, 1877-04-29
Notes Of the Green-RoO1n in
Chicago, Etc.
The Future Of the Thomas Orchestral
Will Chicago Do Her
Part?
Aro1lo Club FeStival--The Thomas
Orchestra Secured.
Monstar 0hildren's 0oncert-A Three Days
Festival Of Music.

Lille DhAMAs
"nAcBETn" At A'v1cKER's.
BEFORE Friday night Macbeth had not been
recn on The stage in this city for two seasons The
prudence Of Mr.. Mcvicker in not presenting 1t was
sufic,eptly justified BY the performance. The
tragedy haa majestic proportions, and no ordinary
comoany, such as Mr. Mcyicker usually has. can
pye an adequate representation Of it The DIM
CITY is not that the play contains 60 many great
n.rts. In respect to the comparative importance
of the characters, 4sMacbeth" ls singular zzaoug
sh.sspeare's plays. 1t contains two pessonages SO
heroic in their mold TINT they dwarf all BY whom
thcv are surrounded. Even AdcdaD, although 3
f.yorite with the galleries. Is mere sketch. Mac
1<iA and Lady Macbeth ate always the central
figures OF the action-at once the source
Of it and the weak human objects upon
whom 1t Tcmorselessty beats. They
illustrate sby their crime aud the consequences Of
It ,he modern principle OF divine compensation.
which Is the ancient doctrine Of Fate in a modified
form. They nre distinguished for metaphysical
refinement, rugged purpose, strong will, and tcn~
der conscience. Macbeth vacilated before the act,
but his will Was iron when the consequences of 1t
were to be confronted. Lady Macbeth was demon
when she urged the murder OF Duncan, but q weak.
sufferiu. woman afterwards until conscience slow
ly tortured her to death. She could not unsex her
self. She prayed:
Come, conc yuu spirits
That tend Oh mortal thoughts, tnseI me here
And nii me, from the crown to tue toe. top-full
Ut dlrtst cruelty.
But this was only prayer, after al; and we have
no evidence that it was answered. Perhaps it is
Christian weakness to presume that the prayer Of
the wicked ii we'll as that OF the righteous, avail
eth much; and that Lady Macbeth, poor woman,
il she wanted to be unse1ed, ought to hare been
70. Tbs course of nature does not. however, often
divert itself 10 permit vagares Of this description
LqdY IacJe{h WAS Killed by her conscience,-a
death which, 20 far as our limited experience c1-
tends, Is impossible for a man. Just here lies
new distinction between the two characters. Why
WIS It thst Macbeth quaiied at the thought Of mur
der, but became afterwards, he: was bid,
''bloody, bold. and rcsolute'. And why did Lady
Macbeth, who 'tscosned to wear heart SO white :"
her husbands while the act was TO be donc after
wards sunk in her grave crushed and thing!
differentiation OF sexes. Macbeth was appalled,
not merely BY the present fact OF murder. bat BY
1he train OF consequences which he saw would
logical faculty. Lady 4ac1eth saw scarcely farther
thin the crown, and all the splcatid array Of
regal state. When the daT Of reckonin: came.
had seen part of it from the start, had hardened
his mind to it, and was able to meet it with that
courage which is born Of dcspair: Lady lAachefh.
o. nothing Of The mere temporal atnlctions
that would follow The usurpation, fell under her
aud paid for her feminine shortsightcdne=s
pee1liarity Of xomau's nature that she is con
1toIled largely By her emotions: that love, hate,
jealousy or fear avail with her in action than
restrained by cold intellectual motives. oftea
burss the bounds Of prudence. ansa gives full sway
to the reign Of passion 4 man $ passion rises in
womans often because she places no check at all
upon it Such is the theory-very fanciful, per-
haps-upon which many arguments concerning the
SEXES has proceeucd; and the basis OF # we find
wife.
We hare said that the condition which prevents
the acceptable production OF Macbeth" IN our
theatres lies not in the number OF excellent charac
teri which 1t contains, but in the complcIity and
majesty OF the two leading ones. Few persons can
n5{ sgef and
Nmculties presented In the play are the weird eic-
ment and the absence of comic undeEplot- The
witches impressed in .shakspcare's day because
there was then lingering superstition in the pop
ular mind which responded to the fantastic imng-
1nation Of the poet. Now 1t IL hard to keep the
witches aboTe the range Of comedy, and as maiter
Of TACT We believe the comedian often cast one
OF the witch-parts as MIR. Hotto WIS Friday night.
There really is nothn. else for the comedian 10 do,
except perhaps the speech Of the drunken porter,
xhishts generally considered spurious, and which
for the present occasion. Macbeth . thus ue-
comes tle somberest Of all Shakespeare pays hard
dicnce must be euc1iaincd by the. two principal
characters- Let us consider how far this task
was pertoEmed Fad.y night BY Mr. Thorne and
Miss Anderson, the Representatives Of those parts
respectively.
Giving 1he post Of honor to the lady: Miss Ander-
sons Lddy Edtteth IL fruitful study. but Us yet
stature, physical mental which is required for
Me representation Of 70 grand character. Sarah
s1ooons S vas a lifetime Studying the part Of Lady
1deoekh, and did not feel that She had thoroughly
mastered It when she died. Charlotte cushman
dd not attain reputation in the character until she
ne aa passsa ssa It would b. surprisns
adequately l.ari which the great gcninses Of the
stag could not apprehend in their youth. uer act
lug ~ Inc part must tc received simply With refer
ence to it, possibilities and ts promise, there being
constant presumption that the work whole
1s Immature Misc Andcreons first entrance is
Disappointing, and her reading OF the letter csfo-
ssreed that the letter should be begun in natural
t6o t6ne ana manner There is no reason to suppose
ihat iaat dqdy naeeh had previously entertansd the
then. rad this letter from her DEAF husband with
ao"es1ng eroNE, and read 1t In the forced accents
q tragedy Queen! 1t is true she he's been in
1os@ea presumably in the part Of the letter not
toe resolve which follows ia sudden one,-mcEcly
.t : oate Imagination until it takes shape
10 ide c., visit Of af
aslae from all questions Of propriety, dictates q
auletes beginning. for to take so hisn strain at
ttue~uAAet i6 20 fun the FISK Of descent more or
iesa rapid and dangerous before the end. Miss
anderson stands the test thus self-imposed re-
aIkao!y well, but there Is reason in the nature
o. thlnss why it should be Imposed ut all. The
oest acting Niss Anderson does in this part Is In
zoe nfsf interview with Macbeth, where her sug-
sesuseneas ts admirable, speaking well for her
aause tacnt and for tine study she mas already be-
t1oHed upon the anbject- She alternately upbraids
1oa pefsaaacs her husband. At the words:
n. We fail!
~ FL saeT your courage to the sticklng-plac
AndTeu not fcl,
sae plta her arms about him. as II to encourage
tam ant. with IN n6ection1te urgency quite new
n tois reaation presses him to the deeu with I'll
Ae arguments OF cxpediency and safety that Ehe
= - command M1ss Anderson WIS effective also
n tae hanquet,scen especially in rcpEcsenting
aae grand breaking down Of Lady Udcbeth's cour-
a:e: Which, although not At oil Shakespeare, is
captivating With the mob and affords opportunity
.of nae actlns The authority Of It We may con:
=, ooeI e another time, when Miss Anderson's theory
VI VI me character becomes important enough, as
Inc ep-w2lking scene YVES by no ueans perfect,
oeIng piece Of still work wanting In coloring
ano perspective Indeed. it suggested the primal
cHncism of her acting OF the part that it yet
remarkably meaere. The character docs not fill
iae stage when sue is on 1t, as Madame Janauschek
ooes. Aies Anderson has not yet studied the
grouping Of inferior figures and the subordinatlon
=! " accessories to her own person. These things
ake 70 be learned, and with them the thousand
smak arts Of motion and speech which alone can
11,e @a1e Lady .A1cttkh q living character. Nean-
NMie NiRs Anderson's impersonation will remain
m interesting etudF md one that We hope to see