New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-22
THE DRAMA.
NARc1ssp AT pooru,s TUEATER.

large audience assembled Mr. ADAMS naS o"iN'u
genuine and widespread popularity He was welcoiheu
with the warmes applause and three tmes ID 'ne coo
NJ the the end Of the second fourth and
aftb aesbe was specially called before the curtain IL
will Justly be inferred that he acted NGrelsse IN sylnPa
thetic manner The character Is intensely emouoh anu
romante aud therefore IL suits Mr. Adamss cast OF nhu
with the drama which tells the melancholy story OF Mar
easse our public has been familiar since September 1901
when 1t was first produced in tlis country at Nipos
Garden with Mr.. Bandmann the hero Inc Verelon
played by Mr.. Adams, however is new one m"uo W
Mr. James schonberg 1t closely follows inc "eiIn"n
original, Of BrachyOgel. 1t is In i've acts anu Is
In smooth and flowing language when occ"soh"J ioo'
into noee excellence Condensation, though, would I'M
nrova If The fault Is excess OF talk. German plays
are always remarkable for CAB, aud whenever
they are done into English they ought to be
curtaled as much possible. American audiences
appreciate action wave OF the hand is often more 10
them than page OF rhetoric II the new version OF
"Earcisse" be little windy though, 1t nevertheless
presents the spirit OF the original Amid ilustrions
hisronc surroundings 1t depicts the character ana ex
perlence OF proud-spirited man OF genus, runeo III
mind and life by cruel betrayal OF his anecuohs yet NV
Ing on scofer and cync, in bitter warfare with the
world hungry ragged. wretehed taking refuge now ana
then mood of the poet and philosopher but mostly
suffering poignant anguish and dying at last IN par
oxysm Of insanity The character deeply ntereSthE
Ehe experience is painfully affecting. Mr. Adams gave
graphic prominence to both His NareiSSe was not par
dcularly powerful performance. In sarcasm I'D iulu
excitement in depth Of desolation, and IN the intensity
and force Of the final deirum ne Tell lar snort Vi INC
nperb personaton Of this character that was gwen Dy
ar Randmanp Yet in all these moods lie was natural
and effective so far as he went; while in certain touch
Ing painveness quality Of sorrowul sweetness that
o. "A not unfreduently found IN the fiber OF true manly
natures his Ea,cSe unique and was far more VIII
sing than that Of his predecessor in this peculiar pain
Comparison we are aware, Is not CRITICISM SeVerM
times OF late have we received Dogbe,ry'S assurance
that it is "odorous" But comparison is allowable wheh
ever 1t is really useful and, IN this instance III provinces
she direct road to plain and BRIEF statement OF
what Mr. Adams has accomplished in this new part MI
Bandmanns NGreise true portrayal Of the char
acter as we expect to Mr. Adamss Ndrcsse Is
ike IL but less powerful and more sweet and pleasing
His best effect was made In telling Doris QuInaH the
story of his early love- marriage, and desertion.
In the great climax, at the close OF ue
piece he proved inadequate. To those who knew the
play these are significant statements. Narcisse was
mounted with good scenery at Booths Theater albeit the
audience was somewhat asonshed in one scene 10 see
the Due dc Ohoiseh walk out through tho side OF his
house The little fiction Of door might easily have been
provided Far greater occasion for establishment how
ever was given by the sngularty OF the cast The most
Of Mr. Adams's cOadutors were insufferabe, and woud
ruin any representation in the world The majority could
not act at ALL and those who could act were out ofpace
Miss Morant appeared PomDadoT for which character
she has one This drama deals,
FOR the most part with historical personages, whom,
therefore the players should reproduce from history IN
something like the form and color Of actual lfe Popd
dotr was a small woman, very beautiful and fascinating
rtn DiderO and DHOIbaeh were among the most accom-
plshed the Court Of Louis XIV They were played
by Mr. Langdon, Mr. Hinton, and Mr. Hind. who turned
them into walking sticks OhOiSelH, the Prime Minister,
the thinest Of his time, was undertaken by Mr.
Fenno who fat ungracefu and addicted 10 inc most
remorseess style of pumping defamation. Mr. Plton
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gave trivial and rldculously bad imitation Of Edwin
Booth Doris Quina, the principal female character
IN the piece was given to ballet girl, with squeaky
voice. who ratified parrotke through the text without
giving 1t any meaning whatever In fact MISS PROUD
foot as DEpnGy the only person in the cast VINO
seemed equal TO the emergency OF course, Miss
Norsnt depicted the state and the sufferngs Of Pompd
dour with the dignity and the skill that are naturai
70 an experienced actress Should the representation DO
repeated-and Adams to play every Saturday night
Miss Proudfoot should enact QuinaaL Doubtless Mr.
Adamss Ndreisss would appear 10 much better advan
tage with better surroundings No actor be he never 50
gifted can carry tho weight Of clevernes misplaced ana
General imbecty We intend no diseredt to the talents
of such members Of the company as are really aoie
Miss Fanny Morant Mr. Hind, Mr. Fenno, ana MT refers
are all clever certain walks OF the Drama But the!
are ont OF place in picture OF the brilliant court me "
the great French age of luxury and inhdely TO the
taste and grace of Misc Proudfoot we have referred Sh
helped Mr. Adams to carry the piece. But "Harcisse
cannot be adequately acted by TWO people
BURLEsQUE AT WOODS MUSEUM.
A capital burlesque bill was offered last week
at Woods Museum. era Davolo" was PLAYED, IL
addition to The Field of the Cloth Of Cold" and
ballet. called "The Wizard" performed by thu
Moracch Troupe MI Florence is prominently happy
In FRA Diavolo" His is to burlesque the heavy
villain Of the stage, and he takes 1t APPLY and accom-
plshes the perfectly We'll in his personstion Of
Beppo Nine years ago. during summer season at Wal
lacks Theater we first saw Mr. Florence In this part. II
a hit them and time has but melOwed its humOr In
creased It's symmetry and given additional precision and
force to its comical points. Sober extravaganza
is, OF course, its spirlt-as is the case with
all real burlesque-acting. To act fun and To
talk 1t with entire and profound gravtys very difficult
mater-except the player have special and well cuti
waited GIFT for the task Mr. Florence is blessed, and
that why his Beppo makes people =" so glad" The
part affords him entirely adequate occasion for the
exercise Of his faculty Ia this kind He played il
with great deal of richness Of humOr. BerpOs
when going to murder zIiRa, in particular done in
amood Of excrucatirg sobrety Mrs. Florence played
FRA DGuOlo, which she cOstumed in picturesque and
sharDlng style and likewise invested with delightful
Eivacty. AS Fra Davolo, and later Constance Mrs.
Florence largely augmented the frolicsome spirit
and easy flow Of the representation, by her
accomplished vocalism. Good comic songs with which
this piece abOunds add great deal TO the humorous et
feet Of burlesque. well everybody knows
Miss Rose Cook also efficient In the matter OF music
giving Pretty Zerlina" in an arch and sprighty way
Lorenzo played by Mr.. LOUIS Mestayer whom we
like for his own merry temperament and for certain
davor that there about him of the acting Of William
Warren. The burlesque not mounted with much
care and its performance marred by the naccuracy
of AateO and Lord Aeash in reference text 1t was
nevertheless enjoyed by considerable company Of per-
sOns. Although, strange to say, the evening was
dry, the performance not-and everybody
seemed, therefore, quite content. To the merit
Of The Field" and the thoroughness with which the