The New York herald., 1866-09-19

OF Southern restoration according to the con-
stitutional amendment of Congress, in order TO
bring his ''irrepresgible conflict" TO q satisfhs-
tory conclusion.
Ristori-R,veIution in tho Drama and The
,,tricaI NTanasement.
The advent Of Ristori, the Queen Of Ira
gedy, preludes revolution In dramatic art In
this country, which, is much needed to redee1
us from the humiliation to which the drama has
been subjected for long time at the hands OF
avaricious and igno&aut managers. We arc
glad to notice that the enthusiasm created ~
the great Italian trageNeHne grows apaoe'
giving evidence of the appreciation with which
true art ID regarded BY this community. New
York being the heart and centre and guide Oh
the whole country, whatever succeeds hero can
command success all over the land WIN .
worldwide reputation Rlstori comes to chs
New World to obtain an endorsement Of hA{
genius, which she will unquestionably raceives'
She has carried Paris, London, Vienna, 81.
Petersburg, Berlin, Florence, Rome, Mhsn,
Turin and all the representative citiss o.
Europe by storm, and she is now playing ar
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the globe.
We mark with pleasure an advance in dranr-
tic art in this country, as indicated by the vidt
Of such artists as Ristori We notice also that
an eminent tragedian, enjoying most envisbis
reputation throughout Germany--Mr. Dawi-
son--has been engaged TO play at the Stadt
theatre at cost of a thousand dollars night
This sctor is regarded as the best fmpersonator
of the tragic muse known in Central Europe.
and he is almost equally great in comedy.
He has created an immense firor In vkenDss
and Is looked upon by the whole Genmau
people as Che Kembles and Keans and Gafh'cks
were by the English in their day. When No
see this class Of talent in our midst we q 70
hopeful Of a healthy improvement in the c0 L
dition Of the drama. The wretched. STALE. dA :
moralizing representations to which we havA
been reduced of late in our theatres must give
way before the foodtde Of genius and high
art, and q revolution for which we have beent
Tong pining has become inevitable.
In music, as in the drama, we have been for.
some years past the victims of remorselese, :
The museums of Europe have been
sacked for musical fossils. Cracked vOicesy.
second rate artists ard worn out fav0ritesa
have been imported here, and yet we
have submitted patiently to the inficti0n
and filed the Golfers Of the managers. Some Of
these singers attributed the loss OF voice to the
old Academy Of Music, the inexorable cats
combs which good artists entered and from
which broken down artists came forth. This
may be true or il may not !; but certain It Il
the Fthe excellence with which Italian opera
cormsAced in this country has long since de-
parted. The public were too lenient, and tho
maragers took advantage Of their good nature
TO palm or the dross Of European opera houses
as first class artists. The theatrical managerss
have.not been more conscientious. The tom
dency Of this class has been towards snobbery.'
Plays of little or no merit, written by some
hackaeyed English playwright With an epheme-
raj reputation, take the places Of dramatic
plenty to represent the rising talent Of he
country Our managers exclude native
writer's from the American stage alts-
gether, and surfeit the public with -
exotic productions Of English writer's
and adaptors from the French. In our own
society, In our varied and wondrous history.
with It's new creations Of events, Of mon, o.
manners and cosmopolitan habits, there is feoS
enough for the pen Of the dramatic writer With.
out borrowing from other nations, and thsre h
talent enough among our young IIeyosewrs -
supply the. material
This country has furnished the best soldiers.
the ablest lawyers, the most accomplished
arlsts and some Of the most successful aotorD
in the world. II can produce dramatic authors,
too, Of no small cslibre, If native talent In shis.
line receives proper encouragement; but ths
theatrical managers do, not seem to understand
tois. Their avarice overrides their jsdgmcnts
ont they viii discover before long that tho,
public will not submit TO the present infictloA
Of old, stale and stupid plays and used-wp
actors. They will demand something frssh>
rscy and cOngenisl 10 the progressive times In
which we.live. A new class Of managers win
spring up and take the business ont Of their
hands. We look forward to this consunmar-
ton with confidence, and we hail the presenes|
Of tho great trsgedenne, Adelaide Risteri, -
the precursor Of q revolution, in the who1s
theatrical system Of America.