New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-03
HE DRAMA.
MARIE sEEBACH.

crate IN her representations, and Is expected that s,
will reach these shores next Wednesday Eyerytbn,
seems IN readiness Cor her reception Mr. Grauy
that state Of intense enthusiasm which makes him an
interesting and sometimes exceedingly hnuorous
parsonage the eyes OF local journalists theatrical
peope-has been fitting about the for some time
past like uneasy but joyous wrath, prognosticaHg
the approach delights and making smooth Tia
pathway for their advent There be true believers
more fervent than this manager and more capable OF
circulating the contagon OF confidence but have not
CHANGED encounter them. How much Mr.. Grsus faith
accomplished ut the outset for Rstori, TO
be reminded. That shrine, however, Is now closed,
and 80 the pious pilgrim wanders from pic
toriai italy into romantic Germany Art stil
has her priestess Ristor rests, but seebach stlll
dictates at the altar and to Seebacb, therefore, doth
incense from the accepted sacrifice Of the faithful
Grau What he accomplished for abe tragic queen Of
Italy Mr.. Grau has undertaken to accomplish for
the tragic queen OF Germany-an exciting and splendid
presentation 10 the theatrical public Of America Much
has already been DONE The name OF Marie seebaeh Is
familiar even 10 thousands OF persons who
heard of her till within the last Summer The portrait
Of Marie Seebach hangs In all the printshops Copies
Of her biography have been served all the Journals
The French Observation-Disclosures the Fourteenthst
Tbeaterhas been ceansed aud redecOrated, and made
to shine like new gold eagle, in preparation for her
coming. And the public mind has been prepared for
literal marvel OF genius and Of art. For poor
part, have disposition TO go into ecstaces
artists that come TO US from Europe-there being
no manifest why Europe should be fertile
brains than America, and certainly In depre
cating American talent by too ready acceptance OF
the foreign article. Nor in general do incline ~ tho
gushing" mood, with reference to the players Some
OF them richly endowed by nature and those endow
ments have been improved by intellectual cultivation;
while many OF them the contrary bundles OF
ignorance and conce But, in this particular case, We
incline to think that the word Of promise has not been
written those phosphorc letters which fade in the
sunshine 1t WILL fancy, bear the light, and shine In
its fulfmeut This confidence in what Marie Seebach
will do here is based in part upon the record OF what she
has done in Europe and in part the insight into her
Temperament and constitution Of mind which we have
been enabled derive from that record She seems to
have done genuine work. and she to be genuine
woman We told that she was born at Riga, IN Rus
a in 1887 in which case she Is just In the merdah VI
life Her childhood and early youth were passed anna
and struggles Of poverty Her father ana mother
we're theatrical singers Her maternal grandfather was
poet Her mother died in 1Si3 Her father, by Whoh
she was thereafter reared-wh tender and sOcitous az
fecon-surviyed till 1864. Her earliest ambition COW
eted musician, and she studied Voeallsm h
forced to abandon its pursuit in consequence OF INJURY
her constitution and thus to her voice, by nara
work home-her father being very poor FROM singing
to acting easy step for member OF theatrical
family Her first engagement was at Nuremberg. Her
second at Cassel. In both places she Ia
bored with that industry and singeness Of purpose
which only inspired by sincere and profound deyo-
ton to beloved calling. Her appears to have
been made in the line Of singing chambermads. She
was denominated "The Brooket." But her aspiration
shot at CHER distinction and that distinction she pres
emily acquired, when she procured an engagement at
Hamburg and appeared there Marguerite In Goethe's
Faust This was her great PRESERVATION at the start and
it have remained her best piece Of acting from
that day to this. At Hamburg she studied hard and
made extraordinary progress Thence. in 1854 she went
to Vienna, where achieved the most brilliant
trumphs OF her professional career and where she laid
the foundations OF her fortune and her reputation.
In she transferred her home to Hanover where she
dwelt till that little Kingdom was submerged in tho
Prussian f0odtde Of conquest which in 1865 Since
then she has been starring in the chief heaer of Ger
many till OPPORTUNITY engaged by Mr. Grau for America
Al Vienna and at Hanover the eminent actress appears
TO have lived terms OF friendship with the families OF
mOnarchs and mobiles, and to have been respected
woman no than she admired an actress Per-
sonally she Is represented gentle, generous, and
humane Artisticaly she is SAID to have uncommon
powers developed and relied by large experience
Much commentator is bestowed upon her voice,
which is described As organ OF singular sweet
ness Due stress is laid upon her personal beauty
which judge TO be both regal and feminine In tenn
permanent she is said to be wonderfully adapted 70 the
character Of Maguerite-whch all readers Of Faust"
very well know as type OF purity, simplicity, and
lasting fidelity in love. Yet she must be versatile, FOR
read Of her in great variety OF parts each
OF which she is said 10 make distinct and all Of which
she and cOors according to nature Among these
parts Mary Stuart, Jane Eyre,-which ought %
successful novelty here-MdtIda Adrenne LeooaoyeuT
Cldrehen Louisa Miller, and Valerie the blind girl Her
repertoire includes many more but we fancy that few
characters will suce for her American tour Better one
thing thoroughly well done than dozen things done
in an imperfect The object of acting Is best
served by the entirely adequate presentation OF perfectly
pure and high ideals Of character and Of cOnduct-snce
these he heart m of
only allure but lead the way to higher excellence Of e
Should she serve her art in this way Madame seeDaeh
Will indeed all the praises that have been hcaped
upon her. The dramas in which she viii appear belong
to the higher order of literature and OF course her efforts
will engros the attention OF most cultivated classes
both American and German. The first appearance Of
Marie seebaeh will be made at the FOurteenth Theler
on or about the 18th OF September.
THE MATINEES TO-DAY.
This is a world of toll. Some must work
whilst others look at the process The law prevails IN
the world OF well in the world OF bus
ness Ts all business, for that matter-Ony the work
of one the recreation Of the other Matnees
have resulted from this law OF toll. The thea'er VIII
please but it must be made profitable as possible all
the time Hence the players alert SIX nights every
week and at a Saturday matnee-and some OF them per
form also Wednesday afternoons. To-day the usual
matinee will take place at Booths Theater, where Mr.
Jeerson's Rip Van Wrinkle Is giving refined pleasure to
thousands To-day, also. there will be matinee OF
True as Steel" at NblOs Garden, Mr.. Lawrence Bar
rett personating FdnFdn, the Trooper The customary
matinee too may be enjoyed the Olympic. where Mr.
Fox and Mrs. oates, and their meiueus and good But
mored coaborers will present the musical burlesque OF
Little Faust" And finally, there will be matinee u
wallacks-Mr. Emmet personating Fritz. Another mat
promised at this theater for Saturday the ION
inst, the last day Of Mr. Emmet's engagement SUD
urban residents, who may chance to wish peasant
acquaintance with current dramatic attractions, WOMB