The New York Herald Newspaper, October 24, 1871, Page 3

| | THE STAGE. The Metropolis the Focus of Lyric and Dramatic Art. Opening of the Italian Opera Season. steep-looking vi Grand Success of the Swedish Eetrong noid upon the amectlons oft Nightingale. Popularity of German and French fay Opera. Miss Cushman as Meg Merrilies; Mr. Sothera as Lord Dundreary; Mr. Mathews as the Nervous Man. MILLE. NILSSON IN LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR AT THE ACADEMY, The Academy was all ablaze last night with the eréme de ia oréme of fashion and elegance. The boxes and circles were graced by the belles of the Metropolis, and the ches d’quvres of the modiste’s art and full dress seemed to be to a grea. extent de wrigueur, Regarding the suvject of full dress, we are of opinion that it should be made at the opera arule, and every lady and gentleman should observe it, When a lady takes off her bonnet she is considered to be in fall dress, and the same 1s the case with a@mentieman wearing a dress coat. This is the gen- eral acceptation of the term, and itis by no means | @imMcuit to dress a house in this fashion. The effect ‘would be immeasurably better than is produced at present by an audience in this city, In European opera houses full dress is rigidly enforced, and we mee no reason why the same should not be done Bere, The appearance of the house last evening ‘was magnificent. The artist came to hear the new prima donna, the litterateur to gain materials for bis next effusion, the Knickerbocker magnate be- cause it was fashionable, the Wall street broker be. @ause every one else was there, and the oi pollot gat in the gallery dividing their attention be- tween the stage and tne brilliant scene be meath them, It was not an enthusiastic house, or at Yeast their component parts had made up their minds to listen, chat and applaud decoronsly. Nothing short of genius could have roused such an audience to the extent of glove-splitting and hearty NEW YORK HERALD. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 24. 187.—TRIPLE SHEET. @apping of hands,calls and the wving of hand- kerchiefs by the ladies. The faviowing was the cast:—Arnold Melchthal, Theodore Wachtel; Gessler (Governor) Herr steinecke; Rudolph, Herr Lauter- bach; Mathilde (Princess of the House of Haps- barg), Mile, P. Cantssa; William Te!l, Herr meet Baw » Herr Lehmann; Werner Melchtial, Herr Weinlich; Walter Fuerst, Herr Franosch; Ruodi (the Fisherman), Herr Alves; Hedwig (Tell' wife), Frau Perl; mmy (Tells son), Frau- | jen Krause. The opeiing scene _ presents @ mountain village in the canton of Unterwal- den, surrounded by scenery the most picturesque and bewitching. Inthe background is a waterfall and in the foreground the cottage of William ‘fell. Away in the distance, as far as the eye can reach, @re summits of the snow-capped mountains of Switzerland, with here ana there a little rie with their tiny houses scattered wiaely on the wild, declivities. Werner Melchthal is tho alluded ra to have e credulous hittle community over which he exercises an influ- ence, But he hag @ romantic son named Arnold, ‘Who does not feel inclined to bestow his time and affections upon 8 place so insignificant; but, like a love-stricken Alexander, seeks other worlds to con- and while he witnesses the old man joming in wedlock several rustic couples he deplores @ royal diadem is the barrier that prevents him from enjoying the same feli- city outside of his Joyous home. Tne Princess Matilda, a beautiful creature, had been carried away forcibly by ruffans, and Arnold, m reacuing her, discovered she had entwined ner- self about his heart, and from the a: delivered | her up to her triends her image had haunted him like ost. He refused to be comforted. Inter> vent! one of the soldiers of Gessler had stolen Lentoldo’s daughter, and the fatner, in the heat of assion, split the miscreant up with his axe, but e daughter was carried to the castle, where Gessler, @ base despot, was residing. ‘William Tell, accompanied by the outraged tather, starts in @ boat and rescuee her. It is nightfall; the summit ofthe mountains of Rutlt are perceptible, beneath & deep, melancholy valley. Here the lovely Ma- tilda 1s found dressed in a gorgeous hunting dress, trimmed with white ermine. Her attitude is one ot half nope, half despair. She soliloyuizes:—“Thou art my every thought, my every joy. For thee only | doTtear, But ob, in my wild love, what bright conte ae Ese a boa nA aenle Wy rnold enters, and they pledge themselves to each other. in this act the true merits of the hero and heroine are brought forward. ‘Tne song of “Matll- da,” by Mile. P. Canissa, was one of those genuine, Whole-souted expositions that!s very seldom under- stood. Nothing could be more affecting than her rendering of the words “Nur dir vertraut mei brust,’” her manner and voice see. to harmonize the part. Arnold’s reply ful. Although gradual. ana higher in the scale until the higher C's were reached, and with which one might associate the bursting of a bloodvessel, or ve willing to make every allowance for any slight defects, the notes came out clear, fresh and distinct, and appa- renuy without an efort. When he was returning her plighted love, and had come to the art which commences, “Dein Merz erwiedert meine Liebe,” the house was in an uproar of enthusiasm, and when he was in tbe act of embracing Matilda the whole audience seemed moved. Herr Vierling as Teli did well in carrying out the difficult pas allotted to him. Neither Herr Loy hag ps easier the Governor, or Herr Lauterbach in the rove of Rudolph, seemed unequal to their task. But Wachtel is certainly a wonder. The softest and most mellow notea, as well | as the highest and most difficult, are alike brought forth without any of that unhappy contortion of the features or perceptible heaving of tne chest pecue cullar to many operatic performers, but gracefully, and with the sweetness of the nightingale, they seem to warble and ascend from the stage. ‘Ihe “bravos! it cannot be sald now that Italian Opera receives scanty encouragement in New York. A glance at that Rouse was asuficient answer to wach an assertion. “Lucia di Lammermoor” was the opening opera Of the season. Since Its first performance at Napies, thirty -seven years ago, its intense dramatic charac- ter and delicious melodies have made it a standard favorite on the operatic stage, The original cast consisted of Madame Persiani and Signori Dupre, Porto and De Angeli, and the names of the most celebrated artists in Italian opera are associated with this lyric story of ‘The Bride of Lammermoor.” For tne heroine we have hai Frezzolini, Sontag, Jenny Lind, Catha- mine Hayes, Wazzaniga, Dolores Nau and Adelina Patt, and the master of Ravenswood has ‘been Wepresented by Rubini, Mario, Salvi, Fraschini, Laborde and Sims Reeves, Although there is much remainder of the story, as wo the shooting the apple from the head of his son and Teil’s other exploits, are too well known to require repetition. e en- tire opera may be called an immense success in every respect, and bids fair to have an immense LORD DUNDREARY AT NIBLO's, Mr, Sothern’s appearance at Niblo’s Jast evening was one of the most complete anu enthusiastic dramatic triumphs of the season. The house was crammed as it used to be in the palmy days of yore when the leg drama was an exciting novelty. Bat | with what a different audience! Instead of moral countrymen, bent on ao city jam. | boree, and smart young dry goods clerks who thought the demon aance the fastest and most disreputabie thing they could find in the road to ruin, the seats were filled with the élite of | the play-going public. It was strange, too, to find ; ‘Mas ie nonsensical in the libretto and an excess of | 80 experienced an audience hreak out so constantly florid ornamentation weakens some of the music, | 42d uncontrollably into’ genuine and hearty yet there are a few scenes that for fervor | applause. It is not too much to say that there have and passion have never been excelled in | been dut few precedents for such thorough and Opera. The cast last evening was the following:— Mile, Christina Nusson as Lucia, Signor Brignoli a¢ Edgardo, Signor Barre as Ashton, Signor Retchart as Arturo, Signor Lyall as Norman, Signor Coletti as Raymond, Mme, Cooney as Alice, To Mile. Nilsson ia due the aneceass of tho ontire opera. No better rdle could bave been selected for her début. From the moment ‘hat she came upon the stage, in the second scene of the first act, after the beautiful harp solo that precedes her first recita- tuve and cavatina (this harp solo was laay the orchestra in @ truly = artistic manner, marred only by one of the sitrin; a@ half note out of tune), until the close of the mad scene, she held the audience spell. bound. No one who has heard Nilason in concert only can form an idea of her singing in opera, There is arich glow of expression which lights up even the most commonplace numbers, and an earnestness that gives to every scene the appear- ance of reality. The duet, ‘Sulla Tomba,” for so- rano and tenor, Which brings the first act to a rilliant vebleg drew from a naturally cold audience enthusiasm of the most unqualified kind. In this duet Brignoli astonished all by his unwonted fire and spirit, roused, undoubtedly, by the genius of the prima donna. ’ In the second act tne scene be- tween Lucia and her brother, in which he shows her the forged letter that contains proofs of her lover’s rfidy, was rendered in a highly dramatic manner, fr the broken recitative that expresses her despair Nilsson displayed her great power even more than in an aria, and the magnificent sestettino, the best concerted vocal piece Liat ever the composer wrote, was given with an effect rarely heard within the walls of the Academy. But in the mad scene she rose to a height of dramatic passion rarely attain- able by prima donnas nowadays. Even the exu- berance of florid vocalization that detracts from the spirit of the music became in her hands the means of adding to the effect of the scene. It was indeed & grand triumph for an artist, and we shall look for her appearance ag Gretchen or Mvrguerite with much inverest. et never sang “ete i ea alter Bo 5 re e glosjug aria, “Lu che a Dio spiegast’ wah 18 old nc an expression. ‘Fra eo te aria of the opera, Was not so successful, owing to she @ apason normai or French pitch which is used by this company, and which lowered vis to an unwarrantable extent, Barré, oria the new French baritone, has a pleasing | voice, and it is under complete control. He is bardy we id of artist, however, one would look | Tor as the leading baritone of such @ troupe, as there is an absence of fire and dramatic fervor in bis singing. The secondary characters in the opera were represented by people who should not be | permitted to sing 1m any opera company, as their voices and management of the same @re conspicuously deficient tn any quality that calis jor fei a aed nn at ty trong, © beat ver trod the stage of the opera a and, Kt ke we Fecoguizen many of the old familiar aces among them, yet ib We evident that particular paing have been taken to give them thorough reheavsals, Tue orchestra is also very large and complete, and it is @ positive relief from the horrible inii:ctions in this line of past seasons, Still, we would suggest | to the conductor that noisy and ineffective as the instrumeniation of this opera is in every scene ex- ept two, it 18 not advisable to give his orchesira jooge rein and drown the voices of the singers, es- pecially when the voice is the principal exponent of | the situation. It may be seen from this review that the or ee Ment of the Nilsson Italian Opera Company fias received the most flattering encouragement at the tart, and we trust that he will not relax for moment his exertions to make every detail in the production of each opera as perfectas possible. The company has a priceless gem in the prima donna and the venors are entirely satistactory. But the secondary people must be replaced by ‘artists who can sing and act. On Wednesday “Faust” will be given witn @ strong cast. . WACHTEL AS ARNOLD AT THE STADT | THEATRE, Never has the German mind in New York city given a greater proof of its adherence to opera | Above all other classification of amusements than Bt this house last evening. And never, it may be truthfully alleged, nas opera ben so well mounted as to suit the popular taste, and to draw, as If by An almost irresistible force, the entire Teutonic population to its performance. Rossini’s “Gillaame Teli” has always been a favorite with theatrical Managers and music masters, both drawing from ste Boundless resources matter for application to their Drofessions, and which, even in a comparatively Fude seuting, seldom fatled to find admirers, The character of the chief actor, and the nobility of the face from which sprang the present inhabi- tants of the litte independent slip of territory, have given it @ peculiar attraction; but with such & * moae of appplication aa the present and the presence on tae voards of Wachtel, than whom there is to-day no better man in the professton, success has been hearty success in the annals of the New York stage. As to the play itself, “uur American Cousin” is too well known to be analyzed atiengtn. Veteran lovers of the stage regard it with the contempt which all pieces of its class— written for q slugic ear BG depending wuehy Upon a single part—naturally and udavuidably awaken in every intelligent mind. The pecutiarity about it, how- ever, is that ‘the part” was originally intended to be Asa Trenchard. Joe Jefferson made that rule ite leading feature, and it has only been by free changes in the text that Lord Dundreary has been made to assume the point of central interest, There are still a few scenes—the interview between Florence and the drunken ex-tutor and the burn- ing of the will episode in the tast act, for instance—which ‘or @ moment or two withdraw attent.on from we _ bewhiskered creature of contused tuteliect who fills the place of honor. But these are in themselves abso- lutely free from the responsibility of the ten years’ success of the piece. The “gag” sentiment vy which they are inspired are coeval with the rise of the modern drama; they are stale and trite to the point of a nauseous wearisomeness, ‘The critic, | therefore, may profitably devote all his energies to the consideration of Lord Dundreary; and how dimicult it 18 to frankly tell exactly what we think of that wonderfal character. Noman can see Mr. Sothern play it without falling into convulsions of laughter. Even Sydney Smith’s Scotchman, into Whose head the ordinary run of jokes could enter only by a sargical operation, would split his sides with abnormal merriment over such scenes as that in the bedroom in the first act, or again at that ex- quisitely amusing (éte-d-téie between Lord Dun- dreary and his futare bride in the farmyard. ‘The 1un of the piece 1s irresistible. Nor can any man of culture fail to admire the wonderful fimsh and ease and polished care of Mr. Sothern’s acting. Ill-natured people may say, perhaps with truth, that this is bis only part, But it 18 4 great deal Lo be able to play even one part with such exquisitely perfect skill. Sometimes, indeed, there is a faint sense of study and effort, but the fecling is fleeting as a iat’ Weather clond in a summer sky. Voice and features are under avsolute control; there is not an inflection, not & movement of muscle or eyebrow— and more especially of eyeglass—but adds another touch to the portrait and sirengihens its eifect. Every litue detail of dress—even the glar- ing bad taste which 80 naturally clings to an imbecile iike Dundjreary—hag been worked up with conscientious care. But woen the curtain hag atlength falien and we subside into Out bormal state of thoughtful duluess, the admiration by which we have been carried away is tempered by several Father serious reflections. Looking back at the hares bs Cage at , oaeee we ry Jaughing, we fee at We ought a9 othatned of our merriment. For What has been the awakening cause of our merriment? ‘the most “funny” feature of Dun- dreary 1s that ne is the victim of the malice of nature—that he is a stammering lunatic of a harm- less, but melancholy type. It would be neither kind nor well bred to break out into exuberant laughter at a iriend or acquaintance who stuttered, And & man would hardly gain the reputation of being & kind-hearted gentieman by openly exploding into convulsive merriment at the pitiable spectacie of @ lunatic at rine Igy it any the less shametul to amuse oneself at thé expense of a stage sianimeret or a stage idiot? The better sense of every humane mind revolts at the presentation behind the foot- hts of human lofirmity for the mere purpose of exciiiig iaughter, Without making any pretence of purism, we protest ogalnat such a0 outrage upon he civilized stage. ig as t practice of the anctent Spartans, who intoxt- cated their nelots and then amused themselves by Tidiculing the degradation they had themselves brought about. And this is, we are sure, by no means too severe a sentence. There are no redeem- ing features thrown into thts portrait of an impectle lord, He is never once represented as pos- sessing any tinge of nobieness or eleva- tion of Jeeling, although there are many passages in which these softening touches could be easily introduced. He is @ selfish, heartless, weak-headed, short-sighted, stammermg fool—a “damned fool,” if we may be allowed to use in print the phrase with which Mr. Sothern go {re- quently, brings down the house, and which he evi- jeutly thinks the Correct thing in @ drawing room full of tadies—only that and nothing more, Just a word or so about the minor parts and we have done. Would it not have been in good taste " ee would renew all old friendships and make many new ones, ° MISS OUSHMAN AS MEG MERRILIE8 AT BOOTH'S. When Miss Cushman reappeared on the American surprised = to time had dealt with been the wonder of @ past generation. more popular rdies In which Miss Cushman’s reputa- tion had been made, Whether she felt misgivings of her own power—or, rather, deliberately chose the most trying part to challenge adverse criticism, it is certain that Queen Katha- Tine, bold and original as was the conception of the character, showed traces of the advance of age of Lady Mucbeth and Meg Merrilies. The abruptness which sometimes characterizes Mies Cushman’s act ing wasless in keeping with the popular idea of Queen Katharine, a gentle, sensible woman, than with our notions about the bold and unscrupulous Lady Mac- beth, or the wild gypsy Meg Merrilles, fact, the quatity which peeps out from dency to pronounced action which sometimes is open toa suspicion of vulgarism. was most noticeable ip her Queen Katharine, soft- Meg Merrilies; for here the masculine vigor which vuigarized In Katharine became an absolute quality melted naturally into the character. fears were Cushman had faded before the freshness and force of her Lady Macbeth, and were finally Jast nignt by her ap} ince a8 Me; playing all the weird power which twenty years ago was Wont to charm and appall. Age, which in over characters was a Clog and an encumbrance, in meg Merrilies proved rather an advantage. ‘1he actress represented go vividly the weird ha one almost forgot it was a piay, and saw the old By jueen a8 & physical apparition. ‘ne story of “Guy Mannering”’ is undoubtedly ex- ceedingiy interesting, but in prepari stage the mistake been commu ot making the first act a sort of dull prelude, while the whole \nterest of the play centres in the latter acts. Open- ing with a chorus which has nothing particular to do with the piay, and is not even Scotch in ita characteristics, “Guy Mannering” drags its dull way oe the int Her eooe close of te second act, where Bertral pears e 8. cam| Indeed, if it were not for one 'P. , knowledge that good things are in store for us, we could acarcely support the duiness of the opening scenes, It would he a great improve- ment if the firat act were compressed into one good scene aud the superfuous chorusing enurely left out, neither the character of the music nor the Manner of its rendering mak’ its retention de- sirable, But from the moment Meg Merriles bursta ie hs in all the weird force of her genius the attention ing before us. Some of this due to the story; but itis essentially to the intense dramatic power of the actress that we owe its so vivid realization, The recognition of young Bertram as he sits in the gypsy camp displayed all Miss Cush- man’s power, and go intense a representation of the interest, have never seen. iler acting in this scene was tr tragic, aud without any forced ef- fect revealed a depth of froze the very soul. Both elocution and action Ifsome of the abrupt force which belonged to t earlier representations of the character was absent, could, not be expected from her years; but Miss Cushman seems to defy the envious approach of time, and by force of her geuius to puss over obstacles that to lesser spirits would be insur. mountable. Of the other personages we have not much to say. ‘The piece affords scarcely any scope to the sec- ondary characiers, Mr. D. C. Anderson made a very mnie Sampson, entering Completely into the spirit of the character. Mr. Arthur Matinhison nad an upgrateful part, but succeeded in maxing the good most of it. His acting was nat ‘and his rendering of tne character dignified. We re- We should Cee we cannot say much for the ladies. ike very much to be complimentary, but truth won't permit us. This same excuse may be made for the tadies which we have already offered for the secondary male personages—want of scope in their roles, Miss Belia Patemaa Was somewhat lively, Aan aay Mee ons Bd HAE & abant Wier ick, and we are de- lighted to see he has taken our advice and eschewed rant. We scarcely recognized Lem when he presented himself, ana must compli- ment him on the change for the better which was visible in his deportmeut He had not much to do, but he acted that litte rationally, and if he wiil ouly maintain the improvement in more tmportant parts he may hope to have his good points recog- nized and appreciated. The scenery, a8 usual at this honse, was excellent, but the ‘appointments were very poor and badly siudied. We regret to notice that the attendance was rather thin. CHARLES MATHEWS AT WALLAOK’s, The veteran comedian Mr. Mathews appeared last evening in a new bill, A brilliant: and overfowing house greeted him with deserved enthusiasm. In “aggravating Sam’ he sustamed the part of Sam Niggins, and was supportea by Mr. Stod- ; dard and Miss Effie Germon, The piece in tt | self, like most of Mr. Mathews’ luons, 18 the slightest of farces, It can boast very litde in the way of dialogue. It depends for success eutirely upon Mr. Mathews’ finished acting and unceasing flow of animal spirits, Thanks to nis constitutional galety, the audience were main- tained at a high degree of amused enthusiasm, In the “Nerveus Man” Mr, Jonn Gilvert assumed the role of the irritable and sensitive Mr. Aspen, while Mr. Brougham took the part of McShane, the man of nerve. Mr. Brougham played with characteristic ease and free- doin, and frequently brought down the house. As to Mr, Gilbert, it Is neediess to say that he acted with the grace and pouah that have so long won the admiration of New York play-goers, Want of space deprives us of the opportunity to discuss at lengin this pleasant and sparkling programme, THE SHRINE OF OPERA BOUFTE AND THE PRIESTESS THEREOF, When opéra boufe first forcibly footed itself into favor in this country some few years ago, and fora long period subsequently, it was regarded with a certain species of horror; the theatrical Mrs. Grundy gazed at the ceiling in mute despair, and all sorts of evils were predicted aa the certain accompaniments of its possible success. It felt competent, however, vo bravely laugh New York out of its scruples, and it has literall7 “faced the music” with a perseverance worthy of any cause. Success has crowned tts daring 80 far that it has now come co be a regular the- atrical institution among us, and promises to re- main with as permanently in that capacity. Ite headquarters at present are established at Lina Edwio’s Theatre, and its supreme divinity there is Mile, Aimée, the leading character in “La Péi chole,”” whicu now draws @ lull house every even- ing. Kime undoubtedly displays a keen sense of the absurd and is very creditably supported on the whole by the company with which she is now act- ing. There has been no change in the cast except that Mons. A, Julien has taken the piace of M. Noe as tenor, Noe was undoubtedly a fair Piquillo, but the character has suil further been improved by the vivacity which Julien con- trives to infuse inio it, and which enhances his sup- port of Mile, Aimge, Who roved herself a com- plete mistress of the role of the coquette, Her street singing is a wonder In Itsel{; the fascina ion of her face and person istuily brought to bear on her acting, and the spectator leaves the periorm- ance with vo grosser linpression on his mind than the remembrance of the exquisite humor he has enjoyed. Julien’s singing is lar above “the barren of mediocrity,”’ and in the acting of Piquillo he com- pares favorably with Gausias, This piece will be contiaued only two evenings more, and on ‘Thursday evening will be produced the charming opera of “La Fleur de Thé,” with new costumes and scenery, and Mile, Aimce as the leading character. ‘The performance last evening was for the benefit of the sulferers by the Pointe-a- Petre, Guadaloupe, fires, Lina Edwin’s Theatre Is just the place tor opé:a douse, which has been own produc to have furbished up into probability that imposs: ble Yankee, Asa Trenchard? As he stands he is an offence and an outrage to American eyes and ears, though ue is no doubt @ good enough Yankee for the English stage. Could not he be “born for the exigencies of an American season’ A rate his di ort aoa aoe as to ‘801 something @ ear in mont, and not be a hodgepodge of the worst morsels of v ar slang used by section of our le. Mr. mond, however, the Ta well aa in possible hacr exisiing ciroumerances, h he 18 @ good demonstrative for tree Yankee. Miss Nellie Kemp te a prety ¢ ane Lee Esty ing, The other parts are fairly Florence Trenchard, and Mise Meredith, is charm) esente mans everett Dimes es cae ness o} for drawing room comedy ain”? complete. Fully half an hour before the curtain rose every seat in the capactous building was Giled. Such appeared to be the hold that Wachtel had on the audience that repeatea efforts were made to have the performances commenced before she prescribed time, by the stamping of fect, the . jas been ieee over- come. We would recommend Mr, Sothern and most of hig company, however, to raise their voices to a somewhat higher pitch. Last night they were in- audibie Wo a large propornes of the back rowa, After the curtain had falien Mr, Sounern was called out, and made @ neat little speech, He said that to the American ‘on &nd pabse all his suc- cea Was principally duo, and bo truyved that De hitherto swamped in those vast arraugewents calied opera houses, 8T, JAMES THEATRE—“?RIMA DONNA OF A NIGHT.” ‘The musical manta seems to have touched almost every class and division of the metropolitan popu- lation, Nothing but meiody is im the air, The springing notes of Wachtel are resounding in every part of the city, and the delightful caaences of Parepa are yet tingling in the ears of the amusement-loving public. To add to the nar- mony vibrating in the atmosphere another songstress of considerable repute made her début last night at this pretty ite theatre. Her tirel; unlike anything st present Before the puole that she crept at once into the d graces of the audi , aul is certain to keep her position there, The part Miss Gaiton selected for her entrée is one well calcu lated to show her most prominent and win- ming feavures. is is wuvic rivetted, and uutil the scene diops we | cannot take our thoughts from the drama pass. | is | mingled feelings of joy, hope and surprise, stragglin, witirthe memories of wrongs done and sufferet, we | Matched for $2,000, the former to go to wagon and whe | latter in harness, and they expected the merits of passion § which | were pertect, and gave evidence of matare ate | e finished action, stroi ously replaced it Her interview wiih Dominie ; Sampson and her promise to revisit the Glen of Spirits, were allowed to returo goo: scope for emo- | tional acting, which was seized upon and turned to | splendid account, Butit was iu the closing scene ; where she meets her death that she reassembied | ail her powers, and actea with a force that | ‘was admirably supported by Miss Vernon, Mr, Arnold | i stage as Queen Katharine, after lengthened ab- | eo ee ne os ict dentieness | {Be seating accommodation has been eniarged and Powers which had | ‘The | character of Queen Katharine was supposed | to have been chosen for the actress’ rentrée because | it called for far less physical exertion than other and | | vocal transitions are force—or that she | which are entirely absent from the representations | In | time to time m Miss Cushman’s acting 13 a ven- | This detect | ened in Lady Macbeth, and finally disappears in | Whatever | tten by the first appearance of Miss | ut to Might | lecrilies, dise | that | it for the | Tepiete with exquisite | Conduc ‘and aifords fine opportunities for acting. Bue , The Field, and the other members of the company, Who cer- tainly seemed to vie with each other in their to make the entertainment a success. The ville throughout 1s full of amusing situations, although it is a style of performance almost ent new to New York, we have no_ hesitation saying it is one that is certain to come popuiar. ‘The house under its new name wears an entirely new appearance, efforts vaude- and improved, and the ceiling and walls newly frescoed, There is @ rich, warm glow of color now ip the place that 8 a most significant contrast to its former @apect under the rule of negro minstrelsy. The second part of the pertormance last night was de- voted to the ventriloquist eccentricities of Mr. Davies, and @ more amusing or varied entertainment we have rarely witnessed. ‘ihe rapidity of hig wonderful, and to be duiy appreciated must be seen, He made the house ring with the peals of laughter he evoked, and we have no hesitation in prophesy ing for him @ orilliant career in America. e house Waa weil filled with a fashionable audience, and Mr. Mononangs is likely to meet with that encourage- ment in New York which his enterprise demands. MRS. OONWAY IN “DIVORCE” BROOKLYN THEATRE, AT THE WASHINGTON. Fisherman Imbroglio, American and Spanish War Steamers Watching Each Other. FURTHER COMPLICATIONS WAswINoTON, Oct, 23, 1871, A New Feature in the Horton Dificulty. The case of the Gloucester fishing schooner Hor- ton took another phase to-day, and even @ worse lot than for the vessel to be allowed to rot in port IN UTAH, The gentile and well-taxed citizens of the quiet | seems in store for her owner. It was at first secre- City of Churches were presented with an excellent | tary Boutwell’s intention to suspend all proceedings mora! last night in the performance of “Divorce,’? and there can be no doubt that its highly creditable production at the new theatre will be attended | for fines and forteitures under the registration regu- lations, but the fact that the schooner’s papers had been lost under extraordinary circumstances, which 3 POLITICAL. “it | Another Phase of the Gloucester | CHARLES O'CONOR FOR ASSEMBLY) The Reform Party Tenders the Assembig Nomination to Mr. O’Conor. He Will Probably Accept, “if Busi ness Permits.” “Something Important to Happen in thet Next Three Days.” Yesterday evening a committee consisting delegates from the Democratic Keform Club of thi | Nineteenth Assembly district, the German Demoq | cratic Reform Ciubs of Manhattanville, Carmans~ | ville and Bloomingdale, and also delegates frond with the most gratifying results, both to the | might involve the nation in unpleasant complica- | the Citizens’ and Taxpayers’ Association, met i accomplished lessee—who, distinguished herself—and to the fashionable assemblages which will doubtless crowd the | establishment for some time to come. Some of , the mysteries incident to a genuine separation | of man and first class theatrical style, and if a few faults could be here and there detec.ed they were very trivial indeed compared with the handsome manner in which the piece was produced. Tne audience seemed quite delighted with the sensation, and failed not to give emphatic tokens of their approval throughout various stages of tne periormance. In point of scenery, dressing and general completeness ‘“DI- | yorce”’ was done every justice to, Mrs. Conway en- tered spirttediy into her part, by no means an easy one, and was very ably sustained py Mias Minnie | Conway, Frank Roche, M. A. Kennedy, Chippendale | and Lamb, Witnout going into details it is sum- Sgn state that Mrs. Conway's new establish- nt will unquestionably be a source of great con- solation to all the marrying folks of the pious city, as they will there see most forcibly iliustrated the foolishness of becoming divorced. FLEETWOOD PARK. Match of $2,000 Between American Girl and case was referred to Solicitor Banfield. The ques- tion upon which the opinion of the Solici- tor of the Treasury is desired is in wife were revealed jast night in regard to the duty of the Collector of the Port at | Gloucester to take Immediate steps for the enforce. | ment of the penalty which attaches to the schooner for coming into port without her papers. Captain Knowlton’s action, not only in running his vessel out of the custoay of the Canadian Courts, buat in breaking into an English Custom House to repossess himeelf of his salig and spars, thus, perhaps, making himeelf liable to extradition for burglary, are regarded in the Treasury Department as the worst features of the case, and there is no doubt that legal steps will at once be taken to enforce the penalty for not surrendering, her pepess, when the Horton came into port. very jay has revealed new difficulties for the doughty Yankee captain. At first it seemed likely that the vessel would be returned to the Dominion authort- ties on @ demand from the British government, unless that result was prevented by a convenient hole in her bottom. A little later it became known through the HERALD that the Cana‘lians had ab op- Sen Foam—Slow Time and a Disappointed Assemblage—Two Other Trote—Pool Selling on To-Day’s Sport. The bright day and genial, summer-like atmos- | penalty incurred in coming into port without | phere, together with the races on the card, brought together at Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon fully 1,800 persons, @ pleasant representation of the number being ladies. The appearance of the grand stand, field forcibly remimded one of a day dur- ing & successful meeting. Many of tne spectators and the majority of the betting men on hand were the club house and the carriages in the | rtunity to let her rot in the harbor at Gloucester, Feiner chose to say nothing about the matter, and now iv appears that the sreasury Department is about to issue instructions tor the collection of the ; Sailing papers, The government can pursue no other course, and Solicitor Bapfleld — will | so decide, the fnll application of section 81 ot the | regulations under the registration laws, upon which | the application for new papers was made, requirin this action under the circumstances. A number 0} conflicting questions present themselves for the con- } sideration of the Solicitor of the Treasury. It 1s not | @safe proceeding to forfeit and sell the vessel, be- | cause she 1s a prize violently taken out of the juris- | diction of @ Canadian Court. Other Knotty points Jed there by the announcement that tne well-known | 4re invoked, and the most that can be done for the resent Will be to collect the penalty of $500 on the trotting mares American Girl and Sea Foam were hon ‘of the master. each in this respect would thus be settled. Tne More Troubles with’ the Spaniards, Aavices were received at the Navy Department today from Lieutenant Commander Alien, of the records of both the trotters are well Known, and a | Swatara, dated Port au Prince, September 27, in grand, well contested race was looked for; but, un- happily, the result was a great disappointment, and reports that in the month of June the harbor was | and appropriate, advantage- i though the track was In fine shape for tne season of | the year, the time made was miserable in the ex- | treme. The cause of the inferlor nature of the race | may be attributed to many things; but the horses were in apparent goo:l fix, anda It was the general | expression of the interested that they should have | upto the aate of the report matters remained as | done betrer. A glance at the time will be sufficient for those who are posted. There were three | other races on the programme, and only one of | these finished—that between John Murphy’s gray | gelding Yankee Dan and T. Lee's gray mare Lady | Donovan. No one seemed to have heard of them relation to the steamer Hornet. Lieutenant Allen policed by boats from the Spanish steamer Churuca, which was watching the 4Hornet, but after @ complaint from Minister Bassett to tne Haytlan Minister of Foreign Affairs these unusual attentions ceased. From that time they had been before, but Lieutenant Allen be- Neved it the Hornet attempted to leave the harbor the Churuca would endeavor to capture her, even in neutral waters. It is belteved at the Navy De- partment that the Hornet ought to have veen s‘rong enough to grapple with the Spanish steamer, as the ‘ latter carries only two smooth bore tweive-pounders | consideration, before, and perhaps but few care if they never do ; and six one-pounder guns, and the Churuca cer- by the way, quite | tions, induced a different policy, and to-day the | Carmansville for the purpose of tendering to Mrs. Charies O’Conor the nomination of member of As« sembly for the Nineteenth district. Mr, Develin was to have been the spokes. man for the committee, but fallea td | Keep his appointment, and at eight o'clock, | 16 was decided to proceed witnout him, Tne, ' jong procession of carriages rapidly dashed up | the Kingsbridge road to Mr. O'Conor’s elegant mansion at Fort Washington, where the delegated alighted and marsha‘led their forces, among thosq present being Dr. Louis A. Rodenstein, Dr. D. T2 Brown and Messrs, Lawson, Fuller, Peter C. Tlemang A. Dempewoolf, John G. Schull, Thomas Loughrang Richard Vose, C. F. Alvord,! Isaac I, Stillingg William B. Van Voorhies, Alexander N. Lewy William H, Smith and James A, Deering. f The house was brilliantly lighted, and Mr, O’Conor, Meeting his visitors at the door, welcomed the! cordially and conducted them to the drawing room, where Mr, O’Conor's queealy wife assisted him 1 putting all at their ease. ) After a little preliminary conversation proceed4 ings were opened by Dr. L. A. Kodeustein, who, ad chairman of the committes, had introduced them. DR. RODBNSTEIN'S SPEECH. Mr. O'ConoR—ihe gentiumen whom! have just, introduced to you represent five different organiza tions, and the citizens and taxyayers generally 01 | the Nineteenth Assembly districw We had ex« pected that Mr. Develiu would have had the plea- sure of communicating to you the nature of ou business; but in his absence Dr. D. T, Brown Wi explain the nature ot our business. = DR. BROWN EXPLAINS. It seems Incumbent upou me to make @ short speech, though the honor 1s one I had not expected.) We come in ® doubie capacity—as citizens and at representatives of various organizatious—but all of us are citizens of this district, We have come ta ask you, Mr. O'Conor, if you can, consistently withy your views and your high and important duties, ace cept at our hands the nomination to represent thid fee eny in the Legislature as member of the Ase sembly. Mr. O’Conor louked pleased, yet a little perplexed, and hesitated a moment or two Le ore speaking, MR. O'CONOR’S SPEECH. Well, gentlemen, I had an intimation of this raf some thirty-six hours since, but in the interim have had but little time to give the matter prope! Ihave been arduously engaged Hien to my lot the line of duty which has uring | the present condition of afairs, in which we are vd engaged in the effort to overturn a pernicious sys. tem of municipal misgovernment, andgam now La returned from work. Under ordinary circamstan I would not be expected, accept @ nomination to any office, capecially to that of member of the Assembly, which of years has been dragged down to the depths of po- intical infamy; but it 1s certain that I have seen the evil, and while 1 live will devote my energy to thd ood of the public, Now, there is no office that in’ he present crisis will be so important as the one you tender me, and if there was no important ob- ection I would accept a seat in either house, it would prefer the Assembly. My wish and again. The third event, a sweepstakes of $500 was commenced; but after two heats were trotted it went over until to-day, darkness having set in. AMERICAN GIRL-SEA FOAM MATCH. First Heat.—Before the ringing of the beil to | summon the contestants to the track American , ‘1 Vi Wnt tha hateme onaaan te enaned ait ey fit ii sold first choice at loug 8, away to @ good start, On tae turn American Girl was leading two lengtns, but at the quarter, done in thirty-six and three ‘ap was reduced to haif that distance. Down the ackstretch Sea Foam overtook theGirl; and at the halt mile, in 1:13, was almost an open length in advance. She gradually crept away from her ane | tagonist, and, maintaining asteady gait, passed un- der the ia winner of the heat by three lengths. | ‘Time, 2:30 }26 Second Heat,—American Girl trotted quite weil | around the turn; but it took her thirty-seven seconds to reach the quarter, and then one jength in | advance. At tne half, In 1:134, the same positions Were noted, but passing that point Sea Foam began ; to show some llitie life, and they had it nipand | tuck, neck and neck arouud to the head of the | stretch, when American Girl left her feet and Sea Foam scored the heat by half a length'N@ime, 2:2014, | Third Heat,—Many of the spectators now began | to grumble at the rather unexpected character of the exhibition, and one or two prominent turimen exclaimed, “Sick trotting.” Sea Foam was first away, and on the turn she lost one length, but here indulged in one of her freaks and, going into the air, fell hopelessly in the rear, as American Girl was five lengths to the front In tnirty-seven seconds at the quarter. There was the same distance be- | tween them at the half in 1:13, and though from | that point Sea Foam was sent along ata rapid galt, | American Girl was quite steady ana paxsed under the wire winner of the heat by two lengths, amid the cheers of those who had accepted her at very long odds, Time 2:50, Fourti Heat,—'vhe Girl stock advanced jnst a trife. She took ve lead, and at the quarter pole, in thirty-eigit and a half seconds, was one length in front, Down the backstretch she went Into te air, but was soon caught, and at the halt-mile pole Maintained her lead, in 1: Sea Foan made a skip before entering the stre} got into level work American Girt followed her exam- | Ne, and Sea Foam beat her out a neck, Wiuning the | eat aud race, ‘time, be SUMMARY, Freerwoon Fark, Oct. 23.—Match, $2,000, mil¢ heats, best three in fly J. J. Bowen names g. m. Sea Foam, in harness. . seeeeeere ste eteeee eens Benjamin Danieis names b. m. Ameri- can girl, to Wagon...... TIME. Quarter Mile, Ha 96% 1: ft Mile, 3 First heat. Second heat, Third heat Fourth heat, UMMARY, SAME DaY—Match $1,000; mile heats, best three in five, in harness. F. Lee entered g. m. 2 i : z Donavan Yankee 2:13-2:63 } SUMMARY. Same Day—Sweepstakes $500; mile heats, best three in five, B. Duell entered b, m, Kitty Crumb, to har- ness.. Hbsaseoeebieee ty H. Casey en! m, Jenny, in barness,. 2 3 W. BE. Weeks entered bik, g. Eight Beils, to ae WAGON. vee eevee Time, = 2:39 4, ‘The latter will be finished to-day, which is the Orst of the extra aw meetil THE BALTIMORE RACES. BALTIMORE, Oct. 23, 1871, The pool room of the Maryland Jockey Club is crowded, but the bidding so far to-night has not peen heavy on the races. Five events are an- nounced {or to-morrow, the first of the annual meeting, but one of them will most likely be a walk over for Harry Bassett. A two-mile handicap has been made up In antictpation of the walk over, and seven horses have been entered for the race—these being Alroy, Madame Dudley, Nellie Ransom, Ten- nessee, sister to Kingfisher, Catina and Quintard, Alroy is the favorite, and Nellie Ransom second choice, In the nurdle race which will have four start- ers, comprising Dick Jackson, Astronomer, the Black Bird colt. and Vesuvius, the latter is the favorite over the field. Much interest is manifested in the two-year-old race, the Annies-Wood stakes, In which there will be five starters. Crouge’s colt Gray Planet gold for $235; Harness’ colt Meteor, $75; String- field's, $40; Cameron’s, $40, and Bacon's, $ There were ho pools sola;on the other races, The weather is lovely. The track is in fine condition, and great preparations are being made fora bril- Mant race meeting. tne lange gathering of sporting gentle among the ring of entiemen atthe pool Eke Ad Messra, Matshall “> Johnson, Broadway ana enty-eighth street, last night were many who desired to invest on the races Baltimore. The annexed figui idea what the stay -at-homes think of two of to-day’s contests over the Pamlico course :— ANNIMS- WOOD STAKES, Gray Planet. Meteor.... 23 Cameron's entry 16 Master Jola.. 9 Preakness. Belipti ” The Girl haa the pole, and they were sent | rea wil give a good | New York | tainty would oe no match for the Swatara. It was the intention of the commander of the Swatara to Jeave Port au Prince on his cruise if all danger of violence to the Hornet seemed past, and he only waited to learn the mission of the Spanish steamer Pizarro, which had just arrived, It is not Known whether the Swatara is still at Port-au-Prince, but Secretary Robeson intends having a vessel there in | GOMEly Uethd Horned at KeeHy’ Sint’ Consist | Made upon the Haytian government. Our govern- ment ts determined that a ship beartng the Amert- ; Can flag shall not be seized, if precautionary meas- | ures can prevent it, and 4s the Kansas is soon to dee can be put in motion in a short time. The Change of Commanders ia U:ah. By the prompt removal of General De Trobriand, the commander of the United States forces in Utah, and the assignment to the command of an officer known to be acceptable to the civil authorities of the Territory, the administration nas newly pledged itgelf to the support of such measures as the lately dormant laws concerning polygamy afford for the violent suppression of the twin relic, already in the unmistakable throes of a hasty, though gentler, dis- solution. Genera! De Trobriand is accused by the judicial officers of the Territory of too great a lean- ing toward toleration of the great immorality, to say the least, and of being governed by his personal views to the extent of withholding ana even refus- Ing the support to those offictals that it was his duty to renter, On the other side, however, it is allegea that less worthy motives than a@ simple desire Lo assert the long-despised sovereignty of the laws of the United States and to give expression to the moral sentiment of the country have led to the recent proceedings inthe courts at Salt Lake City; ubat the discovery of the rich silver mines, the open- ing of the country by the Pacific Rallroad and other such causes have operated powerfully upon the subordinate authorities, from whom alone the gov- ernment can be expected to receive the information that determines and shapes the policy pursued at Washington. It is evident that, despite the best in- tlons here to do what is best to preserve the na- tional dignity without undue harshness towards the misled masses of the Mormon dispensation, there is | actual danger of precipitating an apparent crusade | against religious conviction and striking down a | helpless and comparatively innocent community tn the effort to reach the few responsible aud culpable leaders, Trouble in Store for West Point Cadets. ‘be action of Secretary Robeson tn promptly dis- missing a bumber of cadet midsbipmen for hazing the new comers is Itkely to be followed by the sum- mary dismissal of several West Point cadets by the War Department for certain recent offences in this direction of more than the usual viciousness and brutality. The present heads of the War and Navy Departments are determined to stamp out a practice that nas only the weak support of age, and which by unanimous public sentiment is now to be forced into the oblivion that has overtaken other barbarous customs of past generations. Tits time there is to be no supplementary levting ap on the threadbare plea of the first offence and wordy promises of future good behavior, The clemency heretofore extended in such cases has only tended to bring authority into contempt and lead youthful ruftiamsm to boider defiauce of its injunctions, Hay Lavited to Settle Up. An application was made at the Attorney Gen- eral’s office to-day for the intervention of the United States for the recovery of $100,595 42, the balance due from the Haytien government for the lost iron-clad Atalanta, If this application does nut rove effective Congress Will be asked to take action the matter, Dawnages to the Stermer Nipsic. The damage to the Unttea States ateamer Nipsic in the recent gale off the coast of Florida is much More serious than at first supposed, and necessary repairs cannot be made in less than six weeks. The Nipsic is now at the Pensacola Navy Yard undergo- ing repairs, Condition of American Shipping. ‘The Register of the Treasury states the tonnage of the country for the year ending June 30, 1871, as follows:—In 1870 there were 28,908 vessels, 4,246,507 tons; in 1871 thers were 29,170 vessels, with 4,269,532 tons. It thus appears that there has been an in- crease during the year ending June 30, 1871, of 172 vessels and 23,035 tous, ‘The steam tonnage of the inclination are to accept this nomination whem it comes in proper form, bat [ would, rather ; have it deferred a lew days, antl I can cousdit wittr some of my friends as to the propriety of my ac- cepting, in view of certain important duties I will Probably Le called upon to perform in your behalf. A great deal is going to happen in tae next three days, and I ask that time in which to give you a certainly accept. Mr. O’Conok made afew more remarks tn the same vein, and was followed by Mr. FULLER, Who complimented Mr. O’Conor very higily and urged quarter seconds, the | part for tae West Indies the whole fleet at Samana | his acceptance of the office, he being a man to whom ail looked for guidance. In answer Mr, O’CoNoR safd that the oniy con- sideration which would induce fim to resign he had stated, and that on Thursday he would comimuni- cate his answer to Dr. Rodenstein. Alter a priet informal conversation the committee bid their | host good night and withdrew, delignted with the result of their mission. WHO WiLL BE RECISTER? Judze Shandicy and Tammany the Best of Friends, and No Feer of a 8 ‘ation—Tho Judge To Be the Next Tammany Register— What He Knows About It Himsel/. It would seem that all the hubbub made of late in political circles over the rumored overthrow of Judge Shandiey by Tammany does not, to use a vul- gar saying, amount to @ row of pins. The fact ig the slate was made out for Shandiey for Register long ago, and the “Boss’? no later than yesterday pledged his word that the Judge should get all the support bis great influence could give him, The portly gentleman who now controls the ways and doings in the Register's oMce affects to think quite otner- wise, but facts are stubborn thing, and Shandley seems to have all the facts in his favor. A HERALD reporter came across the Judge yester- day on Broadway, aud, as he looked in exccedingly good humor, the reporter came to the conciu- sion at once that things were not gomg very badly against his chances of be ing nominated for the Registersiip; so he got into conversation with him about everything in general and the Registership in particular, Tin Campbell, who has already recelved the renomina- tion for Assembly in his district, aud who very natu- rally feels very kindly to everybody In consequence, was with the Judge, busily engaged In talking about that caucus that was to be held at Delmonico’s, and which was to DECIDE THE FORTUNES, present and future, of all the democratic county aspirants for office. “Well, Judge,’ said the reporter, “you have been thrown overboard by Tammany, | hear?” “Thown overboard !” and the Judge’s eyes almost started out of nis head with amazement; “thrown overboard? he repeated, as he collected himself suiliciently to speak; “why, you don’t believe that, do you ? ‘It would be yery absurd for you to ve- Neve anything of the kind. All that talk that is being wade purposely by men who afiect to know More of what ts going on in political circies than the mien who have ail the say as to what Is to be done at the County Convention is just so much bosh. It is being made to ratse a scare among my friends, and has no foundation In fact whatever.” “are you certain of that”? “positive. I certainly ought to know something about it, for I have just a few moments ago left Mr. ‘Tweed, and I know that he fs on my side,” “How about the delegations ?”” “T can teil you this about the delegations, 1 will have in my favor at least elghtea out of the twenty-two wards.”? Here Campbell smiled triumphantly, and ex- claimed, “Yes, sit; that is afact. I went round yesterday to all the wards and callea upon all the men thac I thought worth while visiting about the matter, and I Whi bet my bottom doilar that SHANDLEY GETS THE NOMINATION. i I am jost as sure of that as lam that the ‘Boss’ will carry his district by storm and get a bigger vote than he ever got before, and that, too, irom the very best men in the ward, who are sick of this in- fernal yell that is being made against him by fel- lows Who Want to get control of the party wires in this city, 1 didn’t leave @ single ward unvisited, country has increased 6,309 tons. There has also been a considerable increase in whe barge and canal boat tonnage, Appointments. Edward R. Roe is appointed United States Mar- shal for the Southern district of [ilinois; William Spence, United States Marshal for the Middle dis- trict of Tennesse, and James W. Fisher, Chief Jus- tuce of the Supreme Court of Wyoming, Appointments Confirmed. yt come across, in all my travels, a single Silegaee who 1g not determined to sustain Shandiey ” eee "yudge,” sald the reporter, “you have nothing to fear now?’ paige “[ gasure you I have nothing to fear now, use for apprehenension since the tag tr rag. was st Mentioned. in compeotion ria the Perry Cay dca ok me ag know; but what shat ft —5 baa med n ‘undoubted tell, how he Jearn f+) mune ‘The following appointments of inspectors In the | Titnority’ that this, that, and we other going Custom House were confirmed by the Treasury Department:—J. H. Armitage, b. J. Gil- vert, Charles H. Knight and Hiland K. Clark. HORSE NOTES. Yesterday afternoon Dan Mace matched the chest- nut gelding Judge Fullerton against the gray ma 50 | Sea Foam, to trot on Monday next, 30th inst., mile heats, beat three in five, in harness, for $2,500 a mide. The contest will ‘take place at Fleetwood Park, and should creave consideravie excitemente Talk isa to get nominated tnst nant nea tt is especially 80 wi men See EnOW that what they talk Cay La sense, The le of ue tJ have ears, and { guarantee thal uring aur’ never had occasion tO Me ey eee Or mine, My detire 1, UO matter re | What public position I may be In, to 8 RVE THE PEOPLE faitnfally and to see (0 it that their interesta are CONTINUED ON TENTH PAGE BRUMCM AREER, ALLMAWWE piSpiiely WO BO) Koseidamw