, 1866-11-14

Her Eenlr%-R4er Mary Stuart-Thc
Quarrel win ElfxAbeth-N edea -Ju-
dith-Thc Slcepwalking Scene In s1ao-
bc;b- Enc eAudlences-Inc Supporting
Company.
From Our Own Correerou tcns.l
bosroK, November j, 1851.
eince wrote you Of the first appearance
Of MADAME Kistori here as Medea, she has
Performed oil the selections from her rcpsr.
toirs In which she appeared during her season
In New Fork and from frequent visits to
the Theatre l may feel Justified in attempt
Ing 10 give you some observations upon her
genius of calncr and more discriminating
character than tho hurried notes Of first irn-
pfessions which sent you fortnight age.
That the famous Italian tragedienne has
gtnlus, / think no one In Boston pow doubts,
though there were many in our public who
were not willing to take 1t on trust from
htarssy without the test of actual sight aud
hearing. Now there is criticism, public and
private, of all degrees OF severity, but it all
accefts as shifting point the indlspaiab'e
Eenius Of tue actress which has tasciuated
tho e1actfnE public OF Boston as II has the
more drn,ons,ratiyc communities Of Europe
and the less arrogant audiences ofNew York.
Before her power a1l bow, but as to her
method, her concertions Of character, there
mc-spcaktng with all dcicrc1cc as an OBJ
serTer ignoraut OF the language in which she
plays, It seems that her SUCCESS lies
a..h r. the ~ power which she throws into
dssashsd tSa g IS IT., polpts, rather than Ia
characters. The diileFsnt p,rs which sho
play is are no: made cutiscly distinct indiyid-
ualisics, each alive with It's own popularity,
and marked by Its special tra.ts Of manaer,
as as we'll as its appropriate costume. Edwin
differences Of his paris, or makes them him
sell If the author Tins felt none, and you re-
member his 1aqo, his Ha,al<t, Ills Le1eli.s,
as ENTIRELY distinct rerson1Ees, although the
form and FEATURES Of Booth arc in them all,
and his Ecnius flashes through them all II
Is not 50 With Forrest; II Is not SO with Rts-
tori. You 70 away as the cnrtain falls upon
| one OF her performances, remembering, not
grea: assumption Of character, but the
| e,acetul. stately woman herself, with great
deal Of adniFal'le e1ocuttou, showing
sna s,uds' onn md ~ taste, to aud ~, Fsha ;mcnt
| OF dramatic power. stirring the blood OF
| every spectator to enthusiasm, and declared
By oil to tusp2ss any displays OF genius on
the moie7's stage.
Thus In her Mary stuart she is not the
Queen of Scots Of history. {if anybody can
reconcile conflicting testimonies, and :ell US
| What manner Of woman she really was) nor
the character whom Schiller has IN his mind
IN writing the tragedy in which she appears,
but Ms'oti, sad, and queen'y; and d'snlaed
throughout. You calmly admire her bcar-
Ing. l!ct dress, her voicc. until, In the inte--
| Eitw between tho Imprisoned Queen anI her
hsughtE sister OF England. the at:ca'ion Is
arrested and tic whole audience worked into
JuToTe by the manner in which,
throwing aside the humility assnn.
ed with 50 much difficulty, when
tauntcd by Elizabeth with the most brutal os
Insults IL The remarks addressed to Leicester,
The protested lover Of both:
"1o uthus celebrated Is tac rt!sn!nc beacty ol
| ne oni1stse seems merely TO sm:Iy nat she h.