The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-11

English versions Of ingenious French vaISevilles,
VIII be compelled to turn the comedies Of Messrs.
Bourcicault Tom Taylor, &C., into "bastard Latin,
for the qualification of their patrons This mania
ior Italian Opera is sheer adectation; and here
the point Of view from which it creates most anxiety
among those who regard the peoples eutotdocr
amusements as no insgnifcant agents IN the popu'
Lar civilization and happiness.
Ristori has been playing Phedre at the st. James
and was to appear as Adrienne lie Couvreur, thus
gradually appropriating all of Rachels reles. The
Times describes well and briefly the comparative
points Of the two artists, thus
To the London playgoers Phedre Is simply part in
which Mademoselle Rachel delighted them for series
of years and with Mademoiselle Rachel alone will
Madame Ristori be compared by those who witness
her performance. But even this comparison is super
fuous. The principles Of exposition adopted by the
two artists are entirely different. With Maiemoselle
Rachel the details Of voice and gesture were so
abundant and 30 various that one felt that all de-
scription however minute, must leave much untold.
She sought for meanings in recendite places, aud
astonished her audience by showing how much
could be made OF passage that, in the closet, pro-
missed nothing remarkable. The Phedre Of Madame
hstori has not TO De 50 closely followed. she pro-
duces her effects by broad delineations, by the I'M
posing character OF her occasional attitudes. The
music of her voice rolls with touching mournfuness
through the portion of the 6vst act where love yet
unconfessed pppears in the shape OF an engmaticale
malady.
On The occasion OF Miss Reynolds benefit, last
Wednesday, new farce, entitled "A Striking
Widow" was produced at the Haymarket. The
plot is simple enough. For the sake OF wager q
young naval officer (played by Mr.. w. FaIren) most
impudenty kisses lady tplayed by Miss Rey-
nolds) in the public street Of watering place. On
account Of this wrong the lady urges a snobbish lit
tie parsonage, played by Mr.. Blackstone, to knock
down the offender and, as her exhortations are not
obeyed with sufficient prompttude, she becomes her
own ayeDger, but boxes the leutenante ears In
such covert manner that the snobbish little per-
sonage gets the credit of the assault, and from mo-
tives Of gallantry takes upon himself the response
bility apperaiDing thereto having first screwed up
his courage with sundry doses of brandy. At the
end, however the lady gives hopes of her hand, no.
10 her little champion bat the audacious lieutenant
The story of this piece, which is apparently taken
from the French, Is meagre and the manner in
which it concludes a. once abrupt and unsatisfac-
tory. Bat the English writers have shown them
selves superior 70 the foundation they have worked
upon, for the dialogue is spirited and amusing.
PARIS THEATRES -A late L0Idon paper Gays
Last right drama n Ave acts, called the "polar
Secs, produced st the Cirque o.? npique, with sae
thermometer st .sopscsi heat The author n Charles
Edmond, Of the Pre'se, Who accom- panied Prince Nspo
military hocsehold present q; tue psrfor nance n
he trs- act the sister Of Lady F,ankln comes on the
stage and in The course OF dialogue inorE the audience
tns: the English government sent mp 10 search
FOR Sir Jonn Fiaoklr yhe seoond o,er o. tais ship e
sen.ea 81 in love win relative Of Lady Frsnkiu Kss
Eva Norton In the second act introduced 20 SIR
John Franklin himself and ell his crew, who have oeen
waiting for seven years IN frozen ocean, expecting Se
hverance from England. As TIE plot proceeds, hod
kfs Eva syy emtsrkng or card the vessel TO share
the dangers Of her loved liou:ensnt They touch q.
Greenland and there Protestant clsrryn,n proposes
take Of Mas Eva 90 her the further pers OF
S ace sas ss Bs o. anq sS
The narrative OF ;ae voyage Is resumed, 10 vesige Is
scnpd Of Sir Jcrr FrankM mis- compsn;ons, Lieutenant
Belo. "a made % de ry the hand OF rival &c aiec
tons Of Eva, ana she rems EnConsolsoIe widow
Tie piece vas not very successful
GGIiS.ani has the soIIswirg:-
hEe. redesco has arrived in Paris from Lseon. Hme
Lagrange, wko has beer for three pears Mes Yorx,
likes II Town, and has already signed "a engagement
scr tie 5-szs sac ssiis FOR Rio r July Nile Boscheu
soprano ofecme reputation g. Aso. IL also engaged for
Rs. "A. Arsnjo, The director % ~ present N Psre
e stated LIST Giagiin!, OF her MAJESTY theatre,
a. ooo, ass ~ eossgsen. tos AIsI.sa ..
salaries for 'slk singers, but tbs seems ncret.el-
Rather Ed HERALD
E. sosses ,hs srea. contra sssssi, LIS been giving
concerts with lrntae,se s1ceess ~ farm.
The enncer. season a; ts heisnt J-s; n U,rcou.
IAs; week one tooE rla,e At which tie programme
ssea c. t;y four r.sr.eavz (oaery-B5w May Of ne
Alt.ence remained 20 tie en3 Of re Concert u
me Sane PAPER spcsxs Of Rs.or's Pheire shs:-
rhose sri:ics who gscnc ara c:aer uIyers o.
me ,lssc drama Of rrs1oe with codnsss should hss.sI
knc Rsori I, "Phei-e vnicr wAs prodr ed this
wess before theatre crostea 70 TIE re,.es; looks
,.a Ns ' 2ss MI. gs ssr, sss TsT
deree them 81 :Ir,,ikr rney NJ. here 10 really
deep are 40 seerces q psssoo and IAfo feeling opened
the foreign reader BY tie meMarei versacs
ton Eae raonc:orous csdences OF me recurring
writxD In rY.e 9, al :hese .-snmes tie Phsore OF
Rssse Justly ao1s ~ ?lEse among zee toes: tragedies
ever s-1:ss y .ry .sss.e me nsroae :'ats Ined
nses;rous passion .or Eirpoiyt-. her sor, ur-
ee.soes 81 tie ssceriprs srrrging from hopeless
ove, rsse, jefIorsy, Madness ana ses2s. And these
rra,d eererss o: tragic power tie poe. rss m,1ded
viii mastery q rand NO ne errna, ths: Two
great TEfeiaps-cicssng from each other a~de a the
a A II an
her ovn style, each equally powerful, and escs equally
s1ccsss'u In ope he ,e-ce and ;erIh,e charcters1cs
o. the role raA., and IN tbese Rachel
ueei sanme; Rissor. he deep, Gncourollab.e love
0. fervd, passionate Easare Nile aAchels perform
ss,o,i NOR. 81 u: mpaIsye .oman On ~ .aos IS
IN artists sedy the great French vsgeden must prooe
BY be placed srs but for he power Of reaching feel
ings Of audience Hre. Rs,ori irconparsby supe-
Iss. FAD these ladies' BEEN soe ~ exchange suSail
par. o. rer reeSeve qualities With each other, 70 what
Psrfec,cn wozld have carried Tie sasel 7s:ne With
the spo=tsz warmth Ct RgNri would have been q
mvvei Ris.or 9TH LILLE o, he Calm restraint
;; s.chsl -'sld s..s'; sr,fss.p, sr. ne -:
Pteire, scEI, fADtDg, aylDg from and
Unsupported .ove, vs nlsbihcc,, ard IN the
.as'sg9s.s scene, .nsre .s.se,sas a. rss[.E,
her leos, tones I,i every movement, we're truly al
mrsbo. he grant scene vhics eloses tie fourth 49,
= vbcr see In crivtn 70 nktpess oy Der jsalsusy OF
Arisa ard dsd.n 90 Eppolysus also power
.sy gwen and toe ~ NJ scene Worldly sossd her PER
,rssass, 9, Ter iapsrsonsiors Ippsiss recalls bon.
ess1 sad every other node 0. toe enthusiast
G: the r-oc -e-e IN operation from ne arst tee
nz.l fa q re curAr. % describe, even s.em q 70
count, t5ese marks u sonage out u the question w.
Essroai ,ocse1 ard acted The character q HppDyfus ex
rsmey vel, hut !. part thAs talent elevate 70
importance The oinsr Characters respeotabiy Iup.
1orsi ard re Costumes we're RIGA ard Rppro,r atehst
% PhesIe oes9i,al we nrss 20. conclude without q
vorf tvsr q he .rsrsa.on, o, which want OF space
Only prevents our qootior few passages Il oy u T.
lie lJDgs-o, versieed ~.te conhne correcl1 eu ard
spirit M, often fJ,nd % translsDops.
dspsict reached London On Monday. from re d1ec-
tor Of The Theatre "A Scala, q MIp ssang that in con-
Sequence of Is 20. having he tSssport uise5 BY he
French consulate 10 LONDON before leavrg he tad been
ahsn M custody hs arrival Cass az 70 Mon
day gat k friends Ind nc. been abs 10 procure
charge.
AUSTRALIAN TEskrREs.
yrrOrRSr, April lbNr. q. " Brooke took bis farewell
Of Ksc01roe Audience o. he Thsstre Royal the 23d
% kssct. The play " Loves Sscrtce," and the
theatre vss srosoed % the roof Hs popularity q was