The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-15
DOINGs OI, rmE DRAMA.

Edwin BoorL.-Edwin Booth, like all
descendants Of tho Kcmblos, seems 10 have q royal
yi.ht 20 claim the supremacy OF genius. His name
is connected with the memories OF greatness and
the pubIchear cortans sympotuics him before it even
attempts critical opinion. ct, with the recOlcctOns OF
DIS ah,r surrounded they Jy the hSo Of youthful
Impressions, which, We advance toward tho sere and
yellow time Of ntc have added brightness, Edwin Booth
has moulded the tragic pedestal OF the present day
We have seen him during this engagement IN the two
az "ichcleu, both Of when Mr. Booth mas played to
orc, they ADOPT aYorc arc plrusans not judges most
oi those who applaud him lightly. scarcely f abruptly
asked tho special cause Of their admr could dcsig
nate it.. Mr.. Booths popularity, by which mean tue
enthusiasm Of the general, unduained, and innecuvc
endowed hun, all peculiarly suited to the position he
pies face cut Ike cameo, regular, yet not codly
expression of the soul form symmetrcA youthful aud
graceful, and voice mellow, deep and sympathetic Thus
aimed Tor batle's TO be wondered al II he won the
II "Hnmlc' " ana II VIC compare the character OF Ham
lot with the pccua tiles ofhis representatives. talent
snail nud that there great similarity between the quail
scns him Dreamy ia az NATIVE reaec,iyc refined i The
D,I e. essentially the distinctive speoates OF the artists
genius Lacking IN force Tarev reaching ptthos, BOUth
and Hamlet both know how to de a in sarcasm.
But shakespeares Hamlet wants force OF character
lie is never heroc-and want Of power, culmlnauuR
power is the one want Of Boot's genius Nevcr IN
lamet is This felt hence Mr. Boots exceeding excel
lCnCe I'm ihis character "Hamiet cXCcs pity and
our sympahy interests us deeply but he mas not the es
menis % awe and command OF strong mind. 81 in
dcrs IL fails TO inspire profound compas Jon, because the
acor does not convey nc idea Of orme. strength. Mr.
Booth n uld lay ASIDE cheeu for ten years least
He ia heavy enough Genius have moulded itself
into bronze, Et asbastcr to cnccive and convey t1s
should be wanting in pathos yet he is for though
brings around him, in "Haulc'," atmus phcre Of
melancholy in but instance during the whole play tn
his despurrg exclamation on "OpLeas DEATH does he
move 10 tears
Tenderres, Mr.. Booth possesses eminently; passion.
intense and deep such as few nave power 10 express on
the STAGE living into rant in their cndeavors 10 approach
i by which they get further on intellect power OF
thought that influences aud ro seS intellect Ia his enoe
re true tragic tone and strong iecng-such thould
say, the disnc qualifications Of this young actor
Yates he hos tie power " abso bing Ills audience Of
gniryiul with him into the regions above ife
minds hat OF themselves would step above the
! eartl-this is geni s
MI Tco'h is, above ALL emineutly lifted for the creation
| of modern times, the romantic drama. The romantic
drama tu of bold ventures into thc real s TO
French the great followers Greek rules and uncs
make Shake peare founder this sUho, n, Ia which the
finest the French authors have written shake
r gcst mart is IInmIet Al Victor IIugo's heroes are
htCd e. MT Ioorh; and those who have seen hts ''Ruy
Bias, N complete the lay isl must at the name in
3tanty evoke the nObcst and touching picture Of the
heroic the OF cIiYHlry and passion that have
Etv In Booth mas evidently AND wisely followed the pro-
grcss othe modern stage lie has deeply studied Fechter
in dCadng the stiffness of cInventunHty; bnt Of course
sc,r has degraded art he mipht have elevated Booth
uans two three weeks longer the influence Of such
ar artist Is more yiyzing than thousand reatiscS on
werrlfhn from ausion to the support he meets
with having already rCfcrrc to II. Wemust say however,
that MIS- Baker ia toaly untitled for the youthful julio
de HOntcmar.
former Stcge Manager Of the Walnut is announced to
make her INST appearance on any stage in the character Of
I Lacy Anne.
| The Arch Street Theatre is still playing come
dies, yaryirg every night on MONDAY, Edwin Adams
willmako his h-st appearance here in Hamic aladdin.
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