New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-11-24
THE DRAMA.
ROSE MICHEL.

This drama-made interesting az Troy was,
by the strife that has been waged around twas acted
at the Union Square Theater last night, for the first
time in America, and in presence Of an eager crowd mat
filed the house. The night was murky, and 40 WIS
the play. II comes, public IA aware, from
the French; but, having been much changed by tho
American adapter Mr. j. s. Mackaye. II may be said 70
have had its Blum pretty well rubbed Off Enough Of
the original remains, though, TO testify to Inherent
power OF high melodramatic order. II we say that
the topic is in Of its aspects, repugnant TO TASTE
and that the text il, in certain portions, prOliK
and diuse and that the action Is sometimes little oh
little attenuated, shall have limited ut all
the objections that might be urged against the drama
very powerful and interesting piece OF an INFERIOR
literary kind. 1t depicts murder; the peril OF an
innocent wrongully suspected the agohzed otrus'
Gle OF love and duty in the heart and brain OF one VINO
knows the truth but will not reveal it, and the ultimate
yndication OF the innocent II occupies place on the
sliding scale betwixt Macbeth" and Robert Macaire
Ii is in four acts; is written in thin prose- il intro
duces thirteen persons and its action passes the City of
Paris When it has been judiciously cu il will enter
long of the public favor The first things that
ought TO be cut ont of it the illusions the Deity
1t received last night with great interest aud popular
enthusiasm. The promise to magnicence Of scenery
was thoroughly kept The palace interior in act third
is exquisitey beautiful. Every scene, ndeed-there
being four in all-is superb in correctness and
realism. With regard 10 the acting we DO not
wish to speak in haste. That Of Miss Rose Eytinge-
who was great Rose Miche-attalncd 10 the
exalted pitch of perfect truth in deneaiion OF horror
and agony, and it swept to this apex with the spon.
tanety perfect There is in the fourth the
drama a very terrible situation. Miss Eytinge proved
fully equal it and it is but recording the papabo
fact when We say that she watched through tears
and rewarded with prOdgiOus reclamation To the deli
cate touches OF her work it is only possible to make
passing reference She has, within our knowledge
never succeeded well she did last
night, in Identification and finish. The charao-
tiers were acted evenly well throughout Mr.
stoddart was extraordinarily powerful in the
murder scene; but those who have Mr. Charles
Fisher as Nicholas Rue have better pOrtraiture Of
sene avarce There such color and hOrrd spirit in
SIR stodiarts acting, however recalled Of the
most loathsome passages in Tho Mysteries Of
Paris"-a remark which will be descriptive
to such readers as know that representative
book. Mr. Thorne. Mr.. Fred Robinson, Mr.. Robson.
Mr. Parsclle, Mr. Eben Plympton SIR. Tom Morris. Miss
Nina Yarian and Miss Fanny MorGnt contributed much
to the general good effect In time Rose Mchcl"-be.
coming of much surpusage Of story about ariso
cratic persons, talk about YOltaires Philosophical
Dictionary" (which receives kind advertisement from
Mr. Mackaye), and babble about dogs tails
and pollywogs,-will present in naked yyidness ths
analysis OF a much-tried wOmans heart under great
dramatic tests and then il will be better play than Il
is now-without being of a better kind.-and 1t may
till the kitten Of the first act becomes an old cat