, 1874-12-06
DRAMATIC NOTES.

Theatrical bua;ness iu New York has not pick
Cd up recently, although some rather interesting
facts ere mentioned in connection with the drama
in that city and Brooklyn. Among these may bo
included Cla,a Morris first appearance as
Laly 1tocJeih ut Mrs. Conway's Theatre.
Brooklyn. Tno general public will not
learn With surprise that it WAS failure.
A l.udnble desire to accomplish something
original led her to noT departure in tho matter
Of conception OF tho character, which was, in
tho form given by her to it, aIected and un-
natural. To give expression to the pro-
vailinE characteristic oi No,aanlv tenderness,
Hiss Morris presented . pipi.-aud-wi!ito cro-
at;on, b5t!, physically and morally, and
quite intcl!ig;tie thai she tyas forcibe in pro-
por.iaa IS sAo hoyosed cesr tho conventional
stanIard. It is 1lo: difficult to understand her
failure ~ julia i,t :. The Huncl.bae' which few
ac,reases eau rlay. and her NM a:He:s phytleaily
and intellectually for tho Loigats Of Saakspeare
is moro eacv Of brltef. Miss Morris has made
a great nnnao as m actress OF tho - emotional"
ortcr. Sue can reproduce the passion OF q iess-
exalted ideal. but the maj jes.!c heights of such
characters rs lady .ncc5e!h arc yet bo:ond her
reac, In 1aclolin.no. Tncro eontiiuens snd
pathos 1rc demanded, eho cnn hold hor own
against nyy living 2ctrcss, but tho power needed
thcro IS insufficient for hcroic roles
There has leon no little danger Of spelling
SllES motifs With QuEtlLLEu AAa 6tMp-
.o,ns Ct the maiadv Of inordinato self-esteem had
appeared in the laIy's ventilation Of her concep
,ion OF the character, ualess ths newspaper which
published it Wfou5od her.
crLrEE7'S LAST ORIGINAL r1EcE.
4 p1av wish only tCo chs! actors in it would
appear to bo rather q strange sort OF slfAit 1t
is q ronturo that no modern drcnatl6s but hlr.
Gilbert woald mako, but lie appc.ts to E2Yo been
successful in mixing it interesting. Il Is called
:. Sweethearts." and, though thore are actually
4vvr ~ kn
ing ing ! sar1eno'r AID q tsdy's mad.
Ills first &C. is programmed Us ''Spring, 1874
iI1sa jenny -Northcott, q rret!T young woman.
who lives in q little white cottage with VINE
covered porch hes visit from her lovo:, hd'7.y
qp7ead5ro,c. There is d coldncss between thom.
Harry has received sn eppointmen: to 1ndtn
aud intends to s2il that day. 4 word from
Je:.ny would stop him. Eut che will not speak
tho worsl Tie youth IS ardent, TIE maiden ~
cold. Together they plant sycamore sapling in
froat OF tLo vino-coveTea porch. but Jenny re-
fuses to look at tIis net III pIetlcal light
When her lover gives her roBeoud as keep
sake sho thanks him and lets it fall upon ti1o
ground. She is very happ3: she sAye, to think
time comes to cay goodbye but Jenny is ui,~
moved. Il moment more md it is I'LL over.
Jenny suddenly realizes, that he will not
ccmo back; tor cruelty has driven him
away /, and the silly girl pieks up tho
tears. THO aacond act is programmed as '.Au-
turnn. 1871" The syca,noro has grown to DO
tall old treo. Beneath 1t sits handsome, ell
dorly lauv with silyery hair. Miss NorutcoN has
never. forgotten her OLD lover. Her mud an
hair She does not recognize him. but he easily
leads her to talk OF tho past, and during the
vorsatiou it is shown that. sithouSh the woman
still remembers her old love, aud treasures
vithc1 ed rosebud. tho man has nearly forgotten
the planting Of tho sycamore aud tho parting by
tha yine-coYered porcL.
The play ends Us tho two enter the house to-
gether. stAh. well,'' saya the middle.aged lndy.
VIII dash Of eo9aotFy ths Rar i ovef; let
the midd}e-aged gentleman answers gallantly,
so far from tho play being over. the hc1ious in
tercs. has just begun."
1Rr1So's HAMLET.
ALI the London critics praise Mr. 1rvinGs
Hamlet. Among those present at the first per-
Torrance were Col Forney, su,alleY. OF the New
York Tribune, and the correspondents Of the
World. The isat-named gentleman mentions as
present:
critic 81 lie London Times, 4 copy Of .' Hamlet
oueu before hiru-:al wnite-haired, red.faced, and
evidently eager for the pay N GSorEe vss v sals
lady at my aide directly in 'front.' sr ueorga Angus
Sala. strong head protsudtng trow, sud sLort,
turne-up nose WITH Its hs.utsiu1 we fe ~ ssass @
Of the first row. Charles Reade, quiet and alone close
by, :Cheyaier Wlkoa, with Mrs. Boucieault and her
family: lnu -MfH. T.. 4. aOtue1u VI Elt letA, AHs
Chares Dickens, with the face OF his father; bacs OF
me. Lord aud Lady Harding, well known In literary
husband; and, in thu same vicinity Lord Hougnton,
noted author. noticed aiso Justin Mccarthy, James
3cHen, aad many other ce1ebritea Of the press tha
stage, the bar, Of Parliament. and society.
And Gums up the performance rs follows:
He 9lves US young nob1eaan who talks like, =
scholaf not like stunlp-spe4 4ker; who, in his fine
soNloauy, "To be, not to be I" takes the reflective
mood seated leans his face On his hand ha begus.
sud pondeIs to himself aud not If he roaring
. mob, How novel aud touching 1rvtngs speech to
tLe nIayers! He comes in with the head Of the
Etrolers, ills arm in h,s, in easy converse in quick
wa!f, and, he enters ho says, "sreak the speech"
Gc No wonder the house came down 1t this Ike IN
avalanche Nor, in the fne spirit, but full Of
aection. did hs fail sway and sweep h!s audience in
hia devotion to Horatio. This simply exquisite
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