New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-14
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
no.prT MATHER AS JULIET.


a.amatic event which has been long and
eagerly anticipated by the piaysoiue pu rn.atr.
, occurred last night at the Union square Ahea'ie
esP' shatesneare's tragedy OF Romeo ana juliet
" roopced with laborOus care and Win "a ploiusioh
p ".i.ndd embellishments, and where MISS Margaret
.he- making her first appearance upon lne NOW AoA
-. cam. forward In the character OF J"''e" i"o'io
1850 in this occasion was evinced by the presence Vi
and cordial company that filed tho theatre III
W ,art and hailed the new actress Win those
e''i' o,d cheering plaudits by which New-York
sioo ,ommonly expresses Its kind goodwin ana
- ,hopgbtfu generosity. Miss Mather mas Deeh Oh inc
- lint three seasons. She first came out IN August
600 Of Chicago. Since then she has acteu III man!
,,,s The most OF her professional experience however
N be acquired; and in such case II is einlhchV'y
,,o that the liberal and warmhearted play-eoers OF
pt sbould extend to youthful merit and worthy pur
- .hoir cordial recognition and encouragement lhey
~, ,h,s last night in presence OF performance
rt.d ability and suspicious promise Miss Mathei 10
tho ideal Julirt and she is not yet an accsmpnsne"
lit lint she showed herself TO be woman OF sigma"
-, aud Of unusual thea .rcal qualifications: ana sne
,aatad her right Of aspiration to high rank Ill 'he
d,,atie world. Our stage is not popuious WIN o'o
ossess supcrior talents and who also are III earnest
,u Maher's devoted zeal was apparent III every hoio
,,cr work; nor could IL be doubted aiter inc ou'
tuan upon the Potion Scene, that she Is possessed
,ho,b tragic feeling aud tragic power An aSpIS"' Vi
r1erd deserves q warm WtlCOmSb "h" ~ 80 l'~
- ., regard that Miss Mather, on the occasion OF her
hei oran.e in New York, received every possible
.ancs NJ public favor. The applause Indeed was
,,us and the good wishes Of friendship fell al her
feet In flowers ,, a., .,-,,o, ~ an
,horate sIakespearian revival 1t is more IMAM com
81 diccut for the critical observer OF an entirely
mind TO reach at those conclusions OF deep ana
.,h,fr nal,sis which alone justify the strong ex
,oD q, nostiye Judgment. Miss MatheTs imper
uoton OF Juliet hindered with an excess OF scenery
"a ,upeded BY frequent delay In mechanical ana PIC
ambelli shment nevertheless stood fOrth IN poiu
and clear hight and upon some OF ITS II ~ rs
PooInd woman nature in which there Is more Vi re-
seryed o than spiritual beautyi more
y, Ina tenpestuous strength OF de,irlum tnau " tt
OF lho abiding force OF afnent intellect and
can pS baTmonious emotions In this respect It dis
Tsd esseDtal upon which MISS Mather
e arees Coming on the stage at time when
prose- hC trndency Of dramatic art, and OF crit
inD ,rIutinS upon dramatic art, sets strongly
ical Of symmetrica form and polished execution
nd when the most esteemed consumption appears 10
% here is an actress capable Of moments OF animal
Storm aud tumult, and only at her best when physica
Excitement has liberated her into tnese cohd 1!,
T"ring the earlier in the experience OF Jct-
ha depict her we 5 npf and Ipedtoa
6sr csDriccus tsntalzing, pretty, ana ehu wAys WIN
@ Trss her surrender and her marriage Matte
her N ,S,aG During the later scenes when passion
has been fulfilled when life has become iot ynst
aottJons when affection has swept down upon hei
sr,Iira thOSe Sudden black mists from the sea thdt
ht ayrry H. yer aud wher every leaf In their DalrIu
DnsrseHNiss Mather seemed suddenly to have broken
~ ~ the constraint antlpahetlc ana uniutelelbIe
snrroundngs. and thus TO have reached heF haluIAi
srneGom I'm whirl OF passionate excitement;
This capacity Of response TO the impulse o.
bnman agony and capabtity OF being trhisISureH
into the living image Of passion and SUFFERING thls uH
snJ n;tiable temperament Of PAIN from which Wei
istd natures arc free but which sometimes cue
rstIc mind with strange, forlorn but brilliant Iasc
naijon is pussessod by Miss Mahrr, and from TINS pro
cesded last night whatever victorious elements were
vsle in her performance OF Jdie II was not fasci-
mating In condition Of the nature that was represented
J1jif ia a sweeter and more simple girl man hiss
Mstner was pleased to Indicate. II was not nuen'' be
c.use Tho actress had seemingly. not conceived INC
identity as whole and therefore had not mergeu her
self init at the outset. II made OF inherent i'ncs
ocharacer ami therefore II was uh nOnlOus IL ackrd
Tho crystaInue artessuess OF Jtdtet ahKe III hrt
xoolng and In her passion itsot II was somewhat
INV In delivery at the beginning. aud II was sOHc
Hines turbu ct aud reguatcd IN delivery toward inc
euJ Rut IL was full OF elaborate detail ana the better
mart of Il was repote with that eIuberance from whch
much more than from correctness, golden Iutute
professional achievement can be anticipated ABOVE a.
drlyhf-J with occasional flashes o tragic treuIy ana
mis- fire as f. elder days Of our stage ought 10 nc
valued above the snOJthest achievements OI Ic'cI
uedOcTlty e sense and grace