New-York tribune., 1872-04-12
THE DRAMA
BooTi' : sTHEArER-MIss LECLERCQIN NEW CHAR


BOOTIi THEATER-MISS LECLERCQ IN NEW CHAR
ACTER>.
"a Sheep in VOLTS Clothing" coupled with
The honeymoon makes strong bill, and these plays
represented at Booths Tleater last night furnished
charming entertainment to quite large audience The
first mentioned piece is bright specimen OF the CON
structye skill and the ductle dramatic prose-wrng of
Mr. Tom Taylor It's story-such q one as Scott might
have devised and indeed. In Woodstock" did some
thing more than Observation-Disclosures passage of ad
venture in the time OF James the Second. One of the
gentlemen that were "Out" with the unfortunate Mon
in hiding, in his house and is protected
and saved by the adrOit skill Of his wife, mani
Tested In her arch and gay cOquetry with
Kings officer who has jurisdiction OF the premises
The haps and nislaps connected with this
situatiOn-OYiOusly a dramatic one and swathed in
an atmosphere Of suspense-are crowded into single
brisk and busy act More particular reference TO the
subject of the drama is not needed-the piece having
been seen here before aud being very well known 1t
prettly set upon the stage Of Booths Theater and
its performance passed smoothly and was fu OF merit
Miss Carlotta Lecercqs persOnation Of Anne Corelc
mingles ztering raillery and tender emotion and,
forrn color, really delicious. There is tone Of
hcrosm in the womany nature thus defty and ardenty
embodied, and this rvets the sympathy which beauty,
grace and refinement have already excited The tran
etons from affected fppancy or Joyous to fear,
grief bewilderinent, the mood Of brave defiance,
were made with spirit and rapidity that quite
electrical and the method Of the acting sreng and
free with that Of reserve power which is always
comfort In certain tones OF Miss Leclercqs voice there
bewItcng sweetAess which betokens 1uc qualil,s Of
heart and temperament In other tones there's the metal
lIc vibration Of sentiment entirely artificial. Her acting,
however all times that of artist who II perfectly
proficient in the of her powers. Mr. John Wilson.
acted Muster jasper CGrer surpassed any previous
fort of his this heater. The character Is simple
that OF a manly solder-snd the pleasant qualities of
Mr. Wilson's personality found free and agreeable
preston IN II. Mr.. Robert Patcman who ought always
10 play comic character parts, excellent the rural
servant of the house OF Carew There need for
either Mr. Fenno or Mr. Norton TO be quite rasping
md de,nonstratye as KiTke and OhurohM Thoughts
and feelings really impaired without the steady
Use OF either g-trumpet or battleaXe Mrs 8 H.
McDouail who used 10 act at the PARK, appeared ae
Dune Careg and was equally discreet and digDhed In
that little part A spirited performance Oi "lhe
HONEYMOON" ensued upon that OF 81
Sheep In WOfs Clothing" Miss Leclcrcqs
Jsliona following the conventional track was never
heless rendered novel by engaging personal peeuiari-
ties of the actress She fits charnngly into sweet little
,dyllc pictures OF home aud OF domestic COMFORT ana
her occasional vOcaism Is airy ana fancifu and u
bauDt the memory like dream OF some voice That long
since ceased 10 sound. "The Honeymoon was done IN
three acts, az the stage custom sometimes Is IL IS
better MAY in original Byc but oven then, as every
body knows It does not Vie with "TLe Tanning Of the
sbrew" n treatment Of the same topic lis mHh7'
though. nayo lon, been recognized ant accepted The