New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-02

| ten are settled by the Casting CGnuA tee fron
whose dicta there II appeal. Eleven of ne dozen
"Romeos must sfe their aspirations for a TIM and
all the "Julets but must subside into noble YIN g
at the grand ball of the Cspuets. But there are otl,
considerations beside the fear Of dismissal from IN,
company that conduce to keep down all symptoms Of
dissatisfaction with the dOinss Of the Committee By
the rules each member in rotation Las the privilege Of
designating the plays for nights performance and of
acting what parts therein he chooses that the
aspirant whose heroic hopes Tonight uniirnely
blighted by the hsriheared and unappreciatng Com
mttee, chokes down his cagrn for the present know
ing that the time must come when be can play
"Othello' and " Paul Pry and - Peter Spyk,' all in
the same evening, and also dance couple Of horn
pipes between the acts he feels himself moved to that
saltatory exertion There can b. no doubt that the
Amateur Dramatic Associations are splendid safety
valves and that through them is blown of very much
bad acting that might otherwise become dangerous to
the public. Many stage-struck young man, who
might possibly in another event slict US for life
the legitimate boards, after few trials amateur
becomes thoroughly convinced that he has special
call to that department Of the fine arts, that he ia
cured OF his theatrical ambition before he has rrctrev
ably committed himself to the profession, and quietly
betakes himself to some other line of life, and the
world is gamer thereby. That the rule sometimes
works tie other way, and works admirably too, we
have evidence in the number of excellent actors who
began their theatrical career a. members of Amateur
Associations. If these societies have spared much,
they have given more for TO them IS the stage
indebted for many of It's best artists.
What with the people who geinto the wrong places,
come on at the wrong times, speak the wrong words,
and do the wrong things; with the people who don't
know their parts and who can't act them when they
do with the scenes that won't shove ON, and that
human oxerton can get off after they on with the
curtain that won't come down until the tableaux
spoiled by the people running away and the blue fire
that refuses TO light till the curtain down, and then
refuses to be put out at any price whatever with the
supernumeraries who die on the very plank selected
by the hero for his private expiring; with the
prompter who gives everybody the wrong cues, and
then rectifes his mistake by ordering the music to
strike up the curtain to down in the middle OF
the refractory scene; with tie band who play dead
march when the tarry saior-man proposes unto him.
self hornppe and who strike up particularly lively
waltz when the consumptve heroine is doing her last
agonies with the funny men who are dismal, and the
tragic men who funny; with the awkward man
who tanges his sword in his legs, who steps on the
dignified ladys train who smutches his india ink
mousache all over his mouth till lie looks if he had
been kissing negro lady whose complexion wasn't
fast ceors and wouldn't wash; with the houses that
fall down when anybody goes into them; the bridges
that fall down when anybody goes over them the trees
that fall down when anybody leans against them, and
the distant mountains that fall down without anybody
doing anything at all to them; with the wigs that
won't f tine coaks that won't stay on, the stockings
that roll down. the plumes that get singed the laces
that get torn and the coats that get chalked on the
back; whit with all these, and hundred other inde-
scribable happenings amateur theatrical perform
ance is one of the funniest things the optics OF mortal
man ever beheld.
The dramatic talent that assert itself, and COM
mand attention through all the confusion of such II
scene must indeed be genuine and vigorous. And yet
this il sometimes the case and especially no
ticeabe al the benefit Of the "A. II. Davenport ORA
matte Association" on Tuesday night last. On that
occasion there number of the maapropos occur
rences nseparable from any performance but that OF
company under more rigorous discipline than any vol
unteer corps can attain but in spite OF the short
comngs of some OF the performers, and the overdongs
of Others, there were still other who displayed
degree of ability that gives promise OF high excellence
in the future. The plays were " "Back-Eyed Susan,
"The Carpenter of Rouen, and "The Day after the
Wedding" and some Of the characters in these pieces
were acted so well do dscredit to more pre-
teniious establishments There is good deal of
rough talent in the company, which time and study
may polish into shape to be hereafter accepted and
applauded by the public.