New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-08
THE DRAM A
Romeo and Juliet at the
4cademy of Nas'c.

.-,.,s. audience, which filed
- Of Music, Mr. SotneTn ana
.E--,o,-a began OF Monday night thelT
~ = -.,--er--74snees III plays by SNAKE
no. ..T7o-,ao and Juliet is the play
-. week II viii be followed
20 -. >. The Tanning Of the ohre"
= --Tpselfth Night
z-.-~=15a~ though the public IS Wiz 'Ne
(.-,--s,oes os these favorite artists 'hf1e
:, ever rev pleasure in the co'''eA1'
60. Co.. :. -,,ef- efforts As the stsr-crosseo
- - Verona NJ. Sothern ana MISS
lo' re seen at their best This does
-i'-- -, mat heirs Is the best preseflta-
:. tl-a TRAGEDY that has ever peei'
: che time OF DlayEoers CT tohe
--,es and stllI active attendance u~-
- 10 acknowledged that theE AdliI-
re greatest romance OF me mas
IL .,.-is- and master poet OF al time
- afforded in these present daSs.
e Iis -.e.--,-s Romeo is somewhat lack
-i-- .-.a--i, shirt. Nr. Sothern's coun-
= not mobile, il has TAeo ana
stiffness. which detrscts from MS
:, ,o---zv the deeply stirred emo
49, Ms voice is one Of tie best on
----e--rorary stage. and for The most
b. l-e4rs how TO use IT, There Is
Fa-- -..rs-rholv On this Romeo. even IN
encounter with Juliet and even ~
Lon scene. where. Il ever the dis
"a liant and romantic spirit were
+.- This must be the occasion OF
-, -7-zo-. Nj sothern's Romeo does
80 70 arouse himself and interest
--,s-+s-o- until the scene IN which he
-.a.,hes 7vbalt 10 his fathers and then
- .-fere n -ezI power
srfse Na-love's Juliet tss lost none or
i,s- charm one ventures To say that II the
orion scene she : one Of the most
.--fs-.cs5lv satisfying cf The Juljets Of the
rssr Quarter Of a century. This scene Is
s-,sIfv dreaded by the judiclous because
almost every actress rants IN IL and tears
--a e5- and splits the ears Of heaven But
Miss Ne-l7v-a rempers al with me dis
c-rrsor- Her potion scene Is touching, not
-e--.<vfrz- convincing, not repenanf- she
-orcer-ez II and euar-s Il n the right way
T5e- balcony scene IL one Of maiden
v-i--te-v and t-eruor- The poet himself
-fc-- have hears such e voice 6 hers
v-e1 h wrote
=o~ sfrs- sweet sound lovers -onEzes b.
-tEH-
l.ss sas,sz; music 70 srrepd-us ears.
AID II the chamber scene. with Romeo.
1er farewell has exquisite tenderness. But
rac y1acr Adelaide Nelson has brought OUT
ne x-o-S-ous lyrical beauty Of the lines be
ginning
--s-- -1cu r. gone Il is rot .e- nsa- CAY
- z-zs ne Nightingale and NOT the lark
- e. pierced TIE f-zTfC. hollow o. thine ear
Refreshing indeed Is The fact that the
season Is 10 yield a month OF Shakespear-
tsr drama The audience and its attention
--o-e5. # proof were needed that the pub
lie VII heartily support such Al effort
p-e- r. has -air chance NJ Sotbern
I'D Ms ETz-l-7re deserve much praise for
= performance which II not great. i, az
z-- rate distinguished
--o-s ra-z been many Nurses - ne
House n rs-uIer better than the Nurse Of
--.v revival and Z Nrercutio less militant
las seldom raer seen But. taken rs =
whole. Tie presentation Of this tragedy 81
she Academy 90 1Tslsic = cou-neudabIe for
--z manner and rs poetic spirit There can
nc no doubt that -le Sorhern- Afsrlo7-e
7-th Of Shakespeare VIII win liberal pub
C support llr. Sorheru and Miss Narlowe
u.z1- e they followed the general path,
more EASILY insure fortune by 1rif7inE with
re s--ile STUFF which oozes from the brains
Il ls,f hundred plzEvrigE-s o. The hour:
a-- -hev ar4 faithful "a The higher claims
NJ -1-i- calling. and II Is orinE 70 such
@1sHrv --a- Shakespeare does not perish
Pom ere american stage A "
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