New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-03-21
THE DRAMA.
BooTH's oTHELLo.

s,.,e.ncare's Ohello; and This he did with nome
r NJ ina ciuation. an intense earneStneSS VI P'sSon
,otion a predominant grace. ana an eAqu'" SA'i
tt, con,petey filed the ideal OF the poet "oo 'N'
- oo have had occasion TO refer TO inns Plc'ureSlue
,oe,ctipr work II ant I'm terms OF unQuaun'u 'u'"'
- Il hos lost none OF its ancient merits ana We
,lc,,nc II back with all the Ola ell
.bpsasn Ofhclo Is character '"" 49,.
- go, q swift and deep influence upon MI
po,th,s Imagination, b!ndlng his Whoie H''u NV
blaze OF ardor. Its Oriental slrt uou''' .,l, t,at
this electrical quality Of force upon Temp -, 80,
a. teo,,v alive 10 all that is gorgeous il color ana
va-eantrv and an that is romantic ana Wnu! D'""'
in The nature and conduct OF the cmdIen Vi 'o '' "
entered upon the part. last night Win c'o i"''o 'n
former zeal lie looked It perfectly we e'lue'u'
so-ores fo1, ht that more MASSIVE phl 'ouS'l'u
tip would lend greater weight 10 inc maes'a'oso VI
- ,,,t ,ycrvbclm the magnificent nat1rc of the
Nor But i'm fact there was no weakness at any point,
u Mr. Bootl, deluCltion Of the terrible experience OF
o,t,Uo lie shaded the portrayal beautifully II grew
,,,.b his fruch til the perfect majesty of sorrow
s,,,,r.eled tle warriors prudence, and pathos
TODD embodied amid the ruins OF noble
-. ord virtuous and generous life.
Tc sadness naturally induced by witnessing the per-
farnance Of q tragedy so dosoiate and agonzing as
.OfbclIo ratIy letters in the immediate express
,n ~ critical opinion The subject is one that could
we'll wish o. reserve for more mature deliberatiOn and
nora urccise remark than possible the instant.
uappilv it, is not new Our theatergOcrs know Mr..
p,oths OHci0. and thcy know, likewise the sumptuous
rsssories wi which his taste and liberahty have in
.re8 the tragedy. The stirring picture Of the disem
,rssnon at cyprus aroused that answering thrill of
vrpatly which true dramatic effect will always pro
la.e Nothing Gnor in its way, has been done
,r stage And 10 in this that Mr.. BoOthimpars
mo % the frc,t ~ The artistic touches with which he
makes this performance beautiful The actors
conception of the MOor-as every critical observer
,f his acting must. OF course, have perceived
.r,. g., 41,, ftfI,FT 1set, ito
mind is touched with sort Of involuntary prcsentiment
of coming tiou and anguish. "Not another comfort
lkpto this remains in unknown time" There is great
and wonderful tenderness and mOurnfuness OF feeling
and of tone Booths mood and speech at the point
which thus REFER He showed, likewise, the deep
lolrt o. OMe'iO-the manly, gentle, simple, conddng
Iare the poor abused loyerin the great temptation
scene, 20 muy heart ont at cyelids in honest
drops Of We do not pretend however, 10 detail
In this place. the beauties Of this familiar work, 10
dwen their effect upon one Of the most deepystrred
audiences it has been fortune Mr. Booth had
The assistance Of Mr.. Lawrence Barrett as IGgo.
The performance was, in high degree, in
tcIeCtuol but Mr.. Barrett made IGCo far too
moody and constrained from the outset. If
3ppreheud the character correctly, its maiguy is to-
ally hidden behind mask OF franknesS which at times
Gssumes the -use II bOuneOus and overwhelming iocu
I1rity The ingcnuousuess Of Mr. Barrett's Iqgo
that OF artful thoughtful. saurnine scholar As he
stood apart. in the third act, looked like a young
priest, CadaytrOus with long fasting and with
.1oOdug upon schemes Of evil. Such I0gO could never
mislead Ols'o The manly nature is deceived by
cultivated guile. il IS the homely, rough, goodnatured
devil That alone can beguie supplemented honorable
manhood. Mr. Barrett has fashioned the groundwork
u good IqGo hut rearly the whole structure yet
DE buit il. The thought is there-but neither
Che huIHur the lichtucss Miss Pateman manifested
positive ability, Emilia, than have yet seen
in her acting Of any important part. Mr.. Sheridan
f1tn
drunken scene, cassie. Nj. Booth was called out
y tumultuous applause, at the end Of the third act
nd IL the end OF the tragedy We call to mind nothing
pathetic han Mr. Booths portrayal Of the par
1Evsm of misery I'm which OHeAo's broken life burst
into Che great relief OF death. 1t felt by the audi
lor, last evening. and hOnored becomes such
l.Iuon of genius.
A BIT OF DRAMATIC HISTORY
In 1866. Mr. Edward Spencer of Baltimore
proposed 90 NJ. Jefferson, the comedian, the composition
5fapay 70 uc called Across the Plains in which that
actor should impersonate the chief part Two years
aerward-iu 1sCsMr Spencer wrote the play thus pro-
ccted il was accepted, however, by MI Jefferson,
who while ne thought the piece good one, did not hud
le chief character suitable for him TO portray.
subsequently Sir Spencer offered his drama to various
pers0ns-the Ms. passing out of his hands and remain
ing for considerable period Of time in the possession
~ others in The summer of 1862 Mr. Spencer published.
I'm The Baltimore Sunday telegram a story based upon
his eWn play, entitled Waste Water Gulch." The
drama has never been acted. There think,
however, tat important parts of it have been stolen
We append a synopsis OF across the Plans:"
Two hrdther--,Tack and Robert G0rdOH-pay cOurt TO
She daughter of q wealthy New-NorR merchant. Robert
iry goes ro Nevada where he becomes notorious as a
generous uu reckless and dangerous mana squatter
md trauper Twenty years aferwaTd, ROBERT GOrfOH,
now widower, having been ruined by unlucky specu-
afons to Nevada in the hope Of there retrieving
is fortunes He is ACCOMPANIED by his daughter Grace,
aged 49, ana her maid AT omaha ne encounters, II
l1ud-ductun room, clarence EHteou q civil engineer
and surveyor m tire service OF the Union Pacific Railroad,
Who l. u love with Gfdee Here G0Td0n Is induced ny
c,H 90 purchase tract Of and known as the Waste
Of gold The villain appears IN the person OF CHS
eJy an old rival aud foe Of Robert GOrd0H-nOw land
chasing thc waste Water Guich, because he, too had
discovered Of lis mineral wealth. but he is Oubid
h kO5ert Go'dDH. melee occurs, ana GDrdOH recog-
uIle. Chiseby Eugene Leroy, his old enemy jack
Gor0H, who squatted upon the Waste Water Gulch,
oagh feeling argieyed, interferes ana saves his life;
condensed into act. In the second
8et B,Jst oord5n accompanied by EHicott his daugh
Mormon wlsou-tIaiu Gordon intending TO survey his
new purchase. Ills guide, however, proves to be crea
ture Of Cse'Dys. and, at critical moment he STAN
Through the machnat0ns0 Of ChSeiby and his party
now disguised as lndans-the Prairie Is set on iGc ami
through the timely Intervention Of jack, who now re-
Fedl- himself iu the company Of drunken Indian COM
rateof ms named squire RED rye In act third, the
1ogdous have enscOnsced themselves ia Jack Gord0Hs
By and his disguised confederates. The defenders
ore iu imminent danger when LHc9H, attaching his
t.c, iucs-gc % the station, for assistance.
Hl, name and authority command an immediate
response Tui, Doe reads is received and the party
40 The critical moment, is rescued BY The arrival OF an
engine, tanning company Of United states soldiers.
10 c d. then administered, ChiSetby has been killed by
i- LOGON tive the other villains perish in the suDse
Ilelt combat.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Blrth' is annOunded for production at the
Boston Mu.eum on the 9th inst.
Nh James W. Wallack is playing Fdgia, In
OIFei Twist" at the Globe Theater IN Boston.
Mr. Jefferson will commence an engagement