New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-19
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
MRS. LANGTRY.

,,,s rsngtrv has now been before this public for
40 weeks and has given fifteen performances
uar acting has been by multitude oil persons
ard II has elected q vast amount OF comment az
Poster Grasebrook she succeeded for, while she oiu
NO. act The part entirely WELL In all respects sne
sboved herself 70 be possessed of rare quahhca-
tcns. mental and physical, for dramatic career
and nroved herself capable OF becoming an eXcei-
lont actress in certain line of comedy AS hoSatHu
she partly failed; and, if our diyinatlohs WIN
reference to her nature be correct, she always WIN
fall short of excellence kosdtRd-that cha'"0rI
being essentially out of the line OF her powers
vital question. however. is not OF success ., -
IN specific part. but of general JUSTIN
cation for the attempt, Nhen lenu1 ~"
writes new poem, or Millais paints new picture
tbe observer of it naturally considers whether
this Is one of the artists good efforts or one Oh MS
had ones but no observer doubts that is an ARTIST
whose work he is striving TO estimate. Nhen
n novice comes forward, though, IN either OF tne
arts different method Of judgment should prevail
because q certain amount of allowance has theh 10
be made for the element of crudity Inc observer
does not then SO much consider whether TIC
Is good OF bad as he does whether there are VIM
the work suspicious indications as 10 'no "a
md future of the aspirant who has performed It,
Ms Iangtry's efforts. it was certain beiorehanu'
r~ould reveal a lack of professional eAp1IloHOo'
.ttempt 10 act R0saliad after having Deen oH'
g. months on the stage, was unwlse. No human
be;ng eould absolutely accomplish such lass W.
5or such conditions But Mrs Langtrys Efforts IL
vas equally certain, would show the constitution
If her mind and temperament, and wouu presaee
sitber her triumph OF her defeat They have pre-
,e3 her triumph She is not great actress, ana
nerbans she will never become one; but she Is
Loor,,ful woman with a natural bent aud uncom-
on expertness for acting and she can be neither
ynored nor sneered out of the way. his, we THINK
the result that ought chiefly to be considered, for
This is a public gain. Nobody cares. and nobody
oBob4 TO care for an individual experience that Is
confined 10 the individual Your industry, your
se1f-sacrifce, your magnanmity, your patience,
rorr acbIevement-of whatever kind-whlch con-
cerns vourself alone is a purely private matter.
Rut when person arises who seems destined, ID
nractice of any of the arts to help mankind 10
eupler knowledge and fuller expression OF It's Du-
,nanjtv and thus TO aid its spiritual advancement
that person becomes universally interesting as
,vielder Of positive and bcnehcent power. Tins Is
the endowment of Mrs. Langtry, and out OF TINS
nroceeds her charm. She confrOnts, meantime, an
immense task; but we believe she will accomplish
II 4 woman with such a head as hers, with those
eear resolute eager gray eyes and that square ana
tirrp-set law is not one 20 be laughed out OF htI
humor. or 10 be daunted by any obstacles however
formidable She, surely, VIII understand ana VIII
nse The know ledge that the true actor Ike the true
poet must merge everything IN art-lite' solI anu
EeuSe-and that true success Is III tlallN DoCVH-
ing and being what you wish TO be, whether O'Aei
people know 1t OF not