New-York tribune., 1879-03-13

- ,o vi, ,n,nresttnr by reason OF o piqusnt,
Sna uke lovelness Of appearance ana her fecra was
,.n,e for much sensibity and some niue dramsuo
,,,,de IL disclosed, like wisep strong aihnly'-S
,.r0ne-auent-wtth =, what, upon the stage II Is Gus
.oDarr 20 cali the ingenue line OF business AS an e'o
.,n,st or platform actor, however, Mrs. Goodwin
nr,ted almost every fault which it Is possible Tor
,rch a performer 80 possess Her volce'-"hen Is
o,,lv a head voice,-is entirely uncuitivated' aho'
o., 4ha, reason proved inefficient at long range Her
a,,ure. are abrupt and angular She has no repose
- doos not allow note TO hit IFS marx before
,, unan IL with another, and thus blurring both.
- .ho makes the common mistake Of suppOsing that
- aeectation or even a reality, OF excitement on the
r, of speaker equivalent TO the power OF pr"duc
a., 1citement IN the listener such readers may have
nv claims upon the attention of the public and many
agbtfl attributes but they not yet artists, and
tdgmenf OF their work is difficult and painfB There
arc two kInds-at least-of readers. There are
.asrs who aim TO illustrate the author; and there
.,e readers who aim TO illustrate themselves True
,.a nrefers the former; because, II the selection be
, ahle the personality of the artis-modestly subor
Snoted hut proving adequate to all the demands OF
haraote scene poetry and expresson.-owers at last
a, roatpess IN the perfection OF the work Mrs Good
- NAV one day become artist OF this kind but 1t
iu not be by conteutiDg herself with pretty little
ersonal exhibition OF sweet little characteristic grsce
obndKe poutngs aud April storms OF simulated heroic
enthusiasm. These are " close denotements OF an
ndtvdua nature which appreciates poetry, and which
ts ,ul OF gentle allurements and womanlke fascina
SONS such a reader would much refresh family cir
e Of intimate friends and, doubtless, the innocent
verses of Mr.. Coventry PatmOre's Angel IN the
House" would fail delicioasy from such meio-
dions lips at the happy freside. But these
alarming personal pecuharities are not idenhca-
non with character and passion IN dramatic shapes
The use Of pose and gesture the of facial play and
the management of the voice. Mrs GOodwyD at two or
three points-n the Off programme made up OF
some OF the most inappropriate pieces that possibly
eoujd be chosen for dramatic" rectals !-ap-
prorimated TO such right and good effects
and thereby denoted such latent capacity. that 1t s
worth while TO speak thus seriously Of her endeavors
with view 10 indicate the road to success The close
of her extract from David COpperneld pot on the
program me-and the close of the Duchess May may
be named as illumnative points. Though not strong
they were really 1ne bits o. ect-intense, ana straight
10 the point The Dora bus ness, though, was much
too long Mrs Goodwin has not yet learned the great
artistic Importance stopping at the climax OF effect
Shell wish there was more, Sammy, and that's the
GREAT art atter-wrItiu" Ard IL is the great art OF
eyerythinc elsel Tue entertainment contained MI
IOwels cowboy poem of The COurtin "a fraeraLi
specimen OF the pumpkln-pie and sweet-cider
style Of literature, winch, unhapWly passes lor
narOna-aud also POe's fantastic wOrdmosalc OF Ihe
Bells" This latter work has gwen rise 10 more eIocl
tppaFv CvmF astcs than any other poem IN ne EneIs
lsL guage, and thereby caused such inward h0Wis OF
anguish as words but CiTy denote IN lie tue poet
suffered death he, certainly, mas Deen avenged Mts
G0odwyns recital had the auxiliary and Of NJ. MaXlml- i
len Nogr ch, Miss GerlrudC FrHuk n, ana Mr EDWARD
Devon. Floral gifts were bestowed upon the lduy, ID
eSt even single thorn roses, ii IS only to
Iasten what may day be lasting wreath VI TenoWn