The New York herald., 1873-10-14

which the old man attempts to lift the huge broad
sword with which he had previously done such
state OF fantness and prostrat0n, is awaiting the
arrival or the despatch with which he is TO crush
ted to see that the tendency 10 rant which Is this
actors most besettng sin, was more fully nduiged
in than ever. In certain passages he spoke
integipIe; he screamed himself hoarse
and had almost lost the command OF his voice be-
ted that this and another Dlemish, the persistent
adoption OF whining monotone, should suliy a
dignined and noble. But it is lair to state that
these the opinions OF the critical lew and not
OF the many y.headed mob who went positively crazy
vellously made up, with yellow shrivelled cheeks,
scant gray hair drooping over his forehead from
robed In purple and fur and long, lean, nervously
twitching hands. he received such a welcome as l
have seldom heard accorded to any actor. Whenever
he made point demonstration almost equally
great awaited him, and II he were an ignorant or
s however W neither and " his common sense win
doubtless lead him to shun those quIcksands by
which his ALREADY great stands nans
d yond her : strength and in which her inadequacy
seriously endangered the success OF the play.
'ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA AT DRURY LANE.
Mr.. Chatterton. who for some years has been the
lessee of the enormous theatre in Drury lane, has
wisely given up all attempts to render II u place
for the exhibition OF acting or In any way school
OF art, and has year py year devoted himself 70 the
gether by the thin links OF a story culled from
Walter Scott or Shakespeare, and adapted to mod
ern tastes and requirements by Mr. Andrew Halli-
day. The latest revival is Shakespeares "Antony
and Cleopatra" which. as vehicle for Mr.. Bever-
and intermnable pageants and professions serves
well enough. Mr.: James Anderson OF whom l
Antony. and, though his years somewhat prevent
him from realizing ones idea OF the Egyptian
his aee his oov
Cleopatra with really remarkable grace, spirit aud
archness; but she lacks personal attractions. You
in America have borrowed our real Cleopatra
s.MANFRED, AT THE PRINCESS.
That there are s!ngle-part actors as well as
single-speech politicians is fact well known in
the profession. Prominent among these was o
gentleman named Denvll, who, some thirty years
ago, made an astonishing success In Lord Byr0n's
tragedy OF "Manfred" He tried other characters,
but failed as sgnally as he had succeeded, faded
away from the sight OF the public and his friends,
and was not heard OF until twenty years after,
when he was discovered acting as check-taker at
marx the irony OF Fate-another actor was per-
forming the part OF Manfred, in which this poor
M cnre hs
for many years, ana by some extraordinary
chance contrived to play one part Bephegor, with
decent intelligence. In everything else which he
has attempted he has been utterly wanting in
taste and appreciation. He has a loud. ragged
voice, and style which would gain him great
favor with the peanut eating irequenters OF the
Bowery, put to hear him believing forth Byrons
blank verse is to person OF any ear and educa-
ti0n, simply excruciating.
SCHOOL" AT THE PRINCE OF WALES.
Those people who take the trouble to speculate
whether the socalled comedies OF the late Mr..
Robertson will have any permanent vitality may
be safely answered in the negative. With the
exception OF .'Caste" they are not plays at all
simply charades furnished with crisp dialogue
but with only stamina sufficient for
representation IN the Theatre Royal Back-Draw-
ing Room. They are dying out rapidly here, and
II Is only when acted by the original company that
they prove attractive IN London. Those who have
not seen Mrs. Bancroits company have not seen
Mr.. Robertson's comedies. know this is not the
opinion held In America / have heard that In
'School," the piece now under revival at the Prince
OF Wales, MIR. Lester Waack plays the character
OF Jack Poyntz better than its original representa-
tive. Mr. Bancroft. beg leave to differ from this
Mr.. Lester Walack is a most admirable actor, a
man OF lar greater experience and greater versa
tlity than Mr.. Bancroft; but Jack Poyntz Is essen
italy type OF the most modern species OF swell,
man who has come up among us long since Mr..
Wallack left us for America, character OF which
he can have no idea, and which Mr.. Bancroft repre-
sents to the life. AS to Mrs. Bancroft, her art is
almost perfection.