, 1865-06-27

The advent Of Charles Kean and Ellen Tree In
chtrsco mark. a new err in tbe hi4ftsv ~ rho
ot9na upon ea'eaEu poa1os' Ills most grate-
!nl change rum the common places. the stale
rcpetluons and haekneyed representations which
..s.,r. ,-...h- .,s.-... ,.-N, ~ A''e1
us m inaent lI1o inc eieeane'es and dlgnldes oi
the old Engl!eh school. Mr. and Mrs. kcan are
tbsr hes. .nd
sn ,asre ,hs so tb
can only come to one core!u..on-theta wero
r,nnts in those days, To ,sy ttat Charles Keau
Il great actor thas Nh Kean il great ac,ress
sach or them "a Ill The ier1,imste essenttai1 sni
cenuipe eharacter,ttlcs OF their profession stand
1t 1ha htsd, Il 70 utter truth. o'' 1N -'--'>'
yefy fsrcly prucuced here. and adxp.xd II, briar
out the distinguishing t1aita OF tnrse crest srt-
5Onc. tod wall dowcrs bjpomed In profusjon.
The auditnce WIS an excellent one, appreti.tiye,
1overs of aI1. The prtpeipal ehai,ctera rsre c,st
as follows. Cardlnsl Wolsey, chatics Eesn
ouefn Esthe,ine. Mrr. Ks1u; Acne Boityn. Wtss
ssh,pmsMn ~ sr: 191s H., of @
NortS;k, Myers i>use Of Bucktn:ha'r, Lord
Lctd Chamberlain, B.ddlee Cardinal Caupeius,
I'll: a.. c..z,,., ;, ~ A., ..,, ,..,..
MEETS Of the character, from the height Of hfs
lame to the do. NAL Of his power, Kean vas true
f9 R1S;s In nd r. 0 39 I
roaring like the great bull q Bsehan. the tar1ng
Of passions to tatsets, IA Forrest md teorc Of
Others, hi: '1itstots, mnst hare been e1uel11 ds.
Il too often made the tc:t OF artistic power. VIC
have no doubt there were many In the audience
Eho thouRht they had seen We:sey dons better.
rlaed. he passed from ronversa lon TO
inyectiye, from serenity to passion, with
IL IT, hslos see o. na nst m sec.a:e :ed m I H.
mcpotony Of every day life that 80 many OF cur &C.
tors Try IT, reach II By ,,sng power. forgetting
that nsture eyefyshere II humln. This nature
Etan evidently has closely stuuttd and he bsineB
10 ~ reprcsenlAiion the no.t wonderful powers
- face full OF intellect md Thought, an eye which
bio and capable Of photographfnS passion, q voice
fEtth m spite OF age, round. r1eh: full OF power
and yet capable a1 msking 81 the whisper audlnle IN
physical sids. his eleat insight into ne na1ufs
eettowed upon u, and a:c,lon which ,s pure,
up and e.ase pre-: enee tupress,re naa command
ench a5tpr1tentataon: The pay y msde to close
mention to Cromwell, which, to our minds, is
The proper place u close II, for the Impression
procured ~ hi9 mastetly rendering Of tha most
edettlve Of Shakefpetre's passayes Ia the one TO
Mrs. Kean a. the Queen va, 4 ntt1ng counter
part Age {1f this be not upgsllaut) touches this
isdy with kindly hand. She ttill retains the 1re
q youth and can teach scores Of the 5cung stage
ladies. who are apt 10 consider themselves adopts
favor1tee, thelr alphabet N everything pertaining
tne eEge o.e MSI aSs @ ~ ~ ~! ., = IT ano ~.
NV Of copdjcIinr psssious. .Uer form il rotund
and heavy, but does not Interfere with graceful
carriage snd very dlguided presence Her move
De0ts and gestures are all stattly and In this Pc
cullsr character Queen'y. Her voice Is
inli Of sympathy and eeep feeling. She h1
that faie 9uahtyJou sometimes nna r. great sins'
ers-the tears IN The voice, a. The Italian calls IL
aTotee Whicn goes slght 70 inS heart, aoo appeats
to and most sacred feelings Of youf nature
inhef iayec;ive againss 'he Cardinal. LAST u aad
the Cardinal. she best di.psJs her poEess-the
one ecene futl Of wrath and power, the other full
OF fnvectlve and earcasm, ending with tne ncr-
FiDg Of these into grief and pity. Each Of these
developed az We have never seen before developed
| the ttor1ns Of pats1on ard sEony which sWcpt
through the boaom OF the OUTRAGED husband.
The keans were supported BY Mfas Chapman
! and MeEtta Cathtuft 1nl Everett, OF their OWL
.roupe, and BY The tnembcIt Of The home compa:.
smother lime. 1he evening closed with Col.
man etefhnE oId EoEneh GO nedy OF 1he Je1lous
Me or 'hs hSesnr IN coe1y e Eess5ye
of , @ aEf VII thank Ma1sgef Ms
flCAe1 4uk stFAk tAe1A tne uEpot|4aiky " ~
nest4E tnfey E,eat stueS. 1n!9 essAuE ne m
Melchant q teniSe " 70 oe psvE99tG:as anu US
eaIn9suy aaVsse ~ ~ wltness IT, !nts MteS
u go!aen nlenfs al Inc 1oea'fe, 10 one OF WHICH
tntU!0 DC t0et-
ST. MAhfs OF TIE LkE--ihe annual com
! mencement eIere1ess Of the University Of S.