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that tho Incidents Of tho third not are hustled |
over. wh'lo tho fourth is yery elaborate u detail
Ing ono sceno. 10 be sure, both tlleHc Hcones |
thus oxrantnd show Oft Nreat actor. AMI DoB" |
sesH much lramatlv forco and boAuty, but they
divide the drama too unoyon|y to escape aston" |
tion.
Mr. noevo, however. will do for tho drama
wllnt worry fow actors can. 11o can cover up itB
deficiencies by tho power OF his own goniuR. llEd
ereatlon Of conn: Eosc9 ie an effort Of geniua;;
Els conception Of tic character is doilnito anil
powerful. lilo has . Thorough grasp OF 1t %
aomothing completely within his control. and he
cum restrain or give tho rcn to his aotto', NJ will
with freedom and audacity which h less con!i-
don't or lesa da,ing artiat would shrink from aa
aulcla1. Thla h suggeatcd In the poculiarity of
his accent aud carriage In q minor wny, ~ conf
| potoly az III tho contrasts botween tho appoar-
auce Of Fosco in tho imponetrablo mask OF his
! ontpr life, md Tho occasional ruvo}atiopn OF
| his truo character. Fow artists. certainly mono
possoascd Of q less commanding; physl!uo, could
attempt tlo exaggerated courtLiness OF - man
Mr.. Reoyo has roco,,rAo to 1t rathot to lighton
tho character, and rotiovo It Of sB oppressive air
| Of myatory, When Fosco 1nakos lis smile, We
are recalled to tho roco'loction Of his humanity.
When lo plots. ho becomes diabo1eal: Whether
no appears aa man Or fe,,, be IL perfectly under
control. Not word Or q gesture bat is fa~ll-
ioned irom tho soul Of tho character which Nr.
oqyc ha gradually 80 n a. hS
| Co,r,1f Eosco. TLore arc very fow moro
mclodramato sccnea on tho stage thnn
| tnoao of tho 1ank act In the aocond Ho havo
| Fosco mystoroug. bonbattic, eelt-conRciouB in
thn thir,I. Eosco rntfor tho infuencn 3f the ms
| sion Of love in tho fourth. Troubling In tlo
| pras,, of hfY foo and LAUGHING down Ills terror
throuch rrayo-yard. to keon uE thoir coura1e.
| Thia }nnt hct in intanRnlv thriii,nr. TIero En-
magnetic powor Of tue actor In most plainly per-
| ceotiblo. He holds tho attontion Of tbs audience
,uonts whom tho situation bucouos nct1a|lv oYor-
| noworing IN ita ojfect nnon Tho norvoua
gygetu through the Imagination. and tho
| auditor actually looks away for motnont'e
roliof from, tlo iascina:;on which tho Acnno or.
erta. Tlto auoll ia wrought by tho most eimplo
md natural sctinn nnsa,h1o nnder t1,n cirrtnn-
etaucos. but tn offcct ia lnmistnkoblo. Wo hnyo
yot to SEQ Mr. Rooyo in other parts before yen-
| tut;nv In prono,inca mon him. Wa hnyo M
heaitation in nronounclno Ills creation Of Count
F0sco triu,nnh of melodrnmatio chnractnriza-
tlon, sustained without 40 effort, and therefore
isa n.anhnnn ".,1a w. ro,o r,s,;sn ,ctr.as
trayolinr viii, Mr. Reoyo and ,,laying Inue Caih
nn;ot ~; Tr,i. ai,n;a nsrr;os nnsannrt ~ M.
! t;onnlitv IN har yoratizatjon. TTato ia tho
sarno Dor;o sound in her f3nhthones ti,ss
| Tydia TI,omnann hYnurht ovnr- MT Il IL freahcr
Wtan Il hoo ot ;tu cri,i,+v ;t.uif1 horo,rn nioas
nvt M,au atonbnna 10 ,'nSaitiw fa;r mi c,cnr II
i,ar onmnc;ntion' which Ia rnra in Enrf;sF
sctrossoa Az a ria Nh MI avonta in t1,oan wbn
oo,ro Wnat hi har oarooit,. ~ 1,.or ,in,, a,,o
t;nn il hv m n,oana monaure,nau
blrs. Illon has moro tendorness or terror in
l,or tones than Ito stars support, In tho yory
agroeable character Of Mariam iIo!yan5e ehe Ind
opportunitios for Displaying omotlonnl power
Thc co,nnnu;on niece ot Mr.. Roave's count
Fosco WA that worthy'e devoted and long suffer-
lug wjfn, played by Mrs. Stoneal. 1t is not
grateful part to riay, nnt to Mts. ssonca!t snGn
the losa astractiyo ti,o part the moro thorougbly
does Sic appear to throw herself into it. Hor
nieeo Of claractcr-actiue, aa forcihle md woil-
sustained in It's way o. tIat Of Fosco
Wo cannot praiHo Mr. Harlie's acting as Wa.-
tor Ho,T,n,.;u,i # waa st;itoj n3fair atiItea in
s,,pech. n,iit cd in ronose atiitel ia action. He
IL bornuiur to dot lis Words and double nll liz
tern,ina c3nsunants. lirhtonInr thom by go,no
rio Ut e!ocuop not obtaining ii thego Woatcr m
Wills. lis pose Ia apt to be ungracefn>, as in
tic Third act whore 10 sfforou by contrast with
the easy craco Of tLo star, and tho l,atural oaso
Of Nra' htIcu.
Mr' Tock nlayed ST. percipa. with more flox-
I