New-York tribune., 1890-01-28
MIR woOLLETTS RECITALS.

Mr. Woollctt al the Madison square Theatre yes
,,.. ,f,,-,,,p rccitcd tNo of the poems of rciuy-
-,u- AyImcr', Field and the Brook These poems
,f, kindred and they are essentially indicative "i te
c,c,t poct, most human and most familiar manner.
I'm ,ot bo write. Of love passion and sorrow like ono
who remember, and knows them, hut who no longer
cutnr,llcd hy them. Both narrative poems. and
fl, tlo narrative poems Of Tcuuy-ou the mood l. al
,,..t invariably autumnal and retrospective. Those
rocl, indeed contain many Figures and those figures
stand boldly forth upon the page but they d" not
move The action j, suggested. it IS not accom-
pl..hrl Tcnuy,on is not dramatic but repre-
sentative poet.
W. Woollctt- recital interesting for depth Of feel
ing .,cotuc>, Of yocal-m. and grace and variety Of
rn.t,,l cmbcll- -hmcut and aptly suggested as,ump-
tinp of cuAccr-WaS especially Interesting A. Illus
tratlyc Of TIM, distinction. He did not absolutely i'm
per,nac either the narrator the utcrocutor, and
,ct h, suggc.tcd each and every one of them. Mr.
Noolict not only apprchcnds scene IN all lis de-
toil. hut he convey, Il 10 the Imaginative perccp-
ton II hi, hearers Greater familiarity with Aylmers
Field -cngcndcriug more complete confidence In his
memory Of It, and therefore absolute sclfcommand
Will enable him 10 fuhl the ideal which yesterday
wl, not wholly expressed The most dramatic ot
rcnny-on'. poems is Maud, and next 10 that
;hc most dramatic IS Aylmer's Field. An
acting play could be- made upon TIE basis OF either
of ihrm. Nylmcr', Field contains, furthermore some
of the most fcIciou- example, OF lcnny sons NlNe
iuc- that arc packed with meaning made luminous
ly Imagery MIR. WOollctt had never before !ctltei
thi, poem I'M public and he did not prove wholly equal
tn IN" sustained effort which Is essential IN ne
delivery of ANcrill, sermon discourse Whrh should
grow more and more fcrvd aS Il reaches the loNeh
description ul Edith and should eliminate with an
overwhelming clmar If grief and passion The de
livery dropped. In this. and at the CLOSE which Is u
wonderfully hne description OF waste ana s"N'wuuo w
aud silence II cooqual where II should nave
teen ~olcmuN impressive All the narrative oi tho
fortunes Of tine lovers. however, was recieG & rl, III a
-upcr5 manner. and the pcrNomii'aton oi the pr"uu
~r Aylmer marked hi, Identity and laid bare the
-prngs Of h, character and the state of his heart
with "a most lucid and beautiful precision. ihc
,crvilr wife likewise was denoted with easy udclltY
and fine ,cogn. Here and there the omission OF an
essential word might have been noticed a. IN The
line about the infant wasting his forgotten he3it
and the Inn. aIout pity ON the tyrauts grave: but,
ON the whole. both ~ feat Of the memory and all
artistic Interpretation, this recital ol A\mei f'l
,houi bee recorded ~ superior piece of work. pos
,ihlr only to an clocution>t of the hest order and
not likely to bee cNcced 10y anybody but Mr.. Moolett
himself The service that hc Will DO I'm making this
exquisite poem better known TO the general public
should alone cntitle him to gratitude, a. we'll as
admiration.