The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-03-22

CIV star in tkc mls,r,oAic r,rmn ,nent

has been born which lights mp tllewholc
vast concaye with brilliancy and
splendor unsurpassed by any that now
reigns, and equals in brightness the
lost ldeiads that shimmered in IT'S gof
geous orient in days gone by.s,---s----srsg'a
Around Mary Andersop's, cradle the
genii Of the drama stood and scattering
flowers n'cr her fair Young form, titled
her with those grand powers that sway
tho human soul and Stir It's fostering
lnsalvehrss into the Wild frenzy df I,ns-
sitpate feellig and action, and endowed
her with hook and speech which draw
audience and attention still rs night or
summers noontidc air. F" A' 4+''l
Sbt. enters upon the stage ut Il tendtt
ago ~ II time when images u beauty
aud tenderness arc fresh IN the heart,
and before shadows frotn The wing Of
carr, have fallen ntiiwnrt thom before
tie, hrart has been touched With anx-
i,ty md disappointment. and is rs FREQ
nrJ light ms u wild bird.
This yo,,ng girl seems fairly to llixur
late amid the flowers hiid sunbrans
that grow and fall along the pathway of
sti,,tssrll dramatic life. 'l'
Tile Brightness nf her spirit shines
through and eolors the passions " her
characters. tinging them with the viva
hllea ST u glory born of the lofticst GO
,iIs. There Is no hard and brilliant
emanuel III her portruitt,res hers is the
rich. soft touch OF the master She has
nothing in common with those t,itonrht!
ic bcggars for fnine who strut the stage
with measured tread animated statues.
the height Of whose am hilton Is to be up
in tho conventional busiscgs. and who
study in the frenzy of death scene, to
fall IN inch within the drop c,irtnin
She Inns the freshness Of originality ,
size IL bound down by no stage rotc !,
nature and genius twin handed lead and
guide her through her roles.
t,rnce and euse will come with ex
periencs to enrich her action, and n few
brief months will suffice to make her MS
majestic and graceful as "Juiyefed
Dim, moving tE,ro' her stately groves. v
But Miss Anderson must furego com
edy. Tragedy and those emotional pieces
through which tho grand passions
march must b. her selections for sue
cessf,l achevement.
In comedy she hppcats stiff and tin
natural. her spirit seems to struggle
away from il. as the eagle mounts from
the serene valley with it's laughing
waters. to the rugged mountain on
whose summit the storm god builds his
home, aud commands the elements to
fearful and continued war. in the Zig hit
and humorous. her powers seem con.
gested. her motion traminGlied. aud H.
is only when she breaks away and Crap
pies with the passions ~ they run riot
In the stormy breast, or burst forth with
the wild energy Of desperation. that chs
rises into tho srblimest action But
Ia 10 is.f =, Of al hat in pnlcrr nj
slbdued feelings of SORROW. the murmur-
ings Of n stricken heart. the soft, tender
emotions of trie womhuboOd. she pours
out with genuine inspiration and life
like eXartncss .t-. tu...t
Under her inspiration the dim
thoughts Of the dramatist grow bright
and are made to- 'shino with sun-like
splendor on the intellect and heart"
She depends little on the structure and
copiousness of the author: her genius.
power Of style aud action work up the
vulgar material Of the dramatist into
breathing sentences, and make com
mon place ideas and words blaze with n
miraculous beauty. even as u sculptor
extracts beautiful forms from lifelese
stDnos.i I..I...| atsr.-i .- ..fHt-lf.E.i .-f
The average actor now .a.thys pro-
ceetls upon tho theory that the plot was
constructed purposelyjt to bring in fine
passages. salient beauties. ana he
dwells with n careless niptancy upon
all that lies between the grand passages
Or climates there is no sustained sym
netry of action throughout, and my
lending gentleman h0ide in like n clever
Jockey for u tremendous dash. or like
the trained oarsinau for the traditional
"Elurt = .l.ul Ma
What il called the "correct school"
has become rnouotonous, there Is too
much business and too little nature the
sense Of form is too acute, the creative
power is too much Cirrltmscribed by
harrow mechanical rules W au.s4t5. Jrt
Such n woman as Miss Anderson
brings back tho stage to the days of the
rule. to the time of Gar
rick, biddons and komblc. 1t is sueh
genius as hers thai wars on its rnechan-
jcal oOnventionnlitjes and breaks down
its " iusipid conformity to a standard,
which derives no authority from mature
or reason" ',,s 1fa...tt.. .r--..rl4,.,.t
Nature is The grand book from which
she has drawn and must continue to
Ir3w copiollsly.g Then let study, feed the
current Of ambition. and on its hasten
ing glitterina tide this Young actress
Will BE- borne upward to the highest pju-,
lclo, where she will stand an imaged
lliecn, : brigh;t rs flaming gold" shcd-
ling O. rich radiance through the dark
9ned and decaying temple Of the drama
lighting up its gloomy corridors with n
lcathles9 fame. .....-. J. E.A.s
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