The New York herald., 1870-09-28
sEEBACH.
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Another effort OF The great German tragic artlss
and another and still higher triumph Last even-
ing, fraulein Marie seebach made her appearance
In her grand rote OF Mary Stuart, Queen OF Scots
The Fourteenth street theatre, which the pro.
sent admirable selection OF manager Grau
VIII render memorable to the American public
oy the series OF entertainments In lofty ART
winch he has just inaugurated there, was NOT
crowded ~ 1t should have been, win be- we
trust 80 soon as people shall have become fully
aware OF the intellectual that honors itx
poards' put those who did attend will never forget
the emotions OF the evening To the audience tho
mental enjoyment was OF the very highest order; to
the gifted artist who appeared before them the hon.
age OF their liked attention. their spontaneous and
enthusiastic applause. and In many passages even
their unbdden tears was the proof that she was
chow was the performance Tonight p, was the In
Quiry OF . friend at the door. -..-s
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thus goyQlsL u4restie!c:ss expression: ss e Wv
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those noises both a !Ss !ody d the house saS %.
stuarp' is next to 4Dlo Ralbef,n the finest acting
aramatst Produced In conception Il Is more eie
waited, necessarily, and OF far grander purport while
to the ear Of the scholarly critic it ~ magnificent
revelation or the sorority mingled with sweetness OF
which the German tongue il susceptible when
handled by the pen OF a master and pronounced by
Seebach was transcendently successful, aud tho
b0aste 1exlbty OF the French language, the mel
low sotness OF the Italian aud the force Of the Eng
llsh tongues were all combined In the golden Gu
dence OF her sentences. 1t ~ needless perhaps, TO
a,ssscs toe M roe OF mary stuart which 30 many
ana which RstOri repeated so often during her stay
IN America. The story OF the beautiful and auf0Es
fnTtn Ia n Ia "A hnn nlnth U.f IN
and few have not been moved by tho delicate and
touching portralture that her coun;ryman, SIR
posterity; but the genius OF Miss Seebach given
new Interpretation. Although she Is q Russian by
birth the German Is her native language as 1t was
the language OF her parents and she could, there
fore, pronounce the glowing sentences Of Schiller
with all the ease and power Of one ITO tse manor
born.n Thus, too the audience could enjoy the rare
privilege Of nearing the words Of tho great bard
spoken unimpaired and unaltered as ne wrote them.
On the other hand, the scene and sur.
roundngs, as well as the peculiar character
life and manners At any PERIOD To render this part
then properly, was the crucial test OF Miss SeebachS
genius before an audience chiefly OF Anglican ex-
traction, and she superbly won the highest guerdon
In the scenes Of the first act which picture ths
sad hours or the imprisoned Queen the castle OF
Foherngay the same inefrabe tenderness ana
sweetness which we remarked IN our former notice
OF Miss Seebach, were again observable, but In o
new manifestations different from the maiden gentle
ness OF Gretchen In ''Faust' as the sorrows Of q
years differ from the woes OF the betra.
young peasant girl. But It is In the third
forth from the trammels OF ordinary rule. In 1t Il
concentrated q tempest OF conflicting emotions and
russo IN ae
perb scene where Mary confronts Elizabeth: By
the r, managemens Of Of. Leicester - IN The, the PARK
revealed by few master strokes the character ana
history OF these two rival queens-one long injured
ana oppressed by the suspicion and the fear q
the other. IL IL. scene that swayS anu
touches every heart with uncomfortable feel
ing and levels oil distinctions to the broad
plane or Christian humanity. None OF us have yet
forgotten the wonderful execution Of Risor IN this
last night Miss seebach lowered 10 heights in ncr
art which the grand Ris!ori mad not attained
N s msv s % the the
effect. The profound silence OF the house was
broken only by the suppressed breathing OF the
audience, whose enthusiasm repeatedly burst all
bounds, when the stage thrilled and echoed with
the indignant denunclalious OF the outraged Queen
IN the presence Of her oppressor whose PRIDE she a.
And just mere . word or two Of comparison is no
true, but nevertheless porderous, rather
delicacy ] tenderness and grace "A when his lis
tory tells US was the principal and distinguish
All these latter qualities Marie % seebsch &C. 'o Gisj
played In this character 10 an einlnent degree.
Calm digninea sn9 and aueenly In spite Of her
and a true woman wthal, she lowers above tho
nearteSs, seinsh being In whose hands her fate Ia
held. Contrast the glorious, queeny dignity Of tha
Stuart. the venomous spite OF the naughty Eliza
BETH an unworthy scion OF the Tudors. Those burn
ing words
Regicrte recht so iscet ihr mir
In Staube Jetzt, dem ich bin Koenig.
were hurled from her lips with the shock OF the
thunderbOlt and the effect overwhelming
Marie Seebach was not merely the Queen OF the
situation, but she remained the queen OF the stage
Mile. Mathlde Veneta In the part OF Elizabeth was
also admirably good and was repeatedly applauded
and recalled.
Indeed, Miss Seebach was sustained throughout
In most commendable style, ana the stage
management left nothing to desire. We would
willingly particularZe but the great length Of tho
play and the lateness OF the hour forbid.
One word ana We have done. Miss Seebach's per-
sonilcaton OF this grand part or Mary stuart was
worthy OF the history OF the Queen OF the mighty
genius who conceived the drama, OF the race from
whom the art,ste derives her intellectual grasp Of
thought and OF the people before whom she displays
II IN this ripe day OF or icsm, study and
All honor TO true genius, and honor to the intel
gence that has made SO noble gilt to the stage OF
America.