The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-15
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concludes its severe criticism Of Mrs.
Langtry's ''Rosalind" ns follows; In briei,
Mrs. 1.anstry's Interpretation Inst night
shows in all really artistic regards sho is
still at the first round Of The ladder, which
should leave her 10 real cminencc and lust
approval. It is after all little 10 The de.
credit Of IL lady who could not be expected
to step nj once to position for which her
training has not fitted her, and whose en-.
gaging personality shines through and
almost rcdce.ns her technical unlitness. It
is, however, = sharp commentary on tho
futili.y of trying 10 discount 4 success,
which must come slowly II comes Mt all,
and substituting individual fascination or
social vogue for the long, taticut labor
which alone can secure % worthy
achievement. The Herald says: "Uneoual
naturally 10 the Interpretation OF tho part,
Mira langtry s.rovc earnestly to win that
success which she did not obtain, and
while she did much more than might have
been expected in view of her recent ell.
trance intoi lier profession and the dill.
culties presented by tho character she
assumed, sle WIS accorded that praise
which MI ambitious and earnest bu,
unsuccessful endeavor merits" The Star
says: "a moro thoroughly ,lisynsted audi.
encc than the brilliant and fashionable
one which assembled at WalMck's
last night to witness the worst
performance Of Shakespcarc's "As
You Like it," which We ever remember to
have seen, II would be difficult to imagine.
II would be a long, an!uous and useless
task 10 attempt to point out aIl the flaws in
the performance. The merits are but a
brief category: She garbled her lines cx.
actly like school girl ut Il Vassar college
commencement. llcr action WIS us stiff
us her reading w,ts uuintclligent, and there
seemed left not one iota Of the magnet.
ism which she radiatcd OH the opening
night Of her engagement. More than utt
this, she was not even Il pretty Rosa'ind.
The boasted beauty, while looking
charming in Il marvellous toilet in the
first net, was anything but alluring
in the boys dress OF the later scenes. 1t is
rather delicate thing 10 discuss Il womnn's
legs in cold blood aud coldcrtype, but it is
not 10 be denied in these centered all the
interest in Mrs. Langtry's first appearance.
a half thousand opera glasses we're levclled
ut the stage awaiting her entrance on the
first scene and after a moment OF porten.
tious SILENCE the busy hum OF voices told
that "lhey" were under discussion. II
this seems without the province Of
criticism our excuse must be that this
candidate for public lavor had pre-
su,nably only this qualification for the race,
but alas! she had not even this" Yrtuh
says "There WIS the SAVIOR Of PRAYER
meeting among the audience which
gathered Tor Mrs. Lanstry's debut rs Rosa-
lind last evening. 1t is probable TINT
Wallack's theatre had never before had n
gathering ut once SO radiant in purple
and fine linen, aud so absolutely coforess
i'll enthusiasm. Mrs. l.angtry's performs
ancc Of Isosulind would have been passablc
had it occurred ut the Turf.cub theater. In
IL professional playhouse, its ieebleness
w;ls absolutely painful, it opened with Ian
gnor and wound up in artistic inanition.
The only spark Of dramatic fire it exhibits
was in tho couple Of lines which accom-,
panied the presentation OF II chair 10
Orlando in the first act The spark was IL
feeble one, however, md died almost ut
birth; thereafter she advanced in an over
key Of ofmonotonous articulation OF common,
place reading and uoNchalaat liielessness
generally, to the end.