The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-16
RI S T o RI
second Pr-.rssa,i.a Of Ph~ar.


Rsior lar evening made her second appearance in
New York IN the character of Phrdra, n roe which
Rachel the great French tragedcnue. nst rescued from
oblivion. The bijeu French theatre moderately
well nii-d ON this occasion, but there was NOT the
same cnthusisSm which previous representations have
called forth The family OF Madame Ristori. who were
present In 81 the side boxes the objects Of
almost embracing atcniion Between the act every
opera glass turned upon then.
Rscnes tragedy has suffered severely at the hands OF
the ,rsnsstors Piagars mo old French dramaiist
was, and unblusbineiy though he stole from his
classic models, vet fancy him retain.
ing suricsnt pride in h's hsudwors to shud-
der in Hsde- coaid he witness his drama
done in,o Italian w y Dali onr.rc An his ,-r-e
erprsssve dloms gone. all the grae~s Of style vhch
served 10 make repaisivs subject almor psislsb's
ruihle.sly sacrificed in N. sdsptssisn hut Racine.
rendered into Italian, besrs .nAli resemblance 10 him
self Racine translated from Italian Engsh doe. no,
present sueisni btsnsss 70 the original TO lr called
even csricsiare. Those Of The sud.enos ~ho we're
compelled TO rely for their des of The plot aros
called Translation placed before ths,n nus, have carried
home most sr;rsordlnsry n,presson % III. tragedy
and is au,ho, VIVA, hidden nsanins, for instance,
NAV ihey aiErh 10 this Jscs Bug,by IKE % 10 on
delivered BY Theran~nes 70 hrs Trend Hlppoytas
Nbo tno-s even, Who snows. ~ the sirs yeur f.'hsr
Msh.. ws .hon'd sno- ~. ,nyssry ., b. se.sne''
frsaaul ana rouesaiing frnm lows
rsl. h-ro erfe-'s not . sieceissd love
Hppolytns evidently MAKE very lt,ls Of for hr
Foss 20 gay ths hi s,epmoih.r 10 bnsy engaged 10
liiins II bis vows th- fatal in-es.tsns,
THIS .a.iugr process must have been shout a. psr.
plcxing A. Jerry ~ife's habit Of 'fopplas
Ms froaser. Thee p~rpsS,trs az. u no rsspsct
rsrelsd nv thu subsequent Information that there
peaceful place, ~ whlrn Hfrrolvfrs prefer the
dwelling, thst biz sispmothsr suffering from ia.
ION whit she : obflnstsly silent that he him
ssll spzmared win "ihe remain. of fatal blood
agsns snd that b. 10 gong
10 embarked his youth IN foolish love
fbs.e choice specimens Of Lngsb dstlec sts taken
~ random from the hrA scene, ~hE ccenpez rot
than ten mnute, A. the plsv progfesses. the blum
dsfH 81 the translator necone lCdi' and
beaIhsring NotAng short - 'te gerias Of Q
Rston could hs,s given eonsi-rc, srd snafs Va such
81 incohsrenf rur~r.s. -fs has a. orersofne
the innate horror whleh %. sutlset ~ The rsy
exrite.-the nnnoly love ~ rsJmaihsf fof her sep
soB--bssds shorsconinsp 81 lneomfetent uan-iatofs
u ~ enough To iha, ste does th-ihst W ne
where nh- ai.iosss her Odlous la. ca - Hrpoytcs
called forth the most denotsifAiys fnaras - approval
fLsdsa 10 net ny mfabs, tte sr.siest ~ Adelaide
Hstors conceptions bgt "a tsfv treat nots iisisDdns
Hiynora Coffin note tfsafe Hlstof Tbsrsmsr~~
and arofn0 Clsch 1h,,.aE adm rsny Frsisnsd thsr
respective last. ard srsft the sncssncs ~ TIE
sraies engaged ~. .fssf fo<irm.s sra ave
The rsrs Interest regarded 10 TIE iftt " citsss