New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-09-20
TgE DR4MA-MUSIC.
MApY ANDERsON AS JULIET.


,ro5nction of Shakespeare's splendid and
,.o,ui though in some respects juvenile Tragedy %
=. Po,oeo and Juliet" was effected last evening" az VI"
with Avenue Theatre, ia the presence OF an
that well nigh filed she house. ana 'ha' u''oI0u
IN emphatic piaudits Its satisfaction Win 'le soi0N
proceedings OF the night The performance msteu ny
rsra of three hours and minute comment upon itu'
or impossibes perhaps unnecessary, since TINS was
represeutaton that offered points OF greatness an"
few OF novelty In what manner the H"s.Sy
vas exhibited may be gathered H0n '"O
stats,pept that the curtain fell ON the parting
hetveen Romeo and juliet at Cappets banquet VI
the close Of the balcony scene; ON the mSrr"ge On
che killing OF Tvbat; on Juliets ms self nave power 10
a., ON the potion scene; and the death OF Jnlet
Al the door OF the Capule tomb No attempt was aUe
20 frame the tragedy elaborate scenery the SETS "
servieeable and that was all In what manner Ihe
tragedy was acted long 20 tell ano not ser'"
abe There is o popular theatrical doctrine VIM"
,oat,tasps that whenever actor washes the aye
from his hair, or actress ties her nee IiD
bou in a new style Of bow, the puohc JourH"'
ist should write an essay upon the momeH'o"N
A fatereatips occurrence Time and experience may,
sosslby correct his delusVe notion To our thhKme'
Al all events it little useful to iuger over the De
tails OF theatrical performances save wnen the results
of Thought are likely to appear In oompreheh-
sye truths and sympathetic views IDS At
femut at hRomeO ana juliet" is chiefly OF only
considerable IN reference TO Miss Anderson. The
hovoDd description. All the men seemed capable OF
enduring any amount Of surprise that could De
beaped upon human nature and OF calmly remark
ing AZ last-ike Artemus Wards pioneer "hen
he saw the scalped bodies OF his vile ana emu
dren alongside Of hts burned aud smouderinR cabin
q" this Is too ridiculous" Mr.. Buckley appeared as
Romeo and except for a noisy demonstration IN
the killing Of Tybalt he went through the entire part
without causing 3 genuine thrill. II this be not
arrying natural" methods 20 extremity, then tame
s is passion, and sleep is fury. This Romeo
for example, said Tempt not a desperate man
very much as he might have asked for 'hai-a-dozen
IN the she'll" Mr.. Buckley is comedian, and not
snited TO either tragedy passionate sentiment. IT,
"a only another instance OF ceverness misplaced Mr.
Pierce IN Far Laurence found his graveyard fun OF
orpses and greeted the horrd spectacle with all the
bland eomposure OF an amiable resurreetionist The
Apo0ecarp Of Mr.. Dunstan was quite well designed
Paris was veritable guy. Mr.. Mordaunt numbered
through MsrcutO for which he is too heavy and the
bumor Of which he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS II
blunt as in PetrHehSo, common and extrayagant
as In GratiaHo, and gross, as In S~ dooS'
she part surely should have elegance and refinement
Mr. MOrdaunt studies and certainly he should not miss
a truth so obvious His fine management Of the Dream
speech showed that he by means lacks either the
intuition 70 conceive or the skin 20 execute yet ne
olowned the whole OF the great scene which ends 80
sadly in Eereufto's death. Upon Mss Anderson, as
Jt,lisl we repeat, rested the weight Of the
alone which justhes a lingering word upon
this subject. Miss Anderson Is so beautiful in
Juliet that she absolutely defeats Judgment It Is i'm
possible looking upon that sweet young face TO think
very clearly Of the defects OF her acting Yet it IS the
simple truth that Miss Anderson less suited 10 Juliet
than 20 any Part that she mss undertaken. Where
emotion is assumed, but u not felt, the ex-
hibitiOn OF 10 viii be, Of course, inteTmit,
tent Miss Audetson's juliet is more Of piece
viewed as an IDEAL than her execution is OF one piece
viewed a. mechanism. In the balcony scene much Is
said about love- but love never felt The pretty ac-
top with the aower at the close be quite ar
dcal There is an element Miss Anderson's nature
and Il Is apparent in Der vOice-which debars her Ht
present from this altitude Of feeling. She tolls
toward IL through the mind; she does not
reach Il with the heart The true, in other
year, Of Kate Bateman. The the sweetness the
pretty arch Ways and the childish tones in Miss An
derson's pers0Bation, deliciOus and by-and-by,
when sho reaches the pOrtioo soone, she makes
perb Effect Her imagination klndles to single passages
her faculties rally 70 isolated and often superb
bits Of effect The human touch Of rolenting love and
grief, az parting with the Nurse, IL one Of these. The
taking Of the drug Is apother-with all the action that
SoIows But-as in the OF Jefs reception OF the
news OF TybalfS death and RODsOs banis hmeDta
ditiOn that asks for tremendous passion and sus-
tanned agony, the actress is ali abroad. Her
execution Of Juliet also, like her ideal
Her voice passes from sweet, low tone TO
sudden bollOw-if We may be allowed the expression,
not unknQiY as an afl ana state
which there a little no transition But ~ impos-
eibe longer pursue the theme Thinking Of Miss An
doreOns juliet, vision came upon OF the
made vital and given passions and words childhood
transit CURED aud fven mature ways; OF white
irving 20 blush &c Is performance fun Of splendid
faults-fuN likewise OF splendid virtues and golden
promise. But this gifted and lovely girl has more 10
learn and unearn before she VIII satisfy herself
iD Shakespeare's Juliet
Below VIII be found the cast;
LAZY capuiet. Irene AeEefman
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dtOuneo j. Buckley
MeTCutlO frank h0riaunL
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