New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-11-30
THE URiNA-MU SIC.
BOOTH AS RICnARD II.

This pcrSonauOn is not often seen. Edwin
Booth is tie o4ly who plays Richard H., aud he
has only OF late adopted the part nto his reperoH
Three years this month he accd II at the Filth Avenue
Theatre, for tie first time here, and last season
he repeated Ills 1t has, from
first, been, with intellectual persons brilliant un
equvoch. and Of the gratifying description. Last
night the tragedy OF Richard H." again revived AT
tins theatre and Booth was again seen as the afflicted
mage Of dcspoled majesty. The performance
was one Of extraordinary excellence, and, 10y lis
personal sympathy, it So strongly wrought up the
auditors thar they cacdThc tra=ed!an twice before the
the of each The popular acce"tance
Of the work sufficiently Indicated IN this fact. The
intellectual value Of the achievement makes
this an unusually pleasant result To record In
Rtckdrd H. are expressed a .Oity Heal OF dlNne!Y
ordained majesty, ana ithe bitter anguish ana
CONFUSION of the royal soul when overcome
and Frustrated by fate. such topic must
necessarily be elusive TO the apprehension OF IL 81 per
sons The substance Of King Rtchari-royaIt'-bcmg
unfamiliar the agony that expresses must needs seem
remote or motIv, less The actors sincerity, passion
duallsm and force have 10 suppl. the needed ti'
mcut OF reality to vItaiZe the whole. The diut Ih''
this part makes upon the rarer pait OF the emotional ma
tlre-Iha is to say upou the spirits enormous ana
Is exacilng likewise upon the aud upon the eN-
i've resources The action passes, for the most ri
within the spirit, aud though uttered IN strains Of
wonderful cloqu.ncp, is not convened IN many outward
SYMBOLS OF action. The foreground OF tc per
formance Is the embodiment Of an ideal OF per
feet una,.alla1 le mclailed majesty The rest OF
II ia the dclirum OF soul that mas
been cast loose from al moorngs, and plunged into
grief so lonely "thAt God himself -as the Ancient Mar
iper :, terribly says-"scarcc med there 10 be- Tia
idea Edwin Booth conveyed vita degree Of sustained
power that could not fIl to Conquer all Intellectual
sympathy, aud with depth OF emotion ana felicity
OF art that touched every bcArt and thoroughly san he'd
the sense Of grace His yanety OF method,
in the caEtvy scene, was one OF the
most brilliant exhibitions he has lately made
OF the ripe skill and rich Resources OF BIZ
dramatic art The lines Of Terrible he'll
make war upon their spotted souls" and Flcnd
rbou tormentst me ere | come to hell and tie
horrid veil OF startled amazement, rage and
pain in final death may be named as electrical
uolnts The greatness OF the embodiment, though.
is It's perfect uniformity al the high level
of one Of the .arest Of Shake-pcare conceptions
The tragedy mounted with elaborate scenery and
acted IN al parts. with discretion, zeal, aud com
meudabo talent Mt Buckley played Boi'Hgbroke, andin
dcaed Nth fidelity the quiet force and guileu specIous
ness OF the usurper Mr.. Mordauut expressed the dying
,dmouiton OF old Gamt with accurate feeling and fen
effect To-day Mr. Booth VIII act Hamlet and tonight
SbylocL-which attracted Thursday evening the mos
numerous audience that gathered III the Iirth
Avenue Theatre