New-York tribune., 1900-10-23

invest him with any glamour Of personal charm.
She moderately effective In the mirror scene.
but in that of the haunted battlefeld.-which re-
quires something Ike imaginative excitement, an
emotion of and a display OF spasmcdic force,
she Inadequate. The situation carries it
self Ii ought to be added. though, that, despite
her physical weakness somewhat nasal utterance,
indistinct articulation in rapid speech, and the
high, thin that cannot convey feeling, the
vehemence of this little creature was extraordinary.
She at her best, though. in the of suppli
cation and childike Establishment with the old
Austrian Emperor. The vein of Miss Adams is
domestic and romantic-not tragic. She carried
the second act of the play (Which IN point of com
edy and of construction is far the besO with sus-
tanned vigor and gratifying skill The part is some
what nsipid, but II does admit of occasional aban-
donment Possessed of a gentle personality and
capable Of a piquant behavior, this actress
sprightly and bonnie lass IN THE Little Minister
and, doubtless, that performance furnished the
measure Of her talent. AS Juliet she weak
ness personiied In Reichstadt she gives in
teigent performance. mostly on q commonplace
level It would be idle TO discuss the acting Of Miss
Maude Adams n manifestation of dramatic
genius, as an artistic display of anything finer
or more important than the pretty water colors of
an italian fresco She stands at about the altitude
Of Catherine Moreand. in Miss Austen's fine novel
Of 'Northanger Abbey; and that is high praise. In
the uniform of Austrian colonel she presented
a trim and jaunty figure and she was frequently
and cordially applauded
When "L'Aiglon' first acted IN Paris, with
. Sarah Bernhardt s Reichstadt, its references to
the former military achievements OF France,-al
achievements Of the cut-throat order being con-
sidered "gIories caused a prodgious emotion to
surge IN the Gallo bosom. and the result Of that
noble excitement seems to have been general
oscuaton. MT. Sardou kissed Mr.. Rostand: Mr.
Coquelin kissed Miss Bernhardt; and there was
miscellaneous exchange of kisses among princes.
potentates politicians and martial chieftains, such
as might satisfied old Falstaff's adjuraton to
'1et II rain kissing comhts and snow eringoes!"
No such result dlscernible last night. Sugges-
tions of the sanguinary Of that vulgar. un-
scrupulous wicked and hateful though indomit-
able, brilliant, and very able military tyrant. Ma
poleon Bonaparte, were received with admirable
composure, and the melancholy fact that the son
did not succeed In initiating the sire was accepted
with complete resignation. Thoroughly to enjoy
this drama of THE Eaglet" the spectator must
be of those ingenious and conhdlng readers of
history who, unnstructed by copious modern rev
elations of the truth. still cling TO the belief that
Napoleon Bonaparte was a nero, that his charac-
ter splendid his life glorious. his exile la
mentable, his death pathetic. and his fate cru
city. forever 10 be deplored. Creduous souls, Of
that persuasion still abound. and The Eaglet"
ought to be a comfort them-even when it is
presented by actress of the order Of the
doll. More exigent auditors will not care for It
feeling that sentimental regret for the Napoleonic
dynasty Is something for which no friend
of human liberty and Christian civiliza-
ton has any ground. could find any
reason. The public gain in this production
/ is practical knowledge Of new French drama of
considerable pictorial merit and technical ingenu-
ity and OF much publicity and vogue impulse
to the reviewal Of salient passages French his
tory and to the closer observance Of French poll
tics; reminders of fatuous but not altogether un-
interesting historic parsonage; and. finally. such
! enjoyment may be derived from gazing upon
luminous scenic tableaus (the setting is excellent
! and seeing several fine achievements in the art OF
acting. Mr.. II GilmOur, impersonating Of
those sturdy soldiers of the Empire that were
prevalent and delightful in the old stage days
/ OF Henry Placde and John Nicknson, touched
every heart by his natural, simple. powerful ex-
preston Of blunt honesty. gruf humor and daunt-
less fidelity. The tribute to the old guard was
/ spoken with passionate eoquence. and the death
, of Observation-Disclosures by the veteran to avoid
capture,-was essentially the climax OF the repre-
sentation. The production was received with great
favor. w w