New-York tribune., 1875-02-06
ups POrrSRY AT THE LYCEUM,

A crowded and enthusiastic audience at
tended the benefit Of Mrs. Rousby the pretty house
which she has already made fayOnte resort for the
better Of theatergoers She has put so much OF
personal sweetness and beauty into her impersonaons
Of Queen Elizabeth and RoSalind that her audiences
have como insensly adopt her into their thoughts
and affections and her recent illness touched many peo
ple like family afllictOn. When che appeared last
night as Camille she received hearty welcome,
full OF kinduess aud cheer, and from the be-
ginning TO tho end Of the piece her acting was
rewarded with generous and discriminating applause
IL was never noisy tumultuous 1t does not rest with
this lovely and accomplished actress to her pub
lie to any such renzes. Even in Elizabeth her success
was marked rather by the close and sympathetic aten
ton of the house than by loud ecstatic plaudis
and that play certainly better adapted TO the peculiar
ofts and emperament OF Mrs ROusDy than is the work
OF Dumas. II Is not usually safe 10 indulge In general
cations based considerations OF ethnOOgy, but we
may say for that Mrs RousOy is preeminenty aud
exclusively English, in all her exquisite qualities
and in all her defects For this alone, II for
no other, the part OF the young English Princess,
surrounded by characters British the constitution
is far better adapted to her capacity than thaCOr the
Partisan courtezan immortolized by Dumas and Verdi
All that there is of winning and delicate In the person
and temperament Of such actress Mrs Rousby
moves her by much from the proper Tor rather i'm
proper) personauOn of heroine who could exist
except In state of things which is yet unknown to
societies OF the AnGo-SaxOn We do not mean
to say that London or New-York are more moral
than Paris 1t cannot be denied that coarser
and repulsye IN the former towns and Is thus far
at least, much less mixed up with sentiment
and literary hysteria. La Dame duE CGmelias In
English Is exotic 1t has little reality nature
moved from Its native soil. But far q lovely En-
glish woman can lbe successful in playing q French
cocote Mrs Rousby succeeded last Dight and gained
new laures, though not Of the same fresh and dewy
beauty as those which rewarded her performance of
Elizabeth She was always correct, intelligent,
derfuy graceful She never assumed attitude or an
expression which was pretty and picturesque. In
the third act the scene with Armand full OF beauty
and tenderness and tho last act melted the house to
tears. She inelicently supported, though Mr..
Clarke played armand with spirit and earnestness and
Mr.. Bowers a good Gustdue.
FIFTH AVENUE THEATER
"Women of tho Day" continues to attract
large audiences at the Fifth Avenue Theater. will
probably for some time longer. The next novelty
at this house Qnstead Of Hearts Delight" previously
announced) will he "a new American comedy In 1ve
acts by NJ Paul Forestier entitled rhe Big Bonanza,
aud dealing with the topics OF the day"
WALLACK'S TIEATER-
The career Of 1.-THE Shaughraun" at Wal
Beucicaut being under engagement to act In Boston
about that time. He has, however, written another
play. which Wall immediately succeed Tho shAugh-