The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-20
The Theatres.

MISS BATEMAN AT kiBLO's GARDEN.
Miss Kate Bateman made her r,ntree, after long
absence from the city at Nibos Garden last evening
before very large and ndugcnt audience The produc
ton OF play added greater interest to the OCCASION
and all the secured seats the theatre bought up
In advance.
The play is a translation from the German OF Mosen.
thai. The scene is laid in Germany. The epoch is the
early half OF the last century, when the Jews
popularity prosecuted and abhorred practlcers
Of the black arts OF wchcraft and magic
Rudolf tMr. Edwin Adams) is the Of old magis.
tratc, named Lorenz (hr Burnctt, and IL intimate
with Madeline Airs Chanfrau), the Of the village
priest, Herman Mr. Lncrgan), that 1t Is believed they
engaged be married But Rudolf and loved
Leah Miss Baeman). Jewish maidcn, and after FIRE
qucn, in the forest sho forgets the Jew
iah hatred Of Christians and promises eopc
country where her religion noe prevent theT
marriage This design Is discovered BY Nathan, alias
Hans (Mr j. W. waack, Jr.) who IL the village school
master and a renegade Jsw. SAhan informs Lorenz o
his discovery and ,xces tumult against Iaahs family
Rudolf moved by ms father enreaties and the nrgu
Of his friends, unable " decide whether to reln
qulsh his kindred or his betrothcd.
Nathan, excited by bitter enmity against the faith he
has renounced assures Rudolf Lcahs love
nary and that he be bought OF. Rudolf reluctantly
consents subject Leah the OF gold aud for this
hut Jews that night. Lcah IL absent waiting for
Rudolf to ly with her. Sarah MRS. Grattan). an old
LEVERS accepts the money, but Abraham Mr Andrews)
blind old jew recognizes Nahans voice and denounces
him Thereupon Nathan straages the old man; but,
storm raging the villagers made 70 believe that
lash of lightning caused tho sudden death message Is
hastily despatched to Rudolf THAI tho money accepted,
and when Leah seeks him, wet and weary with waiting
he drives away reproaehss for her Avarice. Ru
ding music and blesses tho happy pair but Afterwards
pecring into the church and discovering that Rudolf
Ia the bridegroom, her prayers changed
10 bitter curses Five years pass Rudofs farm pros
pers, his wife lives, his child rs healthy; yot stu h.
breads Ieah's One day, while be In absent
business, mob drives Leah INTO his gateway. MAdslins
projects her and Lsah worn out with sorrow and long
travel accepts the protection until she discovers whose
wife Madeline Is Then, uncertain whether "
20 depart, The at Inst resolves upon vengeance bit
when Rado returns she 10 sftened 10 pity by his
and dragging herself from the hayrek behind ~hkh she
has bn hidden, she renounces her purpose ard reyoke@
her Nathan retsrns with officers Of justice but
Loah reveals his pedy and his crimes aud accepts for
herself the asylum 81 the church.
This brief sketch a the plot Of tho play shows
tina. hhs many strong points. In the origi.
nal the piece " written In blank verse, aud
W both powerfully an6 POLITICALLY arranged 10 tbs
translation the language ~ often poverty and tho
effects manged The idea Of the translator 70 have
been 70 manufacture n meodrama OF Mousenthal's
materials The result II dramatic hash, In which thore
n much 10 aimirehat y, Mossnihaps md much
spsetbat Is tho ransat0s. For example the nrst at
10 rather tame-unt Mr. J. Wall.ok, Jr., gives us
specimen Of his splendid eocutsnbut ends gandy. The
sccnnd opens with aslckennr amount u drivel by the
villagers, and closes with amsgnnoent scene between
Miss Bateman and Mr.. Adams, in which the former
shows how Incapable she IL ~ expressing tender
love The third act IL very npc and effective, but Is
interspersed with " carpenter scenes Hnrrrisag
~ silly, which wore only relieved by the au.
dioc whispers OF the prompier ~ keep Is u
Keep up" until the next va. set
The fourth act opens with Stiffness and closes An
terribly effective scene, which Leah aocsatay be.
hods EldoHs marriage and pa.siopateiy sgfaias and
curses hlm. TIE nth act Il moro equal as4 ends 80,
timely.
PERHAPS We shall be better uBde~,ye when "a s.v