The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-09

Thomas musicians, 1 their, with the package ia
Smeaion's pretensions, because smcaion a spy hs
Cardinal and he Is anxious 10 obtain the carL.n -
secrets She sposed 10 do this but a. II. -
then arrives upbaids for renouncing h,ra IA
discovers Wolseys perldy, aud IN the end r.n.
sents being deterin med 10 ru,n ~. J., T.
ate. Percy tells her that his father. ia
Duke Of Northumberland had been ord 4
10 carry out tho marriage contrast with Lady May
giving him back his froth she points TO Inn that
the letter forgery OF the Cardinals aud they
brace, but only To part immediately. as Percy tells hx
lie has already married the Lady Mary II then she
swears vengeance against the Cardinal and returns 10
Court Ia The third scene The King welcomes her back
she denounces him 10 the King. showing Wosey's LEI
the Bishop OF Bayonne The curtain fails on tho
downfall OF tho Cardinal and Wolsey disappears from
the play
Seven years capsc between the second and third
acls The scene ut the Kings palace and It is made
picturesque by tournament outside. The third act
opens with the schcming OF Cromwell ana Lady Jane
Seymour for the and closes with the accusation
OF high against tho Queen. II IL purely an
acting act and shows the scheming Of crom-
unsuspcctng trust Of Anne and tho base passions OF
the KING. The first scene Of tho fourth act Is the
fusion scene Anna Is dressed Tor execution and tho
block Is in her This idea Is Miss Dcklnsons and
Is made 10 play very important part IN the business
mere Is seene prcved,hg tnis wnc" opsms WIN
magistrate, In regard 70 her trial aud The feelings Of
The people in her favor Then follows scene between
Cromwell and Kingston about plot to admit Percy TO
the co in order 10 tempt her 10 escape After
this she Is discovered alone with the block, and then
comes the following remarkable solioquy:-
win the night end Oh. my God! have done
tor s ,a ss s wh" s ss
s'os " asai'
MIN not A. see g Il, ssss % ny .oy. apart
am Queen Of England What have do with blocks
on area. e upls,nsa faces i,ismps,o pa. he,
Ss"d IL snS My m well ss Strong "
mi q ;pssS,s vSsr RE is ,s,lls hss .aa iass,
s%si The az a ssT ssa
Hate Kills smorse Kills not. or my blood would .,rsn
gle then IN as r,lE ,s, WINE 1's marriage age
baby what to become q your The morning bsra.
soul my soul this , oh %srel1u LORD
enter hi ,
aud cn,rcats her TO fly with him. She does not deny
her love for him, but in language as impassioned aud
as ersc and vigorous as her sooques she leslss hs
implorlng words because she Is wife and m Their.
and, the attempts To procure confession from he's
having iailcd sho Is led to execution rs the curais
rmx DRAMA A An ACTING PLAY.
In the drama which Miss Dickinson has given thu
rather meant ngless title OF "a Crown OF ThoInsn she
has attempted shine by her literary excellence
II IL essentially acting play and II Il fails u Keep
the stage It viii disappear altogether 1t is Incy''
from beginning 10 end. and enrey FREQ from what
actors call laky -taky" The speech have sent you
Is the longest in the piece, and there arc
lew others OF any considerable length With the
exception ~ Percy there not an agreeable part IN
the play. wolsey is schem'ng for tho iapai chair
sacrifice Anne tho guilty love Of tho KING. but VI
prevent her marriage. II Is for this that he inr,eues
marriage OF Lord Percy to Lady Mary Talbot Crom.
well Is his confederate, aud. after his fall, the
promoter OF the schemes OF Lady Jane ,ssy.
the crown. Lady Jane Is simply odious. The
King Is nowhere prese nied IN strong light aud even
the part OF Annie Is mere sketch IN the promptert
book She Is not painted AS good woman, but as al
ambitious girl and awronged queen. II there is any
purpose In tho play II Is 10 show her In the light ofs
pear from the acting and from the book.
All the other characters are equally skctchy,
but exceedingly plastic and capable OF strong denea
tion in the hands OF good actors Few plays depend
more completely upon the east for their success, bu!
before speak OF this OF the acting OF tho heroine
wish to note particularly Miss Dckinson's method OF
dressing as Anne Boleyn.
rnr nEnoISr's rorn DRESSES.
All of the dresses devised by Miss Dickinson,
and they qnccnly In richness and elaborate Ia dc.
tail, rs well as historically correct They are four IN
number ono for each ACT and were not made IN Paris.
has been reported. but by her own drcssfnaker IN
New York and under her direction. The cost Of the
incnts. AS Anne Bacyu Is supposed Just TO
have returned from France, some license u
allowed for French taste. Miss Dickinson wears
gold-bondc wig and displays her costumes With
exquisite taste. There y marvel OF feminine art u
her exhibition OF her quecnly robes, alter act
brings thcm before tho public eye The nrst - the
court dress Anne lIocyn may be said 10 have worn
when tho adniring eyes Of King Henry were attracted
by the girlish beauty II is creamy brocadc. with
ruby velvet trimmings and gold embroidery
TINS robe y De~nderins III us ochaea
rho second is dress supposed 10 be NJ
the home of her father, SIR Thomas Boeyn. II Isl
Mcitcrnich green satin, with crimson and cloth 81
gold overdress OF the Venetian style, and u may bt
described as unique and piquan with subtle supgcs
tiun of the period The third dress
u marvel Of brocadcd beauty as is fitting fol
the robes OF English queen IL ~ OF the
by Tram OF blue velvet and crmnc and girdc Of
diamonds and pearls with 4 diamond crown and neck.
lace Tho stonaeher IS OF woven pearls and old lace
The last dress Is not the traditional black velvet IL
which queens supposed TO be led 10 the block IL
sombrc but full OF passionate suggestion OF ihtcns
ard smothered ire typhed by blending Of black ant
crimson satin under rich black lace. II is drcs
that queen might almost wish To due at the hands
the cxccutioncr that she might bc able to wear and
this brings the rising Of the curtain.
The prompters bell has sounded. The orchestra are
In their places has been rendered Ia
more the mimic scene viii begin. Ailaround
Is IA OF upturncd faces which Miss Dckinsons
imagination tho last act may convert into those Of
the witnesses Of hcrcxccution TO which vnnc BoieyD
refers IN the soioquy have quoted.
RISING oF TiE CURTAIN.
Precisely at eight O'Clock the curtain Cromwell
and Wolscy took tho stage and with words OF learned
length and laundering sound tho play began This
ia Itself bal omen Tor the aspiring dcbuiante, for II
her cndcavors to DO moulded upon theirs, It
plain enough that good fortune was beyond hcr grasp.
To ascertain this and TO satisfy their curiosity IN re-
gard to her daring venture. the immense audience
waited patiently Tor Miss Dckinsons entrance At last
she came reading she walked The King approach
ing from the other sdc and In moment she would
be required 10 utter her first line. When the King
spoke she answered, but showed embarrassment
much az constrainl There was no fcybiIity In her
y
but her awkward interview with the King not
altogether the result OF fright aftcrward
particularly shown III her OF reading the love
letter from Percy Instead Of being light bird
and bright morning in June during this delicious
episode, she behaved ifshe delivering womans
suffrage address, and where she calls him her darling
instead OF whispering the words IN way to show hes
joyful emotions. she fairly beloved. As there wat
nothing but embrace aftfrward to close the ACT tho
effective tabcau at the end was consequently ony 40
absurdiIy. When the curtain fell sho recalled
but there real enthusiasm, and the hvor with
which she received continued to diminish the
play progressed. Ia the second act she showed some
tragic force. but the hack Of stage training oven
more painfully apparent than In tho nrst
She walked the boards with difficulty, and every
step proof that will stlI bc many days before
she has learned the rudments OF her calling. c1
interview with her father spritless and SUM- and
her reception OF her lover awkward and inc nectiyo
She, however, resented his imputaiions that she had
played the wanton with tho King with genuine fceling
but the reconciliation clumsy. and the
mark applies 10 her threats OF vcngcancc against the