New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-04
FIFTH AVENUE THEATER.
EDWIN HoDIH AS IAGO.

Shakespeare's great tragedy OF Othcllo'-
dark terrible splendid and awfully massive and
whelminc-was more seen, IN the performance Of
that was given last night the Fifth Avenue rheater to
be far beyond reach OF OF the actors who under
take 10 convey it, Mr.. Booth however, succeeded ~
thoroughly rs ever in the diaboca character Of faJo
over the whole of this impeTsonation-widciy knoTn
and by many persons though not by u.s. considered ~
the best Of Mr. Booths Cnbodments-the actor casts
an atmosnhcre II bland speciousness, which is Internal
and IL Immensely effective Hypocrisy reached an
altitude SO submey impudent - ii does in Mr. Booths
delivery Of the line, There's matter in indeed IL he 10
apgry"-lnioss, perhaps, in his dedication OF IGgos
fidelity 10 wroncct Oiheio's service" The arccatiou
OF tendor-ieartcd nts and yirtuous wonder at tho
former point and the assumption OF religious fcr'or
at tine latter, reach the acme Of oil that Ia pos
sibe in siInustivs art Tho thing accomplished
4. not indeed, great: sain;-lke dupliciiy, drapcd
in .oIdcrlikc buffncss il IdQo-aud That compound of
man and icnd il ached by will and not 10y wings; but
the manner its accomplishment IL perfection. Tbs
bemsh IN Mr.. Booths Iogo If such there be- grows out
of IL greatest excellence; for the personality he presents
f. 90 saturated with angelic guile that the wilinossnot
ALWAYS tenpcred and suhued by the % hand manner OF
the rough and ready solder-become~, at times over
nromiuept and thus transparent such II is, though
this defect is scent aud involuntary aud II docs not
invalidate The actors ideal-which is seen and
fe to be hand ia band with the Shakosperean conceP
ton Mr. Booth Il, sides that he thus sugar DER
his easy command and the best Of tofen beter'd
b his iud g.ucnt-With graceful spontaneity. Hen
derson who, IN IN. lat century introduced the rational
node Of speaking The that go c0mposcs for Des
demona could not have been better expressed than Mr.
Booth doc the difficult effort ~ the inventive muse liz 10
thrhngly sinister u'so tho sudd deadly suggestion
of The PURPOSE To Kill CosSio after the line How silent
i. ts town. and indeed, his acting duriBS the whole on
that hideos night scene IL swahcd In the lurid beauty
OF incfabe wickedneas. II had potent ehect upon ms
audience last night and his stimulation OF lagos DIS
nera,e gratitude and hesh cSultaon over The ruin OF
o,o In the last act caused ming ouburst oil ile
public admiration.
"Othello" was carefully set upon the II.ih Avenue
stage and though there signs Of crau the general
pctorial effect was good The waits between the acts
however wervso long to suggest that Mr. Dolworths
Band was giving concert, With "Othono" to
MI the pausCs. There was fair east OF
rho p,rt, aside from Iag0. Miss Jenreys-
Lewis was frivolous, monotonous, anu sins s"nsy' ~
~ sJ,sop0 The Emilia OF Miss Alice Gray was yacnons'
croaky and scrcechy. aud seemed to know al a'o"'
Isgo,s yiualny At the close lis yehomcnce became
n,omentarIy effective. Mr. Barrymore acted
Cassie. and the performance earnest, tntelh'
cent. and clever, but sejolnted aud raw
Mr. Parker's vacant manner aud anectaton
of helpless Stiffness proved funny in Rodcigo aud THIS
performance IL entitled DO recorded rs goddard az
one Of the best this actor effected Mr.. Hdrsns ap
poarcd as OLhelio aud he endured with hrinness WIN
considerable ability and with partial success what No
take 10 o tho seyerest test 10 which he has been SUD
iected I'm the course OF his professional career he
Uarkins has been a student in the school OF IA
win Forrest aud his Othelle. last night. was remi'
iscent Of the Moor of that ;rascdian IL Is h''
enough that otheo should be acted with technical coz