New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-11-09

far more than exists in the spirit Of its posse sor-
lust as IN Emerson's noble poem, the SOUND on Jue
distant bell stlrs nameless, vast e""HStiTn'
IN the gigantic BRAIN of Napoleon Ml'o.
Bernhardt Is. clearly. woman OF genius
bu1 we should not. from this pcriorilliIlnc me-.
infer that II Is genius OF The hlrh1s 81 oruti , of
wa. no hint of either the great dominant nrlln "
such "a woman as Cushman, or the aNlui po"tI"'
imaginative esaltatiou that was the uurvaiied eN-
celence of Rachel. There was but niue luuI'alI"n
of a probable cOnsOnance with classic parts, or
probable ATTITUDE for the grand style whlct thty
exact. The ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF ll, now NV
vav of definition, and I'm no way dctr1ctlng nom
RS charrn-was rather that of refined Matilda
Heron or subma,ed Clara Morris. mere Is
tempest of impdlse, aud no grandeur oi repoae'
The nervous activity Is mOrdluaic, ana lacks polse
and balance The imagination is led by the s"nS'i-
tons of the moment, rather than INSPIRED bY VISIONS
of romantic reyeIic or creations OF the poetic
brain. The nature Is one 81 he1Vens HOlah
narps but the strings are few ana the
scope i narrow. Mile. Bernhardt would be all
m sea in such character rs are typlied bN shake
spcares Constance and H9mioRe; buf she would not
fail 90 respond. W n eager a1crlty ana always com
mru-urafe truth. TO every touch Of the W1ong
fancy OF De Nu-~et or Dunes. Her power Is, be-
yOnd all don %, the magnetic force ana iascha' ION
OF "A nature geuIally fired by emo Ion, ana nervous
system sensitive f. every passing wave OF excite
ment but II ~ the genius of woman VINO IL strange
rather than great rather than OrlOus. por-
teutous rather than overwhelming; and her arr Is
the flute AMI not the organ. These arr the general
impressions that Der effort has eft and. of course,
they may De largely modified by subsequent achleN-
ments. Let II be added that me handing Oh ihe IN
strumcnt was superb Nile. Der nardt l. a natural
acfre~s--by which we me y 10 say tlaL she KNOWS
how 10 produce by artificial means the elect ol ma
ture and tins L. great thing 10 Know
IL dId not seem, either, that she was IN
cned 30 carry the naturalucss TOO iar
A man wearing stove pipe hat may feel all the
misery Of OthciO; but OfaellO mast not wear the
st0ve-ppe hat--hOwevrr naturai" u might ne 10
DO so. But. there is no need IN speakug Of NOR
ough actress 10 rehear,e the alphabet OF the
dramatic art. Oar duty rs iuihiied I'D desciIO hg
Mile Bernnarut g. alc app reuflv, Is, and III record
ing her great success wta one IF tnc most epithdld
audiences that were ever gathered WIiMn the walls
of a theatre. She has made very buil ant begin
ming ID America. she may not ne great woman :
we DO not think she Is, and we lave seen actresses
whom our individual taste would prefer: out she IS
WOnde rful person she eXcrts strau GO ard jurl-
ing power; she Is accOmp shed in Theatre huesse
and within "a certain urld, when seems 10 D. I'M
tied TO sentimental rpai n. -Ie IS great actress
She was hailed with vOci cr0us plauultH, comph-
meuted with recalls ANA flowers, ana honored IN
every way that tine great and DtllLant Mu ittuue
could adopt o. utter Us good VIII ANA pay the tIlD'
ute Of It's sympathy AID homage.