The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-03-10


pRooKIYN ACADEMY OF MUsIC-The people Of
the city OF the Churches filed the Academy OF Music
well last night to witness the performance OF Aubers
opera OF era Diavolo," with Parepa- Rosa, Madame
Testa Roncon and Herr Lott as the principal at
fractions, supported sy an eec'ent troupe rafepa
was In me voice. and her rendering Of tie character
" %e'ali ~'" Continual applause from an apprecia-
tive audience. Ronconi In his favorite part OF
Lord Roehburg, Herr Lott as Fra Davolo and
Madame Tesla as Lady Rochburg, all played well
and sang the attractive music in a style evidently
satisfactory to the hearers. With the French opera
on Saturday, and the Italian opera on Monday both
well attended, the Brookynies may be said to be
cling In the gayeties and amusements OF the season.
next Monday the opera OF 'Ernani. VIII AFFORD them
Agatha States supported by Pancan Belllni and
Antonucci, performance that will again, no doubt,
I'LL the Academy to overhowing.
WALLAoK's THEArRE.-The revival of "Rosedale,n
with cast partially new and entirely new scenery
had the result to attract an immense house at Wal
lacks last evening The cast differs in few re-
spects from the former cast of Observation-Disclosures
Wallack still appearing Elliot Grey and John Gil
bert tnever exceeded in the r6le) Miles McKenna
returned convict and the right hand man OF Colonel
Cayendish May, part enacted by Mr.. @. II. Rock
well. Matthew Leigh, formerly the part OF Charles
Fisher, was enacted by Mr.. b. I. Ringgold, though
IN a manner to make the audience long for the
Rosa Leigh part enacted IN the old cast by the late
Mary Cannon and so inimitaby acted by its former
mistress as to present any substitute at dsadvan-
tage. Miss Ely tnge succeeded, however, In wringing
plaudits from the audience, compliment, indeed,
considering the exquisite naturalness Of her prede
cessor while Mrs. Vernon Tabitha Stork, affected
with settled nothing of the sort,n was inimitable
as usual and formed one Of the leading 1g-
of Sarah sykes and could hardly be praised too
highly; while Miss Fanny Morant made up exceed
ingly well as Lady Adela Grey In the second seen
or act four some moral effects have been introduced
into the spectacular elements Of the DRAMA though
generally the public will hardt forget the old cast
cast, on the WHOLE and better put the stage than
formerly. 'Rosedale" Is likely, however, to have an
exceedingly long rum in spite Of the loss of one or
two OF Its stars.
STEINwAY HALL.-FANNY KEMBLE's READINGS
Mrs. Kembe's reading last night was Shakspeares
play of "Julius Caesar" mountain to molehill as
compared with Bob Sawyer's Party" 1t Is remark
able that woman Of all the thousands Of readers
and interpreters in the reading of Shakespeare that
have appeared from time to time through the last
Una, ,hat woman should at last be confessed IN
both hemispheres the best and by all odds
the most admirable reader of them all.
still fully maintained by Fanny Kemble. The par
tcular charm OF the readings OF Dickens lies in the
disnctness which he gives to each individual charac-
ter voice, tone, manner and action but they are,
after all, the comparatively easy characters of low
comedy, and all comprised within limited margin
Mrs. Kemble in the characters of Shakespeare under
stands the far more difficult task Of persoDating
men and women Of every age Cline condition and
lowest, within the field Of human observation
and she never fails to astonish with her exquis
itey beautiful delineatons Julius Casarn for in
stance, is rather heavy work, and from ordinary
reader appears decidedly nat, but as done by Mrs.
kembe II becomes luminous story with its living
men and women wildly recalled to the ''mnd's eye,
Horatio,o and we would not miss q sentence. A
large audience was present last night, more brilliant
in appearance than the best of Dickens because OF
much larger infusion Of ladies, with their brighter
faces and lighter col0rs An evening at Fanny Kem-
ble's readings Is, indeed, something to be remem-
bered for a lifetime.
PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN.-A large and apprecia
tive audience assembled last night at this popular
place Of amusement in sister city to witness the
representation Of Dion Boucicaults sensation drama
'Jessie Brown; or, The Relief OF Lucknow The
cast was exceedingly strong. Mrs. Conway took
upon herself the role of Jessie, and did it
with that womanly cleyerpess ana tact for
which she is celebrated as an impersonator
~ mefoit Character. Miss Louise Hawthorne
as Amy Campbell made the best of the gentle lady;
while Mr.. +. b. Conway as Randall, was as
graphic and robust in his delineaton as he usually
and admiringly Is. The exclamation of Jessie,
while lying concealed behind the ramparts OF Luck
now, when all were momentarily expecting death,
when hope had given place to blank despair
" Dinna We hear the slogan y was thringly rem
dered by Mrs. Conway, and brought storm Of ap-
p'ause from the house.