The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-12
CRrIOttR and RistorI-The Two Queens
of the Latin Race.

teligent masses OF the country.
CnrIOtta and RistorI-The Two Queens
of the Latin Race.
From the Herald.
The latest intelligence from Europe informs
us that Carlotta the Empress of the Latin race
on this continent has retired from Paris to the
chateau of Macmillan at Miramar. A despatch
by the Atlantic cable announced that at about
the same date another foreigner of the Latin
race (Rlstori, the Queen of Tragedy embarked
for this country at Brest. Here we see the
beautiful compensations which Providence
makes for our losses. The Empress whom Ma.
poleon appointed is obliged to retire from this
continent on account CT a slight misunderstood
ing between her troops and those of Juarez,
backed by the sympathies of the United States;
but hardly has she departed when another
Queen, who owes her power to her genius,
comes from the Latin race to dominate over
those hearts which resisted even the witchery
of Carlotta.
Ristor will find the drama of this country in
a teariully demoralized condition, and we rely
upon her to regenerate and reinvigorate it.
The most OF our leading managers have been
dreadully Barnumlzed. The elegant and ac-
complished Wallack, once the glass of fashion
and the mould Of form, has been reduced to the
condition OF the Feejee mermaid, which, If we
reCollect Barnum'5 book correctly, was half
monkey and half Goldfish. The fragrant and
dandylsh Wheatey, whose Intmates used to
address him as "Sweet William" has been
cruelty metamorphosed into a sort of Joyce
Heth IN breeches, an object rather OF commlse-
ration than of envy. The jovlal and convivial
Stuart, who once clutcbed the managerial da-
dem at single bound-to use his own eloquent
words-now resembles the woolly horse, created
with one leg shorter than the other so as to
Craze around the mountain tops, which have
been rather barren of late so far as this person
age is concerned. In short, the whole manage
rial association have been as weak as that herd
of buffaloes that Barnum exhibited over at
HobOken. and as unlike their former selves as
Barnum's old model of Niagara Falls, worked
with pump and bucket OF cold water, was
unlike the gen ulne cataract that astonishes all
beholders.
The consequences of this Barnumization of the
managers have been excessively deleterious to
our theatres One member OF the association,
like Barnum's Circassian girl from Germany,
has had to withdraw from the business Another,
like Barnum's fat woman, has melted out OF
siqht. The houses of third are as bogus as the
Indian club which Barnum exhibited to Gaylord
Clark as the genuine bludgeon that Powhatan
used 10 kill Captain John Smith; whereupon
Clark replied that he was glad that Barnum
possessed this bludGeon, as he had already seen
it in several other museums We are afraid that
those establishments which still keep open
under the patronage of the association are, like
Barnum's whales, not very long lived, however
much they may spout about their success at
present.
With played-out comedies and tragedies, and
with actors who go their dull and weary rounds
with the same regularity and about the same
spirit as omnibus horses, the associated theatres
cannot hope for any large share OF public sup.
part. But when Ristor comes we anticipate
that her resplendent genius will infuse new
vigor into the BaInumized drama and make the
theatres once more attractive. She can teach
the actors how TO perform and revive the gene
raj interest ia the stage. Unlike Rachel, who
was as cold and splendid as an iceberg glittering
in the sun, R,storl acts from the heart and 10
the heart, and arouses the utmost enthusiasm of
her audiences. Her debut at the French theatre
will inaugura'e grand new era OF the drama
and Manager Grau, who at least resembles an
Emperor in wearing an imperial, NAV congratu-
late himself that he has surpassed Napoleon in
giving us a queen Of the Latin race who will be
heartily welcome, and whose reign will be cor
daily respected, except, perhaps, By some Bohe-
mian guerIllas.