, 1875-12-04
ADJUSTMENTS. A

study OF the character. llc hna ascertafhcd 10
h!a OWL natistactiou that Hamlet almulates mad-
ness, and that all tis "antic dispositions" how
ever strained mud wild thny utny h!fpoar, admit
] Of reasonable explanation. lilo brings tho In.
tc1ysow with Ophe!ta into tho line of his theory
by ingenious stage busiuoss which seems 10 ua
warranted bY tho taxk OF tho play. Thus no
makes I'olonius aud tho King inadvertently dis.
! cIoso themselves whilo eavosdsoppingt nua his
cruel speeches arc addressed ratllor to tlou1
ti,an to the uretched Ophe'id. 30 also in tho
sceno with Iioratio and AarceIE"s, aftcr tho
dtpartnrp Of tho Ghost, ho takes en!y the
former fully into his confidence; and thu
| riba1d Alluaous to Ills fatl.or'a sut.it az ''od
twopennY" aud Ia old moo F" azo soeming'y in
tended to deceive Afdrcellus This lntesp.o.a.
lion OF the pasAago is not usual, but 1t has tho
merit Of offering somo explanation Of . peiplcx-
| ipg eccno. Mr.. Sullivan pIrsucs his controlling
| idea throughout tue play, and ono WHO has wit
| nesacd it may riso at tho close with tho convic-
ton that ho has seen, for once in bis life. aans
| uHnttst.
| Inst good Hamlel, No; not entirely 20. In
tho most impase'onel speeches it WAS casy to sse
quietly by sud bc culdly critical. Not once did
lilo actor wholly sink o,ls OF sight. There was al-
| ways the CONSCIOUSNESS Of beautiful es1cntiun;
tho soft cadeucos Of tho speaker fe! with perfect
| regularity upon tho 1iHtoncr's ear; bue
| tho words were not penetrated thrtugh and
through As tloy should have brou. NTH most
intetso fool'ug. 1t will he easy to Inaee Of tho
nature OF the performance when It is said that
tho speech to tho players WAS tho best Of tho
| eyening. Tho aoli1oqnies, Tor tho must part.
| failed to Btrikn 4 responsive chord, though the
| conn any present Hppauded them loudly alii
| aooncd to a.lnllrc ihem Aa separate ~ofkH Of
al. Mr. Sullivan also failed to realize the ideal
| Hamlet tu hta nero outward appearance; anh
thn il no trivial detai ns it mar ut first thought
soem to bo. For entire enjoyment Of shals-
harmony peFsadine it ererywh"te. There
should 10 poetry in TIM figure and tho face
of the melancholy Dane as we'll as in
hia worda aud actiona: Hamlet Wns about
over, Ms. sullivan not only fails to look tho
CHARACTER, but lo fails to bo 1t. Ilc docs nut lot
It take possosaiun of him; ho attempts to tako
possession Of il, and adapt It to his uses. No
! woudoE ha succeeds hut patttallv.
somo brief nutas OIL tue pccn.iarft!nH OF the
| performance last night roman 10 bo made, and
| u moro particular notice must bo deferred until
another day. Wo hare spoken OF Mr. snllyan's
| beautiful olocutton. 1t vas SO. iudeed. III the
first act Of tho play, and At TINES thfonghou.
tue oyoninR at otbor tsmss the slight huskloess
| aud the evidences of wear aud tenr OF voice, to
which ailuAlon has before been made in Tue
actor 10 eoncens. Mr. Hu!!svhn's yo!co has been.
and occasionally is nttll, q magnificent organ;
| but It is 10 longer what it ouce Was.
| Au instance OF faulty cocutfon occurred ID tho
sollloqu7 beginning 40 tlat this too too solid
ilcsl, would inolt, cso.. ETC. At tue sonsence
0 ana! . Col!
| How wcasy, stale, tss, anil unproh.lbe
| Stefn 10 nc all the uses Of thls world,
1If. Sullivan sllr1nk away aod cowercl "a II In
tbs very prosonce Ut tho Deity. aud fealiug Ills
wrath. VIC never saw the passage 30 interpreted
before, aud II is difficult to SEQ Whit fo1ce IL
added to it BY ridiculous possuging. The 40
uod! Godt" is meroly an invocation, or, at
tho most, a CITY Ut anguinh. not shrek of dcs-
pair and terror.
Something remains to be said Of Ar. sul'i.
yana staxe-bnsiAess, which Is generally adtntya-
ble* We Ike his ntar approach to tho Hhos. as
being whom, oyou m strange gH!se sud Under
| UNUSUAL circumstances ho loved.
| hfr. Sullivan does not draw cut his taheH. aud
writo his unclo down william, thinking. perhaps,
that 40 aotic Performance as that whom slone,
would be a. Z. cd as confession Of madness.
Potontus ID made TO refor to tl0 titst actor. not
apeech: ..Look whotLer he has not turned hrs
color, aud has tears in lis cyes,-pr'yshee no
mGro."
In tue laat speech atl, 0phr1ia, Mr.. Sullivan
| mnkcn several sxits aud ontraueeH rushing of a
moment. aud returning to launch At her = cruel
scntoncc, after ~hioh be Fetlrot oofv to return
ugain. 1he discovery Of tho Atug and Polon,ua
during ths intsrvtew, s,ltoaay sofGrred M H. TO- %
Ing them walk boldly sctoss the stage; sc
that, whan iJn1n!ot asks OphellG, Where's yous
father2' hs has very obvious reference to the
iireHclne old counselor whom he haa Just eaplad.
l
aud Quoon arc not seated on throuca, but Ut
chairs Ianstes works gradually over to them
during the pEoGress Of the mock-PlhY; and a'
tho 1anouomeut Le clutches tie mautlo OF the
King, aud, tearing 1t aHaY from lls face, looka
boldly At Lia tell.ta!o eyes.
h1auy moro instances OF peculiar :" business II
might 30 given. but those alreaoy noticed will
suffice to ahow TINT llr. Sullivan docs not lack
Ingenuity ~ an actor. 1t will DO observed that
in Qua place hs has boon Obliged t.
do yiolenos 10 Shakespeare In. orlsr to
preserve the unity u his ideal, and tn
others his actions arc OF comparatively small
importance. Ths performance. on tie whole, il
IN Interesting att1y. but not Il realization OF the
dreamy. contetnplallYe, and sphlsuAl Prime ol
| Denmark,
. a1rs. Murdoch made pretty and Intelligent
! opheild. There nero HAuY wei eyes III the
house 1t tho close Of tho mad-scaue. II II Ii
not ungracious to eAY 80, Va may assert that
sho moro than Rns~ cred thu genera! expectation
Iii. liain!ord a l'otonlus and Dir. Seymour ~
! "a uordls9 waa sufficiently eMbdue4 and nodsst
I tho rest were but as they, might
. 10. There hare been hettoE Queens he1e-as
for instance, Mrs. coweIl--and bet.or Kings
. 0srics, Uuttdens'erns, Rosencranzss. and Mar.
:, cetluse1 Tonight ~ Richard Ill.," winch PROM
u y ises to be very r'oaslng performance; thu
i Aitornoon "fhe Stranger" The audlencs las
u night ~as very large.
}. THE Epny ORGAN RECITAL.
y tbs t~enty.foutth Of MF. Eddy's series O
oEgao recsas will ba given this afternoon 1t th
j, Union Park Congregational Church. with th
= following programme,
OraEturs 10 tho "uceasanat Oratorio II. .NAude
;, !. "Andauss farortr lfsu,u ths second
r.%1tss sasts eb F. y ;ciao: Lssane
!, "Alght sonz .Hc1uu.an,
. Hass Jtssis Hardy.
= | s. Gaupnle vaEistions, ol Ito CAf1t:,uss Hynn-
.'Yon Hustnel hoch d. kumul' iel hef =. =. Bscl
>. | d NarcAs TEumphale". MMchsls
I, SonK-" Ahs Wandered Down ths Mouutaiu
: H4le ".....s.,.. .....,.........,,,.,,,,.C Cla,
| AAs Jtssas li1yIy.
= aAys 11arta, OF, o........... Ado,pbs IionseI
., Variations On " W,eu Nesr!AndSeh Dned,E
pp. Van EtkeI
= THE ADELPHt.
: The Ki1alfy brothers have fulhlssd all, aut
= more than Ill, thsy promised ~leu they tils
:. came here With thsiF spectacle. The suaks
. charming scsne, which is enliyeued BY tho lut1o
v .4..s4i.1, rosl cni.rs and 4 uaiR Lstiat