, 1879-04-01
DRAMATIC.
N0DJEiSK.AE.
Countess B0%cntn)
AT
H00LEY'S THEATRE.
Romeo and Juliet tonight.
East Lynne tomorrow night.
THOMAS KEE;NE''S
Impression Of lilo Great Artistic.

Nine. Modjchka concluded tho most brilliant eu-
gaRemcnt OF tim season at tho Academy Of Music
1aAt oynntuE nuu achieved of the gsnn1est TIL
uphs known TO The thoatrfcai hlstory Of tho city.
Thn audience was lnrge ono. md Of moro critical
material than ia wont to assemble at the theatre on
Saturday evening; and d bottct- pleasod audience
10 rarely seen hero or anywhere disc. Tho occa-
ston was the flsst appearance Of Modjetka In tho
wcIi-kuown p1ny Of - East Lynno," which, sfncn
tho days OF Lucille Western, has had but infre.
qucnt Representations Tho drama has always
hecn casacd With tho Sensational, and has never
been favorito with refined theatre. .goers,
albeit popular with thoso who delight In strongly.
Favored dramatic viands. I.ucille Westerns Lady
1aabc wns Of somewhat cdarso nbro. painfully
rcaliatlc, strongly emotfona and away6 highly
effective, but her portEalturt embodied no Idea OF
hplrtluat realization; tile sp!rltual 0yerlhd
by tho merely physical that the iMpersonatloM gavc
o1enso eycn 10 many WIN acknowledged tho great
1nclo.dtamat!c powsr sl1o threw intoi It, And now
comos Modjeskn 10 toAch ns how much that ts
purely wonlanly thorc is In the character Of Lady
Isabel. Modieska consented with great rcluctonco
to identify herself with ''East Lynne" and to
rcrsonnto the h1rotnu, mud, nE VIC learn, worked
most inaustrious1y to persuade Mr. Sargent, hcr
manager, not TO add 1t to her repertoire. Tho
manager saw In tho play possibilities for ModIcska
which nobody e1sc saw, and the wisdom Of his
Judgment most conctus1yely demonstrated last
md the five nets arc only as many acones. Much
that was tedious has been dropped, md, indeed,
the plAy+ as whole, ta fnE moro Interesting and
agreeable than cvor before.
There could bo no nistaktng Modjeskn's ncrv-
in tho tnrlier parts Of tho play. Sho was
engaged In a dramatic experiment Of doubtful
sort WAS to 2rcater or 1csa extent embarrassed by
her projudtceB; sho had had opportunity to mnko
q perfect study Of thu lntuustn Of tho role: md
yos In tho faco Of ali thoso depressing conditions,
she achieved tho Er8atess dramatic triumph OF her
1ifo. 1t Is no longer Camille that she ia greatest
in, bat In the much*abusod rolo Of Lady Isabel
and Madame VIM; aai through this mastery per
fosmanco she will reach tho public as she never
rcAchcd thom before, pronounced rs has been hcr
enccees In her various tmpctsonalsons. Yon have
admired hcs Frou.F1o md Adr3cnnc, grown en-
thuanStic oycr her Camille, md loved her for her
juliet, but you must SEQ hcr Lady label ii you
Would know hor for tho arcat actress s3o really is
So delightful q dramatic revelation Is this no,v
creation Of Mod}cska'n that any nttcmpt At
critical eou,mont eeemo out OF place, and cool
anslyss,la sot completely at dcannrc. Wo might
ta5, with TRUTH that IN scmo Of tho earlier scausa
Ve sufascd thoso ano bits OF color which, unre-
strained, rho knows 80 we'll how to lay on. but
this was moro Than compensated for by tho OK.
Qnlsto cplritualEzatiou Of tho woman Bho inter-
pre.cd, tho purity, devotion. and womauliness Of
her love 70! hcr husband. Har jealousy was most
bcttnycr In tho third uet was conaummaic,y
artistic In tho closing scene With Sir Francis
LeTAon she gnyc hos admirers hops to bccyo that
ebo would win undonh1cd aucccss, bnt that sus
should 30 ave md thrill hor audience a.
Madame vino III tho fourth net could not have
been anticipated. In the homo Of har hus-
band and children, she nrtt appears sorrowfpl, and
broken, and anxious to eoncoal her disguise. lcr
darling boy ID III, and she talks 10 him about iii
mother With quiet but nnutscrahc tcntlorncns.
FHN6 ~ }fS I'm 1,xfxn nk
VIII sush wealth q loyo - may not be reekonod.
tho window oho throws tt widely open for ar,
snatches up the body md cargies 1t Into tho moon
light, and whore tho breath OF llUnyen may blow
unon ts face; sho ptcssea 1t to her hoar Dlacca it
upon hcr knee. tries 70 cali Il oack to life: her
hraEt breaks in the fEust!esB cndcavor and strong
mon and tondor women weop llko children. K
mofo thrllingly pathetic sceno wo hAro noyoE wit
ncssod on nny atage; and no wonder that tho np-
nlsuso was tartu:ons and pr9lonVcd at tue eoso ot
her death scenc Which was faultless, closed nor.
tornanco We can never forget. Modjeskas sup.
port was excellent, Anl tho curtain had to bo ru!r
up at the cinsn o! each Of tho fvo actA