New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-09
RLSTORrS FIRST APPEARANCE ~ "JU.
DITH"

As,urelly Giaccmmcii is most knowing in the secrets
Of The stage His Elizabeth" is one of the best of
ing Iisys. Translated into English II would be-
cognt OF its subject inner than in taan-providcd
Madame Rstor could he translated also. And judith
although thoroughly unlike Elizabeth" is far as ma
tcfia will permit quite effective. We do speak
II literary production. " Ccsi rqgRf7re mas NEST
pas In guerra, 1t IS the ordinary blank which ita
ians write with such wonderful facility Then words OF
Scripture done into Italian rhyme not improved In
the closet " JudI'a claims no attention whacyerin tho
theatsr shines among the brightest stars What best
TO read not alwoys best 10 act As literature Alfcrs
Mclca Is infinitely superior 10 Legouycs; on the
stage. however IL void be insuh,rabie.
W. ar told that the siory Of the Apocrypha is strictly
followed and that all the chief characters the drama OF
judith TO he found IN the sacred poem. This is
not so With t1c exception of JUDITH, HOoicrnes,
Ozas anl .Iudiths haudlaicn, the drdmafis
Days0r0 arc evolved ont Of Giacommc,tis inner
oonsciousne.s bu, well evolved that they fit into fact
most admirably The incident OF ,ndiths iuing giring
cpd the e2gsssueal wrath visited np6a her by the
people, When et'r qucnching their thirst they
dscoveI It 20 b. poisoned, IS pure fiction. SO
too are the loye-sccncs of Goihonicl judith.
handles sword Until she gasps that Of liolocrnes and
IN the Apoypha tits the governors that promise 20 open
tho ites of Bohui az the end Of i've days. Judith
poachs them for this act OF coWaIdcc aud make, them
take oath deliver up the city until that time,
when -he will have failed or succeeded in her mission
Afzace lloofcrncs slave, and the dramatic scenes in
sppd Is her moro apoophal than the Apocypha IL
self go TO are HolsfeFness dream Of usurpatlon aud the
captnfc Of the high priest Eliakim by the Assyraps.
The ArOcpha diJtnty says And III the Fourth dy liol
Oioncs made feast OF his own s.rans only and called
none Of the officers 10 the banquet" which no gave In
his own tent T d,es rot admit OF sufficient action Cor
GiacoEmcit, who imagines tho orgy elsewhere, that
judith pursued and isulted by the officers Of ooiernes
may make fine enhance into the tent, followed By her
drunken, helpless victim In the drama Judith departs
alone 20 her solitary home; IN the Apocypha ALI the
Israel together to soc her and blessed her
aad made q dance GnOng them for her; and she took
branches IN her hanl and gave also 10 the that
wcr with her, And they put garland Of olive upon her
ard her maid that with her and she went before all
the people IN the dance leading all the women and all
the men Of Israel followed IN their arnor with gaands
aud with songs IN thcrm0Cihs.' :" And the people
gave unto Jgdith Hol-nes his tent and all his plate and
beds and vessels and all his stui which she dedicated
+" for gif unto the Lohl.'
Gac0mmct, has doic far better than 20 strictly follow
the Sacred book He has improved upon it-saying,
think in one instance Tie might have introduced the
character of Aehor Captain OF al the Sons Of Ammon
with fine effect
OF Ristons Judith, want Of space will for the present
only permit us 20 cxcam, with Gothoncl NJ r0p'sc,
u Ginlal' II is not Elizabeth for the reason that
Judith not the Queen OF England consequently there
is not the same scope for variety of passion and action
but is great historical picture that should be Tccog
nized by the largest audiences.
Two questions, however, would ask before closing:
First shy there Is not appreeatiye applause.
Point after point pose after pose In kstors acting
without the slightest recognition aud they were such
points and poses require nothing than eyes and
common intelligence 10 fully comprehend Applause il tho
actor bread and meat is the staff upon which he leans
f0r lnrlliton " ~ the magnetic chOru WHICH pWs nun
rapport with his audience II Is not enough that he
be called before the curtain The instantaneous thrill
must be felt tho divine flame goes out for
want of fuel Far better would have been Risors last
nights o." Elizabeth had she been allowed the breathing
spells which public accamation gives 10 artist Why,
too would not Rstor advent DO good opportunity tor
introducing tho continental method of expressing approba
tion hearty "Brara" il a far neater compliment
than the noise OF boots and gloves Out Of tho unes
of tho heart the mouth spoaketh Moreover there are
toes when applause is NAL 6Dropos then low murmur
OF approval falls most gratefully the actors ear Only
let te remembered that Risto is of the feminine gen
der and lhould be greeted with "Braya" and not
"DruvOir
And IN The name OF common is II not possible for
the majority ofpesons TO rad their hbreos before COM
ing To the hegrcr II not before coming can they not
~ least DO read during the eH aces, which are almost
long enough To begin and end three volume novel In
This distraction wpnld be pleasant diversion Twenty
times durnga performance there such turning over of
leaves as browns the Of Rsoris resonndng
ice The rustling OF good-sized forest when AZ the
49, OF rolicking Autumnal breeze could hardly DO
uio ~, -.sterous.
d.,. ,oymcnt be extracted out Of such perpetual
tho s,ro =; translaons, and how people can forego
vbic ~ hemscehng Ristoris action and expression
Sphinlke nexplicabtpi half the story are riddles OF
encc as rad TnE TRIBUSE VIII not such Of the audi
artists ",nake an effort" % mLesleo. ,ho .nsS5v u
NF ~ w - own rewan.