The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-02-04

The favorite actress, nee Miss Il. l..
Davenport, will appear in this city on
Tuesday, February 9th, at Fields
theater in the grand historical play OF
Elizabeth, Queen of England" and
Wednesday, the 10th, in Shakspeare's
tragedy of Antony and Cleopatra"
supported by Mr.. Frank Lawlor's great
star company. Mrs. Lander recently
appeared in st. Louis, at DeBar's opera
house, in the character of Elizabeth,
and we take from the Globe of that
city, the following critique of her re-
presentation of the character:
Those who were present last night at
DeBar's theater. saw fine representa-
ton of play full of historical interest,
the chief character of which stands
out prominently upon the page of his
tory. The stage representation of
Queen Elizabeth is one that requires
at the hand of its personator great
dramatic ability; it is not enough that
it should be simply piece of fine act
ing; it must also be-to be a perfect
histrionic picture--a faithful portrait
ure of the naughty, capricious, way
ward Queen, who was the royal mis-
tress of Shakespeare, Bacon, Raleigh,
and host of others who shed the light
of their brilliant genius upon the
Augustine Age" of English ltera-
ture. If the woman herself had been
of ordinary mold, the bright spirits
that surrounded her throne would have
lent luster to it, and have perpetuated
the memory of her reign but good
Queen Bess," as the old Edglish writer's
called her, was not an ordinary woman.
Endowed with the power to rule, ana
possessed of a masculine will she had,
If we read history Alright, a mans
strength of determination aDdpurpose,
united with some of the weakest vanl-
ties of her sex. She had all of mans
executive ability and personal courage,
without any of his foibles, and she had
all of woman's foibles Il weak
nesses, without any of those qualities
which make her in many respects the
superior of man. She was a human
enigma, the peculiarities of which
presents to her audience in a vivid ana
life-like PRESERVATION.
TITS true, the PRESERVATION seems to
be unreal, but not more SO than It's
original was. The actress business Is
to present the en- bodiment OF the per
sonage, to make il stand out living
reality, with all ITS virtue or vices, as
the case may be, and without attempt
ing to show the motives, the peculiari-
ties of temperament, or the accidents
which may have prompted any course
Of action or induced the growth OF
what may appear 10 be strange lido
syncrasies of character.
The Queen Elizabeth Mrs. Lander
presents Is strong stage figure, every
detail Of which has been perfected ny
years of study. II is an intellectual
performance, without any stage tricks
or broadly colored effects in IT, and
there IL no attempt at the elocutionary
tour de force which is 80 commonly
used to gail the applause of the. audi
eDce. AS the play progressed, the IN,
terest i'm the character increased, ana
in the scene which sees the then aged
Elizabeth in her last days, prey 10 re-
morse and sorrow, but with her indom-
liable spirit still unchecked, the acting
was really grand 1t seems doubtful u
Mrs. Lander can sustain any other part
better, or even as we'll, as she does THIS
She is about the age for it, for Its re-
quirements prohibit any very young
lady from playing 1t; and she also pos
sesses the physical requisite for its sue
cessful persoDation.