The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-23 00:00:00

DRAMA.

Arrait na Pogue—the new Irish drama by Mr.
Dion Bracicault, which has bees for some time to prepare. j
Hon at this house, was produced last night with all that
elaboratlaa of atonic detail that has distinguished farmer
demos by the Mae author. Neibiag that tallest. tbifflibi.
!heed*, and hard week eon do for seism has been emitted
is this rastease. Some of the hubcap imam has bees
panted by Mr. Tads the Wart d Polleatg7 are largely
represented by Irish uperanneweries ; the wonderful plates
by Mr. George Cralksbask which illustrate Mazwelre
"History of the Irish Rebeilioa" have bun used to give
picturesque life to them crowds, and the mush his bees
selected barn • wide sage of popular Irish eira
and has bun carefully armor& by Mr. Levey. The
piece iragf which ustains all this effusive embroidery
war not represented last night far the first time. Mr.
Boardman, hks other modern authors and adapters, is is
favour of Leeching new dramas is the provinces, sad the
present graduation was brad at the Theatre Royal, Dublin,
is the November of hat year, the prisalpal abanchas being
*yell by Mr. sad Ms Boasiesult, Mr. John Braegbant,
sad Mr. 8. Baitagy. The null of Ibis trial has bees meay
impeetent aliseeheas L the drams—perticularly ia the lara
ad--seed the dirappealomm of the obanoter—es old crone--
by Mr. Emery. The whole play u • literary
produellas, acondisg to oar Wriest., is far superior to
the CeDars Bare. the author's ether popular Irish drama,
sad we reseed Ibis tesqualided praise with all We more
plum s% berme we ban sever Ana from ocadwasing
' Mr. Hostess" Ville we thought his peodrratioos required

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The meting of the drama was excellent. Mr. Bosnianll,
as 86aos4h•-Poit, has eves eurpsesed hie Myles-sa-Oop-
pleas, and he Apia shown that be is the most pietas
cemallea seen by the prem. generatioa. Hie meti-
meat sad hussar am DPW foreed, and his men-
ses is sever stapy. Mrs. Boteeirealt, ea Arnim'.
Pops, has auSther of these sympathetic half-permat
Juts which se. ans ems alike en delightful. Her
ertiag is natural sad full of hurt, and it mileages its bold,
from fiat to leak's( the bait hasp of the
Joke Brougham, is the poems fYGirady, wee eurythieg
that he should be is each a ober/Au ; sad Mr. Demitiek
Murray, u Frairey, the villala of the pine, pee =sibs,
proof, if say were elided, that ha is ea eaciellent rause*
eater. Ilk low semi* is steshied sad hard, bet his per
ia this part was keeible and yet subdued, cad
mast effective, both is voice sad facial expression. Wes L.
Oliver made her re-appeases at this house, and played
Puny Power in her moot amiable maser. The minor
ebsresters were all faiistlasly repeeemaid, red a sof t-
his:led sergaust, played by Ms. Beytea, merits special
mistime.
The peeping of the ispersammeriss, particularly in ea
Irish trial sous, would form aa ezoolleet study for
painter; and the besileaffire wary is exquisite. Mr.
Lloyds has doabilsee leas stimulated to do his beet by the
ecespeittica el Mr. Tibia, mad the list some is wed the
lust pictures of reek sad bay that we have ever sew upas
the stage. It is aline* seedless attar We to say that the
piece we reosived with gouda, delight by the audience,
and that all the petrimap it may Naive will not be more
damns.

ADILPKL
A new and original faros, soloprising more than
the average quantity of lb* old sad well.tried eitastioes at
the comics drama, was prodnord at this theatre lest seeniag,
with the title of The Steeple Mee, or is the Pigskis. It
Is from the pea of Mr. J. IL Illortse, sad apron to have
bees &idly dodged to *AM the hamar of Mr. Toole in
the chum of • }pokey, which ho is menpslied to sesume
vide' aircemdarroes familiar to all who are acquainted with
the traditioas of the Bride siege. It le Mall, neoserary
to give sa outline al the farce. It will he sallehat to rag
that the scene takes dam la the petecipal mem el an hotel
at floothampten, where Mr. ?Maas (Kr. J. L. Took) is
jest arrived to awed the ooraieg of Km. Whims, who i•
wetted by the steam packet from Vivre. While
Mika ie Is hie &min room, preparing for the emadoo,
the terrible mews is comyed to his. t satin word.
robe, just pima oat to be brushed by wig las been
stolen by some of the rough gentry who are gathered top.
their is anticipation of • steeplechase about to take pleas
is the town. Whoa we say that is this dilemma llttams
emestme the desperate Asa of appropriatieg the parboao.
Mau at • follow guest at the hotel, the oresplicatioss which
Ibis gave ries to will be at comp feressea. The embers
of the portmaateau ere the coduare of • looks',
which belongs to • young gentleman, Dopier
Clipper (Mr. Billiagton), • earl dog, terribly to debt,
who has so amateues passim for Min at steep/schism,
and has come down to Soatheardea fer that purpose,
closely followed by Bossard, • sheriff's officer (Mr. Stephen-
son), of that dramatic type which ignores all the champs is
costume sad legal habits of the last forty Port- Of comes
Mac ill¢ ladorna ; sad of mules Tirana's is middies
for Clipper, insults • reaperlabie old node of Clipper's,
Alderman Slowcoach (Mr. Paul Bedford), and gets into
smarms ineumerabin The fun of the farce is almost sr
Only sustained by Mr. Toole, whom drolleries ia the scanty
mamas to which he is origioally reduced, asd in the bril
liant bat wholly disproportionate resume, to which be is
es
suddenly introduced, loop the home to roars of laughter,
which mom to • climax when Ise is horse in on the shoulden
of delighted ostlers, the triumphant WWII/ of • steeple-
class moire lei.