Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-22

teries OF the Christian regtOn-in fact he laughed
went to the Academy my to- to be amused Il found
what 1t went in search of. The impression made
was like that OF a comedy or comic opera. 1t was
thought or no more the next day.
MISS DICKINsON's HAMLET.
When Anna Dickinson went through her farce
here OF playing Hamlet she wore dark blue cos
tune instead OF the traditional black The critics
and people talked about It great deal, and criti-
csed the taste that dictated this departure from
the time honored custom. 1t has now come out
that the aspirant for Thespan honors insisted her
self on having little color in her costume With
all her masculnty one would think that she
would have regarded love of color a feminine
tuner she insisted on having blue instead Of
black. This was not denied her when 1t was seen
how head-strong she was. The melancholy Dane
ever, departed from custom in this respect also.
The explanation for this, too. has been made
as persistent in having it carried out, as Anna was
In hers. This was that there should be no
drapery, because It would hide her anatomy.
There Is no denying that Miss Dickinson was much
more symmetrical In her anatomy than was ex-
pected, but she was so unSymmetrical In her acting
me her was rT in hs ea as
there would have been no grace whatever about
the performance II there had been flowing drap-
cry.
sINDRAM's DEPRAvrrY.
The behavior OF Sindram, who was hanged In
the courtyard OF the TOmbs to-day, is without
precedence in criminal annals. All efforts to ex-
plain it have been futile. Lord Byron once said
that he would like to experience the remorse Of
the murterer-as psychological experience OF
ances without remorSe. I saw him in the TOmbs
yesterday, and he seemed to be the same stole
that he was when first saw him several months
ago. He chatted freely about his fate. swell, I
suppose shall hang Tomorrow" was what he
said when spoke to him. When first imprisoned
| he declared over and over again that he would
rather go to the galows than be imprisoned for Is
or twenty years. Death, he said, in any form
sooner than that But there are other phases of
his conduct more difficult OF explanation than
this, which one may construe in bravado He wrote
a series OF letters to the husband OF the woman
have been pronounced the devIl,s own haniwrit-
Ing. In one OF these epistleS he blandy tells the
husband that If his wife had been good woman
she would have died instantly OF her injury. Be
| Ing bad woman, God, il there was one, made her
suffer untold agony before he would let her die.
very sorry that he was not able to
bend be present nat at the f9Dera or
SNOWY funeral, long string OF carriages, a rose
wood coffin, and profusion OF flowers. There
vein more demoniacaI than human. Anything
more revolving than some OF the sentiments ex-
pressed could hardly be imagined. Here is one,
OF which quote the exact words: Thanksgiving
day Is coming again, and you will have your roast
turkey as usual, but 1t won't be prepared by your
until the devil gets her and takes her down to
hell" 81 know very little about stuffing geese"
he says In another place, 'but know that lead is
very good to stuff She-devilS with Instead OF
being punished, should be set at liberty and be
given gold medal"
NEWSPAPER LETTERS.
Besides these letters to the murdered woman's
husband, he sent many to the papers He contin-
ued to write them until they became so foul and
blasphemous that even papers that make no pre-
tence to morality refuse to publish them. At the
same time he sent letters to the district attorney
In which he furnished points against himself, and
suggested Where evidence On the side OF the prose-
euion could be found He SO gerststently reported
doing, and intended to do, that the lawyer was
forced to discontinue his visits with his client. The
letters were read at the trial Sindram heard them
with an amused smile. The Jurymen were as
founded, and looked upon the prisoner as a red
dict they could. When it was remarked to SIN
dram yesterday that he put the moose around his
neck by his own letters, he would not admit it.
His attitude from The first has been that you
could hang him. do what you like with him; but
he would not say that he was sorry, nor had made
showed unusual intelligence and his manner was
affable and courteous The students OF mental
science have problem to work out
GouLDs GREEN ROOM.
Jay Gould's boy George, OF whom spoke re-
Gently, Is bent on carrying out his scheme OF hav-
Ing magnificent green-rOom at the Grand Opera
House. 1t looks very much as II he viewed this
forum. Give me handsome green-room, he
might say, and pretty actresses to laugh and chat
In 1t, and there may be any kind OF an audience.
The other day an estimate was laid before him by
sss coo on the auditorium and Hobbies, and
$500 on the gIee a he was SO dis
training under Billy Madden, was somewhat afraid
OF being knocked over. Young Mr.. Gould wants
to spend great deal more than IS coo in Carrying
way about 1t, he WIN do it. The inference from
this is that he intends to take part in the manage
nSatc al dsnad h sevehai weeks ago. but EN-
the house next year, or expects to spend his even
ings in cultivating the acquaintance OF actresses
bly, led to the purchase OF the opera house, and
the green-room business is part OF the plan.
FAR PROM THE MADDlNa CROWD
new play always excites interest, whether 1t
is good or bad; therefore people have been talking
about sFar from the Madding Crowd" founded on
Thomas Hardy's novel OF that name. which was
produced Monday night at the Union Square
Theater Additional interest has been given to the
play Dy the fact that Clara Morris has the leading
role, and 1t may almost be said that It was written
lot ner Cazauran is the author. All readers OF
novel know that 1t Is full OF fine bits OF de-
character the novel Is especially strong. but ali
agree that there is but slender thread OF Incl
tress Of farm, is loved by three men-or at least
mas three lovers One OF these Is Farmer Bald
UoOu. VINO expresses q passionate form OF love.
Gdortet OAK Is another lover, aud Sergeant T1aM
who Is as rascally as he Is bright is the third
Very soon In the play IL becomes known that
BattShe0d has been secretly married to Ser-oedaf
Tray. Gabriel CGE, who Is a type OF simple man
hood, Is a bailin. He discovers the Intimacy OF |
Tray and Bathsheba. When he meets the Sergeant
he charges him with having Seduced young
woman by the name OF Fanny Ro0ofn and he |
Offers him large sum IL he VIII make the ruined |
girl his wife The secret Is then disclosed that
Tray and BathShe0d are married The actors in
these parts succeeded in making a strong Contrast
betweeen those two characters This news goes |
hard with Former Ba4,oood, and he becomes in |
sane and is sent 70 an asylum Fanny |
Roeofn kills herself. and her body is |
taken TO the farm The husband and wife meet
over the body and an estrangement takes place
One would think that the suiience would be
shocked BY corpse being brought in On the stage
As matter OF fact something OF the sort is ex-
pected This Is the result OF the craze for melo-
drama, and II there was nothing to appeal 10 the
spinal column the play would prove dead failure |
Farmer Bdtdrood returns to the scene and shoots
his successful rival down. This also takes place
In full view OF the audience, and the Specf.tOrs
are apparently as much delighted Os the Bower
boys were In old times In the Old Bowery r'heater
In the END the heroine marries the sturdy and |
manly Gabriel Oak. Notwithstanding the strength |
o. the novel and tho excellence with which some
q tne characters are delneated it IS thought that
as pay VIZ noe succeed N becoming popular. u