Show i t oo tliE PEEP 0! i3Af-- 0 A LtTEltAitY MAGAZINE urrrALfJ HARMON THEATRICAL REVIEW Mr Line as ‘ Richelieu’ readied his greatest triumph tVe pffsuiri itishis beftnnd most representative charaoh'f though h judgment on this must he suspended until he tfinll luive played Richard’ The public opinion seem to be tKit as yet ‘Rieliellctf is the character in which he has shown hU highest Not that it is more marked than his ‘Damon’ but th6 efforts cast of the greatest statesman of France is ninny degrees above The play of ‘ Dhtmonl the declamatory senator of Syracuse nhd Pythias’ is very beautiful and touching in its sentiments and uncommon friendship' and very strong in its portraiture of a fearless patriotic denouncer yet it is certainly not beyond c and sensation order hut Richelieu ranks the among the high est of first class plays In such charactefs ns ‘Dftinoil’ ami Holla’ Bit Lyne is eminently great biff like Edmulld Forest ho lm a forte higher than they His ‘Pfyznro’ iiin ted a ‘ltichard’ his ‘ShyJock’ proved him tilted for aShaks-ptarcai- i bast and his ‘Richelieu’ brought the cardinal statesTo create the illusion of a man before us very satisfactorily real ‘ Richelieu ’ Jiving and moving before our gaze — tangible to us for ft few hours in Ills magician-likcharacter and glorious egotism of power and indomitable mind is a masterpiece fpr the greatest No actor who ’ever lived or ever will can possess powers to make ‘ Richelieu greater than himself — cannot bilret the character with too much nervous power' ntfd genius this is not so with every character even to ‘Ilamlet’ not that we rank the Cardinal abote Shakspeare's immortal creation — perhaps his best but it iMU bear more volume than that metaphysical being who is in corporeal surroundings ljke the ideal of a dream5 Cahnpt’ this be understood how too much weight and volume can' be givell to tile very highest conceptions ? For The whole universe pergo tovUlusic fof an example forming the Hallelujah chorus to the Lord God Omnipotent could hot niore than till it with volume and emphasis but this would not be the case with other choruses of Handel or Hay don equal to it in classleality ‘Richelieu’ in' the drama is what the5 Hallelujah' chdrus is in the onxtbvw forte To say is of thatMr Lyne capable personating the great cardinal is therefore bestowing upon him a strong eulogium It is too much to ask even for aii eminent actor the affirmation that lie gave the charactbr its utmost’ expression A Macready could liot do it If a greater than he be possible he could not burst the part by the lofce of his genius For an actor to be perfectly equal to this partho must not only possess great metaphysical force derived frtfni physical weight but lie must tie highly endowed with the heVvOus power and subtler qualities of nature All these qualities are wonderfully embodied in ‘Richelieu’ though in the cast of an aged statesman' Whose ma&ive sword that elbve the stalwart Englisher lo the wajpt is laid aside for the feathered pen jvliich takes the sorThere are parts in ‘Richelieu’ and cery of magician' niind those too the greatest parts where this nervous power and subtle metaphysical qualities tti predominate that they alone support the weight of the character and give soul and meaning to tlie Cardinal s mighty transitions’ Take the last scene for in- A dying old man is resuscitated to catch upon his stance nboulders the weight 6f iln cm lire again stamp the Spaniard under his feet in eestac'y of absolute power and crush the conspiracy in one gf’pAt grasp But he is still a very feeble old man reanimated by the might of France his all forceful ambition and sublime sentiment whose voice cries ‘ France I have thee still’ A physical resuscitation is not the conception Thin nervous magical power of ‘Richelieu’ must awe every personage around lain even to the King pnValyse the conspirators and be a nerve battery to send’ its subtle inffuen'eti through the audieh’cc aW agitate every nerve of the house If the actor fail in this he loses tlie greatest triumph of ‘Richelieu’ Mr McKenzie niaJe a good ‘Baradjs’ yet with some softenHe has ing wo endorse the remarks of the l)aHy Telegraph etfon'g nVantiefisms and strong mannerisms are always both Imd mixed TV and as are or just badly they nicely good' praise or condemn ruling mannerisms in general terms would not bo critical for they niake up both the effects and defeefa of acthe nib re elaborate on iis hereafter John T ing" We shall Caine as ‘ DeMauprat’ was in bis part Mr fcffmiiions ns ‘Sieur DoBeringhcn’ pleased us and Mrs' Gibson wag most satMr Lindsay deserves more th'an we have space to isfactory “Francois” is seldom filled and we liave been give him surprised that managers have not view'd the ‘Fngtf as ‘Riche-Jit- u east him The man who can play ‘Francois’ in his yVintlg Even ns a boy he could can play the Cardinal in his old age ’ his cue and dray from him ft speech which give ‘ Richelieu Lriugs down the houpe ‘But up the sword States can be saved v'ithaut it’ and 'The per? is mightier tiffin thc’swordL AND VOCALIZATION W c understand rom Mr D 0 Colder leader of the Deseret' Musical Association that Mi John Tullidge sen is to be brought before the votaries of music in Utah as a finishing teacher of singing ajnl master of This gentleman Thorough Bass rind Counterpoint was for many years teacher of Catholic cathedral choirs in England rin extensive clad teacher and founder and director of several harmonic' societies The following is a letter frorri the Lord Bishop of Wales i Dear Sip — I hear with much regret that St Mary’s Church at Newport is about to be deprived of the vahtqbfe arid very efficient services of yourself ajid Mrs Tilly Both off Jou lire distinguished in your profession not in my judgement only but in the estimation of every person and tfey nib tUtthy whom I have heard discussing your merits r Wishing you all good I reriiain dear sir Your faithful servant ift Chrisi T Brown Chepstow May $1818 The following- from the Monvnputh Mfrlin iq a testimony of fr T as a class teacher and the founder of the Newport ‘Harmonic Society : To Mr T njl praise is due who notwithstanding that bp has to live by his profession has at the sacrifice of everv selfish consideration1 devoted his time and talents to the trainin'? Stick an exhibition as the late oratorio was net of the society dreamt of twelve months ago or if dreamt of regarded as one of the impossible thi'ngonceived by the brain in sleep One£ only before lias an oratorio been given then singers from tk& extremities of the country and professional vocalists were Engaged and a crerjlemnn was brought down from Monmouth to conduct the wftol£ affair but on this' nqcasion a'A association' formed entirely of Newport people will iout any foreign aid with a slight exception in the instrumental apartment gave ® brfllrant concert equal perhaps to anything which native Rumor sYafes that Mr T (is talent can supply out of London ftbc'iit to leave bntifso we hope that hr fore' lie departs thW society will give another concert for his heff’fit that our tow'rU-rne- n may have an opportunity’ of testifying their respect for him and esteem for hi3 talents In Weymouth Mr T also founded an harmonic’ socicty and gave with his pupils the firat oratorio concert ever given in the west of England We have in our possession niAnerous reviews of his oratorio cohorts frpm! given there One of a series 6f qommunication Sir George Smart will be cnou’gli to prove tha? was acknow lodged by the very huafda of the' profession in England -' t9 1- London ' 01 Gt Portlands! 1 Jt May 22 18501 Dear Sir — I could not reply’ sooner to your request being I have looked attentively r!i the Gloria in so much 'occupied Kxcclsis which I now return and am pleased with sorffe of the effects in it- - I perceive that many of th’e errors as yoU' have stated arise from the blunders of the printers — the other alterations I suggest for your consideration I beg you to pardon my not ruing more fully but this iV the busy season off the year in London and I hh've not time to' I am happy answer the main ciffjs upon me professionally to inform you that Miss Chalkeij is' very attentive to my e1 liiii dear sir sons ' Yours truly it To Mr Tullidge' Oeornk SmakI The lacty deferred' to halt graduated under the beet singing 'liiasters in’ the West of England and was taken froth1 Kltv T’ by Sir George to conffplcte her musical educa'tibn aka professional dingier An extract from1 her letter will suffice “ Sir George told nie he' had tour mass and ho likes it very much He ays you' aive very clever” Sir George Smart wVs" the conductor and composer of the Ohff)el ItoyalJ’tlih master of many celebrated sitigcersJand the finishing’ teacher of Jenny Lind in tlie oratorial school after she had won her fame as As a theorist tlie greatest opera singer of the world it maybe observed that Mr Tullidge’s master was the world renowned Hamilton :4 ' |