New-York tribune., 1879-02-25


.,,,o-plv -1vrn soprano teuor. aud baritone f'..y
rtvaiu. cue another ia good work. ana Tie SuAsid }
parts chorus. and orchestra coDhiring uui'I NIt
Arliu's drm anJ sympathetic direction to max
al unuS,llv 9th. harm 'uIpaS and eloquent Wh''.
Ar.ptuiiou was Of cour'c Necessary. els Foil ""~ q
very good EIgmoHd
SPELL-BOUNp AZ WALLACk'S.
II suits the humor Of the stage BOW and
Then 10 turn the rays OF is darE-autcrn M upon ih
charnelb Tde ola mcl"drama OF Famine -
now resuiInAtoI under tHc name OF spclBound lis
. work Of the cbarn,lboosc pattern. The fascination
here eiprovcdi j. the fascination Of terror Gazing no
a the grim easements of jiis gloomy ana mysterious
structure tie observer ,cc,.-thr'u2h trdn>"1i-
eury of gav forms and brilliant paseantT|,-iAc
fr.hffu realities O. crime that crouch beneath
me .urfc. ~ civil society and the hde0us pos>lh e-
ofWtLcdLcsS that human nature can hide behind ~p
,iol, manner and IA smiling face Thus there is much
more iu the p'y than ts romeDtc story OF CRIME blood
,i, -t.ry and retTibutOu much moro than lis special
.vuo.rou ~ hypOcritca viIauy 10 see tns piece Is
tol.s irmuded-auG not altogether aEteahy, ueItu.1
-,ov seldom We take into the account ~ human ii'c
t'f u-r.Is o. which human life IS continually exposed
Atroci.u, crimes. Ike c5ami,ou. personal bereNe-
lorp,, Away, come unexpectedly, and with certain
fore, OF as,oushmcut; yet. after they have
happened iti easy see that they were probable.
BfuuUiDr IS just as possible today as ever Men exist
vnom u,i her lw rel gion, Lor u-turl l ,'a-, nt
grave "a, uc dead OF night and rohhug cotL" oi its
shrar1ca and otH,onc tenant. Many a murder, u--
Goub.,lf l4, been done tuat never came 10 l-lt NJ
utu knows now often the murderer may have hlusA"i
past bu 10 TIE street knct beside him DAB t." church.
or rtouch,a hs hand at the banquet Many an nnocen'
aud happy creature walks the earth. az tals Eo-
lurr. who f, dc lined to mI by the sir Ike
~ yio..ce. in The horror Of sudden death
Amidst family group. painted hy >ir Joshua REYNOLDS,
appear q itto child shyly pecpiuc forth from the fud
a. curtain lie lived 10 become ON o.d man-L'fJ VII
ham Rus, i-aud IA ms lonely, unprotected age 10 De
larbarouel7 murdered So from ore epoch 10 ano'h p
The pauorua o. terrible contrasts rolls steadily on.
Many black soul sealed already with the destiny of
guilt. stand, mp now ~ human form and speaks and
SMILES iu ne pre;,uc, OF aGcCtou and virtue Of
an tno errors thar make up TIE fatuous hie Of ordinary
men and women, none Is 50 esreSious as but conf
d-cc iu l1jmGu nature and tho belief that th- 1eiisA
uiUu.fls- pf the past are no longer possible.
Ntup however % prompts reflection ~ thls train, TIE
drama Of spclBound ta>cluatc- with its Oven pecu-
Ilr .eiu, of dramatic terror lelcIrsal Of It's lIc-
dents h,r vlu scarcely Dc expected, and, ct'tl"t,
would uoJ ar appro nIJte-Suce tley have long he'n
fami8r o., gage, o. Dumas, ana since then dramatic
cyIo,.o rcapu,aring al intervals. ha, held the 'o"a
Stage 'I more taau quarter OF century IDr' Ittu'
nov. go u. ,lrr a fresh adjustment Nj Bo1craait
has gwen tlc Kaleidoscope tam two and the bits
a. color have fa leu INTO fey fresh pystutes y it tho
,pIt .l,d texture q the work remain UNCHANGED
ana tn, log The reader, IS suuiurut INT
NATION Rational Patience could nol tolerate. and here
torc should aut expect staGeW tuager cI.Nci-n "i
the m,1usr ID winch The expert dIomati,t has shifted
rlour th. old oxpeditLts snd properties. MI. Bpn.
caults urrio.l. io iudisputably improve eu'-foi
fhtre..n that vh8' was formerly told ~ narrative ls
hyth~ shown iu action. TIE eNpntent OF tine aUIal-
Ton m ,ae llirt1- will De noted o., clever Invention
ond tRc Au-N-,, n tnr scarf truly cud toucHo-y
a,ra;c THIS prologue d, thc culef novelty o. ihe now
Hr,
tcyt the od uay-coer cannot fo 10 perceive taat toe
l1n-uugc og tie dlsloCnc. OIL along It's line.
Shove -ns = slight alteration. Tie i.na -ir'c-
tur. of i piece though, bgs Not been changed Ie i'm
bcciy incident always vas The s1pcrluau- cut'aJo "f
TIE husband into ms wife, room, The f5al night o.
orohn,Iy ANA murder. That, o,Iug effective, thou- "a
irrational hss not heeu disturbed. Tbe work r adily
o,r, pbs>cs that pery'ou- to 1CicU,; yci. o. IF
tasS % ry,nains powerful drama Hall ~ IT, - II now
stands. j., devoted 10 showing tho conq1c-t OF .
strong usture by passionate love. ana OF a
gentle uatagc uv ,he dominant fascination oi my -
ttry m character sad force III Will The o,hcr
half a plays Romantic and halIo7lng Incl
deut, and UoYtrays the nature Of TIE Iend III haiuai
ruse This % some times is lanEbabl- bat the Ititt
which mean IS not a III subject for mirlh Ta"
dyaWauc weakness of the pace resides ln us Ions aa
well ,'ua-I in'crIuies 0f supposed occarg,Hces a'i
a The rcmoteness Of rs touch upon human stmpdt',
The principal character always picturesque. AMI
Imagination @, displayed by Letter Wo.Iack II PEE
Qrres tGr conviction OF the deepest sincerity to L"d
such personality at the Foise OF reason Ihe actor
never sweryed from IT. on tins occasion-urc~- Ia
moment or two of supercihous icylty m tlo dslo-u"
with the mrdce-rs iu-t before the climax OF tho V'u
sceue. Here there was a lapse from the horror vm"h
should suIchaise the whole atmosphere OF tht action
Lie trShtul death - OF tic perfect works
oi THIS actor. The heroine, which has been repre-
srl'td ia the past hy Laura hceuc. Nr-. Roc.,
'iS Hcnnque,. and Miss Rose Eltnac. was acted
bJ Miss Rose CoghlsR. a. uneven ""rh
"hd feeble portions, bat the actress sustained
WIN marked ability The m0st diict test that dInia'.'
Ntcsn spply-that, namely OF soillOquY, undcr TIE
tfess ~ continually VARYING emotions ln situation
ths, prrhcates the VIII with terror Much augmented,
ths feeling il tie strength of the great play o' Werner
utaed through supernatural device, II furnishes the
uainsprHg % horror in the awful and overwhelming
tragedy OI Macbeth" The mrlo1Tama ot "SpeH
synhd i slight enough alcngsde Of these piece DGt
t see levlYs Ot u has afforded occasion for one
WaSuncent teHic sci aud fGT nt scenery throughout
De treatment O tho storm, and tr setting OF tie Ndi
nv 10 t noted finely mag native. The miscellaneous
'.tk "as queer qua uOre tnhu once the play UCmhtt
Va VHe tOee ne II ls NOT the klud Oi tiR thdt
Suh9h%ace Young men can safely trlhe with ~ acting
iaDc doldsn IaEdt Hef nf7t appearance NJ tul>
I'atit ana Mr. Joseph Roland made ms hrst dVpcal
ut w ths CIV. The scenery was by D. Roberts and J.
Ssne NJ. Wausck, Mise C0gblai aud Mis- Jordan
~ called before the curtain IAt attendance was
stteiS scebes Of horror were observed seemed guar
Ivoi.
LAST NIGHT AT TIRE THEATRES
new version, made by Mr.. BOuccauit. of