The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-28

It popular in England that ali the actors who
visit this country return spoiled and vugarized. We
csurage them it seems in their faults which, to suit
gross taste, become exaggerated and confirmed. The
dainty London critic detect by the strong flavor that
attaches to the department of actor, for how many
months he has been starring it in the States. John Bull
regards America kind of moral Calcutta where the
constitution Of mans mind and manners must neces-
sary be undermined by the impury of taste; and
since artistic disorders of all kinds to be caught here
double pay barely indemnes the advenurer for rikng
the contagion of audience fair test Of this ques
ton is afforded to by the temperance of Mr. James
Anderson the tragedan, who left five years ago. and
during that period has been undergoing presume the
process OF publication before London public He re-
turned to gland with Yankee blessing, that is hat
full Of dollars with which he Immediately started thea
tre called the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, huge rotten
building devoedt to anything and body but especially
to fifth rate American tragedans unknown hoIc, Out VINO
the bovine appreciation of JOHN
and revenge themselves keen upon u.s. by appearing ia
the bills Of Drury Lane Theatre where the comedians
always called Her Majesty's servants" We invite
readers, who remember with just enthusiasm the Hamlet
and the Claude enotte Of Mr. Anderson, to visit the
Broadway theatre, and to examns his present
performances by the light Of other days. We do
not wish to speak nnhindly but we can only
attribute to the low school of acting desirable for Drury
lane audience the sad condition in which Mr. James An
tnged with the Macready school of defamation which
consists in growing over the dialogue, and snatching
with yelp, at the points but bouRd to admse
the YOUTH the energy and the romantic dash which he
threw into his characters All the delicacy of his
traits las departed. The thesome youth has
broadenec into burly age the energy has grown rude
and, must say it, the romantic dash has become yu-
gar swagger Confr ned in the imitation of Macreadv lie
to cultivate with peculiar Affection two three low
nasal notes. with which he pounds the he belabors,
he excrucates it, with the monotonous determination of
mill Ills lungs practically speaking, the well Of his
emotions from which he pumps them up, and
by this audible muscular effort produces a sympa.
thy for his physical distress which less criti-
cal audience might confound with their moral sympathy
with the character personed Hetaiczes the dialogue
every word to contain point and every gesture is
Lamb called g The Aless, dragoneyed glare of modern
tragedy These faults partly the result of ideness,
partly Of aectation for when actor obtains the posi-
ton and applause accorded universally to Mr. Anderson
he believes rtlgouay that nothing be good he
is and he cannot be any better. This is mistake, for
Mr. Anderson s not 50 good as he Eve years ago.
He viii find that he has terrible rival to
compete with in Anerica-his former self We have
sgnined up strt ngy against hi mo let in justice
pronounce that there remains in him all the elements
which won from enthusiastic popularity His great
remain intact; he l. in the zenith of his youth
and in the prime Of his intellect Had he been older
and less hopeful man, wouc have passed over his de-
merits in silence and regret but his high petensons
title him to severity. This might appear
amendment Let him speedily divest himself of those
vices. egendered by the false standard Of taste which
exists in London and forget those stage tricks and that
vocal quaeksry that may enchant English audience
but Viii III have excited amongst Mr. Anderson's former
adslrcrs expressions OF disappointment and sorrow.