The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-04-26

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novel; "Pendennis;" the boy falls in love with Miss
Fotherngay the famous actress he was fascinated by
the brilliant genius she evinced on the stage He
| to see her and rrund her cleaning her satin shoes
| with bread crumbs; but he believed in her still,
believed in her until he saw her rchearsing her
| great characters in the drama-saw the chalked line
| which she tOed at certain passages-the practised
postures before the looking glass-and found that all
her genius was in the teaching Of the clever Captain
Ccstigap. Why the dramatist who sets down tho words
and writes down the minute siuctions for the acting
makes the actress makes the success makes everything
but the money@whlch Shylock Bateman takes caro- to
keep Miss Lucille Western Is famous in EAST Lynne
but the character of Iady Isabel" is the creation of
the novelist and Miss Western, who is generous
than thoe who have reaped profit from "Leah will tell
you so Mr. Forrest Is celebrated in 'Spartacus" and
"Metamca, but these are the creations of the Phia
| delpha dramatist Let US take French vaudeville
here sometimes In play lasting whole evening, you
will see but single scenethe whole interest is
ed in the daloguecean, cutting, witty talk; but trans
late such play and put it, bare translation the
it, This is because in America wit and reparee Of
best kind are daily heard in the Streets in the counting
rooms in the parlors the Americans demand something
better adapted to their theatr ca tastes they desire hui
NOR, but 1t is the humor Of plot; they love wit but
II must be the wit OF action and incident One Of
| the most famous pieces on the stage is s'The
| Stranger" Kotzebue wrote 1t originally in the
German Sheridan discovered it, its effectiveness
presented in proper shape for English audiences and
hence his effort and the success of the Stranger in Enr
land and America yet alt that we admire that play is
the result OF the genius OF Richard Briaslcy Sheridan
II the adapof ana the author poorly paid and imposed
on as he Is that makes the greatness with which the
actress is clothed Sometimes the actress is herself
Giles than professional Miss Kemble Miss Cashman Mrs
Bowers are evidences of this II Is otherwise with
actresses when the life caught from the ramatiss ge
MUS Is extngushed for the night and then the cold
stupid pupil and puppet alone remains But the poor
adaptor the poor man OF genius must suffer, as we'll as
poverty, the contumeiy oil the monopos managers who
feed on his efforts As general rule writer's are poorly
paid here The monopolsts love to keep them down |
speak OF this because know II for when boy earned
moneys writing criticisms and plays have SYM
pahy for every struggling youth that wealth seeks to
starve fine specimen OF this class Of oppressor Shy
rare diamond in his daughter which he found by acct
dent and loves If man of noble instincts we're to find
so rare gem he would be delighted to show il to his
friends but would guard lovingly for himself Not
with this Shvlock He brings his rem 10 The market: he
trains her mouds her cducates her 10 get him riches
Why every accident or incident of his life he seeks
means to accumulate wealth If the little window that
looks into the thing he calls his heart could be opened
what would be seen? Why that he is inwardy cacuat
ing how much he can earn by the notoriey which this
suit will give him. This suit will bring him and his
daughter very before the public he thinks
The public will rush gaze. The house will be filed
So what do care whether the Jury gives verdict against
me in favor OF this poor author or nots will make it
up fully in a single nights performance But this
Shyock Baeman takes very high ground here
course we know that one of the vanties of human nature
is to find itself publicly distinguished No doubt Mr.
Daly would have been happy as he walked the
streets TO see on every wall the of Leah
coupled with his own name as author The celebrated
comnoser William vincent wallace who is now eter.
nav nj rest begged the rich monopol who had bought
out his works in this CITY, to permit him to direct re-
seeing his name associated on the placarls with the ar
ling creations of the brain So the immortal Neverbeer
rendered famous nv les y1venos and EXCITED 10 rrander
cinrts Inv The Knowledge that fame awaited his efforts
wrote his greater opera the sublime y 1fricaine Fame
the food Of genius would take an inde even 10 hear
that soft onening rrayer and those other melodies to
the Grand sad closing drre IN Meyerbeer's later work
and asr him n bc douhted that tho soul which framed
thora harmoncs had no dream of immortality beyond
tho grave do believe that the ambition of gens ia
not ,nonev Int ramea beatI6c future and not sordd
recnmnensa hero. hut gcnua dee u,thnui money and
without food Rt this Sbvock has no idea OF the treat
nent dine 10 penius so long ms he annsses wealth the
create, OF thai fortune NAV starye Get him die he
saws sslke the panper that a genius should be
Rattle lis bones
He's only pauper
I whom NOBODY owns
But what fame oven does Shylock Bateman insure TO
the author who to be paid in that ocS He put his