The New York herald., 1878-11-15


the performances. Signor Campanini again charmed
his hearers in Faust and his principal solo received
hearty encore. He in nsing his voice unspaF
ingly. He win regret it some day.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE-EDwIN BOOTH AS IAGo.
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brsnanto. Frank r Pierce
lod"vico Mr. Charles Dade
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Emilia Miss Alice Grey
Tho announcement that Mr.. Edwin Booth would
appear as Iago in Shakespeare's great tragedy Of
'OthelIo' attracted large and critical audience to
the Fifth Avenue Theatre last evening. and it was
not disappointed The result Of rest and study was
evident in the exquisite refinement OF art
which Mr.. Booth exhibited from the beginning to
the end of the performance Artistically speaking.
the character and the man might have been born in
the same mould 80 true to art was the one and so
true to nature the other There probably no part Of
the dramatic field in which this actor excels more
than when he is required to depict sinister secfeve
and dominativc passions. and for these effects he is
indebted to the providential advantages Of 1.-the,
supple figure voice capable % the subtlcst modu-
latons and eye that may be made the tell-tale
Of every thought The character of Iago is at best
hateful, but Mr. Booth invests it with an ugness
that is calculated to give nightmare. He
begins like hypocrte and ends like fend.
In the last especially. where. wounded
and dying. he tears himself from the body of
his dead Emilia to enjoy tho dying struggles
OF the Moor. his acting is superb. There is
which reminds one Of Mephistopheles ut bay. In
deed, throughout the tragedy such has apparently
by Mr.. Booth. that scores Of photographs might
be taken ut different stages to illustrate the
diabolical progress Of his designs shown by the
ever varying changes upon an expressive face. The
Othello Of Mr.. Harkins was equal to the best
efforts Of this conscientious actor. Perhaps it
was the presence of eminent colleague
that held him somewhat in leash and restrained the
usually forcibe ntterances with which tho Moor is
hs u e to tel the story Of an sgonsed heart Be
and Mr.. Harkins enjoyed with Mr. Booth the
applause applause that was frequently bestowed: The
who played with the grace and vigor char
Macfer1stic act Of this rising young artist In
public had opportunity Of seeing this lady
N new and stronger character than any in which she
mas heretofore appeared before the American
added to the beauty of her person and the
aexibility Of naturally sweet voice cultured
In the foreign schools astonished the audience and
ELECTED its praise Miss Alice Grey as Emilia read her
lines with much Judgment and made favorable i'm
Preston.
This evening .-Othellos will be repeated with Mr.
Booth in the title role and Mr.. Harkins as Iago.
CHICKERING HAIIr-FIRST SYMPHONY REHEARSAL>
For about an hour yesterday afternoon there ex
listed considerable doubt to whether not there
WAS to be rehearsal Of symphony concert st Chick
erin9 Hall Two o'clock came and with it
| portion OF the orchestra on the stage, but
other important instruments did not appear.
aud the leader came not. Finally, at .
quarter to three. Mr.. Burrcl. Of the committee of
management appeared. and announced from the
stage that the rehearsal only awaiting the arrival
of some necessary members Of the band whom sRnor
Ardt was unwarrantaby detaining at rehearsal of
Lucia" Mt the Academy. This pacifed the
audience. which had begun to grow very impa-
..unwarrantably detained" arrived and Mr. Carl
borg recovered his departed temper so far as to be
able to take his baton for Other purposes than nss
the impctuous leader was not in happily bal
anced frame of mind and. il he exhausted his
breath in hurrying the tempt only to be compelled
to retard again from sheer fatigue it is not to be
dered ct. Both lie and his orchestra did marvels
under the circumstances, and it is not matter OF
least concerned, for it was the Thomas
orchestra - Psopr'a gs,,".@ ,.;cn band quite
possible and quite equal to beginning concert ut
three o'clock in the morning as It did on one oc-
whole the first number (Schumanns symphony
in minor. No. 4 op. 1aO) was we'll given In
fse fa ,ttendsn wns Il was foioweS
by '.Non mi dir" the ''letter aria from
Don Giovanni" sung by Miss Kate Thayer. Why
singers comparatively inexperienced. should select
pieces in which the greatest artists deem 1t an honor
To slime IL OF the unfathomable mysteries Miss
Thayer gave credtable performance Of this
irving air and showed pure, clear
organ. under splendid training. and ample
artistic feeling and intelligence but much of all
this was thrown away in such selection where the
inevitable comparisons were made, not to tho nd
vantage Of the performer Great interest centred in
the playing, Of Spohrs concerto dramatico No.
Oh. H. by NJ. Remenyi Again the artist threw his
whole soul into the work, and evolved from
this by NO means great concerto effects. hitherto
undiscovered in it. Again he charmed by his deli
cate pianssmo and touched the tendercst chords in
his bearers by his cantabilo playing Of the motif
rssf7nchciie that through the piece. He was
called ~ayain and again. and finally re-
sponded with the fascinating transcription
OF the "Chopin Noct,lrnc" played at his first
concert here, Mr.. T7orio giving ~ tasteful
accompaniment. The second part Of the rehearsal
was devoted to- Beethovens symphony in major.
No T. op 81. Spite Of their great fatigue the players
pcrformcd their stupendous work in this almost
irnfagpingly to the end, but toward the
finale n few Of the horns gave out. and
there was desperate work toward the close. The
chestra proved itself rarely efficient band. could
do better work, however, were IL enlarged to Mr..
Thomas maximum when in New York, and IL ia TO
be hoped that 1t will be. for thcrc should
be no half way in enterprise Of this kind. There
was numerous audience in attendance and tho sue
ceas OF the rehearsal given under such trying cir
cumstsncos augurs well for the concert Of tomorrow
acd for thc erals Of thc