National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-05-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
FoRD,s oPERA.uousr


FoRD'S oPERA-HOUSE.
The public OF Washington Is this week being
favored ct Ford's with . series of perform ances
as entertaining IS has been offered this season.
Mrs J. B. Booth Is the artist 10 whom the ths.ter.
gosrs are Indebted for these delightful entertain
ments and &c Is greatly to the credit Of the public
that IL Is fully approaching the feast that Is beng
provided.
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OF the loye-siek JuIIet rsouI-e, a comhinatioo Of
| talents which nature bo, has,o,.d ,,non hut fav
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tween consistency and enthusI,,n, IN ords, 10
the performance from ridIcuIa ,n5 h,rI.,,r. tba,
she who succeeds In the sndaavo- ,,, - - ,oo-1a5
| the possession Of marvellous iudgnan, JnIoaI
| The Juliet of Shakspsar, mn,t h. h.s,,,c,,
| loving, innocent. confidinQ tender W., no.,.,,
rare tact Judgment cumming AMI br.vsry TN.
trusting girl who throws loving kis.a, from, the
balcony and talks like a simple child IN the ocSIs
moon, must possess the cunning to deeeIye bcr
parents when occasion requires, and to have the
thought of becoming a breathing occupant of the
| slimy tomb and ths nos.IbIlity of avakIny NJ, ~
from the dead, in a yawning grave and amid dead
| peoples bones and ghostIy grayestones IL is an
easy matter to play the Ioye-sck maiden, but how
few are there who, though they can love and talk
soft nonsense and swear constancy to an Inpetu-
Gus lover yet possesses the judgment and the
bravery of Shakspeare's Juliet ?
Mrs Booth is by no means perfect in he rpersona-
ton of the role of tho daug hter of the naughty
Capulets, yet she per,onates the character with a
grace q gentIeness q sincerity n winning tender
ness and brave energy, as occasion rsaulresthat
quite captivates her audience, and sends them
home fully satisfied with her efforts to play one OF
the most difficult characters the mind of q dra-
matist ever conceived, Mrs Booth cannot be
termed q really beautiful woman, yet her features
are mobile and brightly Intelligent, and capable
Of assuming every expression necessary to har-
monize with the sentiment of the lines she utters.
Her best acting is in the bllcony scene and that
In which she takes the sleeping potion admins
tered by Frtar Lawrence. In the former she was
fnnocently loving and passionate, without being
insipid and oyer-girlish. Her clear voice was
quisitely modulated. and she spoke the lines that
conveyed to her lover the depth Of her passion
with tenderness OF tone and manner that ellci-
ted murmur Of admiration from the audience,
which broke out into enthusiastic applause at the
end Of the scene that was only subdued when she
appeared before the footlIghts to bow her &C
knoUledgments.
In the scene where Juliet swallows the sleep
ing potion, AFTER her mind had coniured up the
diretul results Of tho act and the misxiyings as
to Its efficacy, Mrs. Booth displayed o power that
was almost hideous in Its reality, and fairly made
one shudder as she stood craZed at the sight of
the imaginary visions passing before her. The
scene created furore, and when the curtain fell
the applause was fairly deafening as she re-
spOnded to the recall that was as spontaneous
anu se1eIst ss was enthusiastic ana deserved.
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the scene where he Stays Tybalt he displayed
iorce tnat was surprising. Inc bitter hatred
WIN winch ne oferWnelmed the slayer OF Mer-
cutio was alspiayeu with an earnestness almost
terrioie In us Venemence, ana proves Mr.. heel-
ocA 70 pc an actor Oh great power. another strong
scene Inc oiosins one at Inc vault Oh the zap
uiesS' "nere ne Says Jullet se3pectanI husband
anu swallows the Pnlni Oh poison 4ndeeu' 50 wei
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