The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
MRS. lie M0YNE'S READING
Listened to AttentiVeIy by a
Large and Intelligent Au-
dience.

Hasbrouck Hall was we'll filled last
night when Mrs. Sarah Cowell LIE MoYne
for the second time read before a Jersey
City audience. Remembering ner first
reading here under the auspices OF the
Rambler Club, last winter. the greater
number of those who were in the audi
dience took the opportunity of hearing
Mrs. LIE Moyne IN a programme differi n Z
widely from that of last season. The
first part was made up of scenes from
Macbeth. beginning with the fifth, in
Act /. 1t would seem that the selection
ad been made with a view to tracing
the crime Of Lady Macbeth from the in
ception OF its motive. as she reads her
husbands account of the witches prop
hecy to its legitimate outcome in the sleep
walking scene. the one quality above
all others which gives Mrs. LIE Moyne's
reading its great value. is the rounded
conception of her subject which she evil
IDENTITY furmulstes. There must be in
Mrs. LIE Moyus's mind such a clear in.
sight into the motives. the mental and
svan the physical traits thai go to make
up the personality of Lady Macbeth, th "
for the moment, she thinks. feels aud
consequently acts. as the woman herself
would do, Il is this which accounts for
the consistency OF her portrayal of char.
acter. II is this which made her Lady
Macbeth, invoking the aid of all evil
spirits TO arm her for foul deeds. nervtug
her husband to murder, aad finally in q
climax of gloomy scorn, crying out, In
firm of purpose. give me the daggerp'-
a living creation. IL 10 this without
which the highest training of voice and
manner il hollow and valueless.
One excellent showing Of humaa
nature was her vivid setting forsh of the
domination of the great miad of Macbeth
by his relentless Nemssis--his wife. Yes,
l know it's all Shakespeare. but it's nons
the less credit to the reader for bringing
it out. In the sleeping walking scene.
one missed the stage accessories-the
darkened hall. the lighted candle. the
scenic accompaniment.
Tbs programmes second half was
widely dissimilar from the first.
1t began with Eugene Fields
1.-THE little Yallsr Baby"
which may be fairly called the success of
the evening. No wonder that tender
hearted little story has been so popular
it deserves to be. The only Browning
Brought the Good News from Ghent to
AK"
The nnal number was a clever skis
called "a Literary Luncheon written
| for Mrs. lie Moyue by Margaret Morris.
A club of society women have met to dis
cuss "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" Thew
do so-with digressious. How great
digressions may be inferred from the fact
that when at the close, a book is TO be
chosen for mex time, half the club
g gerly embrace the suggestion TO dds
| cuss chat book with the queer name,"
which turns out to be 'Dr. Jekyll' again.
The different characters were clearly
| marked, ana the interest admirably sus-
tanned.
With Mrs. lie Moyne. art has become
pature In listening TO her, ons takes her
technique for granted; one maY quarrel
with her interpretation, for that is u mat
| ter of Individual preference, but as FOR
, the rest, a musicians did with
Pa~derewskf. SO elocutiopists may just sit
back aud listen After the reading I was
com pairing notss With Que who remem-
bsrsd ChArlstts Cushman Ia her prime,
aud had found a close Resemblance be
tween the two.