, 1876-02-26

rrod'Csi" "'rhomas. Lord Cromwell" "s,r
:r Jol'n oldssst,s," Tho Puritan" "a Yorkshiro
lrasedy." .nd ~. "Loerine." T1iero ars thn .,sual
tail p1sces. Of special merit, in tha fashion Of
baskets Of flowers, urns, and tho Ike.
Each volume has ID tho centre Of the frontis-
pioco tho Chanaos portrait. and each play has,
fronting itH .is7o.paRe. = fnII.psRe engraving
illustrating co'ns notable scena. Eoth[ng ap-
pears 70 gtve any cloH to the namoa Of tho art
tAsh-wh'ch II tho moEe 10 bo regretted NJ Tho
pictures Ars remarkable for their appropriate.
iless and their thorougiueaa Of execution. They
are clearly tho work Of persons who wete In sym
Pathy wilt, tho Bplrit Of the ptsy and kAve 10 IL
loving study; who appreciated the characters
md atua.lons. and wero faithful in islineaslny
~ tho accensosies o.tn to the stnaest detail.
Tlere IL tho utmost caro- aud finish In tho cut
ting, whether 1t bo an interior, like tho prison.
cell. the Court vhero Shylock IL trfod. the Ano
dial and 1assiced work ot ths great esoss.barrad
window IN tho rlate "here blum Henry VIII. Rp-
pearc. or iu tho outer air aa In tho rocks Of tho
caro- In Macbeth" !" where the t!hsu1eH with the
blts Of shrubs and lchens arc very Realistic.
The conception Of this flfuatfation of - MAo-
iSa he,h a. upaau.y c1ee'Lopt ono T. is Thon
wlschea-strong. harsh-foaturod Women--e1-
tepd thefr hands toward 1t. rhilo Macbeth,
standing opposite, gAzes at the stately proces-
son Of the Kings going by. That Of Richard,
not any way klngly, in \ troubled slumber. Tho
several parts OF his arnor arc spread on the
noor, NJ II thrown down Ia haato, and he looks
- he sits q tho sanlo. a,is head dropped on his
hand, ~ II ho had boeu overcome with drows.
ness. Tho cAudto before hin lighta al tho
lent and s.loHs tho ghosts who have gathered
there-nnt rApor forms, but horror-streken
mnn, and Toucn, and tholr little chlscn, just
~ tioy have como forth from thotr cold, narrow
beds. With faces Tint arc appalling In tho
mingled expression Of terror aud roproach thoy
turn upon their murderer.
The shtpwEock scano In the Tempest
A{~1$ rA41n hnA < 1xS
represents Auch turmoil OF tho elements. Tho
wnVoa arc In rntIio Of foam curling over tho
sldea OF tho elaborate rcsaol, vhero tho mAsinera
arc aoen staggering about and c1inaiug 10 tho
sctpsnfs, aud scorpIons ,apitt.n9 lire, aud tho
lightning da1tB in Zigxag lines nhllo " prospero"
Oh the Bhoro wAves his wand. In many OF tho
pictures, tho costume and tho Interiors Of the
Kato. In tic "Taming Of the Sbron," IL III fall
Ing sleeves, rufiled at the elbow, bodice And
rolled back hair; aud tho apartment Is MI
English dtping-Eoom Of thtt time, furnished
buffet not OUT With silver. In sthe a Marry
Wives Of Windsor where tho landscape is IN
actual one-the fsces OF tho men are altogether
Englah-solid, sturdy, ale-driukinE, boet-eating
ctizens.
Tho thrcs vhice, furnish Tho mott interesting
study are I. .Milsummers Night Dream, II" Lear
and Winters Ta1s." Tho two first namol are
admirable in their representations Of Landscape,
- summer night in the wood IN ths ono cAse,
and ! storm ia tlle heath in another. In tho
flsst the forest trees almost meet over a little
stream In tho background: the full moon. break
lug through Clouds lights an opon Elado In
front; aud there the two pArt,ca Eneet,-tho
princsly hand OF each leader holdluG out tho
and atately, crowned aud plumed, On the edgo Of
tbs fairy ring. It Ia + charming aceaa. plctur-
oHque and full Of grace.
Lear Is one Of tho most powerful. IIo Is on
ma HAatt In }ta midi ~ frf I'm htn
Tho heavens arc b!acx, and the lightnmgs
tash. 1t looka pisiless ovcrhcad; in
the dhtanee I'll le g]!oon-rocks md
tntchets; the rain Is driven in sheets
dcnty = atud7 from usturo. Thofe Is eQunl
power in the faces OF tho mnn. Ths poor ,Kug,
sn!t1ug bis forehead aud clutcbing his hair,
doas not scenl conscsoua Of the tempest: Kent,
Lord. enter hers." Whllo tho othos, with con-
eern In bis faco. ID attempting TO paclfy Lear.
who has juat cried, Let mo nlons!" Tho atti-
tudc and counscnancos Of tho two gentlemen
md porp!e1ity, uh1io tho fool stands Withdrawn
a little, loaniuE on Ills long sta1. scrutinizIng
tho face Of the dlstraught King with tho yig-
lanoo Of kcapsE, not unmixed with shraWd-
ness which aooms to show that all their efforts
will DO In SAin.
III WINTERS Tale 1t Is ihe closing kcene. A
lofty, riiiatod roou,, With freBcocd panels, and
statues In the inches; on pedestal in cAuoped
rocesa, from which the curtains havo just bonn
drawn back, stands lie1mione. Her faithful
Pauline holds aside ths harry folds to disclose
tho esitoy figure 50 might 31ra. 6.ddons or
Charlotte Cushman have perdonased ths royal
Indy. The Hing, overaucd, Is half halttng, halt
ready to advance, tho woman press forward : al!
ars in 4 at1te of gubdued eAgerncas aud Per.
disa, slono on tho other side. sinply stAnds rapt
and absorbed. slowly becoming AvAro Of what IL
ali m0AnB. Il iB an august sccno.
Such arc tho illustrations OF this first CON-
D{et0 And UlCtur6d 0litinH of lido. A.. H. IT.