The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-02-19

appear III lule Sityi III LILO hoo'sA'J PNi
sopation of Euoch Arden, next Satur-
day afternoon and evening. The mere
announcement will doubtless draw a
crowded house, and the lovers OF COM
fort will do we'll to secure seats next
Thursday morning, at Mr.. Sheibs.-
The Indianapolis Sentinel, OF recent date
furnishes the following criticism upon
Mr.. Adams and the play:
"Teunyson's exquisite domestic pic
ture of Enoch Arden WAS set be ore an
Indiana polls audience last night, with
completeness Of artistic and scenic
detail, which met it's best appreciation
in a packed house and a demonstralive
" delig audience. If there were
time to moralize it would be the place
right here to hint to managers on the
great mistake of supposipg people i'm
different to handsomely and carefully
presented plays. Last nights house ls
unanswerable testimony to the truth
that a good thing is pretty sure to pay
Mr.. Adams, standing at the head OF
bis profession, might be trusted to hold
the promise made to the ear, and in 30
| tar % it was possible, all things consl-
dered he dill all and more than was an
trc pated last night. His company is
selected with apparent care, and al
though there are none of superior at
TENN epts in their art, all present a good
showing OF familiarity with the condl-
tons and emotions called into PLAY by
the accidents OF the drama. Enoch Ar
denis story has been told and reto!d in
many diverse forms and in many ton
CUES, bnt the fascination OF the plot
and passion, the tears and counter eft
woe, are always patent with the play
goer, and in it one less skilled in
touching the moving chords of human
passion than Mr.. Adams. could move
the suscept bilities OF the average an
dience. The old, old, story still is
sveetly new. We mourn the woes that
come to latest view-the ship-wrecked
sailor pining by the sea; the hopes OF
Phillip and Annie Leigh. The gentle
minging of liie's two grand passions,
hope and despair-these are the phoses
upon " b CHI the gentle story hrge. The
passing glimpse OIL witely love ald con-
stsncy fill out the ida Of womanliness.
The anguish and warming OF the hus-
band, reveal the climax Of human pas-
sion. The very realism and natural
ness of the story-the naked embodl-
ment OF the intense master passions o.
life. These are the points that held
the audience euraptured, fearful spects'
tors of the wildly simulated woe. Hung
out from Mr.. Adams q broad CLEAN OF
generous idealiz. alton ia thrown upon
the secondary throng. and from first to
last the imagination is held to the MIN
ic woe and anguish with the gentle com.
pulsiou that only comes from a master.
Mr.. Adams does not show at his best
in the limpidly emotional tran4fsura-
tons of so gentle a nature as the yesrn'
ing ssilo-. His is more subtle power.
In Hamlet, with the broad latitude OF
infinite variety, complex variations, the
very madness and zeal OF intellectual
exuberance. he shines incompatible at
bis best. But it is the province OF
genius to do all things with approx
mite protection, and he presents, the
simple phases Of the heartbroken Mar
liner with the spare vitalilies and forces,
that he employe in more intricate
Characterization. Probably from hsb-
itual contract with a mode go unerring
most OF the gentlemen and ladies OF the
company take their methods OF the
leading mind. and through all the
simple, touching scenes and dialogue,
the admirable consistency and spirIt
are kept up by the leaders and subor-
dinates alike. There is one immense
advantage on the representation OF the
plsy-tolloving as it does very closely
the pretty Idyllic original, the story
tells itself, from ecene 10, scene, from
line to line: The tender psthos OF the
widening breach Of years the gorgeous
barrenpess OF the lonely isle, the heart
bresking endurance Of the poor little
wailing woman, and the sturdy patience
OF the second lover. 1t is tribute to
our common nature that the simple
natural, unfolding Of these pathetic
phases OF homely life, moved the i'm,
mense audience to sobbing qulet, and
kept them alphabetically attentive to
the last. =,
One very serious and irreparable
blunder Mr.. Adams is guilty OF, and
that 10 that he did not slot two week
at least to Indianapolis, as he probably
sees now. .ar