New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-02-23

bwdthod In moro imaginative ana romantic atmosphere,
are the weird and gloomy Gardenscene-ai the point
where the cOnspiratOrs are grouped, and By1Ibs bids
Thorn peace count the clock and the scene OF the
apparton Of the ghost OF Caesar. In the tent at Sars
They will not soon DO forgotten. Both Of
them, Il may justly DO added, derive impressive
awe and beauty from tho exquisite dehoacy
OF tone and mournful tendency Of feeling that
characterize the acting OF Mr Edwin Booth, Byhs
This performance has steadily improved since II WAS
first seem last Christmas night Tho ideal which IL
based affected US, at that time, as perfectly &c.
curate though the execution was somewhat dubious and
rough Mr. Edwin Booths method has since acquired need
fui freedom and His B1ItiS would be improved
as 20 exernas by the assumption Of appearance OF
more advanced age and by entire dscontnuance OF
that custom of statuesQuo posing Of which the actor
used TO be very fond but which In later years he has al
most wholly discarded. The spirit Of the performance
however could not be expressed in purer or loftler
mood In this particular It's excellence is superlative
The representatives OF Antony. Caesar, and Portia
have likewise, prohed by tho useful process OF repet
ton that their performances merit uuequivOcal com
mendaton for roundness finish, and drectness OF pur
pose. Mr. Bangs, az Antony bears, In particular a
burden; but he bears It with untred spirits aud
formal constancy" He inclines perhaps, somewhat
robustious action and vOcierOus delivery; but he is
earnestly impassiOned, and the fervor and
skill with which he speaks the funeral Grafton over
the body OF Caesar manifest him for artist OF tine In
buttons and thoroughly well trained ability Mr. Wal
lers Julius Cesar is notable for Its accuracy of compo
sition its dignity Of demesnor, and its indomitabe
spirit The little hair that Cesar wears though, should
be graye1, and the face should be Miss
Paeman presents Poriia wlowy and clingng type
Of wOmanbood, which, IL not Enthusiastically Roman.
Is at any rate, afectOnate and agreeable There
serious bemishes,and such probably nothing but
being born again, aud born with koener brains would
reCtify-in the presentations OF CdScd by Mr. James
Stark Trebonis by Mr.. John Wilson, OetaU4s CGsar,
by Mr. John W Norton and Capkurnia, by Miss Theresa
Seden II aspiration were ability, nobody would ever
schoOse vocation. 1t may be remarked also. that
julius Caesar" Is q tragedy which presents formidable
obstacles to iuexpcreDce It requires mixed method.
part pOetca aud part prosac' The tragedy is poem
indeed in It's conception, treatment, and FORM but 1t
IA also a true history. &c deals with actual facts
and persons and presents them In white light; |
md thus 10 demands, FOR It's adequate inter |
pretton on the stage uncrrng fidelity tho literal
real no less than capacity to diuso over tAe whole |
work delicate glamour OF the ideal. In other words,
It needs the large sympathetic universal visual of
seuius and that Is a commodity not bought and sold in
the markets Of the wordThs beautiful Shakespearean
paceant Is close upon the end OF Its ninth week al
Booths Theater and viii receive, Saturday evening.
esd consecutive representation It's career has been
attended. thus far with steady prosperity and ought
to reach IN ample success al least Its Tooth performance
An allowances being made for defect II still remains the
finest dramatic entertainment before the American
pubic. -
Mr.. Vandenhoff reads, tonight, at AssOCia-
ton Hall.
Mr.. Creswick acts at Booths Theater a week
from next Monday,
Mr.. c. Harcourt, at the Alfred Theatcr, Lon
Haicourt plays Aephcop"fes Miss Kate Stanley Plays
Marguerite
The veteran Frederick Lemaitre is starring |
at the Theatre Rossni, Pessy, about mile from the
center u Paris He has played Don Caesar de Bazan,
Robert Aacaire, and Pcre correct
M
Lyrique, which We're devastated by re Communism are
late in this year or early In re next
Mr. BouCicault is to manage COYent Garden !
Theater, during aHeven months season. commencing
n y, 5cpt6Inbsr Re will produce fairy spectacle
from bis own pen, with music By Ohenbach.
The London Era says that theatrical busi- |
ness been generally speaking unusually good since
81 the leading holiday entertainments"
Subscriptions are being collected for the |
purpose OF building monument TO Alexandre Dumas
m Soeie+v OF Dramatic Authors ia Franco have |
pefitioTcd the Project OF Seine to hayo street
named after the famous and lamented novelist and /
play wright.
A new play, called "Leonic, or Love Wins"
Stage OF the Trm9e Opera House Albany where 1t VIE
brought las. Monday Mis- Ada Gray who recently
drama is COMPRISED in four acts Its action begins in
Arabia ana continues and terminates In Paris ite hero
the as,urnCe several characters ana dresses -s la
Gray was called before the curtain by The pands
OF Ter auditors. The plot OF Leone s ssQ 10 DC I4
cate hut not complicated and 10 be Interesting
Sufferers from the "nOble rage" of the
theatrical amateur occasionally heard to rem0n-
st1Rtc. in other communities rs well as our own me
London Era ventures upon the observations lnt ful
low Tae vitality Of the theatrical amateur Is some-
thing truly wonderful In vain do assure Tompkins
that his voice has little melody In IL tlan 70 lie
heard in the sharpening Of saw. IL yalndo we declare
that Browns face has no more expression than peeled
turnip that smith, whose legs are almost nNsiDe,
sEOuld not play romantic lovers In tights that Jones,
with his fat round figure, broad face and google eyes,
Is lot Shakesuodres Romeo that JOIuSOn with his Ie
markable squeak, does not present the troOkbacked
Rrb1rd Nothing depresscs disheartens the amateur
He has the adventurous spirit OF Livingstone the he
role nature Of a Nelson, the patience or JOD' the
subtlety of Macchaveli, TO compass ms great end'
which istO be and heard upon the stage modeI
ate computation Of the number of theatrical amateurs dt
the present moment would star;la some nOuhedrleal
readers Perhaps should not lie lar wrong III ssl-
iug mat Ave Thousand OF these harmless unatics are
spOutng shouting, reyinEy ggglng' ana Forgetting the
language OF many ostmabe authors every week. under
the impression that they are doing themselves much
credit amusing theiI friends and advancing the Drama
very best actor that tod tho Hafe must once
fs,p ~ amateur, but the finding one born actor III
TIE midst Of tnUu3an1 amateurs Is as haru Hs tNe pro
GENIAL tuding a needle in u stack OF hay"
MUSIC.