, 1877-07-22

! 0uty an0 lEspecL II huaslau nooltMsAu ouEA
I not to tear his passion and fling the shreds ou
| Of the window.
Mr. Thorne's acting as 0sip is the feature 0
the play, as far as TINT OF one actor can be. Hi
seN-repreasion is wonderful. The simplicity o
his manner, and the unadorned elooueuce O
his speech, carry conviction to every heart. FL
! is a man, take MIN for ali in all. He has bee.
q slave. and is now far too meek thing fo
human natures daily food; but We respect thu
integrity OF bis motives. Mr.. Joseph Cook
! may he excuse the use OF his name III so unhal
lowed a connection tells us thai conscience
is the sense Of right and wrong in motives
We say that, If this definition be cor
rect, Mr.. Thorne's Osip has to-
big conscience. Our srmpathics incline us K
wish that be had not so much, iu order 1hxt he
might assert himself is husband, and d11ve
the adulterous intruder away from his house.
But We honor the motives Of the man~ There
has rarely been seen in this city fBcr acting
than Mir. Thorne exhibits III the domestic scene
with Vladimir, the following explanation, and
the voluntary resignation in the last att.
The emphasis, and particularly the pauees. show
the tiacst discrimination and the results OF in.
climax and tue quiet method arc tributes to
the new school OF acting as rich as any
it ever received. There are many actors in the
cast with Mr. Thornc who belong to the same
| school and arc his peers. II may be said OF
! Mr.. Parselc-that fiue old actor-as was said of
| nc does mt aflorna He has the small nort IT the
PRINCE IIaiauoA: and plays. it with the strictcst
fidelity, and as great effect as the circumstances
| will permit. Miss Katherine Rogers has part
| admIrably suited to hcr, that Of the Princes
! I,rIio. which She treats intelIpcnt1y and acc,,
| rately. Miss Sarah Jewctt makes Au,.a the
| sweet. rentlc loving. trusting. do1btinp
soul that tue author must have
OF forge, il is remarkably winning, MIR, Stod-
| dart is as us11a1 yrotesolie and amusinr in the
part OF Zakarud, because SO quiet and sardonic.
| Nr. Lewis Jones rs Dc Talde was ineffective tho
the lines set down for him with purity and
grace. It was Il Measure tn sec such excc}fenI
actresses as Ida Vernon and Mrs wilkins cheer
fully assuming small parts and doing them
Justice. Roberta Norwood, who has something
be important ont Of the Union
Sonare Comnanv. and AZ mnch mn, he said
of Nessrs. LeiingwelI and DAILY. MIS-. Post. as
one of the Cuu,fesa' ,.onnanions. makes n char
actcr-part out Of scanty material and catches a
Timc and space taii for an anaIysis of .sThe
Dauichetfs y in 4 technicai yay. Or it's formal
Judgment bv the c;lnous Of dramatic criticism.
It is uuuuesfiouably al inferior work in point of
construction and motive, and the dialogue is
enliyened with few witty or profound obscrya-
tons. The strongest situation is that in the
thiri art. when VInd;nty bursts IN 1non 1,,,,1
aud Osip: and this alone would not sui1ice to
carry the act, to say nothing OF the play. As
T8s TR1a7yE said ellitoriallv last wteE tie MAY
r,mld mt be made successful witt,ort M r.
sources Of the Union Square Theatre in respect
OF actors. SCENERY a,tu proprrties. or the arfors
We have already spoken, The other conditions
and occasions Of success arc worthy of brief con-
The first scenr (which ala, stands for tho last,
r,nreser,ts salon II, Tie Chotear f The rn7tt,s.
1lam;ch,f near Sti1ara, Tie arcI1itcctnre ia
massive and rich, and the colorinr that blend
iug Of eold and brown peculiar to Russian taste
of a century ago. The turnirure Is an exact rony
OF Russian fnrniture shown at orr Centcnnisl
Fxnosit;on. Everrho1ly who visited the Russian
Denartment oi that Exposition viii recognize
the easy chair which Stood On the left OF thc
stage as an cxact copy OF one OF the
Xii tbe rest Of the furniture il conIcd
from Russian models On thc walls of the
room hang nortraits OF mast D1,ichsaS. side
board OF ebory. with malachfte pi}astcrs heav-
the LETT. At he rieht stands n rarrct r., his
t:arc r,non carved ncrestal-. From The cei1i1or
hanp masslye pjlt candelahra. and on either |
sde Of the stage stand two other candeIabrn Of |
bronze nearly fifteen feet hirh. 1t The hack
thc scene onens on terr,rc from which is a |
wonderful view of River Vnjpa with tbc h-idpea t
and The towers Of = CossacE y1lngc in thr fiis- !
tancc. At The hack Of The stare and tn thc lat
d an arch. bcyoud which IS seen the nriyate |
clanel Of thc Countess. with it's altar and sacred
n fr1rE Gf
Fnlnr bears and other animals canturei in the
chase.
Tic second scene represents 2 salon in the
house Of the Princess Valunyf: III Moscow. II /
Is s,1nn and T;nter Gordpn The star, ~
iylIc,I in s,,ch way thaf t1,e front is - roon
aud the back conservatory filled with rich |
.rotic .,]ants. THE winnie az an1 fone RI tha
n aec are in exact contrast tn the seycr,tr of thc
irst scene. Here ali is coouettish md ,nxnri-
,us Fron tie nrchcs xhic(, senarate tho con-
is flied will, RI. rarcst t1o,rers
frnrn I'm saIon hanu crr+ains ~ 1inL eat;.
,racef,,1lv 1oooe3 in ~ ce1,t~a bv ;raanso n;lt
:n~s ami so arrsnre1 as no+ to ;ntarfera ,E;,h
i,c mi vicw ofrhc coasorVstnrv row ~. f-nn+
rhc f,rn;tnre ;s rovred a.;15 sst;n ~ tha so.nn
olor A. Tho r;ght is a frasn1ace ~ ~ ,,n;n,.o
|es;an snnon rh;ch ore Frenr1' o1a.l. tn'aui ~
,rcrr1,, 1o,nra - +ho ia;+ T. ,,;a,,n nua
rha con+ra # tba Staro js ,.,,,,;oi ~ "
,;ni..s,t;n o+4o,oon ~ -, ~ ~ ~ .r,i,;ot y =
sar s1,ala .s;.I aaas. W. ..S ip ~ "':eI -
az a. ualsu ~ WI ana is. IVA eI
= w. ;; .ne mooa; 1c sonis o. tnG Wills
q oAeuun5 ~ plth aua uc'eale suauce "
= aae,-lne selo4i-n o!h a'u oesl.Hs oeins partly
susslah anu purify FRENCH IN ther character. |
sothlng Wnich taste GOULD suggest or money
onlu ouE Is "antlnE 10 TINS apartment OF the
most luxurious woman IN Moscow
Ihe thlrd scene represents the interior OF
tussian izba, or cottage, the home of Osip.
nc walls arc made OF heavy scantllng; the
urnIturc is Of pine; the chairs are not uphol-
80 - se Hs1 - % sohI1ot .aolc a"u cuSn-
lciV.s of with ara stat,,cttes ~ s.inte " ,1se
ifIerently colorcd eggs OF the Russian
;astcr fashion, also branches of palm.