New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-07
THE DRAMA.
REMITTANCE OF RosN CoGHLAN,

REMITTANCE OF ROSF COGHIAN,
The return of Miss Rose Coghlin which is always
welcome event. effected lasn night at the Four
teenth street Theatre, and the fine performance OF
Peg Woffington that is given Icy this accomplished
actress was seen with pleasure by large audience
Miss Coghan has long since cOnqlered her place among
the foremost players Of the day. End she holds it with
q firm grasp. Few actresses of any period have
30 well satisfied the of beauty. con-
siderable part Of her success is that of personality
The observer sees type of rich, luxuriant woman
hood, face that is full of mingled mirth and sentl
ment, figure that keeps in middle life the grace OF
youth; and he hears voice OF singular sweetness
full rich, and ripping With merriment despite the
wear of time. There constant suggestions also
of the force Of strong Individual character, intlma
lions even of dangerous Gle ents, in the nature that
wears this environment of loneliness. The tone OF
conventionauty is obviously an assumed tone,
Whatever else she may be as an actress
Rose Coghlan is not conventional, The
oomposure grows transparent sometimes, aud
depths of scorn and bitterness momentarily seen
within it. Through MUCH Of her embodiment of Peg
Wellington, this occasion her constitutional tendency
TO glee and satire was plainly apparent. so that
at certain serious moments the actress seemed distinct
from the part and to have no faith in it. And
indeed II may well be assumed that more complex
and varied and passionate experience than that of
Peg Wellington in this comedy is required entirely
10 arouse the emotional power of this actress The
discovery Of mistake to the fidelity Of human
love in time, TO be novel, or to he productive OF
shock The heart of little experience can alone be
wildly sensitive to this trial. Miss Coghlan was
sufficiently in earnest, however for the purposes Of
the stage and in the mood of railery she was re-
markably brilliant. she has introduced dance. with
which TO close the first act, and she divides the
piece into four acts. Mr. J. T. sullivan played
Pomander-a part to which he brings all needful dis
tinction and which he embOdes with elaborate grace
But what has impaired the fluent delivery that was
once this actors charm7 Why these flaws ana
starts? Why these fluctuations from slow and sombre
gravity to sudden CELEBRITY in and the same sentence
Pomander is consistently ana continuously bland,
fluent, flexible and speciOus and no intersection OF
ANYTHING ominous can make him more impressive
Mr. Whhen brought out in bold relief the qusntnesS
of Trplet and his unconscious MnlOf. The occasional
little swagger of uifdying vanity was delicious The
musical nterlude is charming, and Mr.. Whilen no
doubt feels the pahOS of the characteristics II TOO
much perhaps 10 be able TO convey it, certainly the
embotsinent during nearly the weDle of It's course,
somewhat lacked the subtle touch of suffering, the
deep sincerity grief and trouble shat IL has become
a second nature 70 bear without Complaint. -
Miss Coghlan will remain all tho week at the -Four
teeDth Street Theatre, playing Zach night land on
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons. This Is the full
cast Of " Masks and Faces: