New-York tribune., 1884-11-27

IA and III,
ss.s.., It. He has plan in his Madness "none .
0 an opportunity 70 act he will reason """'
WV ma. really wish to plunge the soul OF 0'"""'S
.hsu. but he can persuade himsci 10 tinA' 10 -,
.ont tha, this is needful In order 20 iice ~ ,no
s,r the necessity OF killing him. then ana 'n''. ,,h-
,.ver SCENE He can feel no personal eAp rhis
-. orasen,ly making II into a generahS"V. .,a,e
o." n.a VI oora,,,onthis mcertitudc-ths oeso"'','
s.ss,nr might IL thoroughly realized IN Ar' "'"'
Soament: aud shis is Ho0''et v,,,, =, commonly re-
Charles Knghts theory that wnss s in fact. shake
,errsa 70 a the old Hamlet was s.st - written prob
sopares Hamlet as Il sood WITH ~ me a,iarto ratcay
aoy in ioss @ ana IL ~ a ssgaooas and deanT is the
tneory The rst autaens n.ieis doubtless know-n s Is
qlarto ., Of this and Of ts ioS scpnlas gain
with the paiea cory the i asionlshiug growth Of shafts
reca mind aud especially 8,;st was far more definitely
dlii, IN "a d ., nrst in manner 'a esi emphasis
phesop eIOade. ain.s OF HamS The Queen was dis
y wss law %tecarcd be innocent Of nie1f was made
Inarier o. ne ,esibe every way-bclng less heayy
tsohtct With The large ttscOu''c oI ,ss and o.
before an & iaierneneirated VITA enbtterug sorrow
fba lesson learned from this reseach as idncrd
acfiur OF Hasc is that the character snvu tai vile
arms Sy "a IL stands In its mature Iorl t',. W d
tbe Prince miIst be presented AS man VIZ o is s,s-
,enei hy prond scornfu bitter neessan,, t a. a
intelectuaf power-the restless tsihior red,abe woe
.rea, brain AMI heart surcDarged WIN III ~ az If
ms vel bc presented with certain vagues,N ill.,,
ne mus s,ence of MIR Irvlngs embodiment OF ham
f dss ~ nersons who chanced. last season to near
~, Sns' rectal of Hoods poem OF The Dream o
Mr. lr,' I'm. hal tnen rare opportunity sI studying
bis pecnlar method OF eXecutloh-Wh'Vu 1yS1 H.,
h,r with repose. Hp level speaking Is clear meas
urcd even. precise. ana always stea1 i,'"cnation
his nervous forces become excited; ne , i,
Working upoa the feelings throws the whoe s> % sun @
treuor oi emotion; and thereupOu Doln ir III M "d ni
~ enunciaiOn are in peculiar way VcVuI't an" Nv, a
disagreeane constructed in some slight degfee y % sos
Of ne2i, lie low moSes eaeason 'lG fi aud Win an
occasional cadence At lew old noh1ns & ~. , ,,,ci
iDiistnct Ihe chc'et S ann tegnsi ' Viii is forcing
man 10 become representative ana cypress ,lv ,rn
,esane or adilciyey passionate the intellectual WIZ o
te actor scndicly prciomnales over a.. ,,ny M s,,n
pathctc II the character ana Tue iee.l uo ,ni, te
spinszed classical lhioscnie expresses p Ola
body which absolute symmetry Is 10 oe shI@n ~ rd ~,t
ily 10 his w does not yiela all but carries az ~
if and that ought To ne perfect III Oln dnu lc ~ ~
shattered and dirised like coruscai'on Oi ever%cn3 %
ine res and the eye knows not where !" tes'' ,ir -
shown in h- eliDuducnt oil H0HieI ana th4s - j." u!
many students Of the work constantly spe'A ~, Sr r
features IN IL. aud not OF the Work - whoe' lno @
parts ci U0Ssia To which Nj INns @ 49,, finer ar
method slcnddly fitted No ar'oi VIZ c'S 'i 81
fner than he ia deopt'meni 81 t-e oi,hnE n. ,rn
Inadness win involuntary dciangemeh'-the loiI"'h
state OF a Wild unsettled mind protecting itNeii u! sum
lated Witness No actor ever better eHpressI' e sJ t'
terness ana OF sweet nature oniiigen >nVl ~
and tugned back upon itself Ia e tl'v eccle, i m ~, ~,
with the TWO spaniel coufllcrs ts ia tIc
inst talk VITA them, and IN tne ias' oiys'
onee between The actors idca Of shakespeafes coneep
lion ana tie actors faculties OF expressing H. There arc
Scffs of EXECUTION But viewed ideal, Mr. lrvines
Haa is profoundly true on the side OF Tue emDIiono'
rightly saturated with sorrow; touched VITA s|teItn-
fcnln and pathetic bitterness; tainted tas IN ShaSe-
81 eare pagei with the morbid ee ol men'a usea'e'
and above all aud in spite of all irregular o lorh'
and all OF Impulse over will it. Is insed ny passion
ate intensity into one continuous hucht s'r@h % ''
'ASsraeiy con .iered however, what does it signify
whether Huaic' is character who ieihS nVheS>' W
vnn really is mad Whether Hdmie love, O1hctn o.
las ceased 10 love her Whether Ha"d mas Iea! zen
bis dead fathers spirit or deyll IN tla snae, oi ~
IMAGINED vocal appagtOn that he never saw al an
Whether n. mother was prvy to the n;a, m % o, nT h
crime v hat signifies any or all cue ,iioIa about le
maer-unlcss TIE eXrericncc oi hayc S nv tvils
OF The unlu race If nothing more Is to be considered
,n"n,ei seniority in MISUNDERSTANDING in dia
loele grace wiiness OF demcanor-enciIy oi s1a-e
soap bubbles that "a child blows from its pipe at t'c
nursery window. The important thing Is TO grasp
Udmicfs experience as a "bOe IL dp,oi II in'o @ U
lnowcdgc to bring il home TO our own hearts; ana
surely tic actor who enables TO accomplish this re-
suit or who Largely helps us lo~ad IT, ~ & h1 thn
II0mleL no matter what tn individual TASTE may oe we
sure, is no ar , % r'nc1 what T1u do as how yon do IT,
tba il y0nr potent element OF victory SSnol saiNlh
eInhniinrnt o. Otieio Tor example i great piece OF
oc,iu and one that exercises prodi ous power over an
audience although to considerable extent II Is
demOnstrabc perNcrsOn oi Shakespeare MIs illtChdu
was escemcd in the eighteenth century. most wonder,
fu actress LGdy MacOeh although she had never tau
tie traredy Macbeth. hut only knew the ralt thai
she had to act; aud Dr. johnson called her an nspIoo
idiot" Her ideal ay have been all wrong hef cNetu-
lion, obviously. magnificent NO thinker VIII 9ehy
or ndervanc the prod giOusinucnce oi the ART 81 eA
precision these matters Yet what yoa do Is ni,o 9f
great Importance. In the last an lysis oi the SUBJECT
ioDkiuc toward what remains with the spectator OF a
dramatic performance, IL, mdec tranSceds az ie resi-
being an element OF permanent worth Hnd an aDmlH re-
tult. man VINO acls gteat! - uvuo'os'' u go, "
actor without reference To what II Is thh HIS act9 i
specifically designed TO exhibit but the man VINO acl'
great pan. like Hdt 80 As to put Us INTO possession o
IL has accom- lhshcd more. aud risen To hghcr III
feet exccuiant This is Mr. Irvings victory aud j.
very brilliant one; unequivOcal permanent, not TO ne
.tfa tfa he
Toe character OF Ophod, wAen first 1t "a lwns upon tne
apprehension ul Te'ler ui 'H1 ~ '"h,N N - ~ r.,H - pt
perceived until the observer reflects That r,ngth al'p is
Sni.,lcs hoautifu soft. innocent. trustiG and oni
Sc love. with her whole hearihui her heart neither
touch Of opi 6ou ANA she Is broken ~ Tie first blow
Of ad,cr,iiy THAT blow indeed u NUT te admit, -
IN Ham IT, her lover, she can regard ONLY as 'aIes..
llcr description. to Pootps oi the Visitation th'' Shc
lt' received tnm tne Iiin'e Il S",'N on, VI @ Wv w.,
Significant passages n the tragedy. with reference nnlh
g. herself and him HdHlid plays no trek, On 0pIa,d
To others ho may put on an ante disposition y; to her
he IL hiu eli Aud the meaning oi That doNo lhlr spec
wreck IN the lic of HRct love also Is destroyed ANA
honcclorlh will exist only a. memory now passionate;
litter; for HgaIcs gaze has pierced through The lowell
loyenncss and he knows that for him. there no lie
pendonoc womans heart audi refuge in low" His
mind In receiving s cousccraton to vengeance. IN,
likewise received its dcalh-how from the spiritual
world Opteiid, Incapable NJ any tlme oi iuiN uhu,f-
,rscted ana that his love is deai This doubtless Is
the beglouIug Of hor own mental derangcmcnt suose,
Quchty couc by the cruelty OF Hp efS chukc Aui
BY the cllamons death OF her father 81 nm bi her
frantic lovers maud. Ophed. thcu l. an IMAGE or per
.oidcaton OF Innocent. delicious. feminine youth and
beauty and she passes before us IN the tWo phases OF
sanity anA dcliriun. Ellen Terry presented her IN TINS
way. TIE embodiment is fully within her reach. and u
j. one o. the low Enthusiastically perfect creations win
which dramatic art las Numnea htcIa ure ana adorned
the stage. Miss Ferry born to play such part and
she is perfect In It, There is other word for such an
achievement
HARRIET JAY As LADY CLANCARTY
AT the Madison Square Theatre, yesterday
afternoon, Performance gwen FOR the benefit of
local charity. and Miss Harriet Jay appeared there. in