The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-09-13

OF the PRESIDENTIAL ticket Of Lincoln and John
SOM We understand that the Maine election
satisfied the Albany democrats that Seward,
Weed and Raymond could give them no
strength, and that General Dix, as a genuine
conservative Johnson war democrat, was
accordingly set aside as entirely out OF the
question. In falling back, however upon their
own party ranks, these Albany democrats have
apparently given up the contest in advance.
Having given them our candidate, our opinions,
and our conditions touching this election, we
have, at all events, nothing further to say.
The Arrival Of Ristori. the Queen OF Tragedy.
Several months ago the Duchess Carlotta
appointed by Napoleon to be Empress of the
Latin race, arrived upon this continent. Her
reception was enthusiastic. During her tour
through Mexico and Yucatan vast crowds
turned out to welcome her. 1t seemed that
her dtb,a was decided success. But after the
popular curiosity had been satisfied it was dis
covered that the Empress Carlotta would not
draw. Her audiences diminished in numbers
and the applause rapidly subsidized. Much as
they admired her as woman the people Of
Mexico could not accept her in her role OF En-
press. Notwithstanding its suspicious COM
mencement her engagement was, therefore, on
the whole, failure; and we were not at all
surprised when she terminated her perform
ances, returned to Europe, and after brief
and unsatisfactory interview with her manager,
Napoleon, retired to her husbands chateau at
Miramar.
But scarcely has Carlotta departed than
another sovereign of the Latin race lands upon
these shores. We allude to Ristori, the great
artistic, who ranks as the Marchioness del Grille
by her marriage and as the queen Of tragedy
by her genius. This lady, who has been en-
gagged, not by the imperial manager, Napoleon,
but by the manager with the imperial, the
famous Grau, reached this city on Tuesday
evening by the steamer Pereire, is now stop
ping at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and will make
her deJet at the French theatre on the Gath
instant, AT the close of her series Of perform
ances here she will tour through the United
States, as Carlotta did through Mexico; and
we have no doubt that she will be everywhere
WclcOmcu mUsb uCuIuiys IL GA W. lSoQluR
cities she will be as successful az Carlotta was
unsuccessful in winning that permanent popu-
larity which is the reward Of noble exertions.
Impressario Grau, with q mustache upon his
upper lip and an imperial upon his lower lip,
has mOrs tact than Napoleon, and knows that
if the people Of the United States are pleased
the conquest of all the rest Of the world will
be easy. Acting upon this principle Grau
need fear no failure and will never meet his
Bismarck; and Ristori's engagement will be so
Italy and build castle more splendid than
that Of Miramar upon the Lake of Como or
wherever else she prefers.
At the very outset of Ristoris career in this
country, however, she will have to encounter
and defeat wicked monster, such as we read
of in fairy tales, called Phineas Barnum This
dreadful parsonage has captured Sir Wallack
Sir Wheatley, Sir Stuart, and other managerial
knights, and has imprisoned them in his mu.
scum Of curiosities, after magically transform
ing them into various unsightly shapes, such az
the Feejee Mermaid, Joyce Heth and the Woolly
Horse. In this Barnum we anticipate that Ris-
tori will find her only foe. He will ride to as
sail her armed cap-a-pie with rusty armor and
mounted upon one Of his bogus wild buffaloes
from the prairies Of Hoboken. In his hand will
be that terrible Indian club with which Pow
hatan did not kill Captain Smith, The fat wo-
man, seated majestically upon the Goldfish that
Barnum calls whale, will act as his esquire,
and the "What Is Itw which is supposed to be
poor idiotic negro girl, will serve as his page.
Thus equipped and escorted, and loudly
blowing his own trumpet this monstro-
sity, who 10 more frightful than the dragon
killed by st. George, will advance to the
attack and endeavor to make Ristori sub
init to the same Barnumizing process that
has proven 80 fatal to numerous victims. We
have no fears Of the result, however. As in the
story books, so in fact, dramatic virtue, en-
bodied in Ristoriswil triumph over theatrical
vice, represented by Barnum. The Queen of
Tragedy will smite the monster hip and thigh
and cut of his hideous head. Then, az the
legends tell, the doors Of his museum will be
thrown open and all his captives will be re-
leased. Sir Wallack, who now figures as the
Feejee Mermaid, will resume his former gen tie
manly department, and the "What Is III" will
be sent 70 a lunatic asylum. Sir Wheatley,
who now exists as old Joyce Heth in breaches,
will be restored to his managerial functions
and the Circsssian girl will 60 back to Ger
many. Sir Stuart, who now hobbies about in
the character Of the Woolly Horse, will be him
self again and gallantly escort the fat woman
to her friends A splendid revival Of the drama
and general decline Of humbug will ensue,
and Ristori will finish her engagement amid
the plaudts Of the American people and the
blessings Of the managers whom she has eman-
cipated.