New-York tribune., 1890-08-06
PRAISE FOE MR.. DALYS COMPANY.
ENGLISH CRITICS CHARMED WITH MISS ADA
REUhN'S ROSALIND

REHAN'S RoSALIND.
The London critics are unanimous in praising the
acting Of Augustn Daly's excellent company IN
shakespeares comedy As You Like IT," ana par
,,cnarly Miss Ada Rchan's Interpretation OF
,be character Of Rosalind. few extracts from the
nson Journals will be read with interest by American
theatregocrs who gave substantial evidence ol their
cordial appreciation Of the company's Interpretation Of
this play long before II was presented before an
english audience. The critic for Truth wrote:
A more harmonious rendering Of shakespeare AS
Won Like IT, "a rendering more distinguished fOr lta
eyenness OF tone for It's thoGouShhooa oil CohCeP1ioi
and for its general grace OF elocu0h lds nOt Deen seu
IN our time. ROadlnd more lue"i' llo40 foS
,norc NomanlY or more humorous tEln Mlss qua
Kohan has ! venture 10 say, never tr0u inc EHrAs11
stage since the axe al the giants l.c dc'GIs I aI
rsps sneak their shakes pcare as II they uhdCralOoi
him they reproduce him as they loved iun loI tle
beauty Of his verse, the majesty Oh ms 'hoisH.'
as a poem and not merely as pictuIe. ~ ~ d q
rule, own stage, the sense oi snShGs piao
is smothercd by the artist; here IL IS euTlla''o, W
The Heavenly Rosaiind" appears III ne" NV Iia' S a"
presented by Miss Ada eha IL IS not lor ~ u E S"i
whether IL is the right Rosaind or tac Nro- hoIdl" ;
Certainly il IS a ROSand that shaAepoaIc "oulu noC
have dcspsed. and tsat every staGent o. sld"e Pr P
"annot ftil TO estimate at its worth. there l. uc
stHni6cance and manliness in John Drew'S Orlando
Ills wrestling scene was the best te nouey NIL Eeen
better SPOKEN The Celia Of Mss Adeaiqe fihfG eS is
wholly chaTminE ,oo5 %d whiting 9 voice. No one but
= student and a of letters could nave Iuieu ~ Qe
such shake speean revival as ms So for having
performed this feat.
The following appeared in The Daily Telegraph :
Sever before has Mr. PAYS s company Pebegs g' SO truly
sfIuck the artistic note in their admirable per- per-
sonancc Of shafcspcarc delightful pastoral As Ion
Itio ~ InGecd il NAV reasonably be doubted II
th@ modern playgocr call 10 mind more gTaeeitui
pplSv, M3sS Ada Rehan's Rosallnd is conception
as daring 1t is beautiful as MvacIDH with
the very spirit Of shakespeare moir Ssi c
nn FPs Hs i m mnss nj and pct end ' s 'oH Of the entertain
menf Far from IL. We arc struck WIN WIN nam ~
nse scholarly and IS T9VTgn v of the eocnton
in a majority Of the characters. the charm OF INC the
masS the evenTei Sre5Sh sRr of stvc in dignity
carriage, in that bold sweep Of the Tso stands
seen in modern timesEsnrcy MISS Aua hc'"" e''''''
alone and without rival.
The critic Of The Tines had this to say
Miss Ada Rchan's conception OF the character OF
inIsrt Rosand that she shows us, unmarried by tho
,,nailvst dash of the prose of everyday ne XII
hT 1S bounty to The world is as boundes her love
ior orlando no suggestion OF Cynicm Miss 9 Re6sn
never for moment allows her ideal woma1lnesS 70 a.
1 her n,. W5aSTt m%ST1 air osfT pas s'@ PSPSaeS HS
Ynn Like II" vOuld still be memorable or MSS he %
delightful embodiment Of Rosalnd' one Oh te 0eS "a
the century.
"The Standards" critic wrote
So much has been heard in praise OF Miss Rehan -
RSsaYS YSu 'hi ke e'f it, TS BY NJ BAYS company al The
Iyoeum II Is gratifying TO be able to say ina. ao
sepng nd tns sop Which had been bestowed upon her
INTERPRETATION were well deserved
In The Daily Chronicle appeared the following;
Miss Rehan's R0salnd is not the banis!cd Duie .,
sanrhter of tradition. Her fasclnatlon l. SucH Id
.ha o,Sence are with her and for her. she lndGlses
Snr AUDIENCE with gayety, spirit and most OF LVo L
niavfuI mannerismS that by their unconVcnl ioNa4A
ppnd S-ace arc virtually Irresistible. ~ Is thc MOS
trvng part Miss Eehan has yet playeq he;H any !. rs -
" "e epe 20 which shows her exceptional ability 70 the
greatest advantage Certainly IL Is performance ~ ~
been
The following is from "The Daily News
Tbis renresentation Of A. You Like IT. is, taken
altogether fun of indefnahle charm ana IN t.o @
mart Of Rosalind the perfection of acthf Is a.
tained by Miss Rehan. In our time there ma Den
No 6ner Rosalind and her superior IN that par,
We tsEe the liberty Of thinking. has not beSh Sc
in ali the hundred years that have clapseu SI.Sc
Wrs Jordan made her sovereign success IN IN"
character Miss Rehan, in word, Is an lue'h i'o''
Ind. 81 ,,..
Another critic. doubtless inspired by MISS keNah 5
snd.rtnr Of the part put his tribute in rhyme, and
sang a. follows:
If you want a treat renheu'
See Rehan as Rosalnd .
II for fun YOU are inclined.
see Rchan as Rosalnd .,.
Shakespeare must have sure designed
For Rchan his R0sand
Changcful as April wind
is bright Rehan's Rosallnd,
Ga liant youth with woman's mind
Airy. JOYOUS ROSalnd:
Purity with dash combined,
Arch and timd Rosallnd L..
twill be we snail nAd
Such another ROsalind. .
With Arts fairest laurels tinc
We the brows of Rosalind