The New York herald., 1878-02-10

DIENCE AS ROMEO AND JULIET.
The Count Joannes is the most unique Romeo who
kneels the boards. Shakespeare We have conlended
meant that Romeo should Ue a man who by love Is
driven to be a fool How even such Romeo as
Joanues could avoid being TOOL the presence OF
proity actress Miss Avonia Fairbanks IN the
character OF juliet at yesterdays matinee no affidavit
has described Tho gentlemen in tho audience, one
aud all played Romeo her and as she Hood in tho
balcony there OF curbsIonc brokers ready
TO discount the head Of any who did not love her.
For briei two hours IT seemed as II the gray mus
tached gentlemen III the audience wero many
Upited States Senator's playing second edition Of
Romeo to first edition OF Juliet muslin, 12mo and
gilt edges II Is unnecessary to speak OF the George
who played supreme Court 10 juliet yesterday, and
won in that moment crushing TO a trasedian,
whom late smiles Ike feather on the wave, lkc a
mouth with false teeth. But tragedy like druggsps
clerk who sells strychnuc thoughtlessiy, has no
scruples and ike the aged part OF the audience 1t
goes out between acts for drams
In the great balcony sccno, where Miss Fairbanks
in the gold chain OF our grandmoEcrs, appears the
Count Romeo was quioty encouraged by a promoter in
the stylish audience to ego round the and brace
up When lie could hand juliet her up tho
balcony was regardless of stage business
high, wit suggested that he should "send Il up on
the Elevated Railway" However, at that distressing
moment when Juliet appealed 10 Tue moon one oil TIC
Romeos in the audience told hor 'checsc It," That
scene wncrc Romeo what he may swear by lie Is
ADVISED TO "Swear on.n Perhaps one OF tho funniest
parts OF YESTERDAY was where u HERALD reporter was
unosteDtatiously making few notes IN shady cor.
bcr Id youth sang out, "layonia, herc's scriDc
Ibc took up tho hint, and Tor once reporter
tlushcd rctrratcd tho family circle re-
narNed TOO audIDly that she ought to take him
ont and ''trcat him aud The Count 10 two
schooncrs." Romeo, in ono scene, bribes the nurse
with 4 PURSE but al tins pathetic moment "A gray
haired Gentleman sang out, "But there's n discount
trade dollars" The idea that the aulienco hud oil
the MINOR acting was when IN an unmportant Ola
luguo OF tho actors waF told 10 'GU GU, you're
not much than the other iellow.n Iu the man,
The MINOR actors Kept tncir councnanccs although
once or Twice they turned their busiIcs TO the au-
dIeucc and seemed 10 weep. when the bald ccccs
astc ibcie Was suggestion that he ''ousht not
to put salt on tho top Of his boulevard" ana he
house came down one oi the followers OF the two
houses OF Montague and Capulet beng Killed mauncc-
ait"nder suddenly sbricked, 'Harpoonedl Another
murder The Fourth wardl" AS the Count threw
away his hat aud baue defiance prompter cried, Ho
takes the chrome aud "A pound OF tea" Tue cur
tam ie ike the unfolding OF the Proclamation or
EmaDcpaliop upon the audience AZ the end ol al act
aud volunteer chorus led by levcr ana a2ue voice,
sang sonnet ethiDg ABOUT ''oweet by-anG-byc," whch
suddenly the great volume OF stopped snort III
the MIDST ol sentence ana tho two or three people
who we're eit trying Keep u up wcro laughed AT al
the house. IL was good naturcd audience. ana
the the orchestra who mad been trying 10 play
solo generously informed that his salary or ms
halr would Uc ralsct. Juliet, II VIII be remembered
~ the students OF Shakespeare had patDctic ana
Illogical ARGUMENT with her nurse (whO plays puuc
NJ l. Dy va, ana this scene draws tears, but 1t
IIst here III mat man WAS too bypcrcrfticaI VINO
,tstitasy afternoon exclaimed, "NUrse, WY dUn't
you chaslisc her. Even here the punk lips ot La
broke into smios at tins. Ike tho rppies ON the