The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-05
RaeheI's Second Night--Phedrc.

Raeh~I's Second Night-Phedr~.
Ph.dFe will be found very pIeaaan. piece by people
who have appetite for murders. its calendar Ia
almost bad tha, o. Court q Oyer rer,ninss
IT, action all takes place, In Horace IN scene sal
there no ntcrmssIon between the Racine Il cos
aidcred finer poet than Cornee ny the critics but 70
the English ear his Mcranirinoa stl more drcAry
The scene & Greece. Theseus the reisning King has
en Tor one of his pleasant killing expeditions and IN
cigence IN brought that he Il dead. ph9dre his dlS
consontc widow, comforts herself By making love 10
Hppolyte, her husbands BY 4 former wife This
young man hitherto nsensbie 10 tho tender passion 10
at the same time In love With ATcls who belongs Ia
famy under tho ban Of escus lie rejects the advances
of bis step mother who has been on to make thrs
by her oonfdantc Gnonc. rhddre then sesca hi.
sword, and begs that he VII Kin her sa honos lie DO
elines. Theseus rcturna Unexpectedly and finding
some trouble IN he hHy Investigate b. IT. l. per.
suadcd by Hnaue that #Ha lNppoytc Nat was In iovs
with Phedrc aa4 iha at vftaous perFga "A. usss.s.
cned Nv him with .l.-.A~z,7ss.Af'iiea nppo'y@ ana
Ir.--,n goA Neptune his patron, 70 keep promss
lvteaflre made and fuhi hs arat wish by annihs,ng
tlc unfortunate youth. Neptune 4 true 20 ha word.
and sends several monsters Hlppolys, Who 10
duly slaughtered according 70 order. Hnone, in tbs
meantime has had row with her mistress Who call,
her eorali and sends her about her business
The oonfdonC jumps into u" sea. Fbedfe oonfsss@s
everything 10 Thcreus, and Kills herseif ~ poison.
murder and two suicides n couple Of hours makes
cheerful evening" entertainment
The leading idea ia tho character u PhAdrc is
her belief that she Il pursued by rcmorsscs- fat",
that dragn down. Thus sbs explains her iner~tuous
for Hppolyc and her easy yielding 10 the tempa-
tiona II her fdan who sDothes the path 30 niAssy
aud urges her 70 oonfesa hsr pasalon tn him IL IL b~
tc to confos. her crimes Thcscps and t "a her fsts
20 take poison she q, according O. hsr own account,
only Instrument 10 tho hands ~ cruel God sbo hAs,
Ia her person, betrayed het family
such was The character hat Nio Rachel interpreted
last night 70 audience sOmrshat more select and
about hall numerous that which witnessed her
Performance ~ Camille Monday night. ws do not In
tend write tmparssi,e criticism between Hsrsos
aud rhsdre. ~ Iust comparison coal'see made We
a. not think Mis- Rachel plays Phsdre 20 se as shs
does Camille slihoush tlai dos not alter the fac, ihst
she i great In both.
A an embodiment Of character, Rashsl's phsdre 10
quite equal 70 Camille and superior 70 I, la sustained
interest. There = entire ab.snee - ran, In MIs.
Bachols acting snd shs produces effects -ihoa, the
oaious phy,icai dpAy which ibe distinguishing uslt
in tic popular school u American acting. AMI
phich IL disgusting 70 ths refined mind M~ RA1hs.
probably without knowing ~ elosely foloss the sivos
10 the players Ia Hamlet Ehs has tae phiiosoph-s's
stone n acting has discovered he great scs, a art
pgto produce great draystic effects wihgn apparens
effort. ana wi,bou, o1.rs,sppips tho mssty q ma
turep the ~ho claim 10 led tbs Ansvf
csB stage the Metropolitan thsssrs la., niSht
IL T. b. hor fgr The saLs u hs public vbo 70 10
them ac,, that ihsy ~ profit ~ the lessons ,bss ,hv
viii thus receive.
nIlc R&shsl isr slsh saH,ainat upoa her Ahosi-
defs ths uearisoss performance ;hA, ui,-
nesrsd ~ Amerlesn audience. Ttink ~ i've
hours "A recitation, vlthou, insrniss1oo With
~, change a ,ceus, ana ~ihou, any a NJ Stage
70 Which aorus,tsd. I, wsA purely
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uosi somps,s enes eaiy brolsn " lhs r4sny = tbs
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