The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
s1oNoRA MAJERoNr AS oAMrLLT, AT TIE FIFTH

srGNoRA MAJERoNI AS CAMnLF, AT TIE FIFTH
AVENUE THEATRE.
Dumas the youngcr's, play OF "CamilIo" 10 having
quite revival. When wo saw the heavy morality
OF ..Uncle Toms Cabin' going Of late 20 largo
audiences at three OF our theatres at the same
time We were somewhat put to wonder at tho awful
goodness which mad come upon our theatre-goers IT,
however, we look the .Camilie" revival In
tho nature Of antidote wc may DO re-
assured. AS people who know what art Is we
cnn turn with satisfaction IRON the deathbod OF little
Eva with 'real original plantation negrocs sing
ing hymn In the moonlight outside her window, to
the moro thoroughly narrowing death scene Of the
ccstatc bariot, Camille, with tho nrss
v,olin,st playing 20 PariRi ocara" pianis-
s,mo There lot Us shed unhealthy tcars In
plenty. Clara Morris will give the cnance, or II
not she, Modjeska Will Why. at Niblo's
Miss Guss,c DO Forrest has been showing the
boys how many terrors stage death may have,
ana last night m estimabie Indy niecs TO ono
Of the worlds tragedy queens, gave us the CHASTITY
es,,mspe husband played The part Of her lover
We wish 10 speak o. this performance With
rcspcc, but wo must nrst nonce one Of the
peculiar things which have boon added 70 the critics
iask-nameiy, attempting to dirercntiate the degree
Of foreign accent whh which tho artists
dard Tor a long time; thcn We had Ris-
tori IN the .scepwalKinR scene, Miss Rgl and Miss
Saudi Ia cOuedy, tnen MOulcsKa, ana now tho
MsJeroois This not all tor In the realm OF song We
have had some experience which cnded IN an In
stuctive breakdown, wnen IN opera company,
giving up In despair the task OF singing In the vornac
uar gave al rrov store" In almost AS many au-
guases as there were performers All this shows Two
things clcary-nrst that our stage Is so
weak that talent taking pigeon English 10 boon,
and, sccond that our public 10 generous enough TO
welcome talent which talk our language ever so
poorly But this is aside from last nights perform
nnce.
We would not place the Camille OF signora Majcroni
upon highest pinnac OF art, but honestly
award u warm praise The part IL one that exacts
VINO finds that she has heart which can
be broken nke other peoples has nrst,
nmid tho rattle OF her Raycty, TO make that
discovery and then advance along the porilous path
OF happiness that forbidden her by inexorape
social law TO the sacrifice which that law dc.
good aud bad alike. We missed In the
opening acts last night the fascinating qualities
which infatuate all who como near this queen
OF the demimondc. The grace and suttety,
the mignon airs which the best performer
Of the part In this country has gwen u,
which others have bestowed upon - signora Macroni
and sclfpossssson when was the least
successful part OF her performance. Inc
growth OF the tender impression was very
sudden, but sustained by some clever touches,
unmis,akaoic abinty. The scene with the
father of Armand was finely modulated, and
the leave-taking OF lover was beautiful piece
OF acting which drew tears from an AUDIENCE
which, until that act, was not In active sympathy
with the performers In the iourtn act she
Altogether II may be classed as good and In some
portiona very hno perfor nance.