New-York tribune., 1873-12-18
o.. THE DIANA.
BRoADw,Y THEATgR-nR. wVBERT gEgyE ,s COUNT
POSCO.

BRoADwAY THRATgg-NR wYBERT gEgyK ~ COUNT
Mr.. Wybert Reeve, a London actor Of tired
talent and established reputation made his fret eu-
trance the American stage Monday evening al
tho Broadway Thester acting Count FOse0 in Mr. Wiks
Coinss nve-act drama OF The Woman In White" Mr..
Reeves performance by about four hundred
persons, and followed with lively interest and
est admiration. Il denoted a comprehensive and Grs
intellectual grasp OF the character OF Co,i Posco snd
subtle ntuitye sympathy with the magnetic force tho
animal happiness the intelligent concst the grandio-
quent humor the catke steslthness OF mental motisn
the suayity and the concentrated. snoderiog fire OF
Intense mali gnity that blended IN this Extraordinary
individual. Mr.. Reeves intellect IA. mamfosty, OF an
alert order. compact. vital sympathetic and fed by
vigorous sgnation. HIS voice Ia fresh and bright his
individuality is unique and pleasing; his bearings noIh
bly, refined and very agreeable He u'ed no stage treks
TO entrap attention but in mood OF quiet power AMI
skful precision he embodied tue character ana lived
it out through its experience. He had not been h'1
minutes the stage before the presence was f OF an
original nature dramatic artist OF the bot schoo'
because the school Of simplicity Ihs personaton WAS
erroneous at al the defect Of orm--his Cosn
Fosco seeming what to lack soidy, while poscSs
ing nimbleness some excess. and to exhibit In 10"
sbape and makeup OF the head ana face. Mephls
tophelean quality which 10 US seems ont OF harmony
with Just ideal Of the fat italian villain Mr keeyo'
however was seen to DO a student Of his author hh
several costumes we're spty expressive OF foseos na
ure he used the large style ~ gesticulaton peculiar
10 the man. and the deeacy OF bs hands. his tonch sn'
his added TO the round symmetry aod suoo'h
cono,eteness OF tho work In better psy-tf inneca
IL were possibs adequately TO dramstze The woman
in white"-he would win a greater success lo ."
Fosco In this piece after studying him in tho novel
which IA literal OF intellectual romantic ncIon
-is 10 see giant playing withtpebbiestones or maon
ayell outwitting hen The play Is bald synops~ o'
the original story The action In IL Tequensiy ha1~
Tbsre ia tremendous parenthesis bet~rs escn OF snn
acts And tho sequence OF incidents 10 estaolshed ~
de speeches descriptive soloquies. and extracts from
Documents and through the medium OF oonrerras%9ns %
with himself carried BY SIR Peretva! tty1c lne
lover OF the novel weared and repeed Dy ths samo
inadequacy Of Interpretation Those VINO haso "o.. %
read it would be lured 70 do so by such TS %
ed aterD IA this The piece seemed TO nave ps"h nuu
died upon the stage WITH thing tnae catne I'd pAnu
tho way of see merry tho subsidiary parts were poorly
Mss Ida Vernon which forcible II nothing ese Tho
full ca has already been printed 10 these eoiu"s
wALLAcKs TBEATER.
Mr. Wallack's comedy reyivaB nave con-
sisted Of Sue stoops 70 CONQUER" Ours" The Lar
and ~ Home" and all Of them have been beautifully
presented THIS week Mr. Wa,ack gives each OF them
renetition changing the bill each night On Saturday
evening he will bring forward comedy announces
new and az the work Of Mr, Bouocault, ana en""o"
"a Man OF Honor"
DRAMATIC NOTES.
A Military Spectacle, involving battle scene.
will be presented az Barnum's Fair tonight
Salvini repeated his grand imporsonatl%on % OF
Samson last night at the ASaaepy, pont, ana Repea
IN 2SSct Esser in the play OF Elizabeth, Queen Of
England: Pauionti win play the Q9a2p