The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-18

zistori.
The great tragedienne takes her departure
to-day, bearing with her to Europe the
warmest wishes Of the American people for
her welfare and that of her family. How
gladly would she be welcomed again in this
country should she ever be induced to revisit
our shores We are reluctant to abandon all
hope Of ever seeing her return to the United
States, and the more 50 since we have learned
that she intends to enrich her repertoire with q
new chaFacter-that OF Marie Ant0inette. An
appreciative critic has said that in Ristori's
Elisabetts and Marie Stuart historical charac-
terisation has reached its climax; and this Is
quite true. But we are confident that in her
Marie Antoinette Ristori would surpass her
SELF She could not have selected finer sub
Ject for the tragedy which Paolo Giacometh
(the author Of Elisabetts), is now engaged in
writing expressly for her. Giacometti will
meet Madame Ristori at Paris, and will be her
guest during her visit Of twe months 10 hat
city. He will visit Versailles and familiarize
himself with all that can aid him In giving the
'reqfisite local eOlooins 10 Ab tragedy, and he;
wiR eajc1, moreover. the inappreciabie I'D
vantage OF personal consultations with RistOri
while be 3 completing it. How full Of life
and incidenti must be And what otheriiving
actress could hope 80 faithfully to reproduce
the daughter Of great empress and the wife
OF powerful king amid ell the vicissitudes
of the eventfal period with which the name Of
Marie Antoinette is 80 fatslly associated From
her triumphant procession from Vienna to Com
piegne, and the celebration of her marriage at
Versailles, with all the pomp and parade which
marked the luxurious court Of Louis Xy and
the magnificent fstes at Paris, which were in
terrupted by most terrible accident-from
these opening scenes of her career in France,
when, as described by Burke, she was glitsering
like the morning star, full Of life and splendor
and joy, until the painful days of her imprison-
ment and trial, in which the best Of her traits
were developed, and we see her only a. noble,
prosecuted woman, and until she persisted on
the soaffold, the story Of Marie Antoinette is of
thrilling interest. And in view Of the circum-
stances which surrounded her as q central
figure at the beginning of the greatest modern
revolution In Europe, with its fierce struggle
which is not yet ended-betwoen royal and
aristocratio privileges and democratic rights,
the interest In the period in which she lived
and died Is powerfully enhanced beyond any
which we can actually have in tho more remote
days Of Elizabeth and Mary Stusrt. It is not
intended TO bring out the new tragedyin Paris,
whore the snther breads the severity Of, the
censorship. inasmaacA - TIA Aplris in which 4
10 written will % such ~ 10 mest with sAll
Sympathys Only IN cesnsrss where Republican
and dsmosratie ideas prevail. ~ e
ssDufilg Aladsua Riateri,s Americas tour ssAe
has spssscsA. sass 4 Gyr1Abs~ suioss Ind smns,
three. times in ,Dphoeak. four timss each, in
Angelo and Pia di Tolomei, five times each IN
Adrienne Lecouvreur and Giuditta, seven
times in Phedre, fourteen times In Macbeth,
eighteen times In Medea, forty-eight times in
Mary Stuart and itty-ni times in Elizabeth.
In her eloquent and touching farewell, last
evening. Madame Ristori alluded to the intelli-
gent appreciation with which her performances
have been received in thiscountry, particularly
in New York. g the birthplace Of her success"
She has also warmly expressed her sense Of
indebtedness to Mr.. Graa for the friendly &C
tivity and energy which he has. displayed in his
managerial capacity. In bidding her an affec-
tionate farewell, We cannot refrain from re-
peatiug our hope that Ristori may yet be in
duoed to decide upon favorins the United
States with another visit We can safely pro-
mise her another triumphal tour.