New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-01
TIE ACADEMY OF THE DRAMA. t,

Dogs are co. the Only people who fuc mad whenths
Thermometer gees up to 90'. Human ANIMALS src
sometimes affected TO degrees tsa calls foS utsrSr-
ence on ts part of thsr spds 10 prevent ther dcsg
mischief to themselves or Che public. A melancholy
instance of the latter sort may DO BY those WHO
have the bsrdhood to sScourter tie dramatic pbs-
ronenon of " 4 ectre in the persocs of tnoss wno
participate in the mourpfr performance Of that play,
as given a. the Academy Of the Drama"
mr. t'sac c. Pray is tho gentleman who hes under
taken to "insusur.s. ,siea Of tho drama "fousdsi
on tie ancient Greek nodels. The catst sinmsut
aasr the snceut model was given lsst night, to .
couple of oozen or 20 Of psspe.
For the Information Of the cIieus will state taat
"Electra' is tragedy, AID we will give sketch Of
chat Is rsebab'y the plot, although it WAS exceedingly
difficult to brush aside the tiresome effect Of tho oaot
defamation last evening, and End ous what thsy
re,lly als making all toe fuss about
Electra was tbs daughter of on, Agsusmoon "a
ancient gentleman of some respeccablity, at Que tins
K,ng OF Argos. He went away from homo ono day to
engage in the Tnjsn war, leaving lis wife CIyten-
nestrs urJor the guardianship Of tricky COUSIN d
his, raned Egisthus, who secuc.d the lady from bs
lrg sncs to her absent lord and took her ss his mig
trsss. Agsmempcn started home, intending 10 take
dire vengeance on tho two sdulteras bat wss ss hty
Anticipated by that loving couple who quietly klled
him. They endesvored to perform the ssus kind
tfoe FOR Ofestes, the son Of Agsmsmn0n but be wa
pserved by his sis.ar Electra. Tnis I.dy had been
sso taken in bard by Rs sthus and Clyeunsstra. and
had been compelled TO marry en- ignorant rustic, in
whose bouse sho wn obliged to undertake the meuil
ofices end occupy tie ow position of e Save.
Ores:es wa token care Of BY dis uncle, Strophius,
who vas X Dg Of Ptocs, srd wso brought up on tams
Of such intimate familiarity WITH Pylsdes, tbs 200 ct
Suoplius, tia: then irlsCdshp for each otter ha
passed into psovsrb.
wter Orestes Rad attained bis majority he cough.
cut RE sssr sgsn and che melted him to the
death Of his father He therefore assisted b. P adss,
ssesssin..ed 10th Hgisthus and CIytemnssxa He
sfterwsrd gave Electro TO Ps!sdes for q wfs.
Upon .ts various adventures an nishsrs Of Electra
have thrss Ct the Greek d:suetiss, G,cnyius,
Emipiots ard Soptoces, written Tragedies.
A psy of tie sars rsme, be:rg q trsns'ston d
Soptocess tragedy vas sctsd IL Eagls-d 60 ne eighty
yea.s ago for the Grst time erd the subject tss b,ea
used il one snspe or ao.her rurber Of times socs.
Tbs prsser. vers'cr lie, we believe rsmodelng Of
tie cider plays, By Mr.. l. G. Pray who is the orig
rs:or Of .he experiment for tie resurrection Of tho
"ctse.c4l tragedy the ancisu. Creek models" Az
Nj Prey himself says Of 1t, r tho bills, EIoctrs q
iNo-osco TIC Nf.L.VIo SLIcAta'Ae0 Wy ALe oAs~-
"Greeks wth resrec, 10 fats. II s constructed With
"a rigi! adherence to tie msstsrfieces Of Gfscsn
Tragedy ard its simplicity, power and effects csoSot
"bu. elicit tie interest Of 10 refined aud intelligent
TIE e1psrecce Of lxt night cbews ttst the dispeos
rg VIZ tie orctsets end scenery, and the ether we
mr Pray calls tie "scjunct.7e sIrsctoas Of the
crsms, includes TIC dispeLsng With the suiieace,
9 modem a6junc. which hr Pray nss. also naske CP
be n.rd &c DO wtLou. Z he pers.sts in his Gteek der
son. The persoTnsrce Is as irssry "a c.r no well
imagined ard tie constant fal.rg away last night Of
TIE originally sporadic ardsno4 left the pubic at the
last IN . ts;e rs jorty over the sc;on.
There are srtists Of any special fame 10 the bW,
a1e the c.st q, wkole is below cpdursbls molocn.y
TIE teroire, "Eectrs, was persoOsted by ~
Corde.s Cappsll, sI.dy VITO Is . stranger hers ssd
who SCENE worthy cf batter opportunity 10 sbo~ ks
powers.
Mr.. Bopifsoe O. "Eeishus" dsclaiasd dscsxs'y
ard Mf Cancn spoke tis part with cue emphasis. M
Prsy'. ec:rg, Is Ores.ss." wa ssrafrl p:ecs o.
amots,ri'n; es We bsve ever witnessed. and 10 sss
scse Of ilansc iDefacercy W count sznstsu" sssss
very tottom.
"Estetrs' !, s6ee-t.seS br sc1s moro penormsnes~
butvs tGiik are ssse II ssyirg thss lat ngot
sstis6ed tie nsnssn ia. the a1cisn: slew afe.
drsms scarcely pp to the fss. requirements Of 'eS
locomotive egs.
ALFRED BILLS Five dollar bills ai.eredfromswos'