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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1994, 25 September 1869, Page 3

MR. HENRY TALBOT. We thought we had seen the perfection of impersonation when Mr Talbot appeared as Richard and Othello. We were mistaken. These great efforts pale before his triumphs Inst evening. His Richelieu must be ranked amongst the most consummate pieces of polished acting we have ever had the good fortune to witness. In all this actor’s delineations there is something strikingly characteristic. His characters stand out in bold relief from the canvas, and demand attention by the very force of their individuality. They are distinct specimens of high art, exquisitely colored and finished with masterly skill. If we were to be asked in what cnn-Lts the great power of Mr Talbot, we shauld say, in his thoroughly identifying himself with the characters he depicts—in the fidelity with which he adheres to the strict line of nature. Passion with him is indeed passion, and not the fustian and rant to which play goers are, it must be admitted, too frequently treated. Language with him is made the mere vehicle for the embodiment of feeling, and amid the torrent of impassioned words, we are made to forget that we are in the presence only of an actor. This power of investing his imp rsonations with a living and breathing reality- isolating them, as it were, from thair theatrical surroundings peculiarly belongs to Mr Talbot, and may be accepted as an unquestionable indication of genius. We have seen Richelieu acted by artists of the highest histrionic ability, but we do not hesitate to say that Mr Talbot’s conception and delineation of the character is equal to the best we have ever seen. Of Ids many triumphs Richelieu must he said to be Ids greatest There are some things which to witness once is an infliction, but we hope to have the pleasure of again seeing Mr Talbot appear in the character of Richelieu, It would bo unfair not to refer here in words of commendation to the valuable assistance rendered by Mr Raynor as the Chevalier de Mauprat. Mr Raynor is a great favorite with the playgoers here, and we believe his claims to this distinction are just. Though unequal to the highest efforts of dramatic art, he yet possesses the happy power of investing his characters with an intenst and making Ids part always appear respectable. If we say that we have seen a more spirited Chevalier de Mauprat, we must injustice to Mr Raynor acknowledge that we have also seen .many worse Mr Talbot and Mr Rayner received the most hearty applause during the progress of the piece, and at the end of each Act were honored with calls before the curtain.

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