New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-09-19
THE DRAMA.
BROADWAY TUFATER.

There was a very large audience present at
the broadway Theater last night attracted thher ny
the announcement that Mrs Lander would appear for
her benefit in character that she has not hereto
fore personaed In NevYork-hary Stuart the Queen OF
scots That beautiful aud most unfortunate sovereign
the cause dssenson in her own time Is almost
ma much an object of admiration and pity In our day rs
she was In actual e and is the source OF almost equal
controversy Popular in history, popular In poetry pop
uar upon the stage, meet with her so OFTEN, that
sometimes quite tire OF the subject ana Incline 10 say
with Carlyle that whether she killed her husband or not
seeing that he cas killed and that tho whole affair was
settled and dismissed long ago-s matter OF no sort
NJ conseauence Our weariness howbeit does not shake
the fair Queens hold upon public attention Her portrait
Is one Of the most familiar historic portraits OF our day
The poems about her, from Aytoun To SwnDurne' ma
purchasers and readers And she is attractive at the
theaters Risor made her the rage, two seasons
ago and countless representations OF her have since
started forth In all directions upon the American stage
Mrs Lander II is almost needless To say, Is by far the
best Of these since she Il the maures student OF tragic
art among the actresses OF country She personates
the Queen Of Scots Schiller painted her. and Schiller
ma IA well known followed history in most respects with
unerring fidelity. Mrs Kemble has translated the Ger
man niece into English very thorough manner Our
individual taste ght venture To hint wish that hDera
use had made Of the pruning knife But IL" people
are audacious enough to take liberties with the classic
Schiller. Enduring that noble bards drama, III
complete
result is that graphic and complete portrait OF
,, smart Her regal temperament her religious de-
voon her patient ortude her passionate intensity OF
emotion her commanding spirit, and her most patrouc
DEATH arc all set forth-and set forth thoroughly we'll
In This drama For Mrs Lander 10 conceive this char
acter was comparatively an easy matter longreSdehce
IN tho pnro atmosphere OF the intellect has given her the
refinement OF nature and OF manner that HIS
tho sovereign Her embodiment Of Mary Stuart was,
nretore accurate even, wesustained, and effective
,o,n first To last TO the mind it had no flaw to the
heart IL may have seemed to lack warmth now and hen
IN the highly emotional passages Something must DC
allowed however for the drawbacks incidental 10 hst
ropresentaon II Mrs. Lander did not entirely MI the
,al q, rcyal misery she satisfied. in every particular
tho ideal Of royal dignity; and this Is much seeing he
lrarv Stuart then, you see tho correct portrait Oh '
,ol nrisoner of Fotheringay and you traverse again
the worn ground Of discussion as to her rights
| q, sovereignty or hospitality, and you melt IN
| sorrow over the des0ate death when EhghSh
no,ca policy melted out TO the most dangerously Deaa
ami woman Of a stormy age. There were blemshes on
1o General picture last night Mr.. Jack ciH not repro
~ DJeioL thoueh he might at least be perfect in the
| -, and Miss Kate Newton cannot represent Queen
r,,tn But Mr. Taylor carried of very gracefully the
,,t mart OF Leicester, and Mrs. Gilbert enacted the
oneen's friend aud servant with becoming Roh'ehcsS
ard namely feeling. Mr.. Garden also lnaue "u uhcoh
49,, asant impression as Misunderstanding, Indeed
With 90 much earnestness and discreet taste that we snail
, q, record future at his hands Inc drama
- nduced with good sets of scenery, and with appro
, costumes aud IL is presented that 10 inc lovers
., 80, Il affords a real and aproftabe entertainments
"Mary stuart may be at Matinee today ana ,ha IN
en- and IL will doubtless Keep INC staso III sho
ane s , NJ Landeys very successful engagement
DRAMATIC NOTES. -, p,
Mica Rateman is playing III Glasgow. She
began on Monday last, as Lean.
Miss Glyn (Mrs. L. S. DauasA the disth-