New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

-,,,rd To the art OF acting Last night
pher DeiHan" ~ , NJ think aminntc too soOn-and.
- en- ,.re of the It. Janioe No., -
III O.. N,onaldi" gave OF e"u0a' .,pa,o,o. an,
- tom OF his VoaV"o' ~
inii,ies The tneaV'i a ,o,,,,.
ms own and cosy for additional enloeii,Sni'r'
some, cheerful '" ooss-gas well filled; and the audi
during the -, notable persons, hnhailes oI hrt
tory comp seu - than OF fashionable society Ihe
and literature no 20 MI. Macfaye was friendly ana
reception ming that he du was no''P "N-",,',
'o'u'',' - and at the emu ., ''0" .-, ho accented
"l1'' ,rtain This lac' w" i.,, ,ros NOT an in
before the cur enthusiasm; 1t certainly was nv ." "
as an evidence irce The drama in which MT ""ohaSo
dicatiou OF lb''s e., "a Aimsy and tedious a' any 1
appeared "'s =, instant evaporation. AlreHu'ie
could he, Wi'"nor ,Monaldi" 1t has been III ollo"'
literature orv long time In tuo "i'' a., 49,,
ton j. ord have attracIeu a''oP -. on on
IL never W. a man Of high reputation as u" "i
been written w reputation for the dignity OF IT'S
T. t. and S'i" .ho r,ety and purity Of his hio WASH
| ,haraiter amt u and whatever Washington AIS
/ uge' N' ,ertain to be read The tale Oh Nio""'"
! ton Wv however remembered us
! We. - NJ that. Admirers "cro W. -
| roh 49,, might in the ballad, 10 love n" -
bAe We know net who has uear'i'ou ~ -
aVN. ood dressed it up in five acts Oh o'"nA
OCCASION ,,oy,r ne may be, he has added now
verse 49, 30 st,re and we mplore him 10 ueSS''
tenor ~ than bc has thrown together IN the H'u''r'-
, s,hiect II has never been our lou 10 'h'"i''i.
w. mar is totally devoid OF a'toh anu oo'.9., e,,.
thing more than series Oh 4''' -,
- two persons, and always "''o'iP
~, a torrent Of talk: and the substance % - .
~ " .,,,,orplace A young man and young "o"'a"
Iu'e ''"' r. ord are married. Another young man
INV -. +Io;r bliss and by adrot dupBciiy' drives
-, ., ,rretchedness and tragic Woe IhhV is Tue
-, natier-aud TO one neeHs W ~ 'o'u
,,,,+ IL is the iteration OF dizziness vi, ' ''o
,+ tbrouch the several interviews I" "u'u W. ''"
,t,, .,erov and with complncency. Nature has gwen
him, "a good cure, OF the slender And' an ''io'u'
g. o. rleasng voice, an exceedingly e'uS''No
md halCfeminiue temperament. ana 'ol'i"''J wa
compre hension Of those points OF co''a.' - "u,'i'
-ti,,, ond conduct which are called dramatic Sltua-
go Tho hest quality IN his acting was MS sense ol
,t may be called the atmosphere o. the '"Nt scenes
uurinc the first two acts lis "o"'"' WIS "
-t ,4 l-I, Hamlet with OFT It's pea-Ste'h soh'lmen-
tolitv however il suggested depths OF uur passion
-. t,e rest of the play II was Scky OheHo. For
I 49,, s,stem of Dclsarte-Or, IN fact. for any
-,or,.-,ge looked in vain. Mr.. Mackayc acted
~ r,ucb rs other PLAYERS act except that ne did not
act as well as persons who have had more experience MI
A. II. Davenport. who appeared with him, and 10 whom
the science of Desnrtc has never vet teen appnedhouCh
We believe he suffered nearly every trp-maniiested
for example, much more positive grasp OF abe
facilities OF the stage which neither bis in
seusIolity TO emotion nor his emphasized cruG
ness could lnvalldate. The difference short the
difference between prlcticrd actor and an amateur.
Mr.. MacbaCe's system may be the last IN the
world. His teacher, certainly, had high reputa-
ton for knowledge Of the a.f emotional and vocal
mamie statlou-and, doubtless he deserved IT,
But system that can devise viii
atone FOR q radical lack Of elemental power That lack
was evident in Mr. Machagc'- persouation from fl '
last lie showed genius. though he showed an art
that my yet rpen 10 fair results. To sylup.-
thize with linn was an easy matter. He evlnced "a
kind and sweet nature. ana % fcrvor OF ambition and
faith which sensitive heart could fail TO recognize
with respect and concurrent enthusiasm. Cuu-
cl-In, however must respect truth a. vol
as sympathy, and truth Is that Mr..
MA,klye has greatly mistaken, Il not his own
powers al least the state Of development these powers
have yet attained He assisted by Miss GHsWod as
R0solie The performance, considered as debut should
be mentioned unusual promislng. Though faint even
pcsc OF ny wholesome personal graces
Certain other performances were Of the kind that chill
the blood Printed apology made for the non appear
ance Of Miss Gertrude Kellogg. Marcelline the
Nun" We not remember the renown Of this lady
fancy that her absence could be endured with rcsS
II not with apathy The subsidiarT parts we're
G. " B1tier, O. Clement. W. GlaSsford, and Miss
Cushing. printed pImpnlc' sent i3rVh og M, mr.
- IS rt only sincere but nlode,t' aod that 1t
now renans to be seen il the intelligent and scrupu
community viii regard effort 10 remedy the De
fects ~ the drama with favor
drama, based on Ahston's "Monaldi' was hN-th'-
way art I'd the Trimh opera House In Albany, some
tour OF five years This JIc work OF VI. ". C.
HlHds ". believe the subject har never tl bow been
oaered Oh Tho Ncw-York stage.
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
The production of "NO ThOrOughfare." Mt the
Grand OPERA House, originally announced for last
ing POstponed-the theater bong closed IN conse
quenCe OF the death of Mr. Fisk 1t will however take
place ght Mr.. v. !. Florence will act Ojc' ~e-@r
Et w.i- IN the part about three .gO.
Barney Williams r. Broadway ThO dttr-Whru indeed, NO
TlulUU chiarg the first time acted u America.