, 1881-04-24

his strongly-mar}sed character parts. s'1cll as
Louis II. ami Sir Giles, lie was merely sat
isfying IIe is as hard as hickory STICK AMI
a. cold as 4 cake Of ice. We admit that MI.
Sheridan has a good figure. IT. cannot
be called imposing, but III the roles
he plays il fills the eye. lie IS no.
always graceful in his movements
nor in his gestures. Ills face has
neither the massivenesS Of fMcCullouEh's nor
the mobility OF kcene's. and he is entirely
destitute ii the magnetism possessed by
either Of those actors. Slierldau's voice IS
}r,werful. although not what may be called
musical, IL, tl;c luwvr notes, anu the upper
u-is;cris thin, sliyii, a:u uisagtect'''c: while
in its el4lire cnu!,ass there Is Iio:e u l't,5e
sympathetic qualities which always ilild
responsive echo in the hearts ot aIi audience
III his acting there is i'll a:iillcl'il, se!1-cHl!
sco1,s effort an,ut tile whole thing Wlllcta
raises II barrier between the tootllSniS as'a
til. auditorium that is never broken down.
lie KEEPS Il trl,sty isand upon the cl'rfcnt o1
his emotions and tue props Know IL, ntT ~
the part OF Ruphntl. Ills L"uiS NJ was
undoubtedly the best timing he uid, anu
W: in 1wo Of the very scenes IN
which the greatest eXponents o1 ths paft
px.rlIed. antl By which they carried the
gl.,,niy t,lay. Sheridan WAS compAratlrei:
tame aud ineffective. We mean The tearing
Of the letter and the ttea.l scen:s, which
Charles k4all usrl to make sp prominent
Surviua,,'s stimulation OF the, uue:uiuus, lIl-
patient spirit, a!sl The nlail,ler III Ws1ith lle
s.ikrs tic hauuilng fear nf death are very
fine; but tAese ure presented. unrellcVeu ~
tie ferociOus llIshcs Ot Tie Wai1-llhc hath1e
Of I.na;s, and thus The assumption Derullles Il
tritl,. 1lnnnlunous. His idea OF SltY'ocE $
that ot grave, quiet. d'g.itled, tlr, Jlt'lltla
l,u.siny jew hacking in the StrOlig1y-Ill9ikeu
characteristics OF St,akspeare's character.
Sheridan does not arprecl!te tile varying
moods of old SjsVlock, or il he dues le lacKS
the subttety TO portray tteM. In the trial
native to the Jew Of that day when
ne stood AMONG group ot CAttst!ahs.
lie addresses the DuIc i'll Il tone and with 4
,analer that nigh; almost bt apprupriate 70
O.I.eito rs ne Stands before tile Senate telling
lis story, al,d this dignltird 2usterlty IS
maintained although af c.'s'rsc -nl'dAtl.u.
u1llii he makes his exi;- Slieri,ian's 5 Ruphuti
was deficient ii, feeling. His Sir CAFES like
his LJuis is i part more III Keeping with ms
temperament than ;lnyot tie other rO:es. aild
nt rendered it moderately wsll--that WAS ALL
When ktrue recently in this city REPRO
duced a New Way to Pay Old Deb;s:'' We
recorded our belief that there WIS not !
stolar in the play even Il, he re!iuereu
the gr,nit-hearted Sir Giles with tie
yjgur and effect OF E. l.. Davenport.
Tie play is out ct date, and Mr.. sneri-
dan c;,lnot make its dl1lness Interesting.
Mr. Sheridan has been supported by the
company recently engaged BY Mr.. NeCu'-
louyh. With the exception VI Messrs. john
L. Lane. Edmund Collier, llenry a. Lang
don and Miss Mi:tens Willett all seemed to
be. iinbued with The idea that the lneaSte
audiences were NOT wnrt!l ineir attention.
They yll1ed their parts pcrslslently.