlI VI MISS HEhON.
Tass ibeaier sss filed, last night, with most re-
speoobe and eminenly critical auditory. to vitoess
the bat o. Miss Matilda Heron Young lady whose
first appearance has been extensively advertised.
frs; appearance n New-York is a trying event to
an actor rhen LOndOr Or Paris bss already Sc; the
sea- of favor snd the notch of,he rank in which ke
is placed. Madame Eache comes here Ike cos.
quercr Til, great manufa tory ofplsys and players
the Olympus " critics, Paris-had afssiy raised her
TO the HimsgJsn peak of rcnown. Me-aame Rachel
had nothing to gain Of reputation by coming here,
but merely TO shower the ssper abundance CT her flames
people Of whom the last Partisan puppy who has
written says the have DO art-nausht but deathly
blank in this department. Miss HerOnlast night gave in
her sweeping success, hes towering triumph, proof
that New York doe- not rush for Parsisn sane
ors and antecedents ranging theatrical artist n the
high seats Of the great demonstrator Of emotion and
passion on the stage. She gave proof, too that
America has artsts-and one whose name is IL be
written in distinct letter, in the history and biography
Of the drama.
We confess We went 80 the theater With a certain
amount of msgving /, the coming success of Miss
Heron, for We have had rot few examples Of enor-
NOUS praises and puff in certain ATTITUDES ct this
try Of our own, which, wher ventilated along with the
her from disastrous failure. We therefore paid no
heed to the goriously toned tributes of newspapers,
far away, about Miss Heron. But CONFESS
doubts were scattered by the results and impressions
Of last night.
Miss Heron was born 10 PLiadephia, where her
relatives yet i've She was esIy inspired by the
thought that she was to be railing queen Of The
drama and nothing could prevent her entering the
stage. she did not 60 lightly to work, but after
passing through apprenticeship to get the run of the
stsge, she proceeded to Paris aud Dondon and there
dlligeu4ly studied the best models. Having gained
great success in California and in the Vest and South
west, which showed the 10 appreciate her fully
and ungualifedly, she sought engagement in New
York; but strange to say, even the chance not
readily afforded her, if recolect the circumstances
anght. How such transcendent genius could 90 a.
begging is another proof that the old story of artistic
difcultes--of disappointments leading b disgusts
blasesms, and deaths outrght-is perennial. Wal
lacks Theater has the credit of taking hold of Miss
Heron, and giving her what every one, IN whatever
department Of intellect has Godc6nferred right of
1avmg-a hearing. There is a society for preventing
cruelty to animals; if there were one for preventing
that to aspiring Observation-Disclosures all sorts
bow the word would be spsred on But 70 hurry on
to very scrsggy notce-at this late hour OF writing
Of Miss Heron lest night:
From the moment she entered as Camille Tin
the play Of that name translated afresh from the
FRENCH She in theatrical parlance, filed the stage"
She exuded the electricity of genius AL the teach
ing all the preaehing-and the swearing, al the fog.
ging cannot elevate the common place gift into that in
efsbe something called Genius, which, too is far
thest from description when words are plesest por
tray il. Miss Heron had nothing 10 do at rst but to
enter, superfnely and well dressed, cough and eat a
ozepge cay few saucy words 10 bore Of a noble
II an preaent but there about her halo Of in
d viduGlity-a briancy Of vtality-which convinced
es cry onepresent able TO distinguish gauds from glo-
Tic ;, that the FACILITATING actualty OF perceptye
ger us wss before them. And so Mise Heron
clai med the stage for the frat act; and, the
curt ain down, was shouted for until she appeared
before it. And 80 with the second. And 80 with
the hast She is predgal Of touches OF nature. There
s the mar7eioas electrical lin between ttought-the
appre citation of the ointe-and It's symoolsm OF ac-
ton. She is finely lowered as to figure. Bust full,
capable Of holding the tra gc palpitations of big
hent--for hers ia cosu non, starved, no mean
nature. A ineiy.formsd q RIM; an exquisite hand a
good tread the stage He face eIpressye-so much
that yoa forget tke arei tecture Of her nose the
cut of her mouth. Hey eye is vastly sympathetic.
in its pitch. At .iDse-Ea ely, however-she takes an
eXtra treble whining bon g, which must be rectihed
if che would please tA judicious in her declama-
lion throughout Her motions her own they
are what hey ought 20 be to express the character
To this would et0sp an occasional stride In walk
ing, and some three or four times passing akimbo
with the arms That last attitude Is enormously bad.
Anothe- iault of Miss Heron is picking up her ball
dresses, if sha va s entering q coach. Bad thus,
wanting the pafsSt on Of high-tODed inish. The
" Csmiiles Of PaTis Partisan in more ways than
one. These the blemishes discovered, but
they all readily corngible. Perhaps Miss Heron
found necessary go little out from Partisan sane
tons. She MAJ Ow find d available 10 return 10
then. But .heso apart, Miss Heron may be pro-
rounced great ist. Her depth of expression some
times fsrpesses Rachel in feminine intensity of t0re
There s no ass 'of blinking comparisons when they will
rise up Tho - st-the phthisioal Of measureess
assolat0rS and short lived eCstaseS-was as noble
piece Of GaDg as we desire to The house rose in
tsnutuoas sP plause.
Our pSr srks are necessarily directed 30 Miss
Hfroa; Dat il would be an oyers GIT not 10 mention
how wal n play was cast. Mrs. Vernon was much
eppissisd Mr. Sothsfn called By common consent be
fore ths rtain; and the others did well though We
baven1 time or space to particalarize.
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