New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-09-04
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playWrlgltS. delighted 10 find some cihtr htid thal
France to cSpiorc, and renewing The confession Of tier
inability TO produce anything original. haze made
general raid into Germany and succeeded III discover
ing extensive mine which they are working Win a
zeal al but commensurate with their needs The iast
result Of this modest ana megiorous enterprise Is the
tragic drama Of NaTcissc or the Last Days OF Pom
pndour' which was brought ont with such brilliant sue
cess on Monday night at Nibos.
We hardly know whether 10 congratulate the pubic
upon is exhumation or not since W. intimaed IN
former article the highest claim which the play IN IT.
present shape. can claim, is that Of being dramatic
curiosity. From this point of view, however It is Ger.
tainy entitled to high consideration, and could hardly
have been improved even by the addition of a ghost.
The hero. Narcisse Is y kind 81 cross between Ham.
let and Robert Mnearo while the heroine Pou padofr
IT, in respects pompous and purple antelope d.
tie pulmonary and pcniicut Camille The next ch"rnc-
ter in importance is a beautiful young actress Quin
aut who s in love with Narcisse and him in tie
gentle strains Of poetry and politics. Then We have
cabinet ministers Indies Of state captains Of the guori
etc who give us funny little genre pictures Of court life
under Louis Nv; and finally the leading philosophers
aud dalccticians Of the pcriod-Ddcrot, Grimm.
u Aulhnch etc. who all promptly snubbed and cX-
tinguislcd by Narcissc who goes shout armed with
proverbs of which he has many Upper (ony bet
ter and when attacked. discharges them poinblank
"a from an ever loaded and uncrrng revolver III fact
this IS Narcsscs great forte Approach him With an ar
guInent OF fact and he straightway Knocks You dow
with proverh; or this falling with epigram. His
wit has made him ut the admiration and terror OF
Paris whore though be sleeps in the squares he Is
knos In all the circles and ii dreaded alike as a sailr
isf 9 scoIer and "A bore-chcHy should say. n
bore.
HIS story in the play is very simple lie Is first nitro
duccd thus: pompadour having caught glimpse Of
i'm on the BoulcyaEds had Immediately tainted away
in Der carriage. o1clnming "Narcisse' Naroisse''
This Of course makes grea. scandal and Choiseul.
Grimm. Diderot &c together with certain ladies of
the Court have him for in order 20 get at the nys
tcIy II the matter He ohcys she summons and enter
ng The cogfily presence proceeds 70 chan me whoe
company, and desFte his reg to swell aud swasger
about Ike drunken prince Tie soon siIcncca all las
qucsioncrs with shower Of proverbs. which explode
through Tho whole scene Ike 80 many rockets. and
finally Te.Tos A the youn. actress aforesaid GUN.
Aul who falls II love with him AT first sight and re
solgC 10 reform HIM give him some nov clothes make
him rieud OF the Queen against the IonI Adourj
and ifshe succeed 10 have him made minister OF
somenlfr and then marry lin NMcIsse tnds out
IRON hoI o. somebody about the Oh the OElo'a
and % - much IN ne dark about IL NJ an! body. Ghe
re,' w hcnT - Sarclc 10 m tie boudor 81 ;Ae young
ac're.. where nfi~- the Interchange Of considerable
fr. c,s-- sentiment b. induced IN tell her his Little
history the amount of which fhsi HI VIII ran away
from la SONIC twenty ycar before aHG Aat be ut once
took 10 drink ard philosophy nud sp'ut what time BE-
could ,I,arc !T.In these hunting Der up.
This touches Qunaul, Che ac'fc.s gho docs what she
can 70 console NaIcf.c and finally makes him promise
with her stance g. become virtuou and consequently
happy The hrs; uep IN the paih II virtue which she
proposes 20 him Join in plot ior sins of Pom
podotr without numbering hcT-thc ploi being thai n
had tainted EaHy f,ciuF NaTc'-" and o'eh yer:
M eyer since second Git - him Through means Of
PLAY 20 BE- performed for her amuscmcnr would prob
All, eauss her death Narcirse falls into ihis
nmsiio hitlo schrmo devised II j. aoedss % ray by
Cio,ruD and Nurcis-e arfcaf upon the stage he rec.
ognscs hcF ns hs onsos, pcrhdiuu. wii' sAe reoog'
is. Ian AZ hcr borg descicd hu; always beloved hus
harf-tley rnsh alto each Others arusthore IS mo.
naea, q, mutual llana,.ois i.ou. They
ro, sailsfaciory ana furthRHh tacy both die ou
thc spot Pompadogr iH o., and Apic-c tsho gocs g.
making proverbs ar.4nl frou .lh o. hfains 10 the
lca1"
There arc many llol.n.a. sccnes in which Narcisse
appoars-nou as o. varabond anon a dreamer then
b. O mamma and al through O. Prs erh.al psiioio.
rlrr but We have given general outline O.! bis re
and iAo reader VII al glance that. belonging
,ei 20 comedy nor tragedy nud hardly coming with
IA the broad range o. mc.odrlma h must be one very
diaicu.. Of representation Tie difficulty however.
Wa fhauily O, rconc by Mr Bandmann. who On.
tered a. once and with poreci enc into the sprtof the
usrt and rendered IL with such fidelity and power ~
no, only To sustain the interest 81 tie house but In near
ly cycry czcii the moot iarni'rous applause
We have time % speak "a detail AT pre- 'nt ~ lis
erformancc hu shall erdravor 10 point out some 81 is
principal merits hficr ih neat representation 81 'Ac
play. which 10 anuounecd ns Co a.offos SATURDAY.
night
Meanwhile IL T. m ac' OF simple n.'cc 20 say that
Nine ron.i as rou.padour NJ. Allen - Qulnault
and Nj Mccullough Cho.s,nl. rendered their re-
,., parts With great success cad in several scenes
iii, ded the honors Of tho house m Mr. Bandmarn.
Tonight Nj Forrest Who asuai. hns drawn i'm
mons, houses md been received ~ th great enhusnsm
81 Il, rsreai As powerful and aboriginal representation
Of Kcholicu,
TIE wIyTLR GARDEN
The ghost is now 300 working order a. this
h,a,or aud looms up every nigh. nom the Lat act of
.qhc My.'cry Of Andlcy Cour ~ naturally and sol.
,Dil, o. if il vcrc 90 q rrns, yarG Mr. broughain
Wien hr dramnilrd Mrs Rraddons clever novel !or
Mr.. Bower hardI, thought ms pL! would stand 80
soon 30 need 81 -ho.tly coniori-uor IA fact. dad =
bar rosi. being the lnirf theatrical fashion, and Man
sccf Bsnd not feeling strong enough TO SWIM acnnst
nctdc NJ l!r u',lum. aud. far ina. nattei. 81.
Ioueis 90 suy nothing of iii-s Braddou) were qucus
coui ted out while the ghost figures 90 hc bills contrary
10 40 etiquette larger than either OF ticn. This 10
be- regretted cloh, Mrs. Bowers. account. ior al
though she doubtless makos more money by thu new nr
rnneeinoui she virtually loscs her position star
aud with II TIC prestige Ehc raucd ~ her admirable
, ., ,t.rre nf Ntfoii, nul cam M and The nlditinnn.