New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-12-13
Wailach's TheniSr-Dcbut OF Frederick
Eobinson.

we snail Always CncTiSn eruuge against the
Atalanta for having SO long noedessly deprived Of
the very great peasurcwhch we enjoyed last evening
at Wsacks Theater-oi seeing one Of the most &C.
complished artists that has ever appeared upon The
American stage. This is not the language OF momen.
taIy and ill-consdcrld enthusiasm. Mr.. Frederick
Robinson who last eTeninr. made his first appearance
before American audience has, by his single per-
sonaton OF Sir Bernsrd Harlegh in Dreams Of Delu.
sion amply demonstrated his title TO rank with the
best representative Of the dramatic art The character
Of Harieg IS no. difficult to comprehend. being. in
brief that OF On English gentleman born ard
bred. gentle. digniGej. ooarily. vaalng III. honor
above oil things else Ia tue world. and
carrying into his daily life that dcvoledaess
20 correct principles and that sacred reverence
sor the idea OF home which are the attributes Of gen
,lcmen everywhere. Blu, his mood al depicted IN Mr.
Palgravc Simpsons drama Is far less easy to portray
He is herein represented aborng under one OF hose
singular but very uncommon forms Of mental halls
cinatiou which cocxist with external scmbance OF
eotrc sanity only broken now and then by paTo1yss
=, .tldpe.s He g. Jealous lie suspect, bis wifi, He
thinks himself to have cause for Jealousy and snspci9
| Uo also deems himself the murderer of tho mnn WIZ
in his fancy-hss Induced his dishonoT. 1t Is. more
over one Of Bis vacares that biz wife is Insane a,
represent these changing phases Of thought and feeling
to make them perfectly clear and yet never TO exag
reratc never 10 degenerate into tonbast TO locs
mat fine sense OF deceoy which belongs TO the gentle
mnp-thi,i Is no slight task. Mr.. Robinson accom-
p,i,hcd II without swcrying hairs breadth from
turc His deicacy Of mind and OF manner Bis inten.
sjty Of feeling lis nice know!edge Of the morbid
dtlons that are possible TO oyorsraned scnsitscncs'
hi. easy mastery of tho methods Of Lis ont,
| NJ, entire freedom from tie faint Of scholastic
eIocution bIs admirable nourancss in social expies
sion and his winning sympathy OF vocc-al comb ned
IN make his personation OF Sir Bernard Narlcigh at
once perfcctly true ard profoundly effective IL was
recognized as such by the audience who spp!auded TIE
perorrnance from point TO point and who thrice OF tie
end of tie representation called Mr.. Robinson before
Tho cpr,sin His popuar success is therefore as GER
Ia "a his e,tistic success is thorough. and genuine
I'd admirable lie has not only played Sr Bernard
oof.c,lv well but 10 % playing it, Las Enthusiastically
Indicated his power to accomplish greater rinmpLs III
hfs nrofesslon Mr.. Robinson Is, comparatively
man. and possesses those natural advantages iof
the stage which arc Indispensable TO permanent popu
a,,y His face is very expressive; his heaa i t,'.
,a..l and hi. voice il strong and sweet. Mr. Wal
10 IN he corg atuated on the acquisition OF such an
actor. ,...
mo n,sv Of dreams OF Denson" is one OF tie neat
90, and mos, effective alike in dramatic ara me-
,rv sense with which ale acquainted IT Is Diioi'
nolnted f of telling situations and vftten ID ccaf
ard elegant English. Mr Waack has caused II !" 'o
rroduccd in thoroughly good style-under inc
mana cement Of Nj John Gilber-and II mas pee" ca
ceednciv well acted in the subsidiary Ds wen as t"e
no,o,,or. ,o,.s NJ Gilberrs DR.. Pungen, is model
Of professional department and Of cd school Continues
Miss Hcnrlques as Lady Harlegh acts with e''raor,
1inarv feiae and displays careful study, and-Thnt
we are very glad TO noce-hc desire to improve .. an
actress ana not merely TO shine os Oeoaiy' ''A'
Burke is clarminely natural, as Amnoel INC young
lady who could get nobody to become inc fecpel' VI
her confidence. Finan! I''"a anPR ana h' '''S
cold are satisfactory representatives Of
| o,1 Arthur Brandon. "A Wonderful Woman
familiar 70 e audiences at this theaer-s played after
"presr,s OF Delusiop" thus completing an exconeh'
hill which is TO be repeated on Thursday and Saturday
ro.nIelf. and on Friday. Lost in London