New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-06

,.- this scene the glse had all vanished; the face
..s as white as tho garments that enswathed her
I'd von saw a creature whom the hand of death
Saa visibly touched. The stage has not at any
,,,,. heard from any lips but her own such tones
r,,hrS a> those in which Sic said the simple
ri>
Nav God forgive YOU. then and pity nc
II It'd CON pity more than mother do
Il is not a long scene, and happily not-for Tie
,,ain upon the emotion of the actress is intense
The ,nomentary Wild merriment, the agony OF the
,noskin. heart the sudden dclirium and col
lpse were not for an Instant exaggerated. All
xas paturr-or rather that simplicity. fidelity and
Grace of art which maze the effect of nature.
I. il SAID b. censorlous observers that Mr.. Irving
ard Miss Terry are not sufficiently Juvenile for
rA-ar and Lucy; but practically this is untrue
IN fact aud those who say ii seem unmindtul
mat stasr treatment of any subject requires dra-
p,a,,c artists and rot callow youths. unable to
depict even the Things ti,at they themselves are.
Mr. Macintosh as Caleb Balderstone largely
contributed 10 the success Of the representation.
Co,eh's passionate fidelity 10 his master is OK
uressei by this actor in most fcrvent and touch
ing manner Strong features, resonant voice.
telling Scotch accent. iutense earnes; ness vi.tor.
ous acton, bod Gcstlculation. quaintness that
gives the flavor OF humor. and deep feeling dis
crcetlv curhcd. unite to make this Improvisation
remarkably brilliant. II is upon Mr.. Macintcsh
hat the whole weight rests of the impressive
termination: and he bore il without one moment
~ weakness or error. either Of which would have
,,ired il. Mr. TcrrIss. rclolning the Lvceum
ccmpany, created iIavston of Bucklaw-to the
blunt humo,. the olinust boistcrous swnecHr. the
impetuv,.s force. and the sp,enetic iMpaticncc
Of which character he gave as good an expression
ell La al
ways an excellent actor. makes the most that Gun
~ made of The comic advcntnier and rascal Craig
rraelt. Mr.. Alfred Bishop marked with al
nirable discretion tEe gradual change III Sir
William Ashton. under the pressure Of Il
decline of fortune. The dignity Of tie
Duke of Athol was appropriately snsiaine !!
BY Mr. Macklin, and the venerable Mr. Howe was
al impressive presence as the wlhtc-hared Scot
fish clergyman Blde-thc- Bent. There is scarcely
a weak point III the east. II was pleasant TO
nutc the rapid improvement that has beep made
by Mr.. Jordan Craig. who played Henry Ashton,
unt easily and naturally portrayed bnoyant
md nimble youth. Expressive, because iulagina-
tive, music has been written for this piece by
Dr. A. c. Mackenzie, aud this was played with
sympathy and precision by Mr.. Meredith Balls
musicians The beautiful scenery that has been
painted fop the production BY MIR. Howe Craven
framed it with appropriate magnificence. The
sevcral seaside pictures admirably repro
sentative Of the grandeur. the saunt lonelues
and tie glorious COLOR for which Scotland Is
famous.
The public gum in this production is a revival
Of interest in one Of the NEST famous novels il
ths language the possession Of O sccnical pogeant
that Ais the eye with beauty and strongly stirs
the imagination; a play which is successful
<t,n ~ d.
profoundly touching excmpliiicatiou of the great
nrt OF acting; and once again the presentmeut Of
That vast sub ect,-the relation of heart to heart
under the dominion of love In human society
which MOLE ahsorhs the attention. Affects the
Character and controls the destiny of the human
race than ANYTHING else that is beneath the SUI.
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