The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-10-27
RrsT ORR.
....t Night Of he Season.


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s.ast Night Of he Season.
The farewell audi fence the Wrench theatre last even
ing was splendid tribute RisAors genius and
couraging omen for the future Ofvhe reformed drama
It was grand finale to q season ofpmost unparalleled
success Every seat was TAKEN and evcn standing room
was hard to obtain The sale Of reserved seat tickets
was stopped fifty minutes before the curtain rose and
hundreds were unable TO obtain admission Elizabeth s
unquestionably Rstors greatest role The rapid aterna-
ton Of love death scenes terrible remorse and
exuberant JOY bring into dazzling juxtaposition her
wondrous powers OF comedy as well as tragedy, and
enable to view both phases almost at the same mo-
ment When we add that last night Ristori surpassed
herself little need DO said. In the fourth and fifth
tho enthusiasm OF the audience almost oyersepped
the bounds Of etiquette
Close of Ristori's First Season-Resume Of
Her Career in New York..
Madame Ristori will bring to completion this after
noon at the Theatre Franca her first in America
which unprecedented in the history Of dramatic art
in this country for the immense numbers who witnessed
her performances and the pecuniary return to the man.
agement she leaves this evening after the matinee for
Boston, where she will play an engagement Of ten per-
Torrance the Boston theatre-eight nighs and two
matinees. Since her debut In this city she has given
eighteen evening performances and three matnees in
GLIDING the Macbeth matinee to-day and has appeared
FIVE times in the Brooklyn Academy OF Music making
twenty.six performances in five weeks. During that
time there not single postponemen nor change in
the play announced The repertoire for the season was
as follows
In New York :--Medea twice, Mary Stuart four times,
Elizabeth times, Judith twice, Phadra twice, Mac
beth three times. In Brooklyn-Medea, Mary Stuart,
Elizabeth, Phtedra and Macbeth each produced in
succession, no tragedy being repeated
Upon the arrival Of Ristor In this country, on the
18th September board the steamer Pereire the sail
ing OF which announced by the Atlantic cable, an
ample sketch Of her life and professional career appeared
in the columns Of the HERALD. From that time public
interest," which had previously been excited by the an.
nouncement Of her American engagement by STR Grau,
centred in the great Italian tragedienne Never per-
haps, did artist receive 80 magnificent an appreca-
ton from the most intellectual classes Of this COM
muny who night after night filled the French theatre
to its utmost capacity In those audiences almost
every nationality was represented by Its best
educated most critical and most fashionable poo.
pie. Americans, Of course, madc up the largest
portion; but French, Italian, Spanish, German
and English were there also in large numbers
From her Grst appearance Mcdea, the goth OF
September the end OF the season. there was falling
of attendance the admiration the enthusiasm
il except the two nights when Judith was repre-
sented and these occasions the house was not SO FULL
owing no doubt the fact that Biblical subjects are not
as attractive to New York audience tragedies based
on the Greek mythology medi9val history. OF the
former class Judith the only offered in the rep
ioiye OF Rstor In NEUROLOGICAL story Medea and PhD
dr although constructed upon unnatural and improba
bic incidents developing the least sympathetic char
thn
opportunities for dramatic representation seized upon BY
the gent Ristori and used with such mastery COM
mand Of the art. Such plays Mary Stuart Elizabeth
and Macbeth, crude as they. In construction,
and defective in historical de tail from the frequent
achronsms in the two former dramas, which would be
Indcr0us f redeemed by the Ilendd acting Of the
heroine upon the sympathy Of the audience,
because OF their familiarity with the subject and the
characters These tragedies therefore, wore tho most
popular OF any represented and Of these Macbeth was
the least appreciated because or the deviation from the
Shaksperian play observable in almost everything ex-
cept Lady Macbeth herself We have not yet expert
cnced the richness Of Rtst0ri's rePerf1e. The gems
which shine with the greatest ustre in the crown OF her
European fame have been reserved Tor her second sea-
Myrrhs Norma, Adrcnne Lecouvreur, Deborah Angelo,
PA d Toome Gamsa. are yet to be produced ana Few,
presume would regret Mary Stuart, Elizabsth
There wss q very noticeable feature IN the Ristorl
audiences aud that was the attendance Of numbers Of
school children the matnees under tile charge their
teachers who brought them there not for pasme but
study To those for whom theatre OF any Kind has
an underlined terror, as something demorazng 70 the
objection People too OF advanced age, both men
aud women. whose amusement loving days are long past,
might have been renewing perchanco, the memo
res some great actress who delighted them in youth.
and inspiring from the great modern trasedenne some
of tue freshness OF early days
OF The pecuniary success Of this engagement II Is
enough FAY that il has never been excellea by any
artist The net profits after the payment Of all expenses
accrung 10 Ristori her share Of the proceeds OF
twcny-six performances, was S3e, 800 This y some
thing unprecedented in her and speaks volumes
for the intelligence o. this community Durlng
mo- engagement in Europe did El.tori realize
large amount within Inc same period.
There were many in managerial profession a. we'll
orhcrv who predicted Rstori brilliant but brief,
success in New York, and douhted the wisdom OF the en-
terprse IN pccnnisrv sense The expense cf importing
ull dramatic company Of excellent artists: the dubious
Of dramas in foreign language winning me sym.
pahes Of tue American public we're a. nrred r. reasons
wi,v Ris,or would only have .sno't run, aud wat
laan ttugeiy could pay where Italian opera failed,
BUt Nr Gran seems TO have known tho people better
Than his incrciulou- colleagues he had studied Rstori
in Verona and elsewhere ana upon witnessing ber per-
Myrrha lie VI discovered IN her card
for the United states 10 close engagement and sire
the required securities occupied but enc week Nv rrdi
cous and, must say, most unosteniasoos manage.
mont. without promising more than he perfovmca; win
exciting any bc'iiious ts ~ 'cAHt auerons, or
rsrrcsen,ng the troooi,av 20 be anything than
the public have since found heT-sn artist OF superb
gcnias-he succeeded in securing the most prosperous
season tina manaser eoud desire, and establishing
cer,an u'are Tor the ret Of Rstois America engage
menk
Her reapresrsnoe in New York viii take place on the
18Th OF November, at the French theatre commencing
second season with new rsperosss, including the
tragedies and dramas before enumerated. lArienne Ie
couvrslr v he gwen the trt two nights. 70 he fol.
lowed on the succeeding nights by Pa dc luome aud
Deborah Both the public aud the grcat sr'se herself
have every 20 feel grahcd NJ the success Of
Ristors tfst season In New York. Now that we have
learned and appreciate hes, Abe VIII ne wei
coined bsck with deeper eashasissm ihan that sh.oh
gns ract sfixsd her dsbaL
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