New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-09
THE DRAMA.
suAKFsPyARR AT NIBLG's.

,hat have teeu Given tJ,re OF Hamlct' and AS You
Like Ia we have lady nado.paJiicular and sufficient
reference. few additional words may not come aInSs'
with respect 10 TIC representation Of "otheuo' TINS
was efvcn last youdav Comment On the tragedy Itself
would. Of course, he surcrfuous. The whole world
knows u Iand admiycs it-ior IT'S horrible interest
has fssv,natod. and its inelaOe pa'Aos IT,,
melted, q ie heart Of the whole world We SAouN
waste v ords therefore, In writing lie piises ~ =
inc or lis d, cp and accurate knowledge % h'l =.
uret,rd en- the strong aud beautiful art '' eent
IN sy ,,f,efry Of form ana quick continuity " nd
tho best OF acting TIA gcdieS. Comm an roveyer he
on the p3uucr-of IS ~ -, ,,.c,,l FIRST then, as
., - 49,, ...., go may prove usci"'. -, a.,
" mol!' orc, }''' G,cst though "OihenO" be- US
To- q On the stage seldom Hs"''
human skeleton may, with peil'o. ,i,t
he brought forward at ie'i''i 49,, -. r.bon
shc occs .i.u, are not numerous % say w o., ,i,t
its introduction can be considered tpIIol''"''' -,
- - II exposc7 under the brlian ana seaI'h-
-. 90 s,s,tuto truth the darkest aspects OF pos
..I,c t--r,r experience. II deals Witha Iom 'h'l"o
.r5it should never be represented unless lh 'e .''
stee and solemn mood that Is possible 20 thoSo WAC
.lr,iristcr tie arts To present II merely ior Ihe
-. Of slowing Of some phases OF an
ec,or is 10 tIife with very serious matter
tstoxNsud taste and TO invite indignant rcouhe 4Ae
going par'c Nas certain Tiehts-one OF Wmch is
4 ,Xprci that suc tragedy as or enc shau Only uo
acted - platrIs Who really Htc"roie ana th'IoneE
m cant Trc,cItei on erUisc il looks very much FAC
g. r,g.cc r. 90 50 had entirely this appearance at MD
rs we viii not affirm That IL seemed trivial ara pam
tie tvso} p"rrat Of rh1tiV" erdeaV'r-in"y' now
ever De stated n explicit toms twas pOdu'eh I"i TIC
s,r.r nj pu.po,c 81 ,xnirtig MI. Walter Montgomery
80 Dt,-a Vart ior which Lc las neither ihr lhyl'"i
force t, dignity t.e hIlht O uagnat on, 'r the "ep'h
Al feeling tat are lri-tc and iu which accordingly,
4. failed T. almost al. otier particulars we
er ~ lis u.,seIt ion tsolle ana uu,at sac'Iy'
Fu. t, ycrc rc,ecnirg features, ana tL"se should be
allowed their dee weight Nj. EtVn J. odN' nl"H'
III sa.,v. - IL 4 Alf
ea!a,cl; and Mr. Main Smiths BTGbG't' 10 was IN
bl .Uo Ii4 eut rf sound ideal q, tender rateit ana
to.rc,t so zen. T.csc 'ogCthc. i'm Nj hontgom"ry'
WA .e,t Ha and occasional baWy efforts 81 boeuu"h
raputcl Do, assure " gravity Ia The Whole iep:eNc't"
uu. BIT part from t.cse, the >ptttatc WAS allo ah'
Iuuput.lg Foi our own part, We were IN hle I"
endure mere shan tire acts Of the tragedy. FOrlrcta
yurq ls m r..t .slu taOug, q Ohs rotion y 80 much
4, quite sufficient. IL the representative 0i the M3Oi
t,es not il,h;ify himself With Tire character ~ The
e.uIs,. o. t.e GI5, three acts ~ lie uastdv, Pr
NAV a. WeI he abandoned as a barren t.t.io
Az. NWtSowcIy-as e scented 10 us-N1s hcit
ono yo>sc,s,d by he experience ana TIE ra'nr.
~ She man DEE assumed o 3eHuetic. As Nh Mo'tSou-
cry, he iI nuc nings and executed fire rcadings-6ui
MT as OF e0 His first entrance IKE that OF most
,lacc No =. II, seemed 10 have lost every ren" 1id
every benny IN the word sni "a have suh red with
yspcI,ia from MS earliest youth. lie Tas overwhelmed
with 10 tu Hi> &. ivcIy G. tAe word, was u'uOt"hons
deep recess william "a, boots. and sounded Hollow and
xquotc, hht tie yoi'c ot b, arse ghost. once IN
Wni,-3.~ tie essentially yOL;l'N o.d biO}at tth'
leraiueut of the took fir from contd,t with
suoupduC excitement -tCT'a'I flashes or magnets
rver red through the dusk! inonUtony ~ the per
soma ION. Ike fttI hCltui rays IN distant, somhcr
storiur nd: AMI 80 sucn times tie actor seemed IKE
rie Mon. lat these o,c,-iouul hciutes--ts In that
Uarye,aus temptation ..,c ga at thrl--trved only
u make The d,;ccts rore conspicuous When IN that
.cruc II1. said Look % y0ur wife Nj M'ntgomcr!
CHelo I'D tie hu>iue,sot sulGen Of fury
vith great beauty If me.h'd. He hr0ke down most
t,u,idu-.. as", though lncorrectc,-t'tcr AN my
fond 1o, tau. du blow TO Heaven" We might single
cat other excel eat bis OF A, ant The performance Was
q cDr.t} With them. q Mey-polc Is wi "a ribbons
Via. Ualcl T. am did not I'm, 10 ycvcr-whch %
frrIroc pr,ai , The tralIdugs of syl iden-
hEcat.oe. NJ Montgomery did not embody dheo, hut
Duy mad, il the vehicle for showing HE own grdces
Tucse ar, many ana they tao oeen
seen before. Tlcre vac no h'e'' N'
,,i,,r o. btincing forwsri the most ter
- i,,r,, and repc'lcnt analysis ~ carua passion
IA mali nifty that exists IN literature In orie
a. rive tncru vogu,-for this trey had already. How
ever i is not vo'th Willie 10 lugr Oh The painful ~,
..yyi ats done cannot e uLd'rn' But We Go Sp ere
hope tlat Mr. Montgomery VII ny a, few experiment
n,rouIr lt way Of convincing that Nature did no
tuiuiIiuf.r q representative of heavy tragedy
,o Nr yaycuu.lt, I,gc. IHItcuar description l. M
ucc,s-;ry. the UoIs nation hcirg thorCug ly wei
Known M. bavcui ort has lately hcen very ID, and
tUiur.t.cr tech health and he was not rs vigorous a
usual, u Itgo nor va, a., delivery Of tire text at al
tmls urcu ate. Yet he pe.eutei that distinct, SYN
uc.ri,..' con -i.teut aud tue embodiment which Ion
A,c ,uuiIi Yuted establish lin Ga the front rank
efakt~Vc;rciu actors He was not TIE Transparent n
tu.uci 30 often (ut forward shakespeare Iayo. II
thc hlut soldier agreeable ana wiuuinQ-cXccpt d
lie sooqui - wherein he Lit open e. the ci' ar light
g., lN tic taIF workings Of tine wicked mind Of In
ablcL and worst 81 y'l'Qius.-Nrs Scott-sdlons as
-uIncd tie U.rt of HcSfCwouG and appeared 70 thiu
that tAc words e. tie ge-tie LADY married TO the Moor
lad b,,us TO music. The po n r.Ducc was chaos o
T. sound, au" move meat without form and void :
1T Mr.. p' sd ors usual, very handsome
MI L.vck cave a commonplace and undeI-hrd C0ssio
TIE sc,icrv was bad Ia thr dfot and second sc"u",
,sn inscribed Boot aud Shoes" made itself manifest
Nrui. o. AID rgc,tcd The appointments Of farce. r.
Numbering thought al tbs pre,ertu nj Of Shakespeare
N, be, been, from the first sort ~ acc ietal and
t-mvrI.ry II not emf red muistratiOn a the shIi
'le legitimate characterization much a piou
bandit might his PRAYERS in the In e-ral, % bushes
we need lot "cou,Ilcr too cwio. J! these little mat
t,r. ofdc'M, TIE "tlute' in the alarm Of caught
a. seldom get Nicely adjusted TO the person,
thoug Hercuits himself" be employed as a master d
SeIeu'Onie-.
DRAMATIC SorEs
Marie Scchach acts III ST. Louis next MOnday
The I2'h int.
"Min and WIFI has been brought ont at O.,
Cali uTua TIcatei, san Fruu.C".
Mrs Bowers is playing in "Man and Wife,
attie lal-st .c.ter Baltimore.
The 2ichings- Bernard Engsh Opera Troupe
vii "pltar al the Eosiuh Tn ter, next VI nidl.
e Man AMI Wife" succeeded " The Tw,
K"~c-, a.i Monday, &C Akeu'r scum, Chicago.
The sIectaclc Of &" The Twelve Ten rtatiOnS
T. o. be- binHgH ont -r' " ~ the Cti"sgO o. ERA Hose
StraVn's Opera House, in Jacksonville, ILL.,
Uo-. he I'D az auction fOi 60 II 500
The srvrnty-ifti Performance Oi "Wet
willie VI A4- "l.i te -'en 81 the Oynpc T.ratcr, tu
kNeTlug.
Mr. Lawrence BaTrctt-and. probably, Mr.
L-sil -4Hi- ,I peer at LOOtns Tueattr al 40 die