The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-03-29
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The Actor ~w tAs Trsseds
Wa rr~.~~tet.
The rseertian ansssr.ss..s sy-asse~is.e
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sp1ensisd Esfrf - an aEtors and = At
tested IN m expressive manner tie
of seattle have for the rr.rr-
feel In hss sssc.ess. The audi
fnvSs.ss. >x<d tha prs1cvs>~ &c.. $3.50
rfth q, az1.3;ener rhrss ats~rsfsnr 49,
bv the reafssfsc xssxysifinYs 81 The sssvrsly
Roman yiryinius nv xvu,rsafbv f..r she
and arsfor az Ir;isras thu sewer ~ yi--
gfr.;a. and fv thF. dfnh,.sraI vi5lairsv ~
90 the eaIeuIafInp AuT,is.S T.sar,dSus
The story sf Eirrsf.is,s = rr,sasf.s "a
sniliar 10 Al, hT Marss,lexss fa-n.sns
poem A. presented on the stage. it
IS fro,nxhe pen of Sheridan Knowles.
and 4 fs,r,s;.ssre<f his rrease-f esg..~t
The scene & n Rnnne s. fhe tire
When the. rpr,x1s,ffe i torn nv internal
s.issenSisns. Er i e,rrs,nfifsn 81 the
pcuular will the dsrerayirg hal lsser
chosen from the uarty Of Appiur eau
dius. An invasion OF the EauI being
imminent. all loyal Romans haster, Z,
meet them. amongst them virginins. q
centurion, and Icssius. to whom his
u 4
absence Appius EIaudias accidentally
meets Virginia ard becomes
taken with desire 10 Tos-
taauslius. Is induced To swear
and she Is seized and brought TO the
forum. before Arpius Ciaaldius- The
trial. however. is delayed until the
next day, and yirginins Is summoned
from camp. The time OF the trial ar-
the forum, but their appeals are IN
vain and Virginia awarded 10 Slauaai-
us. Then the father stabs his daugh-
lls reason, and afteEward he wreaks
sfrangling him in prison, and then be
-
Nfrg5nius. ii is said. was the role in
which Warde achieved his first great
success. IT is certainly true that he
fas become better known by the por-
travail of the character Of the noble
Roman fharlin any other. 1t affords
him excellent opportunity for the dis
plav of those peculiar qualities. both
/ mental and physical. by which he has
gained and maintained such a strong
hold upon public favor. His irarer-
sonation Is that OF the ideal Roman
warrior. who makes exhibition OF the
most snhli1ne sfs1rdiness az char
aefer and integrity of nurrose
and on occasion shows hv
tender words and almost wuuanlyr
I raanr,er the most touching regard far
| his daughter Virginia. IN atfennt;no
4 rorfraityfre Of the Contrasting nsrfs
/ ~ yirg;nig,s,S IN aracfer there Is mf,sh
/ DANGER at critical noinfs al ! foo
cveaf strasn;ng far effect nj an az.
preston Of that which should he Dig
nified ra0e nv faunesf,,aa,s ,na,,fb-
I ings POIGNANT Grief nv ;nane voirings
| But 81, the STAGE Warsle Il yirginirIs
and the sveens III pasxi,r, the martial
/ dignity the tender emotions the
I thnnder;nr e,oa,.e.ce III the saia;er
ara All Denoted With n mower Of ex.
nression hat wouderfufiv affects HE
auditors and renders the character Ia
/ them entirely natural War,lesz MAG
nif;cept phvsioue and splendid stage
presence aha much Ia the effect az his
SOUNDING elocutiou
There Ia MOI ynnch opnort,,,,;fv for
the tragedian In the first act. ii the
betrothai scene. In which he bestows
| his benesiictiou iron his Virginia and
her lover Icil;us IL excerfad In the
third act. the scene OF yirgin;as' S
mourning over his friend Sixi,is Dem
taius. murdered hy the ninions al
| Appius Claudius. il peculiarly inn
pressiye and in the same ssen.s. when
! the news il communicated to him that
his daughter has hepu Seixed a. the
slave ssf Csaudius he makes the
best revelation cf his genius and
power. Then Il the forum scene. when
he presents himself with his Virginia
before Appius C,andius. and when he
defies the deceinyir as n conspirator. az
tempting to rob him of his daughter
he looks as though he could hlast The
trembling wretch upon his throne
with the ftiry of his scorn. His part
| ing with his daughter ard the tns,eh-
| inr Dathos with which he babe her
/ farewell before he Killed her is done
perfectiy. and is M, less thrilling than
| the tempest az his defiance A mag
nificent climax Is reached in the last
act, when the Roman. stricken in
reason yanderS ahonf his house and
! then in prison kills Ciaudius, and
uposa the SIGHT If the .sYn in which the
ashss "a hi aar1ht.r ave ,,raca3 -
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so,sis us ssasol' anu alss.
" aIue dfa not pear All the honofs
OF last evening. L. j. Henderson per
1 formed the lifsicult role of Ieilius In a
verv exeellenf mannar and uanrv
] ur.a-ar T. ,,lav.3 ,ha thartIsss go
= ss' So. ..s.A. -.
- Apla.s SiauNius ihost aSNsptapls.
Ills spienahi voice. me presence ana
clear e1rlnclaflOn. made his perform
ance d notable Miss Adele Beigard
as Virginia had little opportuaaity To
| aisrfar bar taiarts- h.t tha r,rs.aast
l.Ifs. 49, t,s..s 80 49,
u1usnaVs VI TUG hoinah vas ssts
euectiSeiy represented py her. Inc
remainder OF the cast Is mere than
good,
Warxse anpears tonight in 1.-THE
| MountehanE y his own INTERPRETATION
| oil "Beiphegor, the Mountehank. Ii
IS one o. the iincst OF ms characters,
anu Will no aoant pc received heartiiy.