, 1875-01-26

ealv favorite actor In Chicago tnripE his torn
at McVicker's posHcsHes full conception OF tho
possibilities Of ths cf1arActhr. aud tonH fair ]ih-
sst, IN tia econo viii. Ii,tIrrt before Pembroke
and S1fts5"rY Ill tho tranpitlnn frnm tho att'.
tudo OF polite protector to that Of 1nfuria.Gd
prosecutor nf;or their srit. It waa all agat!HIp-
ton Of great force Md c1cnFl'eas OF execution,
rs we'll III Of correct conception.
MI. ]. H. DootIa is an elder brot|lor OF Edwin
1ooth aud poeeesaes on tue hta;c n STRONG
fnmilv resemblance. Ills features arc licavior
and 1ess mobile md he thtons:ion % sinlllar
]lin mannersms nfn .toso Of Ills brother, rather
more pronounced. and in aEenc aud nction.
eapccilly the latter. he facka tho eaHo nnl
1nency which co:uo iron, lnng Familiarity With
wns tho plotting with Hn'r''t upon tru1nr'.
death, which. though pon.cwlat tjlaiointod and
excessive, had NJ, effect Of d"cides1 fo,ce::
Mr.. Murdoch PLAYED tho duai part OF ,Aator Of
chi head which matIo him resemble tho lard Of
Avon out for all ovening'h amusement. It ia
rtrhape unkintl 10 cast ridicuo, even bantor,
i1pon 4 performance which was as deeply sincere
but sns III" 's " eea. MEET 'sS'"s ef .has m tassrlns n
m crantnn, and its parallel intelligence
would 10 depressing bnt for m outlet FIR ones
feelings in = hnsi'e. The motives Of Hubert IN
Join ars not clear il is not impossible 10 a,al.
cd him TO the hdcousuess Of tic task liz
accepted, until tho depths Of his
nature wora s'rrod bv Arthnr's in
nocent love aud chiIdia1, rcproactcB,
anu tlo trne qualitS Of metcy rroso1 hbovo AMI
hisloi,. l}ncll uol.,ton Ut HnbrrFa consinc. We
gather from Mr. hJurdnch'a acting. Tho snp-
posltnn Of nature sufficiently cr11cl to acarpt
ttc task without b1enchng ant! With full k,ow!-
edge Of ts cpninity, or tho otfo. oSLremo Of rrr-
sricuuuR genel oHty, nto oqnay nntenah1e. Mr..
3rsoeIla view OF thiA very 1nyttorinus character
is probably tho correct Interpretation and found
in bis execution very r.tisFactnrv rendering.
Tho only other cllaractor deserving OF notice
ia that OF Artanr, played hs Hiss Carrie Nc
Honry, Il young lady. We should Judge, OF somo
1t In 1t. Notwithstanding frequent failures in tho
lines, to expect, with tlas or two OF studying,
something unusually good. The touching sim
plicity OF tho lincs ia 10 often lost tn
their blurred md parrotlilse enumeration that tho
Intelligence which occasionally ahono o1it was
exceptionally gratifying. Gcyonl m intelligent
it not forcible rendng By h1r. Hay, as Salisbury,
Of tho linos over Ar!hli.r's body. tero vas noth-
inE to commend In the rost OF The COMPANY is
moro than orght to he expected from rrofers;on-
al nctnrs. h1Ni great deal to condemn rs below
What 1t should lsava Leon. " King John wilt
DO rayed during tho week except on Wednesday
afternoon, w1on ''The Lady Of Lyons vii! he
given.
Alr. Gardiner somewhat msunderatands an a.
luaon matlo in THE TRIBUNE an Sunday to atr.
Con Murphy. who hha been specially engaged to
Bnrtloy Campbotl's forthcoming piece, and lest
ofherE should have been mslod "a to the cir
cumatanccs, We ohenrfulIy announce the charac-
ter and duration of 1fr. Murphy'a connection
with the Academy - contemporAnoous with tho
life Of tho play.