The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-07
He RIO AL.
ITALIA Theutre-Grear Excitement = Alarm


Thaiu Theutre-tsrcaf Excitement - Alarm
oi Fire.
This theatre Is nor burned, although come kindly.
disposed Individual spread such report tho city.
Tho performance Of Per vcrschwcndcr advertised
for iaat night and Ia the first net Hiss lnba aud Mr.
Aschcr repeatedly cncorcd in their Il was,
however coon evden. that All was not right blhlni tho
scenes, aud smell o. burning, followed by densc
smoke, convinced tho aud that oheg tho theatre
Or soma adiaccn, building must be 90 me- Many people
and gl.,ut 10 leave tho building wien ~.
hsertng forward and assured them that there was
no canso FOR herapprcseuson and that the theatre wa
70 Sosuucssu that ~ essN - heea esesonH ennu 'eee
u comfortably within three miuueE In fact there
double aaircas loading TO the droaz crclc and galleries.
ana y sAis r pect po.se'es adyanaggs oeygnd any
other theatre IN the city The performance resumed
but ~ we end o. s second ~ Nf aerins again APP
pelrcd before inc lootgha and assuring the audience
That there was no Immediate dangers added that owing
% hcconiagraon % several 81 heneghborns hoases
be had tier close the performance ibe people then
left In very orderly manner without tho slightest
fusion, even waiting % express heir approbaop og M
mornings scifro lessIou b. giving him luand Of ap
pl auac before leaving.
siadt Thcatrc--Nr. Bogumh Dawisou ~
Henry, the t:crmurl Poet.
Mr. nawison appeared second tiFhe Inst night IN tho
character or Henry, tho German PoeI IN Won Hoi5cs
drama Of LAUREL Trse aud Deggart sao we have
spoken q, length Of hs first appearance 10 this play
and win only add that last evening 10 fully Sustained
the reputation he has won he Appeared in America
In the lat act particular lie n the very highest
pinnacle nf bislr ano rernx To ioot NJ the poor
aud beaear sittng tic arbor taping over, with
and chileke air, the book a hls poems,
whore every motion. glance I'd every altitude
portrayed the wreck 81 noble mind a thr very taa
tdcri OF the dramatic arr Nr. nawisfn aitsmpts
ran1e senaationalism produce al eucci On tn
4 deuce ls clear, bcll-iikc ma m4bl~ voice never
degencs,cs % tho yenvIoqnal hellotng or screaming
1 uay In ,son and command ii sxpisn u Ls Il ialn,.
l,nbla We ksPs tsss when hi ongageicit expires n
The siadt thcxire no will be afforded an opportunity ~
succeeding Risiori 81 the frcr theatre some such
well ordered establishment on Tic wet SOC 2. ne town
| great representative OF ITALIA
Brondwry Theatre.
Haxliit declared Hamlet 10 subtitle that all attempt TO
play tho character rescmb,od an effort 10 cmhody
shallow Had he Hackers Taistaff he would doubt,
les have deemed II tho embodiment Of tho shadow Of
the Fat Knight, shnkspcre conceived him. No mper.
sonsion OF tho immortal dralnatist has for
quarter q century, been thoroughly mastered and
| monopoled has FastaH by Hackoit He has - far
ecipsed every other artist, ia hope and possibility
that he has for years had rival this tho other
eide. Even nov. IN he axy-ssih year, he plays with
all Tho unctuors humor perfect ease exceeding natural.
and unyaing ire-hness thar characterized him two
decades ago. His rendering neiy fanl,lsaa than
anything remember stage and hI5 Under.
standing of ,he uo principle o. ART tafs ~ oslass oss
iar s hls iasorio role ~ concerned beyond that %
| any lislng or, we might add dccnascd actor
lat rvening-Hackcl,'s lat appc,rapce,hc Broadway
tNrunItd Win fpyONN ehjVfilE aAiNbcc. ms
house seemed fully ~ sympafhy VITA Tie ioHfy 81 ta
glorious old Sir John, Who with Al DIS c0anncc. dip
honesty aud knaVory, help hot lko fcr MIS-
exubcrant wt aud perfect good nature me audiences
saturated with laughter from The beginning % tho
i emu y tho drama Wei might have BEEN HsaA eit
played with spirii and the Hh0 would
not laugh AZ him Woald weep II hia mother \
inncfa We regret that net abia " seax favor
ably Of much of bis support The raft o. too hcr ar
parent went on bot L The gentleman who played ",
played tho prince; but ofien u to Prince ~ Dark
rather than 81 Wales GcnFraily ~ tl0dfart "a
credabe. and w. have question 10 ad hlA beet in
i character Tor which neither nature nor - akf.
\ pcre designed HIN. v pans ~ ~ confess.
! great az - our fath IN lineage. that the
| N0rreSlers Dougln@sc~ ADD G0rhumi-flsn1s saw
last at DID no honor h their noble binoL In other
we shown shall suspect the adniXtnrc ~ tncr Saag
auv. with unworthy ami picbsan streams bsore lt
reached their picbd, gAtrcian veins Dfoi fellows,
dOpLicH but artists 30 more iUan To hcfNuf asst
clown H9tspur very good IA paft ia spessa "a
tie KING respecting TIE ft0rn 0f has fHe4s ~ the
frst hc dcesryeiiy appiauacd. Nhen Mr. SsgieE
head performs smaller Fart u bis a1ssG ator ana be
learns hai siageYneea u MT arnr ahA. have akbt
fcasgn for dsapprohat,on ~ b. fcndefing8