The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-27
Ris TORI.


Triausphal Renfsce Of the Queen OF TRAGEDY
ms Elizabeth.
The beautiful little rhsstre Francsis last night pre-
sented coup da OF fashion ana briancy the audi.
sorum such the OF Rstor alone could summon.
and such her maschisss Elizabeth ever attract
Hes vrse In tho metropolis afler her ate through
tho other Eastern cities almost An ovation
a. 1t tAs close o. each act tho immense audience
compelled her by their enthusiasm to bow
her Acknowledgements again and again. Tho
audience wss . remarkable one, both In
numbers aud character. select, critical and
faslonablc ssssnblangs has rarely been consrcsstsd
within the wallis Of any theatre Seldom At the
Opera the ladies and teir attendant cavaliers
Mmod riele with moro scrupuous sxactness. and
tors and actresses or mesn ropute, too sat in mo
boxes ntsntiy studying ths gvsa model before them
What can We add % repealed dissertations on Rs-
tons Rizsbeths Last night Il sscmed TO that there
was marked improvement even where Il Was thought
before that she could not surpsss her herone's
efforts. Shs completely sank her ndivduai-
" In the contradictory clemens which were
united in she persca Of this extraordinary Queen Her
Discrimination was moro compdetc, her enthus and
reckless defiance Of the might OF the 3panard and his
lnvincibe Armada more electric In enrt her remcrse
NJ the death Of her loved Hssex tertbo and thrill
rHg, and hor own death NATURAL and might
rs0rc bearabse. There corid nat be a moro striking
p.oof OF the genius e stor in tho charact Of the Y
gin Queeu thna the remark have often heard made
BY those who saw her In that great r5ie Thsy said
that even when they left tho theatre they could
not suppress feeling OF horror mirslcd with
pity for the macrabe. rcmorsestrcksn, crowned hag
and broken hearted woman, before whose yves tho
pha.toms OF her numerous victims present,
and vhoso breast hike irogrt scorpion the
cries or bygone days and young, handsome. kneiy.
danntlsss face form represented hor for her
ungovcrnable prce and temper When she signs
the death warrant OF him who all TO her and
whose princely bearing her love and Admiration II
was not mere acting, but scenc from life that
passed before The indecson, reluctance,
watching for tho signet ring which she told
him would save BIN under any circumstances,
her passionate outoursts Of temper when she
calls TO mnd how deeply he offended be-, tho outchng
the death warrant from the hands Of Dawson
with which she orders TO be- sent to stay tho
execution tho feelings OF tortured breast not he
studied action Of accomplished actress alone Never
before has art approached more nearly nature When
The fatal hronze told the dread tdngs of s DEATH and
tho oninous words mon pt fell sar the look
Of horror and utter desolaton which made her
face that Of Mcdusa tast tho audiences
could not forget Then came tho fierce denun-
rous command be- left alone with great sorrow,
and the utter prostraon when the words Alone alone,
with my rcmorSe and my God" wiring thsinmost bhres
o. her heart. No matter how nconssent the iibrest
has been In his work what unwarranaal liberties hs
has taken with history the genius Of Rsor rcconcles
everything, and forget ansc hronsms contradictions,
everything but the maynard, naughty trt ,cherod@,
passionate. Jcalous d7untess overbaarng Queen ste
the third ACT the Earl Of Essex tcru ,dat 81
noble whose veins the blood or kings His den'
of Elizabeth, and his sarcastic, werrg nyect.ye
against Howard given with passionate force and no
deservedy shared with his sovereign In the inevitable
recail al the fall Of the curtain
The next Appearance Of Rls;ori viii taxa place on
Friday, whom tho drama Of Deborah. by NDDenthai,
will he given for tho first time in New York.