Telegram-herald., 1888-01-21

Htd ycu eVef Fe4iy eteag re oiHef<AeN
between At and Genius Honestly. nov.
Have you. Monsieur Critic. Al some time of
ctksr Looked upsa = picsUre which yonr
vie or yoar little daughter has painted
that really struck ysu - worthy place oe
side the eang4ses q msay famous artist
OF course, you c9ald easily pick iass IN Il.
The color hers ana there vas n0i eAacils
right. the perspective was not what il
should have oeea. bat as whole the pis-
ture startled yoa. IN awoks emotions, Il
oonjarsd IDEAS.
I You have sen Booth. Bernhard and
T Barrett on he stage. II you were familiar
With the character aud with the srtisle, you
knew Just what to expect aud when 10 ex-
pet it.
When YOU 20 10 see Patti sing you know
I that at 4 certain period "a the Opera an aria
viii thrill your srry soul. lOu KNOW just
! when you viii eKpeuence this sensation.
you expect IL and should the srtiste iali ~
/ take You half way 20 Heaven yoa would ee
aston isned. This Is Art. When you are
| loGnxing at the corner OF the street or look
ing out OF toe window Of your club and q
| little ragged street singer arouses you just
| as Patti wOuld--that is Genius.
Cara Morris IL a Genius. Bernhsrdt Is
| an artistic. MOdleska forces you 70 tears aud
she looks 10 ses them fall. Morris doesn' 1
care whether you weep or not. Sac weeps,
and that is enough Tor her This Is not To
say that Clara Morris has no art Ia her acs-
| ing-indeed, her art Is marvellous, but her
genius dominates it ever.
Now, TO me. Clara Morris is painful-ab-
solutsly painful for certain physical defects
| IN her appearance and her voice, but | for
| get Clara Morris before the play is bali
| over and see only the soul OF that Genius
thai lights the eyes. that Iliunlines the face
and controls every gesture OF the great
| actress.
The immense audience that filled every
| portion OF Powers Grand Opera House last
| evening WAS swayed al will by the won
drous power OF toe Unborn genius that con-
| trolls Clara Morris. Renee de Moray AS
Mr. Stuart has chosen TO call his adaptation
Of DEDnery's powerful play OF La Mar
| tyre'-does not become interesting as a
story until near the close of the second act,
aud naturally does not interest and dorui-
nate Miss Morris until that time. There
| fore, IL IS that the first act, in so tar
| as the actress IS concerned. is
but little more than commonplace
| bsbble which. when interpreted by SO or
| dinary a company as that which supports
not until the end OF the second act was
| reached last night that Americas emotiOna
actress rose above the ordinary female sppa-
rition in a gorgeous dress that most OF Us
are compelled to see night after night. But
when 10 sage the honor of her mother she
aVowed that the man murdered by her nus
| band was her lover, then an electric shock
| went through the vast audience and
| Genius held it's sway.
| There at der feet with the leaden
| messenger of death quivering in his flesh
| lay her mothers illegitimate son; his arms
| had out a momen. before clasped her waist:
| her husband had killed him; if she told the
| truth her mothers honor. peace and hGppi-
| ness were forever destroyed. She chose TO
! sacrifice herself Fear and terror was de-
| fected IN every lineament. Swift through
| ner brain shot the awful consequences OF
| that terrible moment. Only the genius OF
Clara Morris vas equal to it all. IS Was s
paroxysn of grief and terror. And then
| the Countess became the martyr.
From thence onward the wonderful
| woman sUayed her auditors at will. There
| was no pathos. 1t seemed 10 many that
| their heart strings were being wrung, and
| mere were women in the audiences who
| could scarcely restrain themselves from
| screaming outright. Renee is by far Mis-:
| Morris greatest emotional character; th,
| play is really a grand one. 1t is hsrdiy
| necessary TO say that the great actress va
richly, even magnihcenly dressed. Lila
| Vans as Cecile, the child of Renee. is ID,
most engaging little actress that the modern
| stage has seen. She is absolutely faultiess
| Walter Kelley--e good actoc-plaYs Caud.
| Duvel, the illegitImGte son who is mur
| dered-with rare good judgment and +. A
| Mcdowell was quite funny as Drake, Dut
| am sorry to say that tine remainder of Miss
| Morris support is bad-very bad. The
/ most charitable thing 10 De done is not tC
mention their names.
Miss Morris has consented to play alike
| at matinee this afternoon. The curtain
will rise at o'clock sharp. when the lady 4
| admirers will have an opportunity 10 SEE
this great actress Ia one OF her greatess Gre
ations.
"Under the Gaslight" drew another large
audience at Re0mond's Grand last evening
Mercedes Maiarini, as Laura Courtland, ha
become quite favorile with the patrons o.
the theatre, aud the wsll-halanced compaa,
and beautiful scenery has proved a goo,
and the performance tonight will close tai
engagement.
Hosford's Minstrels played to fair aud
ienoe at the Wonderland LAST evening. A
matinee viii be given this afternoon, and
the evening performance will conclude th.
| engagement.
"Sam'l Of Posen" viii be presented 10 ia
patrons of Redmond's Grand the first thre
nights next week.
Sam Wheeler. the new stage manager o
Smiths Opera House, is here. and will IS