, 1880-01-25
Miss Adele Belgarde's Week
at Hoo1ey's.
ufs. scott-siddons',. Two Days
": Visit to This City,.
rnrrink,r and the Crowds It Drew
Good Scenery and Actors. !,
enecia1 Attractions for this Week-Some
Old FaYorits.
u,,:,.,houts OF the Players-Gossip from the
= Greenroom.
ADELE BEIGARDE.

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Il would not be easy to indicate with any
,nnroach to certitude just what position this
s.e,,ng lady may be destined to occupy in the
!:hare ! of art life she is striving so earnestly
esrmate ert her own. Her efforts during the
" ..,et ueek at Hooley's have commanded the
lp"sractful attention Of considerable a1l-
gjancas. and, while it cannot be said that she
sns achieved a decided triumph, the general
;.+s,prnca It,. Of her performance has been ap-
nrst;afed. Miss Belgrade is, it should be re-
3rnen1hered. very young girl, and it would
t.rdjv fe fair, and certainly ungenerous,
- .',- s+Tv her By the standard Of mature
a,+resq That she is inspired with daring
ar,h;tion Is yery evident from the character
and scope Of her repertoire, but it IS equally
annarent that she is thus far picking her-Way
throi1gh anumber Of Shakspearean and other
nsrsonations with no special certainty as TO
rhere she properly belongs. Some OF her
sale;ctions are not happily chosen, as, for
instance Isabella in "Measure for
Measure" which is o character little
c,lrulated to afford much opportunity
sor ANYTHING beyond 'mere e1ecuti0nary
disn1ay. Besides, the play Itself Is SO unfa.
niiiar to the average theatre, ,goer Inat II
would require 1iper genius than ners Is as
reIions details to restore it to pop ulartty on
tha stare. There is much to commend IN
tiiss ReI0arde's Hamlet, which Is undoubt~
ad1r f1e most pretentious OF her perform
ances. and, If it was lacking in vlgor as aeon
sistent delineation it certainly possessed tne
alarm Of novelty, and evlneed through
o. oat - n not aiways to be found united with
GREATER executive force. We should hardly
ssdrise Miss Belgarde, however, to pursue
her study Of this important role, for let her
Execution approach much nearer perfec1on
than It does, The disadvantage incident to her
girlish physique-wllich might haEnonlze aE1,. naz
rev s the impression to an audience that they
ne confronted with q toy HQmLa-
Sneaking of the young artists efforts as
whole. We are inclined to predict for her IN
tbe future successful career on the stagef
if she does not allow herself to 'be spo1leo az
The outset Of it by attempting to soar 700
rinning At the foot of the ladder is in all
cases painful thing for an ambitious spirit,
hnt # wo11ld be pitiful thing to see bright
s5d graceful girl like Miss Belgarde begin at
the top and work her way down: 1t Is 70 pe
hoped that she will not, and that N order 70
secure success she WILL keep Well u Mlna
that there Is hard and constant labor before
The dramatic company which Mr. Sargent
brought to assist his new star contains some
talent. We would particularly select tor
COMMUNICATION the admirable rendering Of
Ophelta by Mrs. Sargent which constituted
one Of the most charming features OF the per
for1uance Of Thursday evening. Her imper-
sonation, especially In the mad scene, was
imbued with pathos that entitled her to 9
high rank among dramatic artists. AWord OF
praise is also due Mr., 4. f. Stuart for his