The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-05
Burton's Theatre-E;dysin Booths Debut.

The interest in relation u This young actor, last
evening grained here, by his appearance NJ Burton's
Richard III. very crowded and intelligent audience
greeted him in the most hearty manner, with cheers and
applause, II obvious that there great many
present who could recall similar occasions when the spIen.
did genius OF his father me, with IKE enthusiasts
manfcst atons their part. There could hardly he well
conceived difficult ordeal for any actor, than the
antcpaons and associations of the audience and the
highly successful result for Mr. Edwin Booth certainly
an unqualified triumph Doubtless he strongly fel, this
himself and the feeling evident In tho caro- and hosi
taton with which the earlier OF the play were
acted AZ he progressed his action naturally gained
freedom and holiness, tho FIRST act and perhiTs the
second being slow aud less impressive tho artistic
rendering than the others The closing acts however,
showed accelerated force and very even admirable
execution rising in points to great power and grandeur
rns conception is intense broad and finely sus
tanned ss a whole Il Is not, boScver, finished
to that detail and mature accuracy which
he will yet doubtless attain His Richard Is not crowded
with those electric examinations of phrase and action
which enrich the rendering Of older actors, and his
csItons presented la manner which suggests Iather
TIE cartoon Of the great master than his na work his
however Il Of tho mort satisfactory and interesting
aspects OF his acting II Is the simple, ana promises
the greater result Cor hs future Iabors Ris Richard
given last night With freshness and vgor which
KEEP, the audience well absorbed 10 the last
IN the sinister and precpitate aspects Of the
srookb6rks nalFnant PASSION anu AlnbifOn, thcre Was
nothing beyond detail points which conceived IN
the mastery style, That in which be perhaps
a fault was in the lack of sufficiently feco play OF the
great cssen, element ofsuoh characters that o Richard
his scoging fardonlc humorous nockery. The passion
and the malice allowed too much scopetoo frank
md impusve expression. In the hypocrtcal scenes
the wooug OF Anne, AMI tho interview with the Lord
Mayor the nrBce in them rather Transparent and Ia
these and e passages freer play FOR their sarcastic
humor would greatly help the effect
II Is in his snguarly no personal endow mens that Mr.
Booth has his most striking advantage, has been r.
marked that the facos o. tho great ,perors from
Alexander h. Nsposeon, bear marked rcsorah lance
This might also be raid of the portraits we have of the
great rageda1s, especially Of tho kngush stage. The
face OF Edwin Booth has this hstronlc family cast and viii
recall the peculiar mobility aod marked individuality
OF Kembe, Garrok and other oountananccs
which we have grown 10 identity with tho Shaio per-
drama. Mr. Booths elccution and gesture suggest those
Of his father At every turn OF phrase. he Is evidently
trained in both those respects high degree of finish
In person he Is slight, handsome and acve. he
Is the second son Of Junius iruus Booth and born
his fathers farm, Baltimore, In November, 1894
"Rchard III J" put the stage Barton's With pro,
fusion Of costumes properties aud other necessary sypn
It's production and The debut Of this very
fol young artist, Mr. Booth Of tbs esisbbhmeni viii sug
ges the appropriate Keeping OF the traditions Of Legitimate
drems In The skilfll hands Of It's popular manaQer