The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-01
AMUSEM ENTS.
ONE ROMEO AND SIX yuLI1rs.

ONE ROMEO AND Six JULIkT6.
The benefit Of hr. George Risnold at Booths Thea.
tire yesterday afternoon MAS jus, what might have been
expected. The house Gro ded to excess the ap.
pause continual the acting uneven merit and tho
wnoe performance Of .Romeo and Justn bur-
lesque rather than tragedy. Many persons we're
deeply disappointed by the announcement az the end
Of the hrsi act that Miss Nelson could not appear
account oil Illness which was followed by the ceril.
cate OF her doctor that she could not play with
serious Danger. This let only SIX Ju-
bets instead OF seven, and II would have
been better for the performance II Ave OF these
had been temporarily ILL All that beautiful IN JulieG
ruined by the atrup, changes made by the six
ladies. In one act juliet was tall IN another Snort;
she seemed to DO twenty OF age, and then 10
DO thrty-nvo; her face ana figure were altered as ia
q dream, ana her voice was sometimes weak. some
limos powerful. mus all the charm OF persona, iu-
SION VAS destroyed and each Juiict was an injury TO
tho rest. First came Miss Fanny Davenport, in tho
masquerade aud next in tho balcony scene IN place
oil Mss Nelson. and 20 Tar The Performances least
consistent But then Jullc appeared the person Of
Miss Ada Dyas noxt III the form OF Miss Cummings,
then In that o. Miss Wainwright again IN the nsure OF
Miss Granger, aud nna'ly ~ that Of Miss Grace
DUricy. Among these air Jucis young Romeo wan
dcrcd with easy GOODNESS, ma&ing iovc TO some and
moaning the absence OF obcla WIN All air VI
tire indifference to tho absurdy Of us position. ~
would have been better Tor tua viny u any one OF
these ladies hau played Julict from The ucsnning 10
the END, but then thai antique way Of nc,ing
Shakespeare would have prevented the monster
combination. Comparison oil tho merits ol tho SIX
ladies' would be 10 them iuJusiice. II Is
enough TO say that they were all coniphncntcd with
applause lowers and that Is not their fault but
their misfortune thar they assisted In the dreary
farce. The audience was more amused .han inter
csted and do not think tho experiment could sue
coed again. THIS disointcd mutated aud deormed
presentation OF oI shakcspcafo's sweetest works
disgrace TO the stage and, AS sucb VIII be
menbercu long alter those who TOOK part in II
forgotten.
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CONCERT OF THE MENDErssoHN GLHE CLUB.
The ENTERTAINMENT at Chickering Han last evening
testimonial by tho Mcndclssohn Giee Club 10
thor former president, Mr.. ii. HoSland. Ii was
attended Dy quite fashionable asscmbaye, which
very friendly and ndulgcnt toward the artists
who claimed their appreciation. II must be said, how
ton which they might have been justified IL forming
OF so prcentous organization Portions OF the rem
dition IN chorus were very pleasing, but II wds a.
whole open Criticism OF a Kind which would prove
too extended tor these columns. Mr. Will
tam u Bard sang the solo, "What are they 10
spcuous with him, which also common 10
all the other singers His voice had not sufficient
power tor such an auditorium or else he did not make
an adequate effort 10 send IL iorth Mrs Hills gave
very swcctly the cavalina, $40, no cnso cquai' OF
Mcy crpcer but the time oil her performance
the exact and her achievement tell Tar short Of
brlancy. She responded to encore much more at
her case, ana had she thrown some feeling INTO her
singing would have done admirably The most pleas
ing OF tho programme that assigned TO Mr. :.
H. NILS, VINO Played the piano his own 'Bnrcarollo
No -, tho s'spinning Song from tho "Fylng
"Eudc vom Lcd" Mrs. His aicrward sang "rho
Watcher" ana "Love Lies Bccding, ny Rclnberger
closed the entertainment, the chorus Of thirty voces
acqulttMg itself we'll