AMUSEMENTS.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXV, Issue 3819, 15 November 1869, Page 4

AMUSEMENTS.

There was an excellent attendance in the pit and stalls of the Duke of Edinburgh Theatre on Saturday, but the dress-circle wore a very bare appearauce. The performance commenced with Shakespeare's aublime tragedy of "Macbeth," Mr. Stuarb OBrien sustaining the chief character. We bava before had occasion to refer to this gentleman's impersonation of this most difficult character, and we can only repeat what We then said — that wd consider it to be his masterpiece of acting. Throughout the entire play he thorouglhy identified himself with the part, and at the conclusion of the piec-3 he seduced the honour of a call before the curtain, when he wa3 warmly applauded, as was also Madame Duret, who sustained the part of Lady Macbeth in a most effective manner. It is in such characters aa this that Madame Duret stands pre-eminently forward us an aotress of rare ability. Mr. Koberts, as Maoduff, did not realise our expectations : he was decidedly waotmg both in force and expression, and his delivery was in many parts far too hurried, Mr.Herberte made a very fair Banquo j and Mr. Howe, _in the double character of the King and the Doctor, got through his task very creditably. The other parts oall for no speoial comments. We should Hot conolude this shoit uotioe without reference to the very excellent manner in whioh the choruses Wore rendered by the witches, ohief among whom were Mexsrs. Hydes, Her. bcrte, Howe, and Miss Folly Leake. The performance concluded with the laughable fftrce of "Poor Pillicoddy," This evening the sensational drama entitled "The House on the Bridge" will be produced, for the first time at this theatre. The performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre was as warmly received on Saturday as on th« previous evening, and passed off most successfully. The programme is very judiciously divided into three parts, with a short interval between each, and in each part the different members cf tho company appear in rotation, so that the work is pretty equally divided. The Leotard Brothers went through their olever performances on the swing 'bar, the horizontal ladder, and the double trapeze in their usual interesting ■tyle. Miss Carole, the mezzo-soprano singer, •ang in good taste a number of operetta and other selections. Mr. Morgan, in his motto songs, was very favourably reoeived, as was also Mr. Leotard; but we think that this gtntleman is somewhat out of his element ■when he attempts it comio song. On Saturday evening he was decidedly netTOUs, but he may of courie improve in time. The most entertaining character we have left to the last, and on his shoulders the burden of the evening falls, a« nothing loss than one, and occasionally -two, encores 'from this gentleman — we refer to Mr. Bent— will suffice. He is undoubtedly 'one of the cl«v«reat negro delineators w« have teen in this city, and it is fully worth the entrance money to witness his intensely amusing and grotesque dep6rtment while goingtbrough bis part of the programme, This evening there will be an entire change iv the -performance, for particulars of which we rtfer oar readers to the programme published in Mother column,