New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-04-08

ritles for active e0mpettOn aud inc pouu5tono
their beet novelties become apparent and urgent,
the managers bring out their reserve attractions ana
present plays and new actor, and in every way
do their utmost to carry their various theates through
the dull reason. This week have promise OF novel;
ties both in the dramatic and equestrian way, that can
scarcely fail TO attract good houses in the current week
Aeodcmy of Muac.-To-night the Academy OF Music
will be re-opened with the company of Associated
Artists, aud the opera I'm Ballo III Maschera." To
morrow evening Linda di Chamouni is to be sung
in Brooklyn .....
UInier Garden.-The triumph Mr.. John s. Clarke
has fairly won at THE house can scarcely find prece-
dent for the past twenty yems in our city. It'll by no
nears unusual thing for tragic star who has
been pronounced by the local provincial press eqaai
to Garrick superior Kean and combining the great
est exceeneies of both" to claim the attention, and
sometimes TO the recognition OF the New
York public for few nights but they then fade, dis
apuear and are seen no more In the Of stars Of
the geutler SEX the instances more fequent, ana
though they aways received with that fOrbea ance
and courtesy that intelligent metropolis never fails to
extend to aspiring provincial talent they are generally
dismissed 90 whence they came after night or two
Of hearing and record ofjudgmeDt, kind land
mild though irrevoc.ble and final. Probably not one
feminine dramatic STAR out Of twenty, and not one
masculine lumnary out of Dozen secure in this
city an appreciation that warrants the managers in CIV
inc them an engagement after the first week. The
reason Of this apparent dproporion in their numbers
il that woman trusting to the nvariabs kindness Of
an audience 10 hersex will make the metropolitan ven
tnre on one-tenh part Of the talent that wodld
lie, M Indispensable and their failures more numer-
our IN proportion
And OF provincial stars who every season claim onr
attention here there fifty tragic asiirants TO one
comic actor who bopes mike his mark by bis appeals
to the humorous sympathies Of hls audiences.
1t would be- eBsy mItter to recapitaiae the short
st of comic that have shone upon us for the past
few ears and the would take ny scarcely an
Improbable portion Of space. But AT piesen our
business is with the man who, coming almost un'
hcrad,d from the prpvinces hrs achieved comic sue
cess III. great 4 that has been made in New-iork for
many years.
Though Mr Clarke has appeared but in the one
comedy Of the Babes in The Wood and in single
farce he has established himsef an artist OF the most
thorough and natural school, and brsoe the unequiyo-
cal apause lie has receive from the audiences he has
won irom III, profession numerous ana more en-
thusastc .ucomuns any other COMIC star thai has
appeared here for the past ten years or more. The
cDargc often brought a5is tie dramatic profession
tina, t- members full of petty ealous and envy,
and tii they exhibit these unaniable Characters icu
more freely than ihc members Of any other profession
This broad usterion 10 lot true; but II Is true that IA
all the dongs Of actors pe,ss unurua degree Of n
tere- The public their sfitee and Jealouh,s obtain
publicity that mAnlies them "ut of all natural proper
lion and gives tlse impression with regard 10 their
professional relations. There is class of harwurs-
cfs - abused the stock actors of New Yorkoften
compelled To- pk,y rso.nd To, aud bolster up by their
own abilities the shallow preienroUs OF some fourth
rate provincial "sar,' who has scrared together
money enough to secure the es-ees Of the Iheater
against ss during his brief hour ia but natural they
should feel the temporary humiliation, and givefree ex-
precision To- their rejoicirgs wn,n tie moneyed humbus
receives Is professional deathblow from the public
whose yerdic, reelected to the world through the
Press.
But II the meritorious metropolitan nctors exut over
the exugusbmeut OF some meritless mountebank 50
do they, with few exceptions, earnestly and truly re-
jocc overhe accession to eir ranks Of anartisi, man
who Appreciates the power and dignity Of his sri, and
has genInc ability support it. And no actor coming
from The country bas received from the profession
q more glad welcome and complete brothery recogn-
ton than has Mr John S. Clarke, late OF Philadelphia
He r true ard thorough artIst whose fnus are thoee
OF youth which experience will polish away, and he
has made hit here, which, by provincial comedian
IL not ralleled once N twenty year. lie wal this
week. the last Of hs engagement, run through
round Of his old and fvore parts in order to give the
public idea of his varied abilities and the Babes
Of The WoVd though in the hight OF s popularity,
will Ia alter another night withdrawn for this purpose
To4light Mr. Clarke appears 'Jeremab Beetle"
and as Waddoye" IN the excellent farce of :" Bob
Nettes."
JraLaoks THeater.--Mr. Wilknss new comedy Of
"H,nrette" has proved most gratifying, both
TO the author and the manager 1t ia be play every
night this week and an excellent farce will also be
given every night. On Thursday night Mr.. Walcot
will produce new aftepece.
Lou,d keene's Theaier.-The Seven Sisters" every
night tins week.
Niblo's Garden.-The illness Of Mr.. Forrest, which
hts kept that popular ragedan from the stage for the
pat few nights, greatly the regret of bis friends and
admirers still continues and he will not be able TO APP
pear this week. The disease govt is sn old complaint
of Dir. Forests, and not only incuIactates him from
acting but occasions him the most excrucatiDg pain
The hundreds of admirers of the artist, ms vel rs
friends of the man, will heartily rejoice as soon
AZ is possible to bis convalescence. Mean
time the admirable circus company OF Mr.. Nixon will
perform every night. AS the public become more IA
miliar with this company they discover excelleneies
which were not at first especially apparent The
riding is Of the very rst-class, and has never been
ecipd IN scity. Zo,ar heretofore, oushresall
the Others, and wins, if possible, new admiration nightly
by her daring and by the graceful ease with which
she aocompshes the most difficult ard dangerous ieats
Mademosee Helose is a rider whose grace and beauty
the of the audiences.