, 1879-02-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

F.. Tie Mercy .Ntrrlrk Of Wiikie Collins tlrasna
comes far short, both In dramatic interest nn,l
in moral purpose, Of Camfte, anti NC tMbt II
even the art Ut Miss .t,a Caycn'llst, tau elevate
such character iuto heroine worthy If iun,nn
sympathy. At tho VERY hest, It Is nj more than
m exhibition Of theatrical art. a."t, unfortunate
u, tho best TINT can bo said Of Miss CarentlI.I
In this part IL, That she has employed h"r All
mirabtc tllent In tho service ot work that has
neither moral altn, nor, atttatically, any definite
meaning bcrond the exhibition II GER
tain natural emotions. 1t should be tc-
mcmbercl that the majority Of those who
visit the theatre do TO very much In tho same
spirit in which they begin The last new norct.
In tho first p1aec they want to le entertained.
nnd having cnticct them 50 tnr, ll!e uuyelst, OF
tlle dralnntlst, Ia expected to furnish INT only
episodes, hut some conslhtcnt portraiturc that
may appeal to the intellectual as well 10 the
cmuttotlal tart OF our naturc. TO get properly
Interested in q character WI have 10 bcllcyc her
In the right, aud, II wc believe that. It matters
rcry little whctl,rr the person Is strict1y yir-
tuous Or not. We arc called upnn te t.mpa-
thizc viii, Camille because she IL tho rtcti.n of
circumstances, and Is exhibited! US Ill constant
struggle, und as trc4t ind no
bio sacrifices, to free hcrseig from
her bondage. -Ntrey -Nerr;ek is a woman
Of lower type. From thc beginning to The
end Of her career there Ia nothing higher iu her
nsnfrn,nns than Tho cnlnytpcnt Of Tin. iuxurtons
eosr II hntnc n,,I fht: comfort Of botng ttttcI
nnd toycI. kho i. fntftn},iccd IA a rrfnrtlcl
nrn.tIttc. Int lin, oyc uf Inc rc.s and casc. a,ml
nicntv Of alj rmuI things, rruyrs tuo 1nuci! Tor
rr. M,,tl .ln rntltiulca TO hu thief. crrn after
thc rcni owner vi her stolen treasures eut1rs
hack 10 CHIN her rrhtful dues. Ii is c,lrto,1.
~ Mia s sl, lin a.icnce scc,ns to he in n,nl-
IL, r,l thrntgf tIIts plny with ti,r cvnl,drt,ca
wttna,,. n,ui that lie rnusicet youlg woman Il,
black nho IA matie to suIIrr tntt,lera-
hIc vronva 1,v the brnzsu cfrrontrry 0f
liz t,ntu,.,nr. !. 1nokel tl,un ~ an intri,lcr.
Rnmcthinv III This il due to The tart OF Tic
tframnfi.f nui rout1 tlcul to tl,t. fart lint tl
,r,,,,on IN nos.r.s{n1, wrhrs finn a,,narci. And
then The ending Vi the str.uge storystory comes
NJ n sounding sIuD In the farc to iEr odd theory
in ill.,. nnyelittn' art that virtue sLuull 10 re-
wnrlrtl ntui yivr punished, ljc,r tl,c ba,l woman
wwf,n nniv i,es!tn:cs occasionally wlIc,, I,er
ncrsnnoi rrosnccfa 0re endangered m,t VIII,
,,cyrr scc,rs Ia ho rcncntunt-is ren1ttcd by
tnnrrfnrr IN nj, a1uin1i1a rorsti, This h fh,, re-.
ward. ira s,,ntuse. for having kent unuthcr
frIinn-s,rrature In nrouy.
UnI. Sts,nlssinr iii Ills NJ nn]pablr absurd
fiant setnm, for tirnnntc n,tin,. Miss CnycnffIeh
mnt;rs hrr nuIjlc,re feel thIs In ber utImfra,n
imt,rrsonntyn, nf .Hercv .ifryrik. Ihe lnst a,ui
tn,s ,snr.t NJ il n fInt cyrry tne srcs what nj,
nrrn1,nil.lral nr,tst Mis- Cnycntsh IA. md f0r.
Vas. 80 tlut IL a,nuunts to 1tuthitg higher than
ati exhibition u line thcatftc art. y. atnytaior
nuEi1tre8 te actress A1iu Her nrts Dut EnGe away
with the BeHRG tllt tbc hus bcEil lltluHetl. Alrl
this, of eolssp. will be ncteptru ls et;fterc
t,raIsn tn the artist 1trre IN nm ctYt rIln1
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