New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-25
Lucille Western IA Nnmc, SYKES.


III" academy OF Music WAS allied 10 is
utmo-; capacity on Saturday and Sitnd.'y
nights to see Lucille Western in her g;cat
claract.: OF Nancy SYKES. A. has been :!,c
ease throughout Miss Westerns engage
mcn'. the parquctte contained large pro-
portion of ladies, unable to lind scat. IN the
dress circle: and the i:n.'":.oua:ion c>;
IDENTIFY satisfied the Utmo-: expectations Of
all who were attracted - tao Acaic INV bv
the fame of Miss Westerns unclua.ad ex-
cciicncc in the character o: N"h'y.
A. 20 the play itself !O!!v.: Twist. It u
Ike mos. dramatic adaptations " novels.
somewhat: clun'>ily put together. In tact
the plot would BE perfectly u.:n:c.!;.:l.r 20
any who should witness !. without having
frs. read Dickens thrilling novel. Mo-.
outstanding this d. .rc:. however. ;:!r-ca,e
man: scenes anu point. "a :,c play well
calculated for t.. .!:S:''.: o: :..,,:ioa.. c.-
c,.l~ncc.
Ms. Western :nd...:l.j,: '!.>r..c. ."
III. celebrity size '..s .t.a...ai as II. ;,"e:
-"a:t..- OF .Iyn-y .'c,: ..~ -. ...:... Il; N
..co,.. - conceive -: .,c-. :.'::c,, ac:,nc
,'.,l sac .i!sI!a ..cu :!..::. ,:,i... u. ..,r
presents difficulties :La' .:.',.. ;l'. :a,..:,'
-: ...c :.:-i.c>. order. t"l~o.:,-. ~. ...,v
study. '"u!h .u,. VITA. ". - ~. ;...H;.
:.!a. the difficulties cH : :" :r':' j. >; ~
passages I" stro:. '.i!o:.p. VIE: -. q.
a. IN :h. iin...i-";,u::n: q: ,.r. :E.-r
yc.,: phases. In" h.enhia:. y the
=
tn, ila!ln, and ,i,i::. ;Io-.. :. ans OF bette:
impulse that. ut intervals. .i>i' cv,.: mind
except "a few Il. bru:ai!g constituted! - BIZ
Syi... To portray the yc.ini,l. after some
tin. better. -!Iowin: ~ :h;ou ii thu Goa. -
nes- OF language an'l manner that proper:
belong 70 hey class, an" vail. the esf"c. "s
VII. association pc:,a'!t> rT.sy gesture and
every action. the saint q. et.!Icr> :t ma
ture We. rc.!.rma:.lc ::om siH s'!i. a!.ucar Il:
from time To time. 4" ,Inp",>c,ate :l,> as
Ms Western does. ,onyrrin. 20 :i.c AL
.'ieM.. with irresistible fore. th. ikea Of
>sgon. Internal emotion D.: I. sin.!. -cs-
tulc, hv a mere moyeinen; producing Il rap
port that enables the spectator 10 read the
inner mind of the poor torioIn creature: to
d" this. we repeat. require. - to1e. % talent
to .,e found in but few
Amid all her dc.,aIation. tn. impulses
OF :, better womanhooi kept down b.: sin.
the womanly hunger tor affection. tor some
one to love. are most t"uchingly displayed
in her attentions to the b;Eta! and Ttpulslvc
Syics. STEPPED in sin az she is. there re
NJ s,.f !,nly
euce for innocence. Ii is because he is in
uoccnt that she takes an interest in little
Oirer, and affords him such protection as
is III her powentO . i've. The feeling grows
stronger and stronger. with purltyin.
effect more and more potent. till at length
she risks life and all 20 save the Outcast
boy from the doom intended by the mon
ster Fngia and restore him to his friends.
The perfect manner in which Miss Western
brings all this before the audience. from
the time she is mpe!led by F"g'n to assist
in lecapturing OHte,' until the moment
when she dies under the murieroUs blows
, of Sy!rs. is in,lcscribablv affecting. We
have before remarked that there is no bet
ter test of merit in histrinie approximations
than the effect produced "n thc feelings OF
the audience. Applying this test to the
acting of Miss Western. it is as near perfect
as any human effort can be.
In the part of BIZ SYKES. Ir. Herne
comes fully up to the idea Of the awful
brute, as depicted by Dickens. There is no
change of phase in the character Throughout.
Vile. cruel unmiti.ated brutality intensi-
fed by the ingratitudc that allows the
ru.iian to repay with blows and illtrcat-
mcut the tender cares and attentions given
TO his sick bed we can only say that Mr.
I!crnc portrays all this with force and
truth that will probably never be elualed.
certainly not surpassed.
Mrs. Wilkins as Mrs. C,,nry was. as
usual, excellent. although the part gives
little opportunity for the display OF talent
We must add il word in commentator of
the Cons,lmlnatc manner III which Mr
Hall renders the character of Old Fuasn
it WAS very crcditahle to his conception OF
the part.
On the whole. the ;,ia, was well put on
the stage. and well performed ~ the
subordinate characters.
We advise Lun,,ay JucE to pu: oil that
prcpo>terous new coat. and don some
worldwide, dilapidated garment which will
give him more the appearance of Dickens