New-York tribune., 1874-12-07
THE DRAMA-MUSIO.
THE DRAMA.

at the Fifth Avenue Theater on Saturday evening
titled "Yorck," and 1t purports to have come from the
stage Of Madrid. It Is tragedy In three acts Its
II London, IN the the time OF Shakespeare. Ia
action passes at tho house OF actor named Yorek
and at the Blackfriar's Thester. IL Introduce.
eight persons. 1t is written partly in prose-
and partly in what sounded like irregular
and blank Its language Ia often
turnid and efiorescent: and an incompetent effort Is
made in t to reflect the stateness and quantness o
speech which taken 10 appertain TO the time u
Queen Ehzabeth--qualities 80 notably and beautifully
preserved In that gem OF tragedy The Death Of Aar
love-" by r. II. Horne. A1icctiyes stits. and pro-
that don't know their own names. waltz through
the nazes OF dialogue In Yorick." and make n, ito
style. curiosity Of literature IL tells, neyertheIesa
story Of absorbing interest an old story dodbtes but
all the stories that treat OF the elemental experience d
humanity ore 0ld-and this will not the =,
excite tie Imagination and touch tho heart because sub
stantally 1t has been tod before. TINS play Is The
ina cruel complication OF circumstances resuitapt
love aud jealousy. An old actor Is herein shown 10
have married young wife, who DOES not love nun, Olt
who loves her husbands adopted son, and loved ~
him I'm return and the conduct II the piece leads 70 the
husbands discovery Of their misfortune for " Is moro
misfortune than perfiiyl under circumstances OF 40
affecting aud dramatic character such novelty 10
there consists In the choice OF persons ana ~ '"e N'
OF incidents work out tragic result; ana the ''"
is laid on q dramatic exposition OF The Workings o
great passions unucr picturesque CoH"i'i'"' - ''
mechanism OF the piece there is certnin likeness 10
that of the well known play OF "Narcisse' Party ny
accident and pary by Design everything Il mhde 1"
converge toward the presentation upon tus "''"'o
stage-in Shakespeare'B Theater-Of DISTRESSING ana
depOrabe state OF actual domestic c'icum'tio'ea
Yorick is the comic man. in Snakespeafes theatrical
company and he begins the play by begging his mia
ager to lot him act tragic part iu forthcoming new
drama, which by chance it happens that ms own ad
plight is faithfully conveyed Toe manager con,e,-si
and thercupJn the "ieadng man." walton, Mfuriai'd
against the presumptuous Yorck determines to cause
his ruin by revealing his disgrace. Tue relation
between these is somewhlt similar TO that ex stug
between ChiIingtcorLt and DiameStale TDe scaict
Leter'and tins Is TO say that l. dcoses the acon u
trightfu cruelty. working beneath tIe mask Of furni-
ship walton. however, tempOi arily prcyentc rom
precpatng the catastrophe by tne inf ence Of Sjae
speare, who gifes benignanty through the play, utter
ing and trying to keep the peace but IN the
final scene. when the parties to the domestic tragr
their real parts in the gnsr ~ hcii"n, the
substitution paper for another discosos 10 YDek
the whole fearful truth-and murder, Iness, aOi
death come crashing down IN tremeudou,
spasn OF agony. Tue pathetic eff ct OF all is !, e~
hanced by the fact that the chief participant in tnee
struggles and gricfs Is sad-tempered, decpbcaried,
noble gentleman. whose business It Is to act the clown
The ideal that clothed motley with the passionate
attributes OF ambition, love. ami inaddrnng apg',l
was the ideal Of genius 1t has often before been ~
imaginative literature. IL comes IOllu now
in curiOusly effective girb. The treatment o. /
sympathetic aud powerful with the bitter knowe ige
both aspiration and misery. Imagine Lears Foil "ith
the tortured heart of Oftelo IN his bosom, and |
you have Yoriet at the hight OF his action
and suffering. That hight Is reached IN tne |
second OF the play, where Yoriek pleads with L's
wife for the TRUTH and tsunts his foe othe disclosure VI
his betrayer These scenes constitute a ydlu ,bs
addition to the sterling drama Of the tine There Is
thrilling climax, also, at the end OF The 81 act; and ihe
eemeB suspense is progressively sustained TIL very
nearly the end OF the piece II cedrheiieI dramlu'L
capable OF writing the Elglsh language c'ud ~ got
70 recast the whole dialogue, furnish the tex Gu or
,,e windy mptaphors write in some humOr and 4
dense and straighten The diuse and ere "a acton
,he closing scenes, this pllY wOuln n''' B
Even as it is, it Will sus 80 ~ ''''
OF more than one tragedin Iorick IS - . shch az
actor Edwin Booth It nee is the s'o'h b'nin' HT
smile the melancholy tenderness the subiued d"lriho
the poodines the wdness tho electrical explosions Of
passou the remuOus temp Of genius winch are
united in him. As for Shakespeare, MS trolucton u
the piece unnecessary, not to say impairment I"i'
reverend and awful figure suits only with the safe'
stiffness and coored light OF the chawhers OF mgn
ton: and IL is rendered commonplace when dragged
INTO the tawdry day OF ordinary lite To tile aon ana
effect of this drama il contributes nothing. "iorH
has been set upon the Fifth Avenue sdss
with appropriate and handsome 'eI'y "N"
beautiful dresses. 1t produced upon 'merons h'dl
brilla ant audience a strong effect. tue rr'D'""
t,ons Of the first aud second the cttn was Twice
lifted in response applause The emo O. i ho"'"'
was regarded with comparative APATHY 'hc sohO'
ness OF the play and the fact that II '" actcd VIII
really adequate power will prohabb hen"f j. ITO"
long career popularity on the FiA A'ehu" sage
deserves however the thoughtful attention or TIE puo
lie. Mr. DAILY has seldom produced np'n Ii
stage-ong misised IN devotion % the ho'
pernlcious class OF dramas IN ex'stcnc'-"
nure and high a subject. Mr.. Ions lanes actrd
Vortex and used. with here and tine" i' eAee'"h
effect faculties for tragedy which are goal hl "''u
have not been trained. and are, tnerei"e ''un ny
handled The admirable parts OF his act'he "eie j" n'
delicate and strong conveyance Of the cor r'' oe'"
the comedians failure be tragic and ,Ae' s su c'
IN living an actual trag gedy In the smp' tiu' NC >uF
peaton in the second acr, he certaio' ' u"Te' tD1
great test OF absolute simplicity. Mr F'she o't'u
Shakespeare, and bore himself WIN "u''' 's"'''
Mr U.rdenburgh was out OF place As Wditon' and '"
mart became absurd under his spasmodie treatment o'
Miss Jewett cannot honestly be commented 'oF h'' ~
sumntion of the heroine. which was wooden ani we"A
The best acted part IN the piece-b'cah-' % "e.
without q faw-was the lrompter' "
w Jennings After o few rcpresen' Ions
Yorck" will run more smoothp' |
precise intentions Of the players viii M
conveyed. Viewing them as the interprete.s - wy
new parts they are objects OF unfeiGned resp a y
seldom that piece receives such ~"
thoughtful treatment. Yorick" Is slli 10 .' .''"
the Spanish OF a author who uses tho n' ''
Tamayo The name OF the American trs 10 "nS
adapteris unknown
THE WEEKS PROMISE
The week promises well. In theatu u md
kindred pleasures. Loves Sacrifice" will be .ous@
out tonight. at the Union Square Theater with Mrs
Rose Eytnge Margaret Eniore. She used to act ibs
part with real power and winning sweetness. Mr FrcS
erick Maccabe comes out tonight at Robinson HilL
sixteenth-st. reestablishing the entertainment w''
which he gained so much popularity at sIein"a' Han
Prot Tobin will establish his Lscorium at the P'f'I
Theater and give his entertaum mt every a'tern"D