New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-02-24
The Ihcafefs.

MR.. De MoyDIOy AT TIE WINTER OAREES.
Balwer Lytton's LADY Of Lyons was rep
resented at the Winter Garden on Wednesday evening
last before large audience assembled TO witness the
temperance OF Mr.. Edmond De Mondion after an at.
sence Of upward Of SIX yoaIs from the New ok stage
Mr.. De Mondion persona.ed Claude Melnot,e Mis-
Ida Vernon appeared Pauline. The cast further in
cluded MI. Dyott Colonel Damas, and MIs wilkins
as Madame Deschapeles. These latter parts were e.
fectiyely played, and received due applause. The
representatives Of Pauline and Of Claude. however,
were unsatisfactory Miss Vernons style Of acting Is
hard and lacks refinement. In faIoe, u might per
chance be acceptable IN comedy II is positively dis
agreeable Much is required for the proper persona
ton Of la upon tie stage. Taste deheacy culture
the grace and rcpose Of that springs from iu
nate relnement-tbese are indispensable. Few &C.
tretses that We have possess these attributes
II IS seldom therefore that encounters the lady in
the actress. The prevalent theory, in this respect
with the feminine members of the theatrical profession
is that rich coftume ani haaghty bearing satisfy all
the demands Of art and no theory could be more er
roneOus By the same token, masculine players often
fancy that they portraying gentlemen, by
virtue Of fine clothes, and perfumed hair. and
curled whiskers and all the rest Of the parapher-
malta Of the exquisite. The error is deep. and
it is incurable. GentleLess, whether in man
woman is born, not madea truth which coaTseness
can never understand. This brings US to Mr. De Mon.
doD ia reference TO whose personaton Of Claude Mel
motto the utmost praise that award IT, that it
impressed the effort Of gentleman. AS piece
OF acting it was very bad Mr. De MondOn preached
fOm beginning TO end, and did it, too, in artificial
tone of voice. Moreover. he was tame 10 inspility.
Moreover, again. he INDUCED in such remarkable
pressons az "beeuty" and gentlemen" Tie cbarac-
ter Of Claude Melnote cannot well be made res pecta.
be- seeing that ii is the very quintessence of romantic
sentimeDtaty but it can at least, be made pictur.
esqne and elegant. Mr. De Mondons ideal Of il savors
strongly Of the juvenile clergyman. In inteicc
tual and manly parts, he may chance 10 make more
favorable impression; bat he must be natural and
cease TO be mawkisL and be must amend his pFOnun.
citation by dropping the drawl which mars IT, We shall
be glad to him in other and better characters. To
Judge him by his Claude would be TO take q very des.
pondent view Of the subject. In fact, the
feet upon il, the opposite anecdote Of
Artemus Ward, OF whom II is recorded that he once
traversed Broadway. from Unionsquare 10 the Astor
House. accosting every countrymau whom he encount.
cred. and inquirng. in melancholy ard reproachfu
cents, why, oh, why. did yon leave Schenectady =
The application OF the story TO the case Of Mr.. DE
turns from journalism 10 the stage-msy
be left 10 the ingenuity OF the satirioal reader.
MATINEE.-This afternoon, at o'clock, Mr..
Booth viii appear in his fine role Of Ruy Bias at an en-
iertanmen given oT the benefit Of the House OF ecep
ton for the Orphans Of TIC War; at Statan Island in
the objects OF which institution Mr.. L. being warmly
his services tie occasion are grGtuous
~ rendered.
MOSES AT BARSUM's MUSEUM
A new DRAMA by G. l.. Aiken, has been pro.
duced, in unusually good style, at Barnums Museum
under the title Of Moses; Or. Israel in Egypt" It
purports TO be founded sacred work. by Mr.. |
Ingraham This gentleman is chiefly remembered for
having spent the larger portion Of his life in writing
1ashy and trashy noves-which commonly appeared in
!, qropriately yellow paper 'covers-til finally be
zee ame a clergyman, and took to writing novels on
cri, aural themes. But LIE was never brilliant and
icty did not make him good novelist His sacred
York whererom Mr.. Aiken has chiefly derived ma.
erals f. this drama, 10 entitled Tho Pillar Of Fire
hat ma yes it sacred" We strive in vain 10 conjee
nre. However, Mr.. Aikens play manifests toeTabe
leyerness in dealing with a scriptnral theme. and
everness is rare at the plays presented at Bar.
pms Museum, tQt perbaps IL ought TO DO recognised