The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-27

Egypt entirely naked, "a Venus beside her Mars,
and In fact as she did appe u In her galley upon
the river Cydnus, imuortalzed by Shakespeare.
CIeopatra aud Myfrha were both Greeks, the
former descending from the Grecian Ptolemy
one OF the four successful heirs to Alexanders
conquests, and these ladies' had no ptudish |
inodcsty Us to stltucsque personal effect. Inc |
further we 90 back In the history OF the human |
race, less drapcry we find upon the form divine, |
until we srriye at the Garden Of Eden. when |
Apollo and Venus, a recorded in Genesis. ch.
2, last verse. " To the pure mind all things are
pure. saith st. Paul here is no tragedy Written
10y fluent poet that has not TO be cut down"
for the stage, and the question Ia, =" Has Mr.. |
Calvert shown tact and SKILL and RESPECT for the
author, In thus adautinR 'Sifdanapalusr l
AT once, from my own dramatic knowledge, ac-
cord to him fervent praise for his excellent
labors in this matter. lie deserves no less com
mend ton as a director herein, than he did for
liking Genry "" Mr.. Charles 4. Calvert viii
return to England With the respect OF true
lovers OF dramatic art.
vI.-MR. p. c. BANGS AS THE KING.
II ever a tragedian was unjustly CEN
spyed t. was IN tss c9mp9ln ra ss9 n,enS by
oniS silly" Now, 1 throw down tie gauntlet
toes upon their shield. 1t is notorious that In
the admirable and classical production OF Julius
than one hundred times, that " the three dra-
matte orators Bi1tus. Cds'fts aud antony by
Latter carried on tne laurel OF presminence. His
Grafton oNer the dead body OF CGsrr was a
study Of elocution, good reading. and suitable
action to the WORDS. The Apr 1baiiOn was tue
paramount applause OF the evening, and heart
ily led II, as the act drop closed the funeral
scene When called by the audience hi' manly
presence was only eqcolled 10y the modest man
ner OF his merit. 90 not know Mr. Bangs ex-
cept on the stage but thus write, In Justice,
not only to MIN aud HE talents, but to the mil
lion readers Of the SUN, that they may not be
misled by the fallen Star in our sol n system
However witty, humorous, or sarc site and
laconic Monsieur X" IN be-either 8 X
Monslsur or TX: Eni,t9'r or $50 Std,
ture-that Of L SO that my friend 10 future
might X. l.. excel. by his admitted talents as
true critic Of hish art. TO make mans for
tune, persecute him. aud he Is safe; for the
people become his oefender and champion.
Wnen stephen kemDle acted FulstdG he was
so stout that he played the character without
"siufnng," and was thus personally uttsd Tor
the fat knight"
sonay ad lpted to the eneminite character Of
Sdrtidndptilus. for he Is too manly and not SUI
ncienuy emaciated by ensrsating dissipation.
Thence his Marcus A ntOntOlts was truly noble,
mental, and III AMY Roman. lie had not yet as
Antony become the physical slave to the volup-
tuous Queen VI e., pt though at last he became
a SUICIDAL SdrddndDuius, aud from tue same
CAUSES.
Mr. Charles Kean, OF slight form, looked the
dissip ted KING md acted It with "bateo
breath" making thereby great contrast by his
beth, for his last nght Tor royalty. SdTddndpu Us,
! by tue words Of the poet. snould wear no dis-
hair bound 10y a broad nllet, hanging
backward ike falling ribbons, which nlet he
/ uses subsequently,. w II ITOW thltlo
to bind MS wounded arm. he poet directs,
" The Kings head crowned With hOwers.' Nor
should he wear any sword, not from dread, Ike
! King James l.. but from utter dislike OF strife,
| soldiers, and warlike weapons. As proof, when
he PUSHES between the combatants, Sdkmenes
| and ATbdccs, he calls aloud
My seord fool. wear no sword here. soldier
GIVE me thy weapon.
To write as X" has done, that Mr.. Bangs .
| Sdrddndpdlus Is silly IL equally unjust, as
that his Marc Anthony was "idiotic.'
vu.-MR. LOUIS ALDRICH As sALEMKSEs.
That heroic character is the best drawn in tho
| tragedy. Ii IL the contrast To the eneminate
| King, as the generous Ohello Is to the willy Idg0.
| Mr.. Aldricn deserves praise for bis impersOna-
| ton, and not censure or humorous sarcasm.
His presence, voice, and utterance are manly.
| and II his action. at times, appears redundant.
1t IL in keeping with the Princes nery nature,
controlled with the placidity Of the Kings, the
| same as Cdssitls Is contrasted with Brtuus.
vuI.-MRs. AGNES BOOTH As MrRnnA.
| The lady-liks performance Of Mrs. Booth, her
good features ana voice, and admirable eiocu-
and great acquisition TO any theatre. The
character OF Mprhl Is In love FASHIONABLE
aud enthusiastic. All the ancient classic lands
not barblric were termed Ionisn, including
Cypress, the Paphian residence OF poetic Ve1us.
The Grecian women ofthe ancient time land this
play dates 900 years ago. were more loving aud
romantic than. when later, they became more
mental. qualifying passion by the worship
Of the Goddess OF Wisdom-Minerya az well Al
Venus. Thence the MyrTha VI Mrs. Booth,
though pleasing picture, Is too stately and
cold, aided by her sedateiy fashioned costume,
TO have enslaved such a man and King as Sdr-
ddndpdlus, c.using him to place ASIDE Tor years
so good aud beautiful = wife, aud mother Of his
children, as his Queen ZdItnd. MvrThd should
be Costumed more picturesquely, ana not like a
Roman vestal from neck to feet, with full ORA
perry, severely clad Then her manner, thus
loving and feryent, was the Countess OF
GIiccoli. whose Iofrait IN the tragedy as
Mprhd, the poet Photographed, II may coin a
Miss Godthwats as Zdrind looked queenly,
and the beautiful scene between her aud the
Her voice at present lacks the tragic volume,
but IL Is a book daily improving.
1.-THE GENERAL PALATIAL BALLET.
In this democratic city, from memory OF the
Black Crook,' every ballet must % reviewed
by comparison or contrast. Here contrast doei
not exist, for both have smilitude. therefore
In the play there is no fairy queen; but, all his
toric and national reality. The midnight re vel
rre Sne9 apsns wou ~ LACE lac na,
cording to Oriental custom ut all baccanaliat
festivals. The ballet, az It Is termed IN French
therefore correctly takes place and 10 mo-
thrust IN" without authority. The second &C
Is devoted to THIS regal revel Tie only objec
ton can mud In IL IL. that any soldier shoulC
lie there, for nuards would be outside. 1t ap
pears, however, that they are introduced for thu
purpose OF aiding =" the march, being placed
beside boys dwarfs, In contrast with the tai
soldiers as giants. They are, however, II Ia
placed, and inJure the barem character Of III,
splendid scene, by their waflike presence Ia ful
Assyrian armor. As TO the march itself. II fall
o. being equal TO the renowned AmazoniaI
pose required by the principal dancers, th
march mo amusement, certainly, to the king
might be entirety omitted. No male person
should be- In tue scene, excepting the monarch
Prince SdLdIntnts, the cup bearing pages, &c.
and not a military weapon worn by any person
, tor, where the King wears no sword, all person
initiate him at court, or revels, IA in the tint
OF James tho First OF England. SO at Nineven
his grand ballet bears merited comparison witt
that Of the Black Crook" when Mile. Bonfant
and Mile. Sangali were paramount at Nlblo'
and now being nearly, II not quite eQualed b
VI lie. Bartoletti and Mile. PallAdlno. The latte
/, ! especially reminds us OF Mile Lupo, III figure
| Hppe rance, and remarkable force aud grace
| and, not being so serious as Mile. Lupo, Is NOR
| attractive as dancer She nightly receives ne
! encore, cruel cumplime nj from tue audience
. considering her excessive fatigue In her yarlou
. duties III the ballet The principal dancers ar
3 ! all handsome, well formed, graceful, and al
tractive for their art. as well as beauty, ant 80
t the ballet generally; and all al good "tImists
to the music which Is excellent effective, an
+, | dramatic.
r Signor Ernesto Mascagno stands alone In hl
| peculiar glory. Shakespeare certainly had hi
Y In his minus eye when ne wrote the frat seen
| OF Hamlet" where MdTcellus says jump a
| THIS dead hour because curing the ballet sOu
. he does jump az II a spirit moved him II
seems ny ms costume 10 be the eunuch-ln-ohl e
1 | HAVING charge OF the chastity VI the monarch
htrem, an ON fer Of distinction even now la th
Orient. He certainly In ms profession has n
present rival. / here are many scenic Effects /
the play, three especially: the galley The flash 4
| lightning and craah of thunder upOn n lminy th