The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-11-21

6rADf TaEArRB-"HANLxr."-Mr HendfaChs ~
peared for the first time last night Is Hamlet. n
many It may sound like exaggerati0n but those whs
Witnessed hts pers0nati0n OF the peculiar, rather
metaphysical character OF Hamlet at the Stadt thea
IRE Yesterday, win all admit that with the exception
OF Edwin Booth, no better Hamlet has been seen on
new York stage for the last ten years or more. AZ
nrss IN the interview with the Ghost, Mr.. Hendricks
subsequent acts. The monooaue ITO be- or not TIC "a
sud 49, spoken with such philosophical pensiyenee1
hn. suvn natural impulse as to compel an unwilling
scene wan the Queen was q masterpiece OF acting:
anu IN Iacs an the scenes, excepting the first act
representations OF that mvster,ous creation ~
Snakspeare's imagination. AS Miss Jrschck was
eleventh hour, and all honor Is du, 70 her for main
tanning the character a. well as she dia :
The PHILHARMONIC S0CIETY.--n the copcerta Of
the Philharmonic Society are well attended az the
rehearsals the directors will have every reason 10 M
satisfied with the amount OF patronage bestowed
upon them. The Academy OF Music was crowded.
yesterday afternoon and the second rehearsal passed
OF In . most satisfactory manner. Carl Bernmann
conducted the grand orchestra and seemed wen
pleased with the manner In which the performers
ssssssssns sgnpSsay No. 'S 81; 10
Synspnonte Ja'.kosQue Two partsl by Beriioz, and
the overture to Gade's "Hamlet-"
Musical and Theatrical Notes.
dppe6TUnce
Cleveland last night as "Leah, the Forsakenn Miss
Janauschek's career in Cleveland has been one or
immense success.
grand concert will be given at Steinway Hall to-
night for the benefit Of the family of the late Edmund
Remack. Mile. TostAe, Nine. Lumley, Mr. Oscar
Pfeifer and other distinguished artists Will assist
Andre Beckers, the popular baritone OF the Theatrs
Francois and the comica Charles Martel In Scene
We've de Brabant" has domesticated ct 90 Amity
street. where he is prepared to teach music ana do
Mrs. ScottSiddons makes her second appearance
this evening upon the American stage as Lady
Teaze In .sIhe School for Scandal" at the Boston
the performance even those In the gallery bringing
81 so each.
with the appreciatve American people after MS two
performances OF fifteen minutes each In this city
ana MS Two similar exhibitions IN ne HUB T. now
rope where 1t is rumored he intends to remain His
managers lost g 900 in two nights on his perform
Bryant's Minstrels are offering splendid ana
attractive series OF performances at their hall
far has been highly successful. The capital min
strel buresque "La Somnambula," Is enjoying
an excellent run and. merits the favor
which has been accorded 1t, as IL Is one OF tho
best mounted pieces Of Its kind ever presented BY
any organization In the burnt cork line Unsworth,
Eugene, Dan and the other old favOrites OF years ago
are popular IS ever, and standard representa-
tives OF Ethiopc art are unexceled as they are to
De ranked also among lts pioneers ana most progress
| sive dellneators.
Two city theatres Nblo's and the Bowery, are
running the latest London sensation, CATER Dark"
The. sharp rivalry OF the two establishments az
| well as their sensation scenes In court, render
comparisons for once aprop0s. At Nibl0's the
| piece has all the aids Of unusually fine
scenery artistic stage-setting and a company
OF talented artists in divers lines OF theatrical and
show business. In the Bowery the stock company
Is relied on and proves equal to the task. At the
latter establishment the piece is presented in all the
intensity possible In Its Interpretation. " Is
rugged, hardy, even melodrama, exceedingly wen
acted At Ntbios It Ia too highly polished to attain
such strength naturalness. II Is, In Short piece
OF polite comedy, intensified In degree by an infu
sion OF certain melodramatc elements The ma
chinery In both establishments is well arranged, but
the set" IN the Bowery version OF the railroad scene
Is In our opinion the better and the running OF the
engine diagOnaly across the stage from right upper
entrance to left second entrance exceeds the effect
produced by the running from left to right at tho
back practised at NibO's. Between the two YER
Hlons Judge that Nibo's is throughout the moro
polished and pleasing for artistic work; but the
Bowery drama Is the more thrilling, mel0dramat0
intense IN IA