, 1875-09-05

art presents to thoroughly thoughtful and intsl
1ectual Hamlet At every ,int tbs irnrersonation
bears the impress Of intelligent study though ast
actor'a yoce, 1t uniformly we'll considered aud
impressed itsef as the result Of mature thought In
his as. Mr sulliss9 i scaol.'tte As does not hea
due1ce Is ever present may be said wlthou. faius
tice th.t Mr. Sullivan is fill Of n4nnsrzns but they
| are certainly Very o1octisc.
says:
II the circumstances which preceded Mr. sollvanb
resppearance in this country aud married that svent
nas night, had not been Of such character aa TO be
the performers cap.tItiss, the end of I'LL necessary
reference to the subject would b. attained by simple
mention OF the TACT that bis performance WAR; At the
best, mediocre.
Iii. su,.ivan's Ham.st Is IN aged and stacy prince,
who knows. may b. -ard3ned the e1Presaiou, all
tEe tricks Of hts trade, but lack4 the fundamental
charm Of presence the magic voice, and the express
i've f.ee, for the absoncs Of which no study and no
in rcpose but is animated with d!sa-
gceeahs s1vacty; his sonos have naitlser resonance
nor h n1es Tnh t5e tS ,n1 a
promedi;sou. His natural gifts are fen, and his art
Just falls short Of that point It Which It can lie Wanted
As the arseeaze artena: Nj. sphvans clear snuneia-
don Of hts linea may have considerable value IN :
country lecture-room, but not able TO admit
marked BY pauaes, calculated with the precision Of
metrnnoue-was good enough to command approval
Hia lsrtoruance Of Hamst to be bsiet, SHOWS moth
ing that has not, with tefod force, been shown be-
fore, and dull. mechanical smoothness aud precision
renders it one Of he most tedious it aas been our
fortune to witness.
The 1Forl calls It '' g carefully considered and
gracefully-odjustod impersonatiou Of the old
school, aud asys: - It was, indeod, Hamlet
OF the intellect, finished aud perfected with care
and study, but singuiarlY deficient in those
CLEANS Of unformnlated power which move us
In spite OF ourselves" finishing with the remark
that "ln tho concluding scenes, which exact
vigorous action no less than vigorous declama-
tioa. Mr. Suiivan'a voice and strength we're
hardly equal to the demands OF the situation"
JOHN RA1MoSp's F1Bsr ExpER1rScEs.
RAYMOND has been put upon the reporters
rack by the Graphic, and tells the following
stories OF his first experiences on the stage:
ran away from home and. knowing no more about
the theatre than the moon, went on tho stage up
reared nr:t as Loner, tbs nesssnt, in "The Honey
the green hard by The words stuck in my throat;
wsa absolutely T1aralszed with ataga-f1ignt. But
fortunately Lopez "a supposed to be poor. scared
thing, and ms pft1aIs atamnaertng the audience and
J associates took for acting the audience laughed.
ths ,etera approved and tho papsss had kind words
poor humsa weakness hat n.ads ne simulate essp
ing stupidity. The next Monday night
in my true eolora. bad part whera I had
acoeth the apuroach OF tha wood to Dunsrnaanc. j.
". Waack "a 6nc, handsome fellow be thun-1s5n
was Tile {ncps2f, anu the royal presence QaxZDnR
armor struck terror to my soul! especially the King
nave sad Gracious, my lord, shonll report that
no further than "aracious, " my lord" Was dumb
with fright, and the isate monarch, with
| whispered "Kneel, .you fool" first pushed ma
, Of speech, flung me to the back Of tho stage.
Aftef the performance he reasoned with me- and ths
os aSsoa.s ss Ii e u
III" doo-ed me again He too. comes ruAhng en-
WI m ef3 a a ND sss and
thickct atanda swft horae the following e.traor-
dinary reading: "Ihts way, this way; beyond yo9
can remember. that Wallaek gave mo up then Is
thoroughly he had puseed from his path aeross
tho stage Ycars after | met him on Broadway.
horse2"
PERSONAL NOTES.
Both Clara Morris and Charlotte Cushman nre
seriously Ill
Charley Thorne has been starting in Boston
during tile week.
Rignold has been playing C2ancarty and
Romeo in London.
There ere already eight theatres open and
prosperlng in Now York.
The Boston Theatre opens its season with
Frank Chanfrau in The Arkansaa Traveller"
Barney Williams writes to the Herald in de-
feuse OF Irish actors,-as it they needed any
apology.
Cleye,and's new Academy of Music will be
opened tomorrow With large stock company in
'sSaratoga."
Charles Whestleigh has met With distinguished
SUCCESS in Australia, where he i8 playing in
"Ihe Shaughraun."
Mr. and Mrs ". J. Florence reopen the Park
Theatre, New York, with new American come
dy, ''Ihe Almighty Dollar"
Mr John 8. Clarke is to effect his reappear-
anea " in London, according to the New York
Tribune. What: an effort ia here dimly limited
st.
The managers OF tbs Grand Opera House in
New York have reduced tho prices OF admission
to just one-half WIZ r-pt1ces- They must all come
to 1t.
..Around the World in Eighty Days" 1t the
New York Academy Of Music is remarkable for
the gorgeousoess OF it's scenery and the dull
ness Of its text
The Yokes' new piece, ~ Bunch OF Berries"
is pronounced by the Boston and New York pa
pers ns not 30 amusing as '' Bellies OF the K1ich-
en-" They arc doing we'll at the Globe Theatre.
The Howard Athenaum Of Boston opened with
play Monday night, instead Of the usual yari-
ETY. business, the drama being "The Three
Guardsmen." This was only temporary in
sanity.
Frank Roche is leading man at the Cincinnati
G., and Opera-House, With Old A. .. Bradley as
old man and manager, Moses Fisle comedian.
Mrs Kneass old lady, and Miss Gussie De For-
es. leading lady.
The house Of Mile. de Beaupre, tho frat won-
an who appeared upon the stage in France. hiss
been destroyed. Previous TO 1875, the date Of
her debut, female parts we're enacted by boys |
and young men.
Davenport's personation OF Hamlet, ut the
Grand Opera-H0use in New Yors. was greetel !
with an enormous house. The orchestra played |
national airs, and tie audience Was 80 enthnsl-
astic as to drown some OF the best POINTS in |
applause.
The crowd at Booths Theatre on Barry Sui |
livan's opening night was 1nteEieent. One |
newspaper says: .'Their first conspicuous |
bali WAS to hail the entrance OF The Ghosl |
with tumultuous and prolonged cheering, under |
the impression that the venerable saado waa the |
guest OF the evening"" |
Tbestock company in England has dlssp-