, 1879-03-30
fashionable Reviva1s---The Young
i. Giniater's Practical Work at
the Highlands.

time Of tcdium there may be BY an equally IN
dependent enjoyment OF George Francis Trains
faVorite fruit, peanuts,-at the Howard, just now,
Boston's old-time favorite Of the stage, Charles
Fecbter, draws yast crowds out Of the ordinary
style Of the Howard crowds, solely and entirely
by force Of his OWN magic It is Fechter,
and Eechter alone, for not even
his support is beyond the ordinary. nfr. Fcchter
shows the wear and tear of the years that have
passed since hedrst played at the Boston Theatre
and sent Boston "wild" over his impassioned
intensity. He does not create any great stir
pow., He is an old ktory, for one thing, and
then his erratic course, bis quarrcls with the
Boston managers wien he MAS here, his arro-
gance and assumption, altogether have taken
the gloss of of Ills reputation. It Is by reason
OF these quarrels that he goes to the Howard
now, it being the only theatre he didn't have
difficulty with, I am told. He draws crowd,
Us say, but be no longer creates that general
sensation that be did. Boston men don't go to
matinecs now to hear Fechter, and at that
prosatc hour forget the time and place, and
shout, "Brava, Fcchter! braYa!' u as saw and
heard them once.
AN OLD ADMRER
says Of him now: II went in to the Howard to
HGuT fEElLEE 11at III uls sAOutE NAtlokO-
When saw him at the time he first appeared
in Boston, several years ago, l. =, thought had
seldom seen more unattractive actor person.
ally. When he began to act, it still affected me
prejudcially. As he went on, and warmed to
his work, forgot all about his uglness, and
ended in thinking him the greatest actor had
ever seen. Last night the same old feeling Of
repulsion came OYER me, as first looked at him,
with an added force, for the years have not
dealt lightly with Charles Fechter, and
TILE HEAVY FACE AND FIGURE
did not seem softened or refined by the process
of time. 1 thought to myself as I looked,
sFechter has had bis day, and have had my
day Of admiration And, as I thought, wished
that hadn't come to look upon him again;
wished that I had been content to keep the
memory Of the past. But while I was going
through with all this, the play was going
On, and began to forget to nuke com parisons
and to wish one thing or the other. [ began to
see only the characters before me, and to thrill
and hold my breath without regard to any rea-
soning or comparing. By the time the evening
was over had lost sight Of the personal draw
backs; in fact, bY the time the evening was
over, had gone over to the magician again. It
wasn't quite such going over as in the old
DAYS, but that may have been attributable to
tho lanse of years. and tho wider experience In
.ho.t1aa, 49, ] 1-,st+ars Rut r. waa = snffcient en-
.,lea.s1es4 n'"11 ..a.. asa sna1,. fan..a+
thus1asm TO make ne a.cep. saun nnan{ ao'seS
NOT oniy INC snsFeasG osa,
tain 1ntenslneo 1aui's u us'e1aue0 Ano 4a'4"'
distortion. 81. :. .+,,a,,, ,7o~n .o+o-a.+;nox
1h's testimony ~ et'.ans ally W NJ tn'if Eahtas fsas
as eVnclnS Ghe se' oa pU"e oan,f-ad h;I., 81
VIII Win tnoss ,;ato W. As ~ raCins Thorn n,scd
Wno appreslat: no ~, sano3har n1nes usho 1ho
snosrad ~ ot n The actor,s stye and method. and
9o,isa5 9ui ~ eontemntnonsly Of nere n,eodran1a,
.rh;ch dnae mt IN fhe least change the facts
t,at MsI Fachtar haa mnved. and dogs move. peopla
~ The hirher canacitjes aud culture instead OF
" tfo Inv liver even yhiie he p1Tes them mclodrama
i;lse & Mania t2hristo,,'
'4>1 -'-' ~. ~ w,, ,n,,,vp urx
We VIZ
here in Boston don't 1orget "nat OlcKene sa1u
Of him, alter ne hrse saw MN one ngos ~
little French t1eatre- "ao was making !ove 70
woman,n said Dickens, "and he SO elevated
her as well as himself oy tne sehtlmeats ln
which he enVeloped ncr, that tneS tFoo u
purer ether and IN another sphere qp1te inted
out OF the present. by heagens!' SAID 10
myself, q man who can 90 TINS eau 10 any
thlny!' never saw Two people more purely
and INSTANTLY elevated by the power OF love.
The manner in which 1e presses Inc mem OF me
dress of lacy IN the Bride OF Lammermoor' Is