New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-12-17
THE DRAMA.
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On COl1 Winbcr oY0ul1B-llko that OF Satur11g--
wbea successfully resisls the temptation OF the hse ami
goes forth be amused Il great comfort 70 see such sy
a. The ApOstao' There many such joyous AMI
cheering works IN our snguags The Far PeniLent Til,
Stranger" Psulne" Venice Preserved" and few kindred
pieces that old play viii readily call 70 mind deserve %
rank with e. nor perhaps Justly ascbe the PAIN
among its compee But for wholesome influence ia snu
lstng genial exaltstion Of the mind The Apostae hks
Captain Cue watch equsled By ew and cxceed by noao
1t does crowd the fancy with moving images 1t is richly
freshed With views Of human nature that Original
they truthful sndi tells lis little tale love- Ia blank
reehingy uniqueha the delighted spectator Of Us rep
resentaOn cannot but It's author bcnefsoor TIA
human race Tha! author Mr. Richard ialor She'll yer
Inshman Of the last generation Mr. Shell lived TOO early Zoe
the Fensn Increment yet in view Of this drama he ceraalJ
did not live in ysn Many years have sped away sncc h vo
The Apostste !" he has slept monumental marble
1851 but the fruit Of his inspired hour still keeps tho stsgs
sti ministers delicate ssnsibi,ies-st inspires lively
glow Of feeling in the popular heart Certain periods Of dsa
fed secusion are indeed psrmittedtoit oae Of those ps
lasting shout four years has just been ended The Aposss
was revived Saturday evening last the wner Gsri,a
We are able to testify that has none Of its sne old Gsroe
Of romance and particle o. It's humansns influence u
shows OF old that when ovey woman beckons On hs
hand honor patriotism rel gi0n and all the osrd
virtues beckoa, the other, true horo wiz rusA
to the embraces OF lovely II corcedss o.
course that he win DO exercised By the resulting OOnoas
to portray him the moral rack Thus during is f tbrss
acts he is Knocked like any shuscock from Fbyirds Tie
bsaueous that aged Moor Mole and back again 10
Fod0 40 many time That fairly thrilled by manly
yscilaliOn Soon drops him between two stools Thsl Il
picks up again Last Of al il rewards his allegiance 10 as
lady by putting him the high road to marriage But 1t
much the action the atmosphere Of the play thai
yens aud reeshes observant specsor Among twos
principal characters and ts auxaries ind
Vdusl is ever smile is known 10 ut'efs
ighisOme word This fine stroke OF art tle part o.
the soeous authorize stimulate mith by excessive aal
oyerweenng sOlsmniy Another Of his gay devices 70
make al his persons hold their important and toucx
conversations in the most conspicuous public hishgV IN
Grenada not custom 10 detail plots aud this o&
weworn topic yet yield to temptation to traverse
the omiar ground At the start Hsnay1 tho Moorish hsO
goes to fire. her fathers burning palace brings 0
Fndo heroine Once in the street thcy speak togssas
Of their Presently F0findGs sire walks uposSJg
his way 10 the insurance ooeand stops 70 thank tbs ps
server Of his child and consent TO the immediate maag,
Of these lovers II noticeable that he Is nobieman Of ysp
,sron. manners Amer little while Psseayd Cue GOFsmoe
Of Grenada who is out for walk up AMI stass
that any Moore who mNTies Christian woman via
thereby forfeit his life and become liable to be roasted
By the InqusOn Observing this remark tao ye1crab, cir,
OF Fndd suddenly changes his mind 70 tbs marriage
joins tho Moor become Christian, and is with 1fcu't pro
vented from launching psernal ourse F0rada ntnstns
st Ia need not excite himself because size doe not intend 10
wed Hsaya unless he becomes ApOstate the aagy ss
subsidies snd goes on after his money Pssceo E
is gentleman OF serious has in tho meanwhile
continued bis walk FOrindd left alone With Rsmdya ret-
crates her determination Then they separate At later
period MOTE" that sged Moor everybody calls bnssv
Ing arrived town. with full particulars of proposed treason
able rising the MOoFs seeks out Hsmaya; and noSa Ia
street this tins Immediately before the front gate OF ths la
quislion-occurs another momentOus oOoquy That aged
Moor heard that Hsaya intends TO become Christian
and naturally very much Disguised In this state Of MAD rs
rates Henayq soundy the fnqusOn long AID
loud and openly prOclaims the proposed rising Of the MOIST
wrest Grenada ffom Spain Hemoyl isyey much ah'ctdH
this and take big oath and to aosg
with irg when suddenly Eornda walks up the srest and
takes him away with her. Hs presently bec0ns
Christian aBut Peseo,o, who himself wants 70 marry
floriada orders the arrest Of that aged Moor
and sends him TO the faggots. This Ia too maJs
Tor HeB0ya who thereupOa countries and accompanies the
rescue Of Mals on the way executiOnbut himself seized
and east into Ihquisions deepest dungeon vy lively
sndexceedngy natural interview now takes Place pe"i P
gentleman requests the adys hand NeYer cries ths
Damnafion other and then while the lady srieks
sts Inc toTares ana agonies that are in store for B1 dis
playing than suetoneers feeundiy Of detaI sna
inogsonlpon the sweat OF agony the bloody froh All
such other lively images occur to his vivid ma aaon Tho
result is that the lady marries him on condition that hrgv
shall released Leaving the altar she hastens TO the nqu'
lion aud very serious talk with her imprisoned sss
commands his assistants 10 break h7rags wheel I.
they about to do, when, most opportgIely ta asei
captures The nquiston and all Grenada Heays theo nser
dagger two times into the person OF tgra sas
Apostacy is arranged with the Moor not told bat
is TO pesumedthat lovely woman carries ths day u WI
! De seen that these incidents are most Inspiring
| We have taken the trouble to rehearse them iet
tho purpose Of showing the 'mirtha action q to aess
the atmosphere said OF Napoleon by The eloquent M
Phillips that he was grind gloomy and Peeau s % s 81
approach Christmas and New Year days we cannot out e
cote the public on the privilege Of enoyiag this pay as
thing to contemplate What he does natural and pObae
and rewards intellectual obsery atom serioHs Observer
might possibly describe him as low runan insphel ~ '
and Internal malice and passing ais nay 70 s o' an ossr
might add that the and MS surroundings maze w az
oree e BORE St ssSa Of G motive at TIE ds
ugor that consists in png o. the Sgony sSq %ssi
- Tiers Is no sin to hearts that love
rS %s tssy .is ii sSIg Il ' sS5v.
! Then tel me 40, lis love that paris
Nor the powers above:
FI az, ., w ,,s sjp s VI s by ioss."
B hOFe' The hposste the theatrics company At lbs
Vie, aden s6t. cordially into the spirit Of the thing loi
fully illustrates its letens s Ecr1 apse an tSsa
and there assembled M Booth oHaS.sa tssSeFg ~ ~
as So was bis SPp1I,Ib y, set 2, OF to
and esd about ihe streets OF Grenada with roouIs A
,og OF dendishneS that most celebrating 20 behold hos
were lis coadators n al backward in dismal bearing 1
raven himself was hosrss" The gloomy val; o. the lnlI.
with torche, Eyerybody spoke az much practicable non
the pt OF the ,omaehhch style Of eoefiion eiins, oa ne
beauties OF Mr. Shells blank in supfiJing way ny
Ieanewe personaon Of that aged Moor Mac was par
ioalsrys admired this and kindred merits h was nocs
be thar the propositions and small verbs we're VISITED W
oir al Flosada and most Of the the subordinate performers
with laundering emphasis very curious and Pssssn 70 70
marx Ia short The ApOstate seemed Jewel ueiy SD
and sparlled wondrousy. Let u.s. by OIL means see os1
md IS many Ike as can be resusca.ed IRON the ca ca's
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