New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-16
THE DRAMA.
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sTADT rIIFATER-sEEBACH's OPHELIA.
"Hamlet" was acted at the Stadt Thcater
last evening The audience not large rs II ought
to have been Those who braved the weather were how
ever rewarded for their ntrepdy. The general repre-
senatOn of the tragedy indeed did not rise above the
level Of mcdiocry-if except two or three clever
touches Of by Mile Venota the Queen. This part
! demands ripe womanhood and stateness, and these
conditions the actress fulfilled. Mr. Dombroush ap-
/ appeared Hamlet and Mr. Kraus as Laerfes Men
ton of these performances will suffice, II we add
! that they were marked by cOmmendabe zeal in the
direction of accuracy of form. the central incident OF
the representationhe appearance, that is, Of Marie
seebach in Ophelid-mcrits more particuarremark. \
who lily is iaircr sweetcr than the Ophe'id OF
this superb artist No WHO had seen her portrayal OF
GOethe's Greichcn could have anticipated any other
result. The spiritual beauty and purity Of womans
nature In its celestial aspcctas the Interpreter ana con-
servator OF Divine love in the wOrd-were interpreted
in that machess dcneaton, never saw them In
terpreted before and these elements reappcared in the
poraturo II OpIca The earlier scenes in the hands OF
such artist Madame SochacL are Of course models OF
easy grace Nothing could be swectcr, more guelcSs,
more winning, or more b,wchlng than her simple love
for HaDet and art cOu better express tho reco OF
that tender nature when shocked by his calamity and
bruised by his harshness IL is usual though-and u Is
ius-tO estimate the power Of performance OF Ophed
by the acting in the mad scene In this Seebach was
perfect The cruel strokes OF grief have broken her
heart, tho dccp3 OF ncI nature III
manner Of vague images and dcirous utterance.
The Transitions from song TO recital, In the
MANAGEMENT of the text, tho extraordinary
variety Of facial expression, the consistent
preservation Of the Of insanity the apses into ten
dorness the childko hcplessness, natural and 50
leartbreakng-all these elements were blended into
perfect whole; and the art betrayed 10 effort Marie
seebech's Opheli1 in word, ia the embodiment OF
sbakespeare's ideal and the emphatic applause which
twice recalled her upon the scene in the fourth act Of
last nights performance testified to the deep impression
Il made on the mind OF public particularly alive to the
influences of poetry.-To night Valerie"
UNION LEAGUE THEATER-MIss GLYN.
Yesterday afternoon, at the Union League
Thcater Miss Glyn read selected portions OF "The
Merchant OF Venice" Tho attendance refined and
fashionable though rather scant In view Of the very
unpleasant condition Of streets however it is not at
all surprising that there "rather slim house.
Miss Glyn looked and read exceed ingly vol There Is
nothing in the spirit OF The Merchant OF Venice that
transcends her ability battles her Skill She pursued
her customary method in the reading, that is she eabo-
rated one character suggested IN outline the various
crcunscrbing indyidualites 1t will suffice to add that
her fine intelligence and forcibe earncstness made the
entire entertainment impressive and eeyating to heart
ana mind. Miss Glyn will read again next Monday
night and next Wednesday at the same theater.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
c.4,,1o,, NIGHT will En rendered porticulorlv