The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-09-21
WARDE'S aVIRGINIUS."
AflNE PERFORMANCES LAST NIGHT,

ENhEbNA At1
The rrassdiAaTId.ss Of Aass DiekinsOn's" HAn
i.r, and Of the Legitimate Drama In General.
A New idea for TRAVELLING TrassdIaa.
Father Bans Lecture Lat Night.
Mr.. Frederick warde appeared at th'
Opera House, last night as GTrginis, II
Knowles famous and powerful tragedy O.
that name. A house equal to Mr.. WArde'i
merit would have been filled. 10 spite o.
the dispiriuug influence OF small audience
at first more disposed to cold. criticism thar
to applause, Mr.. Warde gave representation
OF the Roman father which did him INFINITE
credit and surprised his audience. His lIr
giniuS has reserved strength, aggressive
torce, tendsrness-Rll that the role re-
ouires. OF hae presence, evidently
In love with his work be has consnmmate
conttol OF himself and yet Ii completely alb
sorbed In his part Il Is no longer Warde the
actor, but YiginiLi the Roman father who
lived and loved and Suffered and was hero
when G,,pilg Glauditp was badly eminent In
Rome. The actor who can DO translate hit
audience by the magic Of his art Is master o.
il, In the strongest situations, as In the field
when be Is summoned back TO Rome, bis
meeting with Virginia, In the awfnlly trsgic
forum scene and In the prison with
Appills, Mr.. warde's fne play Of powershowt
10 splendid elect. He knows how 70 carry
his audience with him 10 every climax. and
the applause shows that the house 10 fairly
caught His mad scenes, most difficult Of all
are sufficient 10 stamp him Is an artist Of very
great merit. The bill we'll says that the star Il
supported by - company OF actors" ltit
rare that star consents TO have SO good Q
company. No part was badly done. The
general effect was well balanced perform.
snce, which gave great satisfaction. To'nigh,
"RIchelieu," In which Mr.. Warde has MOI
been seen In Wheeling. Let him have
large house by way OF compensation,
ArALk WITH Mr.. wARoE.
An ISrEL1IoEkcER man met Mr.. Frederick
Warde, the actor, at the Mcclure House yes
terday. and had lopg talk with him. HI
found the rising star y most entertaining
ialker, keen observer OF human nature, !
close student OF his art aud the literature
pertaining to It, and anintelligent man. He
recalled his first visit to Wheeling with The
Warde & Barrymore company, and hit
subsequent visits as leading man in Mr.. Nc
Cullough's company, as well as bis only ap
pearance here as star, as Richard III in the
season. Of 1872 Referring to q recent pub
LEGATION concerning the stage, he spoke Of the
drawback to the successful rendition OF o
play encounter In the absence OF satlsfac'
Tory scenery and stage accessories:
"Mr. Collins, my manager, and !, have .
little scheme In contemplation Tor next sea
sen which think will please discriminating
Al ..nara IVA nrannaa IN raFrv with nI
a complete set OF scenery and stage acces'
Eories for le Ultimate drama. For instance
we will have set OF Roman scenery, another
OF Greek, Venetian set, and 80 on. Then
we will have Rtatuary-not profile, rs ordl'
narily used, but solid statuary OF pepier mdche
BY carrying q special car we can transport
this and our baggage, OF which, Of course,
several complete sets are necessary for each
play, and we can then put on each play with
both costume and scenery historically cor
rect. Now tonight the Roman forum scene
must be played with the ordinary ancient
scene kept In the theatre, which resembles a
forum more or less distantly as accident may
provide. OF course with such plan as
have detailed In a general way, we can play
no one night engagements. We will proba'
bly, stay in town aweek and give series OIL
REVEALS OF old tragedies"
ANNA DICKINSON.
The reporter asked Mr.. Warde II he had
ever seen Miss Dickinson's Hamlet. mo,
was his reply; "and have no desire to SCI
1t. should be panied TO see lady oi IN
doubted Intelligence, OF high order Of Iii
erary attachments, OF 80 many claims 10 re
spect and esteem, under such disadvantageouI
circumstances as those which must surroune
her on the stage. She may have some new
and interesting ideas OF the character OF 'th,
melancholy Dane but she must fail 10 illus
trate them successfully on the stage, for Ii,
reason that she has never learned the rudi
ments OF dramatic art has neve
served her apprenticeship. Rev. DR.
Min and Mr.. Burleigh are othe
instances In point. These people nigh
as well attempt to go into the lgTELLtGNcEl
office aud successfully conduct your pape
as to 60 upon the Stage and expect TO stan'
upon the top round OF the ladder withou
climbing to Il. have occasionally writer
for the press, nothing Of Importance, but l
| should essay 10 edit an issue OF newspa
per because thought l had q theory on on,
point OF newspaper management, lsnould b.
dismal failure. Just 30 o man or womal
may have real histrionic genius, but h.
can't succeed as ian actor without specia
training luz tne htnbu. WY eoeoa the
Dickinson write book on Hamlet? It woulI
no doubt be received with pleasure, and con
scientiously studied" {.
sHAKEaHEREAE CHARACTERS.
"ar. Warde, which is your fayorite char
acter ?"
Well, I like Vhginius. Who can help llk
log the role, attording a. 1t does such yariet
plsy for art aud the emotions. But II hayl
decided preference 1t ia [ the elder BmiuS
That Is . grand character
you play Hamlet. Of course"
"Yes | hold the theory that Hamlet va
monomaniao. His was sensitive heart
aad he was surrounded by false friends. II
all the play, butone character Is true to bin
| -Iloratius Even 0phtlia, when he ask
This fa!sehood was 10 him like stab. Al
these woes following on the greatest woe
the death OF his father and the mar
riage oil his mother, whom he so tenderl.
loved, to his base uncle, make hin
what he Is. II you will study Shake
spares characters you will see that the frs
solioquy in each part 10 the key note OF thu
character. Thus where Hamlet speaks tn
lines,
'oh, that this too. too solid aesh would melt
and 90 on; or with Iaoo, or In Julius Cesar
where Bntn after pondering well says
1t must be by his death. This holds good
| l think yon will fiud, In all shakeepeare'
leading people. Even 10 Richard III, which
| Is compound Of parts Of three or four plays
Colly .CibberiZed, as we say, this Is true"
Illustrating each point Mr.. Warde quotes
the soliloquy in point. He has undoubtedl!
improved In his elocution, and rs he is yet
Young man, on'y 50, there 10 no predicting
what his future may hold. MI. Marde,
accompanied on his present visit 70 Wheelinl
main were visible In the tragedian's room
yesterday.
--FATHER RrAa's LECTURE.
The Poet Priest ON .rhe Church an,
Modern Society,"