, 1866-12-03

and acted after she hsd lost her heritage
and her boy, when shc called down the ven
geancc Of heaven upon the perddious kings,
and alternated between unfathonablc grief
aud untathomablc indignation, he can form
some conception of Rachel In passages of
this eort. 4 lioness robbed of her whclps
might answer the same purpose. Ristori
does not rise to the grandeur cf such awful
passion.
Again, Rachers slight figure WIS the pic
ture Of classic beauty. Though not beau
tiful woman, she might have been taken, on
the stage, for statue Of Juno by Praxite1cs-
The spirit OF ancient Greece 1oatcd in her
garments aud breathed in her nostrils. Two
thousand years rose from the grave and sa-
luted the audiencc when she stood before
them as Phtedre. Ristori, on the other hand,
is large, well-rounded woman, incllnlng to
cRloonpoi'A- She cap never become unsrace-
full, but she can never become statue Of
Dlnna. Hcr face, however, rs seen from the
dress circle, Is quite charming. Whether in
delineatins Jealousy, OF fear. or hate, It is
still the face Of q woman-not OF Fury.
There arc few salient points in the play
Of -l''iy Stuart which bring out the qualities
o' the actress. One Is the scene between
Mary ard Elizabeth, where the latter, TAX
ing advantage of her rivals help1essucss,
tauuts her in the most cruel manner, and the
former, goaded to desperation. throws Off
the garb Of humility, which she had con-
strained herself to wear, and ponrs apon her
tormcntos the whole pcnt-up indignation Of
her soul. The translation Of the passage is
as follows
E11z- (coattmnlaftna her ari'A an air Of hovgh "
&ar$Etu1t 6fr FHrI 4 f1xar
the hoasted ieatuns on which no mortal esr could
gaze with safety! Il this the beauty to which no
other Wosnan'> could be compareds In sooth, tho
reputation appears to hare been easily won. To
be thus celebrated AZ the Fefsuing beauty Of the
n4i,t,tai in the distribution 81 her iavorsi
MARY. All lis 100 much.
ELI. tIrMa q smile ef eont>mp'.) Aye. now
lhou ehoweet myself IL thlue own form. I'LL now
siARr. IH11 dioatakd prd<.> They werc
mere human ctrorH TIA! overcome me- In my
youth; my grandeur dazzlcd me: have nousht
10 eo9sesl q g deny ny fals-my pide has
The wnFel ever did is known, and may boast
nTkeif lar better taan my regulation. Bat woe to
tise on sys, t1q sss'
ecatest thine Own shameless anlOurs! Thou, Ihe
daughter Of Annie Boleyn, hast not inhcritcl vir-
adulerous moihcs 10 Tic 6loeks are Enown TO @ ali
.TALnor. {st2piaq tetacttn fAf!n.} Is This. Oh,
Mary, thine endurance: Is this shy humilltys
lis IN tic power Of mortal heart 10 bear Hence,
MY heart! And thou, ny .ions.pens up indt2-
lair! Oh, Thou who cayest to the Angry serpent
BIZ deadly glance, arm Thou my tongue with
TALBOT ia En-abttA.> Forgive tile angry
transports which thou hast thys-lf provoked.
tkn=Sb: II, osufeJi ON rage, darts ja'toas g!7"-
iii. III IL greatest csitatlon, and eadtzro.snq
10 i1d'ce EIi-ittfh to tcifhd,nc.} Hear ITO. the
rasins;s Of Z distracted Womant Leave this Ill
bsstara Ths Rs naSa e durei hy y nc
now Be stoscl:n;; a: nj fee:-for us / who am
lEn:ebM hestily re:1sxt. Talbot cad Lsicsstrr
MARY. (!sf;'l rideaNy t-cittd.) She departs,
at ieart! ANN how happy, an! {1nTowlaq
AeI os,rs o,nuha -issa's nsf:s. l have dcgzade.t
her In LEICESTER Presence! At iaat a. last! al
Ter long years Of fnsult and contnmctr, have al
lcast enjoyed one hour Of triumph aud revenge !
In this scene Rachel was like q destroying
angel. She stabbed her prosecutor with
poisoned daescrs. She tranplcd upon her,
aud Etcatcd over her with savage JOY. Iwcll
remember how the whole audience, from pit
to dome, rose to their feet by spontaneous
impulse, at this unparalleled exhibition.
Elizabeth seemed to shslvel up before the
consuming wrath Of the Queen fScots. Rts.
tori uttered the words, "Ah, This Is toe
nnc]',' with low, leopard growl. that filled
the theatre With n prcseutimcnt th.t some.
thing terrible was coming. And 1t did
come. It was the anger and in1igna,
tion Of woman tormcnted beyond
cndnrance--rot the lightning Of Olympus
descending upon the cruel and crafty Eliza
beth. Measuring the excellence of the two
representations by the emotions excited In
the breasts Of the audience, which is proba
bly, the true tcst, Rachel was the greater
actress In this scene.
Not less impressive is the closing scene oi
the play, wlscre Mary takes leave OF he,
faithfut friends and is led to execution. In
this passage Rachel WAS more heroic than II
is in the nature OF woman 10 be under such
circumstances. Madame Roland, and Char
lottc Cordar, and the wife of Camille Des
monlsus went to the guillotinc with lofty
courage, inspired BY love oi France, or
love OF their husbands. Mary Stuart
had no such consolation. Her best love was
her love Of lifc- She had no ideas to die for
| She was warm, If not warm hearted
woman, TO whom the block WAS rough ani
| the grave cold. She was Queen enough moi
| to break down in her last trial, and papls
| enough to believe that the Mother of Cox
| Was waiting to receive her on the other sid,
! Of the dirk river. Yet the woman DONNA
ted over the Queen and the rapist, and vi
may believe that no one ever took leave 0
the world more reluctantly. In this seen
RistorI was rs much superior to Rachel n
Rachel to Ristori in the mas
ssse with Elizabeth, Those ttndc
leave takincs, those heart.yrinrinr soba
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