The Portland daily press., 1868-05-30

JUDGE KINGsBuRY pREsIpiN,
Clifford.

ing public display OF his weakness by trying i'm
itate Booth in gestures and voice. Charles didn't at
tribute his public demonstration to the
had been alleged and thought he understood his Or
ganizaion better than any one else. His plea OF
no avail, however, and he aljudged guilty of the
offence and fined So and costs. Owing to his talents
not being properly appreciated, and the receipts not
being large at his "Beneft'' as they might have
been he was unable to exricate from the creviee in
the side of his pants sufficient amount of stamps to
keep him at any hotel, but Parker's, single day. So
his baggage taken round to t. is delightful
mer resort, ,ocated on the shore of Back Cove.
James McCafferty got discouraged over the result
OF the Portland 81 Ogdensburg vote; fearing the high
rents and not being able to move 10 North Yarmouth,
resorted to the flowing bowl to drown his trouble.
This being the first offence, and taking into consider
alton these trying times, the Judge suspended his
sentence nine days.
BOOTH AS RICHELIEU.-The transition from
Hamlet to Richelieu is not an easy one. An
actor who has sufficient versatility to give sat
isfaction in both characters has furnis d the
strongest possible evidence of the possession of
genius. Hamlet is a king in the world of
thought, but inefficient and vacillating to the
last degree in action; Richeileu is pre-eminent-
~ HoHtUC UGS uvuTBS, IL ul.tu WHO Cb0
things" The historical Rcheleu died at the
age of 81, in the very zenith of his fame and
fortune, the actual ruler of the France his own
arm had raised to the first rank among nations.
He Ind triurnphed over all his foes humbled
the nobility, crushed Professionalism, thwarted
the hated Austrian, and was the greatest man
of his generation. He was ambitious and I'M
scrupulous, but possessed genius that gilded
the baser attributes of his nature. Bulwer in
his celebrated drama takes the episode of q
conspiracy in the later years of the great pre-
late and statesman, anJNtells the story with
that beauty of diction ahd elevation of senti-
ment which are so marked in the less stately
and more popular play of the Lady of Lyons.
In the beginning of this play Booth reserves
his power. During the first three acts last
evening tbs audience felt that the delight
which they experienced in hearing the first
actor OF the American stage in Hamlet was
not to return. In these acts there seems to be
a lack of vivacity and of variety of incident,
and only those who could appreciate the finer
touches of the great artist were gratified. But
in the fourth act, when the pent up emotions
of the old man found free expression and his
burning anathemas were hurled at his enemy
with unrestrained passion, the liveliest inter-
est was excited. Here the acting was very
powerful, and the violence of the defamation
in marked contrast with calmer phases of pas
sion in Hamlet. The familiar and oft quoted
words, My name is Richelieu, I defy thee -
were heartily a2plauded, and at the close
Of the act Mr.. Booth was called before the
curtain. From this point to the end of the
play the eager attention of the audience was
perfectly secured and the downfall of the
false Barrada and the happy reunion of Man
prat and Julia de Mortimer greeted with en-
thusastic plaudis.
The secondary parts OF the piece were well
sustained, especially that of Manprat, by Mr..
Thorne, and that of Julia, by Miss Gray. The
requirements of the play did not bring the
poverty of accessories so glaringly to notice as
is sometimes the case at City Hall. The only
annoying circumstance was the frequent en-
frances and exits of persons ir the audience,
who by their restleseness greatly disturbed
those who wished to attend to the play.