, 1877-12-27
AMUSEM ENTS.

playwright to appeal from the cold-blooded
critics to tho enthusiastic audience. "You
condemn my pfay,h eays tho author With tri-
umphat smiso Of satisfaction, "but you see tho
public patronf1e It; there's the true test.'t
" You said my Hamlet YVES atrocious," aays tho
actor. "but Just listen to the applause, will
yout There's tho test Of merit" When tho APP
plausc as all on tho side Of the performer and
the performance, thlsis we'll (tor the persona IN
tcrested III the production Of the same). But
how IS It when the critics arc friendly, and the
audienco unrnissakably intent on ''guysug p"
tho performance 1t might bo ,ntercst-
Ing to learn the yiaws Of the company
now supporting atiss Roso Eytinga on this
important and delicate point. TheY would
probably cling to tho critics and aak their pro-
lection from tho bowling mob In the upper
tiers Of tho Adclphi, which persists Ii mislnter-
prrtinE the lioliest things in Shakespeare. There
Is no use " snlnc!pg tho fact that tho present
performance of "Antony and Cleopatss" !" ia
being accepted by the Adelphl audience as a
broad farce. Tho candid critic may protest
aEainst such PROCLAMATION. bnt Of what avail are
gentle newspaper protcsts aQalnst crowd Of
invinciblcs, attracted thlthcr by big poster on
tho walls representing woman cad In neck
lacca Bhakspeare's dramn oi "Antony md
t'copatra'' is 30 unfamiliar to tho people who
don't read 8hakfpcarc-lneludiug q very
.n4ko eiass " pcoplo WHO 20 ato tnes-
trcs-that It may be said to be uu-
known. This Was strikinely manifested Ia saanT
yays. IA. for cYamr1c. in the dcc,fIed nccfare,.,
for no,tr MI mt'a aa.sss ~ ns. e.r!s!suo' v.,
st ri, Ds..s .'t g. "nu ~ aI.eu 70 oss synge
such Us they were, to tho dramatic effects: for
the voluptuous tableaux representing Ctaopotra
tu dnto,ut. n,n,s. r., n, t,.gio ,..hos ~ 49,
nv.roro1 M nror,os,nr n,.as pa;ros .r''s VI suo
o'e,'osea W .,s' aaa oss.'oF'ne queen. 1neso ~as,
which plainly said that Miss Ross Eytipge had
trcu niaytn0 In the wronv a,u,(encc Thnv worc
looking for splendid variety show. and didn,t
know wi,at to fuaxu OF the 9rand l spcecbcs. Ell % Il
a crowd of rustics. 10 nuci, for tl,a annl"nsc c
of ut,dfences. -'F''''s9
TO come to tho actual inertia Of thu perform.
anco. Thore is sonc excuse for tho iestty Of
Eytfnae was mne1lrtfc onouuh tf, draw a crnuJ
and tl,o formida1lc snno,lt,cenSnt tbat iii ~,
stars OF tic Troadway Theatrr. 1T Nav YnrE.
were to support ner, was accepteti a. p,tarat,.
lid not n,aEc ttc,r spneasance. oniy 4 rniherea
nseeml,lago of very 'nr1iinery srtnrs. snrh NJ
might have been Ses1Iy pickcd un on tha stroets
Of Clfcapo. 4 few eots or tdrops y irot, Tic
earj1ess OF c1nensc. !" md ina Iocal scenc srttst
flIe,i IN the rotnainder. IncIu1iiuw In onc sc,ns
an extraordinary conElotnesstion Of cotintGian
pillars and Moorish arclcs. adurnod with ChrJs-
a. tbs Eeyotian Interior and tho pieture IN ths,
last acI. Hrrc auto in acconlancn win thS nmhs
lie exncctation: aud tlcsc Win Ross Evtinrc's
living portralturo Of C7sopaira, were "a that
teliiecnt nnSlic. s'' %AS '1p's'@NA " ~ '"'
"lt viii do yery veil for a holtdnv sbov.n
NAV he ycfv convenient aTc,,so inr ia srsc,,,
latiye juanarers Of thu exhibition. but We SUB
~ sf 4 / t,,is II asSs q r.: s ?: ta
tGcairc-ruilr pcopis who Thoroughly apnreeinte
her taleiit, Is placo hsr in a positfon skera shc
Ia ainiost surp to be tnia,ntcrstnod. orsst
hsr ior thu loss sbs must % inc1ttaoiy @ pae ,,se
tsin in hrinu nssn.fo,e.i win nnn,hsr ~
inferior nennie. M1<s Eyt,nT",s fi.1+.atra i. ~
line performance "a could be ornectcd in a
in ia ali tbo d!anss II shsksnessc sn notban. ~ ny
thcru bns nnycr liyni m nctrras w}t, rot,Id M.
ss,t,asn M rharer,er Whtrh T. ~ crisn"e ~ sitho
paasione ceio6rstea ia Collins' fsuons ~ ode' A. sr
Faynt!au uueon. An ar,tst Womb % NV thst M sin sIn
cxI,bi:s that prcu,isr succcssion nf cuIycs which
Sy a1sispts md neput an wt,h frs ~ ty
t1s lscalsr s,ryS f.on son'a.r y! to esay Il.
csniinl a,lun throiuf, tfis forrar,n the rrnettor
m ti's hack ~ ths hant sna ~ tpts!tn3
couclus,on nm each f,nac5. in shnrt ifiss
EytIny, 1nnLs eyrrv incl, tho 4tftuarrs ,vif1,
swnrffv cirrt. ami ht,f.i f,i.ct s.ves MWand r.,s
fhrrt, i! M f,tim.f1on iii thrcn9h i,or r..rs|1
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