The Evening critic., 1882-01-12
ADJUSTMENTS.
Enrd.s Oncrn.hnusn-

The demand for seats at Ford's Opera
house, where Rossi, the tragedian, is con-
Quoting - brilliant engagement, is very
great. "Othello' is underlined for to-
night. Romeo and Juliet" matinee Sat
urday,
National Theatre.
Robson and Crane, change their pro-
grammo tonight and will entertain their
patrons with Sharps and Flats" "Our
Bachelors matinee Saturday.
Theatre Comiquc.
A tip top variety bill and Rightmires
sensational drama, The Boss" are at
tracing large audiences at this popular
theatre this week. Grand matinee to-
morrow.
Washington operate Association.
"Chimes of Normandy" will be performed
at Lincoln Hall tomorrow night, Saturday
afternoon and Saturday night, by the best
amateur talent in the city, for the benefit
of the Washington Operate Association.
This association is newly organized. Its
object is to utilize home talent to q great
extent for public ediication. 1t is COM
posed of our most enthusiastic music lovers
and deserves TO be encouraged. Seats for
"Chimes of Normandy" can be secured at
Ellis music store.
Lear" at The Opcra-hOuse.
To listen to Rossi us King Lear is to see
ana near Out VI tllt STttb DUcU5 ETCdltSu
works properly delineatcd. To act the
madman is the crucial test of any actors
greatness.
In Lear, the actor has TO assume the role
of q king aud then of u king gone mad.
He must depict a man tired of the pomps
and vanitics OF life and anxious only for the
pleasures that may remain, these pleasures
to him being concentrated all in the COM
panionship of his old friends and followers
IND ha Oh bnt hn ,har thot
the man never forgets that he has been a
king and is father and most generous
one. Remembering this, he can portray the
intense anger, the fiery bursts of passion
that swept over Ledi's soul and wrecked
his mind, when the base ingratitude of his
daughters was shown to him.
Rossi comprchends the character. The soft
cadences of his native tongue prevent him
from doing what too many really good
actors do in this part, that is "rant," and
while tone and action show the fierceness of
his denunciation, the car is not offended by
vociier0us shouting.
The finest effect made by Rossi during
| Lear's sane moments is when he endeavors
| to control his passion and induce Regda to
| take his part as against G0aerH. His act
| ing here was superb. When the old king
comes in during the storm, with reason
| dethroned, the invocation to the storm was
| grand. But the best and most artistic
effort was the seeming struggle between
failing memory (Which bound him to Kent
and the FooD and the inclination of his
| disordered imagination for the company of
| Poor Tom.
| But, while Rossi was good from begin
| ming to end, he had no support. Mr.. Levick
has not the slightest idea of what Shaks-
| peare portrayed in Poor Tom. If we under
stand what Edgar intended Poor Tom was
shrinking, cowardly half idiot-such a
| character as all people like the half-civil-
lied English of that period regard as sacred
| and treat tenderly. Mr.. Levick made him
roaring maniac.
| With the exception of the Fool, who did
his part creditably, the rest were mere
| walking gentlemen and ladies, without
even knowledge of the proprieties OF
dress. Years passed during the action OF
the play, and no one of the actors changed
his or her dress during that time. COrdelio
| appeared in the last act in the same dress
as she did in the first. 1t was handsome
and aesthetic, but change would have
looked better. The scenery and appoint
ments were as poor as they could possibly be
FOrd's Opera-hOuse Next Week.
Boston Ideal Opera Company The COM
ing English opera season. The Ideal OPP
era Company from Boston is the only com
plete organization for the production Of
English opera now in America. 1t EN-
braces among the soloists, Tom Karly, My
ron w. Whitney, w. II. Fessenden, II.
Banabec, w. II. Macdonald and Georg,
rockingham, Marie Stone, Geraldine vi
mar and Adelaide Phillips.
The entire chorus and the whole orches
ira accompany the party, making musi
cal aggregate comparing favorabl!
with Mapleson's Company. Reserved seat
can now be had the Opera-house.
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