National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-10-06
ADJUSTMENTS.
The National Thsatrs-Hsnry V-Gsorgs Rig

mold.
A matter in which nearly two thousand people
took deep interest last night is not to be passed
over lightly, and so much may properly be said Of
It that We hardly know where TO begin. The gen.
eral effect Of the production OF Henry Is felt
and appreciated by all, but very few ever stop to
consider the vast detail connected with and any
review Of the play which fails TO touch this part
of It is to say the least sadly lacking in instruc
tion, and in our next notice Of the play we can
promise our readers some accurate descriptions Of
the costumes worn by King Henry and the English
and French noblemen, and this viii, OF necessity,
cause the presentation Of much Incidental history
of the royal arms Of England and Francs, of
badges and collars, Of crowns and clrclets and
regal jewels, Of flags and banners and Of heraldry
in general, and when It Is known that for the
proper mounting and costuming Of this play such
historical authorities have been consulted as
Stothard's Monumental Efhgies of Great Brit
ain" Struts "Dress and Habits Of the People Of
England" Struts "Regal and Ecclesiastical
Antiquities" Planche's "History Of British Cos
txmes," Shaw's DRESSES and Decorations OF the
Middle Ages Crosses military Antiquities"
Hewitt's "Ancient Armor and Weapons in Eu-
rope, Harries' manual OF Monumental Brasses,"
ed that all the costumes, armors and scenery dis.
played In the piece were manufactured in Eng
land from historical paintings and designs, and
spheres the Importance Of the field We propose to
traverse will be recognized.
This morning we follow, with those fortunate In
gaining admittanee to the theatre last night tho
action Of the play, for it is q remembrance that
will delight often as It is recalled, and with
Runner we can sincerely wish for muse OF nre
that would ascend
The brightest heaven Of invention"
for the task Is not an easy one; and here We must
again praise the defamation, pose and gesture Of
Miss Lulu Dixon. Her nrst appearance In the
role Of Rumor was in Baltimore, and this is her
second. She Is full Of natural Inspiration, and
looks like Q veritable goddess. Ono can imagine
that Corinne, Of Italy, and Sappho, Of Greece,
Nj. Rirnoid, as Henry V, is first seen in the
throne-room Of the palace at Westminster, and
while asking for the Lord Of Canterbury he taxes
grand it is no wonder that Canterbury calls on
God and his angels to guard 1t. Then, after the
"copJuration" Of the King, the Archbishop fol-
H Hem tile 10 The Crown of France Tho action
and tone of Mr.. S. W. Glenn, as the Archbishop,
Is dignihed and impressive, and serves to lii up
surrc findings The influence Of the speech Gains
the conscience of the King, and he resolves upon
war with France. at this point ambassadors from
with presents from the Dsuphin, consisting of
tennis balls. In his reply the King charges the
ambassadors to tell the Dauphin that
- he hath made q match with such . wrangler
That all the courts OF Francs will be disturb'd
With chaees."
Then, suddenly recollecting his pfety aud trust
In Heaven, he rises from tse throne and most rev.
erently exclaims,
mBut this lies all within tbs will OF God"
Mr. Rignold utters this line with splendid effect.
Rising to the full stature of king Of men, stand
ing on his throne, surrounded by the great ones
Of his kingdom, he most humbly and impressively
acknowledges the King Of Kings. He truly pre-
sented q grand and beautiful picture, and gave
to the audience the key TO the mystery OF all his
future successes and hopes. The skill Of Shak:
tHa nd If hara IN nd
the audience is amused with the seine 10 East
cheap, London, between Nym, Bardolph, Pistol,
Mrs; Quickly and the Boy, characters S Ie;Pee-
Germon and Little, and we think It would be hard
to find better representatives of these exceedingly
funny people. Rumor now appears, announcing
that ''the youth of England are on fire, and then
follows the grand scene on Southampton beach,
with the English feet at anchor in the harbor.
ipV 70 he Historical STUDENT from the fact that
Henry Of Monmouth is declared by Tyler and by
Sir Henry Ellis to be the father of the British
sacred names ST 70 ali h rs ship. and IN he
nations to Froissart" full description may be
found. The King Is ready to 60 on board, when .
up By Richard, Earl Of Cambridge; Henry Lord
Scroop, Of Masham, and Sir Thomas Grey, of
Northumberland. The King has knowledge of
IL, and in q speech powerful with quiet sarcasm
he informs the conspiratOrs of It, and hands them
commissions" which are their death warrants,
after which the King addresses each by name,
persenaI and touching speech, and then orders
the Duke Of Exeter to arrest them. This duty
was well performed by Mr.. w. Hague, and then
the expedition sailed. The bearing Of Mr. Rig
mold throughout this scene was right royal, and
in It alone he won the high regard Of the most
critical.
Charles VI, sRd then comes the stirring one Of
the siege of Harheur. The arrangement of this
scenery is due to the judgment, almost genius, OF
Mr.. Henry Sauter, master machinist, and re-
ouires nearly thirty minutes to put It up the time
between the first and second acts and tne scene
with Charles VI. As the curtain rolls up the
King IL seen at the lead Of his soldiers, urging
them on to another attack, and with the cry God
for Harry England and st. George!" he leads
the assault; then in the Duke Of GiOster's quar-
tiers we have the famous cOll0quy between
Fiuellen and Cover. Fluellen Is another char.
acter which seems to be admirably adapted to
Mr.. Thorne. He makes decided feature of It,
His comical pronunciation Of the words Captain
Macmorris" Will not soon be forgotten. The Eng
lish army enters the town OF Harheur. and follow
ing this the scenes of the French Palace Rouen,
the departure of the French army, aud q view In
P!cardy where Cover, Fluellen and Pistol again
met, and where Fluellen met the King will be re-
Of the French Dauphin's tent, near Agineourt,
where with wine and dice the English strength
was so insolently Knocked, and following this was
silence and devotion in the camp, and the solem-
nifty Of the King and the prayers were all most
impressive, and here one Of the most popular
features Of the play lie presented in the fne sing
ing Of the MadrigaI Boys, Masters Hopkins,
Glover Buch, Plate, Nash, {. and J. Blank
meyer, Reilly, Bernstein and Lesser. They sing
the play Of Henry Y IN this country by Mr.. U.
NJ Pyke, of New York, under whose direction the
boys are. TIE Glee Is well adapted to the situa-
tion, and never fails to receive Q hearty encore.
All the vocal music is under the direction OF Mr..
Pyke. And now also occurs the dialogues be-
tween Pistol and the King, and with Fluellen,
Cover and the King and Williams and the King;
in all these especially with Williams, Mr.. Rig
mold docs some very hne acting, and is most ably
sustained.
Immediately on the disappearance Of Bates and
Williams the King was left alone, and he then
relapsed into o meditative mood and delivered q
most beautiful soliloquy, In which he contrasts