The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-11
MISS ADA CfDENDTsH.
An Audience swept Away from its Apathy
by the English Actress.

Under the now management Of Mcssrs.
Edgar 4 Fulton the Broadway Theatre re-
opened ON Monday evening and admitted q
great thronG anxious to welcome the English
actress. Miss Ada Cavendsh. who made
her American debut in The New Mag
dalen." The theatre has been very mu n i'm
proved In It's approaches and decorations and
the interior presented "a much more inviting
appearance than when last II was open 10 the
public.
The New Maedalen" is a familiar play to
New York audiences. II mas been we'll done
here by several prominent actresses. supported
by good stock companies Miss Cayendish's
selection therefore was without the charm Of
novelty. She makes her appearance early in
the first act and Tor long time has very
The audience saw a woman not SO tall As
Ada nyas. hut with many 81 her peculiaritles
II action and utterance. without her age. Not
by any means handsome. hut bright comedy.
and excessively nervous. she enacted al IN"
early scenes with quick, impetuous man
her and n rapid emphatic. and somewhat
sharp delivery. hut without any betrayal
of emotional strength. i was not ~
Grace Rosebs11g that h"r impetu osity and merry.
| Gus energy rose To an impressive height and
| 10y sheer CELEBRITY and force swept her audience
clean away from It's apathy. and whelmed It
! with something like enthusiasm.
All her previous efforts to depict her remorse
| and misery at ner deception may hc said to
have passed for nothing she was, in a
| state OF trepidation that prevented her
tons with anything like the distinct
ness or deibcration that necessary.
Her utterance AZ times was 80 rapid that II WAS
uninicIieible. and restless eagerness kept
her in constant and unnecessary motion When;
however She Il stuug to retaliation out OF al
1 Grats 00 Roseie'S g she deliberately gath.
ers all her energies for supreme EFFORT,
ana seT M Of gestures sns so, rc COX and
tone Of excitement almost hysterlcal, she ad-
yanees upon the woman she has deceived-her
! audience WIS fascinated. and when she had
| launched her reply II broke cut I'm tumultuouS
| applause that lusted long after the curtain had
So far. then. as it is possible to Judge II the
abilities OF an artist lahoring under all the dis
advantages incident 70 new CONF anh a
/ strange audience. II may he said that Miss
! Caycndish impressed her intelligent Amer
! lean friends as an actress oi cNtraoril p,
! nary energy and Intelligence, whose method
! and clear, but not sympathetic; whose quick
| impulses eIpend themselves in rapid action.
and whose vivacious nature, is not best shown
! in roles expressive OF grand passions or deep
| elemental feelings.
The play as a whole. Inns been better done
| here The cast was not strong one. Miss
Julia Hanchett who played the part OF Grace
| RosebGrv lacked the dignity and earnestness
| that become a great wrong innocenily Quoted.
Mr.. Joseph Wheeloek' ye-ratiic ana clever
! OF Julian Gray. This character Is really q
noble one ,,pureIy in q moral sense ,s ana
! quiet dignity, he failed 10 invest Il with
| the warmth that belongs TO IT, The Horace
| HOhncrGf 81 Mr.. Arthur Dudley WAS inexcus-
! ably inane and foolish. and the Lddy Janet Roy
! Of Mrs. Carhart was marred by unnecessary
Notwithstanding these drawbacks Miss
! Cavendish has no reason to complain OF her
! Of times. and every indication Of favor was
made with flowers and paudits.