The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-05
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Her Appearance IN the grand ChaFae,
ter OF Queen MISUNDERSTANDING
8 Scenes in the DeIInentf0Ii---LheI Love
Scene between RllEnbeah land the
Earl OF Essex.-sA TelI yfrItteII. AIfI.i
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,'s rs I ~ Z ~ y
~ 1aVs wy seen 5lstorl IN Two great
PhEbS-A4GuS9 ana mary StndTC-1n
eilch OF Whlch 70 seemed to us that she
was nin2tappFoachaoleip i2t by any living sac-'
tos. .S9I; men we saw her IN the latter we
were Were tstohlshed at the extent OF her re-
sq2ufcest ana at the development of new
pnases !SI oI.ner power. ;Whenthe curtain
4 leA4 on on tns last scene OF mary Stnart"
We It, su pposeu tnat we had made q toler-
aDiy luil esGlmate oil R1stort's genius,
IISl. ~. !lseI, 40 70 gooo measured IT'S
cope; we last night found out opr
mistake; her EttsGbeth was, in the
i1iaill, L1Ilaln, new revelation, developing a
i oiuefehG SORT OF capacity, different
Ilntlse- OF human nature, aud a more
lttslssEly art. zENot so .peautttul a char
acIeEisation ISIs... I as nary etrGrL,i by any
means, LOT accepting the two charac.
ters as delineated by Schiller and Gia-
con G1l nlEElettl, tnls would be tmposstble.
Inc wrlter OF the play of oElizabethp
mas mas enpooled the conception of the
eharacter and history of the ttVirgin
queen apopularly entertained until
Aately,f II was "a conception derived
mainly from historians prejpdiced in
IaVor OF the Stuarts, and came far short
OF Justice to the real Elizabeth, under
whose near half century of-rule. Eng
land grew TO be 9 tirst-class power, and
enl9yeS9,. ~. me greatest degree of prospert-
ty iit Ene klngdom had ever Known. Eliz-
apeth, as thus und derstood, was to most
people merely vain Jealous, cruel,
na5o-neartea lasIS1-!lIalsa ana false woman, who
~ oaiiy " Pt1ayS WIN gallant mems hearts
70 tl''als y Ihat there was much
~ 9a.sEl tEHkq ~ y khls conception we do not
10y, 1!iI n1ItortonatelyTt weak
1n1e5S to ol,so,I OF We're al.
SsxtsS ~ ~ I1C tne grander elements
~ lt1s .1 iasS Ietlii y,lT0ydtIhearted ruler
ny ". - 4sSeent-oI england. t 41AaI
we nave tarr1ed thus long on. this
matIefS Decause we deem 1t essential to
,Ii. IKE an adequate criticism of
EAtsGOFis Fs A1tt<tt0eth1 she renders the old
opular'cohceptlonia admirably, yet one
never loses slght OF the grand elements
Oh ner character, and sometimes these
are brought out with a degree of power
aIs:olpIeiy 4s1:e.LGy IearIul.i In witnessing her
lsttsesoSst. We can comprehend how the
LllOsG LllIs orllllanG galaxy OF statesmen,
1tLi lots, scholafs, and poets England
ever eve, haa at one time, could be awed
anu anu conttolIeo py a Woman-not mere
" because OF her royal position, but be-
cislse Ct,!.s %! 1ndomttable courage,
PraetlcaI aoll1ty, ana
a., tt,o iS5l alnalon! h1ston nils
S31Ii.t Sas Y. MhoAe s,tN picture, ana we lose
s,gsi.,t ~ 9Ie actor entirely II Is the
a1ioss ..i.l 4IeI9 ttluLnpn OF dramatic art
"1 M sHeI .lss geuelu:
a.. s SyFiIeE OF the play has exhibited
tiiosE disregard for chrono-.
.,ot UP uaIes ana occurrences
u ~ tne most reckless manner. His OBJ.
lsG. sSa ls 70 shoW'twoE distinct phases Of
ana u ls We'll accom-
P!lSleos we nrsG see her In the prime
3E her. physical vigor,i when her lion
siee.. sn sas otne softer pas
ssions, ssS.i ana! eastty movedsby incense to
hef. vanlty5s when she was strong to.
meet any danger threatening her king
94nl s.1lill or herself, and ready to crush all
WHO came IN her ways when she was
@ @aple 70 inspire with new courage even
s.IoIl suSh sIi oaI9hIiess mariners as Drake. or.
S.1Su gAitant W ~ soldiers as Essex. This
9oLYtton 5o3YIot oIIns play aboundsinthem most
sN HSaLe Isa Louches OF nrt--nrt SO perfect as
iSo,ost;ss!I p nature. ite. her complaeent
t's'sa ~ tlns VI heF classical knowledge;
tlSt N1ttlSy ~ Qlctatlng tWo letters at
SisI ot.ce reE r fs!!teentlng IN favor OF Shakes
i pssaiLSe, @ AoE passage IN " Henry WILL
onSv ~ tia 1gssH OF heEseIIi her teal-
1Ssy ~. ~ eioNsiShoWn Dy LdGy Sarah
!SG, t9L AsSeSi heE jealousy Of Es8eS for
eS 70 the roya! Prerogatiye
OF patronage in the case of Bacon; her
ness IN avoiding BtrteigH8 argu
uisshts sIhts lot her marriage these are but
lew lew out OF many of the delineations
y. oi Whlcn we speak, and whose perfec-
si0n 2I,. no description can more than hint.
1Ihe love scene between EttGdbeth and
ESSeI is, perhaps, the most notable
Rortlon OF the first part of the play.
Ine coy coquetry OF the Queen is per-
me1t ~ noIs han Ut, aword. OF encourage
si stie EHSs ME- MN Just enough insight into
ttle. me tenoeF . anection she has for him, by
oas, Sne tats HIsre DeW.ltching by-p!ay of her
SS1 Soupten9nce, la 70 empolden him to grasp
IeE Tween me slight pressure of
nanu reveals the fact of her
" sun the subject
o,,,1 fO,tS'I' !aE, on this,
e;rSs ft Essex rotec1
~. q ht.s 1s anq giving MIN
Stie S.. as the talts1nan In the
% -. e. resumes all
Vi, eil's.SS nsE. queenIy W eIly oelleanor. q
y T3HIss.,!, Ins most marked de1h1piIons
2! .taIst OF genius were shown In the
sceles MneEe sue uepates with herself
esLons as 10 whether she
s,..lls snaal slSn tne 0eatn warrants OF Mary
= ,t..oi Z tne former case
~ g petWeen CON-
r. teE ! at ana 1ear OF
6,ft Xc;,S.I n iso5CiS tls 9ee1 aohe win
{tSt ~ ~ slBnln8
y 81 y Lne
T1ipS3 tin, " ~ ~ P9atening ". Ihe
49, y; ~ ~ SHOWN