New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-20
RfST0RrS FIRST APPEARANCE I'M Lh0y
MACBETH

With Joy equal to thai with which the victim OF bos
rible nightmare turns TO the warm welcome of Tire morn
ing's sun do We greet what Hslau has justly cssd
grand epic drama aftcr drinking against our viii the
CO poison of Racnes antipathec masterpiece rhsss
could be no better nntd0te TO "PhGdra" than ON ovy
immortal Macbeth thcrc could be no bsttss
| commentary on the genius Of the two rost.
est dramatists that France and England have pss-
duced than the difference OF manner ia which
these two tragedies have been received by Newly on
audience One, whom liked at ALL is liked De jwc TIE
other Is liked de aeto. Oyerpovered by the potency
European reputation the majority Of the public sit an
moved aud think Madame Ristor Phedrs mra BE-
fine they need nothing but their instincts 10 fed
assured that her Lady Macbeth is most certainly
And Shakespeare translated has the worst Of il by far
for, with the exception OF one or two short sooquies
Dali Cugaro has gwen "Ph1dra" entire, and in very
excellent blank-yeTse. The Macbeth" Of Sgnof Guhe
Carcan0 the contrary, continues 10 remain thing a
beauty by Of the originals great virtues, that
as it Is to interpret in la ngna del S. Sgnor Csrcano
not exactly the to do Justice to Shakespeare.
This cannot be expected, nor do we CON-
plain that for of state the witches are deprived
Of existence eat enc fell swoop" and the character d
Macbeth shOrn of his fair proportions. What we go to
in this particular instance is Ristors Lady Maebeth and
long she cannot enact every part IN the play we ara
more than content with mutation Shakespeare cut
better than Shakespeare murdered.
The Italian Macbeth" opens with the third scene o.
the Eni sh acting edition. 1t is the witches fSt and
only appearance They then vanish into thin air and
main melted as breath into the Wind" The knife hA
also drawn its sharp edge over Scene ~, whcrn Duncan
hold short parey Act remains intact saving thai
Lady Macbeth is very effectively introduced as ID
Scene III of the original, and amer hearing
the details Of Duncans murder faints ntenr,ozs
and is removed by her attendants. The witches -
before stated do not dance to the echoes Of her e and
Lockss music is conspicuous BY its absence The .hfd
acts begins with our Scene IL Macbeth does rot exist.
after his interview with the murdeers and Lady Macbeth
enters without tho Intervention Of Seyton The scsns
wherein Banquo meets his fate Ia left to the imagination
Act w which Is the ias being two In one, begins With
tho interview betwoen Malcolm and maceuf aud ends
with Mscduffs words: Ny voice is In my sword thos
blooder villain than terms give thee OUT The grea
part OF the scenes in Bnam Fores. and OF those wthis
the gstes Of Castle Dunsinane reduced 10 Few lines,
that but few minutes espse close OF LADY
Macbeths Sleeping Scone andthe fab OF the curta1 BY
this trimming OF the play get all that is possible o.
Lady Macbeth snd than Is absolutely necessary d
anybody else-for which boon are duly grateful
Let it not be thought that Macbeth Is more poorly ct
than Is usual on the American stage. What We saw o.
the witches did not make Us desire to SEQ more but We G
not 30 absurd demand better things when TRAGEDY
is produced for few nights only. Sgnor Glec in Mse
beth surprised US somewhat agreeebly His first dress
admirable and no looks more like the character than Ike
any other he has heretofore assumed Indeed We can truth
fully say that Sgnor Gleeh Is better Macbeth ina.
usually supports stars In this country. he is in earnest
and plays well into Riston's magnificent business bal
he is too meodrsmatc and entirely too undlsnihed
Fhs OToad. aspiring LADY Macbeth could not, and
would not, have married man OF SO little meais
and moral backbone sgnor Czech denotes IN hs res
dcring of the Thane of Cewdor. The best Hae5eA We
eper saw that Of Ross one Of the finest of lshsA
actors Signor Glechs is not the worst BY any masns
Sieuor Cesare Ristori's Seyton excellent. Bsnqus
would please better II he substituted bonnet Tor me
nondescrpt yellow cotton turban he wore Lass night
Otherwise his dress was very good
The audience both in quality and quantity wE ono o.
the finest of the Artists and poets, ounasu
lawyers and doctors lent their enthusiastic presence TO ont
Of Risor's noblest impersonstons We would not prove
traitor TO Elizabeth still wildly before yet We s
almost tempted say that Rstors Lady Macbeth evea
greater than her Queen OF England. IL nothing mon
less than superb. 1t is the finest Lady Macbeth We
ever saw or expect to Mira. Siddons may have
been granderi We do not believe it. Rstons sleeping
Scene is revelation. 1t Is Incompatible AZ this ho
it is not our intention to attempt anything me
criticism We will only say that have seen the Ideal
Lady Macbeth and pore every lover Of Shakespeare v
fortunate enough TO be present last Might not 70
neglect the golden hours Of next week Brdva Brsss.
sima no5iissima Sfgn0rai
Judging from the number Of librettos in constant us
last night should say that Shakespeare was es aEa
'iar than Is credsble to our intelligence. K.L