The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-07

Bro sd~ay Theatre-B1iss C00mA
Tbs performances of Romeo and Juliet As'' ''sl
was for ths benefit OF Miss Jane Coombes thu soun
LADY whose acting Of Margaret Elmore We motto.
1uesday Miss Coonbes played Juliet: Mr. Wal ack Jr
Mercuao Mr.. Fisher Romeo Mr. Canon Frsr Is vr,nce;
Mr. Whiting Capulet, and Mrs. Blake, the Nurse Tie
house was only fair There manifest Inconsistency
In going to see 30 warm play Romeo and Juuetu
whom the Thermometer Is IN the neighporhood Of zero
and when adventurous individuals are making Arctic
journeys across Buttermik Chanre Miss Coombes
ought to be very much obliged TO tho people that did
ccme to see her essay Juliet We will risk the charge
Of sbakspe,ian infdsiity, and say that think
tho play, - acting piece, q hunbug and bps.
Juliet ia first presented to as O yoany girl
in tunrtu to woroanhood. At this day etc
would bo an advanced pupil at the Spinser Inst u.e
with strcpg passion for light comedians, novels tie
German co,hIon and boarding school French. j1mps
Into love with Ronee--raarries tu 10 great hurry
mekes q terrible fuss small dose Of ycNaun's
elixir of opium, and finally Lils hsssels ia the most
riiicu We venture to say that II goo
tho highes ability in the actress prevent Juliet from
te ABSURD and TO make the audience sympan:se with
her. Ir suoh part coryenone tiles Of the stage go
nothing The audience must be ms ie 70 nber
once they were equally young aud equally foolish
Juet ard ust be carried away BY tie pure force II hee
paesicrate cu'-gushng love for Romeo Hs ia the god
Of her icolsuyn He is her day ia night'--her sun
her liehe IAN do wrong hs is gorgeous psiace
of manhood" When he dies lie is to be taken
and cut up into g little stars," tho light of wnico
will make the sun ertirsiy unnecessary, aud su-
persees gas companies altogether. No swceter lsve
passages than these written But how artu-
oIs il the task Of the actress who would interpret
rightly How various and how tsnsltory the pas
sons which sway the breast Of juliet With ali these
considerations in raiod say that It is bore to
Juliet acted because tho idea If the author ia rarely
reached by the best artists How fer oeo1 IL novie
must fail, easily imagined II - net bu,icess
Ut this time to cay whether not Mss Coon,bes will
scne distant period be great act ss, but sinpy
view her performance OF Juliet according to under
standing Of the authors meening. Juliet has three
strong scenes fIst the balcony scene second the
with TIE nurse, where he rybA duel il described nicd
the sleeping draught eoene Miss Coo@oes acted these
scenes strictly In accordance with stage rsstcns and
was quite efIectivs 10 'hem She siaply ssefecttve
no more She di5 not touch the audience carry il wrh
her. she simply drew down iFtis applause by
forcibse defamation and hns at,.tudinsing Toe
oalcony the best and lis management. showeo
careful traini1g and god judgment Tho where
Juliet takes the potion sonawba usrrsd by giving
TOO much prominence TO her Of death and By her
unnatural manner which this fetliug was depicted
When people struck with horror they at
the top of their voices, IL the man however, Miss
Ccoubes seemed 10 have pretty go13 lea OF Juiiets
chsIacter, but was too hsrc and 10 acting
T. she reads Sbeksree geneaIy we'll out ioaal'y
mspisces her erih&sb Il she hso been little faster
ttls more impetuoust would have bsen great deal
better. she spoke the eotoques sscgo'hsr owy.
We Go not link MIS- Coon phys Ju lot we alsh,u,
she made many good points, and apparently Impressed
the audience favotaby.
Mr.. Fisher not et home ir Romso, being ALTO
gsthsr too uelod-aua lie and explosive Mr. Waaek toed
about the stage in avery nautcil and extraordinary
manner, ard mace Mercudo swsah buck eoct OF
fellow, which he is not ia opinion MS Bake sc.
ed tho Nurse capity This With the little pat Of tue
Apothecaly, by Mr. Cutter capita Ally made and viydly
acted the only things in The play .aat We csa
heartily and Internationally praise aai are gsd to
DO ]. s matter Of IT he siigh es. luence to
us whether plays HsmIet or Rosea,eantz, so ho
otes eItter wei Hesery ore hsc the optIien,
should fot le obliged ofen 10 9 IL Is
much sisr end p!esssater 10 praise.
The main euu ect of ais article is M,s Cooobes We
have stated plainly opinion in relation her Juliet
sno may be permitted 10 add, general asSartiOo,
= 81 glac to see lady apparently Intelligent
and pains. takrg the stage She haa adopted
uen which YIELDS honor aud profit % the meritorious
and the Industrious she has the puoic in her IA
vo ana she must roue Der that moaning but ncessans
labor and lard study will retain That favor