New-York tribune., 1868-01-03
MR.. DICKENS as DIR. U4RIG0LD.

Mr. Dickens read "Dr. Marigol6" at Stein
wav Hall last night large audience heard him. ana
deeply enjoyed, and heartily applauded MS headng io
call it Reading is not, however, TO DO IL JUSTICE ~ va"
personaton The sort OF personation ordinarily pos
sible In reading consists in the suggestion Oh
ter more than in the embodiment OF IT, 10 JUS
reader by the same exactng test that Is properly appnea
70 an actor is therefore. TO judge nun most i
The actor has the accessories Oh eossu en de n1son
at his mimic art may create The reader must depend
solely upon his talents and his PSwer os doe. emo@gh II
he makes his sketch like positive PRESERVATION no
achieves an s1raGdsR SasR Sns evidence Of this
was seen I'm the emotion OF the Spectators ~ -,
we're moyed 1 70 srs arshse moved to both combined
so that they sobbed ana caehea ciso :. nos ,hss
"a sane s9nc Endorsement That o criticism comes TO the
same Thing So far as a reader could possibly ldenny
himself ceh, TR s5enti%d e 2assf with his Dr. agod Tho
roughly clad, garruous, true-hearted peih ,'Iamsn
MAGE az the formal black coated Engllsh gentleman
Merry slipht effort OF the imagination was requisite 70
follow aud to enjoy this reading hoWever ,nio h, IN
it, authors Interpretation no touch OF pat9os wa: o no
light Of humor failed to ilunine tne cuT,sh o VI s ts
given has strongly and 30 and
the essential spell & Sf nso ns poor pedder the heroine
fOrsaken, bufetted deaf and dumb girl On tne one
element in human on the other side helpiess
childhood innocent, pure, ana sre1asIhva ,hs E%SI,sb
tongue better knows how to point these contrasts.
the affecting contrasts which make hunpan
life at tImes pathetic and 50 tragical FROM he 1u.
set as you may by his Life OF Ollmad
of theatrical life in Nicholas Nickleby, uhd ia many Vi
his stories has been mindful OF the heart nat Dea
beneath the motley. This particular story OF III. Sihl
gold is "A usrous example OF that dramatic pnase oi
life The peddler stands upon the ootDoaId OF MS carr
ms diving daughter is casped to his bOsOnher arms en-
twinIng his neck aud head droopng upon his shou
the and her poor father Is obliged 10 be facetOus ana
yolule IN the vending Of bis wares even we tne gray
shadow Of death is stealing over DIS niue cDlu ihr
There ia kindred situation, as old theater gOers VIII
remember I'm the second OF the play OF Bephegor
and N never fails touch the heart Few parallels now
ever can be found to the trial and anguish OF Dr. h-
gold the CheapJack; though, TO the philosopher ne ~
no napt emblem OF the masquerade Of Vlng III WHICH az
maukInd-a persons, any rate of strong ieehs ahu
high motves-eontinually participate be ns az may
his trial and his anguish were fully Interpreted " nr
Dickens Now and then to be sure, nc hllh1ee
our OF the character and now and then ne o'eta.ea
that very difficult bit Of stage business the ouDuIst
~ manly passion IL may well be doubted whether q
CheapJack or anybody se.woud initiate In recitation
or narrative his frantic outcry OF griei IN ahhonc
ing 10 his wife the death OF their child Inere so
the monoony OF the rising Infection But 10 lhe l.teI
we have become pretty we'll accustomed, ad ia respeet
IN the former consider too curlOusy hs "o
think of the poor CheapJacks afcton forttude ana Io
be goodness heart and OF conduct, and brush tls
tears from our eyes. The humorous points In Mr. DICK
eus's readings night, the thin voiced giant Lne me
Dearack the bits of comic smile that came 20
copiousy happily 10 the fancy OF the humons.
were all made with effect IL Is III the nood OF mrtn
that Mr. Dickens always happiest, but both his mth
and his pathos enjoyed Ia the utermoet last night
Another reading will be given this evening