The New York herald., 1864-12-09
Academy OF Nas,c.

,Assdsmy OF -Mas,c.
FHSTrNokIAL TO Mn. CuAkxes rBrxRS.
~ ssssss 81 shss city deserve every sssls q, -
tsstimonisI psfformancss for the bsnsdt Of Mr. nss
Peters, given as the Academy Of Music ysstsSt,y As
Peters Of some reputation best ssasn-
bsrsd ID New York ~ bis Biuny. 10 Our Aus,e~a
Couain For some past be has been starring thrsA
~ country with Laura Keenes troupe More rscss ~
has been engaged ~ the Boston Museum Oil the nnss
OF Mr.. William small honor 10 any actor
short TINS ago, By sad railway accident, Mr. Ptsss
lost shs OF bis iimbs and he msy perhaps loss hh
life. At the best he viii probably bs incspscitstsd oths
ssga The actors OF metropolitan theatres At onc ~
solved give hswo benefit performances at the AAAs
my For this the managers volunteered their esrvs
permitted their actors 70 volunteer their orchss
and loaned their fdrniture. dreesss and apposntmR
The generously forgot personal suds among shsa
selves-many OF them Of long standing and siirhs w
worked heartily together for tho bensns q
. man whom all respected, and with whose mis'ossusss
they all sympashized We glad to add that the tsss
monia a success honorable 10 every way 70 all 49,
cerned The proceeds will amount TO abourtwo thousand
dollars Many tickets were sold represented 10
house and the expenses were all subscribed for ns
viii be handed TO Dir. Peters.
The pIay at the afternoon BcuccsuIts
Iondan Assurance Tho cast was the best we nave bad
the dnys OF the Old Parkof which ever one talS
and which tcw really remember Mr.. Lester wailaoks
who s by far the best sstve Of tho character
cot, ST., played Sir Harcourt capitaly. Mr. Charlss
Fisher was no excellent Dazzle Mr. Hoston acted ihy
gave the Meddle seen-quiet quaint,
delicate and nnturnlsnd showed that 10 comedy as'h
Mr. Burnetts squre Harkaway was thoroughly English
Mrs John Woods looked the part OF Lady Gay 10 the a
Ssssssa Ssesss .s.ssosa anss0 ana %oss o :s
dencs. The Grace Harkaway OF Miss HeuriqDsc
s wss aoon az
play It better. Mr. Harry Pearson. MIR Floyd ane
Mr. Parsoe voluntarily assumed tho small parts aud -
covered themselves with glory Nj. Tom Paket
brought bis orchestra from tho Olyric, and led
with his customary skti As matter OF rcDrd .. weh
n matter OF benevole CO, this performance should b
especially noted by all Interested in the srica AFFAIR."
We are sorry that oniy thousand OF tho many thou
o thus toerestod present yeste dsy
afternoon witness the best acting IL New York
for many However, rhose who stayed away may
have purchased tickets end thus their loGs was NJ
Peters gain
In the evening sherdans school for scandai rsS-
resented. This magnificent oomedy in which evory ssa
tence is epigram and everv word diamond, was sot
very effective IN the vast Academy. The movements
Of the lace the eyes most OF the points b
high comedy. and these poinss are missed in large
theatre. Nevertheless this was not tho fault OF sne
be desired Mr. j. ". walack, Jr.. played Joseph ~.
face as only be can play IT, The Sir and Lady Teaz'e
psvSosr Sos M's M Marx SMITH made the part Of Sir ov
companop picture to that OF Cir Petor. as II oushs
be- bu. very seldom =; except When ne % sspse,soss S
Charles Surface and greatly Increased his reputaos
here ey lhi: psrior%anss: Mrs. Fare t.rrsu': = IN
Mr.. J. ". Lnrard. Mr.. Harry Pearson, Mr.. 4
T. Rinesod, Mr. Lamb. Mr. whiting Mr. Frank Rea snA
Mr. Browne gave the smaller male parts much more than
their usual prominence, and Mrs. Skerrctt and Ars
Charles waco, Jr. equally kind to Maria and Lazy
Sneerwen As a whole. tho comedy was greatly aotsA
Nr. John Cooke and the Academy orchestra furnses4
the music The beautiful srrangesDs Of the rather 81:
aggcraed and romanc operac scenery deserves special
praise BY he good taste OF the stage MANAGERS serves
admirably both for the modern comeeJ Of the aternso.
night thnned by the incleucnt wosthor but vs. q
the most apDfeciatve Sort In concusion We must -
plain that depart from the etiqotte OF bcnens pr
formsnces notice thn 1t aogth-0rst, bscanoe
remarkable thsse rcAtterr OF theasfu
history: secondly. because such generos'ty among -
actors deserves every encouragement; and thirdly -
found nothing 70 crticlss and evsrys1lAg -
commend