New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-03
N-SIC AND THE DRAMA.
MARY ANDERSON As JULIET

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~ rsa public import Inc 4U""'- ''"'
.G,r- in tbe AIT OF ..o.lng a. We suppose
- ooq.e~, "a, irrldstea charming OF an eihooih- '.-
a,oo 4, to the element VI accUr" =, aithonEh
~ ,,,,.ss has III, relative bearing on the CEN
- o,..rion no spec ator, aside from the technical
,.,,ai student gives himself much conc H.
a. Anlsrsou's performance OF "Hte@ We
=, 10 sssy might be absolutely cor
- md -dl for the public, oe OF no con
non. Whatever. The part stands there, IN
,e1l,-. r.'s tragedy. and any person who IS capa-
:bfof ..glpr ieIGIlg that work can readily UNDER
- ,g,a; the part means. The thing which Is
.r+f-Iir cx7cctcd Of on actress who undertakes
90 t INC which aOno makes her work OF Ngnh-
,e and precious import 20 Others, is that certain
fli,,--.i ,u that light and fire OF her own nature
which sine d. able to pour into the poetic mould so as
80 ,,., . correct form of art with the glowing
vqr,o,l " au immortal spirit. The right form, OF
c,,,r. 4, Indispensable D basis Juitet must not
bact-d a, i. she Mrs. Ia Ter or the Duchess Of
MN llt Or the transcendent worth of per
trarar of Inlet for the quality that makes it an
.rsa,urr among the intellectual and spiritual
,o..es,.ons OF he world. To look at what the
aetrs., puts into it. Miss Ander,ous embodiment
cf hic. Is 10 vas shown last nIgat, not only
,,r1t T., stage cOnvcnton-lt would have been
merely satisfactory if it had stopped there-but 1t
easily went lie ond that point and, for the hrst
en-; -..i.l our remembrance OF this actress in the
,.r. il became magnetic and noble With the lowell
re., of Us spirit and the giamor of its woeful pas
sio, Thus Ilumuci It had NJ least some touch Of
that f.al and cIowuing radano- which makes he
dramatic ar q leuchcent power ID human society
The effect upon Miss Anderson's auditors of her
sim T. -cudclucs, in the scenes between Juiet and
Loae.. of her de>oiation in the moment after the
fl plrt.nz with the NHysC. of hjr passionate ter
rarin The hgs real frenzy OF the potlon-Scene, and
o. urr u,tc tragic TeckeSSncsS IN the suicide, was
that Of % most profound sympathy and emotion
There were spontaneous and emphatic paudItS 70
lear witness Of tins result; there was the deeper
apulau,. of t.ars: there was the sill, deeper rccoI-
milton of that sudd My awakened and always
sGuim. m.auch4ly which accom7aules the broad
cout,m. ,a.ou Of tragedy and misery IA human il e.
The -u..t OF the actress, accordingly was brill
ialt On .yDry way
/, mas seem almost inyidious to advert TO tie
considerations that qualify and define this
rmar, Of Mis-, Andcrson- performances bat it
is NOT Oh, fault Of an observer that Sucn con-
SHERATON, SloglI exist. Miss Ander>on's Juiet
notWitls adding the charm that 1t superaid. to
eta-c p51a"irIcv still leaves sense O untuihlment
Those who looked very closely, last night. at her
method Of trr1tment-her pastures, gestures facial
play, paus,s. movements. and stag bu~Iness-couid
not have failed TO that the structure OF the ac-
ton bad nor - to every detail been rgidly and
acrIy ur.uaIcd beforehand ia ought 10 have been.
ItuiGl. DO these matters 10 trust 20 inspiration.
to what D., called the impulse of the moment Occa-
siouAiI, such an impulse may be OF inrstimab'e
valuc; but as a rule, the only safe way. and the
great wav In acting is to dominate every fibre of
the work with b clear and positive intellectual pur-
pose There Il not one person in thousand who, III
q question Of acting. can afford 10 leave any detail
howsocvcr seemingly Insignificant for nothing Is
really trivial III picture that others must see to
the accident Of chance or caprice. When Hiss
Anderson takes tins Tisk the result il some
times crudrness and sometimes excess. The latter
was tine bemish that occasionally married her
juliet las. night Not in ideal There are no mys-
teres about the character of JH'itt aud none but
smplrton could fail to comprehend its obvious
melumz. Mss Anderson understands IT. perfectly,
and makes its significance periec ly apparent. But
a. 10 ey.utiou, the actress sometimes loses her
grip Ay allowing her feelings to run away with her
art some people think this merit, and so
il nigh. be if the feelings when they run
away. would be sufficiently obiiging always TO take
the riGb road. There comes . time. ID the ripe ma
turty of an actors experience when they generally
do but tl.t line has not Yet come for Miss Amber
son Her Instincts in dramatic artas She has shown
a hundred ,mes in many Character, thlt have
seen her pav-are magnificent The errors If her
merhaa 90 invariably ensue from the neglect to
reduce those Instincts TO positive principles and
precise and settled designs. To some extent tins
Wa. obvious in her erSonatIou + Juje, last night
AnorL.raul greater element o: iucompieteuess in
this JN4d was lack of volume ia the passion The