Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-23

and Of her fsithlSa5 love-. ~rS hcVu1
throughout with sufficient dramntto uGnn@ 3
TO keep up the thread Of the Play. - 9
was not the dramatic aspect Of IL econo ~
which the audience cared, 70 WAS s1mpev ~
tho display which IL rpade possible q loo1U
Brethertous youth and grace and lovso1uGIk
They hung upon her every movsensu4 - s,
Kendall found himself following hee wt1A ~
same eagerness Of eye a. thoss aboue -
lest any phase Of that embodied postry ahou1e 4
escape him.
In this Introductory scene the s,ann1D
which went 10 make up the spsll - s1cg-
cised over her audience were psFfsgtay -
tnguishable. KendalS explanation e = -
himself was that II was bassd upon a q.
ceptioral natural endowment oe pAys1GaS
perfection, Informed and spiritualissd ~
certain moral qualities, by simplicity, ffonn-
ness, truth Of nature There was . ND -
cfliuonco Of youth, Of purity, Of serueg1A {
about her which II was impossible noe 70 -,
and which evidently reused tho enthusiasts
sympathy Of tho great majority Of thoss NJ !
laM her..
Forbes was sItting In the front a ~ tsg
with Mrs. Stuart, his shaggy gray BOD -
keen lined face attracting conaidsfAb3e o1ocnr
tion In their neighborhood. He was n ~
most expansive mood; tho combativuneD q (
an hour before had disappeared, and ~ -
dept, susceptible temperament Of NJ ~
was absorbed In admiration, IN Tho meee - Il
suous artists delight IN stirring and bsauo1fol
series Of Impressions. Whom thcswhits droB
disappeared through tho doorway q the ha1l- B
room he followed II with a Sigh of regrSA -
during tho scene which followed bstwsen ~ :
prince and his intended BRIDE b hardly
looked at the stage The pflncesa indssa
WINS all that Mrs. Stuart pronounc90 her - I
be; sho was sitter and clumsicr than svea
her Tcutonic rolc could justify, aad -
marched laboriously through her very peupw
by an uneasy consciousness that The audlenoo
was only eager to come 70 tho end u 49,
and Of her.
In the little pause which followed ~ d..
appearance Of tho nowly betrothsd pair Ito
tho distant ballroom, Mrs 6tuars lsans1
backward over her chair and aid 20 Kendals
Snow. then, Mr.. Kendall, >preparU youT
criticismsl In tho scene which is just coEn-
ing Miss Bvetherton has good deal mcgu 20 I
do than 10 look prettyr
"Oh, but you forget our compactr nd
Kendall. "Remembcr you are TO bs tho jpdeo
Of our behavior at the end. 10 b not Tho paft
Of Judge TO tcmpt those on whom b b -
deliver Judgment 70 crima"
"Dont put too much violence on yoursafr
said Mrs. Stuart, laughing. "You end H.
ward can have tho back Of tho boz 10 talk
what hercsy you liko In, % long - you ~
Mr.. Forbes perform his devotious undio-
turbcd."
Atthls Forbes half turned round, and sAook
his great manc, under which glcamed aou1n-
tcnanco OF comedy monaco, at the two mon
behind him. But In another inGeAn1 ~
-
pttention, and the eyes Of all thcss n thebog
I Tho scono which followed was Quo g ~
Sh0st moritorious paasagcs In ths taeAk
heavy German play from which the "Wo1oo
Indy" had boon adapted. u was intea6s4 -
show tho romantic and passiouAAs chaBAsoR
Of the countess. and TO suggest thaA veln c9
cxtravaganco aud daring In hse whioA ~
tho explanation Of the suhssqnent acoi b
tho original tho dialogue bad . teln Co.
man force and intenslty, which los1 n0e11nf
Of Its occasional hcavineb In ths npu1h =
Hawcs, tho largo boned, swaGgering peu1onrs
ago who played tho prince, An aceo8 W31A
sufficient forco OF fesling,. and N aRt1g11o
sense subtle enough TO suggest 10 hef ~ -.
cssary modulation, could have mn6s Q QVoo
mark In IL But tho hrse yords almoGo -
vcslcd Isabel BrethxtonS limiea1inaa -
before two minutes wsee Over Ksndal 49,
conscious Of complete collapse q 49,
sympathetic relation between him aaA ~
actress which tho iirst scsns bed psoduesA
In another sentence or two the spsl ~ bqn
irrovocably broken, and he sesusd O. 49,
self to hAye passed from stats oe ssn1)vor
nes 10 all that was exquisite and rars - ~
her defects. u was evident 10 him ~ = q
scene Of grcas capabllitiss shs usypf enoo
ross beyond tho tricks Of an s,smef fafy -
cution; that hSf violence hsd 9 eql9h = 3loGn.
monncs In. 10 which was almd1B M ~
and that evcn hsr attitudes had loso NJ 49,
charm. For. In the efRort-ths cousc1cd6 -
labored effort Of aqting-hr Snovp1a
which had cxercised such IN Onchnn1nGnH
over him In tho 6rst scens, had hopouno
mere strides and rushes; never, indsad, vt1h-
out grace. but ofteh without dignity. and -
nll times lacking In that cons)atsucy. ~
unity Of plan which d tho soul Of arA
Tho sense Of chill and disillusion was -
tremely diaagreeablo to him, and By ~ t1Do
tho scene was half way through b had -
most ceased 10 watch her. Edward Wal1aeA
who had seen her some two or three tizm0 q
tho part, was perfectly couscioqp q ~
change, and had been looking out Tor u I
"Not much TO be aid Of her, am aAIsl6,
whom sho comes TO busines," b I'D - Em-
dial In whisper, a. tho two Loaned eGntn
tho door Of tho box. "Whre did ahsIee
those tiresoms tfick3 she hAs. that susaW h
pathstic, and that absurd reSt1eannen WA1eh
spolls everythingi It's t6rriblo pity. Dome-
times think catch . glsAm Of 500 a.
ginal power at tho bottom, but .thsss = -
lack Of intellgance-in the afflst senes. y
Is striking instanco Of how much and Nm
littlo can be done without sducattcn.T
ut r. curtously bad, certainly, 6aid x0-
dial, while tho sctreas' dsnunciattons q ~
lover wero still ringing through ths theQ1BA
"But look at tho housei What folly q T
ever 10 expect q great dramatic art n -
Land. We have no sense Tor tkD. .rud1monfn
of tho thing Tho French would no WRG
tolerate such acting - this becauM q ~
beauty Of the actrem than they would 1odGu
picture by IL frame. However, u man M
Forbes leave their judgmsnt behind tksln,
It's no wonder II commoner mortah tullou
suit" x
lief o. tho curtain fell on tho first ct, ''thaSt
done with. There arc two or three thineD n
the second oct that arc beautiful In ~
| 1rst appearance as tho White Lady che = q
wonderful as ever, but tho third ct = I
| nuiyanc0"--
"No whispering there,r aid Fofbas, looA'
Ing round upon them "Oh, kpoY vh9l
you're SfteN Edward, perfectly. bar Y
all with ono ear"
"That," !" said Wallace, moving up 70 Nm
"is physically impossible. Don't be % pug
nacious. Wo leave you the front Of tAe bot
and when We appear In your territory ON
| mouths are closed, But In our own domalH
VIC claim the right Of free men,"
"Poor grill" said Forbes, with sigh
Show she manages TO tame London - u
docs Is q marvel to me. II she were shaal
less perfect and wonderful than shs + -
would have been torn to pieces BY you csttlc
long ago. You have done your hsss - y Z