Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-17
MODJESKA.

Her Personation of Cymboline at the
Opsra House Last Evening.
large and brilliant audience gathered
at the Opera house last evening to hear
ModJeska and her company in Shake
speare's drama of "Cymboline." OF the
many splendid creations from this tenn
ing and mighty brain, none have displayed
to greater extent the opulent wealth
and marvellous power and beauty of his
Wonder-Working fancy. The drama of
"Cymbohne," is at once remarkable for its
wealth OF imagery and ingenuity of situa-
lions and plot, but the language is often
times indicate and gross, at least in the
dainty ears of generation
which shrinks from contact with even the
orally vulgar by implication. The acting
edition OF the play, as given by Modjeska,
Is modified in this respects and many of
the broader passages are wisely cut or ex-
plunged altogether.
In the character of Imogene, imperson-
ated by Madame Modjeska last night, the
gifted lady further manifested that strong
tibered, evenly poised genius so finely dis
played IN her impersonation on the open
ing night.
In this play the author makes the heart
| his heroine vibrate to continual wall
of sorrow; the suffering is intense, and it
lasts throughout the play; for Imogens
| there Is no respite; no shifting
play or glimmer of joy or sun
light until the last, when her heart is
flooded with joy and she throws herself upon
the bosom of her husband in a delirium
Of wild delight. father cruel, false
and malicious stepmother, worse than
foolish sutton, her husband banished, thus,
as she exclaims in her frenzy of despair
is her supreme crown of grief. And moth
ing could exceed the beauty and tenderness
with which this grief was portrayed. The
scene with Iachimo in the second act was
most affecting; she listens at first to the
rank venom of her husbands betrayer with
lncredullty and distrust; then his motive
| dawns upon her and she shrinks
| back with horror and alright
| She spurns and loathes him and repels his.
| accusations against the honor of her liege
as false. In the next act, where she dis
covers that she has been made the victim
to some terrible plot; when she learns that
her husband has repudiated her as vile and
| false, she here rose to the highest pinnacle
| of art, and achieved the triumph of the
evening. Nothing could exceed the ten
der ggrace and pathetic beauty of this scene.
Later on when she appears as the shepherd
| boy, the character is marked by great re-
fnement and beauty. During the per-
Torrance the artist was recalled several
| times, and on one occasion she received an
| elegant Offering Of flowers.
The support was very uniform and sat
| isfactory, considering the length of the
cast, which gives scope for several fine
parts. Mr.. Barrymore was better
as Leonatus than on the opening night.
He was less STACY and acted with more
abandon and inpressiveness. The re-
| pulsive part of Iaohimo was we'll taken by
Mr.. Clements, and Messrs. Coleman and
Cleary made very fine Romans. Mr..
Cooper played the King acceptably and
| Mrs. Pennoyer did justice to the Queen
Cloten, the Silengs Of the play, was we'll
taken by Mr.. Gwen and the Belarius of
| Mir. McManus was good.
The engagement will close this after
| noon with 'As You Like It." Modjeska APP
| pearing as Rosalind.