National Republican., 1873-02-25
ChcuIt Couu-ChIrr Justice CARTE,
Police Ceur,-Iudne smell.
AMUsEM ENTs.
.Ienersea.


one Ol the most perfected specimens Of the art
hlSlronIc - the art which emhOdles airy
thought" and Nlviaes To oil human sense the
images Of long-past history, or Of poetry aud
legend-is JeiiersOn's Rip Van wInkle. He has
by study and fortunate conception assumed
upon his facile pfrsoRRsi the bona GdS character
Of the JOylal Wlnkle, but klnd-hearted creature
OF the local legends OF New YORK, and OF the
cmhelshed and finished legendary tale by Wash
lnRton Irving, and assumed II In full accord with
the type Of Dutch Nmrod, known among the
'knlckcrbOckcr settlements OF New York.
The very impersOnation of Jolly unthrift ana
genial prOdlgality, whose worst fault is neglect
Of all duty TO himself aud his own. Ia Jefferson
In the nrst acts and In the last scenes OF struggle
between his own anteGated memory and pres
ent formed by twenty years unknown To him,
the pathos OF gesture and voice, frightened by
not be surpassed in any stage picture. The
tremulous, fearful, ragged aud moldy figure, with
the pathetic appeal OF the weary voice, T" Meenie
The W words, Are we, then, 20 IS soon a forsotten N
when we are gone - and beyond all, 10 the
scenes OF recognition with hla daughter, cannot
All the power 70 attract and Control feeling
which the drama contains depends entirely upon
the forceful and llfe-llke conception In Mr.. JET.
feSS TcS , s Gas % % ss few S
| genius, Is Jefersnn's RIP pdA FiAkIs, the mex
haustible attraction and effect OF which viii lon
10 sSd Gs Sssn SSe on S sSs
| stage-a ne plus ultra OF lts Kind.
J. VI. Belisw.
! Mr.. Bellew, an Rngllahman Of most excellent
dash and presence, read for the 1rst time In
Washington last evening before good audience
assembled In Lincoln hall. BY the English press
MT. Bellew Ia called an "elOcutlOnlst," q "cham.
bor orator and "a comic actor" while a New
York journal says he II q condensed Wallack's
theatre" hut whatever he II, he ls not above OF
] bpVOnl the roach of iugt gFilTlan In Waahln0
! Persons demanding public recognition for
their talent a. singers, readers or actors may
tle @ 10 Worry .Rsn "a New Yoft, SSt wash % Sa. NJ.
ton Ia quite different place, and II the London
| JiDass chooses 70 say OF Mr.. Bellew: "When we
nsys nsysD a%s rsssr S EaGny SsnSs
| OF hs own works, and Mr.. Bellew as reader Of
miscellaneous poetry, we believe we have named
al the persons who, having devoted themselves
the general public" II must not expect us TO for
| get James y. Muriock, y. L. Davenport, George
xandenhon, and others we might name, and Il
! the critic In the London Ifnes had ever heari
| his own countrywoman, julia Barrow, read
THE Bridge Of Signs" We hardly think Mr.. BEL
lew could be indOrsed as giving Its most finished
| rendition. In fact the performance OF Mr.. Bel
lew on that celebrated bridge was the most palm
lnl one We ever knew professional reader 20 he
TO tears. Il Is full Of tenderness and beauty and
! high moral teaching. Mr. Bellew sees nothing
IN II, judging from his Interpretation, but themes
for scoTn Anil rant
! Ills third act OF "IIsmletr was one Hmultltndl.
nous sea" Of crudltes and faults. There was
nothing In II Of the consclence-awakened and
| sOTTOw-stricken mOther-nothlnR OF the sublime
and awful presence OF the ghost OF nAmlets
/ fAther-nOthng Of the drlyel anl senillty OF Po-
lonius; aud the Hamlet Of Mr.. Belew is inhumAn
a. q beast and senseless as maniac. When we
recall the Hamlet Of Forrest, or OF Davenport or
OF Booth, the Hamlet Of Mr. Bellew Is simply q
/ c tTicatufe,
And Mr.. Bellew as q cariCatuTlst Ia perfectly
splendid. II there are any such impossible fools
in England as the speakers at the "ChaTity
dinner" they were admirably taken Oh by Mr.
! BeeW. No one could do 1t better, for Gus Raw
| lings Is dead. When he came 10 taxing on the
! FTenChman, however, he fell dat again. 10 the
reading Of COX's diary Mr., Bellew rose 10 the
height Of q great artist, and In the reading Of
| lIOratus, from Macauleys "S0ngs Of Ancient
| Rome" he was Egperi, The 1Te, beauty,
strength and perfection Of bis defamation was
| yery unusual and very grand, '"the Glove a1q
the LlOns' was also correctly and aplritedlJ
rendered, and received Just praise. Mr.. BelleR
reads again next Fdday night ut Lincoln hall,
and We bsspe4k tSE RLl q full house.
TIE TheaIFe COalIgHs.
A large audience last night gt the pomiqas ap.
PreClated by RenrrolI applause the renew I'd
and well-sustained efforts uf ita management 10
| please the public. Nj. Dick Parker, the stage
manager IL gaining eyey day new popularity