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The appearance of Miss Charlotte Cushman at the Haymarket is an event of some interest, as the time since she last performed has been suf- ficiently long to allow the growth of some amount of curiosity, and the impression she made years ago was favourable enough to render those who had seen her before desirous of seeing her again. The play of .Fazio, in itself dull and disagreeable, was not ill-chosen for the debut of Miss Cush- man. The terrible passions of the heroine are represented with terrible reality by the actress, who more than any lady in the profession identifies herself with the emotions she represents. Had her appearance and her voice a little more of the feminine about them, there is no doubt sho would create a furore; but it seems to have been decreed by fate, that while she can command admiration almost unqualified, her power of fas- cinating is but slight. Her Bianca is full of "great things," but it is not pleasing as a whole.
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