New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-04-06
ADJUSTMENTS LAST EVENING.

AMUsEMENTS LAST EVENING.
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The VAnIrr1E-Our Ameriean Cousin-This
celebrated lion Of the modern school Of dramatics
Of which Mr.. Tom Taylor claims the paternity, has
finally made its appearance in this latitude, where It
is destined to considerable sojourn, II not the per-
manent residence induced by the more favorable
climate Of the North. sour American Cousin was
introduced to very large house at the Varieties on
sunday night and repeated last night, and, though
somewhat heavy in the preliminary scenes, it (he)
won upon the affections OF the auditory, as the
Cousin from America did upon those Of his English
relations, until all were entirely absorbed in attention
TO the stage business. brief exegess Of the play
will be read with interest by those who have heard
80 much about it during its protracted run in New
York;
The leading character is our American Cousin,
Asa 1rsnchard, by name, very rough hewn, but
rightminded, shrewd and generally wideawake
+" Varmounter," q part capitally played by Mr..
Owens; he is left fortune by an old uncle, Mark
Trenchard, and goes over to England to visit his
relations, Sir Ed,card 1renehard (Mr. Macrae) and
family, that gentleman possessing an embarrassed
estate and pretty daughter, florence, personated
in spirited style by Mrs. Boyce be also has poor
relation on his premises, one Of the virtuous but
unfortunate" kind, who was disinherited by the
same will which made Asa rich, and who oficiates in
the capacity of dairy mazda parsonage entitled
Mary Merideh, and represented by Miss A. Gra.
ham in very lively and agreeable manner. Sir Ed.
ward is afflicted with besetting villain, one Coyle,
bis steward, played by Mr. Morris, who has posses
sion OF document by which his master could be
fraudulently ruined, and presuming upon which
power he attempts to force Miss Florence into an
abhorrent matrimonial arrangement with himself,
though she is engaged to worthy specimen Of the
genius mdshpmite," Of her Britannia Msjesty's
service, Lieut.. pernon, personated properly by Mr..
Briggs. Coyles clerk is one Abel Murcot, meIo-
dramatic sot who had better days, when as her
tutor, he fell in love with Miss Florence, but that
passion being disappointed took to drinking for con.
ISOLATION he is fairly played by Mr.. Plunkett, and is
the foil of bis masters villanous designs which he
reveals to Miss Florence. Lord Uunareary, the ex-
qusite and the most preposterously ridiculous sim
pleton that playwright ever sketched, and over the
portrayal Of whose mirth-provoking imbecility the
author himself must have laughed continually, is
sojourning OF Sir Edwards residence, and dawdling
round and doing the agreeable with the full force of
his absurd feebleness to lady visitor, Miss Geor-
giana, female exquisite, q languishing Vioante,
supposed to live air, but surreptitiously boiling
beefsteaks like coalheaver. The Lord is irressti.
bly, done by Mr.. Davenport, who makes much Of the
character, and before the play is over cannot turn
round without producing shout from the amused
auditory. We question if there is an actor on the
stage who can excel him in this part Miss
Lonsdale is very proper langusher as Miss Georg.
lana. With the mention of Binney, the big
pompous cockney footman of the Trenehard es.
tablishment, part excellently well played by Mr..
George Holland, we have referred to all the prin-
cpal characters in the circle to which Asa.
the live Yankee from America, is introduced
equipped in all the awkward toggerv of his carica.
tured tribe. He is kindly received by his iamiable
and laughing cousin Florence, indifferenty by her
father, and with amazement by the others, whom he
astonishes and outrages by his oddities and Yankee
pecuiarities He continually "picks upon Lord Dun
dreary, ridlcullng him numerically; he enters into
copartnership with Abel Murcott in hunting dovr
the rascal Coyle, whom they outwit and expose, re
heVing Sir Edwards difficulties. He sees Mary Meri
deth, and in his slapdash, ohand way falls fear
fully in love with her. courts her peculiarly destroys
the will which disinherited her and made himsel
rich, and finally marries her, as Dundreary does Mis-
Georgiana as Vernon does Miss Florence, and as twt
three other characters of lesser note do as man,
female characters of minor importance.
The play is a conglomerate OF all various sorts o
mirth-provokng nonsenscalities, and keeps up con
tinuous fusillade of little aughable nothings, dis
charged in the peculiar manner of the various char
acters who are CLEANED from the whole range O
farce and from much comedy, and pressed into thu
service OF this omnium gatherum of funny stuff
Several of the principal characters are very aggra
waited caricatures, and pretend to be nothing more
We do not wonder at the popularity Of Our Ameri
can Cousin" in New York, and can guarantee a
pleasant entertainment to all who visit the Varieties
to see it.
The play is brought out with great care, the
scenery being we'll painted and appropriate and ths
scenic effects well managed. For SO lengthy an affa
it is presented in manner so perfect and finished
as to be worthy this approving remark-the littl,
time allowed the company for study and preparation
being considered.
The ST. CHARLEs.-The Rayels, with their divert
ing pantommss and varied advertisements. enter
tanned their auditory in very lively manner, a
usual.
THR AMPHITHRATER.-The Marsh Children wer
out again with "Our American Cousin" and it
humors kept the house in continual state of errur
tive irritation. Our American Cousin is a famou
individual these times.
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