The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-23

the ceremonies attendant upon England being ad-
mitted again TO the church are therefore omitted
together with the long sermon OF absolution pro-
nounced by Pole upon the occasion and the quarrels
OF Pole and Gardiner What is most TO be regretted
is Bagenhalls description OF the death OF Lady Jane
and Mary's fervenr outburst, beginning
He hath awaked, be hath awakedi
He ftirs within the darkness.
THE WOODSTOCK SCENE
Elizabeth in this act wears surcoat OF very pale
salmon pink silk, trimmed with swans down, white
PANIED silk sleeves, slashed with pink, white part
let and run open at the throat, and salmon-pink
coli, Ike the surcoat, sewed with seed pearls.
speech has been added at the beginning Of the
scene wherein Elizabeth expresses some surprise
at the marriage Of Philip and Mary, which has taken
place nnce the end OF the second oct The
rest Of the scene Is played as II
written, and b . very pretty one The
mi,kmaid song has been, at Mrs. Tennyson's
suggestion, set to . sonata by Beethoven. 1t was
execraby sung. This Is very difficult scene butt
was admirably sustained and proved very interesting
The second scene, or sixth as It originally stood,
Ii played in the same room as scene OF act l.
1t Is in this Philip first appears. He Is person
ated by Irving. He wears q black velvet doublet
buckled below his knee. white SILK stockings, hauts
dc cnastsses OF black velvet sashed with
white, cap OF black velvet ornamcnted
with small gold chains and little feather
with white silk, gold chain round the shoulders,
the decoration OF the golden neece his breast and
. tight run round his throat make up costume
that causes Mr.. Irvings lady admirers TO fall down
and blindly worship at his shrine. Irving In this
scene is made up after the portrait BY Titan with
yellow hair and beard.
Although newly married. Philips very first words
show that he Is half inclined to make love to
Elizabeth
Would sAs had been tho Queen.
The scene is played as written and 1t ends act
third.
IKvING's ACTING
The presentation OF the character Of Philip was
striking and powerful The dominant idea was
boredom at everything English expressed in the
lines
So weary am Of this wet land theirs
Aud every soul Of man til nj breathss therein
1t was an admirable piece OF selfcontaining acting
giving picture OF the proud, scornful, essnssye
prince that was loudly applauded.
QUEEN MARY's SECOND DRESS.
The Queen wore her second dress in this act 1t was
robe OF royal purple richly ornamented with pearls
the train lined and bound with royal ermine and
curiously embroidered with gold devices The largo
turned up with clusters OF gold set with
pearls and diamonds. The close gown worn be-
meath the robe Is black cloth OF gold upon gold,
collar and girdlc OF worked gold set with diamonds
and sapphires Her headdress, q carl OF gold, and
over it, at the back, round cap adorned with
Orient pearls
THE FOURTH ACCOUNTING AND CHANGING.
Act fourth opens with street in Smithneld, as 1t
was before the great lre, with gable roofs and lat
uced windows. lib and Joan Here is slashing
indeed. The whole Of the fourth act has been cut
out, all but this short passage at arms between
the two old women, Joan and lib, who take the OPP
portunity to inform US that Latlmer Ridley and
Cranmer have been burnt. The lines In this col
loquy-
TEX thou my word wort, Joan-and bean't wrong
not twice = ten year-tho burnin' O. the ovid arch
bishop III burn the Pwoap out O. this ere land vor
liver and liver,
brought down the house naturally, for your Lon
doner thinks about "Pwoaps" to-day much as old
lib did. We soon perceive that new fourth act
has been carved out Of the first three OF the
NTH, to which Mr.. Tennyson has made several
additions These additions are speeches for Mary
and Philip and are very characteristic, showing
the increased spleen Of Philip at his treatment by
the English, recalling how Howard fired shot
across the bows Of his vessel his return 10 Eng
land, making him lower iis nag TO the English stan
dard. Mary replies loftty that mo king, were he
ten times king-but must lower his flag to England
on the seas OF England" Thus the play moves into
tragedy. The heart Of The queen Is breaking, and
Philip bitter in his scorn. lets It break. The acting
between Mrs. Grove and Mr., Irving was admirable
at this point. Mr.. Irving made up after the por-
trait by velasquez. The actends pcturesquely, but
somewhat tamely.
THE PIFTH ACT
The nth act opens In Elizabeth's house, near Lon
don. 1t Is the third scene ef what was the nth
act A pretty old room OF the period. quaint old
furniture heads Of stays. whose anuers throw
vexed shadows ON the walls; family portraits, rich
heavy curtains hung against the windows which
admit the sunlight on the polished oak panels. and
q richly groined ceiling covers Il oil in She dalaes
with Count de Ferta, who makes love TO her, for
Philip, now in Spain. and matters her
Were you in Spain, this Ono. fair gossamer gold,
Like sungils brcathings on frosty dawn
that hovcrs round your she ulders-
ErrxAuxru-Is II SO lnes Troth. some have said 80.