New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-08-28

returned to the stage. When the witches
vanished, a resigned, tolerant expression,
half amused, half interested, came over his
face. He watched the next scene leaning
back > IN his seat quietly and keenly observ-
ant OF every detail, but evidently regarding
IT as business scene which must be got
through with patience. Now and then a
slightly satlrical expression mingled with
the look OF pleasure, but a flash of sympa-
thetic interest crossed his face at the burst
of clapping which greeted Mr.. Irvings APP
pearance as Macbeth. Interest, however,
soon gave way to astonishment, and then to
critical sideration This quiet thought
ful Macbeth, with his restrained speech and
guarded, almost indifferent manner, was
evidently new idea to him, and not alto
gether pleasant one. Once or twice, in
deed, he froWned and shook his head impa-
tlently; obviously he was more surprised
than pleased
At the opening of the fifth scene, however,
when Lady Macbeth is discovered reading
her husband s letter, his pleasure was such
as mans face shows but once or twice in
a life-time. 1t was scarcely pleasure; rath-
er it was that grateful JOY which comes of
Wel-nlgh hopeless dream unexpectedly
fulfilled. For an Instant, and an instant
only, the sensitive face flushed and CULVER
ed, the eyes filled with tears and the head
was dropped to hide them. Then the swift
emotion was mastered, and the stranger,
once more leaning eagerly forward, watch
ed with passionate interest every slightest
movement or the actress. Lady Macbeths
artist ically barbaric dress, with its mixture
OF many-colored, jewel-bespangled draper
les glittering and changing like chameleon
IN the freight, gave him great enjoyment.
He watched her graceful movements and
listened to her voice with the undisguised,
reverent admiration of /. child. But at the
fatal invocation beginning, ssCome, you
spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex
me here,'' the admiration faded and an in
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sion and tender pity, pleasure and pain,
We're strangely mingled in his glance. It
was an expression l could not fathom; he
seemed body and soul given over to the play,
and to see behind and beyond the action
something to which the rest Of us were
blind. When Macbeth again entered, ap-
prevail was for the first time mixed with
the interest with which he watched him,
and IN the great scene of the Wife's ascend
ancy over irresolute husband both actors
the curtain fell, and they appeared in an
sWer to the applause which broke out at the
end of the act, this strange being made no
attempt to join in it. He merely leaned
back conte:ntedly, and, dropping his head,
hand, as if tired with excitement.
When the music began again he lifted
face that looked Wearied with too much
happiness, and his eyes met miEe once
more. Instantly that unwonted nervous
GfelnOr ana unfeaSOnlng desire to go to him
seized me again, and half rose in my seat
in obedience to a blind instinct. Annoy
ance at my own weakness, however, and
shame at the completeness of my self sur
render, gave me strength to resist the i'm
pulse With an effort of self control. so
desperate that it left me faint and tremb-
ling. sat down again and turned my eyes
away from him. But my strange sense of
physical attraction toward him increased
in spite of myself, and turning again to
yield to it, found him suddenly standing
beside me.