New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-07-27

cosi and mt ~ IN the green and The night on
W Sn day SO, apar the large Uill. posted the corners
II the streets annouBced the hrs nppearune, ~
event 'rsn aud Dury La'c." The PLAY was eaird
for as lo aI Sa % Mr. Mr.
not arrived the manager said the rehearsal null
- and he would have NJ Boous -" ,he f"urth
act of he play, and wss san'tering u.ar 's W ,v
The s,u,rs that led up to me sST' v OF about sixteen
wears OF age, running up Tue sun .r 1901
with msi and Imoniro for me stage pointed
tbs stage Mr. Russeil WHO ~ 'nnt nu aud
hurried toward and cordially gspnf me clad hanu YOU
the strang' man, sad a. ar bo"h a scr,n"s had
Isr,ricd yoi" do not think any man was ever more
than ' bs the s SyeSt NJ Booth that
Dr. Russell Undoubtedly the best actor , 0 n n,r
soue ,okc unon III all observed, however mat Wnen
| Inc siual upon tae stage 10 fenoafse III
scenes. he quite at home and showed nv,c
coce of the character th;i mere oNcS
or preieuder could not have acquired He ran tnroagn
The rehedisa very etrcies ~ gave very rev ct over
peculiar directions. tired the combat oi the hs nv ono
ovrr He tncn told Mr. Insse that he had been few
MINUTES lac for the stage c0ach that had iet hsn
mend early In the morning. aud that nc soon a.,e1
,orIed on loot and had alled all the waytwenty nVo
mat his wardrobe had zen ssnt 10 Iae a
office Deror' he up; had oceu taken oJ me eone.
aud he supposed ready III tie city Tor tue proper
claimant .,, =, ,, oor,ooor ,rere
alert the SUPPOSED great actor maE ILLS ,s
entrance before the audience wien 'ne p.op pc rcor
milton OF the reception applause ana III an ali'onhy
medtave mood began NE When ny delivered with
seeming Indifference, and with 1.-THE II any point some
son 81 winch he had learned the words but was heed
less OF their meaning; aud then made his exit Mitnou,
cenn the impression made upon the audience
hut the stage at te side sne
| aslouishment and disgust ! was slahalng pear ; NJ
Teuton an old actor. tue King Henri OF the evening
anu an,nl o. him. mr Ludlow q: Tnnk." replied. why
thought before tsi he is as n.id nP cston
M the remainder of his Rehard should prove like the
beginning have never yet suPpose seen me ax ne
verT gSed but don't fancy found that among
s s GSprny r Russell beng the ouy exception ne
having witnessed Mr. Booths acting at Richmond sun
seen His with Lady Anne, where he encounters
aud interrupts the funeral PROCESSION OF hg henry w
| WAS MS tame and pOintless as his first s0loqny ha
seem George Frederick Cooke perform richard H.
about ten years prior TO the time thai saw Mr. Bootn
first at " ici period was youth OF sixteen Yeas OF
age when in pressiOns VIVID and lasting. ana had
retained perfect recollection of The cnectS NJ locke
| produccd on the audience. myself lnciuied, and u
seemed to me that no great actor would pass Hrousi
Roth eyinced II has ever remained mystery TO me
| wny Mr. Booth always sighted the first two acts OF
RirbgrJ III and can only for II the suppo
stInn ta If WAS with the view reserviug MS pewers
for the remaining three acts, III when cohslaeIaOie
oh, steal as well menta Efforts are required and yet
Wien first me- Mr. Booth, he did NOT appear TO DC de-
fcicnt III physique. retained my hrst Impression OF
NJ Rsoh nm nj he ca me 10 fourth act where 10 4
ae,e win BnckingLGm he hints the murder Of the
younc princes Incu thought discovered sOlnetnng
worthy OF great actor. From that on Ills acting was
unique aud wonderful! had never see" any one pro
dnce sach effects and come so near my ideus OF tLc
character; not even Mr. COokewho was as ar DeioW MI
Rnoin IN the last TWO acts he above HIM IN the
frsf three When the fell upon the finishing OF
the play. there burst OF applause ron aaleheo
and actors Will venture to say Petershutg
meyer knew before nor has Lno"h tlce Aiei tnis one
ngh,'s performance Mr. Booth return TO hea:nOha,
n,he his engagement tncrc, and then came again TO
Pctcrsurs and played six or eight nights to crowded
s"pe hat the reader VIII not think me tedious or
oyrrem,husasc If relate something more IN regard 10
this gentleman whom have long CONSIDERED Was one
the lights of the stage until age ana nm Il'S
hurg he commenced his agemcnt with Coilnans play
of lie Iron Chest" IN performed The cHaiac-
nIaViny win ain, secretary, HHford and here let
me slaic az effect produced at thai time which
Wii hFSp 1,dr In The prly there ia scene where
Sir ESrqi attempts 90 disclose 10 Milford secret
he had ke securely from Tie world Tor years. MURDER
for wic, he had been lrird aud acquitted the
,r % cdrse Of Justice iaa been disturbed by
Innocent" ere the verdict had been declared III lho
scene Tue srngglc between his pride and shame from
tary creature OF his bOuuty-the dtpjsitOfy or ths
asroun Ing secret terrcaly wrought up and 50
magnA eenily portrayed that brought 10 stand
Still upon stage IN wondernent OF The mans great
tragic powers ana only recovered my seli-pesesso
wien Mr. Booth said, in undertOne. Go on, 10 on J?
never had such effect produced on me by any other
| ou's aching tie whole OF my dramatic
tarSSr Hlr Booth that time the finest stage face
| ever met wiki rs splendid contour mad not bcen
bridge of the nose" and his Of which re made
| i
UqnId says, can eye like Mars, to threaten ai COM
| mani"
1t would he impossible to present even par
tial epiton.e % the contents of 4 work 50 ex-
tended in scope of incident and so copiouS III dates,
paiticulars and memoranda. Like most OF the
books that have been written about the stage. II
lacks generalization and is too much mass of mere
| names aud figures. It's supply of biographical
| facts Tor example. is remarkably large, yet III 10
single Instance does the writer succeed In setting
forth any actor of the past a living person. APP
| precable by the reader as something more than a
| name Mr. Ludlow resembles the most of his pre-
decessors also in this line of writing, in leaving to
his readers the work Of applying his facts and
| thinking ont the results of bis observations. His
book finally for these reasons Will take ITS place
on the dusty shelves that bear the books of " ref
| ercnccr We have observed in it but few errors of
fact. There are several errors however; there is
| some garrnty; and one anecdote-a very old Chest
| nut"-s related twice. The book IS dedicated TO
| the memory of Edwin Forrest. and IT contains an
-advised attempt to whiten the character OF that
ill-conditloned and unfortunate man, especially III
relation TO his domestic life. Mr.. Ludlow, in this
isustifed neither by the truth nor by good taste
and this is 4 tonic that should be left alone.