Year: 1874

BOOTHS THEATEE-MASKS AND FACES-MISS KATE


FIELD.


Miss Kate Field made her first appearance
upon stage SATURDAY. evening, at Booths Theater.
In the character Of reg WOhgtoA. The lower part OF
the LOlse was crowded. tile galleries were tOeraby
vel peOplcd that The assemblage OF spectators was
numerous 1t was also. In unusual degree. distin
guished Men aud women Of the first trdnk literature
art ard thronged with accord TO view this
Courageous effort of brilliant and wOrthiIy ambitious
oomrsde and the welcome accorded TO Miss Field was
exceedingly cordial At end Of the first act she was
called before the curtain at later period in the per
formance che mIde the recipient OF many floral
tnbues aud q. Of the representation she
rewarded with emphatic applause. The audience, In
brief did all tDat 1t could and with the heartcst good
will, 10 make this endeavOr success. No novice has
appeared the wYOrk stage under better auspices
and none has accomplished at the outset TO sat
isfy the ancipatons OF friendship not to meet the
requirements Of dramatic art.


The sage is not populOus with womcn OF brains and
the arrival upon II OF tried and proved in
telectull character and accomplishments Will always
be accepted with profound satisfaction. The hope, in
euch case Is general and sincere that the aspirant
will proye 10 be an actress and will win her way TO fame
and fortune Tne OF sucea person Is beneficial
both 10 the stage and 10 society The inclination even
OF critical commentators is TO lean much In the
favor OF such beginner Experience, however, has
shown that to person who lacks the faculty for acting


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acquired than the color of the eyes is to be changed
intellect and culture OF little upon the stage II
Miss Field possesses the faculty for acting land possibly
she does for she Is descended from ancestry Of play
ers she did largely display upon this occasion
Is difficult Justly TO describe this performance 1t might
perhaps he said that Miss Field made both q success
and q failure The Of the woman; the other
OF the actress Strong character bright and keen
Intelligence. taste, refinement, aud sensibility shone
through her conduct. and strongly and pleasngly de-
noted the iLdiyidualsm within. 1t very easy, by
these TO the earnest soul and the imaginative
mind. II the power TO form ideal also the
power give 1t in execution. Miss Field would be
actress at Even with her obvious limitations she
wi suIpass IN achievement aud In merit the calow
chs aud dolfaced prattlers who just now so nu-
merously masquerading IN public dramatic artists
That is not the poiut When clever and mature woman
widely known n sparkling lecturer and a pungent
and brilliant wuter-cOmes before the public In one of
the most prominent tbeaters n America and in OF
the most dicult and exacng parts In modern comedy,
more IS promised and is expected than compet-
tlon however prosperous, with wax figures and white
muslin.


To choose Peg Wopngton for first appearance was,
IN one sense 10 eyince audaety than discretion
The par. Is one that even born actress only play
well after long experience. When II is considered
though that In our fast age, people impatient oi
watching growth and have no eyes except for salient
deeds and positive achievement it will be that. n


other sense choice judlciots-snce, at least
1t could not fail 70 attract attention miss Field, pos
sbiy dl not assume or anticipate that she could act
4 lG Bggng'o~ . ~gst have kooB0 that tie part re-