New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05

wac an actress: Madame Sarah Bernhard Inc
two functions of creation and Of criticism are III
close relation to each other and in one OF 'wo
cases of supreme intelligence It has been snow"
that they can be interchangeable. AS ru'e'
Of course they are not As rule. the dr"''
resents criticism. and rule the critic appheS
his principles of criticism. If principles lie
hammer TO have with a marked Indifference ~
the notifications they must undergo whe" au-
dressed to personalities and gifts of hgh oruei'
America. which pretty frequently supplies SEN
cations 10 the theatrical and musical worlds oi
London. supplies them sometimes in the hu'"oei
world of the music hall. Possibly the music man
orght no longer to be called humber "or'u
7. nos become at any rate formidable COM
petitor with the theatre from commer'iai
not from an artistic point Of view. Thea're
managers look anxiousy upon the mui''pi'o"-
.,,, Of r,usic halls and upon the widening am
billions of the music hall manager. Ana no uo"o'
tbers is an Improvement in the entertainments
no now offers The Improvement is occasional
# not general America is one Of the improving
Influences She sends over a better sort OF singer
and dancer and often q better acrobat or Jussler'
There are now at the Alhambra and have peeh
for many weeks past two of these improving
influences or three. There are the two HeheIerS'
two American girls of perhaps twelve ana Ioui-
teen whose step-dancing IS more hnlsheu all"
beautiful performance Of its own KIND ;hah mas
vet been seen In London Have they an Aneri-
can reputation. or did they. ike Miss May fohe'
c,.,te 2 reputation here TO be waited back across
the Atlantic? There Is NJ. Morris Cron'n' a's''
whom take to be an Irish-American. The pro-
granrnc describes him jugsler and so he H.
but not quite IN the ordinary sense He does MS
Juggling with Indian clubs. He too. IL origihd'
and unique His clubs a-e very llght' 'here IL
no effort to display feats Of strength. Ihey are
feats Of dexterity. wonderful examples OF quick
ness of eye and hand. He uses nrst one theh
two then three. four and hve In series VI
complicated evoutions which are as graceful as
tbov are difficult The clubs seem as much alive
as he is. they are part Of him.-so many pro-
longations of his arms and fingers ana 'hey
seem to move by an effort OF volition.
Both he and the Henglers have kept the stage
of the Alhambra much longer than usual. They
are both each in their own way, artists anu not
"artistes" The "artiste" is the lower and more
DEGRADED form of the artist. If anybody thinks
f. wrong to apply the word artist to dancers ana
iugglers he will perhaps cast glance backward
at q civilization earlier ard more perfect and b au-
tiful than ours that Of the Greeks. They II any
hodv knew the meaning of the word art we are
their pupils and interiors. both in art and IN most
forms Of intellectual effort. The Greeks SET d
value upon physical training and upon excellence
in sports and games and other forms OF physical
exercise far higher than We do. They put t"e
body and the mind less far apart We h'eu no'
be ashamed to initiate them In that as IN o'n''
things. nor ashamed to take credit as Hher'-
oars Cor Tho extreme beauty and excellence OF
the gymnastics Of the Misses Hengler ana u MI
Morris Cronin.
MIR f. S. Willard Is the latest instance OF me
,.,,ua NJ American experience and American
reputation in London His success In the 'h'''"
c,ate. baa made him a success here. 1t is not
,,o-olv, that he gained considerable reputation
:, America The echo Of that Is heard In Eng
land hut that is not all When Mr. Willard le'
,b,s country he belonged In the second II nor IN
the third rank He was thought a meritori"us
octor with some individuality. with style want
ing IN rexlbility wanting in Distinction wanNhh
l., many things lie returns from America am ~
u M, unite in the front rank far superior GER
tainly. TO another actor whom America welcomed
with unaccountable cordially, Mr wilson Bar
rett.
Mr. willard has produced here Mr.. Hairless
.rbo Professors Love Story" which he had first
brought ont I'm America The piece was known
here AT least 70 several managers "ho had To-
tec,ed IT, and was not liked. Mr. WillardS acnhg
eeems 70 be one chief cause Of It's success iie'
came 10 stay week or two and IS near IN"
end ~ his second month;-t may be more. ~
q time when business in the theatrical "a III
other worlds Is dull. he has been playing 'n's
despised piece TO full houses. lie gaineH conn
demo. in himself for the recognition "m'h
America gave him. Confidence Is always hhi'
the battle Many and many an actor has founu
,,, tho uee Of two or more different pubhcs
What one rejects the other accepts. lhey give
him a double or triple chance. One audience -
svInpathetic TO him and he to It; another Is not.
The actor and the public both gam Inc ao'"'
finds his career open broad before him. The pub
lie has the pleasure. perhaps OF discovering Ger
,afnlv Of enjoying an art which the other pubhc
misunderstood And then the other public when
&c IN this case the English. begins also to under
stand and 10 enjoy. '" W. %