New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-09
MILE. RACHEL as LADY TARTUFFE.

Madame de GuaIdins play OF Lady Tartufie was
produced at this theater for toe purpose OF allowing
Nile Rachel 10 appear IN he Character of Nifgne &c
Bosdc. The admirers Of the great actress, who
thought at FIRST that the qu.iies for which they
aomiied their favorte-tbat rchness Of gesture, that
mej,sty in tie couptensnce, thai e1pressiveness OF
fea uIe that determination in the voice, may content
themselves when tsuned with the fact Of Nj e. Ra-
ctel brilliant success in Lady Tartufe that after al
the character she pays Is Lot esseLhahy comic VIZ
eiIie de Bosssc belongs just as much to t1e donAo
Of tragedy as tina. Of comedy. While all the other
characters OF the piece merely embody the ordiniFy
sentiments and the actors in common incldeais,
which ere forever appearing in modern society, Viz
einie de Bossao is made to act upon deeper
| motives Il requires substrasum Of some hing
solid to support the powerful tread OF the
great actress. This is given her 10 Lady Tsrtufe.
Mile Rachels personifcatioD was one of the suote't
pieces Of acting We haveever Witnessed The snoo b,
cstike facility with which she glides over the stage In
the first sceDes every claw with which she Is about to
reno her victims enveoped in velvet sheath, the
perfection of art. As she gradually develops her an
geIous nature you hesitate, whether you shall admire
the beauty or detest the hypocrisy of the traitre's
You watch her ss you would beautiful snake, and
are only cor scious OF the death that lies in the orked
tongue when the mischief Is done. You look upon her
as a fate. So perfect is the art with which she
enta1 giles her victims that one begins at last
TO admire the bypcerite. In her scene in the
fourth act with the Marshal the pell Of her occult
power Of dissemblance reaches its Climax. You
know that nothing but miracle save the old d.
pomatist In the last she is superb. Overcome
by a sincere passion her devotion makes her sublime.
Her pas sion breaks through s boundaries and sweeps
away with the force of torrent all the clever device
by which she had hitherto thought to impose upon the
world. The object of be- passion is himself almost
convir ced although he has proofs OF her crimes.
She is about to be saved, but woman naect ssibe to
her arts steps in and prevents her escape. BAifed
but not dauned she takes reugein her old hypocrisy,
and dces not leave The stage without wounding her
enemies.
Lady Tartufe il one of the most effective charac-
tiers in Mile. Racbels repertoire. We never saw her
locking pretty and developing so much mi nitabe
grace when exercising her destinations, looking so
intensely tragic when absorbed by her passions, as
during this performance.
The play was received with much enthusiasm by
brilliant audience, and we should rejoice TO see ii room
repeated, as the intellectual luxury presented by this
rscy and interesting perform is to attract all
The greatest draw back in the performance is the
wretcbedness of the mise en- scene. Mdlle. Rachel
was exoelenty Supported by her sisters, and
Dinah especially carried good deal of applause by
her thorough personfcation OF a jeune innocente
Her voice too squeakpg to he agreeable, but .he
renders with great truthfcness the nsivete Of the
character. We cannot speak admiringly Of Mr.
Raphael who persc mated Hector. We regretted to
zee this character tsken ont Of the hands Of Mr. Ran
doux and this excellent artist doomed TO the insight
fcant role of the gardener. Mr.. Randout, as he
proved by his admirable performances OF Rodofo in
Angelo, is much more qualified than Mr.. Felix for
this line Of character.
Mr. Chexi Aihe as the old marshal, was, as usen
admirable. and on the whole it would be difficult
upon sny stage to find more perfec, ensemble of
excellence II an that presented last night by the repre-
sentstion of Madame de Girardin's Tartuffe
We call attention to the advertisement announcing
that tie closing perform ,nces OF Moe Rachel viii 90
given at Nbos theater next week, instead OF at the
Academy of Music as before advertised The reason
il that owing TO the vastness of the Academy an
effort of the voice is required to fill 1t which Is impos
sible in the present state Of Mdle. Rachels health
Indeed, these who were present al the Academy, on
Tuesday and last evening muc. fsYe been struck Dy
tie fact that at DO greater DIS ice from the stage
than the center of the parquet it was difficult to hear
while at the back OF the house it was quite impossible
except when the voices of the actors on the stage
were roised to high pitch. 1t would seem, in iced,
that excellent as the Academy is for the opera it has
rot the same acoustic perfection for spoken decama
ton. At Niblos there is no such difficulty, and we
are confident that the public will rejoice at change
which will enable all the audience to enjoy completely
these admirable exhibitions Of the dramatic art.