, 1881-01-21
Sfsy1CItEtt'tS.

NsF1Ek Es1E'S.
Tho engagement OF st1ln. 1.critharlt nnd her
French c0mpany Is driving to Il c'ase. This
evening " Fruu FroN" will bc plve,, for the tlst
time. u,nt to.tnnrrow aftcrnHon the 1nal por-
fornnncc Will or,'nr. oil which! occasion Tho stnr
frt,m tho Co1,Gdic Franghsso wll appear as
.}tHunIrt fiH.itfcr III tho "CMinilo" nj
DnrsAs. The receipts fur tho t'rst six
ta.sfnrun..lcos ncttcll over $:a,00o: !lo ,prescn
week Will n,t ft,ut up Guitn rs much, aft1up
frun' thu appearance Of lilo houses up to tn,
We should say that Tho receipts Will not full f.
belnw tfosr If tho first week Of this rcmarkslo
engagement.
The "licrlanl" Of Victor Hugo WIS tl,c'lay
offered lust night, Mile. 13crnhardt pcrsontlt'E
Ff,p character of Dpnu Sal, While Hugo. ptay
hus never tocn scen IN this city until now.
yerlI's oporn llIs made tho story tA,nipr. 1t
i,,ls Ilnlt! place nj tho stage of Idris fc nbout
hAff century. nnsl tho discussion 1tcroRed
n,nong tho French tlrntnatfsts ut tho tim n1ad tho
riot II caused OH tho night Of its first fercsenta-
tton lnlong tho advocates Of tho case anu tho
r,tuul1to schools nsscmblcl In tlle ,i1ltorluH
Of the c0ined!e FRANCHISE bna mI.lu lie ttatc oi
It's birth memorable In thcatrIonl hory. Over
"Ilertnni" was fat,ght the baltic int iHaugti-
rnted tho era OF ppinantlcistn In Frcch lramatlo
literature, THO character anl scor OF the ptuy
io not require Mt tho proscntt tnn atlnlysls,
owing tu tho fnct that tho Drk, throoKh
thu oprri, hns been thadc fal>>iaf TO tho
ciass tl,at utten,l 1lJinL,arllt'a performances.
Milo. lsernharat III tho ri3lu Of Daa sHt hns not
only hccn received will, ''ptct fnvor hy tho
1'arlstan critics, hut Victor iIKo himself has
f,rtusonuce. her c,nbodlmcnt,f the character
perfect. 1t Is r1lc entirclf llte1 10 bring our
her tl.,cse qualities, and us tteso uualt-
lies wcre developed tat night tho NJ"
tlcncc-n larKu olIo-G%nced iiote e'1-
t,,nslasn, t.,an has yet bccA displayed over uny
performance. At til ctHbf tho second act lilo
curtain wns raised tvtcu. mud tic actress wis
greeted With severn" bn.vaa" anl chccrs. Tho
performance was a remarkable onc.-royeatfng
| IN 1mrtic,tnr depth OF fcoltn1, but
fuse,rutipg In u peetic fn.EraIMe and liz
| str,,ctty1 It, thp revolution Of tho RESOURCES
aa "1 t'2 @s: S'rS:s 1T = Din II e So DOC. ~;
a,.siIet,co ] C % lato Siua.:n' Iy tno beauty u her
t!eIfentrly att wonderfully well r1ffNlilatHl
y0lcn Tint eab1cs her 10 ircloonsly, deliver
nl to bring at aycr ls1iy u.5 o. Mxos .h ser;n @
inny iG saitto te u snl,Ipln Of microscopic stuEu
E With te lust ticlicatc drawing ii seem md il
tic llsi crfest tste a,,a the jns,est 'sscr!t.,;
Witt ai,ixhttai spirit d r,,man:e. anl hnr,
Of tho tho ..ess sr!.#'' IN Tue wisi, ,',
lux tic RttoIne fp..rat from tho first 70 tho end OF
flpiirth net do INT call fr my pRtt!c,l!nr dis.
n!Hr II 1lOwGr. anl TINS they arc entirely suited
10 iia eGupo or tho nctress talent. While sho is
fn rttiIy Df tic SCENES she hs mt kreAt dgl.l
to Ay. yet tly tho wonderful ao If hor eyes, nj
| YEs fill Of tnrunrg. tho urt shU shuws III hrr
| 1tips, tho IntlHtt vMrlery Of her by-pny, shu
tukun her character all Important tIRut'' In thu
%loturc. In every pliRso nf Dina Sot's chllraa-
ior Gu'Ilnx for tho Interpretation nf every Fot!,-
n1y sF1tct,, tenderness, trust. Hotcsty, aud tho
TX xpressl0i of love. sttq Nernhar.,t left nothing
10 lo .lr-rc!, but III tho stronger scenes, s.,ch
II sSo s aieontors s kss $fss and ~ sas
t,y her Lnvcr.. and In thu ilnAl iue!deuts tf
the play tMttc. lfernltlt IN our opinion. neither
hnl ttlo VOICE nor the mnIasty to curry tho aIt-
ltlonA. IN her rtlunlll!c,atlnn OF tho King Mnt 1
lnr nppcnl to Lon itnu for tho life ,of
fernn't, She Hnys an abundant display
0r thAt nervous forco III hlnv1tilunt
at,l speech which, hnwovcr short It
illny fail In rpachlux full. hr.Md. aud porfcut
Interpretation IT slci. sltMnttonf, mover nils In
whining tho nIsunlrattun III tic house. 1horu ro
fns settns. iii tlse .peat,!u cast tos
the ohIef rcrsonaecs Inst nlGht scArcoiy
xrtsl~t th0sc opportunities, n. Angc!e
I,lu,lu Il hnrl nna mnst Mnsy.nnnth6tta lnvrr. u
theru was nt1y wnrmtt nj uIt IN ths gentleman
errtNnIy 1!crnharslt wuul1 bring It out: lae y US
cDa III Il rc(rtHerator, y. tnnEluG nlatf0 u
tn!crnb1o Don Caf3t,s, AiIl DIM leun was fntrty
acceptable characterization by n. l}ohtfou1.