The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-29
1MrSEIfENTS.


Edwin Booths Otheilo.
Mr. Edwin Booth last night presented his
we-known version Of Shakespeare's OheNo.
Mr.. Whcelock playing the part Of iago. 1t is an
impersonaton which has met with critical com
mcndution and popular favor. II the actor fails
TO put himself into the part 50 completely as he
does into Idg0. he nevertheless invests II with
an ideal tragic atmosphere and exhibits in the
evolution of its passions high order Of sagacity
no less than rare breadth and mobility Of feel
INK Viewed broadly. ii is. perhaps. to the gen
era public the most acceptable Of his Shake
spearean pictures Examined closely II is in con
ccption and execution a far subter and nobler
manifestation Of tragic passion than was the
tremendous exhibition Of the part made here
By Signor Salviui. Mr. Booth does not in his
personal appearance recall Hildebrandts pie
ture. His figure Is not imposing. We do not
at the first glance feel. ~ We did when Mr. For
rest swept on-the Southern magnicencc-that
barbaric pomp II dcmeanor TINT filled the stage
like pageant. lie Is without the physical mo-
mentum which in Signor Savini Immediately
caught and held the sense. Bu, ii is greatly to
the American actors praise that ne accom-
pli-hrs his results in spite of these disadvan-
iages. II his figure is not imposing II IS grace
ful. sinewy. and agile. ani rs he warns into the
part he grows upon us-if not In stature. AT least
IN spirit and earnesiness and we lose sight OF
the personality Of the performer in the prodig-
lNil~ ISSUES OF the part.
Mr. Booth always wins his frat round OF an
rluusc in his address 10 the senators. II j. not
strictly correct 10 say that this initial triumph
l. on. Of defamation and not Of acting. Tor
| with Mr. Booth defamation az this point -
acting. and needs no, supplementary aid 81
| husine4s' Signor SalVni in this scene. il
| will hc rememhrr"k made rs "lthat the -iiua-
| tiun oppressed the Moor lie elared about him
| Ike n suddenly Gagged lion. The duty ~ de.
| Tending himself ia words frrtfed and "NuS-
| peratcd him His hand involuntarilv sought
| hi. weapon. ~ Il his rude natural imnuls,e, WAS
Il f..lsH D. aat . Lii NJ
| ter on the other hand. gave the most faneiful
| twists To- the harnngu.. and animated il with
! billy 81 NhsN0's having heen dancing master
| ~ soue time. Mr. Gould in his brochure on
the elder Booth SAYS that he 50 clrans"d this
| speech from ne sruri 81 custom that "" seemed
| g. hear il for the first time Something II tha
same euloey may be passed upon Edwin Booths
reading. IT, excellence Is mainly rhetorical
| and We think Il should b. Oh.uo l. there to
| answer. tlnd his eloquenre il sufficient. The
objection has been mad. 20 Il that IL has for.n-
| sic nicely III according with the rude speech
Of man little blessed with the sot phrase Of
peace" " But this is q criticism that glopees
overlo"ks the fact that Ohsao must hive been
man ~ great natural elolnen'e. seeing that 1t
! The personal dignity aus Ia" mingled int"
! l"tual and moral grandeur OF Mr. Booths
! ircHtmeni ~ "a" role ilr'ush"ui. Instead or
| masking the Moor, ~ ,hl"gcl nnd many other
should b" made brutal f-rocious demi. sav-
ns". who's" animal natur" l~ suppressed for
/ NM ~ rIt un,rtAh't- only 20 hr'Rk ont ~ last
! IN ur-ltu i've Jury ne ron 80 MN 70 hhN'a
| h'hie nature M NJ ~" trN' inly warrants -
! ir a Ilhh OF 1h'Ia'tuihhIy ln"t"l ahI ln'nial
~ ,v,,a, uH' , 10 ,n,T ~ VIZ
/ fili ~ what Is great. not merely surred by ne
/ nphcAVhl oi ~hAt - icro.lous. Ana mus Mr.
! Booth succeeds in attaining the true tragic
| NIGHT I'll. , ,
| IN me scenes with Idgp there is observable
/ niu'h hn'r grailiinn ~ passion ilau MS
| shown when IA" n9i iaNN'd Tie pari here, The
| evolution 81 jealousy ON ~ Wistrust doubt.
| ana su,}lcmn Il now Nlsi neiy trarcahlr pro-
| cess. Mr.. bn"h "Nhlpii"' Ni~ grown ~ sn-
garliv and prrl"'ti"u 81 method similarly IN
/ hl~ Idgo, when ne prcscnt''l on saturday night
ana Mh.n uiguEht Tore hNt1ou"s NINA TIE re-
| marx "l th" 'rulHh 'rlur thht therr an ~ 20
! ruin eNNil IN NllhiN' uh"s- We ht'ehd Ia tlie
shades 81 'hnra,ler Which pf.rvr mat 4 man be-
! mes ifui unlN 10y p"gr'''~. Even IN TIE whirl-