The New York herald., 1877-09-02

and universal favorite, whose only fault is
that he is occasionally LOO free in his hospitality
think no Is one Of the pest and most original actor
atrad that he will never be able 10 return to the Al
laptic coast
by The way. am very sorry TO that the press
OF California are severely crticslns John McCul-
Tough. Their tono Is utterly different from
IN ns aons sUUa svshS "pSn saw n
because know what expectations John based on his
experiments in California. He has spent fortune.
he what think he believed 10 be for the best
IN the Of novelties aud old plays and Pm
sorry that he been disappointed tor he's another
good man u hard worker.
ousrAvus DRooKE-cHARLHs MATHEWS.
"rberes picture oi poor Gustavus Brooke who
went down al SEA go bravely loaned b IN the money
That pad for his Passage His great trouble was that
he often disappointed his managers and you know
what that mesus AS an actor he was perfectly bril-
liant, arriving at his effects IA most original man
ner lie the mltator OF no actor have ever seen;
had school OF his own and followed Il regardless OF
criticism. In snort he was magnetic actor.
'sBy The way, look at that-a picture OF Charles
Mathews-an old friend OF mine. He was, undouot-
cdly Tho founder oil the present school oflght comedy,
and when he die6 / know OF no ono VINO VIII take
his place. HIS iorce CONSISTS IN his excessive well,
may call 1t his champaigny ariness Even at the pres
ent time, when he must be nearly seventy years old
he dasacs on the stage with AL The hsutness anu
briliiancy OF lad OF twenty. | never saw Charles
soesns see To be- sa" rahe.c tone in his vnce
Sill am sure that he would play apathetic scene IN
perfectly natural manner He don't know what 1t is
to have low spirits.
.sWhen imprisoned in Lancaster Castle for debt, with
seeming PROBABILITY OF bis being released Tor years
he always Us gay as lark and occupied most oil
his time In painting water color sketches quite ad-
mirable IN Their character tho sale of which even
tuay enabled hun 10 effect his relcase It's rather an
odd thing by the by bu OF Us actors naturally
take TO the brush. Joe Jefferson pants well, 80 does
Joun Brougham, and when at leisure pass many
pleasant hours III sKelching scenes WIN wncn am
familiar
srcKsroNE
"Among the famous English actors is Tom Baldwin
Blackstone who must now be about seventy Ave years
n Az a IA 4
more rapidly Than any ono know. simple good
morning. from him seems to set the house III roar
His personal magnetism IS simply WONDERFUL 4
always stipulae when play AT the Haymarket, Lon
don, that Blackstone shall appear IN tue same piece
with me. He Is like Old William Warren, oi Boston,
perennial tavore He acts II he had strings on all
Of his lngers attached 10 the audience IN fouL ana
plays with and pulls them about just as he wants
think he has been the stage about hityhve years.
During my connection with him oi nearly fourteen
years there has never been scrap oi paper between
us. lie Is emphaicaily man oi MS wora. ms
theatre--the Hay ymarkct-yields him very handsome
income from the production OF ight comedies and the
appearance OF stars like s. Clarke, MISS Nelson ana
others
AUDIENCES AND ACTORS.
.Beforo leave you, Mr. Sothern," said the writer,
"let ask your Impressions concerning the plays OF
the present day aud their eflect!"
'rhat Is rather hard question TO answer. Briefly
however, think that We arc passing through period
in when the people do not care Tor the higher order OF
plays and such bright thoughts as are TO DO found in
tho old comedies like 'Scnool Tor Scandal, &c The
modern audience seems desire constant action, no
matter how pad 1t may be, rather than sparkling dia
Iopue such as Is written by Gilbert and BY ron, and the
consequences is that dramatis manager aud actor arc
forced TO obey the momcntary wants OF eccentric
pubic"
To what do you think you principally owc your sue
cess on the stager"
..Earnestness-doing everything well as knew
how-never acting on the impulse Of the moment aud
thoroughly understanding what ! had to do. l owe
much OF my TO the elder Waack and 10
Rachel Wallack showed me tho necessity OF convey
ing ut rehelrsa what you ntend TO do AT night, and
the importance oi paying strict attention TO the
minutest detail. he was ono OF the most
thorough stage managers l ever met. We
we're like set OF schoolboys under dis
cpline. We had TO give reason for
everything, and therefore TO study hard Concerning
Rachel, left myself out oil an engagement Tor SIX
weeks IN order her play her celebrated charac-
ters There fascination about her acting that
was almost painful She had less action than any
list | bsve seen, but She was intensely IN
earnest and her passion Was SO overwhelming though
subdued. that you lost yourself 10 w"ndefmenL
never wanted 10 applaud, but SIMPLY get up and yell.
learned from her. therefore. that 0pe OF the chief ele
ments whatever success expected was earDestness,
Intensity thorough iaent hcauon with every part
ID which might be engaged There is not an audi
encc word which Will not be quick TO detect the
sympathy between the actor and his play"