New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-16
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
SHAKESPEARE AT THE FIFTH AVENUE
MACBETH"

crude dishcvened boisterous, and generally
,,oseouate representation OF Shakespeare I'M
o-,al tragedy OF Macbeth" occurred last night
>. ,he Fifth Avenue Theatre. and II was received
Itch ever growing tumults of irrational and mex
roehle appliance by numerous and seemingly de-
l.,.a aud.ence The play had been cut and
"ees without Judgment. and at painful sacri-
~ ~ essential portions-valuable not only for
H., baautv but for dramatic significance Tho
f,crv appeared to have been faxed" the dress
- was Queer the stage management deporable.
seth and his officers marched in one direction
' VA army in single Ale Departed in another.
- ouncan.s saw 1.-THE temple-haunting martlot"
- .. Nschsth's Castle. and the Prince Of
nn,sr,snd was obliged to seek his bedroom in
-, adtacent park The alarm bell got belated:
,,nath had 20 break one OF his best solNoqules
-sor 10 extinguish hanging-lamp In front OF
.en.s chamber and the two murderers who
o-,,loyed 10 STAY BsnQuo made their advent as
",he cked balloons escaped from one OF Bar
MN. ,ous In word the great play was
Nv ,,,,lv narglcd-nor did the acting Of II IN
u AFFORD any compensation for the wretched-
.ss Of its investture
., Nodteska played Lady Macbeth. and In
lean scene she a vision or almost I'M
y" -, beauty weird, agonized, spectral ana
ca nlv pathe,ic. but In all the other portions
p'oI,.,a she was 81 IMPLY conventional and.-as
O. ,.n,ents Of power. fatal purpose, demonAic
W,-.s,ess and helsh and terrible intensity
Vi'A.s Nars.f discordant with the chara cter.
s"0 =, temperament and In style her shVeFy
V a,d petty sarcasm In the prompting OF
'auhs ,ba murder would scarce have rufled
Maooo'" I'd her production OF one OF Macbeth 8
- ~ way OF documentary evidence tha' ne
le''e'A' = ., XII the monarch, made child's pla!
LAC w." business The exit OF Lady Maeocth
Q. -" ,-,hr,,ed daggers.-perhais the pcs' ioin'
VIZ ,where occurs for Numinative ao'ins'-lsN
'"" 49,. whatever. Nine. MoOeskas heory' no
10 e ,hs S.ddons theory-that Lady Macoe'h Is
doo'" :. woman in her allurement OF her nus
an ehcI1'.' ton has It's value But Mrs Siddons
''lo ,.aS me part in hat way, and the colossal
I'oFe- - tremendous acting In II would never
h,vp survived she had III
To-, usxor,h appeared as Macbeth Aho ~ All
NJ -.o~nsnoes are thoughtful and some OF them
i'S',s as the spirit OF all that ne Goes If am
IT,. and sincere. 1t would De peasant u INV
s.s,,g eonn,endsble IN this schievemen'-one
sonoH ,r,nortsnt that he has shown. But
u 'r,-.-,N IA oyerweighted by Macbeth. he
n s,s,,sl strength but not massive power; as
100 hut no; authority; excitement OUT not
oss,on: and al moment did he snow ''''a me
s,v sense OF supernatural soliciting his
90. .,v.nile almost inical He never once
.od +he concentration Of that awiui rep'se
~, &c the outward garment Of Maooeths Tort
,,a The orouching behind the furniture
III a., the death-cha mber. the believing out
O., he noise the contortion the pursuit.
- theatrical erect-al those expedents ere iheio-
d,ama,,e cornmonplaces An industrious IaDor,-
ors tun1ultuous piece Of rant Is not shakespeHro
yro1ce-rul image Of hend-driven ambition ana cor
roo,ns deadly remorse The omission OF man
.ss.,.,al I,nes-such as stars hide your hres
a,saa ~ .rphasize ne general effect OF els
- The rest OF the acting need not de'ain
800, II IS beneHcent 70 offer the sp'ehoiu
,ragod,es Of Shakespeare. but not unless they cuh
useeUos - W. w.
BE acted well