New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-05
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body's Friend" to enter upon q confidential and eX-
plana,ory dialogue, refriincd from Withdrawing to
distant angles Of the stage, clutchng the rcmotcS,
available chairs, dragging thcT with stately pro
csoD to tho fooil ghts, ricdy settling themselves
and finally lauehng forth phrases ofpiies' rhetor
ic4i severity but needless OK traditions imnomo-
ria, Dill actually take to adjdccnt sofa, converse
cohercntly and in all respects doport themselves
like simple, natural, ard unaffected human beings.
SO amazing an innovation upon theatrical usage has
not boon witnessed since the appearance, one night
last winter upon the Olympic Stage ofggcn'lemau
with bis bat OIL in the presence OF ladies. The an
dicucc At the Winter Garden betrayed no dssatis-
faction, although some respectable dramatic yete-
rams shook their heads elooin,ly, with an expression
that clearly said" The profession is going TO the
dogs such things never happened 10 Our day" III
there is 20 be theatrical revolution LET us b.
cd in time. The signs Re omnous. AZ one esiab-
lishment, gentleman uncovcrs himself belorelades
At another, two parties attempt dialogue without
solcriniy roofing themselves in chairs before tho
footghs. II Affairs go on in this way, tho American
stage may, in the course Of score OF year, cease
to be conventional, and nature may begin to have
doubtcdly there will be an Obstinate struggle, es-
pecally at periods when intellectual. rather than
material, reforms are attempted when for ox-
ample race Of light comedians shall arise which
shall cndeavor to demonstrate by personal example
that dasng sclf-conlhcnt cffrontcry is not idcu-
teal with refinement and good.brecding; when
stalwar, oversiraincd defamation ceases 10 BE- the
inevitable accomplishments purity or virtue; when
ohasity finds better manner of declaring itself
than fierce shrek and uncomfortable rant, when
tragic dignity may be implied without tho long
familiar snort and sneczo; wien gawky strut may
no longer be the unvarying illustration Of pride, Of
birth or station; when injured honesty oulits to
rcnd tho dir, ana wounded love TO gush itself away
in sentimental sniycl; when emotion OF any sort
ccases TO De pumped up according TO artificial prccc-
dent; vhc1, 10 fact, common sense commences to
inirdo upon the shallow anu unmcaning usages
which everywhere in America ictteT aud destroy
the jus, apprehension OF theatrical art. But violent
though the conflict may be We fancy The whole that
common sense will eventually have the best Of il.
The result may be distant but it is tolcraby aure.
when we consider tina, already so bold an advance
has beer inside as the abandonment Of the ha, In
feminine society, hope ,rumphs heartily over pas,
idcspn.r TIE ouigorks Of tradition are pierced tho
attack has opened and expectation breathlessly
awaits the progress Of the contest.
Tho regular season is upon US. All the Broad
way thcators, excepting Wallacks, are open this
week. Mrs. John Wood begins operations to-
night, at the Olympic, with new English domcs-
tic Drama, "sni.l,d "Mirau's C;iae,' the lead
ing parts Of which are to be sustained by Miss Try
ing Mr.. W. Eolston and Mr. Stoddart. Mr.. Wood
WILL herself, appear IN tho atcrpcce, "The Comical
Countess supported by Mcssrs. Mortimer aud
Stoddart
Al Nihlo's Garden, NJ Forrest opens biz engage
mcnt with "Corolanus." The general cast in-
ludc, the names of Ma George Farcn Miss Isabel
Freeman, VI skcrrett, Mcssrs. Mccullough, Bur
nett, Collier and others. As usual Mr. Forrest viii
appear bot fur nights in tho week On Wednes-
da- and saturday evenings "Iho Dukes Motto
viii bo represented.
Mr. John l.. Oxens has had great success at the
Broadway Thcater. His audiences las, week were
Uniformly largo and enthusiastic, Notwithstanding
that the play selected for his opening was doubly
lnfayo!allc, In nciiiof alording him agood oppor-
,anty odisplay his ccyeucs, norallowirg The gem
crsl company 90 arp ar advantage The bill is
partly changed this week. Tom Taylors comedy
"Vicams, taxes tie place Of "Mlricd Life
Mr.. Owous assnElcs tie character Of Joshua Butter
by. Mcssrs. Harry pcanoa and Sol Smith, IT,
have been engaged TO strengthen the cast 1.-The
Peoples Lawyer" viii be repeated for tho present
and. very possibly. throughout Mr. Owns visit, his
psrsona,.on Of Scion Sbings having been received
with cxirao rlinary and thoroughly desercd ap-
proyal. We have not seen q more perfect piece OF
acting Of this Kind. u T., the absolute realization
Of tho sonil- med ling, ignorant, intrusive impcr-
turblb'v ssl.-asslrel Ncw-Eagland Yankee, Of tho
class which, a quarter Of century ago, existed IN
cons.d rabls profession, and Of which, even now,
epecimrns are here AMI .here cx'ant. The only pity
is that socapital rlormanee rs Mr. Ownes should
DO encountered by the heavy dizziness OF the rest OF
the play.
/ AZ no Winter Garden. M. John 6. Clarke enters
anon III, fourth week q his brilliant engagement. To
/ tic attraction OF Eycrybody's fsiead' Which thus
hr has drawn crowded. aulic1ces each lght that Of
The Toodles" Mr. Clarkcs most popular piece, is
now aidcd. These $50 pieces viii be performed every
e,eailg during the week.
j o. Thursday evening next, Robert Heller re6rens
bib Hall. No. 5s5 Broadway. with nsW cltertlioment
q music and cesrlcmain. Tie prestige which Mr.
Heller gained last season assures h.s srcces IN his
now enterprise. Increased attraction moreover Is
promiscdi in The pproyed decorations Of The hail. and
IN the Introduction Of number OF new and ingcniousy
oligual excillonii f)f description OF which the
eloquent advertisement my be couslicl. ThalDerss
" sc.uiramile" fantasy, and "bagatclo" entitled
"DiAle," compaed by NJ Heller himself VII oonsli'
,ute Gle piauo!or.o Fogramua ioi The ogensg night.
Mr. Banum lure, the willing public by tho mu
,iGceuce of the announcements for tho opening Of