, 1875-11-30

MV1EKERS THEATRE.
3Ir, Barry Sullivan made bis drdt bow Ia
Chicago thcatsa Aug. 15, 1863. In the sixteen
yeats tha. have elapsed since then time has up
pasout,y dealt lightly by him. He seens still
almost young man, His hrst play then, ~
now, wss "nscheliau." In tho cast supporting
him sixtcon years ago wero aiessrs bradley,
Myers, and D.,loo. and Mrs. Leighton. There
was not, probably. in The theatre last night ono
person who was present at the first represents
ton. To all Entents aud purposes a1r. Sullivan
was stranger, aud hss conception Of tho mag
ni1ceot time-defying Cdrdina! WAS as fresh -
il it had never batore boon presented by him In
Chicago, ......
Tho key to the character Of Richelieu has boen
oftou sought Tor In vain, and even to tAis day
many acute critics gropo bltndly In search Of 1t,
nlthous SUCCESS. 1t lies in the famous solfoquiea,
brief but pregnant with meaning, at tue end OF
the nist net aud tho beginning OF tue third. In
theHe. If auYvho:e, NO must look for revelation
OF the iqlor soul, and All uucoyetiug of the very
heart Of tho Cardinal; for III no other place
does be giYe the re,us to his speech and cast o1
disguise. Tao tWo sollloHuteD referred to are
boLh III tho sane Teio. W4en taken apart. tho
SECOND sccmB almost continuation Of Ihe tlzBt.
Tie theme Of dscoutse iu both places 10 Powcr.
It In truo the subject II viewed IN different
ligbtn. In the trss soli1oquy-bcginntng 20
Eodlfke power!'-the Ctsris"as speaks IN the
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'no 'ns 10''~49" ~ Frsncc. ,orc tbcc,
All earth shall nsvcr rluck taea iroa1 nv heIrt
NY mistress France; my welded wife, aweet Franco
Vino shall pi oa.alm divorce from thee and up7
Tho sscopd aoliloquy, At the beginning Of the
third act. IL still on the old sheme-loweF.
Saees nAys uaid it ,s vain pursuit.; but, teasoas
tho Cardi,,ai;
~ .,fc and for4nn, ,ntn.
Vim xr1,e thu ds.d.. md N,;h untsysri.h hand
! weigh IL uiss s..ls4 tho motives " tAa great,
70 c1nnot know w,,a 80 baso never tried.
II will ba observed that tle tone Of tho two
.oiilo,,nles in slr,k.uxly similar. tbs presumu-
ion lint they fuTo. .sr tIue index 10 the Guar
sctar Of the Cardiuui il boruo out by The speech
-, Ines,S ia cunti,lan. and fam,l,ar in tie
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