, 1877-06-19

talent luin, turni1 stagsy actor, wos tho
briehtes. star Of the tlcntr!eal horizon. Davies
adTamatle Historian ha. admirably contracted ,
tfcc npon Rowe's "Fatr rcntcnt," tn which
they appeared together. After 1escrshlHg
Qnin's .frigiA ponpoeitY+ he goes on to say;
when, after long and eager cxpestatlon' ne.
boandins up upon On" the s,' STAGE. Hcavcn.i What
trAnsitinri Il seemed ~ Il n whole CENTURY
had been awopt over in the space OF q
slnE's scene: old things vera done away VIII
and ,armoeioa: sad 4ef ee.p'p % assined H to ispei
the barb as!sm aud bigptry OK tastclcas n9e
too long attached to tho nrejudtces Of custota.
snd a.: snrersti.iGasly devoted to The illnsions q
scarcely thirty years later. warned BY failing
powers that Ills days Of triumph n,uet 30 brought
to CLOSE, the great actor npw rich in all For
tanc,s xttts, made ht dnal bow te ~, snoring
Il Drnry Inns thst Ii nisht; and ., ~ sloxiy
curtain, mourniul ay Of Farewell"
broke from hundreds Of trembling lips
kS vIov ~ tto as n aroyoess po
had been strongly recommended to the great
a. i'orsta !n tho "Moschant Of Venice" Her
mans W. sarah siddons: By. the hores 1,, q her
iistressngly falle'l. sho VAS delicate, fragile
looking, beautiful young creature, hut her
dress was ugly and faded; nervousness
so mastered her That she tostercti
her very movement was awkward, and
her voIcc+ naturally weak, dropped at the
end OF evofJ scntence 10 an indfstlnct whisper.
A fcw nights afterwards. Gafrtck, who treated
chance, ea.t l'cr for Ladv A~s ID " Richard thy
Third" But nervousness again para1yxoA all
her powcrs- 9arrick's wonderful eyes struck
her With terror; in the lovo scene stc forgot :he
nos 70 s 5 sp l. Sa .ec SE ~ 'e
that tho expression, Of his features might be
clearly ylsiblo, aud his terrible look OF rcbuke
made her almost faint AWAY. It waa her Inst
appearance with him. Could THU he the Atate1y
1ayss Seven yenss Inter, when the great astor
waA molttcring In his grave, the proyinccs Nerc
ringing with tho laly's fame, aud tbs tnanagcrs
Of Drury Lane resolved slla sould again chat
Ia no wonder that the actrcss, although nov
tried powers, SHOULD look forward to tho great
ordeal upon which her whole netu.o dspenled
night preceding alIc trctted herself almost into
nervous 1cver, and, ~ II this warc not enough,
sho Has presently attacked by a. hoarsa-
sss that shreatene! tue loss o. vose
IN time, md when the awful night ar.
rived ncTcr lait her articulation been clearer.
The house was crowded from loor to ceiling;
tho excitement was Immense. 8he herself has
loft Us description Of her sensations: "Tha
awful CONSEQUENCES that one Ia tho sole object
Of attention 10 that Immense space, lined as II
M wore TIth human !nte!!ests ttoaa TOP to @ bottom
never bo described, and BY mo can neser uo for
gotten" The play selected was southcrn's
tragedy OF .1sabella; or, The Fatal Mar
Rage" and the part Ut tho heroine
was admirably ailapted TO- diaplay the
powers Of such mistress Of tho passions Of
pni.y and terror. Not long was actrc&s Of audi-
enco left In doubt. Tho sweetness Of her
spellbouna every spectator; men wcrs ols.
solyo@l ia tears, women tainted or wcro carried
out 10 liystcrtcs during the Last act eobs and
the curtain fell It was atnil such transport Of
applause a had scarcely ever bcon hoard within
tlosc walls; .When ], reached my own quiet
itorated shouts and plaad'ts, vas half dead,
md my 10y aud thankfulncss wcre Of too
solemn and ovcrpowcrlng nature 10 admit oi
words, or even tsars.' OF course tho journala
ovcr'owed with prasc; but tho critic In tho Post
modified bis rnpturcs BY stating TINT At tinlca
'.her passion was too brisk anil ftuttering and