New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-07
THE DRAMA.
LAWRENCE BARRETT AS LANCIOTTO.

Lawrence Barrett's impersOnation OF Lam
eoo has enjoyed great popularity for four successive
seasons and retains the character In bis repertory
for the fifth season, which has just opened IL 10 no
light common achievement thus to have gained
artistic and popular success with poeca Tragedy
written In time by American author Thc
public OF the present period may be willing 20 respect
tue blank plays OF tho usually 1t gazes with
Indifference upon the blank plays Of contempor
airy authors Something potential In the spirit OF Al
actor needul gain for these works the public 40
ceptance that they require In Lanc'o"o
Mr.. Barrett found character to when
he is moro than commonly well suited,
alike by temperament aud by the settled and predomt
nant attributes Of his artistic style. Deep feeling
ourbed partly hidden by intense and pussant INTEL
lectual power embittered by long experience
Of sefconflict and of conflict with the world. 10 the
fibre Of Lancoo's nature; and the language OF this
character supplied by tho poet aernatos grave and
Intense soliodues with impetuous outbursts OF elo
quence and passion To such moments as those OF the
public betrohal and the Interrupted weddipg-momeuts
Of vocal ecstacy and heartrending delirium-Mr
Barretts fiery concentration OF manner and pecu
liar torrentke vehemence Of speech make him entirely
and nobly adequate. In passages OF level speaking
he uses with sympathetic effect . certain sweety
serious and very wisful manner which straight to
the heart.
He was last night at In the third act OF this
tragedy and at the third curtain he was sew
eral times called upon the by the vocferous
applause OF . largo audience.
Miss Gale appeared Francesca giving performance
in which personal beauty was moro conspicuous than
dramatic talent but in which, nevertheless. dramatic
talent bore considerable part. Tho honest, sim
pie, natural candor OF temperament, tho girl
like dignity and the clear, free and straghe-
forward utteranco, alike OF mind and feelinR,
from which this mpersonaon derived weight and value
should DO named its principal attributes In artistic
nd rrad nv
Of repeating her effects of demeanor. gesture
and and by her OBVIOUS consciousness OF ner
artificial proceedings Nothing, probably, outrper
ampler experience will enable her perfectly TO Gre
ate consistently to sustain the ideal Of character
and the illusion OF a Mr.. Springer, who imper-
sonated tho Jester deprived the character OF oil suotety
and impaired air Of coarse fragrant and noisy
nsolence which surely Intended by the author
and which much impaired the legitimate enect OF
the tragedy. specially neat and pleasing performance
OLeary young performer who is both piquant and
discreet In Prince Paoto Mr. Charles Wees might ad-
ment = manner more strongly marked by prncely
breeding and coury grace His performance however,
ter the senmen and srdor that natural to youth,
The piece was mounted with considerable to de-
TAIL and the revival Of 1t may DO recorded AS bright
That competent and excellent actor Benjamin G. Rog
ers always impressive by his unaffected grace and by
the mellowness OF his performances-a quality suggest
i've OF the rich tone OF old painng-presented the
Lord OF Ravenna with much beauty OF dramatic effect
Francesca" will be repeated tonight Hamlet" Is
announced for repetition on wednesday, IL might not
be amiss to suggest the choice OF little appropriate
music by the band on that occasion. When &" Hamlet"
gwen last week, the musicians, at the end OF tho
first ghost scene denoted their sense OF the OF
exharation by performing Rouse fe, Then, MY
Merry, Merry Men," from Guy Manner
Ing" Particular comment on Mr. BSrrotts
performance Cassis which he presented last Satur-
day night has not been given In this place but on pre-
yous occasions this subject has had ample treatment
here Tho substance OF the matter furthermore can be
said in one lne-Lawrence Barrett presents Tue pest
Cassius on the stage Of this period.