The New York herald., 1866-09-28
A M U s e M E N r S.
Mr.. BosumiI Da w,.on a. shyl.ck.


MIR. BOgamil Da WILSON, as ShyiOck.
Mr. Dawson appeared last night Tor The fourth tine
in America in the great character OF shyock the
Merchant Of Venice. II would be difficult 60 fnd =
ftng representative OF tho Christian hating, msr
CHESS, revengeful Jew. From the first dialogue with
Bas-snio-"thres thousand duca,s for three monhs''
UNTIL bs1ed and tocring with emotion he leaves the
court murmuring in broken accents, ~ pray you, give
leave to go fron bence he looked acted and spoke
the graspng hcertcss usuref The crhgins ineekness
with which no greeted Anonio tho acndish calculations
OF the bond the half suppressed rage ana
venom that accompanied his relation OF Anton,o's
ndgnitics towards himself, the mplaoabs hatred Of
Christians shown in his parting words to his daughter
the outburst Of indignation that followed raeries 0i
Soano and saarnio tho flight Of Jcsscs, the waking
Of the demon Of revenge in Lis breast when Trbai
quains him with tho misfortune OF his bondsd debtor,
the eager and devish Joy with which he hailed the
iimeary exposition OF the law by Pcriis aud The ssr
hs reaction when he hears the words Ths boad dotA
give thee here cs Of booJ'--au The very In.
peTsonincaon Of dramatic gsnius Az 10 The drsss md
appearance of Shylock, there 10 ,endescy
in many otherwise good actors 10 make the
Jew q grovelng specimen OF hs shy.
lock is representative OF the wealthy class, aa1
although grsspng usarsr and mser to some exients
stu he should exhibit in person something sbovs che
ysrdor OF dilapidsted clothing that others woaA
make him. Mr.. Dawson, without de,rsci!ns from the
conception Of the great author, appeared we'll 10
descendant Of the ten tribes in Venice There was 10
somc paris perhaps little too much aeliness Of
ner to harmonic with the general idea Of the characteS
but subsded into the crafty fsvsngsfu credilos
who would have his pound OF desh even f ayerf
dncat in ton thousand duca's offered him were
In six parts, aud every, part dacst This
from Tubal the OF tho loss Of the merchaass argo-
siea terrible. Tho words ~ thank God Ithank
Il sWav dam
diamond that cost two thousand dacais ia Frankfort
four score aacsss a. sitting y Gsncs and ring isx
or no parental love shown BY him, FOR no made every
thing subssrvsnt % the one ruling ides revenge His
Yea, q Daniell" was the lriumpba; cry Of q aend
Tho same Joy sparkied IN his eyes end lighted
knife on his sole and looked hungrily towards
the spot whore his e!pcctant yet defiant victim STOOD
his hopes Of revenge. he ioersd feebly from the hau
OF Justice, every movement and look speaking the feel
denee at the close Of each In which appeared
Was even greater than on any OF the preceding nights
hs received was the greater when ths character of
tue rest OF the cast is taken into consideratioW.
third rate country theatre is the more
.,s. strange ., many Of ths persons supporting him
There honorable exception TO tho general msdi-
ocrity OF the cast Mr. Frtze made excellent Gvstisu0
and seemed TO Understand his part. Miss Rhode VS.
tanner and more unniercsiny in Porlis thas she
was in Amsia in the Robbers Why she and Mrs stsx-
Itch Fuchs should adopt such make mp lawyer aud
clerk with mousache and ds0rted fsccs loss
TO conceive Mrs. zerbeni could spoil the part Of
Jessica more successfully than she did. When was
eight Of the Harem'' or Turkish sal,sas
The Gobbo famiy--fsihsr and son-migh, very
poatably have sbsented themselves entirely without
,narins the play IN the least The son Lsuncslot Mr..
Re norih, was dressed Ike Handy Andy shaun o the
Post, and made melancholy attempts At wiI,cisms We
don't wonder that shyock glad 10 iransfer him 10
Bissanio, who was not, 10 judge from his acting,
deserving Of Winning rich hercsA He was very
n 4 hA
wrong cssket at first. The res, or the characters
."s were Of the same description Now hose ladies'
Narcisse and the Robbsrs aud thsy musS
certainly bo capable Of accomplishing than whss
they did last night The example OF such great arse
~ Mr. Dawson ought TO inspire them and them 10
careful study Of the characters Ia whicn they sup.
posed 10 support him. Ar. Dawson nert appearance
viii be in Dr. Gutzkow's comedy. the Kius's Leuiensn
on Saturday next Tie is said TO DO gres, In comedy
of Rstori and him we may hope tha the drama will 10
aissd from s previous degraded state and made
dunn FOR conveying TO the pubic the nobcst pures and
highest thoughts that ever human mind conceived.
Thsiia Theatre.
There was larger attendance st this thaatre lsss
evening than there has been for severzi weeks but u
IL remarkable fact that although the ssaat theatre 10
usual full when Dawson appears the attendance a
tho 1hsls 10 bcst those evenings The arao,ion %
this occasion Der Js.~a sa ss;a Zosgins ~
schrebcr the plot Of which Is known 70 most Of The
German readers OF the HERALD. The CHIEF character
that Of Charles, the pupil given by Miss Hsdwig
Hesse, who acted well throughout and overwhelmed
With applause and bouquets Al the end Of the second
act when Charles appears before b.. father, pretending
that he Is longer tho wild boy " yore but that he
has adopted the ssnctimonous Jesatcd styls OF hh
preceptor Miss Hesse showed that shs was qite mis-
trcss Of the role, And again. when he fesw guAai-
tnds 70 tho Baron ssdsugss, who. by workBr
upon the fears Of his fathsT, has indsssd him 10
devote hts 10 the chuch, sbe displayed .
mixture Of staed hatred and humble Difference
very nearly approaching reality. Mr. Lohtnann
courtier whose only OF bis long line
Of ancestors acted well, making character interestna
which Is Liable 70 become nspd II 20. very carefully
rendered Mr. Pcnner also bxysa bis psu Of the
Jesuit WELL he is naturally s 10 his movements aud
measured 70 hls onss aud e part vac well suited 70
are Of minor Importance excepting that q Anselqus
given By Miss Feiimsnps Who. excs7ng that she had
not sungsnt command her fssturss and could noa
refrain from smiling when about 20 cry, played the
part yer and ives more correct "a her taloen. than
sny6r the others.
MIR. Jo~eph Proctor IN Rveekivm.
Mr. Joseph Proctor, the rsssdisn, appears for 6asss
performances at the Brookyn Acsdsmy Of k.,sc ta.s
evening He gives bic noe psrsons,ou Of stosnase,sy.
In Nick d the Woods rhs rltpoft e s suc,.es