, 1881-02-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

THOMAS W. kEEST.
"Standfny- tntn onsy" wns hing At tho door nf
the t;rui1h OpcTn.II IIo,tse "Wednesday night lung
tHforc tho curtain rt,sc. a.l the placurL wns not
aewn until nil tho nvailabIc curs ami xntas III
tho building ha'a hecn called lniD rtqusition.
The Knlfcrlcs were crowded 10 lhar utmost IN.
paclty. nn1 tho nutience wero very enthusiastic
over tho great performance BY Mr.. kccne Of
Hichafri III.
1t has bcen often snil during tho pnst tcl,
years That tho urt Ut ncttn3 was tntrrloratinB:
that our uctorst having lost tho ubllIty IN net.
hnrs taught tue public Il, lmltcve that Bne sct-
inR consists IN tho nsen*e If It. lust our first
class cHtrrcrs, whrn thoy servn yun n
rnsI Of cheese from apnlc Western
ni,nufaetory and call It NcurGttntcI, will
tel! you. through their walter, fhut
the abscnce Of tho setnl.ncit1lty uni shnrp
tHiiigc Of tho creamy ey1t,ller II tim Sttrtst
pruof that II IL genuine, Thorc Is mich truth
III this. Ctatlc tt speak n passnnatu passage
pass|onatcfy. many 'f otir ncurs hnvn votcd
passionate acting runt. and the critic hua
echoed It, Tho pract!cc Il with n1nst Of ut,r net
ots to preserve fsit}st RenulaIr tlcr tlwT tttlt.
yEduafltr IN tho stage; never tn sink It
into tho character they REPRESENT AnI tu tlAvc II
sud. :" ffow well hn read thatl" every nccent Of
which IL nfecn'ly Underlined: or, lIhw well lc
1resscs!" III 1l'li of evnktnR tho REMARK, "Wi,u.
powerful whnt well-l!rawtl character tint
entered jntD tho s,Nrt Of III" They trans
fnrm the character intn themselves, IN
lieu hf transforming themselves Into
tho character. 1enplc. however, eventually tire
Of looking Mt eve,l the most handsome mai, Oh
tho stugc. and they seek that intellectual and
emotional pIeasu1r to lo drawn frt1h acting
somewhere Else. It Is llnquest!ounhJy ttEs tcnti-
cflcy H''o,'s our nctors that h,s nj oncs RIvc.
Thomas ". keene Il popularity III four
months rarely ncCDrslel Il tr.tgtrl!nn In NJ
HluHy years. He II passionate when passiml
IL called E'lr he Is vlviily itcnsr In bis etnotn-
al expression, he Ia terribly In earnest IN atl TITS
assumptions. Ills cnr1lest ness IL communicated
tu h!s audience. Their symgnthfrs nru touched,
aud they respond readily and lstiiy. Ills 1nnl.
lilies are III MI character, III Olr Judgment. bet-
ter seen than IN his Rtclart Ill., mud here LET us
say TINT whaevcr sccks 10 llnd III Ituenn's as-
sumption OF Gltwter tho measured drlIvcry. tho
polished ktyl1 or neti1'K. tl.iulEct IN by tnHhy
IF 9ar pnysf;; e. VII sS sop!Sts
q tle p.'es. thu grnss libel uppn the tne11Inry Of
thy historle Nfe.iant drawn by shakspear6 10
lisllo theatre under the patronage Df tho Curt.
The yrcat English '!rssnattst n!ae !lls Ntcla,rt
tl.oroishK3i1'x. unntigItrd lie'l-doI: 1his. ~
TIM character in this city, WIS The character
presented :, by tue, elder ltean anI tic
% 4 Scry % t!c rusanbnee s @ i. e .he sais'ss s. at M
rercnt years on tho, American stlpe. Krene
h.s tho right conception Of tho rnrt. and. J,s'lg-
lust appearcd hcrc. he will hctor,' very lung I'LL
i ont 70 cn1np!ctc i1rnpnrttnns 1hcn. while ""
Ks rcInnrKae M is"y Il ri nssIonat iveesss
for It's originality. for The strruutt t.nd vigor uf
its coiorIng. md fur .ic subtle hcantice.
viii tic act"r % for fi Tie III iack ~ Ut , sts'atonity ]
In tho work md for tho frequent uscntt. Of that
sss essss u ss pe; 'hs S s M 1s snsrss r.,
apparent now ihan they were, but tho nc.nr has