New-York tribune., 1870-09-30
1HE DRAMA.
sFRBACH.

sEEBACH.
Madam Seebach will give her sixth repre-
sentation at the Fourteenth-st Theater tonight mus
far abe has acted Gretchen three times and Mary S'"
twice. We have duly recorded her great ana muiSPu"
bic 1t legitimate triumph of art and inspra
ton combined. This evening Madam seebach VIII APP
pear In "Valerie, the Blind Girl" and "A cup oil iea'
We observe that "Jane Eyre" is underlined 1hl9
dramatzation Of Charlotte Brontes novel; made py 'ne
late Madam Brgelphfer. 1t VIII be Drought ioi"aiu
next week.-Madam Seebaeh's second performance oi
Mary Stuart on Wednesday evening, was witnessed Dy
very large assembly, and was unreservedy adncu anu
applauded. Nothing but the barrier OF the German 'i
guage can possibly prevent the American play-going
public from recognizing in Madam seeDach one
OF the most richly endowed ana thorousniy
trained actresses that have appeared on the local stage
That barrier by the way she half removes, by speak
ing German with so much purity and sweetness ino
most cultural consonants in her meodious voice, are
turned TO favor and TO prettiness" And IL 49, aiso o
be considered that she appears in most cases. IN pays
with which this community unacquainted with the
German tongue, has been made familiar through tne
medium OF transations, and Of dramatic versions ire
quenty acted heretofore. All people who read' we may
properly assume know GOethe's Faust, ana Scmhef
"Mary Stuart" well as they do Millions Paradise
Lost" shakespeare's Hamlet" or Byrons "Cmlde
Harold" Besides seebach follows Ristor, in some OF
the parts that Ristor made famous throughout the
country and these still fresh in pubic recolecuoh'
Hence by the way comparison OF the two actresses
becomes inevitable Seebach appears In kindred char
acters the theatcr and under the same manage
ment She is put forward being to the Ger
man stage what Rachel was TO the French, and what
Rstor is to the Italian. She bear the comparison
She not overwhelmingly powerful nor SO stately as
RstOr She Is less muscular less massive, less demon
stratye action and less vehement Her voice has less
scope and mellow richness But her emotional nature
fully as intense RstOris. and her intellect and nspi-
hfia hart
and her method in art is mnnte symmetrical and
delicate without being less comprehensive There Is
OF the sotness of womanhood about her than there
s about Ristori. The one has the German heart the
other the Italian fire. seebach is alone gretchen but
she could play Elisabeth Of England Rstori is alone
as Elizd6eH but she could not play gretchen. These
distinctions indicate Of different orders, both OF
whom however, are great I'm natural endowments and in
culture for the art to which they lave devoted them
selves with such viii and brilliant results
BENEFITS TONIGHT.
Mrs. Scott SiddOns takes benefit tonight,
at Woods Museum, appearing in "King Renes Daugh-
ter and in The Honeymoon" The attraction is good
one. The admirers Of the ladys acting numerous
The occasion is one which friends may gracefully i'm
prove And we dare say the house will be crowded.
Mrs. ], A, Oates takes benefit tonight at the
Olympic, appearing in Little Faust" and the
Prma Donna of a Night" Mr.. Fox, MI. T. Wilien, and
Miss Blanche Gaton will also appear. This will be
merry performance. Mrs oates, who came to us as
stranger but little while ago, has charmed our public
by her energetic vyaciy and telling vocasm and her
popular v can scarcely fail to insure her good benefit