The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-11

been one q &. piisr. ct y tbss .tuson.
b.. ~ ds SI' anu S9; II: at
| pmphs that have tempted some o. ne more
.S S &. from h sS Which SSs' ~ name
has hitherto been associated, are OF the Kind
When ssT,s e the the
| Francais she wisely felt the necessity Of APP
gearing IN othe. plays than those in which she
ceases had been as Dqad sol as nar,e De NVi-
bouro or as Mrs. Cayksor. It had not been her
sp.stlve pieces 10 which she had acted the
leading feminine part Surrounded By q
ss .h Fl sTss G not TS ssn
s s.r .a6o Snt i6 di9 the %om ;S ;hs
Jut arose. rSs sf ios new sepertors Whont
which her success In all parts OF the world
would never have been what It was. -,
How Tar his present selection Of plays Will
seen. Whether It viii suflce to bfips him that
Of all artistic aeb is S time 10 can only
show. But II would almost peem as IN In Rddi-
SI e sS tfuh hi Sa' Sq msd. HE
own. he might have to present others hitherto
OF his Overwhelming success here there can
be no question Seldom have the leading pa
pers Of Vienna devoted som CHI attention TO the
'GtE S:'p %HSS Sis sT R!s may az
that he has s won Il" piandts stand and .SSSmiums
Of the most critlcsl am na what 10 known We
The Ave plays N When he npp pe there was
the fullest extent that q which his tslsntis
no mean role BY which to t ssuss the eapapIl-
ties o. an actor,but German and English
version" the French owe to Dumas the elder.
choly. Dane was from first to last, at times
even beautiful but II as little the i,dmtet OF
ss & l 81 ssi S TeUn hS HF EG'i
himself az the eremplar of that 70 p an tic school
lie infuses into the long Trades that sneak Of
ntaste nc longer OF, our time semhlance Of
ones self The superb picturesquenesso Of his
every attitude and m ovement. the conviction
his acting, Tivot onss attention as. long as he
Y on the stage II is only when this Is left to
ss en SG ssTss
sented. In like manner, though In a less de-
gree, HE INCORPORATION ~ LeD.d incompara-
blind one to so much that is stlIted. and srti-
fetal IN classic. French tragedy, It needs a
sion. andnot even the art Of Mou3et-sullS can
Even in "oedipo Roi'' this dificuiiy had to
Be E. :t wSs iS the Of
latlon by Jules Lacroix. but when the ear had
grown accustomed to the regular cadence, Of
.vsnis .sIzes hold d one and holds one spsllo
bound In its sway. 1t Is no overstatement to
declare that the OcdD,ls OF Mounet- Sully may
fsyorably comparei with the sublimist, ere
ations OF histrionic art Ono must needs go
back to the greatest m ON Q n Is treasured in our
recollections of famous actors to find a parallel
'0 an wa. the
preston Paris found for its admiration at the
time Mounet-Sully first acted the part and for
those who have seen the embodiment. the
Whilo preserving in all it's picturesque details
classicality that suggests at every moment
an ancient statue com o to life he has presented
the tremendous figure Of the Inflated King In
reach OF modern contemporansous sympathy.
Nothing more powerfully affecting than the
concluding scenes OF Soph ocless II eat play can
he conceived In the entire range OF dramatic
literature. From his first appearance on the
steps Of the royal palace. every inch king"
till his final exit. climax follows climax without
q single lapse In the even graduation Of effort.
Technically the entire composition Of tho role
Is masterpiece Of Intelligent art; the logical
sequence is IN intained In manner that can
more easily be experienced than explained.
NJ. hounet: Sully H. an actor who By tho very
pand the attention and admiration OF play
Roers the world over. but In no role will he
more successfully prove his incontestable
in which he wisely chose to make his debut
here French tragedy is. II possible. still less
popular In America than 1t ia here, especially
when that tragedy happens to be the transla-
class OF theatre goers that wall over tho de-
cadence In the taste OF m odern play Rosrs. an
opportunity Of itnessing the highest form OF
OF NJ; hounet-Sully to the United States. will
ere long present itself. cannot be adverted to