, 1875-12-26

impersonation Of Rip Fan N'i,,kle has Away
| commanded Tie English critics speak with 8
| sort Of amazed admiration OF his abiiit.
to perform this single part for the. sno
cesslve nights of successive years, and still
| retain the freshness and purity Of his origina
! delineatiou. They 1sbuke his also Tor hla in.
difference to the claims Of the public and Of ari
in conhninE his efforts to this single role, and
that 80 true an artist can thus divest himself oi
the enterprise aud ambition proper TO his
! gui1d?-fos the artist, hcxever brilliantly sue"
cessful. regards each victory as the stepping.
stone to higher conqnests; like Alexander, lie
4tor new worlds to conquer. Can il be
that the lore Of the almighty dollar.
! eaid to be omnipotent in the American bresst,
go dominates Jefferaon's genius toat the more
fact that Rip Pan 1Vinkls persists in drawing
| crowded houses ia, to his own mind, sufficient
excuse for restricting bis efforts to this single
| character Or is be lazy? Or has he become
so thoroughly identified With R1p Van N1nsle
SO innbued with its spirit. that he is tfrald to
not be equally successfnl2 He should answer
these queries in the only royal fashion, by CIV
ing us series Of new representations.
The concerts for which London is 80 famous
are in full operation. Among these, especially
are to be noted
THE POPULAR CONCERTS
at st. James Hall,-the Saturday and Monday
Pops, as they arc irreyerent1y called u thus
slans3y town. These concerts arc ttnly nensns-
~! me monuments Eale1aos, ana pa.aoea s ~ ~
thus Ola word 90 nos speak MoIe psa'1ty y. o. ahe
ly-orgsnized society. The hall beautiful and
admirable IN aeonsuc qaant1s .ne a."osp1eaa teas'
pesmeaseu WIN tne very noua - ase, ~ o1tsa ~
mas u slorAted 10 tne u!'lneet ualHauules, tne
performers the grestest artists in the world,
glowing with m electric sympathy which EN-
braces the audience as we'll the same eyes,
faces upturned to the same performers week af-
tene;o sha aSau;s;ta ssili of the artists and
,o,. t;an hv tba anf,enca NJ tha suh.
tfas+ affacts nrodnced Ali thie qivas Ia thesa
aan.ar+s a charac,er that ia ,,ninre
Tha nr;nc;1al n,sn;st this noason tho * angel
~ tna haur !, ia "N''
W 'N0 1'0A"' -
aApAns ..4aas hss1 ISL ost.,,. m..
~ hnld anrhTsiIed de,,chrsi an3;anca Dsre,v
;naaoS A. ra hes, anch sn;,;t and Io,;cac1 ~
tonci s4'ct m ~ nower ard 1efnenant ,n @anersl
eyecnt;nn Mn5ama Fssi,,otT ia mistress af ayev
etr1a and narfnrms al, dc var;ona aehno,a ~
thoyen the subtle melodias Of Schnbart- the in
tr;csta comh;na+;nna of yVoeneT IN the;r mos+
annronriata msnner.-aiwnys retainine. how.
ever. hor own disrinctiye onaIities-
belong 10 harsaif Alone. and which eiye naV
charm to the most reIi. i,,7oTn necas thas nass
thronrb ~ .1eToh;c ~ ls.r shtia ;nternratsf;on
The leadinr yiolinist is Madame Norman -Niruda
who. from The sing of in ugtruments 1ao recent =
conquest Of tho fair sez), draws tonss OF crvs-
~nnre and sweet "a the sweetest Of human
vo,cas Tsftad to Haayan ;n f;;ott If insn;rad
song Tha charmi,,g M,demoise13a Sonh;e
Lows is tue priocioel Vocalist.
." a.-..
- D1Is InE Enat.aEIstn ~ l.s ~ sa1sos 1sot
OF tnese fopo4ar concerts; 1ne 'ast, On Monoa1
evan1ng, s vas = ne n'e-nunolea and"1@en1t-nlth.
Aue Dlectot - I'LL. nl:ao1 Snaoo'. ane ucAets
arc =, ssllousls one soiilng, Iafee sno nSe' ano,
poItloa o1 Iue eeeoeaoie aan, lug mus1c aea.a,
lns one-snuung seats are scarcely n1e11ot ior
fact1cal purposes TO the more aflstoefat1c sIai's
= ~ ane.4c4n sle o41 slelI Lonaoo "lsnpun gu
'o5aoe LILO ~ 1ouos,.o ~ g. '@1'eo nA1
AeaAAi 0ao"NaSo'
most OF sensa non are hooers Bro"n1ngs ne"
1rama ''lhe lan,A!bum. ana Moores transa-
aon OF the 'Lneia. az. browning nas' OF late
9ears, chosen subjects OF even revolving horror
and, ln thus, onr own oplnion is, that he com:
nlts q profound artistic fault Ihe grand
I'D Greeks were surely right IN demanding
= tragedy q ceEtmo grandeur and elevation
II sentiment but What dignity, what nobility,
Shat real LIE. beauty; can be eSe!tea s 1ro% 5nas
1ioeous ,sto1y, tue Eeo Cotton Nignt~Cap
(ountry' OF tnas otnet cnsoncie OF csanle oset
Shlch the poet gloats 1e]olcinsl5, ~ II ne had
onnd % pure diamond OF song: oas OF wnleh
r,.a ane n.ns ano e .ue .,ooA 10 esol'eus
lno Auo Plaee aos soeu esol1es ID lue
Police Gazette: why should = great poet un-
s3rth them from their unWhOleaO1a graves. |
md endow them, by tho might Of his genius |
Nth an unblesaed Immortality in the wnrId of |
~ gha ato@v If ..Tha I'm. .A1hnn II hafonoa |
:, sh;s aataao.1, ~ - .rh;ao+. = - - t.te ~
;t .nls eaegoty oi nnoJets; a 1s tale o. ph
n1teaseo ana a4nless notto1, un1eaeeHeo ny
my universal interest or elevating ssnti- !
neut. It is related in Browning q best manner; |
he style is free from the concentrated obscu1ity |
# MANY of l,is noems and has 1nrch nf the
ich beauty Of his earlier works the chatfacters &
rhich is his i,ir1,est attr;hnta. II ia I;tg thor
hnnfd mt have haen more worthv Ink n,av ~
,is eren1na N s'
.san,,s., y. nr
@onnts ao1a4 aa, aaAs nIe:s;s of tha sI s.
- glsas suecsss. a ototas - poe' ateames q
>. na u,eans 1 uo.n ous y. W slgas ame N Woose
WEE, la[1a"ay uteams W. lnu, III ~ tMs "eatslng
na ti:' ase; tgss anu te1tesn-
nen. "nne me no"iag, - slnple, 1aelle sts!e
1nacn :: ne aaopteo IN Ms Eafthlg FaIadlse,
~ atcaalo ,; VOICE anu pntases. are suite weli
.qapeea 70 slrglls g"n etSle "nlcn, ID spite OF
. 9 ponhn, "ss ssuuoasly atonsc. Inls ls one
Y .he IS" tIansia1lons Wnlcn 5epfoonce the
plrls as ven a. toe 1otm OF me Original IL
lVes the LuRhsn fesder, IN DIS own tongue,