New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-16
THE DRAMA.
NEW THEATRICAL PORTABLE. L. DAVENPORT AS
SIR GILES oYERREACH.

A NEW THEATRICAL PORTABLE. L. DAVENPORT As
SIR GILES OvERREACH.
A theatrical portrait worthy OF the name Is
seldom published here In these days Prints of semi
nude females-who, for some mysterious reason, are
thought to be actresses-do, indeed ornament the walls
of the grogshops and vie with mounds OF chopped ho
ring brown. bread, olives and IoppedcOrn in aluring
the rowing topper and knowing blade" OF tho period
and heads OF Hebraic swes-popnlarly supposed to be
actors.-glmmer forth to view among the snuff and
cigar boxes the tobacco shops ana the pomatum pots
aud the Jars OF dye-su in the windows OF druS-sores
but Of genuine theatrical portraits there few now
currentand novel additions to the current supply are
seldom made. One such addition however, has
lust been published. by Mr. 4. H. Morrel OF this
city, who published last week. likeness Of Edwin
L. Davenport, III the character OF Sir CUES OreTeaeh.
The work Is Autograph made by Mr.. III. A. Thomas,
from a photograph from life. Sir Giles Is depicted at
the moment. in the last Of Massngers tragedy,
when he is brought to bay and turns his foes. The
figure electric with the sense of suddenly suspended
action nstanty.to break forth with volcanic fury. The
face ridged and furrowed with the stte OF tremen-
dous passion surgng beneath an Iron impulse OF self
CONTROL Implacable cruelty is written all over these
threatening features fixed in their distortion OF
and danger is expressed in every line of the figures
attitude. Tho rich apparel and surroundings OF the
man-appropriate and finely STANDARDIZATION the
effect of his sinister and fatefu presence. MI Daven
ports assumption Of the character IN this thrilling aud
famous scene has been caught aud rejected with mar
yeous accuracy. THERE'S in his personaon of Sir Giles
moro appalling moment. little later than the one
chosen for this Portrait but that moment is so full OF
action and OF animated horror that probably 1t could not
be photographer that the present likeness is the
nearest attainable semblance Of great piece OF acting
that the public can hope to possess Mr.. Dayenports
Sir Giles when at its BEST has hever boon equaed since
tho days of the elder Boothwbo In this character was
considered better than Edmund Kean, AMI In fact the
IL, d. IA anf
tho first and the warmest admirers OF the acting OF Mr
Davenport Persons who possess ths portrait may be
assured that they have faithful copy Of great orig
ina and also very interesting theatrical relic. MI t.
IT. Morrell has issued but small edition OF the picture.
We understand that he designs bring out Mr. Daveu
ports Hamlet as companion piece to this work.
Mr.. G. L. Fo1's NEW THEATRICAL ENTERPRISE.
Mr. Fox ended on Saturday evening his en-
gagement at Grand Opera House. His preparations
for opening the Broadway Teater have been pushed on
rapidly for days and he expects TO embark in this
new theatrical enterprise the 9Th of April. 1t
proper and necessary to state that Mr. Foxs late
ciacs Mr.. Duff and Mr. Daily are not In any way con-
cerned with him IN his present undertaking. bat that
the Broadway Theater has passed out OF their CONTROL
and will be conducted under Mr. Fox's exclusive man
agement Mr.. NJ. l.. Sutton. VINO has for years boen
treasurer OF the Olympic Theator-to place in the
box-ofice OF which establishment no WAS appointed
under Laura Keenes cement, In lSG2has left the
Olympic and accepted tho Office Of treasurer az the
broadway MT Tyler alse late OF the Olympic has lett
that theatre and-as mentioned the other da5-taken
office under Mr.. Fox. The theater will start With
good business organization; and at the start as VIC
understand, 1t will be identified with Pantomme There
ishot upon the American or English stage so good
representative OF this branch Of dramatic art as Mr. Fox
has proved himself to be upon many occasions Of bril-
liant there Is branch OF dramatic art that
difuses much innocent pleasure upon the multitude;
and these two facts afford hopeful augury for the fa'
ture OF the Broadway Theater.
AN ACTORS GOOD WORK.
Prof. Charles Whtney,-who for many years.
and both In England and America, been before the
community, as an elocuuonst. a lecturer, platform
actor aud an illustrator OF the poets oratosi
gagged in the worthy and humane Of raising money
by means OF his entertainments with which 10 found
and endow"a Rural Home for Patient Merit" The III
sitution projected Is not persons suppose,
asylum for gifted inobrates but a refuge for men
women VI genius, ta.en character and aspiration. who