The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-06

srrapgsmsns carly In the year Al prsssns n v,s.p
are nIsd and viii remain % tii Nay While - consssS
almost devoid Of plot admits he introducsioa Of an
eccentric novelty, bars Nelos one Of the import
psssnsn ana he bar may sss iii cSssSss s.os e.
month for anything that can prsdieed 70 the contrary
ihis-whehsr be has really anything 70 onsr or .
sunicentiy conspicuous q home 20 have become a.
object OF curiosity abroad hs cannot answer this n
his pocket Black Crook II simply liked because balIss
on the large scale has never been seen before and
crooked fortune Madame Ristori, an Italian acsres1
who did not sing, and was marchionsss withal We
Those Who imagine shs. New York Is convensnt pIacs
for cartng OF old rubbish that Is useless In Europe
hsrono sSccsnce and they have appetite for novelty
but for anything that il neither good they have
no relish whatever And LEI me emphstcaly repeat =.
people they may b licked BY Oddly but they
perfectly capable OF spprecatng the utmost
In acting To prove this assertion, need only refer %
the crowds who have thronged 70 witness Mr. Jeersons
representation OF Rip Van Wrinkle.
4 To the dramatst. save under certain exceptional
circumstances, New York offers, In my opinion, bus
sM On rather lack Of law which permits
the manager Of the American theatre to use The whole
q me London repsrtory gratis In the sscond piece
VIII bs preferred 10 one that has already passed no
ordeal whatever. But great painter would.
would find people endued with an almost morbid APP
petite for scenic decoration and artist at hand at al
10 supply the demand The grand scenes now pur-
chased in England to be taken to America after thsy
have answered pantommic purposes home but there
ia plenty OF money 70 pay for them II they shown
New York In the frat instance and they do not couao
like celebrated piece on the strength Of their English
reputation. The lack of cannot be better
pressed than by the assertion that whereas In London
even the humblest theatres can boast OF weexecusd
drop curtain, such q luxury is rare at New York.
8. IT. however, some undaunted genius should aspire
to write original plays for New York, In spite Of all
judiclous warnings to the contrary would sdviss him
TO try his hand at class OF composition which, with0us
the assistance Of manager filled with the spirit Of Mr.
Charles Kean, would not gain for him single sixpencs
In London. Let him write big dramas-the larger the
better subjects borrowed from the earlier history Of
England and as historical as possible 10 their character
Queen Elizabeth and Mary Stuart, for instance. are
rather bores than otherwise to the rreverent paygoe
OF England, but the Americans look to them as theii
noted ancestors, much the aristocrats Of Athena
looked to the mythc founders Of their families Nor
must tho plays be written in antiEngsh spirit; Tor,
amid all the chickering's between the two nations, the
Americans harbor deep love for their Old World ana
II date Ia taken prior to that OF the family quarrel
this feeling express itself without restraint-dony
let King Philip conquer Qieen Elizabeth. especaix
whle Cuba belongs to the Spauia-sss ~
Aud 80 much for the ssSass In New York"