The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-12-15
ANUS ME N rs.


wALLAcK's THRArRE.-Thc new play Of "The Co
quettesn is nightly growing more attractive. It ia,
We understand, the first dramatic production OF Mr.
Aberry, although his second, The Two Roses, was
brought cut before It of Wallack's. II unequal TO
the latter In literary ns 1t 10 far superior In
sKlfu arrangement OF the plot and In amusing CON-
plications without any great strength Of situation
any Of the sensation scenes which, II has been
presumed the public appetite has lately learned to
crave the incidents are lightly and pleasantly
gathered together and the dialogue Is sprighty
and piquant than that OF any piece which
has recently been presented the STAGE 1t Is emf
nently fitted to iascnate such cultivated audiences
as Walacks theatre always attracts. So much
resonant 'bosn" nowadays reigns that Mr.. Wallack
deserves credit dlsputing Its sway by producing
pieces that sparkle with intellectual vitality. MIR.
Alberry has certainly given promise OF becoming
one OF the most brilliant dramatists OF our time
HIS play OF "The CCquettesn noats along on q cur
rent OF light Irritation, and although married co.
queite seems to suggest Frenca rather than an
English origin TO the story, and the art OF nirting n
is Claimed has been carried to its highest perfec
tion by young unmarried American ladies'
being here chiefly confined to them Mrs.
Mnton IL. nevertheless. not Impossible, either In
London or In New YORK. Moreover the moral III the
made 10 the play which would not apply with
greater force 10 the school for Scandal. .London
me acting OF The play has vastly improved during
the past week Mr.. Coleman now gives to the part
gro,esaue i p4niey vs mus ans
ana lending additional point to the other
,ha ae; MI Broagha, OF course, sets
whether strictly not "in his line;' ana we need
seacey say shat he plays the somewhat ungratea
dignity. Mr.. Fisher, who has built hims II home
in the hearts OF al the freqrenters OF Wallack's,
seemed completely 10 put on MS identify, and TO put
on, with the art OF the French school, that the
character he represented. HIS roe was sSetched
closely after lhackeray's inlmitable picture Of
to ' perfection the drunken dignity '"I and
Mnsos had Wch she IS pe as
well qualined to sustain. Her great Cnaraa
is that she looks more like what Balzac would call
an actress on the stage or society than n profess
sional actress She has incontesIble young lady
look about her. which, it ID said, makes her AN oD-
She eXcels In archness and pretty ways There -
an agreeable sly lsiness III her attitudes and gait
To easy manners she untes general air OF refine
ment. IL cannot be said OF every actress OF Miss
ture nor dress. She Is such mistress OF the OF
dressing not to make herself CONSPICUOUS by her
her audience on her acting alone. she is lady
Ike both in lone and gesture, and her
voice Is audible In every part OF the house
ing in parlor. In fine she depors hersel on the
stage she would in drawing room, looking as
little as possible on the audience but invariably
those OF the drahtuts perSo whom she happens
To be addressing. What makes many actresses
sea and unnatural Is that they never lose sight of
their audience, and consequently fail TO throw
themselves with ali their heart mind aud soul into
their rersonifcatIons. The forte OF MISS Henriques
lies precisely IN such roles as the she Is
playing in which playIulness and pretty coquetres
predeminatc. From depth Of passion She recolis,
straiuing to the nervous system OF "a nice
young iady' who desires above all to remain
presentable and BRIGHT and not to worried by
the excessive wear and tear OF patnos and scnt-
mentality In one respect. II least Adelina Patti
duclng-the one on the lyric the other on the ORA.
matte stage-an impression OF tine drawing-roOm |
gu llties OF the performer Mr. Mariowe was rather
a heavy representation OF q peers son. and might
have caught from the manager of the theatre sCme-
what more of the gayety and address which make
the latter perfect in similar roles Mr. Ringgold
made Curing as much OF q mastt0is S,yet the |
author intended and MIR. Lanegan, like a true Bos-
tonlon. outerded the pondcrous Old Lord Layton de |
lay We have already alluded to the scenery OF |
"fhe Coguetes" as being very fine, particularly III
the ourn act.
SrADT THEATER-" THE BARBER OF SEyILLE.n-
While oeGrd D0uGe ana the "Black Crook nave |
captured the west side OF the city, with the eXcep
ton Of a vigorous ana happy battle for the lcsti-
mate drama in the shape Of Twelfth Night ut the
Fifth Avenue theatre and sterling comedy at Wal |
lacks, the genuine opera is actually nourshing on
the east side, and has selected The Stadt Theater
for Its abode. We have already had the pleasure OF
recording the excellent presentation or Wagner's
famous 'Tannhaiser' and the brilliant success Of
the position Of Lonjumeau," which was twice |
given last week in the presence Of densely |
crowded houses and amid a shower OF APP |
plause and moral tributes. This week opened |
with repetition OF the "Iannhalser' with
continued effect instead OF the "Trovatore" adver-
tsed Tor Monday night but postponed because OF the
lndisposition OF The leading sirs,er. Tuesday night
.The Barber OF Seville,u was rendered with such !
taste and spirit as we nave seldom seen impaired to
most satisfactorily in the part OF Count Almaviva,
commencing his control over the audience in the |
beautiful serenadc that opens the first act. The |
house was not SO completely nor so gayy filled as 1t
was on several evenings OF last week, and conse- |
quenllJ, that Understandable magnetism which |
crowded auditory always imparts TO the stage de-
fcient but the cOnscentousness and earnestness OF
German art made up for the lacking outside lnspira-
ton. lhis by the way, is pralsewortny charac-
teris ic Of the German theatrical and musical pro-
fesson, that an audience Will very rarely, indeed,
and itself sighted n because y y not extremely
pleasantly and heartily rendered the somewhat diff
cult 10te Of Kos,na sang with rs much zest and fire
arlas, While here and there everlasting her in
the lower notes, evnced relish as well as accurate
study, ana she was repeatedly anu eagerly recalled
in the aria variations by Proch OF the second and
the "walzer ut the close vi the third act She was
cminently tappy. Mr.. HOLLIS Doctor Bartolo was
seen seer At home or abroad. That gentleman
as Figaro was hardly equal, either in voice or
method, to some Of his previous performances
Mr. FIanosch rs Don Basilio was most excellent,
in splendid voice and rreslstiby comic vet natural
In his acting to the part. The closing of the
second act was, by his special effort made quite
triumph Last night Verdi's grand opera "Rgoletto'
was gwen with the handsomest appointments and
costumes, la BuchetSte' for the benefit OF Mr.
Edward Vierling who appeared In the title role,
aided by the conspicuous talent OF Madam Louise
Lcntnay In the part OF Gllda. Wherever Ger
man audience Is assembled TO honor any OF the
Nlne that spirit almost inexpressibe by any one
word In our language but known to them as ''ge-
ndthitc hkett gay ana jovial heartiness pervades
the house and makes the jocund hours dance by on
nimble feet. '.Lohengrin" and other grand operas
OF the wagner school are in anticipation at the
Stads Theater, and, beyond them, a tempting array
OF nigh comedy by the great masters Interpreted by
talent OF com handing rank.
FIFTH AVENUE Observation-Disclosures NIGHT.-This
comedy was the first OF Mr. Days successes last
season, and he has revived 1t this week with q
different cast, but In our opinion equally good
one. Roberts, the scenic artist, excelled all his