The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-24 00:00:00

MISS GLYN'S READINGS.

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Itlxa..E.S. Dallas, who is better known to the
public as Miss Glyn, gave the first of six readings, at the
St. James's-hall, yesterday evening—Macbeth being the
work she selected for interpretation. The increasing
favour enjoyed by entertainments of this kind cannot cer-
tainly be regarded as other than a healthy sign of an im-
proved popular taste. It wodld have been difficult
enough in other days to fill a large room like the St.
James's-hall with an audience who came merely to hear
Macbeth read. Indeed, an entertainment which solely
depends upon the dramatic power of one performer,
which draws nothing from the resources of the
scenic art or from the deconitor's skill, and which
scarcely even calls in music to its aid, does
not seem at first sight to possess the elements of popular
attraction. And iu many cases it certainly does not pos-
sess them. Readings are too often wanting in light and
shade, or, to speak technically, in dramatic contrast. It
is not every one, even with a good voice, an expressive
face, and stage experience, who can personify the various
characters in a drains, and endow them with such a dis-
tinctive individuality that the scenes in which they take
part shall come out boldly into relief almost as though
visibly represented before the eye. Even Madame Ristori,
TURKEY. I when she attempted this, failed to satisfy her admirers or
CONSTANTINOPLE, Nov. 21. to produce all the effect that was expected of her. Mia
A prospect exists of a fresh ministry being Glyn is more successful. By a
p jwer—udiciousthat b
lending l
shortly formed by Fuatl Pacha. 'of dramatic and elocutionary o
,
The Porte is making preparations for introducing sometimes reading and sometimes fairly acting,
into Turkey a constitutional system of government. she introduces sufficient variety into her performance
to prevent it becoming monotonous, and keeps the
Advices received here front Candia state that the attention of the audience fixed from the first act
former officials in the island have been removed, to the last Wiest may be called the secondary scenes she
and that lieutenant-governors have been appointed. reads ; the more prominent scenes she acts ; and it is a
According to official intelligence which has been striking proof of her strong dramatic power that those who
received from Candia, the insurrection is now con- are thoroughly conversant with stage representation are as
fined to the district of Ayorassils and the fastnesses deeply interested in her impersonations as those to whom
stage representation is utterly unfamiliar. Last night it
of the mountains of Sphakia. A body of Splia-
is not too much to say that the entire audience was held as
kiotes, who have submitted to the Turkish autho- it were spellbound by her interpretation of the sleep
rity, refused recently to allow a Greek vessel to walking scene in the fifth act. It was the same with the
land the provisions which it brought for the use of fine scene between Bosse and Macduff in the previous act.
the insurgents. There was a pathos in her delivery of the lines,
I shall do so,
But I must also feel it as a man
which went straight to the feelings of the audience.
Almost equally effective was her spirited rendering of the
horror and confusion which follow the discovery of Dun-
can's murder, and the hurried incidents which precede
the death of Macbeth were represented with irriking
vigour. Miss Glyn does not attempt any ventriloquial
variations of voice. By a change of position, of manner,
and of expression she sufficiently indicates the dif-
ferent characters she is pourtraying. Whenever the
occasion seems to justify it, she rises from her seat
evidently impelled by the strong dramatic instinct within
her, and gives increased effect by her action to the words
• she is delivering. But her principal resource lies in her
singularly varied play of countenance. Her face, passing
from its ordinary repose, can rapidly assume a look of
tragic sternness that is almost repelling in its intensity,
and as rapidly change to an expression of entreating
DUBLIN, FRIDAY NIGHT. I sweetness that is strangely fascinating.
At twelve o'clock to-day a man who had been ' Miss Glyn was assisted last evening by Mr. Leslie's choir,
transacting business in the Hibernian Bank was which gave the whole of Locke's music to Macbeth, the
arrested on leaving the bank by the detectives. In First Witchbroke bein
the Third by Miss Barnetts, g sustained by Miss Edmond, the S
Hecate Second
the possession of the prisoner, who gave the name by Miss Fos, and
of John M`Pherson WGilvray, was found a small by Mrs. Winn. But the musical portion of the entertainment,
pistol, a cheque on the Commercial Bank of Glas- admirable na it was in itself, somewhat protracted the
gow for 9001., and about 301. in cash. There were evening, and could scarcely be regarded aGlyn is otl-ir than sup-
no documents to criminate him, but it would ap- plementary to the reading.
Miss s announced to
pear that having landed here on the Gth of Novem- read Antony and Cleopatra at the same hall on Friday,
bar from America, his movements excited the sus- December 7.
picions of the police, and he was watched. He de-
dined to give any account of himself. It is sup- The Totnes election commissioners met again
posed he had been an officer in the American army, yesterday morning in No. 9
Bete in Committee
and took some ad-
.room of the House
and that he had come over to this country in fur- of Commons, Mr. IL the chair,
therance of Fenian interests. ditional evidence.
M.P.—An awkward
Ten persons were arrested this morning in Lime- ACCIDENT TO MR. Howaan,
accident
t.....inharrini,l
onto the Hon. Howard,
rick city on a charge of Fenianism. A large num-East out shooting
r
of pikes and a hogshead of bullets have been die- woodcocks. The hon. gentleman bad gone out for • day's
covered. The prisoners are of the labouring class. shooting in the neighbourhood of Naworth Castle, &mom-
Great excitement prevails in the city. panted by Mr. Addison, of Banks House. In the pursuit
of their game the two gentlemen separated, and shortly
afterwards Mr. Addison fired at a woodoock ; a cry. as
from a wounded man, followed, and be woe much die-
WeR-Orrics, Nov. 23.—The Queen has been mayed to find that be had wounded Mr. Howard, who was
graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of about 70 yards off in the line of fine. Fortunately the die-
George Frederick Version, E•q., Treasurer for the oolong Move traversed by the shot before striking Mr. Howard
of Victoria, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Dim was so great that although some of the pellets hit the hon.
sion of the Third Class or Compiudons of the Mort Honour- gentleman on the face the worst coesequence has been a
able Order of the BMX—Gamete. severe black eye, am they did not penetrate the akin.

PESTH, Nov. 22.

THE PARIS BOURSE.
PARIS, Nov. 23, 3.30 p.m.
The Bourse has been flat. Routes closed at
67.62, or 15c. lower than yesterday.

A3IERICA.
(BT ATLANTIC TELEGRAPIL)

NEW YORK, Nov. 21, EVENING.
Gold, 139 k. Exchange unLondon, 1311. 5-20
United States Bonds, 108/. 110 ; Erie,
77. Cotton : Middling Upland, 31.
The Compagnie Transatlantique steamship Ville
de Paris arrived out to-day.

FENIAN ARRESTS IN IRELAND.