The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-21
ANUS SEMEN rs.

AMUSE ENTS.
Mr.. Booths Great Performs nee OF Bruins.
Mr.. Edwin Booth appeared for the first time In
six years IN what we must regard as his greatest
part at his own theatre last night. The play was
John Howard Paynes tragedy. IL is needless to
remark that 1t was well put upon the stage, and
the support was equal to the requirements OF a
play where single character Is In fact, the per-
formance. Mr.. G. r. Thorne, IT., appeared for the
FIRST time at this theatre as Titus and played the
part acceptably. With the exception OF Mr.. james
J. Bartlett, who made his first appearance IN this
county as Uollaii9us, the parts were well taken by
the members OF Mr. Booths company, and whlle
none OF them developed any great strength we
cannot complain OF them, since strength was
not required. The play was Mr.: Booth, and
with extreme favor, and the good will manifested
toward him increased to the end. At the close or
and received the hearty plaudts Of his admirers.
ana the calls afterwards were SO frequent as TO
| become ovation. All the admiration was wei
bestowed, for this was the most strongly ind
| vidualized acting OF the season. II was per-
formance instinct with the spirit OF liberty every
| fool Mr. Booth always showed the method IN his
madness. When. by himself he pictured in the
| strongest coors the greatness OF q noble nature.
In the partial revelation of his hopes and fears and
| purposes and aims to his son Titus and especially
where he turns away from that son because the
| It, he shows that 1t is not only high-sound-
ing words but great actions which hs indicate tne
with SeXtus, and especially with Tullla, where she
suspects his purpose he is exquisite in his comedy,
| ness are the very exatation Of tragedy. At the
close OF the second act he was greater last night
idle to praise The part is not one which 1t Is easy
to overact, and Mr.. Booth gives 1t vivacty ANNA
pqa II. d MAIN
| tanning liberty. In the last act, where he con-
dennis his son to death, the conflict between
parentalatrection and patriotic duty very nnely
wrought. and the Grafton over the dead body OF
Lucreta, as "A piece OF defamation. is equal to his
rendering Of Mark Antony's Grafton over the body
OF Caesar. His acting last night fixes his position
as the greatest OF living tragedans, and now that
we no longer have Forrest, we may rejoice c that we
A Now Piece at the Grand Opera House
ssThc Cataract OF the Ganges."
The production Of "The Cataract of the Ganges'
ut the Grand Opera Houselast night was an event
signalized both by failure and success While the
piece was admirably put upon the stage, the
effects were not always brilliant. The stage ma
chinery is 80 intricate and the men and horses are
so numerous that it was impossible to make
Sud tne niece wSrh itself and
so little In accord with refined taste which
praises only what Is reputed great, that an IN,
| 1t 60. That necessary something we cannot
describe by any other words than want OF momen-
| grand shOwpiece, nothing must be allowed to mar
It's grandeur. unfortunately, last night it was
| slow In movement aud sometimes awkward In exc
cution. There evidently no lack OF preparation
| and rehearsal. but there was want OF experience
and OF the precision winch comes me- rom G
act will be splendid piece OF stage pageantry, for
1t has been furnished with every realistic element
realistic wi erect e' The ngSt at the cataract was
very well done, and the cataract itself was mag,
daughter, ascends the precipice on her 'aery
courser" the feat appears as daring and as terrible
as n Il were reality Va lnd h y Is real Tne
every movement Of the ascent, and the horses
hanks betray the erort at every step. The horse is
most excellent actor This scene alone would
! make the piece success, for nothing equal to 1t
defect in it being the want Of momentum Of
| which we have complained, momenTary slowness
in letting on the lights and water. There is
nothing OF the old stage trick about 1t, and the
enect is simply terrific. Mrs. Wood, as Polly, ex.
ceeded herself in the song and dance Of old
Browns daughter, and the variety business, too,
besides being very well DONE was as nearly as pos
sible part OF the play. The Arabs, in their won
ballet in Spectacle. The piece Is likely to have
good run, and deserves to succeed on account OF
| Its unique merits.
Mrs. Conway's Brooklyn Theatre.
| At the Brooklyn Theatre last evening Mrs. Con.
way produced the fine comedy Money" The
revival Of the comedy received increased In
terest nom the late decease OF Bulwer
Lytton. and consequently large audience
piece in which so many dinering phases
| OF human character are portrayed. Audit is the
OF these varying characters being operated on by
single influence, give almost without fall one re-
suit In this piece the influence Is money and
last evening cast to the full strength OF the COM
| pany. Mrs. Conway and Frank Roche played very
| well. The latter however, seemed suffering from
struggle to suppress defamation. Mr.. Kennedy
played the character OF Sir Frederick Blount to the
life, II the existence OF such person may be called
| life.
| Musical and Theatrical Notes.
The Lucca- Kellogg Italian opera Company will
commence short Spring season at the Academy
| OF Music in March, during which q new repertoire
| win be drawn upon.
Wachtel has applied to the Emperor OF Germany
for q leave Of absence, which will enable him to
| visit America next season. Our FL Dorado has
proved powerful magnet to European artists.
1t used to be the custom to talk about negro min
strels end men and all that sort OF thing. Now
the San Francisco Ministries begin with an center
tainment Ia salon, part PREMIER" and Dan Bry-
ant with "sofree d Erhfope"
De vlvo, the business manager Of the Aimee
| Opera Boufe Company. is In Havana, arranging
| with Tamberlick for bringing the Havana company
30 the Academy Of Music IN April and taking the
Aimee company to the Tacon at the same time.
some changes have been made In the burlcsque
| Of "Alhambra" at the Olympic juggier, who
spins plates, just previous to the cat duet" Is in
PRODUCED but the performance Is Of little consc-
| quence. Skeletons suspended in the air are added
to the diabolism OF the grave yard ne, while the
giants and some other accessories which married
the finish OF the piece are now omitted Acanca,a.
| which drew forth repeated encore,s is the great
] feature.
American subjects are beginning to engage the
attention of European dramatIsts. Sardou's
~'Unce sam" we have spoken Of already; and now
M. szigligeti, the chief dramatst at the Nemzeti
Szl,haz National Theatre), in Pestn, has written
a new comedy, entitled 'Az Amerikai" (''Tne
Ameri.ann) which has met with success Besides,
tho I,o,bols has printed an Enacted play, which Is