, 1870-11-27

IT. Hpr"s1h to all E,ind-." eavs fserman
critic al h the Irresistible fasctn .'ion Of an
eterLst problem, and xish the charm OF end
iets >AitetY. II has evesy atemeat-1it, pa-
toch, "asdom. bndooners. mystery, melody.
chord Of the lyre is nnstrung, not fibro Of
me hfar' un'onched. It ID 1t oIce problem
End picture: the problem embraces Eli ques::
ttots oi W.T. importance: the picture rspr.-
sen1s q! orsnlons. Ill sentiments, al classes
moving T' ot the s'sge Of life"
ii @ nfst iNo tc's. which embrace the moa-
o"'ue Of Fautt aud the dialogues between
Mephls1o ana Fauss. sd Meptisto and the
Student. were little TEDIOUS. although Ne
phssto ~as Trs well taken md, bis adyice to
the uot Mt Was r.sdmir4ble instance II sa-
tLsal aanor; Ihate acts Are 10. the closet
have been Lttter to have snbsiituted for the
ecer g IN "hleh Nephisto assunea tie personnel
OF F0Hs', the fceue IN Auefbach'e cellar, which
IL fes,iy dssm.'ic md full Of incidest7
aao. ee9naeh did not appear mil the third
~. ~ WHICH eha IL Tue sipp!e, Innocent
ETeFcaen. aceosted By Fau.t, and Shrinking
ttem him With maidenist uodestr. She hid
rot vt hegun to chow her great power, a.
though her singing OF the 4 Ring In Thnle,"
40 hts delight OVER the discovery of the Jaw
e!s IL me press we're gisen With most artleas
saml1asny aEd nd.rfte- Prom this point o4-
"std per ressoustion waa i perfect crescendo
at d.anat'e ast: The charscser grew ir be,
nanas. ana lts Development was u thoroughly
EasnfA as it III possible to 10 ou.siie Of ac-
,uaAty. VAS perfect in esumetry ard
na1mon2oaa IN esesy outM.e. The
s.en scene was vivid picture, not
noceuce anu the beauty OF lara from ity ti,st
Inception to the full frui,iou.. There il no
more difficult tssk allotted tue artiat unoa the
,sage Than TO 60 through with ono OF these
Iote lose-tcenes, md make it natural and
pnfe!E se; t'nientaE. In the great m1jari:y of
csree !! cescstds to the cold 1egiaus ot prt'-e,
Y go, lnto mere eombsst and burlesque. 1'at
tie teht71 OF this gifted woman w1B su-
pretnel5 beautiful and suprenoly graceful Htr
pt ttsouation IN tue garden w:s Invested with
Foencal ct.lor IS bcwitcliug and beautiful
~ the mussc which Goupcd his Get to ii.
The same wonderful genius was shown in
The ininlsaole ra:hoa with which .ha delives-
ed .bst saa so''lgquF oTet the spinning wheel.
sEopy at the shrine OF The sIster n,!o,osa !;
III the et1uGe!o With the er1l spirit Ia tho
cathedral ard in the mad scere closing the
drama. There WAS uatuEs!nces of despair in
the r.thedrsl rcene which could not but en-
lolca ltself upon even the most cAllous ls.ener.
N ehis eceue it was not nececshry to
.row the German tongue. The great prob
'tm, the struggle between good and
evil, the strife with seour.ipg conscience
"LlcA has leon Hagel in crtry 5Taask WA too
rslEa ble,, too terrible in this postsasture to
need xoEda in EXPLANATION. The actress TOLD
The B'crs in tho eimple ex oression Of taco aud
:he bodily and mental agony. Tie whole per
sonation was rounded, complete, and has-
.rocions-a triumph of genius. It was VIC
tory The most complete yet achieved on the
sage in Chicago. greater even than the gro.t
:rlnrnpha OF Risior1, because the 1rt was more
eempletelE concea!,d in personal identity
The audience was ons OF tho largest ese1
assembled within the Opera House, every scat
u tue tnlltiing. even In tho upper gallery. be
lrg filed. and . large number being obliged Ia
rtand. Tho auece,s i was appreciated and lad.
S-efach was called Gu. two and three times 4!
the end Of each act in which she appeared. ard
received, in addition. some beau,iful lora!
tributes Of recognition. tits but dne to those
Who supported her to cay that. il there wat
nothing supreu1ely great ID their persooatiops
there WIS no'hing supremelg bid, and nothing
70 mar the beautiful harmony and perfect in
isfl OF her art Mad. SeebacA viii return here
TN WcdEeeday next, and eve thIoe mora per
eotla.ions. You will not do yourself justice il
/ you fail to soc her. FEREon1SE ptcl.E