The daily critic., 1890-07-25

Hearts of the London Crtics
The thousands Of Washiugtonians
WHO visited Tie National Thoatg 1ut
irp lle engagement of On Auws.in
DAILY Comedy Company, and who, most
naturally. fen in love with The finished
0rtard clGmiurp personality of Miss Ala
BCh8n win bg pleased W read Tie f).-
lowing which Is reprinted from % Lon
don cahIegram TO the New York eHI.
London is ringing with the praise, of
Ada Behan's H7sE'iHd aud iha critics
win one voice accord her The dret place
amorg living condolences las You
iikelt' is the greatest triumph Of Days
superb company nd not Oh have seen
the American players in Shakespeare
charming pastoral is 90 acknowledge
ones self ont 90 fashion in the polite
society OF London Yet, while the
newspapers are lavish in their praises OF
The entire cast Drew ds OUJg7D, Lewis
ss ToHeba7ne, and Miss Prince AS C,iit,
Tile enthusiasm over Rehau is boundless
No surCr Indication of tbg position she
has won can De advanced than Clement
Scois review OF TUESDAY nights per
Torrance at the LyCuum Go the 1els
graph. Scott is The most bitter and Sc
we're Ui all The London critics. aud the
most feared, aud bis first impression Of
kehau as expressed upon The occasion
Of the DAILY Company's FIRST visit to The
metropolis were not 1mplimgutary.
But SCotts CritiJue of her Rgstiini on
Wednesday was the most enthusiastic
aud adulatoty Of all A few extracts
from bis article uives some idea OF his
change of heart He saws.
English audiences gD 20 slgep over
Shakespeare, because Qs q rule The
text is delivered with such siOvenliuess
Last night all remained in their seats
delighted until u 80 O'Clock, and even
then the majority were disincinel to
go of course Miss Ada Rehan was
the heroine OF the evening, and IL is
only fair 10 say that her R1s0liad re
quiGes far more thought and care 20
describe and convey the meaning of
than can be given 10 the hurried hours
after a late performance
1T has three distinct qualities
grace, bumor and wumanliuess II
matters little IN what scene you behold
her, R0I}iHd Is the embodiment Of
grace and womauly charm What style
she has In the opening scenes before The
chuTlish banishment How she sweeps
the stage 10 her gorgeous apparel, hy
the side Of hCI playmate, CELIA With
what dignity she makes her obeisance,
alike 10 the GnviOus Duke and 10 the
successful wrestler. OridRdJt
In breadth Of style, 10 dignity Of
carriage in that bold sweep Of the stage
So little seen In modern times. surely
Miss Ada Rehan stands alone and with.
out a rival Artists may paint with a
bold brush, or may indulge In elaborate
detail. One may be brilliant In exccu.
lion, the other finished. Miss Rehan
belongs 90 the grander school of art
She treads the stage with elasticity aul
trmuess. She does not shamhle on
Ikea nervous amateur But best nf
All Miss Rchan's Hoy1liHd. with all its
hystcriCal impulse. with an its octs
sinnol extravaganza, with an lis origi.
nal ecccuthCity is charming and
womunly creation Iris not % magtu
line woman bur vuith.t woman. im
hucd with The very spirit ot reckless
fun and abandonment 10 The humlr of
the situation
Scott concludes Pure Shakespeare
and good olocuiiou are the things we
do not meet with In England every dAy.
II was refreshing novelty
a feature Of AS You Like H." az
by the Daily Company, Is a
bold innovation that has been much
discussed The Daily people pronounce
the last syllable Of R5mliRd 20 rhyme
with ind DAILY explains that Snake
peaIe probably knew what he was about
when be made the word Rosalnl rhyme
in OHaHd0's verses. and insists that the
long sound Of the II" In the last syllable
Is correct, \ controversy will probably
be aroused by this dictum Of the Ameri
can company that will be Of interest 70
all ohakespeaTean scholars