New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-05
his comrsde Dick the butcher, vhea be frs: enters
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upon the tIa{e:
CaSe We John c,de termed Of rsp,ossd fs;hW-
Did. Or rather Of stealing Csds OF herrisE~
Ca1< Ny father
Ira& he ~. 81 honest MAJ. asd god brickATsr.
Cade. NJ, mother -. Pisn ,ssecet
CAB Ny vi. descended o. ~. L.ei-.
Dt she -as indeed g-dsr a,4s7rsr aud 'of May ''e
D4E Az BY ny f.,b the sela sosor.ble xoi there
se born uaasri hedge for la father had never house Ss
We cSn well imagine tbs: when the rebel Csis
came before the honest ard loyS citizens Of London,
speaking the sentiments which Shsk.pere PM into his
mouth, be was greeted with many bois;e-ou. hi hi
from the bho!s Of these picturesque aud merry times.
The reader of the second par, Of Henry the Sixth,
who goes to The Broadway Thea,er Mr.. Forres,
play Jack Csde will be rather surprised When tina:
well known rebel entsr. upon the scene dressed as
gallant gentleman in velvet sad fur AMI Leading By
the hand stately dame Si,h a,and fe.hers ROBBED
Ike 8 duchess, Who proves 10 be Ms C,is high
born Isdy from Italy. whittier they have come with
tseiI child Jack Cade IN Henry the Sixth is peasant
spipg the srs Of lord, but 10 Mayer Conrais play
be is a lord STOPPING to the condition OF peasant.
II requires considerable eiI,r, Of the ma .,ion -
re onesf Of the preoouceived idea OF the robeious
Kentish peasant, and % become 20 entirely isilu-
stoned as identify him with the hsu. ny aud rant
ing Aymere A thu play is well kno al to the dee
failing it, plot. Itwas hszsr.ou. experiment 70
take Of shakspefe creations persona whose
historical status was universally recognized .nd
present bin. TO the public in a wholly changed chsr
acter. Itwas Ike revsmpirg Shyock, AMI convert
inc him into aniable sni benevolent Hebrew, Or
pr,ren,iug Is With bold aud resolute Hamlet,
tender hearted Macbeth, or 4 courageous Paroles.
But the tuttor of JACK sie hss given Mr.. Forrest
a character which affords the smpest scope for the
eIercise Of bis peculiar talents, and, as the object OF
the modern drsms il to exhb. the actor and not TO
entertain tie audience By the Development OF "a in
geDous plot, 70 en;rerce RI imanation by bursts
Of poetic in praiou, must prooounre the tragedy
ofJsok Cade or the kenfish Rebellion, a iteatric,
success.
In Justice 10 Mr.. Forrest, We must confess that a
part Of his audience at least appeared 70 relish his
performances last night and we can well Imagine
that butchers apprentice, Shose ear had
become familiar with the belosing Of bulls,
and the noises and sights OF the shambles, might
require the facial coutortions, the grunings, the
throat rattles and stamping Of the fest, with which
Mr. Forrest illustrated his conception Of the charac
ter be person 4ted. But 10 own feelings nothing
could have been more repuisye, or less cOn'istan.
with the action ola true artist with genial exhibit
ton OF humane nature. Mr. Forrest does no. sppre-
ciate or urd4staDd the value OF repo5e. or a low
foue which affords opportunities for effective con-
trssts of heat and passion. He expodes in
gust OF fierce inyecnye so continually, tha: at
the culmr ating point Of his anger a1t outraged
feelings, at the end Of the second act, when he
hears of the death OF his m5ther by the cruelty
Of Lord says miuions, his ranting and grinning-
and hisssg cures do not create half the effect they
would if we had not becoms used to them. How
ever be eau DO no more, he il not equal TO the DC
oasion and be falls exhausted mo the arms Of his
companions. and rhe curtain drops The audience hi
hi until he steps before the curtain, with his face still
flushed from his exertOn, ana bows bis ackno sleig
menis and retrs to 20 on repeating hi, explosions OF
ferocity until he is stabbed and dies tae end OF the
fifth act.
II capnot be deried that the acting of NJ Forrest
in such oeo dramatic psrts thu. of Jack Csae Is
effective and that it thrills his audiences but 1t is net
thrill produced by sppe'l to their affections, nor
an awakening Of their sonsibilities by one of those
touebs. Of nature which make the whole world kin.
The firing Of cannon, ard the fling OF saws, produce
similar thrills and leave abolt rs agreeable senssa ms
All great trsgedisps have been versatile. and most Of
them eiie ove in comeoy in tragedy. II VA, 80
with Garrick and Cooke, ana Kean; bu. if.hs test Of
genius we're applied SIR Forrest be would b. found
wholly wanting. There is geniality nor sympathy
10 hs voice he cannot uubend from that hard fierce,
rcowling manner and be has had the good sense
never 10 attempt any of these light graceful, and
winning approximations which oil the great masters of
his ait have delighted at times TO gu, TO show that
they were not the high strung, gloomy and revenge.
fu natures with which their professional careeridenti-