New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-21
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Ne Rachel Appeared 'se' wlaM ~ hoi n'ps' 'a' I"
E,,>.u iu Hecires "i'ssse,. 10 h"uso not AZ loI
sp,h - magnificent peisonAu ~ me,cd. rho'p IL
terrible ~ gnsli, IN the chsiac of Ro,ans which
weeks IL AZ VA enc VI the m"sI extraordinary Al i
suierE in I@ehos whole rcreHotJ. Therr is tho
",nevnue passion # ~ pdia eithou' tho rrdonnna
icno'ec aud the oa SIC g,nce ot the Ore'k Qn"oo,
thoe IL tic nonse price and slhrhnoSa OF llormlnne
Without hot rrcn,aucc and s'ooem"nt OF suicti IN.
Ro,sua lovcs with al the Intensity OF lovcsiung
hrud Nul all The inocity OF y terrible virago. The
sNc'tien misitcss OF the soragho asks for
love pcci,cy ms the hiehwnyman on the
Calahria Mountains asks for money --" stand aud
d,hv,r." She points straight at me heart Of her
victim II docs no, surrender she poins to bus throat.
As Rachel strides 10 tho stage with the gorgeous cog
{, me ma mptnous leu of the great Sutana, there
is a touch Of TIE severe command IN her voice
Calvays observed in women accustomed never
tn lavo their will Crossedi ard an implsesole
ret luiion in her eyefy gesture which procalms
tbe Larshness OF the tenderest emotions and
tho upbCunded savageness Of the cruel Instincts, and
which makes us b in admiration before the genius
which could 80 thoroughly even TO the most deli
cate phase identify itself with the character as
TO bring II heiore us with 40 eloquenes terrible
and awful to behold. Ii is true that the absolueness
OF Roxanar IMPOSITION makes perhaps The persona
ton less difficult ss in purely de.pOtic nat ire
lie hors. vi awed by COINCIDENCE and inaccessible
to mercy. tie shsdowIDgs delneated in Phedrs snd
Hermi ne longer exist, ou. although this role may
test lees severely than where various conflicting senss-
tors auc emotions be expressed, still the I'M
broken unity of the character pro iuces greater effects
than cpe OF more mixed element ana difficulty of
personaton. From the N ment Rachel enters on
the stage every one with heart End eye feels and
sees th.t that is not the woman VINO will ever bate
one lot Of her resolution Bajszet il doomed to love
Der or to die. The thorough intensity with which
Rachel ontes into this cannot be de crbed
it must be seen. One of Rachels most glorious
touches-such touches as her genius alone can lend
is in her frst Interview with Brj izet, wnere for
moment all the il dvmabe haughtDess of the Sutani,
who holds bis life her HANDS, passes from her face
aud she yehcmertly reveals her 1--we.
Bsjazet, je Gems que je t'aime."
Another magnificent histiiOnic triumph is achieved
where Roxa as fbnh In Baiszets sincerity begins to
shake emo absolutely the flash Of the suspicion
almost before it is rmed We almost hear the shaft
lissrg through the air before ii settles in the heart
The tubIiuty I'VE cannot use a feeder wOrd) OF the
paptomime displayed in this scene is beyond express
sion wonderful. and we were never more powerfully
struck with j, than when she frowniusy retorts on
Ataioa who eDdesvOrs TO apologize for Bnjszet,
vous paIIez r,ieux pour lu gull parle lu-nvne"
Indeed Rachel to cur mnd shines more rIdidLtly
when she produces, rocking with reality, one 81
tbose lurkbg suspicious or sudden pr+sen iments,
than When confirmed by evidence, the VIII lie woman
becouts a volcano Of terror or Jealousy But what
makes Rachels violent bursts Of passion in Roxana
fu Of grandeur and novelty, spite of al the apparent
stme hey bear to those Of Ph@ ira aud Hermione,
is the consistency with which they naturally
belong to the character Of the Sultana, who,
while imagining that she is bestowing favor
on per lover, inos herself tie victim OF a cruel
and diminishing deception SO with all the repulsiVe-
nees OF the frocious fragrance which hangs on K
az as very breath, her roge is lot repuslye. L. is
what We sect from the beginning. Oar surprise
onS begins when see Rachel even amid the fiercest
winds which gal her elighted heart, preserve
iutac the cold booded rosOluteUess which belongs to
the proud Sutana. Yet with what art, We 'uid
clearly see it., Rachel strains every nerve to soften
somew hat the harsbness with which Racine clothes
the Turk sh woman, and when reciiing BnJazets love
t. Atarda the worOs OF agony at her desercon are
uttered b, Rachel with all indescrbable intensity of
desc alton that sencs for the moment, athr OF sorrow
10 the ht at But this ibUte to womans instinct PAID
Rachc is again eve-y inch Roxana, and K TX tna paut
ing for revenge She preserves throughout the lnPas-
stability of the oriental and even in her last sce with
Bsazet, che remains cool and scf 'sseSscd For ono
moment carried away by PASSION, she about to Stao
him. but with superb gesture of disdan, As scorn
ing to soil sultana's hand with blood, she exclaims
with terrible pose OF voice, " sOrtez. Ilat wofd
spoken. bis fate is sealed The repose OF Ter voice
which follows proclaiIns il. She feels ltlsted, 7utsb
Ike the tigress that has tasted oood pants for more.
Jbefenoish snter with which she promises Ata1a mat
She has mace Arrangements for her permanent union
with her lover was spoken by Rachel so as
TO brig q thrill of horror to every heart. Bu'
she is checked in her oesigus on AtaldaS lie.
The Vizier has ipstgated a rebellion, ana when on
he airing of his reachely Rachel rusbes out with her
hand on her scimttor and fire in her eye, crying,
All les traitres" the picture OF fury she presents
baf, oil description.
Mile Liza ersopated At4ida, but with the exception
Of the last scene, in which she unPlores ko1ana
mercy, and in which che was very effective she
se,utd too lit e to identity herself with the character
Of the Turkish Princess and the peculiar circumstances
ulder which she was PLACED.
The geit, man who pcrsonated the great |zier
made TIE cbsrace appear too sinister Acomat should
be rather deientaeO as diplomatic conspTator than
vii auous Homodei But his elocation is singul4dy
correct and some of lis passages we've invested with
greot power
With graceful Difference TO public opinion, which,
uncer the circumstances, cannot be too highly COM
menced, the management has reduced the prices
placing it within the reach OF every citizen to enjoy
what must Le 70 all those who DO not understand
equally with those who DO understand Ffench,-an
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