New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-04

roses we never lose relish for such rambe Shake
speare never tires We doubt If play Of his has
an achievement would be phenomenon. Nobody OK
poets It, Yet we give him welcome, and all content
1t was Witnessed last night The spirit OF the play was
preserved and was shed abroad. What that spirit
is we have indicated, and Mr.. Booths audience must
generally have felt H. Much done In the doing OF
this To about for flaws IN the acting, therefore,
looking toward tho future Of the stageto accept every
refining influence that is exerted upon it, and encour
formance though far from being perfect fun of the
spirit OF zeal aud study that thoughtful critic
Mr.. Booth have already referred. HIS acting,
as Romeo, showed tho utmost study: His read
were pure HIS passion was ardent. His misery was
poetic and picturesque His magnetic qualities OF TEN,
telling than in other days Our individual Impression is
though that the performance lacked IN whoe-hearted
passion and in dashng manlness OF personality
which the Romeo OF Shakespeare seems 10 us To possess
S Mr. Booths personatOn full of art; and during
himself m the calm desperation of a heart-broken
man. II is inl these twilight states OF passonai
this actor find their most expressive expression.
His great point last night was the killing OF Tybd and
recall Miss Mary McVieker enacted juliet She has
hitherto been stranger to stage and accordingly as
brunette with bright flashing that give 10 her cOun
tenance remarkable animation. Her face is not regu.
chaTaCteT 1'O Her Juliet was thoroughly intelligent
performance twas good deal from the head however
sotpess and so too apparently does her temperament
She always TO the character and scarcely
ever TO bo possessed by IT, But her force OF intellect and
her general oddly together with her considerable free
dom from sereOtyped stage tckery, rendered her III
teresng in Juliet and frequently gained for her the APP
pause OF the audience During the evening indeed she
several times called out For so young an actress
and young woman her Juliet may rightly be deemed
a highly creditabe effort. Both the Romeo OF
Mr.. Booth and the Juliet Of Miss McNlcKer
Mr. Edwin Adams played Mercuto in properly dashing
and altogether delightful way There - wlnlns
quality OF good fellowship OF honest manness ana hear
in which have noted In his acting on Otlef
occasions and which make his ldentncatlOn WIN IN
gay Merc,ttiO an easy His Queen Nab solloquy
made great hit and ho called out after the death
scene. Mr. Mark Smith performed the phllosOphca anu
ecclesiastical duties OF ETidr Laurence, making
up superby for the part ana investing win adequate
dignity with that sober kindness Tor the feelngs hu
troubles OF youth which becomes tho ripe maturity Vi
good mans mind. The Frdr's well known soloquy, as
delivered by MR. Smith, one OF tho gems OF tue p9r
f0rnance. Miss Fanny MOrant was an excellent NWSe-
less senle and far natural than other performers
we remember in this part. The humorous
element WAS supplied by Mr.. Charles Peters, "a
Peter The fiery TJbaH was sufficiently fiery In tho
person OF Mr.. Harry LangdOn. N0nIdgne and CdPee'
were adequately played by Mr. Hnd ana NJ tehho' III
ADOhecHTU was lean and cOmcal ~ nccu no. in MI
Hector Mackay. Miss ProudfOot acquitted herseh III
very Respectable way. Lady Cdpdet Ihe cast hy nc
set down as very good nor do We see now MT booh
could have practically. arranged IA better Such rs
II is at any rate, II Is before US Iui s'uu ~
ana FOR enjoyment At the two leading representative
theaters OF the cy-at WaaCks. the realm OF comedy
and at Booths The realm Of tragedy-wo now nhu
hnppv omen Let 20 grove for the good OLD
DAYS Let look forward to bright future iot tue
Au.e are bright ,, though the brightest FELL"