New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-11
THE DRAMA.
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TUE STATE OF OUR THEATERs.
If the present theatrical season is a little less
brisk than It's predecessOTif the public interest IN plays
and players is little sluggish and the audiences are less
numerous aud the receipts less abundant and substan
tsl-tle cause must be sought elsewhere than IN the
tbeacrs themselves SO far as attractions concerned
the local stage has just well supplied this year az
Before Comedy, tragedy, opera burlesque farce, melo
drama uustresy, and miscellaneous exhibitions have
been offered from the outset. In copious aDund
amce NJ. jefferson, Mr.. Lester Wallack, Mss Bate
man M Hackett, Miss Kellogg, RoncOni, and
many other players and singers,-whO have distinct
claims artists upon public attention and regard
gracd stage by their efforts and achievements
Very careful thorough scenic work has been set he
fore uA Music has exerted its charm. Beauty has
aured Wit and froic have charmed away our cares
and put our blue devils 70 flight Upon every hand the
JnaDagerb have displayed spirit OF enterprise and the
players have worked very hard their calling. II all
the attractions offered have been duly appreciated
and IL all the efforts made have not been
quite richly rewarded as IN other sea
sous. 1t ia partly because OF the financial
troubles whereby the time has been sGnalzed aud per
nexed and partly because Of the which the stage
has happily made 70 legitimate styles Of dramatic enter
fanment When poverty menaces, people foregO their
Injuries When the legitimate drama prevails, 1t makes
no splurge :" and, therefore though 1t hHaly Wns all
the rewards that rght-mnded ambition could coVet OF
honor could accept, 1t misses the immediate gains OF
buresgue and the dirty French Opera Bouhe All things
considered then there is ground for dissatisfaction
with the current OF the season, thus far, with the
present state of theaters Their financial prosperity
Is cOnsdeablewheh shows that art is not without us
recompense; and their art condition Is substantially
good and one by which recompense is deserved
In Booths Theater which, for completeness and for
breadth OF design stands at the head OF the heaers in
this country Shakespeare keeps his state and one OF the
best artists OF the methe veteran Hacket-is person
ating Faisa0 Mr.. Hackett has played there for two
weeks in Henry the Fourth" and is to act there for
two weeks more, in "The Merry Wives Of Windsor"
This afternoon Mr. Booths dramatic company VIII pre-
sent dreams Of Delusion" aud "The Lady and the
Devil" In wallaeks Theater. Mr. Lester Waiack CON
tinues an uncommonly brilliant engagement Within the
present week be has been Ro0deoek' IN Wood
cocks Little Game !" he Ltgny In 1.-The Captain oil the
Watch !" as Don Feiir. in " Wonder" aud these
plays have been brought forward with careful and
tasteful appointments and have been efficiently repre-
Bented There will DO Matinee at WaLack's to-day.
In the evening may be Home" aud "A Regular
Fix" For Monday, mr. wallack announces Ernestne
and Trying II On winch is manifestiy' capital Dill
and that lac has underlined the comedy OF
" Wiid O&ts"-In tho Olympic TheateT Mr. Hayes has