, 1870-09-11

really ~as-a sem,-tasage NorsenAu clad IN
futy' with spear. and shield, constantly o.
r11ta In intngue, avsnelng In l. manly way
6is fathes's death, and finally dying courage.
l,,s1v On tbs battlefield, in Inn atsetnpt 70 dc.
throne us',rpes; not pale, tnsellec1ua!
dreamer, vActllatiuE betveen tndolenee 4ua
sctien- It is nos only Tho realism u ehe Bsn-
Little de.atts Which IL offensive. II there is
something rotten in Denmark, it is not neees-
ga1y 10 illustrate 1t by the elevation Of the /
ppst. II there il nu speculation IN thoso eyes |
It il not necessary to point to the eyes, -Ue- |
csu+e Gratidno is punhteI, it ie not necesaa- |
for &ylock 70 go through the ridiculous bnsl-
ting hin kLife on his sole, "a butcher whets |
bis knife tefo1e cutting your steak. fou may
reIy upon it that !shy1oek provided sharp
knife before he came into court. Such close
illustrations presuppose that the audience
cannot comprehend the text without hartng
every line nicsoscopically masnifed. nature
ha= provided that every passion mud emotion
alall hive IT'D corresponding expression iu the
f1ce, aud realism does not improve upon
nature.
And. now, because think that Ns. Booth
bas been singutar}y fortunate in apnnging at
once INTO success, and having that success
unqueesioned by criticism because I do not
he IL Melotsanatic ~ nature and training,
that he il not always salf-poised, and that his
re.soua,ions Of Shakrpeares Intellectual
creations lack continuity aud perfect symue-
try; because I think that Ills realistic ten
aencE ia Eot marx of great 6cuins-{ would
taltnt. Look upon him ~ remarkable ac-
tor, and, fer one, lave to thank him for tho
great pleasure be ha. often afforded me. I
kl.ow oi no salch BYutMs, no such Ia7o, no
el,cL R1etfick. On the stage, but, after For
rest. 3tuzdoci,, Edwin 'Adams, and Mayo,
canuot eonetac that he 10 the only o:eiio,
Hamlet. Eic4nrd. Or *hylocl:. I think there
are tl,oee who excel him in these aud soae Of
the uthc1 Shskspearean ro:rs. think. fur
the1, that the gratitude Of every Well-vi.her
and admt1er Of tho legitimate drama il due to
Mt, Both foF the absolute purity OF his art
for he indcfatiSab}e and conscientious exer~
tions to improve aud elevate the stage; and
that, in the midst OF 60 much tl,at is absolutely
degrading aud tends to bring the stage into
di=rtpnie, in this prevalence OF the leg
tueincsA aud acrubatic business, and
other performances which are the sx-
crcscenCee Of the +tage, he has kept steadily
on i'll his work, couIe,ding Tor Whist IN true,
in his 'ong dramatic experience, he has sui
fe1el no stain upon Lis career ~ a gentleman
and ali atist.
Nj. Booths repertoire, this week, will be "a
follows: Monday and TUESDAY, Hamlet :"
"Wednesday and Thursday, :. R.che',en;" Fri:
day, The Stranger" and ''ksthatino and
I'e,rel,io:'' saturday afternoon. La5o in
-.Ithr!io.'
trust tlat Sou will congratulate yourselves
that there milf be at least four amu=enlcnt at
t1actiuns, this fall and winter, OF IN ordinary
merit, viz: Nilsson, secback, theodore Thom-
as, aud the Englrh Orera-, The Nilsson
narl c. a.. far "a organized. embraces Nilsson
a. 1S1ff
American rE,ma donna who has made an Eu-
zppeau ktut; vs1gtr, tho French bari
tone; ri, ,u1tcmls, the violin yirtuoso. who
made turoTe in this country ten OF tWelFe
years sEc. With Mad. Aboul; BriBnoli the
tenor: and Nile. Iauliue Cap1ass, tho Hun
gar:an prima donna. who il well known here.
| 10th Mag and Maurice Strakoscli will manage
Silesor, mot the ti1st Instance, by the bye,
nLefe it las taken two Ncn tt manage
o1!e womap. Sec1,ack, tle eminent German
tragc.iienne. is we'll know BY reputation,
AM, viii undoubtedly enjoy u fery lucrative
-ea.otl. Tic company wLieh has boen en-
rage' to tnrpert Ler consists Of the following
irople: Mile. Ma:ila vannet.s. from the
HofburS 1mLet7al Theatre, Vienna Mile: An
tosncste Biss;uger. from iiia 3lajesty'H RoyA
Theatre Of Stuttgart: Mile. Elvira Basden
| hauer, from the Stadt Theatre OF Amsterdam
| Nine. Hergcl. from the stadt Theatre Of Ham
surg licrr von Ernest. from Drcs3au; l'cr
l
| Prague Herr Edward Deyerrux, frum thu
Nusal Theatre OF Munich Herr Flnckc, frou
| tlt Theatre Of tho Meiden, Vienna Her
aincl!c1. from the Statlt Theatre ;u Frankfort
| Herr nr1Ickman, from the lioya, Theatre Q
| l;e.lin Herr Ludwig GsGer, from the Stad
| Il..suo OF Lemtcrg. Theodore ThpE,as vii
probably reac!. Chicago, with his splendid Of
chertra. in November, anl Will also brint; viii
him sll.= esc!IliG, TIM pianist. / hope tha
nrolle who pretend to know anything aaou
nlatic, iu Chicago, will net again make th
mistake OF last fail. At the c1usc OF those I'LL
fortunate concerts. Mr. Thomas WAS assures
tsro cf the lesdi /; musicians md con
10 come aeail'. he should tcceire patrenas
worthy ttc effn1ts Of his magnificent orct,e:
ira. a1atl Eo will come here now OH tho Htsengt
nj that promise. X lie IL not supported thi
tinc, lin viii not. probably, allow himself t
lie tnuitctt tho third time. l an not awar
of the nature Of his programmes, but h
reason as Boston commences Oc:obor !, an
nr he Will undoubtedly play tho same musi
or at least Aoiue OF it. it will be interesting I
knew that he will perform the following work
there: Wagner-vorsricl, LohensriM: Eint
Fsnss overture; Overture, Der Fhesend
llcale tnach :;ehi1lerl: second episode frot
Icnaus Faust taicl'hirto Waltz); Gretchen
Lii Clarac;erlild aub der Fnust symphony
Concerto for piano in !, No. :: Datgivl-
Oserturs, "Me*'ea. op. Il: EinerICot
ss.t sasT n"eI sp c. S3sGys ts
sir1inr, tl.ree sioiar, three yioluneeilos sn
cu..tra-hars. Eerlipz-'. March Ut ri.grima
s.Haroiti -ymrhopy. Gtucs-Issl'et musl'
: t.raris ct Hesene.' s,chuber.-Eatr' acts
; ..l;osamrnds )" " neiterma1xcl,." Onc nit;l
l. ret apart for Beethoven. with the fo!low1n
programme: Symrhouy. So.3 Eroica, E ia
Up. s.; concerto fur plano, NJ. q, Up, s.
ovc,tntc. .Coriolau." Op. u; septett. u
~. for claiioEet. l,assoou. horn, and tie @
tire eisins orchestra; theme and variation
ec1lcrzo aud tinac: fasltA=ie, Eia,Io, chorus at
! orchestra, Op. 50. With the details Of tho En-
, .ish opera sea-sn you are already familfa
Aud, 1.ow, it only remains for us 10 couSrat
!, late ourrelvcs on the pleasant prospects ahea
The rev play at the Museum this week =
; lc ".Alice Fetnon,"by Tom Tax1or, cot
pa.liou drama to MARY Warner" with Il
, following cart: Markham, a1r. J. ". Ills,
crll: :'ut'.:. Sr, Oven Fawcett; colo"e! X
lie. Mr.. i. l.. Keller: Ahn4ertoldh, air. Il.
r Wentworth: Haniys"ie, Mr. ]. ". Jeuniue
, Ensign I'ctitis. Mr.. E. s1ackaway; Nc 1l0
Mr. t. q. White: SIAy Srutry, Nr. E.
l.rowrc: 3'uni6h Na!!da, Mr. +. J. W.d
:, | ,lurai, Nr. ]. l.. Lacy; ALICE Fe7,.oH. Nj
= n. II. Allen; MGrio" t.r.on, Miss Sus
' Timer; Pamela Tink, Miss Nellie Germe
;. Tie performance will conclude esch cveni
= with THE Gil Hcy rsrlner,'
The ILL for the week at the Dearborn Tht
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