The New York herald., 1877-11-20
ADJUSTMENTS.
Mrss Many ANDERSON AS JULIET.

night her second essay IN New York. choosing for tho
occasion the character Of Julet Miss Anderson had
m apprecativo and indulgcnt audience, rather IN
adequate support aud special advantages In tho
way OF scenes ana Dresses Indeed, the latter was
hardly worthy of the Ffth Avenue Theatre although
economy rs paraonable when performance is IN some
degree experimental. These points being duly esti-
mated the success or Miss Anderson a. Juliet
mast bc set down as genuine and gratifying.
The young lady's personal charms havc been generally
admitted She has besides voice ofsnguar strength
and sweetness, an intelligent comprehension OF her
iext and undeniabls capacity for depicting pas
sionate emotion. Her action on tho other hand 10
sometimes angular. her pronunciation at intervals
unequvocaliy provincial and her stage business nero
and there dchcient in knowledge and nnisn. her
facial expression Is cultivated and winning, and ner
derng the enormous ana varied strain
ON the vocal organs unavoidable IN Juliet-surpris-
ipciy Judcious and we'll sustained. MISS Anderson
has talent, and great dea Of u. She Is not yet
great actress shc gives strong promise OF coming
very near the goal and tnat at no distant day.
Higher praise il would be fair neither to tho lady
nor the public At this iime 10 confer
But even this. standing alone ana written OF MISS
Andersons last nights performance svery hign praise
indeed An ideal Juliet is almost as impossible as an
ideal Hamlet. To announce fresh attempt on the
character Is commonly 10 herald failure we 20 70
see II with interest," perhaps with hope but como on
ior The most pari, like Claudus, ''as 'twcre with de-
feated oy Shakespeare's earliest and oveiiost crca-
,s IN the stage sense among his most % a'msut n,
Hazlitt speaks Of as the difficulty OF embodyiug
= fancy or painting a siiniic exquisite rennc.
boundless passion, personal beauty, great phys
ical force among the qualities that
must bo added youth ana culture to make an ideal
juliet. Without those she IS unattaieaoie Even
with them the realization Is often questioned and tho
completeness Of the picture denied ana thus was Illus
lhc triumphs OF Miss O'Neili and Fanny KEN.
bic Remembering all this, and remembering
MISS Anderson's rs yet limited experiences. her
present effort and the effect produced on her
public were OF happy augury. Her carly scenes
werc fresh. grlsh and pqu1n ana ~ .ne srca. pass
the displayed power that was heartily ana re-
pcatedly appiauded.
and II not thus far quito equal TO SO exacting part
hc IS inonensive andaltnough he should d0n his hat
In the balcony scene-gentemanly IN y AMONG ms
by the way, should eschew the French pronunciation
OF Madam addressing her mother; there Is no war
rant for IT, We regret to DO forced TO condemn M
6tudlcy's Mcrcutio. II would bc hardly possible
among trained and we'll known performers 10 make
more unlucky selection. Mr. s,udicy is In some
often had occasion 10 speak well OF nm
but Mercutlo rs far and away out OF MS
line Mercuto Is of the worry essence oi ghtness aud
gayety. He Is tho topmost bubble on tho cup OF Of.
fervescence. Hs wit IS swift and subtle as hre his
breeding OF tho primcs polish, his courage the acmc
OF chivairc aadacily. That he has brilliant imagina-
t!on 'sextravagant and crring though II be- Is shown
by the marvellous Queen Nab" specch-a speech
which Shakespeare palpably meant as keynote or
reflex oil Mercutios character HIS overrunnng mrth,
bis opucnce Of quaint conceits his hearty love Tor
his friends his Kocn and high-strung sense OF honor
commend him perpetually TO our anections Ao is
always when present the central figure, the focus of
interest OF course this fellow OF nunite jest
be killed in tho third lest no kill the play. But
Ater all. Mercuto's most indiyduazed charactcris-
tic IS his spontaney II is TO him as the foam Of the
wave, perfume Of the fowcr and It Is here. most
conspicuousiy OF all, that mr. studley fails His
eHervcscence lacks The true spirits the original flavor
ls pumped in and out like that OF soda water not gen.
Grated IRON within like that Of champagne.
Miss Anderson comes TO I'LL niche that has long
been The niche, that 10 say, OF heroine OF
Inc legitimate or higher English drama Since the
days OF Misses J. H. Davenport Julia Dean and Eliza
Logan this niche has hardly bccn occupied IN any
strct or exclusive sense. There have been several
eisyer ladies' but their havc us0ay drawn
Into tho held oi romantic drama. What used TO be
esteemed the moro exactng aud dgnihod walks Of The
ptage whether because limitations oil their
powers or those Of tho public taste, these artists
bave either not entered upon or have aban
noned Miss Anderson II therefore to be judged
by standards inappcable to the bcroines OF French
adaptations plays OF p0raneOus human In.
MOI G 81 .ne nte
ting and the hundred fold repetons that beget c0n-
6dsace and enlist popular accspsanes- She has 70
stand very much on her own merits and this ts q
sound seeking 10 do honor 10 those
in the fullest measure that honesty will allow. We
arc glad nnd the public oil our mind tins regard,
as is clearly shown by good houses abundant az.
pause II should bo matter OF national prido 70
sustain an American girl SO richly giilod, aud who IN
SO many respects, deserves cordial cncOuragem
..Romeo and juliet" Will be repeated nightly until
further notice.
BROADWAY rHEATRE-''MAnY STUART"
Last evening at the broadway Theatre, Nine jan
auschck appeared for tho 1rst tmo years In
this city in translation OF Schillcr's famous histori
cal play, sMary Stuart" Nine. Japauschsk has LOST
none OF her oldtime power in this r6te which is one
OF the grandcst in her repertoire. Sne plays the
happy Qucen OF Scots believe her have bsop-
woman Of quite much character as Elizabeth, but
with more beauty; consequently she had temptations
that we're unknown the Queen OF England
Say what We will for Elizabeth she wa,
heartless woman. when IL pleased hcI
10 be mercfu she could DO SO, and graciously
but she was cruel enemy without justice or gen
erosity. Mary was a woman Of impulse, but she wa
woman OF detcrmin nation, too, as shown In the true
history OF ner career. At Mmo. Janauschek's hands
she received justice. By her she is shown TO thu
world In all her strength ana loveliness. THIS grea
actress bore the burden Of last evcnngs performance
and It could not have fallen on better shoulders Ii
bor acting forgot everything but herself all The
other characters faded before sight In tn,
Tcencs with Mortimer, with Leicester and with Eliza
both she times sublime, aud IN the last act i
impossible TO see her and not despise Elizabeth
One felt like rushing on the stage with rcprlevc
The truth Of the picture was terrible.
Miss Jenrcys-Lcwls played Queen Elizabeth, IN,
shc was MS much ovorwcighted with the character 81
with the robes OF the English Queen. II was hare
position Tor any actress TO play ihis part against Mmc
Janauscheks Mary, and that Miss Jcnrcys-lewis Ill,
not invest with any dignity or power IS not TO b.
wondered at In the great scene IN The castle yard DO
tween the two queens Nine. Jansnschek completed,
h,d her rival from view. MISS ycnroys Lewis iookc'
more like Lady Gay Spanker than Queen Elizabeth
and her was simply petulancy. tis, however
due TO this lady TO say that she put good conscentou
work into her mpersonation and that sho did not IL
more with part because IL was entirely out o
her line. MIR. y. Is. Wurde played Sir Edward Nor
timer with ardo and gave satisfaction TO his audience
Mr.. Rnggold made II almost Impossible tor US 10 bo
licyc that the Earl Of Locester could have bcoi
the Idol OF queens. Tho rest OF the does
coll Tor special mention. The costumes ans
rich. and the play we'll mounted. Nine. Janau
schck was repeatedly called before tho curtain, Al
was Miss JcnreysLewIs, Mr.. Warde and Mr.. Ringgold
THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE E-RoSEDALE.
The sensation OF the west side last evening was th
appearance at the Grand Opera House OF Mr. Loste
waack IN his beautiful play "Roscdae, /" and, II on
may judge from the large and fashionable audienc
that assembled TO greet the veteran artist
Mcssrs Poole Donnclly, tho propretors, have rca
regret the enterprise that has appropriated