New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-15
THE DRAMA.
LOVE AND LOYALTY.

Though respectable histronic ominence may be at-
,aired by the personaton of other authors Creations
Sbakspele holds the gates of that avenue which
leads TO the topmost steep which rests the shining
,,nule Of fame So conscious are all candidates for
file laureate of the stage Of this established principle
-, they invariably open an engagement IN that char
- of sn,h.spere's in which they conceive they
host mt eesh and speech On his ideal. We know
~, h what eyrie Mr.. Davenport bounds bis ambitious
go. he certainly selected had selected for him
,,e, IN r,,ich however meritorious it is impossible
80, g, .tn standard of his merit. Love and 10y
sI,y ,hougb i not devoid Of dramatic merit and
,oa ef;e, tive situations does not test the
uettle ri TIE scting ma
Tte 40, al this new draind. produced recently in
I.uSsn and here for the first time is antquated ana
siup,e md has been cultivated by far more cunning
hands Cavalier in this as in hundred other
plovs loves the daughter Of Puritan, and IL therefore
involved in a struggle between love and hyalty but
is still es usual not 80 deeply entangli that he can
not issue forth a happy man, save ais laay-eve rom
a hated match and her fathers neck from the axe
welded bv Charles the Second. Hence THIS tale
Is found interesting in the extreme, and mso-
phisticated audiences do not interrupt tnen own
epiovnents by any intrusive parallel between
which thew had seen in other performances, and on
which their imagination ha owen. MI hooSon
eyinces however, in this pls something ocea'iona,'
Of strength and command Of SITUATION ,ha' wien NC
a. coed 70 borrow rad begun to originate may
possibly break forth viii more nee ana uhsuaoAleu
tss,e But Mr. Robons poetic talent seems sadly
- ;,,erfero with ue more practical qualities Of a
dr,mst;s, He surrounds all bis periods with
- = IN
I, nubli.iei poem we may catch te meaning by
,,oip, a it'll back, but theatrical speech we must
,ole q. II comes and If not We have not time TO run
back eter II. Mr.. Robsons dialogue is perfect
b,z, of metaphor and glitter Of brilliant aAusion, and
wee it not for the direct planness Of history and sta
ior considerable darkness would out of all this
aorid propensity. The play appears, however
TO depend entirely on is situations and IA
more on action than dialogue. All men can
SEQ. only certain number csn comprehend
Hence Love AMI Loyalty tumbles through.
We DO not deem it just s!iher to the puohc or the
actor 10 venture without previous careful study o.
tie play to throw of late at night hasty criticisms
uron tie rendering Of particular passages without
time to collect and critcise ones own thou ghts anu
Love and Loyalty has not yet found a place IN ne
Modem Standard Drama" A. far a. we eould
Judge Of NJ Davepports leading characteristic IN this
il-iudged introduction be seemed 70 lack or repress
that divine fire without which it Is impossible TO be
grea, actor. Ar may decorate and beauty genius
and ehasten the rude pranks into which It sometimes
carries its possessor, but Cannot supply Hs place. Il
an artist, Mr.. Davenport deserves much connhena'
ton. All that careful study, delicate sense anu
correct elocution can do be does. II i - oxen
supposed that While the rudiments Of every "ei al
require study the ART Of acting alone which
all others. can be attained by voton AMI Instinct
But this il grea, error. Even with genius Tue s0'uen
apple in this as in other pursuits cannot be 1eaened
with bound. The tree must be climbed by severe
End ratieut labor For the eviden, care aud industry
which NJ Davenport has bestowed on the eV.iiN