New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-09-04

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acute sympathy and the steps that ieaa nn. n,r,
utle into the prcsence of the who deser'eu ~
ruined his life and has ruined the peace Oh ho
are watched with the feverish interest," N ...
spired by a genuine tale OF love ana nop0 'u". o
to shipvreck on the stormy SEQ Oh cfuei oApn.o .
What these steps are the public may Pioin ,ss :.
to know and we shall not nnger upon 'no io -
,hs tomisr and much discussed drama For the last
al chit years in one form and another mas peen drit
Ing about on the American &C. ana the occasion lo
comment on It has frequently been improved In inc
course Of that time What seems more to the purpose
and what many readers will be glad to learn that the
large audience assembled In the Grand Opera House on
saturday evening gave cordial reception, and fol-
lowed Its performance with lively interest and pleasure
somewhat for its own sake but more, OF course for
the sake Of MI and Mrs. Bandmann. These artists
greeted with vociferous applause, and were called be-
fore the curtain every time fell and at the end Of the
representation genuine and emphatic call for speech
from Mr.. Bandmann evoked from that gentleman some
graceful and pleasant words of gratitude and kind feel
ngs These facts denote the popular success which has
attended the traeedians temperance He acted Mar
eiSse marveously we'll There freshness and vital
force in the personation which alone would have made
1t remarkable Mr. Bandmann still preserves the youthful
ardor OF his mind, which, from the first has made him
Interesting and has pointed his magnetic force upon
assemblies Of men and women. He is thoroughly IN
His emotions He knows the depth
Of sorrow by intuition and not experience and there
FORE he does not look upon the world and upon ART
with the sadyed wisdom that too often uls such tenn
peraments lis intOIndference or apathy. contact
with the intellect and spirit Of this actor in other words
is not the depressing perception Of nature that Is tred
He made the love and the frantic passion OF Ndre'se
wildly real and once, in telling the story 10 e"'o'
and again. in waving life and its vanes away roin tne
majestic presence Of his awful anguish over the ueu
body Of Pompadour he attained the ofueSt a'uue VI
true pathos AS to details Of method bis acting OF THIS
Al
on Saturday evening" been entirely successful In sutng
his voice to the house, which fs very large
one for speaking; and so his eocution was
now and then, artificial In effect. His Englsh
pronunciation accurate, clear, and pure. HIS
cosume-a shabby suit of the period Of Louis Xv-was
correct and marked improvement on the carefully con-
tryed rags and taters of previous appearances. One
thing that made his Garese better than 1t ever was be-
fore, the superb completeness with which II was
supplemented by the Doris QinauH Of Mrs. Bandmann.
This lady possesses in degree seldom equaled, the
power of assuming identity apart from her own 1t
the first requisite Of acting, and-perhaps for that
reason-is one Of the rarest things the stage Mrs.
Bandmann evnced, likewise, whOlc-hearted sympathy
with the action Of the piece and perfect comprehension
Of every shade Of feeling and every point OF business in
volved in the Her appearance was delicate and
WOmany. Her uerance Of the text was rapid, correct
pure and full of the animation that springs from an ar
dent mind and ginaton thoroughly aroused. Her
costumes were charming Spring flowers She
gave emphatic the sentimental side Of Dorts
Qinaufs character but her especial and notable sue
cess was in the comedy passages. OF the light,
sllvery, gOssamer weapons Of stage railery she
seems to have really remarkable command.
There can he no that she will attain the general
and genuine favor of the American public wherever she
goes We have not for long time met with new per-
former who gave so strong an impression OF ncncct
TASTE and real womanly well as artistic, seundness
and mer-The acting in Of the subsidiary parts
in the drama Oh Saturday evening too wonderful for
words The representative OF the Due de ChofseuI In
particular covered himself with glory 1t might DO
wished by the way that the pronunciation OF this noble
mans were definitely ascertained. Sometimes he
was the Duke dc Choice Ell; sometimes the Duke dc
Snowy seal sometimes the Duke de schwar Yule, and
very often the Duke de Shoe sole Mr. Harry Eytinge
rendered him worthy of many appeatons and descrip-
tive ephets but did not remove the necessity for an
average prOnunciatOn.-The evening closed merrily
with THE Happy Pair" Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Band
mann will appear in The Mystery OF Edwin Drood
and the excellent and always popular and welcome art
list, Mr. Mark Smith, will make his remittance here as
D,rds The lovers OF Dickens should crowd the house.
TIE SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELs.
The new season, at the comfortable and cheer
full little theater of the Francisco Mnsre has COM
enced for the performers and pleasure 1or
the public. This troupe organized In 1854, and we
believe 1t to the Oldest association Of the knd-as Ger
tainy it is one Of the bes-before the community 1t
Newcomb, c. Gibbons, j. Cheever, E. Kennedy W.
DIVER j. F. Oberst, C. TempletOn, c. Shattuck, j. b.
Donniker A. Schmidt, j. Sacedo j. Juch, f. Bucknor l..
Nortur, w Shaw B. West the Buffalo Boys, b. Birch, ID.
g. Wambold, W. Bernard, and c. Backus Its opening
programme though framed upon the usual plan, contains
some novel features and much variety OF sentimental
and humorous matter. Mr. Backus makes Bret Harte's
Heather Chinee the topic Of good comic song, and
Mr.. Wambold sings plaintve ballad called Little
Footsteps" One farcical act ridcues amateur
theatricals in the country, and another serves up
satirical hits at the times. The entertainment,
like Casar's Gau is divided into three parts ard 1t
closes with rafting buresque called NILSSON or the
Black Nightingale" We know not where more salts
factory performance be enjoyed than this Of the
San Francisco Mnstres-satisfactOry In this especial
sense that 1t makes extravagant pretensions but
entirely keeps the word Of PROMISE and actually Is In all
respects what 1t pretends to be- Perhaps some OF the
Minstrels would be better artists should they merge their
identity in their occupation, and contrve to seem less
conscious Of their fun. But-there Is no need 10
set up too rigid standard Of criticism to art Of this
kind. One Of the things that make feand newspapers
tedious is the strenuous discussion Of tribes. The
reader may escape that and many other forms Of wea
ness, 10y visit to the San Francisco Mnstrels
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
The last nights of Miss Lolita, as Little Nell
and The Mdrchioness announced at Booths Theater
The attractions Of this double performance distinct
have often been specified and have again proved potent
In aurng the multitude. Since the beginning of Miss
Lota's engagement the attendance has been contnu-
ously large 1t may be added that Mr.. Broughams play
has better done at Booths Theaer than ever before
The principal stagepicures In which 1t Is set are charm
ing in color and adjunct and the piece passes of with
very lively movement Mr.. John 7. Raymond, the new
comedian has been with sincere pleasure and it is
regretted that his engagement proves but tempo
rary Mr. Raymond has been engaged by Mr.. Floyd as q
member of the dramatic company of the Globe Theater in
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