OCR Text |
Show AMISK41LXTN. Xr. 'nrdfi a V'rirlnlua King I .far ToDtght IhetJraod and Ljcrum. Tba audience at the Thaattr Hat nlhl waa In number not equil to tho- on tba two prvoedlng aveiiing. but llioaa who wera there eiprci-ari: their appiaolatlen freely. Vlrlolua la on of tb ncbl cbarftnlera thai at an.) forth from tho paea tf the blatiry if ncleat Hme. He exhiuite all the IMue, lh alretitli, the nianhoinl uf the paoplu, (hat tjr aeea mad Jtumao- tne mnatrrt of Ilia world, lla opponent, op-ponent, A pplua Claudius, t rot-ent-liie cuuulu;;, th Bulflthnef ftLd lit-pravity lit-pravity of tyranta who ajunt U trabgia in their Iron (.map tb liberty of their country, tt.ut Ipnparlip H o way fur Iba final overthrow o; (hi- empire. Tb Ufa aud death atru ;,o h.. lw.ro tb two la more than au lij-.tviuiial oiia; II ta kuIj a'l Inoideiil in the grt-at warfne bv tweeu priuciplea uu the rulconi i): which thn 11 ( or liatliHia dej-enda. A nd Inawmuoh a the unmeet u atlll k-lim on and will ra.o until place b intind no more fur tbe Mron aed hi em ui,-" ttie anhtcct la nt luieu'c Inter-ii". Inter-ii". h,-Hrt truiy Ine arilitir Utaiutval It hMrc-'iv.i by tht iirauiatlnl, Mr. Wardea Viriimliia ia rit.Khly the het linpi-raouatlun uf thai Piiarac-t-r now bw.'oru tb puhltc, au i Mr. llfrmati an tho di cuinvir, Apniua timiiiua, It aif excvlleht. M'ia ! (ilittu aa Virginia a oompar. 1 io n a itKrna ltr la uot to t-uic- . tiunl at MIm Kruni-r, who only a h ft time bhowbb aeun ber In the aniue rule, bul h la uevertheleaa ft p i iialmr ftotrcae and rruiera. ii.u ait nf Iba awaet Unman uinhlfu with tlicU Mr. r-n luu aa Iciliut, Mr. Tururr fta i)-uitu, Mr. 1 K. Warj aa, Luo ua, aud Mr. flyers aa umitorlua ft Led tbalr reaj-cctive iaita Vt-fv aetiatauluriiy. The ecvuery aud O'ttumea Wero very in urn aJuiliid. It la evnieut that Mr. Ward leilevM that lh drama ihoulj aim at truth eveu lo tb acoepnTlea of the ar tnat Hie ptcliir ahuuld be truiifd with r-,fjrj lo lit intrlualc va ue, and I baa nor a . Vne ai .lo Utui are bum uauillulaud bltlurloal-ly bltlurloal-ly correct Tb ftppearanne of Mr. Warua ttila tveuiug in King Irar la a nulabl event, lie haa devutcd a long lime to the atudj of thla great bhakte-pearran bhakte-pearran iliama an J baa eelected Hall liakediyfur bla Aral apf eeraure lu tb new role. Tbrre ran be noUouhl tual be will be auouvaiifui. At th ud of the third act but night Mr. Ward aU-i'peJ helore lit curtain lu rtapuut tu lh enthutlaalio plauau, and in a few well eelected w rui, acknuwlrdgrd bla appreclallnii o' too reoeptlon ftocortleU buu In tula oily. Mr. Warde'a lecture at th Theater yeiderday atteruoou waa lintened to by a very large audience. it la aubjeot waa The C'maato Drama, and II la needlaaa lo aay that b bandied It In a auholarly aa well ao popular way. Th glowing irlbutea paid lo tvlwlu Booth, Lawrence Bar. rrlt aud John McCuilougb aa well aa bla eelectioiia from Hhakeapear toahaw I lb deep pblloaophy of that draiuatlat wer greeted with much apptana. 11a okatd with aouie poiuied rcferanoea to lh pre which, b aalil, ought to aid Ihe aoiur In building up the legitimate drama aud xpoelug that which la mar eounlerleit. Tlie CJrand ftud lha Lyceum had good huuaea aala laal ulgbt. jNlul la th play at lh former place and Tba Boolal Fringe at lb Jailer, |