Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-05-30
"MAcsErH."-we had the pleasure Of

attending at Piper's Opera House, last
evening. It was the occasion Of Miss
Stones benefit. Full house. We can
moi. say that we sdmired Mr.. McCul-
Tough so much in "Macbeth" as IN
Hamlet" There were several points
where it was evident he had not studied
the reading rs he ought TO have done,
in Justice to himself. The judgment OF
this actor IN respect to emphasis IN
Election is most excellent, and in those
plays or portions Of plays where MS Ia
miliarity from rehearsal, private or the
s,re, is evident, his rendering is almost
faul,lsss. In the leading speeches IN
Macbeth" last evening, he showed the
beauty and power Of each line with true
genius. One remark we would capital
ize in this young mans favor-and we
have often spoken Of it, here and IN san
Fraucisco-he never over acts a part, or
any section of it. II he failsin demon
s,ration," or errs in action, il Is on the
safe side Of q%uietuess. Not only IS he
free from rant; he does not misplace en-
crcy of voice or gesture. 1t is refresh
inc 10 be able TO say this OF an Ameri-
can actor. Where the line OF critical
opinions has divided as to the measure
OF demonstration in tone or a
nsr-where there is well known TO be o
decided difference, on the one hand and
the other, among the leading theatrical
reviewers and elocutionists as TO a loud
and d~eclamstory or colloquial voice, Mr..
Mccullough usually accepts and gives
the latter; and when he chooses the
former, he makes it less thai its advo-
Gates demand, in point Of energy, and
hence is then ap; to please all alike IN
the rendition OF the passages whose re-
quired style Of delivery is subject OF
most controversy. In the dagger scene,
the great lover ysll'' scene, as Charles
Lamb oucs CRITICALLY" termed it, in a
review offs celebrated actor of his time
this scene as rendered BY Mr.. McCul-
Tough is less thrilling" than rs given
bv Forrest with his tremendous GAL
vauic grovls and tiger leaps; but 1t
was the picture the poet painted, and
we venture 10 say that it was thorough
" appreciated, as such, by the majority
Of the intelligent audience assembled at
the theater last evening. So in the
Banquo ghost scene. In the last scene,
Mr.. Mccullough met the great require
ments of the play with splendid force
and effect. Then it must have been
seen by all, however much n might
have desired more ''fre and fury" in
preceding portions of the tragedy, that
it was just, ar,istically just, for Il grand
tragic climax, that ambition, remorse
and despair should all have their high
es, expression, with new developments
Of the chief actors power in this hnal
scene. Mr.. Mccullough is an actor
whose popularity increases in proper
ton rs he gives himself, or is permitted
10 introduce, those characters in his
representation which express the deeper
emotions of the human heart as eIhib-
tied in the real, unmiIed drama. We
suppose il ia TO his credit a. a useful
actor" and perhaps this is inSeparable
from stage life, that he has consented
TO act in the light and triting characters
usually assigned him At his last engage
ment at the Bay. We hope he will be
encouraged to stay; and well emune-
rated by attending audiences, TO emain
here for many weeks TO come. For our
selves, we must confess having been
surprised, and we ought to say agree
ably disappointed by the acting Of Miss
Stone. Il was the first time we had
seen her; and we had been lead to be-
lieve, indeed we knew, that the stereo-
typed and indiscriminate terms Of APP
plause that had been showered upon
her by a morning contemporary, a
been bestowed only that another lady
actress might be disparaged in an i'm
piled comparison or contrast. IA most
Ieprehensible and,contemptiblebusiness,
and mode of setting about it: TO en-
deavor to create unpleasantuess in a
dramatic company. None but a dirty
dog would conceive Of or engage in it,.
Lady Macbeth, as presented by Miss
Stone, was q true d%elineation according
to the reading" criticisms Of u
American Shskspesrean critics. Mr..
Hudson, in particular, takes occasion
to complain Of the ''screech-owls' Tho
have received great popular applause in
this character. Many penny-a-liners-
probably all-but very few persons who
have attained any respectable place as
Observation-Disclosures and insist that
Lady Macbeth should be represented las
nearly so as possible by a species OF
female gorilla, standing At least six
fee, four inches in her stockings, and
having or appearing to possess the ply
steal capacity TO throw Macbeth (who
must, also, be of giant proPortions,)
over the battlements of his castle, If he
does uot 60 ahead according to her di-
rections in the numbering business.
There was a large woman who was wont
TO travel through California as Lady
Macbeth" of groundlings' fame. She
wal the idea" Of that character, 10 one
Of the former editors Of the San Fran
cisco Golden Era; and her Herculean
proportions and rasping voice constitu-
ted the /" physical fitness I" for this great
character, according to the LsadsH Era.
As the good oma had no appreciation
whatever Of the part, supposing it to
artistically consist in coarse yell
iugs, which the Era dumped in a col
umn of type metal in laudation notice
Of, she was an object Of kind pity
among sensible folks who had to listen
to her occasionally, az a support for
real actors and actresses. That good
woman has retired from the stage, with
no laurels from this era, except leaden
ones. She Was a good woman, very
large, and with a voice that would drive
a l2-mule team and never miss q damn.
| She deserved to make q fortune at the
mangle. Miss Stone, we are happy to
say, not only won the good opinion OF
those who saw her last night for the
first time in tragedy, butsurprised many
Of those well acquainted with her who
| feared she would not be able to act so
irving a part with any considerable de-
gree Of popular acceptance and credit.
She more than met their hopes, as she
far exceeded our expectations. The
night-walking scene was rendered very
effectively. Throughout the perform
auce, whenever she appeared, the oenh-
ciary Of the evening gave evidence that
if she vas not, and might not be a Char
lotte CuIhman in "Lady Macbeth she
could yet render it a matter of worthy
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