New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-18

rather in the air and msnner loaded vita
intensity Of feeling than By the physical contortons
Of face shaken with sobs. In the second scene Of
the second act when instead Of treating us TREAD.
to pleasant epteitsnment yirgipius sunnpa. them
to arms, Mr. Forrest ooes not give to the ard with
which be enfreats his ffnds 10 postpone tbs "a lst
until the war is over that hisrous tone which 10 TO-
tDe Cd to convey the idea that the Roman citizen
with all bis devoted love Of couptry and stern seose
OF duty, is gracefully alive to the charms Of soc.l
Ire, M Forrest seems to l.bor under the Impression
that CHEEKY air would defaSge the dignity he hiss
pu, on but moth ng could be more unlike tho ch.rs.
ter OF VireiDius than such assumption Of a severn
bearing under bis root. In converting ia tbi,
scene with bis daughter and her prospective husband
Mr.. Forrest wholly lays aside this dignh d sffs,.
tat n, end by keeping strictly true 70 nsture
and ccpGning bis powerful voice t, its ordi.
nary cornpsss, not lowering II TO lugubriousness
or elevapp II to barshness, WAS emioentiy effective
Tn the second scene Of the third act, whsn Lucias
tsptslzipg him by his reluctance to break the horrd
revs OF his daueb.er's abduction, at length yields 70
the tfenulous mpsfierce Of her father, and breaks
the rews and heststipgy s,utters, Your Virgin4,"
yireipius ia overcome with anxious terror; and, as il
bis mind was not prepared to hear tho werst' ex'
claius. "s,op. my Lucus But Mr.. Forrest seems
az If beckonirg to the audience that be was not yet
pepared With the bucbleon Of mend Gus roar to
suit such a grand occasion, and would bid the su-
dence stop their spplsuse-" Stop, my friends
Mr.. Force. gets ready the hands begin to witch;
the fingers begin TO nove-tbe eyes to look csdav.
erour. The whole body quivers to the utmost e1'
tremity. The roar comes up. The house comes
down. I. wa, PROFESSIONALLY, we'll done
But Mr. Forrest, with bis natural advan-
tsees for great physical efforts, would not di-
diminish, bu. would increase the effect Of such
scene. by maihtairio g bis fe stures in repose The
greater the repose Of the face and the les distorted
the harmony Of the body the gre4sr will be the effect.
Many Of Mr. Forests eor were re waded with Wig.
orous aud hearty cheer. We are happy to soe such
reward TOT dered for though the acting may be most
defective, the intention is good, and to cheer
is to encoursee,-to encourage we sincerely
trust to higher and nobler efforts. At tue
come time, to the true artist, one burst Of we-de
served applause is worth more than maltitade of
ferocious shouts evoked by ferocious attitudes. BY
oessipg an unworthy psnder vicious taste, he does
no. lower his own powers; he only eevates his au-
diepces perceptions. In the fourth act, when
summoned before the tribunal, Mr.. Forrest was
oil that could be desired He pleaded bis
daughters cause with dignity and man.
" eloquence. We think II would have been
far more in keeping with the dignity Of the character
and relieved the scene Of much that is revolving had
tie weapon with which the deed Of death was dealt
been less brualy exhibited but this again is not SIR
Forests fault in any degree, bat that Of the con-
sidtrate author who designed it. 1t is the great
sacrifice Of the deed sef which affects, by its own
majesty of sadBessi and the less the deed is sur
rounded with vulgar glare. the more deeply will it
move the hearts OF an audience In rushing out
after baving stabbed her, Mr. Forrest also again lets
loose with too unbouuded liberty his ratdiug symp'
toms Of fury. In the fifth act he was also excesd-
ngIy effec i've and rendered the madness OF Vr'
gnius with much power He received the reward
of repeated calls before the curtain, and an
unusual Enthusiasm of appreciation Were he
to chssten bis manner and refine his acting
in the passages We have pointed out his person atiou
of vireinius would we'll entitle him to the critics sp
provsl and the audiences applause. Virginia wa
played by a young LADY, with beautiful hair and I
beautiful brow, who received and encouraged
with gentle and favoriDg kindness. We trust sht
n ay realize the promise Of her blossom.