Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-09-07


yoseph -..H. A. Langdon
King Louis XIII ............... Frank Lane
Huguet. Henry Chanfrau
FRANCOIS. ...-................ h. {. Barton
Gastron D'Orlcans. ...........J. H. Shewell
De berlnghen. Frank Little
ClermOnt. Charles kidder
Captain of the Guard. ........ Edward Wilson
First Secretary. John j. Enright
Second Secretary .................H. S. Harris
Third Secretary ...............C G. E. BrOOdwell
Julie De Mortemar Miss Kate Forsyth
Marion De Lorme .... Miss Mittens Willet
1t was Mr.. McCullough's first rendition of
Richelleu in st. Paul, and it cannot be denied
that he had fair hearing, for the audience was
fine one. The estimates and squeaky shoes
and squealing babies were not out in full force,
as ON ''Othello" night. There was larger per-
centage of cultivated people, and the distinction
of winning favor with them seemed an object
worthy the best efforts of every member of the
troupe. The play itself, like every production
of Bulwer's, has in it that which pleases and
that which puzzles. Bulwaer was great liter
airy light, erudite, scholarly, aesthetic, trans
lator, poet, an artist, a duletaat, critic-a
dramatist. But Shakespeare is more easily
understood than ne. To delineate one of Bull
wer's creations what must an actor do? The
popular idea is that he should rant. This is be-
cause Bulwers best-knwn character, Claude
a ranter, and because Bulwer him
self Is a puzzler. 1t is
therefore trying ordeal to assume role in one
of Bulwer's plays. In Richelieu we see man
upon the edge of life, all but ready to drop in
the grave when we meet him, yet sustained by
the stimulating passions of ambition and re-
venge. II els clothed in holy orders, yet is he
deep in state craft and vile with greedy intrigue
for temporal power. Subtle and INSCRIPTIONS,
he is not a creature to excite the
sympathy of TINS age and country. Purely a
schemer, he should have the air of a schemer,
and should not rant. Mr.. Mccullough has
doubtless often been reminded of this, both by
MS friendly and his impartial critics. But he
has not yet reduced his Richeieu to the super
fine texture of the model. All the world may
not be able to analyze Bulwer's literary plans,
but the mass of humanity knows that the sig
nlfcance of what a bishop car
dlnal utters does not depend upon
grating thunder-tones OF voice. 1t is the sanity
neekness of his manner combined with the sub
dued sound of his wondrously eloquent words
that makes him awful. If art would place a
cardinal on the stage, it should study true
copy, of which there is no lack IN real life.
Mr. Mccullough would have surprised himself
and would have made greater artistic success
had his coughing been the consequence of q
real cold which had prevented his speaking
above a whisper during the entire evening.
cardinal, aside from his spiritual bearing, is a
super-polished human being, in every respect
the extreme opposite of gladiator Or a soldier
Ii, with all due reverence, the names Of Father
Burke and Bishop Grace may be mentioned, il
will serve more effectually to illustrate what is;
| meant. The requirements are that Richelieu
should be finished externally after the best and
purest living models, no matter what may be the
| state of mind and beard attributed
to him by the author Mr. Mccullough
was called before the curtain but once during
the evening, which may or may not have argued
that the star was not doing it all. The company
were afforded good opportunity to show the
stuff of which they made, and they i'm
proved 1t. Mr.. Mccullough has shown wisdom
| in bringing good company with Linn With
out them it is hard to believe that every per
Torrance would have been the grand success
that has been seen. Tonight the play will b,
,JuliuS C;psar