New-York tribune., 1868-06-03
THE DRAMA.
nnnAnwAY THEATER.


Matilda Heron who had not before played
matilo" ma s,r several years reappeared here Mon
IA Wv az the Broadway Theater, in the character of
.JIs IL part that she has played upwards OF
.,nsapd times, and we have often seen her play IL
nsand times better than she did on this occasion Her
ny of course was yitahzed with extraordinary inten-
v OF emotion and therefore often affected the ensib
sties of her audience But more than ever marred
nv an extravance Of carriage and gesture that almost
amounted contorton and by that old, familiar blend
ing OF gasp, gurle, and whne wherewth the actress
has long been accustomed to announce the suFgng OF
nnspeakable passion in the cOurtesan's nature more
vast and comprehensive disregard for all that Is meant
by the word art, applied to acting has never been
shown by player Of recognized ability and emnence
There was loveable tratand there was scarcely an
attractive onein the Camille that Miss Heron presented
What the audience saw was very stout oVeruresSeu'
unpublished woman eapering about the stage III te carry
seenes and stalking about in the later ones now ggShg
with badlyafected frivoty, and struggling under
the influence Of lysterea hafsuppressed emotion THIS
was not the Camille Of Miss Herons other days HOW
ever the matter is Of no particular Importance Puohe
taste has far advanced since this actress nrst maze
this painful drama conspicuous as to have left behnd H.
IN mered obscurty French analysis Of moral and phys
ieal disease Miss HerOn's cOworkers in the misceha-
neous characters dsmaly bad with the one eXcep
ton Of Mrs Gilbert who enacted Prudence with all the
requisite coarseness. The audience was small.
RIsTORI.
Madame RistOri will play Mary Stuart to-day,
Mt Matinee at the French Theater Her personaton OF
the character rightly ranks in critical estimation among
the very best works Of modern stage art There ought TO
be crowd in the theaer to-day RistOris last appear
Hnce in New-York is set down for Friday night She viii
sail hence for Europe on the 27th of June.
RIsToRI AT srEINwAY HALL.
An interesting entertainment will be given
at senway Han sunday evenng for The benefit dd OF OF
wounded the battlefield Madame RistoIl WI VII 6i 6oe
number OF rectatoRs, and IT announced .I ossst
ether distinguished artists nave NOiuhteeIe" Vh0'' ~
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mrs. Bowers has played queen EAsdoeH, III
San Francisco.
"He's a Lunatc" and "Cabman No. 81 have
been added TO Mr.. r. NJ De Wits library of Acting
Plays.
The marriage is reported of the well-knOwn
and mncb-esteemed actress. Mrs Gadstane, to MI
Bayless, theatrical manager in st. Louis
Mr. Daly's new drama, to be produced next
lightning. The Summer company at this theater IN
elndes, among others, Mr.. ]. X Mortimer Mr. Mckee
Rankin, Mr. J. c. WILLIAMSON Mr. T. r. Browne ana MIS-
q. II. Gilbert.
y te.-. FOREIGN DRAMATIC ITEMS.
A version by DR.. Westland MarstOn OF the
celebrated rules dc Marbre Is ann6nnea as u reheSrsa
at the HaymaAst Ar sothern viii, OF course play the
part VI Its hero, -~ 80. RI ,... 80
Anecdotes are current of the wit of the
actress Of the Theatre traneas Augustine Brohan who
ts about TO retire on pension after more than ~ years
service She had rival in comedy named Nine Allan,
who the continual object of her sarcasm One day
Provost was telling her Of discussion in which lac oo
engaged touching the creation OF the WOru lou
shOuldnt ask me- she returned I uGr un tu @ "
other time she asked about the entertainment OF
lady noted for her slanderous propenstes ID
society. Said Augustine BrOhan, Inc Iact IS the dl.
ner there is so detesable that would die OF hunger
one didn't deyour ones neighbors more or less''