The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-16
Mrs. Langley as RnsaIindL
THE PRESS PRONOUNCE HER AN fs7IyE
DOLL, But 4 POOR ACTRESS.

THE PRESS PRONOUNCE HER AN Fs7IgETIC
DOLL, but 4 POOR ACTRESS.
II Mrs. Langtry imagined She could act
RoSalmd in "As You Like IT," She mrst
nave discovered otherwise Yesterday morn
ing when she read the criticisms on her
performance Of Monday night at Walack's.
New lork. with one exception, the local
press condemn her acting. one critic
styles her RoSalind "a simpcring Minau-
dcric in the place OF a brilliant Gauy.
mcde--a chatcrbOX who poses at every
point and latiicS oil her words wildly"
Ihe critics claim She does not read Shak-
spcarc Alright, and two even say Size has no
conception Whatever Of the part. William
W inter, IN the ITibU1o. remark, that Mrs
L2ngtry only understands the part .sas
that oi merry and rather unrcfncd e;ll
who Is rompng in the woods. and whose
buSllicSS II i 10 he as mi, hicvOus aS DOS
>ihlc. She puts on thc garment, II a bov.
ana she daNhcs in l0r a irolc." OF her
dress Mr. Montgomery, OF tie Times. mo-
dc>tly says; She has Just The height and
the poi>c Of tie character just il, strength
OF limb. curve OF the neck. bright ewes and
complcNion. And Mrs. Langtry's form i
Wcli SCI OF in simply artistic costume Of
cray and terra Gotta. Her dress lctravs
neither want OF modc>ty nor moral anc,-
taii0n. A> RoSaind Mrs. Iangtry is per.
feet harmony until She begins t0 act" Mr.
fontanc. Of tie UrQM. saws: "But
though RoSalind was fair and pleasant TO
look upon. il was not the Ro>alinG Of Skak-
Spcare. and while il at no time otScnd-
cd by any clocu,ionaTy error. it WAS
pa>~i0nloS>. c0lorlcss Interpretation
oi This lovely heroine Of an im-
mortal Comedy The Times >ays: ''Il is
almost Uscles, 20 assert that Mrs. Lan.trv,
considered simply as IN actress, is neither
spontaneous, brilliant. genuine, nor versa
tile. On tue contrary. Size is hammered.
mechanical, and artificial. Her @aicty i rs
hollow a~ her cNprc->iO ions OF feeling. She
has no laugh and -hc has 10 tears. She is
there can he no mistake about thi,-the
least genuine, the least real Of actresses.
After seeing Air~. Langtry in An Unequal
Match We pointed oct that Size HIS no
talent. After seeing her III A You Like
Ii We DO not hesitate TO add tlIHt she
has no promise" Mr.. L1fiIn says in the
san: Judged 10y anything like a fairly
cXacting Standard-such standard a>
the lady herself would think it compli-
mcntlry To- bee Judged by-that perform
ancc must De briefly if kindly pronounced
, Inadequate amt unsatisfactory. Mt. W III
ter. in ihc Iribupc, further says: "Thcre
j. win,omc personal charm in Mrs. Lang
try's appearance and conduct, but her ideal
Of Rosalind i lrosalc, and her execution
Oi it j. fraemcntaTy. uneven, insipid, and
iHfiYm." And last, but not least. Mr.. STU
art. i'm the World, says: Rosalnd needs
IL essentials, without which excellence
is impossible, beauty and voice. Mrs.
Langtry possesses both. Shakespeare HIM
sell could not have conceived 1alrer
ideal Of hi, Ro>alind than she looked a.
she entered. \ lOyclier picture
have never seen upon the stage. Her
love play in the first two scenes was luIl OF
the most delightful and delicate 1inc'-e.
No one has ever written poem
so perfect in the sentiment Of music as 'he
play Of As You Like It, and all the part',
especially the tender ones. Mrs. Lanoti%
delivered with a pathoS quiet, pure, and
natural. Her voice in every accent realized
the music of the forest. The tones too,
have the delicious quality which belonged
TO Ru5ins.cin's touch, OF lingering on NE
ar. She POSSESSES all the P'G"i-
tie, to fit her ior the representations oi
Sball,pcare's lighter hecoinc,.'