New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-03

- s,r ,oiline manageable days when, compare
leaking. there shall be for them no toll, nor
- nor mKaageral variety and vexstsous spirit, ior
-. n u supposed the theaters will almost mango
,h.m,eyes-in thoee happest Of all joyful hmes it is
a, No expected that the public at other epochs most &C.
ssn,reslly uncertain, coy and bard 10 pesse, will be
~ saser for amusement and 90 easily amused wital, as
n throne the thesters the slightest spectacular prov
ostion. rendering thereby the managers office sine
sure bis toll WEAKNESS of the pass and his life rose
solored existence whose Severest etor shall be the
perpetual counting of many grateful shekes OF fuvous
gold YEA and of frosty silver also. If there are no
theatrical bankruptcies before Christmas then shall we
hear Of none during the But the three weeks
;umedisely preceding the longed-for 25th of Deoem-
Der are the times that Try managers wits tempers, ana
powers Of invention. Woe to the drectoral brain that
i, NO. then fertile of novel expedients wherewith to
epsice the fssdiousy dainty public, for otherwise his
hcuse of advertisement shall fail and his managerial
dave be shortly numbered in the land
Upon that most trying fortnight us-a-weekor-ten-
ssys of all the year-do we enter on this identical
night tn. theaer all feel the importance of the occa
Won and have all "pat on the big team and the
various programmes for the present week are fairly
irresistible in novelty and attraetiveness.
Laura KeeRes TkeGter.-The grand spectacle of
beer since the first night, materially improved by such
alterations, curtaments additions and variations as
have seemed meet. tits now exceedingly amusing
and attractive spectacle and considered apart from the
dialogue il bright succession Of scenic beaues-the
last and crownipg one Of which is unmatched In
sorQeousness by any stage display seen in Ameri'
Ca This piece will be acted every night this week.
Y,ster Gardea.-hr. Edwin Booth, whose fame
grows with each successive character he personates
will this evening for the first time this engagement
appear az Richard H. On Saturday night he played
Pescara" in The Apostate, for the second time, sup
ported by Mrs Dufield and Mr. Studley FloriDda'
and "Hemeys."
The latter gentleman, and not Mr.. Lingham, as we
mstakenly asserted, is entitled TO the questionable
honor Of having enacted Hemeya on Thursday evening,
on which occasion certain dement's In the personatl0n
were made in these columns, the subject OF severe
oensure. Our error from reposing ridiculous
fsith in the small bills Of the house which conspicu
eusly announced Mr.. Lingham as Hemeya, and made
no note whatever Of Mr.. Sudley, whereby hr. Ling
ham received castgation intended for another person
Ii always due to the public and TO the actors mpG
Gated that when sudden substitution of one actor fol-
another in an important part becomes necessary, the
fact be announced from the stage, both that the ndu
yence of the audience may be extended to the unex
pected performer and that the absent one neither re-
eeive credit for aures won by another, nor be held re-
sponsibe for shortcomings not his own. Attention by
the proper partytO this rule Of common public courtesy
On Thursday night would have spared deserving actor
much pain, and have obtained for a stranger suddenly
called to FIJI a responsible position, for which ne was
probably but partially prepared, much kinder consider
ston
In Justice TO Mr. Studey we remark, that on his sec
ood personatOn of Hemeya his former hardness was
-. 1. 100 I,Jo ~,
swarby hue and HE whole delneraton of the charac
Der Of the Apostolic Moor far worthy Of COM
nendation than his first attempt.
The cast of Richard ILL., tonight CALI into requsOn
the services of the entire company and the play will be
effectively presented.
Ni6Lo's G0rden.-The tragedy Of Macbeth will be
acted tonight for the first time during Mr.. Forrest
engagement with that tragedian of course, as the
guilty king Much money has been lavished on this
piece and many weeks of time have been spent in
making fit preparations for the proper presentation OF
shakespesres tragic masterpiece. All the scenes have
been painted specially for this play, and the costumes
and decorations have been prepared on scale of I'M
wonted spendor, Many noticeable restOrations of the
original text, and unique management of the super
natural elements Of the tragedy, will call for
elaborate notice.
On Thursday and on Saturday nights, was given an
oriental spectacle, called " The Prodigal Son." 1t s
founded on the Scripture story, and, with regard to
costumes and appointments is finely put on the stage
1t ia very excellently acted by Mrs. +. b. Conway,
and Messrs. Conway, FennO, Chas Fisher, CanOl, and
ethers The Mysteries of Iris" which seem TO con-
sst entirely of sacred gyraons of young ladies' atred
after the fashion of the modern ballet, and who be-
haves themselves sich' conducted by Madame
Theleur, Mile. Fece, and Mile. Marian, much TO the
satisfaction of the audience. The play is, on the
whole well acted, and well merited.
Some interesting and instructive facts in ancient
Lexcoogy are also developed through the modern
dunn of Messrs. Chester and Harrison. From an
EbrOus conversation Of these two worthless we learn
that several thousand years ago, it common for
joyal gentlemen of the canedrving persuasion 10 get
drunk and roll in the olden cutters of sacred Memphis
not having the fear of the Egyptian police before their
tipsy eyes; that they used TO say "ets liquor" and
were accustomed to perform that pleasing ceremony,
assisted by undiscovered flask of the size and shape
Of those in modern days, and holding one pint, be the
same more less; that they not Ignorant Of the
familiar phrase "See you hanged first" that they
could hOoray" in style perfectly recognizable by
Nineteenth Cenuryite; that it not unusual for one
gentleman of that date TO address another gentleman Of
the period az "son Of gun" and that none better
than they understood the frequent and emphatic EN-
poyment Of our terse but emphatic personal eulogum
"BuHy for yOu."
To all of which we desire 10 respectfully call the at
tenton of DR.. Abbott his successors heirs assigns
VaAacks Theater.--A double event of unusual
interest will make this evening memorable at this
houseAthe simultaneous appearance of new fve-act
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