, 1875-01-21

t.e AlHl .ac ussthfbahre 1ueled; hnt, whtn The
Etertt cntcr. the With tl.adly tnteat, aud !;
inFtsHtiy kill" ~ 'hc Enaht, ard defends mtrIf in
fit+ rF eetce of the King tIr next tnnrunR ami, de-
saarea ~. no n ths to Of King refcivu keeer ii
tohrnaF. Snw that Liz name and tha sourcc of hi,
Lower ara known, he must m longer feman there
ltr s~a' TttHFnn 10 take him away, but hc reoves
EtLl tEan fr&fn n neck and III It's Atcs,} p1rear,
olfrsy. whom 0f'ruh the rorrere.+ lad c!iangr.I
my rwa'i u,d!rey il de.lartd tbs r'ptlnl Duke,
anI h"n7r trmEts to tiis great grief ii lie ltorr,
aud especially q! Efsa.
MR. MCCULLOUGH AS "vJRGIulus,r
Jolt' Mccullough Tnesdny evening repeated his
performance Of riryinns In the tragedy Of that
name by Sheridan Knowles, and pIaycd 1t for tho
lnst time in the city at tue Academy. The theme
Of tho drama ia, We suppose, familiar to eye:v
reaioE, for it Is one Of the stn1nlatd stories of
school-hoy literature, and has boon immortal.
lzed In onr own tonEuo in the limpii
verse Of LORD Nacan!ay. Uno can readily ur-
derAtanl its fascination for tho stately fancy Of
Sheridan knowlcs. As tragedy It raukn Among
tho finest OH the stage. OF lato years it Las
fallen into disuBe. for the reaAon that no net
or has dared to tako up what forrest laid
down, unti! s1r. Mccullough ycnturcd with
such slcceea to exhibit his characters in
another nold. It il written in blank
vcrEe. aid moves with the stern, measured tread
which We arc apt to a.soclatc with tic uuhentt.
ing rigor Of 1tonan csl~tonis. It may therefore
be considered ~ tho most appropriate vehicle
for conveying the lofty sentiments Of the
tragedy. The charge Vi formality brought
against "The Hupchbacli" is hero tue highest
praise, and the drama Ut ''|irSinius has been
pronounced tho finest Of It's atlshor's worka.
Tie character of I'isyihius III not rrle that
Of Grutus, who ii, and ever will be, tie highest
typo Of manhood. It blends tho same clements
Of deep eiucezity. purity Of thought. subhmity oI
self -abnegation. and power ot sacrifice, with q
tenderness OF love alsnoat ~omaaly. The
murder mn Of .; pirgi.;a by her father ls
hntred Of baseneaa. 1t hrs a majesty Of simrle
nobility which challenges the highest efforts OF
the artist Mr.. McCuliough's conception Of ii
partakcs OF tLs same poetry which euffuscs and
tradintcs hia Spdr:acus. and lifts It into an loal
atmosphere without an effort, separating II eaei-
y, by virtue OF i.H own superior stature. irum
lis surroundings On tile stage. There ~
i'll tho acting Of this remarkable man
strange freedom from the dovcea Of the stage.
t,1s OF lis own high thoughts, and the iucldrnts
OF the drama seem to divide to allow Lis pasHate
o. though inlpel!cd ty destiny. ln
his aeting there might he found, from
a dotacta.-here a lack Of warmth,
there an excess OF physical Fahsiou; but tins is
tue 1aw Of the mere dress: the graui ideal Ii
raipable behind II all. III molneuts Of repo1e
he stands like statue, aud nowhere is tue fancy
n,ors NOR, gratefully tiled BY any, living actor
from nature which ltrgnlus paints be-
foro tie eyes Of the cruel Decemvir
liis superb nhyriqne: exluisltn symmetr. OF
form, and polse Of carrjare make: thls vision Of
melting in Tenderness, and firm wlthal Al the
pose OF bis frame. lis ssetus to stand PHYSICAL
y, because muralir: giant. Forrest ~as
the s'aRt asea's0as1 ts I,,, makes f., himself
rlov the tenIer rido Of she character, and in
these. III in others, Mr.. Mccullough is more or
lcsb f"llcitona, II is in the sceues OF tortura
and deiu"co tia. !!e appears at ls Lest because
ole er Desna eaatT IL ' Ss aoneept,s exseue chimes 1 m
hat act ss ono Of great poser. I."-
ginius is rot resented as distraught Will,
anguish. and tho titful e1eatus Of ntctligen %
wtich hlaze ss Eieh hcroic Thoughts are ~-.,-
gcs.ed tt tlim make the blank despair mole
vague and more hopeless. Tho struggle With
ArI'ius Ctdudtaa in tle cell is lash oi paesion
then few moments later comes . calm moro aw-
fnl. Flrgin"s kneelB over tile rroetrAtc body OF
lliA AtranKled victim, gazing blankIy away. Mr..
Mccullough las torn tiie tabieau from nature.
1t is tho attitude OF the lion beudn: Aver his
Frey. 1t is picture suggestive and 1werful.
mud synopsis Of the tragedy Which Tho least
b.erva cailnot fail to Apprellerd.
Mr.. Mccullough lsa'1 advantages and li4atl- |
in his support. Tho latter lay III the
,''!k pl the company tho former in the etii- |
'lency Of Miss Noah aud Mr.. Murdoch. Him !
'ef rasber light in figure, Mr. Murdoch rocmed |
II o1le OF two eloquent bursts Of Passionate dec |
amation, earned away the audience and stirre.l |
hem to VAIN approval. His loye-making was
charming exhibition, With which Chicago au-
llences arc moro or less familiar. Miss Noah
nsestad the character Of l'Irglaia with the
,ui}GlGGa Innocence 1f pirlhnoi and a,,lnd hy