The New York herald., 1869-11-30


SoorH's THEArRs.-Ths veteran Hacketvs nrst
appearance st this house, and in his ''worid-re-
nowned impersonation OF Fasta r." attracted last
night great audience. the play. the first part OF
"King Henry the Fourth.n including the battle OF
shrewsbury ana the death OF Hotspur, might be
called tragedy, the rollicking Sir john.
the Rudolph OF the Dead Rabnits his vagabond asso
ciates and their rascaly adventures did not make 1t
ahigh comedy OF spongers in the alenouse. robbers
on the kings highway aud bummers in the
battleneld There Is something SO detestable
In the 0east1ness Of Falstan that nothing
but the unctuous and abounding wit and
humor with which he Is invested by Shaks-
peare could have saved HIM in history beyond the
restoration OF that atrocious villain, "tne Merry
Monarchin but, under the magic hand OF ''the
DIVINE William" the bloated loafer has come far
down INTO this nineteenth century embaimed IN
estlng character
Mr.. Hackett has made this extraordinary charac-
ter nis own as Richard the Third became me pecu-
liar property OF the elder Booth IN day. and HAM
let the patent right OF Kembe. Indeed, OF the many
thousands oi persons who have seen Hacket as Fal
stan from the time OF General Andrew Jackson
down TO tins day. there is hardly a surviving
lmpersonation the identical Faistar OF Snaks-
pearr And While 1t must be admitted that the
veteran ac.or 10 NOS the vigorous Sir John that he
was quarter oi century ago. ne Ii still Wonder-
fully fresh ana exuberant In his fun and AZ active
withal as before the war
Henry Mr.. Fenno as the King, Mrs. Winter as
Lady, Lady Percy, MISS Fanny Morant as Dame
their respective parts MIR. Hackett was handsomely
supported. Mr. Waller Is, indeed, an admirable
Hotspur, and MI. Hamilton bids fair to become, in
truth, prince in Mis- profession. Hotspurs manly
defence OF himself before the King and Prince HaIs
promises TO his father OF better life were promi-
nent among the bright particular stars" Of the per-
torrance.
But the special attraction OF shakspears's plays
in this house is In their mounting costumes
n
tais aims, regardless OF cost, to give us
The verv age and body OF the time
praise. Never, for instance have we seen
before the costumes clvll and military.
~, as left upon record. 30 faithfully repro
duced as IN THIS reproduction. nom the splendid
to the dress OF Lady Percy. the sherlns
gown, and the rig OF the humblest charac-
ter IN a,iS,P the play These costumes IL giving
represented as they appeared in their own
day: serve TO bridge the chasm Of the
aestve as to the many changes that have followed
In the fashions Tue scenery Of this reproduction
gorgeous to be literally true but Is none the less
sttraStye a as the tae setting Of the play
furl0ugh.
OLYMPIC THEATRE.-Yanker humor, though not
80 contagious as English or 80 light and sportivc
as French, has is own quiet, creamy. irresistible
charm, which tickIes at both the intellect and
fancy. special sort Of voice seems needed for Q
vehicle to the quaint dr0lery OF New England char
acter The very sharp ana nasal destroys the effect
and makes the Jokes appear premeditated or out to
order, while, the other hand, voice Of too full
speeches that your genuine Yankee loves to roll OF
the end OF his tongue. Yankee Robinson, who Ia
a 'RS @ cn nsa pas anS
,taters is some In bear nght and death on In
1lns generally. Is an excellent type OF rare but
very interesting and humorous class. His whole
make up Is perfect, ana the way he carries with
Sally Scrubbns miss Minnie Jackson) ls the ideal
picture OF light-hearted, drOll, fun-Oving, but
'cute, sensible and independent Yankee making love
to girl OF U much similar disposition. The audience
were In roars from oeqinning 70 end. especially
whlskey bottle levelled Ike rlfe. The performance
last evening terminated with the farce, "A Bull In
China ShOpn which afforded enough fun iOr one
night, at least, and sent everybody home happy.
BowERY THEATRE.-The vigorous, sulphurous,
satisfactory, odashioned dramatic account OF ''The
Devil and DR.. Faustus' was presented to the patrons
OF the Bowery last night, VINO turned out In great
force to honor the occasion, Notwithstanding the
weather. This Is play that can only appear the
other side OF the town nowadays with the garnlsh
OF operate mounting and the devil refined away to
sort OF mpersOnatfOn OF the principle OF evil; but
the side they still downright believers In
the real old devil OF the legend though they assert
that the ho0fs and horns would be clumsy superfu-
tiles. The play Is capitay mounted Illustrated with
admirable scenery and promises to be great card.
STEINwAY HALL-Tho Slaviansky Russian
vocalist troupe made their debut last evening
and achieved q most decided success The music
Is extremely sweet and meodious, especially In
the chorus. The tenor Mr. Agrenen Slavlansky,
has an excellent voice and gained much
applause IN the Russian sailors song. The
great feature OF the performance however, was the
Russian national song, accompanied Dy the clari-
onet and dance very similar IN It's features to our
own clog dance The entertainment, moreover,
proved the power Of music, for, although rendered
In foreign tongue, the desired impression was
fully evident to the numerous audience. Great
credit IS due TO the selection both OF the artists and
the music, and Mr.. Slaviansky's success certainly
based upon the merits OF his entertainment.
PARK THEATRE, BRooKLYN.-At this elegant little
house last night q large and fashionable audience
was assembled to witness the now well-known
dramatlzaton Of Mrs. Henry Woods celebrated
novel OF East Lynne.n Miss Lucille Western sus-
tanned on the occasion the dual part, appearing as
sion so often already to give our praise OF Lucille in
this play that TO enlarge at present would be but
repeat. Enough that she was worthy or herselr and
OF her growing reputation. In one or two points
we saw where Improvement was possible. Miss Wes-
terms fault is not tne want OF strength, but the
verse; A little less force would bring her nearer
perfection. We cannot, however. refuse to ADMIT
again brought face TO face with nature. Mrs. Con-
ways excellent company gave Miss western good
support. Altogether the piece was well put upon
the stage, and the performance would have done
honor to some houses which make larger preten-
slons.
CHICAGO AFTER A GIANT.