New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-13
THE DRAMA-MUSlC.
MISS ANDERSON AS ROSALIND.

speares comedy OF As You Like It. acting TINS part ZOE
the first time America and thus presenting herse III
a realm Of art and line Of character entrcy ulorei'
from those with which she hitherto been Identified in
the public mind Il is seldom that such strong Impulse
afforded to popular emotion and to critical interest rs
that which peryaded this remarkable occasion En-
dearcd t the American people through their nOwedEe
| OF her noble bearing ani her splendid PROFESSIONAL
triumrhs across the and long since precious 70
them for her brilliant mild her exemplary simphc'V
and sweetness Of character and her aspiring anu osH'
fed professional career Miss Anderson would nave oeoh
Greeted with honest gaduess AMI active sympathy
whatever had been her choice " Vehicle oil re- entrance
When she left u.s. than two years ago. She went
forth crowned with good wishes and g0lieh Op'hVh'
and cheered onward by confident Irophccy-whch has
beeu more than fuled-Of artistic conquest anu true
success Her return is a inoEcntJus event J" 'n7
eynerenca of the American stage and tie Nh .rlcdh
theatrical public and by Itself IL any 0I INC ou o""'
,ctors wonld have suiced u draw together LuHeroN
and repre- .cntave a,scnblage To come ptch 10 Us ~
the most delicious feminine creation Of the greatest Oh
poets was to exceed expectancy and 10 reiSnt tne '
occasion with lavish plcatuie OF dehShI i"o cue,
90 last night recognized this golden excess All
pororcd il r. a srrt worthy OF such an hour anu wen
beftug this capital. II Is not tue AtA'I'c'n W" -
rive reluctant wocoole even u stranger 10" 'A"h
les 70 tho cherished favorito whom heart ann JuS."'
! alike have long STAGE approved ana accrPIe" ''
Anderson when first she entered rs Ros1i"' was Hact
with cheer after cheer AMI for long THE the h)'eeh1
Of tho play had 70 pause. Nct sor any year h po
! Goodwill made such manifestation 81 t5-l III +"
! theatre and never was there better reason tJfN'
A pr,dnctlon " the comedy 1i As You lAG; ~ Il
.uaby acconyl-hcd should libcrate the spectb d IRON
that tyranny OF tho commonplace which Is Inc no.
condition OF human existence and lire HIM inIn R' Pi
srca;os and fauclos, far FROM the ;naia'4@ 'r'"'
,uoble strife" But tbs play j. - con"c'ey >4''''
with the lore cval,sccHt quality OK pocty h"' per
fecty aieq ultc prcsentatip Ct II, IN every p"lc
prcgcntaiion entirely a"eoriIut WIN LlS s'i'' -
peylars urractIcabc The work secirs simple cAou-n
.d ought t. % easy to Ioao aal eJn'oy it, cAaih
Yet something aubt AID eyaaestnt Ut mo h'''' o. ~
constantly eudcs the analytic touch Nhllc h'"c'''
tn, nature 81 s power remains ryserioH' tleie IN 90
r lrl. o the nature OF IT. influence. IL ransd-ae'
common ll!o and T. swa,6cs every ciJect an every
tuou.bt FL n golden haze Of romance Df-.ed o" Us
craDt e iinaeatioa nat8 away, Tx u; Wi.l-h'"-r
u the autumn brook, IN al le7s AMI Edoitn' Al'P''s'
It i. c.,oatiry play To be enjoyed AMI l'y 10 40
studied; AID surely tEo T@'t acting 81 Iei'I7 Vi "
c,c else tat the players, hayn< iorued ana 'esJel
r iu,t lied their plan with cot too 'EI respect 'r no
actl,l .1o:ld give free way ID t.@!c ppe' lecing
,it a. far as possible invest the pe'2 with ii' pWh
Pastoral gampr Things 10 uef fall Jnt IL I'1i i' 80
! rIny fan ont in this cone ~ H'SH'"TS arr eAYloI
must not DC trcI by tla test % probability NJ l'u'
ranges tie woods OF Franco We are in Arlch bat al
arauna o., are the great ella All Y'rlurpus mril'"S
and tangled wId-ncycr. aul fragrant slEncr lr' %
beautiful Wlrwichr,. Tn piece Is ful Of ohl:1'te'
truth va, le.u aud dec and sweet i""!a;, Dij - t'S
surs torca i. treated with tlc caprice 'i pots aacy.
A. we rant Ia through t".' woodland I;.ls ~ r-'l
hear tc .ror vote, Of r.to.olly, ,Ji.y and huinii,
.o nv,, rc u tr hIlt r, o. rG the s)t nil-.c - tio
ov,r's Int. tlI To. tnk'' ct the sol h'rls n' ii'
.l1 shine. always the rect ~ \. t"H; tao brooks
sing n, tloy glide; ant a.. SOFT harry laughter Jl no
sweetest of all woI.ou iylts gayy on tle 80 ~ SIM
NOR wal II Is no wonder that theatrical peri llCco
-aoa'd M somewhat short If sustaining I'll, Illusion
let H.. tlra,~icaI performance. h1wCFcr inpIirct
re,iye- "A d..,l.u, ,bjcct AMI lmparto m)Y'Nly
y-e,,m and i"y-tGc fOrcctIulucs'" ~ cO'tE't r no
ld, sui realization u AZ ideal world Efta II lv?r'&i-
1f, r. "Xc.Uracc FL the ucHt - this c,neIy Is
,l,..for % coa.cr pabllc bcnoIt Miss Anderson h'
acccrl shot lar NOR, than al ordinary rev. al Il As
Van Ike IT,; for wHr tryatil- every detail .: tlp
work In a spirit OF tho ue.t Intelligence 3at 81 ~,
,s h, reproduced for us the cAa!lccrDf ElS-1 vita
admirable at with al TIC physical beauty tit tle
part tnullss aa l-.ore than that-alth all il, soul OF
,.nd.r wo.llEho0i aN it' rich vitality Of changing
emotion it, -trsnstr u nl IT, starlight oi sediment
it. sllncqg ralery, AM il, dcdciol, mTth Oh play
g,r. doubtless. al hosIiS, OF the Dora J'r'an
order WIN invested tIc character with cAraal ap9-cte
and .rr l,,4alIe an II rock as rcY',ry; experienced
,t,.5rs wao iaow lprh II the world tIau it Is
wuo,som, - know; elderly 1Por;,' entirely p-oaceat
In theatrical m'clIHi-n. Ter; have h'ea r'''e AMI
winning embodiment, y R,s1Df, ik wise, which arc
hot 10 be fOrsoe1 dIscreit:L Nop'iy doubts That
Ellen Tree prescribed tn3 rat H. stately and Is'omo
beauty OF that lcicu Fuuc tct-l u with NOBILITY AMI
sy,,t less The late Adelaide Nelson charm IN it
Only tIu she dlycStr Oh every serpa, attribute aud
turned n all IN prcun>s aul froc BIt. Lcyogt every
tre,, OF The last ta.tty years. Mss Anderson has -Fowu
herself Incompatible a. au Image OF to superb raty 4
hOSIhf; ana "a previous %. va. - '
region or stag Annals Las ever even la!c1-1i
wnat Miss Auter- tdcs tlc VIA. and lII@l' TART,
tina, uIcru'ItA her 'lNcu'i' h't Pl'ly H""-- r. mr.
ui;nbr sltlye. an her silver I!ayiune>s hyS f i an
,ITl,b ! Gcft IN c Gp,rlfut aud mentality a., ilui
and c.i-.n- - TiJtt. and -. constant a, in2g~".
fHt fIi Il NpW A
tendency IA critical coi"r"lt TO o;er,Ir'ight n VIA
meaning all especially u sureh4Is' tue elusive car.
arter Of h.SUptd VITA NagucHr>s tut >upu'u ties Yet
"a tr,c heal NJ mis- cbart,trr rlSaatlV Nrsi "a
Wien Saaesprarcs Is subjected o. the Lisu">t I
With the SIN pc frank. straightforward Judgment caar,
act,ri,tic OF ner I4ini, has mglel away from al
.uhtsres II c,nstruc'n aud tASca the straight path
~hagc,prarc~ 'a"thoi IN l'iUvath- his women T.,
aim st Invariably Il cause expression u cEafaci r az r
the Eiaencr Of love M't' l"te' SaiI .jyt9l' Is Ci
u anN tc a tang ip-ri u l"u "A'S tNSl'H'r.
shdkc,pc, ha ALREADY nnarci .Hl ~l thought Ills
,ur Tat really loycuJt like Henry '. or Benz iicf, bat
Ike Rcn,D and VD,D laCu tadt have sJl.r;DrS u
the man In them; willie most u ILL., women would DO
nothing II t!ey were not NN.rs Each II them loves,
qnd each oi tuen shows dh,rcat nltdro IN leg tAS
,trc,S Of tn sJycr,isa passion. w.t. hopeless a"i
aas or vi" sirS or d.S vii aer With uHcha ty t.
wIn hsr happiness IN loves iu.a! eat JWict VII La,o
love or Ceph. AMI Sic Is mover EIgpy great
rluascs the dagger Int, her heart. In yen VIA
bare her fond boz IA t. every - r'i OF Aatd'" ard
lint also !pyes, ana sho could suis'. an she aid u1
true but she would 10 no desperate de' ani soc noi
rpric at l,,t to lio IN mind tGan the hct
Her resources "t LeLtAuy ar. hJt less 50 E @ %
brilliant But RJSUWd was born t'c victory, rtL
t.dt; and whom sho wishes - Goa Iier 'c size MI io
enchanting that all ia" rcttnno. 80 al ana Lcr
IrautruuS head VIII stir AID Wbs'Cr WITH tie r~t,r II
h, couIuS wings T. act R'sl'Hd lightly l. 10 aNsul.O
trs .udIlio, iu SHAH spoars play. Miss Anderson
s,en tins. auG las doCe ~.
s.r Joshua i.yugld, in .eling HIS most SUPERB
portrait u sarah slaLcns NrJo Lis maze upon the nrI
% her garment Il Is oit3l n the light JId ttAclle
t,lche, tat an actor disrl.sos the kc.. faculty pr.
rrI ton the LrLu" a-i u-dt fc,.g AL tu' J'cr.laS
instinct Of taste which are -uc al gablc al ca".u *
attributes t. the artistic rafar'. Miss Anlcrs'r aaI
itylshrl upon her Performance ~ haSf "t TIE i.nst
,lecIiuultc {. tcti a!l flash Flr H.; q" tnH
any prCvIoi- representative % AfS dt' that ,i.-s
disclosed. thu, aress expresses tue E,' pr aAi
shrinking ~ei~ittN" u',iCetl Di 4 trlc Who