Stowe notes, letters and verses . ore. The only fault to be found with the stage manage-ment is that it may be, perhaps, a little too complex. carries out his theories bravely. The stage istwo thirds of the time in an unusual gloom, and there isa bold and lavish use of music. The curtain never fallsuntil the end, darkness favoring the changing of thescenes, that seem to melt one into another. The inten-tion is, I suppose, to convey the idea of a dream. I dont know that I ever entertained any notions re-specting the devil; its a little hard to criticise anybodysMephistopheles, and far
Stowe notes, letters and verses . ore. The only fault to be found with the stage manage-ment is that it may be, perhaps, a little too complex. carries out his theories bravely. The stage istwo thirds of the time in an unusual gloom, and there isa bold and lavish use of music. The curtain never fallsuntil the end, darkness favoring the changing of thescenes, that seem to melt one into another. The inten-tion is, I suppose, to convey the idea of a dream. I dont know that I ever entertained any notions re-specting the devil; its a little hard to criticise anybodysMephistopheles, and far be it from me to attempt thelike with Mr. Irvings. He is very picturesque, and cer-tainly a figure that remains vividly in mind. He is per-haps a little inadequate at moments that require greatforce, as, for instance, when he reminds Faust that hehas to do with the devil. You would delight, I feel sure,in all the scenes with Martha. His costume and make-upare admirable; his face has what Hawthorne calls, in A /V\KRia cnillST^VAS. KV. 1 II i-: ST OK iSAW! j Ilka liiij,,^-*I >%?>-^SuV 1! ^V oFi|ri^;r:
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