The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-17
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Pia ii Tolens1-A Now Character asd .
6aRanA Success.
RstoS appeared the French theatre last night Tor
the drst e In the character Of Pa d Toiomsi In Ma
rengo's Italian tragedy Of that name We know little Of
The author except that he has written few dramas
osptabss 70 the italian stage but must BE- admitted that
he had written this one exclusvely for Ristor he
could hardly have conceived anything better adapted to
her capacity, a No hsvs seen IL demonstrated 90
roriousy in her Msdsa Phsdra Mary Stuart and Eliza
beth, and which missed 20 much In Adrienns Le
couvreur The incidents OF this play just such
bring Risson before surrounded by those coppor.
tuntss that enable her TO illustrate the grandest
passions, the most tender sympatbiss the sorrows
and the sublime resignation OF . woman suffering
even unto death from unjust suspicion, rejecting
the unworthy proposals Of her husbands friend
the innocent victim or his perndy, and even In
death merciful and forgivng to the husbsDd who
dsmnsd her 70 inevitable fate in the pestilentia
msrshes OF Maremma
The story 10 simple. and has nothing novel TO distin-
gush IL from those which frequently comprise The
ssrisi Of ordinary ronancss 9, dramas but Is well
the thread Of the story is preserved without Of the
supernuous material which often encumbsrs modern
Italian dramas The heroine almost always before us
We are wrapped up In her sad story the varying phases
Of which Ris.or dsnsaies 50 esauissly and . touch
to use The sword she presenfs to him in fra
%s s Ss si as S"n .s pasae. y Sss
kiDaido, receiving tho sword, THY dear
their weapons against thy dear ones and follows With
the question whether he shall pray for victory 10 Flor
Senna-to his people to hers-and she
with the meekness Of an angel Of charity 81 pray peace
THROUGH to tho end Of the play. II evident
that the character and artistic had both gained their
svmpathes Risori was vocferousy called out at the
end OF the first and the same compliment was re-
peated until tho end when almost exhausted by the de-
msnds upon her physical powers In the final scene,
apart from the reality have seen, she
PEELED 10 appear and receive the plauds Of the audience
The applause was not confined to that appropriate
period announced by tho falling Of tho curtain al the
end Of each act subdued sound resembling the rush
Of the wind through forest, but which nothing
than underbreath cry Of "Bravo bravo invoi.
UNFAIRLY expressed frequently broke upon the dur
' intense seao pas as Sh0 Tsomo made
part entirely n.w on our stage, and no
aouot i win have to be repealed. Ia lhe subordinate
played Rinaido. the husband and hero, with all
the dignity consistent with part tina. afforded
wrought passion. which signor Cottin scrupulously
avoided. signor Manclns Hugo also was an admirable
pece OF acting, and received very appropriate recog
To-day r stori will appear Elizabeth, Queen of
England. In matinee.
broadway THEATRE billions Macbeth.
Macbeth, taken altogether, is probably the sub.
lime Of shaksperes tragedies and It's leading character
one Of his grandest conceptions, The extreme difficulty
OF the pripcips, part may DO inferred from tho fact
hardly single actor this tho other sie OF tho
Atlantic has gained emlnence its representation Al
the true ragedians, and all who pretend TO be- under
take 10 win larres Macbeth; but before they arc
gathered fairly their greenness fades Maceady whom
we saw when boy th, only great representa-
tive OF tho bloody Thanc have had tho
good fortune TO witness. His extraordinary
aching left an impression upon our mind
that has boon efaced for Il was tic
most artistic Interpretation OF that perhaps any other
character with which Americans md been favored or
have boon SINCE We bear In mind all the tragedians OF
note who have ever como from abroad and grown up
homo during the past i've and twenty years ono
was eminent hacbath. Forrest attempted H. but
not please evon his enthusiastic admirers. Brooke
really original and able actor met with no SUCCESS In
IT, Junius Brutus Booth could not give 1, any marked
effect with all his genius Pitt tried his pic,ur-
esque and studied style upon It 10 no purpose |
Murdoch lent i his brilliant eIocu,iou careful study
dozen others we might naine-al showed eqsa acs nr
power and adaptation to the srducas character. Now
MT Charles Dillon has the bodncss to challenge crit.
icsin Macbeth We had specia, desire TO wi,aess
H. We felt by a dramatic premonon that could |
no. praise -; ana y T. 80 mnch more agreeable to
his Macbeth last evening from tho nrst IN the
and ara happy 10 say Il was much better than had |
imposed Il was very good In certain parts. and quite
the opposite In others on tho whole 1t oreditab.a;
for not to fail in Macbeth deserve something o. an
audience, and medeum Of charity from that class
writer's who are certain to gain enemies by expressing
what they consccnousiy believe. Mr. Dillon seems
sometines 70 have only half learned his art like the en-
cyclopada student Who his hearers BY his cru
dit,on subjects and his total Ignorance others
he has not gone far enough Perchance when he has
passed. through the hsirionic volume, which
no studying scveroy md closely, he viii supply
with the moiety be s9ss We shall hasten then to
admit him into she Valhala OF the few who have been
dramatically bissssd. Mr. Dillon might be imagined TO
pos ess a doablo soul AZ the nncsnts bold. One
soul has clear, insf iarae conceptions ~
an author, and gvcs them naturally. freshly and sfsc
lively Tbs other MISSIONARIES the idea ~ the original
and uters his expression turgidy, conusedv and art
hciay. Ho aiicts approval In passage, ard In
the sams s,sne--someiimss Ia the spscoh--hs
compes our disapprova'. In the murder sce~e he
him he eilnto downright rant He played
better in the Drst two than In ths other three scts
Every few minutes he by hts striking the white
uncrfnsy snd then r'psllea y. ~ going
reach We should Ire psr'cniar'ze scenes and read
logs, knowing chs. srch vague criticism IL uajwt 10
Mr. Dillon should be correct In his text, and
not call chem 'thum' Students or Shzksrcre |
are 80 familiar with him that the smallest
slips pcreepble and f they were not, sn 1tsi'c
ought not 10 permit the violation of hrs i'm
mortal lines Miss Alice Gray not htisd Cor lady
Macbeth She did better than we had Anticipated and
her eiccpwaiking correct IN spirit, tho gh
lacking In pow err AZ her whole Improvisation. Mr.
Jacks Duncan conmendabIe. and Nj Lsnergans
respectable. We sincerely wish Nr Nsge MAC
dun would not favor US with so much OF tue How ~
he can do vsyy we'll when Ikea, Why will tho good
man roar 10 nesi The announcement Of thu murder
OF his family had such effect upon him that feared y
made be mn, thave been mos. srsf stricken gcn,e-
nan Ia all Britain.
The NTntinees To-day.
Madame Adelaide Ristor will appear a the French
Theatre at ono O'Clock to-day |. E,abeth. Queen Of
rnot.,s In yr.nd HiS,oy ulatlrrs the Last.