The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-04
Sound Dramatic Criticism.
MISS HKRoN AS BLANCA.

Prom tbs Evening Post, April
tragedy, "Fazn." before house deasey crowded ~
any Nc Rave during her engsyemsnt Bapoa 10 the
ssd l. naked b. precisely the s.ms faults and "a.
same secd qualities - The others There 10 point
bro-shs out and the performance sassosd fully
OF wbsa bed from he beginning felt thai Mss Heron
MISTAKES her quality entirely In consderrg herself 70
nsd for tragic sosress Hss walk 10 In geasssl como
.scs are ne be-: played Of ii her range
tsus fsy.
M: a;.S. sss, s;.sas n. sss y.
oorvenonsl instead OF intensity, vioenoe for the
deness Of Blanca waicn should come GU, ike she low
other umes subdued and tremulous, she suosti,utes
and rude passion. she laoks entirely repose
the lony simpic, OF soul which. Ike the mo,io.less
suspenso OF an eagle In upper air, u more mar
Of tight such woman |. sac prsssns,
would have been crushed like "a egg shell under foot
by the weshs Of Bssoas msery-wouid have fallen 10
10 oanh, helpless rsanity oos ero BAncas heart broke
re ns,n OF suSs one neys, could have
o. agony could be possible Those women VINO CRY add
.brier ana moan ~ kss Heron aid In the prison
teswuds go about srumbns Of NE barbarous govern.
nms Blanca SAVE
Issy :s. sS ~, a:s ;. ny ,.A sy .s. ae
ik.i .. res sss sh.,I hsw hen % ore .Arod
Thai hey shall srise a random add. perchanoe,
n needless V say how woman Of genuine lmasns
i've sruderpsss could have said tnisnov underlined
9TH misery her voice would have besn--oov
from almost bursting heart but Mss Heron NO
SuL oia Oorous and outrageous In her tone gee
ure, bs people In The auocacs turned their sces from
We socre Ia pure disgust
In tho ballroom sosne Hancs comes In sAytps-
Ha you've hen dancing dsnciug-eo have 1;
But mine was hesyy NUDE SLOW and solemn
end The passage tells clearly enough what her depcr
should have been half torpor 'slSv and solemn
with her heart swung 70 aud no du, deep motion %
With Of perception a tnousst
Of be ba fcrazed but with the slpgg ustcrNuce
and scton OF one whose brain was yielding under the
os torture, pasSpg sto e'hargio sub activity, while
retaining morbid sensitverc,s 70 external mpreasous
But Mss 8eroa n Q shresng manss vsoeai and coarse
philosophical - well unartisas Ins whole IN
press 81 THAI last 10 lost-ve retain Of 10
only an Impression Of pale face shrisking Tone tearing
Of ns, but nothing OF the tender solemn, high sousd
usdncss Of the Italian wife her life dying ous ike lamp
In nephtic asmos pierre Of inerprcss bic ole
niseyy-wanins waning until vita that posttc gio
rious hickevine mp Of i'm mortal JOY she rspturousiy
says, Ia creesa breaks, BREAKFASTS mot IRON"
goes out, and Blanca 10 free
No, mol Mas Heron l. no traeedian--her soul 10
gsossd like pariof tnes momctev coly the comorts
Bile desres Of warmth and co,iness and those d.
srees her strong magnetic nature and her ss study
u crternaJues would MARE her successful 70 the grscn
cation Of Q reasonable ambition; but beyoad snas she
uay rot 40 safely. almost unvsxsai art
ssp'rsuop hat VII climb W .be highest posu where u
cen BY any euss cling instead OF gocs only q, hgo
may rest securely, easily and u phapty that We
II does not 70 higher Nothing n vcll done that
MT done vith apparent and the Avtst pses
his hold OF his around nsscars be should stop and 70
hsce hs steps unii he 10 n home again.
Tbs nrs three scts OF "Csmilc," ~ PLAYED by Mss
Heron, msSk hev limitations and her tysredy 10 per
version ~ her taest sn4 q vaste OF cage maNrL We
have said nothing OF minor potnts-aoceosos Too, pro
pvpcauon and iptoraaon In ali Of which asks sb
oxceIhpoe indispensable W In high an wsere
higher requisites not iound there no need 20
crtnise The o~sy-tb s greater includes the lea-