New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-27

draNdftS gersop@, and geTso4sJ were !
worn Al oidef 10 iacrea trumpet-wise the volume
Of sound. Tho Attention Therefor who went t. the I,
theatre 20 hear Tragedy went to joy pure art or
article, ard excellence in fupposittous portraituro
was judged from that standard alone.
Upon The revival Of letels in Europe, the snL Ct
OF tie Greek drama excited pa. tomato interest |
among students. The discovery Of three pieces Of /
Greek rs. wOrde with musical sions--a hymn 20 |
Apollo among the nunbrr--set aesthetic scholars
,,id with enthusiasm TO find he key to tue iaterpre-
t.4on OF their oigrs, 20 as TO make modern art mis-
tess Of the wonderful ELECTS attributed 70 ancient,
ui,eIauce t.e stage. Scholar
slir however, was W. ted in The rlecial inycsiira-
ton beyond the fact that il was determined hst a
sncicnt tragedy was aung. To bssct something Ike
il WAS now eagerly aimed at, and Knot Of learned
end musical zen in Florence, more than two hundred
ears ago, made the first step IN producing the mod
ern music. ly-declamcd drama; tie most emit emf OF
{ .eso Luxurious peIe0As being lie Gibcr Of Calico
70 Florence, therefore belongs tie honor OF the brt
modern musical tragedy. Shakespeare was nu-
s.irn IA very many Tatsa,cs in Lis worhs show.
Cae Of Thorn ia LeQf il so technical tlat none but
rutfe theorst can understand it and the com
mtors al unlyrcal, expended ,hcir ignorance
. noae,use upon it. Dr.. johnson, tic least qucli-
. .d OF men 70 write on Shakespeare, treated the
world TO the most trash on tao dnmatist. This
loving acquaintance Of Shakespeare with music, such
az was composed in Lis days induced bin never 10
lose an opportunity o. in''oo'Cus " ~ 7''''.1i'i'
elect in his PLAYS. Tho dry Uuivcfaty men, WHO
subsequently ana 'O,enl ol"Ue'us'' ",''o f'"''
are wanting N ne iIIN'h eIeu'"" A'A'e 'uo''
a. e. AL
works aie decent m graoe, ahd Their aiaon " cuo
sloug-ide ol chat Of the great modern inheri0T oi
Apollos lyrical IRE and sy eldor.
But in Shakespeare uno the ancient musicl
defamation ~ We have seen, had everywhere died
cut. The tcatr,s-the Globe, for exam le-wcre
little affairs, and the spoken voice. without arthsiAl
aids OF mats or other devices was sufficient 20 hll
TIE house. Tire auciCns were aqed only 10 lar "a
blank yer.e wac Concerned. A certain elevation OF
ftyle Was demanded Of the actor ON account Of Tile
metrica ne,es.ty. But he was 10, required 90 iul
into sne-soug, nor TO initiate the growl Of hc tiger
o, ANY noise foald in tie renagero or ,arm-y ard.
MOI Tin .ing after the Attic fashion 10 had properly
tcs~eek bv ali,virg lie vocal clor9f tie gott.-.
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,b,o.t fla, We ,b,U not yen.uie technically 10
ds.crile Int which re.emb!es sound pro.
;easl ,lro,,b an artificial trlc. Such large
sGec,st.ons Of vocal exfrs sion. such swollen in.
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- ,t.o ,,roat Cov.n, Ca,de, and Drurv Lane
we're devoted 70 drama. il now beyond analyris.
I pnt We do know, that the nusauoe now il in full
flower and ought 10 be squeched by criticism. Not
.mnlv by tfe criliciu Of tie zen, but by tie per-
,untmv cri icisn Of tie auditorf. If applause be
GOOD for ANYTHING hi.scs are equally valuable.
They ave essential 20 maintaining the decency, dig
u;tv' and trutbfulnePs Of the acting sage. When
ever an actor appears before an audience aud turns
bis throat an d mouth into q sewer Of faiae d5uish
noises. lie should he recalled 10 Of pr)pIety.
If public speaker were to attempt 20 10 ada wrath
70 bis invec'iye or grandeur 10 HE flights Of fancy,