The Theatre First of All, and When the Public Monarchs
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SUNDAY, MARCH 2J5, ISWR 2 AEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. THE ACTOR. STAGE AFFAIRS: SENSE IN" VERSE. From an Old THE WANING SEASON. Poem. The Player's province they but vainly try, » theatre?, for some time, the ~'\^. In most of the local Who want these powers, deportmei^ ' thing that is willbe the thing that hns been. Trie eye. voice mn*M* prodigious activity long pr'-vnlcnt in the theatrical THE Kuh.^idlßg. away. THEATRE The sight 'tis only grace world is Failures are fading critic's can please^ are prosperous; sev- No figure charms us ifit Most of tho plays now current has not ease. ' eral of them are exceptionally worthy. The Crank There are who think the stature all inail. Drama is always with u.-;— hut lately there has Nor like the hero ifhe is not tall. toecn evident a growing public distaste for morbid The feeling sense all other wit supplies, \u25a0exhibitions. Foreign formers, freighted with Irate no actor's merits by his size: symbols and mysticism, have, for the most part, Superior height requires superior grace; been allowed to keep their mysteries and their And what's a giant with a vacant face? colic to themselves. Financial stringency- femotional Theatric In their the Theatre first of all, and when the public monarchs. tragic gait. effects Affect to mark the solemn pace is trained to curtail expenditure for theatrical of state* first ilrojis the exotic— the thing One foot put forward in position strong" entertainment it other, vassal, ie.isi tho performance In a The like its dragg'd along: tliat it understands— So grave each motion, Jnreigu Much of the support that has so exact and slow. lansuase. Like wooden monarchs at puppet given to stvfl of kind in the past has a show. } been that The delights proceeded from affectation. Signer Now de- mien us that has native grace, But parted from America, much displeased at his ic- affectation ill supplies its place. nary. Mine. Vera F. cej.tion. The Russian Unskilful actors, like your mimic apes. Komisarzhevsk: flickered out. after three mourn- Will writhe their bodies lime. Nazi- in a thousand shapes; lul weeks. That febrile eccentricity However foreign from the poet's of English for many art. roova. after making fritters No tragic hero but a week?, Theatre, departed for "the admires start! .'it the Is!jou What though unfeeling of the nervous is blooming. There will line. road." The crop of farces Who but allows his attitude is fine? he no important change at any of the theatres While a whole minute equipoised he stands. until April 6. The legitimate tragic leader of our excluded, and he will TillPraise dismiss him with her echoing hands* wage, Robert Mantell. Is Resolved, though Nature season, appear in New York. Miss Mar- hate th» tedious pause not. this By perseverance to coming is uncertain. Several musical corae- extort applause. Jowe's When Romeo, sorrowing at his riies now on. like Tennyson's brook. As early as Juliet's doom. will. With eager madness bursts the canvas . \u0084.. of April several of the theatres tomb. the The sudden whirl, stretched probably, dosed for the Signs are lee and lifted have Reason. make, sta£ tilready apparent of the approach of the ruof- Which please the vulgar, the critic laugh. fgarden revels. Toprint the passion's force, and mark it well, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. The proper action Nature's self will tell: No pleasing powers F.ivi\u25a0•.-!.,.\u25a0! will act at the Academy of distortions e'er express. Mr. And nicer judgment always Music, in "The Squaw Man," for two weeks longer. loathes excess. buskin, • popular playhouse has been crowded Bin In sock or who o'erleaps the bounds That Disgusts reason {his engagement began, and apparently, it will be our and our taste confounds. %o until it ends. Of all the evils which the stag* molest, fi THEATRE. Ihate your fool who overacts his jest; ASTOR MORGAN. PERCY HASWELL. the Astor Theatre there is no abatement of BEATRICE Acting the Family," at tho Who murders what the poet finely writ. i'At Harlem Opera in "The Honor of on Mr. Walter's effective thiugh some- Leading woman in the House And. like a bungler, haggles all his wit; l Itittendance Company. Hudson Theatre. |limes repulsive play. "Paid in Full." The acting Stock With shrug, and grin, and gesture out of place, ;cf it accounts tor much of its success. There is And writes a foolish comment with his face. 'neither peed nor intention to make any change of any doubt that, ifintroduced at it should bo well bj t- when produced at thi Man- be all.*. The word and action, conjointly suit; at the Astor. as introduced in the most profoundly reverent spirit. should iill itre, pert i acting words labor too lut Midi. Kallch's Christ, as Manson. is repre- But is minute: !; BELASCO THEATRE. of Marta pleas Imli and to them it is In this play Jesus Grimace will ever lead the judgment wrong: Warren, by Mr. sented as indicating to "the buttons" the impro- I The tine performance of General Impression v commended from the family breakfast, and While sober humor marks the strong.' and the zealous auxiliary performances of priety of eating jam Her proper traits the flx'd attention "Keenan. GARRICK THEATRE. making speeches satirically double in meaning, hit. Charlotte Walker. Miss Dunn and their com- EDITH WYNNE MATTHISON. as to Miss I in which, replying to And bring me closer the poet's wit: players, together with a beautiful stage Bet- The farce called "Toddles" was put to n such, for example, as that rade Acting in "The in the House," at the Savoy Theatre. With her delighted o'er each scene Igo. n:e;t-.! <\u25a0 not lally amusing Servant Bishop Of Lancashire's wish to have him ting and the interesting story told in Mr. de The pi< Is .--!•*\u25a0 the not " refers, equivocally, to Well pleased, and ashamed of being so. «> dime's play of -The Warrens of Virginia. make it mit;:it h.ivi- p< ned Bom< measure Ol "nailed up," he his cruci- \u25a0 \u25a0 generous still \u25a0»]\u25a0•' Belasco Theatre an attractive resort for large Incipal character In It had been Intru3ted for it tell \u25a0 \u25a0in mil! pit and II li ent week at the Lyric will be devoted to repetitions fixion. The manner in which Manson turns sin. But let the actor forbear • \u25a0 Dundreary." is, To copy features with a mimic's care! -.- ' tv a good i and not U> Mr John Barry- : with i(Teeth ecenieal pictun of "If : Were King"and "Lord personified Hy that Bishop, out of the bouse to 'audiences. • pay the least, most There has long 'Tis a poor skill which every fool can reach, THEATRE. more. tributive to MAJESTIC THEATRE. un-Chrtetllke. BIJOU with Sunday existed :l delusion that the love, charity, infinite A vile stage custom, hor.or'd in the breach. i the purposed <\u25a0>\u25a0\u25a0>- >n Dttrfchstcin's farce. "Bluffs.' continues at GERMAN THEATRE. Attention is agnin directed to pity, and forgiveness of embrace alt sinners. Worse as more close the disingenuous art \u25a0 precepts the Inl Christ \u25a0 and ' \u25a0' " bration, Walker, th* 1 performances will t!: ; by Messrs. Williams and of The ••symbolic" discourse, the the wanton • iii;; Diversified - v . who plaj in th- last act. on Isut shows looseness of the heart. i ]m : given bj anniversary their professional part- ie Cormaai th il and this week: On Monda; nd Tuc \u25a0 sixteenth of noble profession of scavenger, and on death, cor- When Ibehold a wretch, of talents "an. lastidSous German Theatre • ;- nership. festivity and song not too \u25a0 That of frolic will oc- i tful bhv dy ol "Alt Heid< ruption, and contingent remainders in the church Drag public'foibles on the public scene. * Thursd \u25a0 cur, at the Majestic Theatre, on Tuesday even- h. rg" wiUße acted I SVedn< sday, Mr Fai num, who I sub-cellar, i.? sickening. The acting, though almost Forsaking Nature's fair and open William ing, March 31. The representation of "Bandanna road. THEATRE. Saturday evenings a play, by Fritz R< itei in Mr iv uniformly fine, might be better. "When Henry Irving', To mark some whim, some strange, peculiar* } BROADWAY prin- Land" will, occasion, be augmented by the rntxHV Dream," firmly "Inspector B will be p< rformi I. the \u25a0 on that as Robert M;u?aire. had to take the hand of his with, disgust. Iloathe his The musical play of "A Waltz '• the Lil I songs previous lir.-d servile plan, cipal part in i; led by Ernst Sauermann. use of and scenes selected from en- \u25a0on (who not used, furtively, to in the public liking, enters on the tenth \u25a0 does know him), he Despise the mimic and abhor the man. fcwialiUslmd '' ''""' "'\u25a0'" '\u25a0'• tertaining medleys In which those amusing colon •! to- On \u25a0 \u25a0 \u25a0 cover his own with \u25a0 handkerchief, as though lame, Veek Of its career at the Broadway Theatre Fi ' '" force Tho plo tmi ci Mr Far- performers Successfully participated. The hand Go to the to hospitals repair. \u25a0 ! have otherwise, morrow night. Cheering to see and delightful to yon !•• will "i"\u25a0"'\u25a0\u25a0 ! ' his touch would, be a contamination. Ar.d hunt for humor in distortions there; \u25a0 ' joint stage career of Messrs. and Walker thtar,— gay scenery and lively music, man;i I Williams Something ...... reasonably have been F!!i the of the motley whim by reason of began i:i X*-.