New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-03-20
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S,raed with hope upon you.
THE DRAMA.
urpR soNNENTHAL AS HAMLET.

urpp soNNENTHAL AS HAMLET
49,, - . great crowd at the Thai1a
snea,re last night and the assenoiage inouuoa i~n
.-orcaps as well as many Germans Inc occ"sion VIC
a., ~ Herr sonnenthals fret performance III Au'io
'." 49, nernlexng and much exercised character
:, Baraiet Curiosity is always riie 10 see iamD
" ho, no nlays IN this great part. Herr Sohhehthh
,,,od With almost boundless enthusiasm. Inc
aa-man audience has evineed toward nun ioo"@ "
,ostye homage, and the American as 1
never reluctant in giving "no,e-nea "'".o,on+
come TO distinguished visitor 'no Ha
~ Herr sonnentnal at the Thana lhea'lo $50 go
" 49,, Win ITriel Acosta," and the Dill mas Deen
-, +,oes changed since that night IL was o'
,,r last evening however, when no 0,"' -.
card IA Hamlet. that Herr sonhen'n"i -
=, addressed himself TO the American P
IRA, performances all along have been III Ieu'onio p'
"a for an audience of his own countrymeh' AnoS now
shown him 10 be actor of many ACCOMPLISHMENTS anu
rLobl- nroicient in the technical business oil MS
rrofession; but they have not aispiaye" III" "
q universal light His HAPPIER was
closure of something than the proiessiona oAPoi
rd as such II could DO viewed with Lively interest al"
philosophc reflection uosoD
.t,on NJ Hamlet" red curtain was dropped az 'ile
end Of each scene The sceuery was Oh "
markable character,-rangfng from tho ,
onu,epee of an Eighth avenue oarooi oP
a. ,ho rectangular luxury of railway station restau
gnd
hrcn The character of OgheliG was represented py
adeaged lady in salmon colored silk with her pack
hair Let down in the first scene. There was pis"''
caparisoned ghost, who cleaned IN the at'ehu"S -
light like warming-pan' anu ""o VViN m,
doeful tale out of the middle of burning Dusn' ino
throue-room, when set for the play sceno' ,d
miniature stage with the player king graceIuiy
mon modern step-adder, that Hamlet wheh oe'lI
erinp his instructions the players, could ana uu s
pnon the edge of this structure at the lee' Vi '
monarch PolONus represented oywhat appear"
professor of chemistry, in the time OF queen Ei~"oon
kim Claudius who had exhibited an astonishing io'"
blance TO Henry Will. changed his raiinehe ai'o %
and said his prayers in the likeness OF INC
wondoring lew Queen 6erhude's apartment was
embellished with two full-length anu 'OA'
hjdeous portraits of hey respective spo"S0s
and the ghost. when he emerged aV '
,unetpre presented himself in the centre OF MS own
nicture.frame and stayed there This scene laS'ee
long time 40 that the corpse OF Poon'aS' pecoiilns
weary In its concealment presently conveyed Hseh
away In a manner more premature IMAM hnlie9st' ' Z
There were other and Klndreo Peoui'l'
in the treatment of the piece pu' "P'
this branch Of the subject it is not needed 10 d"el
suggestion sufces They probably do these thiugS pe
fer in Vienna They certainly do them retter Ill most
theatres In NewYOrk -,
Herr souncnthal was called ont no less
than eight times during the nrst 'niee
ats ~ the tragedy and for HamefS expressive
star,ipC away from her, in the pathetic "nunhery
massage he was recalled upon the scene, with immense
enthusiasm. At this point and indeed NJ all points, ms
impersonation Of Hamlet appeared to i'npar' inc
satisfaction TO his warm-hearted and responsive counA
men, IT is not to be doubted that Herr Somewhat
distinguished actor in his own land; but prooaoy nc
has gained his fame there In other character than
that of Handel HIS performance certainly "ouu
never be accepted by English-speakng auolence'
1t is respectable piece oil WORK. ou" VI
with the sedulous care OF trained ia beautins
however are entirely those OF meehansIn-hot
ism characteristic OF Hamlet ont tno an ecamation
business and the nuent copoustnJiS norfoTnaer I'm
thai characteristic OF pfonGienI often
n theatre Herr Sonnenihal Was -, oi u,
~ clever motor; he was never identified with the
natnre of Hamlet He called prince, Dut
a as sp Sas Sev ss RlG coh
violent, with the courters. bo ,.ta III
Hasnia at ali times dominated both himself
and his situation lie seemed Got vastly tSyt SiG@dSs
was murderer; yet in the exit WI :" fOlu deeus nl
Iss b e ."s s AZ % nos
this Prince acting almost entirely n TU terror
and conservation. bat 1t devoid OF the
h mo.t wh enneh ne OF the Spiritual world lie monet
onOns In the sOlioques, and laehrym Sc ID seneI
dedeent OF charm has not been given here by any eI
man actOr-and more than one OF our 5eltoc ,id he
essy 10 particaiar1ze Herr Sonnenthars proessoha
feeities in receiving from Horato and ms '
story of the ghost; in proposing the 0ath anu
q bart of the coloquy with the dece ios
couTtiers but these are not the things upon wnch
observation dwells when in presence ct famous oh
actor who has undertaken to play one 81. y. ~
greatest parts in dramatic literature Herr Sonnelna
gomI aid not Justify admiration, even al the elnaA vi
,Ls tt,,ino OF Po(oaius Viewed as an ldeal
the work must be recorded here as q "a, uis"P
pontmenf Viewed as technical execution ~
taxes its place with many other resDeotaOe ehoIts
wei trained actors. In appearance II was sto9t,
lympbatic young man, with yeho" hair do "i'0' VIZ
lnauuer of the late Mr.. Feellter 49,, .o.,- ,ri,t,
II would he pleasant to accept TINS VOTE Win hv
enthusiasm nut this feeling was not pronptf6d ~ NJ
ANYTHING In the representation-and as remarked g III
Johnson " Judgment is not dependent on TIC Will