New-York tribune., 1875-11-02
FIFTH AVENUE THEAIEE.
FDWlN BOOTH As RICHfLiEU.

Last night, in the Fifth Avenue Thcatcr,
numerous and delighted assembage saw MI b"oihs
personon OF Cafdina Riche'tev. In this pictorial aud
sympathetic work Of dramatic art rt-famous throughout
The and ustness Of ideal and beauty OF execution
Mr. Booth attained la has often done before to mat
hight of venerable majesty, sad Isolation, and pathetic
l,erause viruous, winning. aud lonely greatness OF
spiritual and temporal state. up0u which the ohaac-
ter Of Richeiica stands poised There Is no othef
trs gedan upon the American stage "b"'
in the aotmg OF This part (which, thoneh
not tragic calls upon The tragic geusl. supply as
Mr. Booth supplies it, the element Of magnetic sorrow
fitness not weak and not austcre but impressive
beautiful That element howsooycr warranted by his
torywch after ALL has little or nothing To do win
the matter.-s fully warranted by the play; ana -
Mr. Booths fclcitOus adaptsby of nature in thi' re-
spect which makes the great charm Of hs Rehet" n
derueath even the occasional mood OF somewhat gnly
humorous banter, into which RchecU apses. this attri
bute is seen To play-Snnc like lucent night IN tine
pines, wbo their tops stil shimncr in tine rays OF
the setting sun. Mr.. Booths Rchet'e", ~
word, is am Intellectual, wise, just, gent"
noble fiery Old ruan using ower to protect weakness
and innocence and made potent over the feeling OF man
kind by poetry Of spirit and thrilling force OF action Tho
actor was in perfect accord with his work and The oca
sion last night. His delivery Of the threat OF 'Ncon
municaton which it is customary 10 test the power
q representative Of this rat-"aS Thoroughly 'leet'cs
This specch-ehcr with view 10 the salidbc adjust
rncnt Of the situation The strength Of the aco or for
the purpose OF repairing what has always seemed
breach in the continuity OF the story-Wa9 ranSP"@ed
from lis place and put at the actual end oi the
fourth act 50 that the curtain fell immediately UPON
it, uttcrance. Mr.. Booth then, as ut carrier
points. twice recalled 10y tine resonant paudus 81
crowded assenblage deeply stirred, and iited mo me
ecstasy Of admiration Tne observer VINO estimates MI
Booths Riehedc,, by points, however misses IFS true
creatness-its imaginative atmosphere lis poetry Of
su it's consistent Identification of The artst with The
iacal and tbc perfect unonoi thousand little trait, and
eraccs into one symmetrical form. That il ia, NJ certain
sense theatrical is truebnt that il the obvious neces-
sity Of the drama. "RichClicu" was set upon
the STAGE of the Finn Avenue Thcater in richly
painted scenes, which, for this house. may fairly
he denoted as spacious and noble aud which r"lect
great credit upon the taste and bcrity ~ Nh Aueusn
DAY. and the skin of HI scenic artists aud Other assist
ants OF the acting, IN the paris That arc tributary 10
R,chcIic il is not possible or TO express higher e>
mate than Is indicated Nhrn We FAY that u halted OF
bein, mechanically efficient. Ii +, both privilege and
pleasure though 10 recognize he esoDation Of niue 0e
Mortimer by Miss J,ileys-I .N- as earnest Intelligent
ant mos; commercially simple and likewise as indca
tive Of oor waIdcd. to repair defective clocu
ton There was mott eatle merit, too. in The flavor
of character impaired 20 JGseDh by Nr. Iiudcnburs
RicheIiru" will be repeated tonight ana on Friday and
Saturday.