, 1866-09-24
RISTORL.
Triumphant Debut Of the Queen
Of Tragedy.

| unprecedented 0vRt1on-The Most Rrfls
I Liant Dramatic Night on Reeord-New.
11eatf1c0l Era 1nausurated, &c., &c,
| From the New York Herald, Sept, al
The debut Of Ristod in America, at the
French theatre last evening, was more than
| = succcss-it was triumph. From this per-
foTmance We must date q new era Of DIN.
matte art IN this country. No words can do
Justice to the perfection Of Ristosi's imper
iime,"s s'mnguiaeent, ""saperB' Witch sust bu1st
spontaneously from the audience, amid
storm Of applause, ut the close OF each act.
seem too weak to convey an impression Of
histori M and hes acting. From the rise to the
Was Medea and her audience felt that what
| nature. "S'9
The audience was remarkable one. A
more select, critical, and fashionable Assem-
The French and Russian Ministers were nres.
ent, attended BY numerous diplomats, Prom.
tnent authors, diT1nes; critics, Lawyers. an,
ciale, politicians and gentlemen Of hshlou
rea thsa,1he the poxes and parquet, or promenaded
within the range Of our loyy.es.s was notice.
aele either for talent, wealth or position.
The ladies we're attired in full evening cos-
tnme, and, for wonder, the gentlemen nnan-
l1mtonsiy followed their excellent example.
opera In the height Of Its prosperity, wns so
much attention paid by the audience to the
costume IN Fegle. The consequence Hasn
brilliant house, before which IT was a pleas.
tne n1c ,or anE att t1 Play The approval Of
the beaux and the bellies, the leading repre-.
sentativcs Of every profession, and the &c
knoWledged arbIters Of taste and fashion.
Tns ofitsclfa compliment; but the enthusi-
- sstlc applause that Rsstori won may be truly
The tragedy Of Medea opens with fine
scene between Creon, Jason and Orpheus,
and as it proceeded the audience felt thaE
the artists who had been selected to support
Kstori were themselves star actors. Affi1ed
demeanor and the e1oqnence Of iheir oratorv
marked the signora~ Glech md Cesare Rjs.
tori as worthy impersonators Of their cTand
and difficult roles, and when signora Glech |
ct entered 1. = Crensa her youth her beauty and
cftement TO see Ristori now momentariIy |
increased. AL the praises that had been
written OF her power were not halfso potent as
the fact that she had such sublime confidence |
IN her own genius as to surround herself With |
snch assistants, each one Of whom could vie |
withithe ablest performers upon our stage.
This audacity, 80 unlike the conscious Ecak-
ness Of some Of our Own stars, who pur.
posely assign the subordinate parts to mere
mate md artificial pre-eminence to the{r own
gent audience aud provoked their already
great expectations.
At last RIstori entered, leading her little
sons, and SO absorbed In her Yo1t as to nav NO !
attention to the warm welcome she received
from every hand. Her first words sent a
thrill through the audience, and from that
moment no one had eyeB or ears for anv
other performer. RIstori's tall and stately
person naturally Assumes the most
attitudes Her mobile face ynries
with every phnse Of pasaiou, Her voice nnw
sweet as the softest melody, and now instfnct
With hate or revenge, Is as full and clear and
. exqutsfte1y modulnted as the finest orean.
Her limbs move In graceful gestt1res to am.
phasize her utterances. Her ewes flash
iGhtnings or melt the sternest heat
o ply, as she wills. Imagine thts |
Fonaef1ul woman, queen1y in look an6 l..
n-nner, clad In q scarlet robe that seemed
lyed With the blood that she had SIZED Win |
!aeon, and Medea stands before you. All
ne strangely diverse emotions Of fhe char.
ctef she fully and perfectly etpresse8. Nnw
aging Ike tfgreas at her betraver: fhrn
netting into mothers tender derotfon.
low ininriated by the gods; then racked ~
ief quenchless love; now torn by remorae
hen pleading for pity in irresistible tones
loW Disgusting her revenEeful plots beneath
scorntM acquiescence Ii Jas5n's.: wishes;
hen giving free vent to the hatred that con.
umed her, In every look, accent, gcstu1a :
md posd she was the terrible Media, forget
Ing herself, her audience, the theatre, and
IL else unconnected with the fearful diaIux
hat she WIS depfcting.t e-..----r.
Under her influence the AUDIENCE sat gpell
'ound. Thick cheeks blanched and their lips ,