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She Slakes a Strong and Powerful Impression in H Camille.”MS. AND las. BOB CDTTIXG, JR.. HANDICAPPED BX A POOR PLAY.Botton Taken Klutlly to Oauar Wild*'* Cynioal Comedy, 14 I~nlt;ly WJndor-iu«rn*a Fnu—«■ Shiloh,” a War Drama, Excites to DntliualstBm a Lurce Audience at Niblo1*—Clitmeos of Bills at tlio Theatres.Marcherltn Gauthier.................—*»J5. Dub*Madkiua Duv*rnoy..............O. fcolnr.ziOlimpia .............................„U. hoaivootokrniinift......................................j,;. Kop-jloNohU*...... ........MftirazzttrlArmando Du?al„ ................V. An daDu vat, ano padre.........................E, M Azr.au tiGQbtoDo do lllaux..„ap ....A, GtdlmnihaUit-baudeoH..............................{;,Gustavo. ........... it, Uiumml11 Goiito di Glray ..................Lt OrlauriinlJlbiynor ill Varrill©................ISonlteutcjVa Dottoiyi..................................A*. hlauunUn Pocta.leib«ro.................P. JlettlIjn Lwclie,.....,.., A* GemA slender, fragile woman, unobtrusive, almost shrinking 1il manner—a pale, oval, appealing lace, regular in features—clustering Dlaek hall1, dark, luminous eyes lull of melancholy—thta wag signora Eleonora Duse as she flrat stood beroro the audience gathered In iho Fifth Avenue Theatre last, evening and strove in vain for what seeraod minutes to inalvo herself heard ahovo tlie uproar or licr welcome.rLater- the Ups ported into ewcot smiles or trembled with sorrow, the eyes brimmed with tears or Daabed with indignation or melted 10 tenderness; across tlio wiiolo lace Gashed every emotion of tli* mome nt~. flitting gjotuns of doubt or love or hopelessness, never Calling of Its intended effect and never uudul ox-pressed; the long. Blender Ungers, forerunners of tljo Ups, were eloquent with meaning; the whole irumo spolto through a physical reposo that at first puzzled and then amazed; and a gentle, well-rounded voice, hai p-Ukom Us quality and us low, alternately charmed and soothed the heart or touched Its airings with tenderesL melancholy.Jt is hard to find a basis of comparison for Eleonora JJusu. «ho never tnlaacd of tno proper effect, yet she never sec rued Co a Give lor it. Indeed, the absence or effort was quo of the striking' characteristics of her acting last night. tfho was never unduly prominent; she rarely occupied the contra or tin* a luge, and sumo of her most moving scenes wera enacted almost from outside it.it could never be seen tunc eho was ever conscious of tbo opportunities for climax which the generality of actresses labor so hard id attain. Again und tupmi “ points ’ seemed to miss Uor, ana yofc ilie effect was always made upon the audience.Her methods are simplicity itself. A touch here u look, an ututude, tbo movement of the liana or bead—and the accomplishment wus complete. How it was done even tue nccusLomed student of tho mechanism of thu stage was sometimes bull' puzzled to tell at lirst, ho porBiatcntlr unobtrusive was this Camille, ao utterly unconventional and bo lacking in artificiality, illusion could not easily go further. Objection may bo and from tlio stand point or our at age should bo raised to her ideal o£ Marguerite Gauthier, bbe did not seem to belong to the 1mlr-world oi Furls at all; her love,her I rust, her longing for pure affection wore beautifully sue-posted; but the auditor unfamiliar with tho Btory and not understanding tho tongue, might eapily go away from thu theaLro without knowing— hardly perhaps suspecting —what Camille really was, so white had love washed her in Signora Duse's eyes. And yet, accepting the Interpretation, one could scarcely imagine a completer or a more beautiful execution. It did not. look like arc at ail, but an actual exuerienco or life.The admiration which Signora Duso has excited la unmistakable. Uer auciienco 'last night was aroused to tho highest pitch of emotional excitement at many points, pay lug her not only the tribute ox uiicnatrolled vociferation but the deeper oompllment of hanging sliont upon lior speech or of vigorously chlalng the Intemperate who sought to interrupt tlio action with tbeir applause. And in this hearty triumph 6ig. Autio fully Bhared- Bin method la singularly reminiscent or that of hla chief In certain of its phases, but as bents the impetuous cuaractur of Armand It was marked by splendid outhurats of passion, whloh never oven in their seemingly unmtrainnble momentsPOSSfld bevonri.thn due hmindR nr nur.nm
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New York World
New York, New York, US
Tue, Jan 24, 1893
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