New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-03

head Acknowledged otherwise on the part OF most OF
the persons the plays. As to the arquesons'
people Of taste and culture seldom ial 10 siee
upon truth II is certain that two and two are iour
and Il IL equally certain that mixture OF pau saa'
lmeghts and the tricks of sagecaTYenty do not con
siitute drama Thoughtful minds may u'no J." iosPoo'
TO various points in Hamlet" or Macoe'h' UT Ming
Lear but they cannot do not dner In respect 10
the mental calber OF most OF the dramas Vi INC present
period. 1t IL very small eaber ipdeeo anu very easy
measured. In fact most OF the piay"hgh's vi the
day are so weak in intelligence ana 80 suo"g in
concert that they utterly fail 10 perceive 'nc'i own 'c
fects when they have scrbbled han dozen puies Oh
s,, hi rne,;sb and providedhalf a dozen jobs for
carneuter they think they have written plays, and
straighway enroll themselves us dranac authofs ana
than ~ their rubbish s not everywhere accepted as ter
ure ,hcv take refuge IN vapd talk about the vagueness
t.h,, ar, and the general folly Of esthecs" Some
90 ,hcn we believe know that they humbuGs and,
80 matter Of course morbidly sensitive just this
1T. FOR the conscious humbug, in this world is al
ways afraid OF being found ont and Is always betray.
ing himself by his excessive preeautiOD. But let
dramatic jobbers be comorted They perfectly well
understood; and nobody thinks the OF them for
getting what money they can by Of their sensa
ton stage-trickery. "'Tis Just the fashion, and
while the fashion IL will pay. Even its admirers
however do not mistake it for dramatic literature and
that is point which these playwrights would do well
10 TemembersiDce consciousness Of this truth might
make them little less Connected and presumptuous
They would do we'll TO remember also that nobody
poets them TO revive the Athenian drama; 10 equal
Shakespeare; 10 emulate the brliancy Of sher
dan. On the contrary, they viii fnhll the highest ex
peeatOns that any be entertained in reference
10 them. II they will write English that can be parsed
depict characters that tOeraby ntelgible and now
and then present that does not Of Bedlam
BlOomngdale. Meanwhile, fancy they viii get
along very well without the acknowledged head that
desired ny contemporary. The American stage Is
blessed with pretty good stage carpenter writers,
but yet al the questions Of "high art" which they
likely to raise he settled without founding land
vexiDg-a new French Academy.
DRAMATIC NOTES
Charles Dillon will play at Drury- lane, London,
in November.
The New-York Circus win reopen next Tues
day.
Mr. Lester Wallack's play, "The Veteran is
doing well, AZ Woods Museum, Chicago.
Miss Bateman has had another popular success,
at LyerPooi-as Lady AGedeh
Henry Bennett, an old actor has lust died,
at Worcester, England aged 70 years
Mr. John f. Owens viii play an engagement
at the broadway Theater IN January next
A German actor named llolsnger is abOut To
broadway
Miss Furtado publishes denial of the London
newspaper Iumo that she was about 10 marry MI Ben
jannn Webster.
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with marked success. &" Rip Van Wnke ran for four
weeks.
Fanny Janauschek viii appear at the Acad
envy Tuesday the 9th inst. land not Monday. as
previously announeed), IN The Bsde Of Messna."
Mr.. Mark Smith goes 10 Pittsburgh TO fulfill
professional engagement before setting out for New
Orleans.
Mr.. Palgyave SIMPSONS new play, " Time and
The Hour" has been acted degree of
AT the Boston Muscum. William Warren and W. H. Smith
were IN the cast
The dramatic season, at Nibo's Garden, under
the Direction OF Messrs Jarrett Palmer viii commence
the Edwin wall be the fret star
lie y play four weeks and 10 be then succeeded by
Irish residents of New-York should not fail
70 see MI MaeEyoy's New Hieernicon," now IN Pixies
tiers Iecty and ageeabiy TO Irish patriotism end seNt
ment. We have previously described N.
We regret to learn that the Babbington
T5ffe or 'an r se bosp ~ sszrI's MI fTsnk W
is in the hands of a New-York manager
The San Francisco Minstrels continue to pre-
sc b t Paee sSper wbich Is nightly sreeied
shouts OF langhier-keiy Leons hlns p, man nam
ample success Bryanrs Mmstrels Sun presenting
The lTayeste OF Luegeza BOrga," wiIh Eugene US IL
eresid 49,,
The beontifnl and accomplished dancer, Mile. |
Blasina. sails from thus port to-day oct 3 i9f EerSpe
She has an engagement We believe az an Italian inca
Ter Her success here been remarkable and che WI"
long c0nsicuoasly and very pleasantly Ithehoeieu
among TIE numerous dancers "hon lS "sti d.,
mont uf the last few seasons has brought htbei nom
Europe.
The Ballet, in IIumpty Dumpty," is under |
going reorganization On the 18th inst VIII DC pro
sentsd in It, new FORM ausall remains ~ H. nu, many
~ fbe Other faces win he this thcater We believe
manager OF The Olympic has avoled himself OF tue
grafton OF the Ballet at Nblos Garden 10 DICK u
fhe best performers in that troupe. The custom OF
"Wednesday maDees at the Olympic, VIII be resumed on
the l4th The house Is beng reearpeted and newly up
hostercd "Humpty Dumpty is at the end Of bis soth
week.
Prof. AdOlphus Rohde has arrived here from
Germany, and Will shortly give his wellkho"n enter
tainpen, The Earth and Man." In this city, THIS has
long been famOus 10 Europe IL BIakes soierce popula
and teaches two hours than the ordinary student
could learn ia many yoaTs relative 10 the progress OF
the physical world from chaos To ts present stale fIoi
Fohdee consists OF series OF illustrative
paintings the plan OF the diesOlVng views ~ bss
Iurore and we cannot doubt, what we know OF s
character, that II VIII attract the attention mere VI
al thinking people.