, 1879-03-27
ADJUSTMENTS.

.AN1 EhlEN LIZ.
1fAVEIaLY,s.
liking Henry VIII IL one OF the lesst
dramatic OF Bhakspcare's plays. There Ia In It
little action or violence OF pnaston, but much
matter Tor mild and thoughtful contemplation,
a'd therefore It Is mora favorably known Ia tho
closet Khan upon tho sta9e, Tho yirtuous dis
trsssea and tic meek sorrows Of Queen Kathe-
rfne, sono epfsodes In the lfo Of 1potxY III
which hts character IA Swallowed forth, and the
vulear' arrogant, cruel, and hypoeritlcal Hing
nave supplied Shakespeare With colors by means
Of which Id has given us this picture Of "DluR
King Hsl'a" days. JOHN Mccullough last
night enacted the part Of Cardinal 1Fo'av.
Strength Ia By no means tho characteristic
of tho role, md It Is i'll quilted
for the display Of those qualities
nattvo to thfs actor. It Ii impossible for m
artist to DO great In everything. A player,
whether he knows II or not, bctrays hinhclf
like writer. Any ono who touches seriously
with pen and Ink caunot long hide his nature
from pr5ing eyes. Mention yolumlnous
author who has not exposed himself. Their
secreta get into the Ink In spite Of them. 30 It
Ia with tho player. Some familiar tone, some
trcachcrous gesture, some habit, trick, OF
popularity bctrays tho mental predsposlt!on or
tbe bodily weakness. Even salytnt tho most
versatile OF all artists, does not escape from tho
thraldom Of high health and muscu1arity In
quiet comedy part. 10, too, With Edwin
Forrest. uo neyer succeeded 10 completely
snbduLng the manifestation of IN in-
corrigEbla Rptrft, aud in bending
1t to the truthful embodiment
Of miscellaneous characters. John Mccullough
bettaya III lYotsey the leoniuc gsuHl and tho
stal1art manhood heard mud seen In the heroic
roles In which he has appeared during bis en-
gaeen'cnt, md In the personatton Of which he
has 80 justly won widespread reputation. His
full voice, bis robust figure, md bis t3rm stop
fall to present fully the p!cturo Of the willy,
proud, ambitious, set totierinE selicmcr. But
much study. His reading, as It Invariably Is,
was the perfection OF clocuton. The aros.
trophe, Farewell, q long farewell to all mr.
greatncss'" was delivered With tine apprc-
staiion , o. every words meaning eonvcylng BY
The carlina:'s situation. Miss Emily Gavin,
Young lady Who appeared as lEHHta In the
"Oshe!lo" cast Of lust week, was tho Queer
hdttfriHe. We. do not wish to wound this
say that her stature will make It impossible for
her ever to become popular actrcas. She Ia
too tall. True, had stie phenomenal qualities
OF voice and feature and dramatic intuition of
thc stagc-physicai defect, mud become famous famous
e, m % Br,hdt. - Or W .ha a' W<r,'s,, xses but n''M rs
aho Is not gifted with = vocal organ
possessing the trnele ring. nor .faee
and as the dramatic epafk within her, Judged
by her performances laat fall und last night,
appeass to flicker but fecbly, tsngc greatness,
w arc atra'd, vii never DO her portion. In her
tint she teaa tlse liucs with credttable tntolli-
gence. but her 1ctneat!ou OF the !" meek sor-
row" " nna - 'yrtuous diatsessca OF the u,l-
fortunate wife Of Hing Henry lacked that rednr
snt and sympathy necessary to sonvey iho ox-
entirety Of her character. In the trial sceuc The
revelation Of sotruw Was reasonably well made,
und Ia tho subsequent sceuo In which
occurs the line II ), am the most un.
hor conception was much better than were
her means Of execution. This, too, was appa-
rent IN the last ach which requires most caro-
1nl elaboration to be At all acceptable. The
Ss SstFsss sars nut os e Se ' 5 n' S i Sx a
this, out inastlstlca'ly. There was the feeble
movements, the Involuntary play Of tho hands,
lsl1 The sntlt uncertain gazc,-all done very nice.
ly, but not above the standard Of good ANA
purmeatfng tho character was made prominent
In clover way, but the high breeding Inherent
to tho lady who, though meek, is stfll sn ARA
goucsc, WAS wanting In the nssump-
ton. "A TO- tho support, little eau be
said against It, but much that is favorable. Air.
a. Lungdon lii make up md bcarIng cxcelltntly
porttnyed the sensual ind arrogant King Henry,
Johsl :. Sutton WAS trs1le too lully-look!ng for
the Cardinal campeiHo, ail1 john 4. Lnno con-
scienttouay AMI well embodied UromuelI.
IA Regular Ff1h concluded the evening,
Tonlght John Mccullough viii vi M piay : for rs tho
first time In Chicago tho great role Of KinH
Lear.
HICKS RAnfBLEs TIIRoUGu PARIS.
Persons who hare taste for travel, for art or
have found much to entertain and
instruct them in tho unique aud enjoyable enter
taluments which Judge BIck is giving witt, his
Euryscopc in Mccormick Hall. The constantly
Increasing attendance indieatos tlat the public
has discovered something beyond tho ordinary
ia tl.e "toura" aud "rnmbles'' which arc
undertaken undcr Judge Blrk's etcort, ,u1ld after,
the extensive excursions through EnRland and
Europe during the past ten days, 1t Is not ditt!-
cult for those who hare scen the illustrations to
conclude tllAt, as Edward Everett Hale said In
seen IN this country,''' Tie splendid
tho sceucry IN tho parks, the stsolls about
the Exposition buildings, wcro all presented in
q way last night as 10 revive all tic memories
oil t6osu who had before ytsited the places pie
tOrlalIy pfcscnted Tho excursions for the re.
iiatndor Ut the week arc liknly to be among the
,nost popular yet taken. This evening all tho
beauties Of the raria Exposition arc to be vts-