Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-11-15

GOthnmite Critic on Charlotte Cush-
mans Lady Mncbeth-A Very FIippnnt
and WOuldTbe Clever Attempt mt the
1c1ashinE Mode. - 90 q J. "a II %
The New York Leader man thus vapors in
his last issue:
90 to see Cushman in Macbeth with alac-
rity. In the first place. her performance is
strong, and gives man sensation. Then
it is refreshing to see the way in which she
knocks "Col. Macbeth about. An enraged
market woman pouncing upon a terrified
dock loafer detected in the felonious taking
Of an apple, isn't patch to Charlotte. OF
course aMacbethp has remorse and other
things of that kind, but her Macbeth sinks
every thing else in its abject terror. His wife
frightens him more than "Banquo's' ghost
He seems surprised at that, and a good deal
bothered by the result of the witches con-
iurations in the cave. When he is informed
that the filibusters are approaching his castle,
Macbeth becomes comparatively jolly, and
at that welcome "cry Of women," Gust as if
any body would cry for Q. O!s Mrs. Macbeth,
| the Colonel pTopounces her obituary with
| ill-concealed satisfaction.
This way of doing the thing, gives the
| play, don't you see, degree of freshness
and novelty which is perfectly charming.
| A manwho had just come in from Boston, and
went with me TO the w. G., said that "Lady
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female who desired that some man should be
killed, so that she might get his "things,"
and Anna Maria thought that if she could
ever take and go and do such thing as 81.
NJ" did, she would have coaxed Macbeth"
little, and bulled him 'just tiny little
bit" and then coaxed him good deal more.
But these people don't know what they are
talking about. @. O. is the American Sid
dons, and if she can't play 'Lady Macbeth" "
| who can? That's poser for you. Just the
same as when you don't happen to Ikea
| new play, they say, swell, let's see you
write q better one" OF course there's no
such thing as answering knock down ar
gument like that
Cushman's "Lady Macbeth" is then won
derful performance. She carries as much as
fifty pounds of steam to the square inch
from the moment that she commences to tear
around the stage with Col Macbeth's billet
dour, up to her ''exit with candle" she
never stops acting. She acts all through the
scene between macbeth" and "Banquo,"
previous to the latters assassination, some
thing with which she has no concern what
ever. She made good points, frequently.
One of them-I think the best-was the
rendering of the famous lines: 1--WE fall
But screw your courage to the sticking
place, and we shall not--failp She gives
the last word wonderful emphasis, hal
scornful half encouraging, and indescribably
clever. 1t was too quiet for the genera
public, and so had the great and glorious
satisfaction of being all alone in applaudinl
an effect of which any artist might be proud
sCushman repented of this no sooner thar
it was done, and commenced knocking
"Macbeth" about more vigorously than ever
He, poor fellow was of as little account asi
dog whom no body owns, or prima donnd'
husband. He, seemed, to have realizing
sense of his position and managed to hey
out the very worst Macbeth ever saw
| and that is saying good DEAL ,.-- or