The New York herald., 1871-01-08
Revival OF the Legitimate Drama.

Revival OF the Legitimate Drama.
The week that will begin tomorrow will re-
store to us CLEANS of real sunshine on the stage
as bright as those which have made the first
days of January rival the genial light of April
Marie Seebach, the great German tragedienne,
whose merits and well earned honors the
HERALD cordially recognized upon her first
appearance among us few weeks ago, will
tomorrow night open an engagement at the
Stadt theatre with her magnificent role of
Marie Stuart after tour through the interior
which has been eminently successful More
over, Miss Glyn, whose superb readings in
"Antony and Cleopatra" and Macbeth" have
elected such universal praise from the entire
| press of New York, has concluded an arrange
| ment with one of our leading uptown estab-
| lishments for line of Shakspearian perform
ances.
Thus we shall have, at one and the same
time, two stars of the greater magnitude
shining in our dramatic armament, but in diff
ferent orbits. The one performs exclusively
in the German language, and chiefly in the
great plays of Schiller and in the presence of
German audiences. The other, in addition to
her high talent and ripe renown, enjoys the
| advantage of possessing our own tongue, and
! will depend mainly upon audiences who speak
and understand English. Both WILL undoubt-
edly, attract the highest order of intelligence
in their respective walks, and botk we trust
and believe, will be well rewarded for their
efforts. The taste of our metropolis, emerg-
| ing from the idolatry that has so long bowed
| it down before
The crazed creations OF misguided whim
has this season shown an honest desire to
return to the legitimate drama. The delight
full series Of Shakspearian evenings recently
given at Niblo's, and so cordially patronized
by the public, were but a coroliary upon the
| kindly welcome extended to Madame Seebach,
| Janauschek and Mrs. Lander, and they We're
| followed by the hearty appreciation shown for
Miss Glyn's readings at Steinway Hail. Dur
| ing those pleasant evenings, and once or twice
very recently at the German opera, we have
been reminded Of the days when Matilda
| Heron on the dramatic and Lagrange on the
| lyric stage gave New York pre-eminence, for
| brief but brilliant period, over both Paris
! and London. We now anticipate decided
revival of that time when one could bask in
the light of real genius.
| For Madame Seebach we know that her
country people by origin have ready an enthu-
siastic reception. For Miss Glyn, who is the
greater stranger among rs, we entertain
''great expectations" commingled with curl
osity, to see how genius new to our metropo-
| lis, but splendidly tested at the desk and ad-
mired by all our critics, will be received when
she sweeps the stage in full dramatic costume
She already has the general verdict Of the
London press in her favor as rivalling even
Mrs. Siddons, and many who have heard her
here rank her in STYLE port and elocution the
equal and, in dramatic physique, the superior
! of Ristori
We therefore can but congratulate the public
| of New York-Amercan and German-upon
the enhanced intellectual qualification indoors
that the opening year proffers for these nights
which are made 50 clement outside by the
dallance Of autumn lingering and spring ad-
vancing to beguile the mood of winter.
i u
ST. DOMINGO. From Port au Platte we
have despatch containing manifesto of
| General Cabral announcing the defeat of Baez.
Its language is pointed strong, and means
business. He says :-"Baez is faithless to us.
In exchange for gold he wants to sacrifice our
independence, and our Independence we must
maintain as the only thing we have, and as
the most precious jewel we can bequeath to
future generations" The concluding para
graph fully sets forth his intentions it is as
follows 1.-THE revolution accomplished, we
will have the majority in the election of men
of known honesty to fill the offices of public
administration. Citizens, union! and we will
save the Dominican Republic
A DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY of one in the
Assembly is very uncertain hold for Tam
many. Some OF its adhereats seated in the
hall this winter are most disastrously addicted
to late hours and extended visits to New York
and soda water of morning, and conSe-
quently there is no telling how Tammany
measures may fare. A couple of riotous mem
bers may nullify forever the proposed new
Registry law, or upset Mike Nortons new ele-
waited railway, or even smash the entire Erie
directory; for we all know that good demo-
crat wouldn't leave his toddy even to prevent
coach and six from being driven through
some favorte democratic measure.
MUNGEN, Of Ohio, is fierce against the mon
grel Cinnamon, because the radicals want
them for voters. Would Mungen decline a
seat in Congress if the Chinamen elected
him.?