The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-02-11
OFFERS or fMysEuEyT.
What the New York Managers Present IN
the Public for the Current Week

| MIR. Booth has filled large place In the
amusements Of the pnst week. His repca,eJ
performances OF Richelieu" have enabled his
critical admirers to note. II they felt so disposed
how inadequate are the individual traits of tho
actor to make this role anything more than A
finely OWNED piece OF artincialiiy. The char
acter Of the fdrdiHdi as Mr.. Booth portrays IL.
involves more Of the purely theatric elements
than anything he does. It's efficacy with an au-
dience IS the result Of stage artncc. and In this
respect 1t differs from his logo in the which he
always builded better than he knew. Why he
should change the text Of Richclicu" one Is ut
loss to know. unless it is. as has been suggest
ed in these columns. because the lines that are
most familiar appear to him to have been vul-
CARRIED. Tho same excuse may be offered for
the change Of " business" Mr. Booth no longer
delivers the curse of Rome threat from tho
steps at the rear of the stage but divides it into
two Efforts ana spreads it about the footlights.
As this Is the great scene of the play.
1t is worth while to notice how ut
tcrly Mr. Booth misses tho ecclesiastic
dignity. the religious awe. the authority OF the
prelate. and sinks the situation in the brayado.
the violence and the exultation OF an excited
and robustuous old man. No one can obserye
the deliberately cOntrived and effectively execu-
ted bounce Of the Cordinal; his lrap toward De
crown. III launch the curse Of Rome" and the
yoluminous effects Of his dtapery. meant to pre-
ducc the effect ofun army with hanncrs-no one
can regard this extraordinary gynnastic feat
without feeling that pictorial and puissant as
II al may be- IL lacks the solernnty. the sincerity
ana the personal dignity that we instinctiyely
accord to the prelatc. The method and the re-
snlt are eNar,y the reverse Of what we saw IN
Mr.. Booths Whelio. Tha, character was treated
IN pu"ilc anu ltlrnlizing spirit. Kichslieu il
subjected To- a belitline realism that leav,s us
hothinE 10 admir-" but tho mechanism of execu-
flINn aIN il ~
lrwes is pleased 10 call an "incisivc" actor
The sharp irony the biting malignty. the pene-
ne sde s bapgs %, IN lag2 gets a. Ire
nt special type Il 10 be- portrayed he s very apt
, cAagseraie the physical peculiarties and
walk IN Richard Ill" was something mon
s,mus, 1ut r2r th9t very reason was not easily
-A.ry apt TO be called excellent
This week Mr.. Booth changes his bill every
pqiisht, playing Hamlei, Riclard Ill.,. .Shviock.
~ hi',heori hichdrd H.. Ruy Bias. and kirg Lear
Miss Clara Morris. one 81 the most phnenome-
hal ADDRESSES this country has produced, re-
~ pears III this city Tonight. at the Broadway
Theatre, in u new version Of Jane Eyre"
,.led d Inc Go,ern"s-,, Great interest at-
may be sad that her ur,'srnr" at the Broadway
Theatre viii improve it, fortunes instantly. She
haS "'-ely rvnr r,ulri to iuirrm.t one night. and
on saturday PINK ppuino- - Will b, played.
\ new comedy with the appeti2ing title OF
Nhampasne and Oysters IS t. Toe spread nj
.H' hi n 'H nt,lufSuNN hlENt. IL IL Impossible
L. ON-rlonk the fact thui this title theatre is
curing all the brightest comedy talent. Its COM
Iany Is now one Of the best for the PURPOSES Of
humor That has been assembled here and in
c'ni"- Mr James Lewis and NIr. - Moyn". both
MN irl.lr de.ncSiorS Mr.. Ben Mgginloy Miss
Maud Granser. Miss Du Saudi. Miss Sidney
'9M'll. AMI others Of almost equal repuic.
In" return oi th!se n!VOritr players Mr. vii
Hanson and Mas!e Moore places the Grand
op.ra House within the list oi attractive re-
ton left pleasant favor in the mouth some
months ug,.
The Shaeespearean advertisement at the
l)c"um Theatre " be- varied th.s week by the
p'riormhnces on Tuesday. Thursday. and Sat
urddy OF Miss Ada Gray in East Lynne"
Al th' JOhn Brougnaul benefit on Thursday
alt"rnooM al Nalla'k's. Mr.. Bouriruut will play
hrfy Ihls annpuncrDent IN itself is enough
y insure the complete success oi the enter
Tonight tae Powery Theatre and Gimore's
b"i,ivl hNih enter the Wrl irolden variety
i"id. lh' former nIHe~ Announces one hun
.i'i performers The muNagc cmrLt inform Us
tNhi th"N intend - make 49," Old Buw.ry the
l'aGlus variety tLratre uf America In order
I" u"lp on tni- work fAey hty. reduced the
lll''- to thr lo W'~i n-urr- Al the Garden the
U'inW 10 ~ NJ an "NIlhilou of beautiful
women APPEARS 90 have iu-t wiki some success
for IA" advertisements now read one thou-
and moro beautiful women wanted " As near
H. 'Hn be- - 'rrtalnrd. M" thousunl already So
cured VIII to-niEht bc simultaneously occupied
III skai lng. dancing. reading. singing. dress
ine. SWIMMING, Hnd behaving themselves Tor
Icl the Folks III Soon be- Home. ." a pretty
nt!hq n{ Charles !, frcu n. l. sung 10y Dave
Nnmoold of IN san Francisco Mustrrls
i Hr oth'r ana Older variety entertainments
OF tle clty nav" h'"n spurrrd by THESE new
rivals 10 extraordinary rNrItions a. viii he
Zen 10y rrhiIug tnr prpnguTiAm.nt OF the
hratrc tOmldde AMI Tony Pastors.