New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-13
Neyp2lorls daily Gribn,1s
AMUSE MEkTS.


dreary We have no sympathy with that climate
upon which travellers dote, where roses exhale their
outdoor perfumes in December. or peaches swOon
from the tree in pulpy exhaustion during February.
We gladly make the laudatoTs present Of roses and
peaches. The most glorious manhood, and woman
hood, too is inseperable from the Winters cold,
when outdoor comfort is occurred by Natures primal
law, action; when the trenchant wind meets us Ike
ioeman worthy of our steel; when the meridian
sun has a divine softness, and brlliancy wthal,
unknown to the monotoned, and yet fiery tropics;
when the night CLEANS in a derium Of starry joy;
when lake and river are hardened even as the earth,
and world OF new graces and delights is sprung
upon them; when home 10 a thousand times dear
because Of the actual iresde, the core Of domestic
poetry; while the blasts howl without and the snow
Grapes all Nature in heavenly white and purity.
Are we having, then, a mean Winter Decidedly
40; and hence we welcomed the snow oil this last
week ard the skating. These are the genuine
amusemeuts of Winter, The dramatic appointments
OF nature when the has shifted tue ran scehe
and given us the fourth act-and the last-and the
sublime close Of the years play. For Spring laughs,
and Summer bushes, and Autumn teens, but inter
alone is sublime. TIE seighng, however, was as
brief as beautiful, and the skang equally leeting
IA we write sleet, and fog and rlush, all the re-
verses Of Winters medal are upon rs; bat still the
blazing hearth If a recompcnfe, and the swelter and
E sketoes and darkness of Il Summer night indoors
not upon us. May Heaven forgive tie man who
invented tight-sovea in place OF the open fireplace;
for we cannot.
We have had at the Winter Garden a Christmas
piece, Dot after Dickenas story. L. is charming
domestic bit OF seasonable domestic painting, but
would be mended by little more symbolism of
Winter. For anything we have in that particular,
the scene might well be in July as December.
There is no IRE within, or snow without; and the
characters are Dire sed for any time bCt Winter. Fog
and damp aud typhoid may represent an English
Winter bu, here we require harder, grander staff.
In regard to the performance of this piece we have
already spoken. 1t will be repeated to night. On
Tuesday, Lurue, or the Naad Queen will be brought
out. The scenery and tabeaux of this are TO be
magnificent, according to report. Mr.. J. 5. Clarke |
viii also perform in the new piece.
The old comedies have occupied he gentty on
Wallack's stage. Tie good old days OF George III.
are rdiaed in the dylIc purity of The School for
Scandal" and tue farce-ike impossbility of Lon
don Assurance" displayed as English life at the
moment. The houses have been good, and the re-
vyal complete success. 1t viii be continued ac-
corlugIy.
AT Mss Laura Keene's they have fallen back /
upon Our American Cousin" with new Dun
dreay. The original Of the characte. ID now having
great approval in London riyalng that which has
attended the production Of the work.
Ia. oil hot " in
and tragedy in steel and black velvet, attracts audi
enees to Nibo's. There has been every possible /.
classic variety with the new coupsny. Tonight
they give "The King Of the Common,'
The ideal Undinc in the drama at the Museum,
is relieved by the actual OF the Fat Girl. Whether
she is 10 take her place in rank With the leylathan
and Lehemoth, does not officially appear yet, though
1T is reported accompanying text to place her in
that rank is preparing. 1t runs: 4" And j. waxed
fat and kicked"
The New Bowery trea,s the public to "Tbe
Angel Of Midnight" Sketches in India, etc.
The l3owery Theater affords Circus, aud " Baron
Muuchausen,," u romantic pageant, &c.
Matilda He. ons new comedy " The Bell Of the
Season." has with an unqualified success in Boz
ton She opens here with it March 10 at the Winter
Garden.
The Academy Of Muaic-Hot in Brooklyn or
Paris merely, but in Irving place-is TO have two
performances Of opera this week, on Wednesday and
Friday nights Miss Kellog first in La Trayiaia,
and Misc Hlnekley in " II Barbiere' on Friday. Mr..
Brgnoli will be tenor, and Mr. Mancus baritone.
AT the Brooklyn Academy Of Music tho same
performance will take place On Tuesday and Thurs
day.
A very nice concert was given at Dodworth'
Rooms on Thursday. The crowded room was en-
tertaued by the Glee and Msdrigal Society giving
venerable glees and madrigals, and Mr. Apply the
volinist.
The foreign musical intelligence is dull Mr..
Wallace's Lurine' is to be translated and played
on the continent. The journals continue TO speak
well of Mr. Bales opera, THE Purtan's Daughters"
Miss Adeline Patti has delighted the fastiiious people
of the Prus.ian capital. Opera is rising with Italian
indepeudence in Milan. Three houses IRE open.
We have no desire TO enter into any controversy
with the editor Of Delights Mus,ea! Journal
respec,ing Handles Messiah. With the exception
Of the Halleujah Chorus, and " He sas Despsed,"
pretty much every other piece, take it, must be
moldy bore TO ears educated TO the retnements OF
logical musical FORM of pure and grand statement, OF
vocal method of vocal declamatory style, of musical
RHYTHM neerated with and born Of regular aud sxi-
bic poetcsl measures, and not dreary prose, taken
higgledy -pggledy, without connection, progress,
climax, and culmnation the whole drowned in
dreaier fugues, the fossils Of an carly age, when
Apollos rays had lot produced the higher forms OF
grace and beauty.
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