The New York herald., 1870-10-13
NARCLSS E.

Yesterday evening was what Is termed an "of
nght at the Fourteenth Street theatre between the
appearances of Madame Seebach who Will this
evening present herself for the first time before
New York audience In her grand part OF Louisa
Miller, In Schiller's magnificent tragedy, "Kabale
und Liebe." The piece announced was Brach-
vogel's "Narcisse" one Of the finest dramatic pro.
ductlons Of the German muse For years s.Narcisser
has been rayorte OF the American stage in both
English and German, and Mr.. Bandmann won
some OF his freshest laures In the title rjte,
he performed 1t In many Of onr leading cities OH
both shores Of the continent. The subject and the
PLOT Of the play arc alike extremely interesting the
scene being laid in that period Of the reign OF Louis
XIV. when Madame de Pampadour was the chief
favorite OF dissolute monarch and court and By
her intrigues brought untold woe on France. Mar
cisse poor musician, but man OF remarkable
Intellectual gifts, whom Diderot mentions very spe.
cially in his celebrated Conversations His wife
had been entccd away from her home and the hus-
band to whom her beauty, grace and former limo
to lie OF splendid shame at Paris. AT last
sn had become the mistress Of the King
and had grown to such height OF daring
ambition that she ventured to plot the sonar.
alton of Queen Maria Levnska from her royal
spouse Another party, with the good Of France at
heart, struggled against an infamy which would
have elevated gu abandoned woman to the throne
This false vile was no other than the too famous
phehan Prime Minister OF France, once the lover OF
tins woman but by her singing revelation ihat she
had never really cared for him but had Sought only
to crafty her devouring ambition, become her
bitter secret enemy, discovers the early
relation ,o between calso her ecaar and Narcise who
the streets OF Paris. Cholsenl arlanges q plan by
which the unfortunate husband shall be confronted
mourn. The scheme Is to introduce him In NAV to
be performed before Fompadour in the hall Of
by talented actress Doris Ruinaut VINO "a entn. lu
siasticay devoted to the Queen and TO The cause OF
her country which Is rushing TO ruin under the iln.
ence OF Pompadour But she does not know that
the poor wretch for whom she has learned to feel
the deepest interest Is the wronged husband, until
It Is too late to rccede from the task she has pro-
missed to perform The conformation taxes place a,
arranged, the shock Is terrible, Pompadour is com.
pIetely unmaskcd, and, under the fearful denuncia
stage. lie also expires at her feet
A play like this, in which Brachvogel has dis.
played all the wealth OF extraordinary dra
matte genius affords scenes OF intensely pathetic ana
tragic power and the respectable and attentive
us out III saying that the performance was entirely
worthy OF the occasion. In fact the house was taken
confirmed ali The praise we have hitherto
Mr. Dombrowski as Choiseal acted his part to the
life, and Mile. Bssinger as Doris was admirable.
on all sides accorded to Mr.. Harry N the the
very difficult emotional part Of Narclsse That gentle.
good as 1t has been, had by no means prepared
us Tor such revelation Mr.. Harry's impersona-
higher to the oest stadium Of artistic ngner ana
In the court ne deeply interested; in the pa-
CODA and moonlight soliloguies he held every
hearcr spel-bound; In the closing catastrophe and
climax he overpowered the house, and was again
and again recalled, amid honest, heartfelt and spon-
taneous applause. Such performance OF sNar-
cisse'' as We witnessed last night is rare on alv
boards II left both Bandmann and Dawson in the
shade, and we sincerely hope that 1t may be re-
peated for the benefit OF the thrOnQs who will fll
,he theatre, now that they know what an intellectual
treat IL offers.
Our conscientious thanks are due to the entire
who lcQuittcd themselves sDcrb,y laat
night and to Messrs. Grau we must award most
earnest congratulations