New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-05-21

tty Dy uhnctou5 uieD 70 ne TIE iavprip pa-siO
Of the SER she should have wsbei to learn some par
ticuars Of this enchanting castle; bat we really thnl
che might have expressed this legitimate desire with
out Onering such rude outrage TO woInanly deicaol
and tTampling In her frantic extscy on gentle woman
modesty. Perhaps some Of the revolving absurity o
this scene might have been lost hsd Claude caught
somowha; Of Pauline frantic delight, and painted II
tones Of enraptured passion the home to which he wa
about to lead her hid from the hard world by Alpine
Lins in deep yeie, b,side AXE unfTctted by IN
poetic little trout or saucy little perch. but o. clear
CLASSY waters marginei by fruits of gold and whisper
! ing myrtIes Pauline seemed II dwell lovingly on the
! picture and hang upon the honey 81 his words. But
We thought the honey rancid, the lover phlegmatc,
tie loved one ridiculous in her transport and heartily
united in what appeared 10 ~ to be the general merr-
ment Of tie audience al such heap o. ngnaroie,
twaidle and nb5urdity But soon "a a real manly
facing comes be expressed, Mr. Davenport rccovers
hirnh When .he conviction ofbo sincerity srd disin-
.erese6ness of PsuIines ove however falsely Inspired,
comes home to his heart be depict with great truth
luIress the agony OF shane and renorsc which sears
hs frame; and the msionchoy, gloomy bitterness with
which be receives the congratulations Of Paulines
cousin after the marriage ceremony u oVer was very
vel rendered. When he finds on the opening Of the
third act PauIines rejected beaur waiting in the
country ias TO triumph in decentralization the inpeuos-
iy with which be checks in the instant their insulting
ov in the retske, hoe betrayer, ~ her pro-
",eetor." wss admirable, and Mr. Davenpor. threw
into tbs and most of bis utteranee Of sco and indg-
nation go zhich sent It's heat 10 the heart Il the
audience and trew down loud applause.
In tie scerss previous to the discovery OF the desp
tien Miss Ninaq who played Pauline, produced hste
impression III. blame j. perhaps not 80 much et-
fecbable 10 hera. 10 the author who presents such
ridiculous earicatiFe Of lie French girl rs soon 80
the belle ceases sud the woman begins, Mss Vininy
personate, tie character with much power and dra-
matte effect As we observed when noticing her per
formanoe Of Juliet this lacy Possesses genius for rem
dering sercbly and tragically vehement bursts Of
passion While the passion RACES our heart Is moved,
and incongruities IN her appearance and personaon,
some of which she will excuse ~ for saying IN kind
ness might lie decorated down. for the moment
ccpscd and forgotten and clash only with our prccon-
ceved ideal Of The heroine when passion ceases to pre-
dominate and n pOss prevails. In the cotagescene the
wild sorrow, womans fury ard crushing sarcasm Of
Pauline were depicted with thrilling power.
Mr. Davenport, on trying TO soOthe her by depict
ing the depth Of love which impelled him into such
deception, looks more ike philosopher mourning
over some db-uact ftiPra'y hNN " J'"Air
French gardener pouring out the anguish Of his heart
.Paulin. bv PRIDE angels have fallen thy time"
There j. vein OF dogInatic sententiousness running
throughout Mr.. Davenport manner in uttering these
words and the remarks that follow which stands in too
startling contrast with the naive enthusiasm of
Claude 10 be in keeping with the character.
As soon as tumuliuous or scorniui emotion
has to be expressed Mr.. Davenport in bis elements
and when depicting his humiliation at seeing his
Young proud love spit on the revenge which such
treatment evoked
Thou hssi Ampled the ormii turned and stuns tlee
he enlisted the sympathy OF the audience and won
great applause.
In the subsequent passage Mr.. Davenpor. was in
effective and incorrect in his rendering When
PauIine's caloufness to his appeal rouses Claude's
Young PRIDE and makes him abdcate his husband
rights Mr. Davenport is too studously cold in his de-
livery. There was nothing Of such spartan stern met
tie in the Young man. His affection sighted, his
honest heart rose up against it, but the rebel organ is
almost broken in the struggle between love and pride,
and every word should trembe with emotion, and not,
like Mr.. Davenports, be spoken with stih legal
rieiditv But on his mother leading Pauline away,
when, es they ascend the stairs whelmed with sor-
row and with love he sinks down and 'eryenty prays
All angels bless and guard her, the pathos win
wbich Mr. Davenport clothed the scene, s)iened SIN
more bv sweet sad sounds OF harmonious music,
de.plv moved the audience aud produced a most ei-
fec,ivo impression. The scene too in which he re-
Dukes Beauseant:
You have courage Of The moun'obank no Of tic b"Vo
ives very telling.
Wherever the scene il exciting Mr. Davenport Is
elective But the genius of the actor shines nowhere
more conspicuously than in maintaining spn1' Ia ia
,eronetion md interest in the audience when the eH-
element subsidies, and infusing life into periods oil
comnaratiye deafness Bat NJ. Dayenports hre Il
too generally estnguished with the excitement which
oivcs il birth and when Beauseant l. gone, ehd he
ENDS himself alone with the tainted Pauline we lind
Mr. Dsvepport much too tame in the utteranee Of his
continents no, TINT his cheek should wear the Hush
which the threatened insult Pauline sent in hot cur
ron, Init his his words should still be impregnatcd
with greater heat and expressed with more surring
pa.sion. Both Caudes intention to make himself
/ worthy Of Pauline by noble deed, aud mpetuous
accoptapco of Damass offer to serveiH' regiment,
place me wherever foe + most dEeseea ~hess'ef
France most needs a lie
were truthluy and srikingly rendered. but his are
well 10 hs mother was painfully divested OF feeling
Claude tendery loved his poor mother, and ms part
ing should bear the marks OF this emotion Yet Mr..
Davenport conicunds agitation with haste. In I'M
uloring her blessing be does not look agita'ed' DC
simply looks in hurry. In the return from the battle
field in tie last act the exsggerstion Of the Language
which Bulwer puts into Clsude- mouth when he hears
Of Psulnes intended marriage, is 20 disgusting thai
no effort Of NJ Davenport can bear up against the
load of morbid sentimentaliiy with which every word
teens and we are sensibly relieved when the wholC
affair il over.
Ii the Lady of Lyons must be played, we rejoice Il
see Claude Melnote find so creditabe and effective