, 1880-10-09
ADJUSTMENTS.

John Mccullough presented Ills great
nssumptEon OF King Lear last night to an
audience crowtlfng tic theatre, Md that au.
ulehce received the work with the livcltest
enthusiasm. Since hs Inst appeared III this
city we can sec ITO material change III the ihl-
personaltoI. Now, rs tllcn, thero Rro weak
spots, rs there must necessarily bu Iii any In
personation Of snctl character, but the
multltndinous beauties oycrsla..ow tho d.
fects and coinpcl the admission that McCul
1ongii's King Lcnr Is ono OF tho grardest
pictures OIL the stage, Ills earlier scenes are
moro delcatoly shaded than for
merIy, but still he Is Inclined to
rim to rant in Ills heavier portions
of tho first two acts. As lio Tested the loye
of his daughters and gave away his King.
dam, Mccullough won the sympathy OF his
afaie S1a aaassr ss W' SepuftSh the ny rs u
Iienvcn aud spoke Of tho sharpness Of tllial
lllRrntitudc. you could hear that Kissing u
breath drawn through the teGtl! which sud.
as u liz liz at HIT t. twe e aes @ lis age M IS oo obs I
ously YOUTHS stimulation Of aKe. The same
WIS true9 !est night. IN The latst
admirably antl traglcaIly' illustrated the
tl!c sllattere! royalty ct tl,e weak old lnaiI.
AT the Gnu or tile t!taru ncC ne gave won.
n,ore tlnn anything else perhaps III the'
personatloir,. deserves. the highest praise.
Ills head nodded slowly, the muscles, Of his
face relaxed. tho hands opened, tho eyes
gradually closed, md OIL tho fNce aud form
of the exhausted Lear fell tliu sweet sleep
to knit up again tho rayeled, sleeve Of care.
sustained. Mr.. Fred D. Warde gave n def.
lse,Ss @ols u oTw Ss % @ md s assues psse aa 8.
feIl to Tie lot Of III. 'Edmiind K. Collier
who g9vo n vigorous, Interpretation. NJ.
years Inns not neglected his opportunities 70!
Gioster. SIisss Kats FORSYTH, With 4 tender
g5es a and ss ESsq M Ms1ftf,s Ws p1gsTeXes ss
tic F0ol, and manifested better under.
standing Of the Shakspearean huulor t'laH
WHEN slle last Appeared IN ne role. a young
"yd yd ay a0 as e eqa a $S se s las Gaasy s IT.
Effectiveness, and In tho reading, OF her lines
make mn actress Of, l!cr. THE sturdy
Uoncrll. The majority ot the members Of
thEs company hava 40 long, mayed together
that they now Alleceed III g!yinE must hnr'
nGios ns ts,sfs3sSn y ond II r. n Sicses
tiQll Of Il legitimnte piece. =.
Tlis afternoon A1r. Mccullough plays Iau0,
and III tho evening Rlc hard III.
HOOLEY'S.
"Jultus Cesar" presented with unusual
care In point Of scenery and appointments,
will bo given for tic Inst time this evening.
During tic week tic houses have not been
crowded. hut tlloy have been 1nrRc. MI.
Lawrence Barrett was the CuS:f,tS, a part
fully suited to lin, anil III wHell l,e has
justly won p,s.tse during the past six or suyeu
this fine scarcely caied for: .Mr. Louis
Ju,ncs US Brattus, really tic best part Of the
plcce, Inns tnatfe q deep Impression by his
beautiful u,d telling Interpretation. That
urdertono OF sadness INCIDENT to the charac.
ter y exqulsttl{ brought out, and the mag.
naTi1aity, noh'!ity, a.id gsncr1slty of the part
won much applause rs Antony, although
there is il tho performance MI evident strain.
Ing for etfec t.. Tho other parts are, OH the
whole, til!ed with acceptabEllty. On Monday
evening Mr.. Barrett Will appear rs htcseIlcu.