New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-03-31
JULIUS CESAR-loOTH PERFORMANCE.

uUIUS CKSAR-lO0TH PERFORMANCE.
II is a fact most honorable to this commu-
nifty thai OF the most intellectual and sublime OF
srcares plays has been acted hero hundred
tmcs in succession, to full houses and amidst all The
corcomtans of prosperity. That prosperity, TO be
sure may be said to have been. to some extent,
obtained by some sacrifice of dignity in the
use OF tie oXpedients OF advertisement. Those who
have managed the enterprise probably think-as many
Others dO-that for the methods in which nowadays the
public wooed the public itself is responsible This Is
busy AMI turbulent epoch, and the artist cannot now
comfort himself with merely painting his picture ne
must put IT into snowy frame, and he must hang IL
on "colgn of vantage" II he would attract
70 il the eyes OF q multitude overwrought Win
hundreds Of cares teeped IN the sord atmosphere OF
traffic and deafcned with the selfmade noise OF business
bounce There are classes that seek, but the greater
public must be sought.
snch we say IS the line OF thought and policy
which adventurous and speculative spirits auopI
and pursue; and VIC do not care TO contend
that our more scrupulous ana ng" WINS
with respect TO art and its surroundings are paseu IN
halter vsdom Uowsoeyer stimulated the noble tragedy
NJ Julius Caesar has had remuneratlVe career OF
ono hundred consecutive representations III bootn D
-rbeatcr and this prcsontmcnt- the lihaBha-
lions and filling the thoughts OF many thousands OF per
sons with great lessons OF the value OF liberty great pic
,ures Of an imposing ancient civilization, an abid-
i,g sc,se Of that deep, terrible and invncible
e,bptjop which in the moral government OF the world
i meted out upon murder. and such stately and oewch
ing dicton as Poetry has seldom reached and Eoquence
never surpassed,-has wrought an incacuaoie aih"un
Of good 1t becomes the true friends OF the stage less 10
,ean what seem in their the blemishes OF a
business method than TO Tcolce over THIS orlhant viz
tory for lie legitimate drama. 1t is immaterial'
cav, the Stranger in what way good IL done Inc
tragedy has held Booths Tcater STAGE the Sd OF January
and there was Just As hearty an enthusiasm III Tue CIV
ing afforded 10 its performance last night as that WHO"
fred the reception it obtained at the start
The actin. showed signs Of Indifference or neclc'
MI Barrett M Davenport. Mr. Bangs. Mr.. Leyck Mr.
Weaver Miss Wells and Miss Rand bore the parts with
which t,ev have become identified, and bore them Wlih
upirel spiris and formal consancy There was mela-
cboIy gracc-a sad abstrcctiOn-in the mood through
which Mr. Davenport interpreted BrUtHS "hch
made him very pathetic as a type oil noolo-
ness forcdoomed 20 ruin; and it seemed that he
finished every uart Of the embodiment with more than
commonly precise tmts of truth There was touching
vein of tenderness IN the aectonate attitude toward
CSqy and much ycor Of Imagination IN Inc awfm snoS'
scene Mr.. Barrett and more shows himself 10 pe
almos. spiritualiked intellect He pervaded
the play ike the ndomiiahe and remorseless
figure OF Fate, and he presented CdSsiaS with
such suht,oy of thought such power of intellectual
passion. such vigorous and sOnOrous cloquence. and
such force Uf Identification ami spOntaney could
not and did not fail 10 command the warncs adnira-
ton ahi su l'ly. The traces Of elaboration begin to
disappear in his Performance, and 1t has grown ~
both the age and the maS,yencSs that were deSifa-
bic IN he scene Of the quarrel MI Bangs also pariook
Of the excitement OF this most interesting OCCASION and
gave Tcyf A30ly with immensely vehement spirit Al
the end Of the ghost Mr. Davenport Mr.. Lcvlc6'
Mr. Barrett and Mr.. BANGS called before the cur
tain and speeches were demanded and were given 10y
each Mr. Barrett spoke Of the run Of julius 'Fsar
"a glorious stage complimentary to our public
aud grateful the actors" Mr. Davenport was face
t0us rs well as serious, and evoked laughter as well
sympathy. Mr. Lcvick modcstly spoke the hne from
81. Hamlet" 81 am poor even in tAaukS-but thank
yon" There was loud call for Mr. TOOkcr, hut he did
not appear ship of flowers. carrying harp was pre-
sentei to Nr. Barrett over the footAShts "J"hnS
CRsar" will bc withdrawn Saturday, and "Hohry
v" vii succeed il on the 10th OF April