The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-03

could not GO. but who wanted to read about the
affairs the next morning.
Well, the matinee at Booths was hcwdor-
ing crush Of beauty. / stood at the door mo-
ment among q number OF other breathcss
creatures of my sex. staring down at the sea OF
women that was faxed with white bonncts. and
was ripping in what that old Greek called
multtudinous laughter" / listened to the
wash Of voices. An aimlcss wind blew out OF
somewhere. and thrummcd n thousand gentle
strings. warm medley OF odors hung over
the parauet and was shaken into vagrant ed
dies 10y the pusing fans. Tho mysterious half
light of the gas softencd the scene into wavy
beauty. and n few luxurious boudoir strains.
silkcn. strauss-ike. and amatory. wound indo-
lcnty up from Operti's band. and added the
mellow ravishment OF rhythm.
bent my ear down, If so / might catch the
significance Of the delicious babblcmcnt.
O wondrous sagacty Of the matinee man. tho
rcposciu Rignoldl Six Juliets to one Romeol
1t dcncd art; it outraged Shakespeare; 1t bias
phcmcd the goddess and II betrayed romance,
but it made the matinee and caught the female
soul in It's fliinsy meshcs. How would the six
dress it? Aye. never mind how they would act
it. How would tho rcposcful Romeo temper
and adjust and vary his leaping amativcncss to
the six gnugesg what a scene of passionate
| Turk Romeo. fitting from the Juliet sensuous
and serene. to the .Joliet onsh and austcrc
| Taking a sip, SO to speak. OF as many loves Ms
there were scenes his great revenge having
stomach for them all reach ng NJ to loves lips
| in this act and crouching little to loves fore
head in the next. What infinite comparisons
Of sweetness; what mcasurclcss degrees Of
flavor between Davenport and Dyas what
But alas this may have been the babblcmcnt,
! hut II was not the fact.
Davenport left no room for dress compari-
sons. Nothing could zoe shown after her mag
nncont presence in the masquerade scene.
| And standing upon the balcony in simple white.
she made picture that converted all observers
into Romsos.
DorG might have caught her az Eioine and
| clorined his sketch book
As for Romeo. he tried to hide his regrets that
Miss Nelson was not in his loving grasp also.
and he was observed to east anxious looks into
the wings. as II he expected that other flower Of
| Verona to come on at the last moment and re-
| quest him to give her at least one hug.
As for the audicncc-it did not estimate the
| players ut all. | don't think II saw that VI ~
Dyas was the best reader Of the scNtcttc. and
gave the meaning Of her lines with clear.
sharp, intellectual apprehension Of their finest
signincances or that Miss Davenport had most
naturally and sonsuously seized the character
or that Miss Granger strained herself in trying
10 compete with her sisters; or that Miss VAIN
wright. set in this group. had all her amateur
shnoss heightened and her lack Of vocal cul-
turc made painfully apparent or that Mr.. Rig
mold however well he can look H"rg J. and
dorlaim it, oratory. cannot play Romeo. because
Romeo L.. II all characters. the least rcposelul
and the least oratoric.
No. It cared very little for the relation Of tho