New-York tribune., 1879-04-22
BROOKLTN ART ASSOCIATION.
PRIVATE VIEW OF THE PICTURES,

4 LARGE CROWD PEESENT-sCENEs IN THE ART
GALLERY AND TIE ACADFMY OF MUSIC.
The rooms Of the Academy presented a
very cheerful appearance last night, the fne
weather and the absence Of any particular at
traction elsewhere making it easy for everybody
iu Brooklyn at all interested in pictures TO
join I'm the throng that crowded the handsome spacious
rooms of the Academy and hed the adjoining theatre
beside II il tie first night Of some new play We
fear howev T. tuat the foreign visitor reaching
the landing the top he stairs should have chanccdto
turn first ard the theatre would suspe ted that
some tragedy gong forward, for anything moro
lusU0uous than the aspect OF the theatre on
these Art-ACademy nights would be hard to
find All the .as that can be turned on falls to Hight
the auditorium 10 the cheerful point, the color OF the
decoration eating up lieht fast the gas company
can dish It out The pit is hoored over to
q level with the stage, and duu-colored
carpet Is laid the whole, which, like spoiled child.
cries for It's share of light and eats 1t greedily
as does the rest Of the building. II the floor
could be covered with hgbtcOlored crash 1t
would make all the difference in the world
ID the chceIiuuess Of The roon and the hedge Of ow
ers which shuts the musicians. placed IN the middle
Of IL cxpanSe would have some hope Of beng seen,
and admired at its worth. We have never seen the
nower-llsplay AZ any OF these exhibitions 30
handsome as il was last night; the azileas'
roso-coored and white, splendid, but their
beauty was much d,mmed for want Of a back
wear two sets OF people who every year. TO be the
same, as, every year, they do precisely the
same things one set comes in, in pairs
Of course. and quietly, az BELTS the
twilight solemuy Of tie place. takes possession Of all
the seats the gallery and sits there listening to the
musc and watching the other set until Il is time to 90
home The Oher set meanwhile having taken possession
Of tho carpeted floor, proceeds hour after n0ur to
promenade by twos round and round the central flower
hedge and Ito musicians never stopping never going
faster nor slower, but keeping steadily on until
to those who look down upon 1t from
the gallery il suggests Poos story the Maestr0m.
and we begin TO speculate to how the victims
are 10 be got out. We believe this palt
OF the evening eutertanmcnt-we mean the
part that goes IN the theatres peculiar to Brook
lyn We certainly cannot imagine such way Of spend
ing the evening becoming ingrained in New-YOrk We
NAV add that the these occasions Is in keep
g with the soemnity OF the proceedings, aud does i;s
| narcotic part in turning the theatre INTO a land OF
! drowsy-head
But the pcturaoyers and the sOciabe people don't
into the theatre. don't stay there. They swarm into
the wolarge well proporioned, amply lighted balls. and
m the air with gOod-humored chat and social greetings.
ard the hosptable burlyburly of hundreds OF meeting
! friends and acquaDtances. We know DO place where
people have good time as they do in these
Brooklyn meets. though sometimes We have thought
the pleasures OF the pcturegacrcs may have seemed
more than they by contrast with the dOcfui cir
into which the stray visitor 10 the theatre looks
down.
The display Of pictures last night was much better
than usual though the best things were rather strictly
colfued 70 the hall OF the Academy proper, while the
walls Of tho next the theatre were too tcky hung
with rediocri,iel and worse TO enjoyable Al one
OF the room, however n number Of interesting
yatersolors and otchings AL OF them familiar TO tie
froouenters Of NevYork picture galleries and club
houses, but many OF them welcome enough
when offered 20 again. In the other room.
the place Of honor was given TO Dir. Hashhed's
large picture. The Emperor Commodus Leaving the
Amphithestre and near it hangs large picture By Mr.
/. a.. BrdgmGn, Worshippers IN Mosque" hr witt
las landscape OF some importance sugGcst-
ing Cor8t but without imitation and
there ore good landscapes by Mr.. b. Bristol Mr.. A.
+ Bunner. Mr. {. T.. Dubois and others, though not
many Of the5e landscapes have force to
dissngaCe thcnselves IN tho mouory from the
cloud of pictures that these walls Mrs. Dillon
whose n)wcrpeces al our own Academy are 70 much
liked. hns two good pieces here, and Mrs
Hcnshaw has picture OF tuliDs we'll painted
In color and deserving OF u hsndsomer or at
Least q artistic than the artist has found
for them Mr.. Louis 1lhany sends the picture
which, we suppose, was IN the Paris Exposition
and which Was described by OF the
French critics LA Rue de la Douane" and though
1. wellpsinted picture much simpler and broader than
this clever artist always produces objection TO
that Tue French critic was right; 1t 10 LA Rue
dc Ia Douane" 1t Is not. what the artist calls IT, Duane
Street" II does look like foreign street. and not
bit In character like the locality ~ pretends 10
represent, or Ike any street in New-York. But
this is OF importance Take away its alto
gether and admire the largo and telling composition,
and tie strong painting. 1t IS impossible n
ing 10 more than skim AN exhibition like
this nor indeed is It necessary to at
tempt it, The show Is nothing distinctive nor Of i'm
Dortance novelty. Nearly ali the pictures. every