The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-05-01
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ADJUSTMENTS.
0xAsD rxsrMosIAL BsSnRtr 10 THE COURT
JOHANNES.
This oag expected entertainment took place last even-
Ing at she Academy q Music To great surprise tho
Academy NOT besegod with crowds Of eager people.
did long lines q splendid carriages block Irving
place st the house was two thkds filed when the
testimonial play began. We sorry to add that the
most Of the audience away hong before the play was
over.
In tho audience editors critics, reporters, clergy
mon. JUDGES. lawyers, doctors, army officers,
navy officers. actors. Artemus Ward, fashonabes,
questionable. and people who tried 70 DO fssniona
Bile. Among the ladies were all sorts OF COS
tunes, from opera dresses 70 walking suits At
nrst everybody seemed chilled BY the coldness
Of the auditorium but by and by tho actors warmedto
their work. and the spectators grew good natursa ana
thers ws frequent applause and-ws blush 70 write IL
laughter.
The play was Hamlet. The ilustrous the Coxut
Johannes assumed ~ part Of the meanohoo Dane The
iustsioas tho Countess Johannes for whom the inda
gsnce 0 generous public respectfully solicited,
attempted ths part q Orphea Mr. Isaac c. Pray, who
n described upon the handblis . scholar and drama
tst Mrs. Brosghan RObsttsoa. Who keeps kind q
raasis saAoo. ~ s0v other actors q when We
Aavs ever beard. ~ Prys played The Ghcst q Ham.
tSs father. end iabsrsd vesy .hard v give striking
patty vita hla baoame excessively tired They laughed
We regret 70 say. at the Ghost 800 - = =
sySnd these me players were 70 fame NJ -,
advertisements ~ tho lessee Of the new Nashville
theatre" We have no doubt that Mr. Allen will make
good lessee. for then he will Be required to act
Several Of the other actors remarkable they
knew their parts. When consider what IN effort Of
stow upon these gentlemeo the warusest praises and
need not withhold our appreciation oven from those
weak. The audience encouraged them ali BY nancsta-
tons q applause, which wore unfortanately ltmed,
and may therefore have seemed ironicaA
There orchestra In attendance. Some persons
have iosnuated that This We device o. the noble
Oouass 70 save money, musicians chs niuS
tho pecuniary slander with his inAmeuse fortune
tho Count could have damned the Academy with must
90 had ~. hs Artistic sense p.svsd Hs abolished the
orchestra Tin order TO aid tho solemn eect OF the ira
gedy that tho continuity OF thought might not be 10
jured by foreign and distinct braAchof art For this
he had tho authority Of Tama and tho Theatre Francois,
Paris Consequently the play continued without pause
from beginning 70 end, and tho continuity thought
oaS disturbed By persons goingcoat or bspaoss or
homc
mo couniess looked very pretty ssdgestcslsted very
gracefully bat the architect Of tho Academy do not de-
sign for her voice. and she was therefore. inaudi
the read the adys part TOR Aer and thus
enabled pay all the attention 70 the noble Count
c,Osk, e Which sdys srmins collar had Seso dexter
ously attached Around his neck was abroad and bonnie
blue az. ~ Ss nSs ~ ,s s
Long cars fell down hts back, and hs nustaohe
gave marsisa air 70 countenancs that might otherwise
have been eeminate it, beauty His clear voioe
WAS a. souorcss BELL His movements were n light
- fawn'A Such was the famous Count johannes IN
Hamlet And b wonder that tho audjonce appaauded
MN whether rOsred whispered, rautsd or solilo
quized BuAstsangs 70 reate-they also laughed at tho
About quarter afsr ten O'Clock while she Countess
was singing the original music as tradticnaily
rendered in Shakspere's own theatre, 70 the ma.
mao sceno,n the young man who played Laer.
les, asd w;e had previously furuishsd much snuse-
nent 70 shs audience, stalked in whh such an ab.
surd begsn twist hts legs and oath his words
. funny that tho risbties Of every present were
excited beyond control Laughter applaass hsse: oas
q sSss period The young man rushed r.nsi.
oay - ths footlights asd demanded."why u thiss'
s.a a.. = vas an actor 10 ps'sd c that
w ss hat :. sa. just Is. SEA.
cns and thai he was now doing as we'll - 10 GOULD and
ava sos deserve % BE- laughed o. ~ Stage;
ou.ioa IAsghssr, He concludsd By inquiring
whesAss no disgrace 20 The city, and whether he
,: Bs. ycsss ~ q:
have been interruption. A. wss the aadisnee
me- Count wsss through with ths celebrated fsnciag
$1,000 with rapee and dagger che estquse
s.saa~ess t dsetev aad was killed - sAs saiisfsctoa
o. ~ co0csensd. fhon came the "nsw last scene, :"
whsA consisted Of atabIsau formed, By Mr. Pray who
stood upon high beech, and the C0uate JOHANNES WHO
stood upoo Iowee beuch rhess represented spirits
a Hamlet Senior, and Orphea- Hsforo them fell the
Count JohAauss crying "You are Avenxed" Upon the
fAof she Count ana the curtain there loud for
Johannes from those Of the audience who bad remaiued
% see QUA me Count ,foswara arologized for
- bad scsocry and bad acting thanked the people for
thsr attendance and retired So GUIDED the grand test
uonIal bonods