The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-05-29
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Winter Garden.
Chas. Gaylor's comic DRAMA "Our American Cousla a
Home" which has been very successful in the pro
vnces produced for the first time In New York at
tn Winter Garden on Monday evening, before a very
larg audience. The success Of Our American Cousin"
at Laura Keenes at the Juror created by the character
Of Lord Dundreary, suggested this drama II ia q seqsa
TO the former play, and to understand it's motif and ap
pseciae It's illusions one must have the Original
Cousin" as nearly every one in the country has.
At the opening Of the play we introduced to
our old friends-Aaa Trenchard and Mary Mere
dth-who have married, settled in New
Hampshire and started cotton mill. With
them, as confidential friend and business manager b
another old scquaintanoe-Abe Muroott In the first
Susie Trenchard and her conddant, Miss Talford-nsw
characters and followed by Lord Dua-
dreary his brother Sam and the epressible Binney. In
the second act the leading characters visit New York.
and zee low life at the Five Points There find Oh
Coyea greater villain than ever-who plots the ruin q
Trenchard in revenge for his unmasking In Euglaad.
Lord Dundreary evinces sudden tendency to muscle
and gets the party into row. being from which,
they START in the New World up the Hudson for Alba
ny. Arrived there, Asa Trenchard receives that
his factory has been burned, and that Abel
Murcott has decamped with his money and papers In
the third act the villain Coye discovered the author
these crimes Lord Dundroay goes into the cotton fac
tory business and marres Asas sister, and Sam sends
from Sandy Hook new version Of "Dixe to which Bin
ney adds finale OF "God Save the Queen"
In one of the word the play was a success II
repeatedly applauded, and kept the audience in
tinuous Of laughter The sceneryentrely new and
painted by Messrs Hayes and Selwy perfect as
kill could make II, and in for share Of the ap.
plause Asas New Hampshire home the street and Gel
ar in the Five Points, the dock, deck and cas,a
Of tie Albany boat, and the panorama of the Hudsen
liver, were models Of scenc art, al have seldom been
sTrrasso1 AZ Sotherrs cafica.ure OF Lord Dundreary
excellent as ever though slightly ouve aad
exravagant and his sketch OF tne Honorable Samuel r.
A. I. Rosslyn Dundreary' brother) admirable Mr.
vinirg Bowers Asa freuchard and MISC Newtoa's
Mary made the audience cease to regret jefferson
nd Miss Sara SteveEs-and that is saying q great
zeal. Mrs. Chanfraus Susie excellent, and To
The credit OF both author and actors be il said
that the "American Cousin and his sister were
somewhat Ike real, and much unlike stage Yankoes Mr.
Blake RDney not good. He had scarcely anything
to do, except 10 be kicked pinstuck and to say ths
bloetcd country tut this little was not done well He
evidently the right man In the wrong place. bur
applsuded as such favorite Away Will 90 The other
characters represented well could wished
The pisy is full of fun, broad humor and taking
scenes It's faults are that is too long and contains
too much extrinsic and cumbersome matter The
first night 1t pl yed four and half weary hours and
greater part Of the audience obliged to before
the close of the second act Great curailments wiz
have 10 be The character Sam which DISPLAYS
the facility and CELEBRITY with which Mr. Sothern can
change his wig vest coat and voice, must be the 6rst
suffer This will relieve the play OF several useless and
tedious scenes and with fewer conundrums the
Trip more activity everywhere, and shorter entv aes
the piece will have run.