, 1877-09-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

HOO4A1sl'S THEATRE.
"Jallus Cesar" was produced at ffoolcs's
Theatre Inst evening IN presence Of large
audience. The appIause was frequent, ant' cc-
caslunally wcll-tiulcd. s[r. Illrrctt received
sevcral recalls. Mr. O'Scltl, who was the .Nark
Ansony. had also q summons. The BrHlus Of
tho evening was left In his tlrcsslng.room
when the curtain fell. These calls before
the curtain arc occasionally significant. 1t Is al-
ways well to nott-c them, bcenusu they are
about tile oniy statements that 70 abroad out
OF notice ol performance, a1s1 onc finds that
they arc generally quoted In other papers. Tic
critic WHO anuo,tnccs these solemn facts has the
gralsncatiou OF seeing Ills godcn sentences
sos1setncs referred to, with complimentary
reference to hie "rritlcai acusncn," In papers
published Thousand: VI n'1ss away. 1n tho
present ease tho fact Is simply
stutsu as n matter ot duty to thu performers
nnd the spectators. The Play was well received.
sarcusn tn tlIrae remarks the latter Will be
uerstuotl to lean toward tic side Ut tho audi
cncc. We DO not think tho alllienre was quite
nrrrectattve enough. They sometimes applaud
ell Wien there WIS occas!s,n foe stgna1 of dis.
approval, aud they failed II con,ucnl many Of
ti,p best features IT the performance.
Mr.. Darrcst's t'assitss is unr of the finest
ael,lcvcshcnls Ut any actor Of tic present dav.
1t ts d lrrfurlnn!lSr un tch lie might he cutl-
tent 10 rcst lis claim to remembrance among
generations vet tu eui,lc. II Ii something to
hayc To saY ot any artist that ho Is q rre..tnr,
aM! 1t really might be sail OF Mr. Darrrtt that
he lsa.-in theatrical se,lsc-treated tho part
Of Lntst,s, for untll he tnads It special tlrn-
matte study wu tau recall tliG naIAo Of no
actor ul nt,tu who dIt. more than comply
with tho needs nf the "stnr y ai,1 slim ply "suu-
port " Gratus, WHO Is The real hero OF tlIo
drama. II II scem tno tn,,c!I, ft,wcver, to
clatln tho homer 81 creator for NJ. Barrrtt In
this role, II Will hc easy enough to modify the
compliment without any sttllt1ng Of tlunest
psa:ao. md say lint lle Is tle best expresser of
tllts generation. Ite Tart seems exactly suited
to hin, and he TO The .lut tlis wt,1kt bc but
2 be!:gariy Acknowledgement, rs'oull It not
l,c adc.s That he has evidently uludo very
1hnt Ills Interpretation u! the lart (which hc
u,aket, for ttlc first tsnc IN stage history, thu
nnst ronsplcnnns In the play will be to many
revelation as tu the t,lcatl,l.g VI the nl,thur.
ss,, i va, not ,nsy nty isa ia' nit Il, "a,si s'': Il
ut.,le Dy7stns, stHrc te ono character we'll
played h essential tn tue TrlIcgt rendering Of
tho othrr. In aur, emergencies, however, onc
required 10 simply ao LIE bidding u y '.star,",
and therefore Alr. Langt3on ts nut to be blamed
for fatltng to Produce ns brilliant result In
What to him IL simply ttock part. His
Brnt't was la!.ors.l bud exceedingly l.eaTy. i
to slls'nfn nt thc best, requiring na!Ity dignity
ot bearing, rcposc, and correct reading of The
lines. a great actor can nuke . great part iut
Of this. 0ltl Iandeut1OIr did, and ho did
u!sl Romnns of tho stage. barrett
has thrlilt 1t Into tho hands
Of actors Of secondary Importance, and they
cannot bo expected 10 nuke Us profound il
.tuly vi II as II 1t bccanu tue principal role.
ably can't bc helped. 1.-TWO stars keep nut
their motion IN onu Sphere" particularly on tho
stuuc, and Alr. Barrett would l,anlly tro0lt the
double Ftlgn Ut II Brutus aul t!ass!ua which
should dtr.de the hunnra III MI evening.
"Jultus Cns4r" will bv given agAiu this eyet-
inE,