National Republican., 1880-03-08
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National Thestre-Mnrv Anderson

With the representation of the character of
the Countess in Knowles bsauti drama.
Love" Miss Anderson capped the climax of
her successes during the past week. 1t was.
without question, the most powerful piece of
acting that has been witnessed in this city
wllhin the past decade 1t fairly thrilled the
large audience, and showed Miss Ander-
sons genius in n fu!ness not suspected by evon
her most enthusiastic champions. Tho play
tells the story of tho loves of a Countess and a
seri, who closely associated from Childhood
become ardently attached. The Countess,
though she deeply loves tho serf is of SO proud
a nature that she strives to conceal tho fact
from herself. The duty which she oonceives
she owes to her family and her position also
restraints her and She compels horself to as
sume freezing and impenetrable demeanor
toward the serf An accident, however, soon
reveals tho love Of the Countess for H.on to
some nOblemen of the court, who hasten to
communicate the fact to the Duke her father
The Duke summons HpOn before him and tells
him he must marry another or die Huon prc.
lers death, and the Duke in despair, leaves
him to reflection, hoping that time may bring
him to more plant frame of mind. The Count.
css.who hasovcrhcard their convelsati ION, at this
juncture discloses herself and begs Htton to
sign the document which would bind him
irreyocably to another. Hu0n reluctantly
yields, and the ceremony uniting him TO a lndy
Of the court Is at once performed. The mar.
riage Ia so repugnant tEH HHon that he at once
leaves the court, but fnally returns at the
solicitation of tho Empress, and enters a tour.
nament the victory OF which secures. by the
VIII OF the DUKE, (now deadl, the hand Of the
Comics. HuOH is defeated in the contest, and
the conqueror, claiming the privilege of his
victory, the Countess cOnfssses that she is
already married, aud to HuOn. The Countess
explains that he has really married her, she
having substituted herself for tho lady whom
she proposed to him.
In tho Countess the two contendinp passions
OF love aud pride strive for mastery, and by
the consumnate ability with which, in every
gesture and IN every mien, the actress mic
tured these conflicting en- JtiOns, sho held The
attention OF her listeners In breathless sus.
pense. The scene in the second act, in which
HuOn, the sori, is stunned by the lightning and
IN which the pont-up feelings Of the woman
break, in one wall Of despair, through all the
barriers OF pride and rank, brought out the
latent force of Miss Andelson's genius, but it
was in the third act, When, while confessing to
Haon her loyo for him, shs compels him to
sign tho document whereby he pledges him
sell to wed another, that her genius achieved
it's masterstrOke, and when, at the close and
in response TO rapturOus applause, Miss Ander.
son appeared before the curtain, the andienee
fairly rose at her. We have no hesitation in
pTOnounciug this part the strongest and most
perfect dramatic Interpretation TO which Miss
Anderson has given utterance. Mr.. Miln.s
Levich hardly developed tho full strength
OF the character of the serf Haon.
aud with the exception of the scene
with tho Duke, where ho declares his prefer.
Gnce for death rather than TO wed with ono
whom he does not love, failed TO bring out the
intensity of feeling with which the character
is Invested. Miss Lizzie Creese was u very
agreeable Caiharins, aud especially clever
In her meeting, disguised as n cavalier, with
her love, Sir Rupert which part found an apt
Interpreter ia Mr., Adkn Lawrence The re-
mainder Of the cast did fairly we'll.
This evening Romeo. aud Juliet" will be
performed. Tomorrow, Lady of Lyons;"
Wednesday, Tho Hunchback;" Thursday
Love- Friday, "Fazio, or the Italian Wife,"
Saturday matinee, Lady of Lyons" and Sat.
urday night Miss Anderson closes her engage.
ment with Meg Ae,Tiiiss In Guy Manncriug."
FOrd's Opora-House-JohnT 4. Raymond.
This evening Mr.. John T. Raymond, so we'll
known TO our public as Colonel Sellers, app ears
ut Ford's MS IchaJod Crane, the Yankee school.
master, in "Wo!fert's Roost" George Fawcelt
RowsS dRmatizlion of Tryings legend,
SLEEPY Hollow" lie has achieved a tromon,
dous ssuecess in the part, and In New York played
II Tor several consecutive months nightly to
crowded houses. Our great poet L)Hgfello W,
speaks thus OF NJ, Rlymouds creation Of this
part I'm choosing u subject from Washington
Irving, Mr. Raymond has once again 0Yinccd
his characteristic sympathy with what is
wholesome, quaint, humorous gentle aud ro'
mantle in literature and life. The field into
WAlcA ne peneIlatos has not, for this purpose, |