, 1873-11-02

from these cr.,do and contnhet tnta an Ontlne OF
au air Of col, icio,,s nhty tho boy acizod tho
chalk and eltctchcd upon tito blackboard the |
o1to Of quo VI tl,oso hdoonn morstors who
Hstryiyc az dragons in Tho lcgoada Of tho nurHory
tilo ambitious boy prolueed from his portfolio
tho supposed portrait or tho Batno hypotliotical
oroaturo mud comparod the simple effort on tho |
blackboard with tho onlafnily.tirnmwn m monntor
scientific oxports. The two portraits taliioa !
exactly. The blushing boy wab regarded ns n |
marvel. Ho was at onco an artfnt aud sctontlst, |
and ia speculative imagination nag worked tho
Nature. Ills ability wap acknowledged. md ho
rapidly ncouired tito ronown {1o aoaorsos. Dnt J
suppose hfa qucstonor Ind beon qnaol had
gISon hin tho no. on ono o. pfaiooI paa 1oS %
hls satran with tho jaw-Lono Of an mss, wllnt
sort of picture would that blackboard aud
cllulk hayo Yolded2 Antl 40 when 4, young man
thing about human beings, thoir, picture must b0
criticised In 80 far as they have idoaizod char
| actcr from tho crude outlines givon them. II
tho author Of tllor lines is literary qnack, and
the body Of q kuavo, with the occasional verte;;
bra Of gentleman, Is your nctor 10 bo consurcl
for drawing a prodigy Viewed from any
standpoint yon lilto t. becomes simply lmp4oa
! Murphy, it denes criticism, not because q its
superior 1norit, but Oh account Of Ito hewilaoy-
| iue pbBurility Whom, therefore, NO Aay that
| tho performance Of "Tho Lady Of Lyona"'. at
| worry much surprised to hear It, It is not sucll
collection OF fossil remains as you would hand
| to an artist for portraits Of men aud maunots.
but rathor q diuh Of 1ncaty bones you would
| fling to hungry dog Of q manager to gnaw
comfortable meal from. Tho first criticism
Of It heard by tho i1lussrioua author
| was that 1t was III mosa of hash aud
i bombaat"' about os ddyspoptlo compound as
= 1&fn itrrnef trr
Aud yet 1t is popular drama: It is one winch
deals 10 largo amount Of Incident, and ia suta-
bio to any grade OF diamatic talons: Being bo-
yond tho reach Of the most abio. It ID 9Tn1y be
Ia always included in tho repertoire Of tiaycl-
ing combination, always on hnnd for stock
company to fill in an ovoning with. Il ia to tho
world IN general what "Ihe Ilcket-ot-Lonfo 70
adjourn public meeting. always in order It ia
not our intention to aualyzo the characters Of
the drama, for they hare boen carefully dissoct-
cd too ofton to rondor il necessary. A concop-.
as that Of figure possessing simultaneously
the properties of square and circle; Pauline as
unthtnkablo as stationary metoor or oolorod
sonses nsno o h iGf @ 10 s aeons s.S f
OCCASION harmonizing with those OF another up,
on the basis Of motive: principle, Or iatividua'
bias, is to do what ia not possiblo-in tho nlno-
toenth century. It il true TINT both charaetora
have been played here to the delight Of large
audiences, but tho mcrit Of the performance lay
in quito another direction. While tho genius Of
Fecl.tcr, diacarling all traditional conceptions,
S ao reaSor ae qne more fM fa 9ss e
actor's originality, delicate hnigh, b9idneBB q
color, md energy Of detail thst made
tie port e.rot Of - oqaS 1asi0s 1gs 1esfy Z
tie same mastor.touch which posed and finished
tic Pauline Of Miss Carlotta LoClorcq. AZ
onbodimenta Of human frailty and passion tboy
wore not eTon. but as nero fancy pictures thes
woro charming. Such verdict could only bt
obtained by tho geverest originality. by ignoring
all current models. and forgetting the tho tradl
o tions Of the stage. Leaving the question! o
conception aside, aa can very comfortably oodon
hIiRa Neilson was disappointing. IN tho tondore
O passages sne was at homo, and hroathcd 10
love in thoae delicious tones which hnvo won 10
hsr such l quv0rsl a sympathy fo Da aaboo hyns
inaignntion and acorf wern merely dcc!auneory
Nstin-clatno, I shous}. Being d ,woman Mis-
Nelson would probably have received tho n11
liB1nay. Panlne, being m inposaibility. give
Il wny to gront ]eal Of commonplace elimination
q which Miss Nelson pitches Into high key mi
declaims with most nlclodrnmatic effect, ov
- - tho piece. The playful md amiabie ,nnidon .
ono act il transformed into noisy ylraEo III th
N noxt. There is a too plain atraung after o
Ii foct. Even when she bantors Ddn1as about III
|
T. T. unnatural. This impression prevails more cor
~ spicuously in each succeeding act artifice givi'
ii way to art only in that scono whore the partin
occura between husband and wife. Tho lnAt q
Ii clincd to pardon all for tho emphasis with wltc
!, Pauliae embracea her husband before tho IA
II Of the curtain. Still, It is al SO strained i'll th
r. last net. "That voieo" Of Claude's has lou
er ago told eScryboiy who cares to know 1t, ths
tho valiant warrior with tho travelling ban!
lis vault is Claude himself. The way le rants woul
~ bo sufficient to convince tho most obtuso hear
l. 4, TINT 1t is no other than tho MIN who rantod i
,,o wrotchadneBs. Honco i is narrowing. to st
r. Pauline re5crvlng tho discovery Of her husbau
till her cue errivea, L is melodrnna 3a
a In the t1 Ia act 9sfoEe hde the u,a' do
A. A. ing in what would to many pooplo bo very d
al p1ornble plight. Thoir carriage has brokt
down. md they arc tho objects OF unconcoat
mrth to tho futlaus IN tAo inn; The rns1la,
serYeH the agony Of hor trioksscr husbands fac
lie reasHuroa her. aud Rho smiles sweotiy. The
il no apprehension about hor,-no anxiety. W
:, cacoplonious laugh appals tho audience, b
~ ference OF manner that ono would suppose hor
wy bo confederate Of tho rullanB within. Beyond
start sho hotraya. no fcarB by hor aetlo'',
though her lines do moat expressly call for
tionco in her husband, II is mistaken juagone,
such stoiesna being contrary to nj autAon
en estimates OF the feminine mind, mud oxeuBal
to only on the plea Of general confusion, result
to from an attempt to give coheronce to incoherc
~ or. There ii plenty Of c1ap.trap nbont tho pies
so, -morso]s Of commonplace sentimont thso'
ed out to the ignorant. Honco Mua Nelson
ca, compelled to say that hor husbands home ia.
ho tho oycH Of loa anl man, the temple Of !
n. husbands honor but Hho is not bound by t
nsagos even Of stage tradition, to raise her g
~ aud mako tho rolnerls aa it # wore Que
o. tho curscs Of tho Aonton service. The fol
Of Of many Of tho bettor lines A lost by too mu
,yo voice, a common error into which nu actrcsA
vi, Miss NeilAona unusual ability should noyor fl
w. Viewed IN its ontiroty, her imporaonaton las
NOR fni}ncss ana originality, for tho REASONS CIV
Gro nboyo, md In genernlly pforior TO hcr othor
bio ations, TheYo III Iittlo about It to call for NJ
In than al ordinary notice, and 1t may. thereto
.1s' a." 10 couBlerod unworthy of her. But 1t ~
tae NoIlaon was open to tho charge Of 1eolaitni!
ut without foeliug, her lnoe,, what can DO sall M
ior. hIr. O'Nosl? Merely that hiB performance Wa
- on river hank, and tore llia vocal organs III