New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-19

lovely woman. Miss Morris Possesses sort Of beauty
that IA upaue and tremor of condition that u
magnetic There Ia an element OF sfrangeness In
her composition tnge OF Wild nxurisnce nAvor OF
the leopard and the Jungle an attribute OF suoacious
oginaity-and this arrests the attentive notice. ana
stirs the Imagination, OF all classes OF spectators IL
possible accordingly for Miss Morris to como upon
the stage without attracting immediate and Interested
observance and this with most persons soon warmed
into blind admiration by emotional intensity and
her ygor Of brain II startling he dramatic
genius then dramatic genius possessed by MISS MOT
ris; but n dramatic genius be intellectual power
sufusod with genial emoton.-intuitively 10 conceive
character and condition and portray them as 10
produce the effect Of nature by the symmetrical pro
cess OF art, then certainly this actress has given
no evidence OF its possession She plays all things alike,
and In all things Is substantially the She has
never upon the whole, surpassed her personation OF
the heroine OF Article A." and that embodiment may
be taken as a fair representative and measure OF her
powers Under ell guises she presents wiry nervous
electric physique, and into all parts she pours herce
and feryid and yet achrymOse temperament. which
alternates betwxt latent ferocity aud lamentablo
despair To all the exigencies OF the drama she brings
the same rather the same Dannersms;
a bitter contorton Of the oountenance, conVulsive
quiverng OF the lower Jaw strained pursuing OF tns
mouth and sucking In OF the cheeks. ta"ny sieamhoi
yellowish eyes, carriage OF person whichts eltherA
gliding rush or Useless lounge, q variety OF
abrupt and awkward gestures and great volubty OF
utterance These all appeared again In her SeIene anu
for the most part they all out OF place sne Gre
ated indeed utter Of excitement by her deYery OF
the imprecation at the close OF the second act"hca
she spoke with unchecked uency and copous Violence
though without spoutaneiy, and 10 the mood OF artificial
frenzy conveyed by mechanical means but ia not oy
points and outburss that this elevated and beantfu
ideal of spiritual womsnhood be realized and con
veyed Ia IL by effective features that the truth ana
the altitude personaton are 10 beiascertsned NO
ygOr OF execution, alluring vile OF sensuouS
temperament supply in this case the lack OF purity
OF dealand purity OF ideal was totally lacking IN tnm
performance. The was selfoonscious the lnno-
cence was the affected occurrences OF very knowing
young woman; the artless gravity and the Ingenious
sefdsclosure obviously insneere the rehnefnens
was OF order OF patchouly and paenteatner; anu
the artistic method often inaccurate ana genersiJ
monotonous Miss Morris may be much admired IN TINS
part by those who like her magnetism, ana whose cuh
tom It therefore is to admire her in everything;
but the truth will remain that 1t resh
upon an ideal wholly beyond the scope OF hei
powers and wholly outside OF the line OF her natural de
velopment. Her frequently indstinct enunciation may
be imprOyed the errors Of her pronunciation may %
rcmeded; she may learn to speak words 10 verse so a.
TO emphasize the thought beneath them; and she may
even acquire idea OF giving, in her action and her
speech some of state Of serene exataon above
the petty and sordd affairs Of this commonplace world
I
But there are fixed limits to her perception and caps
city, there are gates that will never open to the touch
of any taIisman that she use. You cannot make
lyeaf out OF piece Of parchment, nor rose out Oh
dandeli0n.
The best acting in the representation OF The wicked
World" was done by Mr. Stuart Robson, Lan lie mas
dry dro refined humor, and nice intelligence ana TACT
and he knows when to stop Mr. c. r. Thorne jr played
the mortal ERais exceedingly well. His insensae'nard
ness and his ferocty truthful aud earnest Ills
CLEANS Of grm involuntary humor we're excellent; ana
he spoke the speech upon the agonies OF betrayed oo
I'm a powerful and moving manner. A wooden saw"
horse moved by springs would be better In the part OF
Phylon than Mr.. Mckee Rankn-for 1t could
not speak, and therefore would not slur over the
language of the part. Miss Kate Caxton who appeared
as Zqyfa seemed very like little old lady In panto
mime and was much constrained by nervous umidty'
Miss Changers performance OF Darne was credtabie 70
talents that have but little trained but the make
I'D of her face ghasy The other fairies amounted
20 nothing. Mr. Marston's scenery was brilliant ana
beautiful and the assemDlage very properly comph-
peuted him by call before the curtain. MT Palmer
the manager. Miss Morris. and Mr.. Thorne were As"
allied out 10 receive the public Acknowledgements SUD
Joined are the casts Of The Wicked World as done In
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