The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-05-22
A M U 8 & N & N T s .
The Seade Theatre.

Dawson the German tragedisn. played his farewell
Lear 70 crowded house last evening at the Ssdt thea
c slicitng tempest Of plauds In every dramatic SIT
nation, though especially II the In which
the lunatic King invekss the thunder and rain which
vas effectively presented and in the death scene me
concluding situation In the tragedy. Dawson was
cellsnty supported, with Mr. Frank Gloucester Miss
Irschick ~ Cordslia, Mr. stsmmler Edgar and Mr..
Fr,zs ~ Edmund the legitlmae-the part OF Couccs-
ter being Of the best renderngs Of the gray sRd
weird old count which has been witnessed the
New York stage. and only suffering in comparison with
the majesty Of madness represented BY the CEN
trail figure Of GsrmAa tragedy. The curtain having
fallen O the last scene Mr. Dawson stepped forward
amid vociferous calls ths again and In
very happy address dramatic leave or his host OF
admirers thanking them for their appreciation and
bowling his last farewell American audience The
light underone Of the jester effectively presented by
Mr. Schmidt, and answered sort or spray OF witt
cisms to the deep bass Dswisons unatc sorrow and
Wild invsctvs the recreapt Rsgsan and GonsriL
Park Theatre, Brookiyn.
Last evening Shakspssrc's Much Ado about Nothing
was presented at this house TO . very slim audience
Mr.. Conway, Benedick, struggled maofully Ike
artist with the dlrncues OF the rita while his I'm.
pcrsonation overlooked with forcbls features h
lsmentable failure 10 the expression Of the volatile ee
msnts which constitute main beauties Of the part
Mrs. Conway Beatrice fair, bui heavy aud stisd
despite her forced abandon The reading OF the leading
parts bad Mr. Conway especially falling into
jectionabe habit Of scanning the poets lines drsary
ngsong style The make up Of the old man Of the
comedy (Leonato was most ridiculous the appearance
OF the face beng that Of corpse and equally express
sonless. The rest Of the characters we're ''up" In
their lines, out mediocre in action.
Musical and Theatrical InteIiiEsues.
Nile. GrAnzow has returned to Paris She viii make
her nrst appearance 81 the opera In the ballet La ource
The Crsars also being prepared for her. In which viii
also take part Mlls Forsti Who has lately obtained
great success at Trieste
During i've or long years Fiotow sndesvared. bat
In vain to get his delightful opera Nsishs per-
formed the Paris stage Al length IL was received
BY the Theatre Lyrque and has Just been performed
The one hundredth tms-a lesson 70 manages.
few weeks since during the performance Of the
second &C, o. the Grande Duca1se a the vare,iSs NJ
Grener who plays the part Of the Prince Paul slipped
and fell the stage. He unable TO without
sisanee aud was discovered that he had fractured his
leg The public greatly affected BY this sudden msfor
tune, is the theatre and the performance not
unusd On the following evening N. Aursls played ths
part Of Prince Paul.
Ruy Bias s being performed st the Versailles Tbsstre.
Nile Theress has not been we'll received Al Mar
seiiss strong the public opinion against her that
riot almost took place ., the Of the AlcssS She
did not appear, but disappeared.
Nile PATHS farewell performance - the Theatre
Itasn produced the sum Of 1914 francs tkIe6) The
fair songs,rcss has sung $50 representations IN Paris
and The sum they have produced amounts TO no less
than se4 500 franc. tfIo2ssoD making average Of
II $50 francs for each She reengaged for the snsr
ina season. commencing ist September
The v,omte De Lst~is,s is being rshcsrsed Al the
Dsisret to follow the Pres Sa'n- dsrvdss
n Adolphs Belots comedy. L~s Souvenirs, ID in 70
hersal ~ Bordeaux, Lyons and ksrseiiles.