The New York herald., 1873-12-11
MU s E M ENTs.
.Alixe- al tho Firth Avenue The.t

"Alixo" NJ tho Firth Avenue Theatre.
"Alixe" was reproduced at the Fifth Ave
nue. Theatre last night, with Miss sara
Jewett in the title part and other new
faces in the cast Mr.. Charles Fisher. Mr..
George Clarke and Mr.. Louis James played
their parts OF the Count. Henry and the Duke In
their old manner, and Miss Fanny Morant as Nine.
valory was more impassioned than In the past
Mr.. Davidge succeeded to Mr.. Lewis's part OF the
Marquis but failed to put in 1t the JUNCTION which
made IT so irresistible in Mr.. Lewis's hands. But
the charm OF the piece last night was in the fresh
young iaces which revealed the resources OF Mr.
DAYS company: New artists coming forward 10
claim recognition and receiving o generous re-
ception Is something anomalous in established
took the places OF old favorites Miss jewett as
fore remarked, taking Miss Norris place and Miss
and Miss Nina Varian, Lucienne. The two latter.
II they failed to invest their parts with all the ca
at least played them acceptabIy, ana more sI than
acceptably for actresses 80 inexperienced. AS to
Miss Jewett, her Alike was not the Alike OF the
tist with whose impersonation OF the part II will
be compared. But IL was in It's way performances
almost as marked and In every way worthy OF re-
spect 1t lacked tue strength and intensity OF the
other, but IL was sweeter truer to nature and
more wOmanly. II the emotion was not 80 intense,
the love, and especially the mothery a1ectlon. was
the curtain. With more experience and competer
study she promises to take leading place on the
metropolitan stage.
Academy OF Musfc-Salvint as Samson.
A triumph OF an extraordinary character was
achieved last night at the Academy or Music. The
principal sharers In 1t were Signor Salvini ana
Signora Piamonti. The play was "Sansone," the
production the Italian dramatic author Ipp0lito
D'Aste 1t Is not possible to span the Efforts
therein OF the two artists we have named within
the compass OF few newspaper paragraphs. We
feel assured that all who witnessed the perform
ance last evening (and the audience was one OF
the largest gathered in the Academy OF Music
during the Salvini season) will partake OF this
ycton Perhaps, therefore, It will be sufficient TO
noble play, written In very picturesque, chaste,
powerful and impassoned language. 1t Is ons
IN e~ Ws as s 1e
no lengthy explanation at our hands. 1t is simply
that found in Holy Writ expanded to suit dramatic
are Samson acted By salvini and Deilian per
formed by signora Piamonti. The highest praise
confess li s. that their united Efforts brought the
Scrptural simplicity and the grand primitive time
an inspired giant, whose afYectons throw soften
ing beauty over his physical powers. The dve acts
into which the play is divided allow many very
Chief among these are Samsons description Of
the staying OF tho lion, IN the first act;
scene with Delllah In the third; his maledictlon
upon her In the fourth. and his lament over his
strength in the 1fth His broad and Biblical
treatment OF the theme was his most wonderful
and most beautiful characteristic. His Samson
manned dgniled even in his drunkenness. The
inebratt0n was almost that OF Jove. From hrst to
last massive strength, to which most other ap-
plicatiOns Of such term must hereafter seem u
mockery, marked the embodiment and the audi
ence, bursting into cheers at the end OF every act
was raised to pitch OF exaltati0h not even
achieved Dy his Othello. Piamonti gained pro
portionate triumph In the fourth act. being thrice
recalled as the curtain fell and greeted with uni
versal reclamation. Signor A. Salvini also acted
the part OF ManOah with very unusual pathOs-
sullivan" ("David Garrick"l will be given TO-
morrow night.