Daily gazette and comet. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1856-186?, 1860-10-09

THEATRIrAL CRITICISM. "A WtitsI w
tho New York Sunday Mocurythus
speaks Of Forests "Hamlik y
They IL some actors who are lucky,
likewise some which IL unlucky,
and the former Is Edwin Forrist, Of
Philadelphia. This man has been
fortunate from infancy. and is &C
counted great In mouth OF wisest
century. But he is not the actor
which can play "IIamlik." Shaks
meant 10 make the Prince Of Den
mark n philosopher and scholar.
Forrist makes him n roarin' lion,
seekin' which he may devour.
In the FIRST part Of the first Aok,
Mr.. Forist is heavy on his legs, and
reminds me Of Ueenap. When he
secs the spirit Of his dead Pa, he
ia at iirst respectable In bis demoan-
or; but M the scene goes on, he
gets 10 speakin' from the bottom OF
his stomik, and il like roariu' lion.
aeekin' which he may devour.
In Ack the two, the tragedian 10
more like n "Hamlik,' and reminds
ono forsably Of Of poor Kirby--oply
no turns his toes. IL ia pleasant 10
| soe him standin' by the sweet Opbs.
", like the fat boy by the woman
with long hair Mt BarDums. But
then he cant DO quiet long, aud
soou gets oussin' and swearin' and
stopping like a roarin' lion. seekin'
which he may devour.
In tho scene with the players,
Mr.. Forrist 10 good and does ma well
ns Kean or Macready or Barney
Williams; but whom the part comes
where he says
"why iet styrichnioe dear e. weep,
| The heart ungsliid play!
ror some must dust while some must weep.
And Aoue I'd on . bust when some may sleep
10 rolls the world swsy"-
| I burst out lar6n, and hit my fren'
such q butt In tho stomik with my
elbow that his watch jumped clean
out Of his watch.pockitt. IL was
for all the world like n roarin' lion,
seckin' which no may devour.
This actor In not man who can
read "IIamlik's" soliloquis with M
much Judgment as Kirby. One
would think, to hear him doing them
that they gavo him great pain in
the stomik, and was awful hard 70
20. Shaks never wrote them to be
, spokin in such aginy; and If Forris'
T don't know this, he ought TO stick
20 "Spartikus" aud "Metamoras.
and leave tho bird Of Avon alone.
But IL il when Forrists "Hamlik'
comes TO die that you see pbysiklt
|, developments Of a loud and Bagaci
, GUS charikcr. I've seen horses die
' several times; and once lost TWEEN
| " sbillings by having n grey mar
? OF mine die on her way up q hill
4 but I never see, any thing like For
a rist in the last throws. You Cal
!. zee him from any part Of the house
q for he dies all over every thing, mt
reminds q persons Of an accomplish
cd Zouavo in his final agony. Iii
!, the death Of q roarin' lion, scekir
= which he may devour.
y One word and l am done. Tbi
great tragedian, this popular artil
!. ought to have heard John Phil
3 Kimble get of that address to tn
= skull
" "Aiasi poor York; knew hin we'll.
T. A fellow Of INFINITE vest. Horatio, &C."
10 Now, Kimball always snceze
q when he came to "Horatio," becau'
q he said in that in tho days Of I'll
IS. bird ofAvon "Hoo-ra-sbe COZ NEAR
OF q snecze, and Shaks put the wor
p there as a stage direktion. II
as so in Collyer's edition of Il
'e- great dramytist, emended by Co
Ill lyer and the bird himself. Mr.. Flo
O. rest needn't be ashamed to take
he hint from the Kimbles, for they WI
"a infinitely superior to him. The a
ne tor which would play "Hamlik'
nd intellectual style should initiate &
10, philosophical OK rather than Il
NJ roarin' lion, seekin' which he m;
to- devour.