The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-03-14
ANUSEMEN1H.

ADJUSTMENTS
ST.. CHARLES THEArER.-It has been many
and many day since we have seen any ao-
tress upon our New Orleans stage who gave
promise of taking rank with the women who
have made great names in the higher walks Of
the drama. We had almost ceased to look
for star which should shine not only upon
the play bills, but with undinmed lusteT I'm
the grand rolls which have beer made famous
by Ellen Tree, Julia Dean and Charlotte
Cushman.
The fair and youthful Endne of lass
night gave us q new, or at least an almost
forgotten sensation, and in her We discovered
genius which, if not fully matured, is strik-
ing and original.
Genius needs no trumpeter- like the sun Il
proclains itself; it will not be obscured, and
hence. we take il, the career of this new and
beautiful aspirant for histrionic fame is we'll
nigh assured. She has every requisite for
success-remarkable personal beauty of faco
and form, features capable Of expressing al
the varied emotions OF the soul, and q voico
Of singular power and fexibility. Her ex-
treme youth, (she il only sixteen). and tho
lack of stsge experience. of course, initiate
greatly against her. She is at times not a.
graceful or effective as she might be-there
are often moments when her lack of training
is very noticeable, but allowing for all that,
there is o freshness and power and beauty in
her acting. which is positively invigorating.
1t is like breeze from the ocean, which
comes laden with balm for those who toll and
faint in the hum-drum heated life of the city.
We do not mean to assert chat Miss Anderson
has attained the top of the l1dder in her pro-
fession. She is only . beginner. She has
just flashed upon the stage, mere child in
years and in experience, but she has certainly
achieved wonders already, and her future-n
she be not spoiled by adulation, if she do mot
mistake the roses now thrown her for the un-
fading laulels which are won only after great
and unren1itting labor and study-is assured
We confess to have felt great curiosity 10
witness the acting of Miss Mary Anderson /;
reports had reached us respecting her ability,
but apparently so fattering in their character
that We were but little prepared to accept
them as faithfully indicative Of the real merits
of the young actress We went to the 81
Charles Theater last evening prepared to see
young lady enact the role of Evadne in .
splendid manner for an amateur-we saw Q
mere girl perform the part in q style which,
in an actress Of years study and stage expert
enee, would have been pronounced remark
able.
The character is one requiring an unusual
display of dramatic strength it is full Of pas
sion and plot, and 80 evenly balanced are tho
characters that the successful rendition OF
Evadne demands great power, tempered BY
reason and delicacy of Interpretation. Love,
pure and devoted, confident in the power Of
the sincerity and truth Of its teachings and
yet all unselfish is the fount from which flows
the strength and beauty Of Evadne's charao-
ter. Brotheily affection and honest maidenIy
love are made each to struggle with the other.
when the maiden's heart would speak to both
brother and lover and win over both to their
allegiance to truth and honor. The picturing
OF the struggle requires an ability born Of
genius, and Miss Anderson proved herself
last night to possess that ability in degree
which made veteran theater goers start and
gaze in wonder upon the fash of the electric
spark of histrionic greatness which shone
upon the stage like Q gem when the artiste's
work was done.
Miss Anderson's acting is not similar to
that which results from years Of hard and
methodical study, but bears the imprint Of
native freshness and untutored beauty; it is
not the consequence Of successful imitation,
but the outburst OF power which Graves
scope for exercise and longs for subjects upon
which to try its force. such power must
at first, all unconfined and restless az it ID,
fall into occasional error and stumble upon
frequent mishap. There were scattered about
in Miss A0derson's Interpretation errors Of
information and posture, and slight mishsps
in gesticulation and reading, but the whole
was brilliant, powerful and wonderful. Young
and inexperienced a. she il, she rose to ma
jestic height and evidenced her ability to bear
alone the burden Of the part and carry Il
through to glorious termination.
For this evening Shakespeare's beautiful
play of Romeo and Juliet" will be present.
et with Miss Anderson as Juliet
THE VARIETIES THEArER.-Niss May How
ard made her first appearance in our city last
evening ct this theater as Mercy Merrick in
"The New Magdalen." Miss Howard IL .
remarkably handsome lady and dresses
beautifully. Her acting is very good;
indeed, some scenes being especially
noticeable for the display of quiet
and emotional acting Her declsma-
meeting between Mercy Merrick, the imposioy,
and Grace Roseberry, the wronged, whore
Mercy so denounces and de6es her rival, waa
exceedingly we'll done. Although We do mot
greatly admire Miss Towards conception Of
the part, still We must give her credit for COM
sistency Of Interpretation and display of
much tact and judgment
The character 10 ut best thankless and i'll
favored one, and though in some instances it
enlists the sympathies, yet in others it gives
rise to dspleasure, and the actress must
bring much artistic skill to bear, il she would
succeed in winning continuous lavor from
her auditors. Now strong, now weak, one
moment confident, the next trembling with
fear, Mercy Merrick makes. the most exacting
calls upon the talents of an actress who Ala
the part Miss Howard was successful in IT.
Interpretation, and received many hearty
rounds of applause from her audience. This
evening she will repeat the Characterization,
and We trust may be greeted by an equally
large and appreciative audience.
ACADEMY OF Music. Il was pleasant once
more to sit before the foot-lights and enjoy
again the amusement afforded by our friends
of the regular dramatic company at tho
Academy. One hecomaa attached 10 the 1eta-