New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-24
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lmusements.
NIELo's GARDEs.-The version of " Satanella
which was LIST evening produced at this theater
is n species Of theatrical salad, the Ingredients III
which. to use a captivating phrase from Mr.
Dickens last work, so not assimilate. To what
effect il might be Lr ught by more thorough pro
cess Of stirring and mixing we are lot prepared tc
ear, hut in its presen: condition, the want Of har
nony aud cohesion are too apparent 70 escape
criticism from even the least iastidous palate. There
is abundance Of excellent material, which resolutey
refuses to shape Itself duly into form. Dances
SONGS chorGses, Iefglsen apparel brilliant scenery
tricks Of fantasy droll da! que and other details toe
numerous to mention, are mingled in mg guhcen'
confusion. The successive events are separated
from one another by such amazing distances Of in
congrGty that the passage from scene to scene cam
10, be Iisked without grave fears Of DEDICATION
Of the brain. To recall during the second act the
incidents Of tue fret or dnrng the third, those Of
tho second, would demand elasticity of memory
with which the ordinary tLeater.s ding mortal is not
endowed. The audience lltt evening re.inq0ished
all such er,lts at al early PERIOD aud resigpei Itself
20 the may excitemen,s Of the action without much
question as to plot or probability.
Abandoning these points, which in iepos,s Of the
kinds that Miss Richug- usually offers are always
allowed to lie i'll Tranquil sib)idiBalion, and locking
only at tie elements OF the dish, wa find plenty Of
legitimate opportunity Tor compliment. The singing
of Mis- Richines is Of course delightful. That 81
tie chorus, which 10 intended to support her,
vii! doubtless be 80 too, after sufficient re.
hemslls. Last night. Ike tho, veteran on
the stage" it suPerfluousy Jagged at uu-
merous critical periods. 1t gave however, Il
'o4nza or TWO, eXaitng tAe virtues Of gold asa cis-
culaiing medium, tie sentiment Of which thrilled
every listeners pocket if the in'erpsetat;rn did not
absolutely touch tie heart, The ballet CORPS was
ample. both personally and artistically, aud tho
saha'oiy stars Of the evening were objects OF unrc.
mittlnJ admiration. Ms. G4letii stormed the audi.
en'e at the point OF the toe, and vauquiehed il.
over and over egaiD. llr,. Marzetti VOL repeated
acknowledgements Of her exquisite grace and dex-
terity. Mr. Marzett, vito was in,rusted with pan.
tomulic pant involving both deviltry and fatigue,
ran through it az reckessy and dashingy as spend.
thfif, would through fortune. But for effective
acting hardly any opportunity is welded Ivy the
piece. Mr. Peter Richlngs persenated two phases Of
character, one luIid Gnd the other gloomy,
thus uniting in himself personal and peri.
ldtcsiC rouge CT HO4is III Ndb l1clul III COut4ID-
citing to the nscrutabili,y Of the plot. Miss Rich
in9s's strength lay in her singing, as was 10 have
been expected. Mr.. Shewel suffered love with be-
coming verisimi.ituds aud did more for his par,
than his part could have done for him. Mrs. She.
well made her first appearance in New-York in a
little role which might have been that Of
peasant or chambermad, dd hJitlt1a, but
which she made exceedingly agreeable by
paive and fprightly manner, which the
audience recognized with Alacrity. Mr.. Lambs
broader fun was also accepted in spirit showing
how gratefully even small comic favors could be
received. Tie general fact is, that none of tie
characters have enough about them 10 claim atten-
tention, and whatever consideration they receive
must 90 to the credit Of their representatives.
The superficial effects Of scenery and costume
were, when fairly displayed, properly admired. The
scenery, however, whether in consequence Of stage
fright owing 70 its irst appearance, or from some
other motive too deep for detection exposed itself ts
elimination. IL reluctant imperfect, coggy, |
and embarrassed. The excnses OF first night |
were urged in is eXtenuaton, but we find
gea difficulty in accepting the plea an valid. |
Why theatrical " fret nights" shouid ai-
ways be c0nsecTated TO chaos, it puzzles Us
70 understand. In other vacations, the rule would
hardly be allowed. The pinchng Of pair Of boots,
fer example, would not be snilingly overlooked on
the ground Of their being the first pair fitted TO the
foot of the wearer in question. Nor would the eX'
traction Of the wrong double-,ooth by experinced
dentist pass unresened from the fact Of its bengt
~, atemp at operation upen The particular victim
There was last evening vast deal too much Of
fnchng aud wreuching, 10 no wise purpose at
Nblo's Garden. The audience sympatbized with
the tortured canvass 10 an extent which frequently
it's hold upon the thread Of incidents and
we may say, it hardly needed that additional
ENHANCEMENT TO spread doubt and insecurity OF
conviction among the minds Of observers
The condensaiions aud EXAMINATIONS which we an.
tGpate for "Satanela' will undoubtedly result in
making il very presen,abs and popular spectacle.