The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-07

Tx GHOSTS AT WALLACE
wailack's theatre overcrowdod last evening
Every foot Of available space occupied by people
anxious 10 see the ghosts. The play production
OF Mr. watkins, called "True the Last" II is ad4p
taiion and abbtevation OF piece called The Bride Of
an Evening brought out Al the Museum tine ago.
This piece was its turn adaptation snc dramstiza
ton Of Ledgr novel. II makes odd sort Of play,
which has this curious char Acterstic that when II Is
not stupid 10 Ia indicate, and rice
Tho audience very soon and very plainly manifested
that they to curiosity not TO hear bad meo
drama Consequently tho actors did not receive much
encouragement In their uphill abos. Mrs. II Watkins
(Mrs Charles Howard proved 20 be excellent actress
and q good singer, ana was considerably applauded
Mrs. John sefton's pleasant rendering Of the part q
an old colonial dame kindly appreciated, For TIE
rest. nobody did anything worth mentioning excep.
Mr.. Charles Parsloc, Jr., who made all the fun in
the drama, and Mr.. II. Watkins, who dcIiy.
cred his ntcrminablc sermons IN a style which
would have done credit to country parson. but which
exceedingly dsagreeabls the stage Of theatre
especially during an August evening
For the benefit Il those Of readers who do net care
70 take the story papers and would like DO relieved
from listening TO the nrst acts Of True 70 tho Last,
shall coodense the play 10 order 70 show how tie
ghost In There 10 old mises. He has a nurse
named Agnes Dsrke. Also a wicked NEPHEW
named Dr. Henry Haws. Also q grandson
named (watkins) Duianis. Tho wicked nephew
murders The old mssr and ightsus Agnes Darks o.
her wits. After . while he persuades Agnes %
THAI the grandson the murderer Duanie according
iy arrested just after his marriage His wife wants 70
20 70 Jail with him, and the pIaybi calls him "a
os circumstsntsl evidence refers TO the devotion
u the was," whose "true nobility Of soul spurns the
sssmmsls of false society" This ends the secood
wsikins' best style.
men tbs orchestra, led BY Mr.. Noli, PLAYS
LOG and we'll The audience. inpaiisnt,
caib for the ghost BY and BY ths
lights are turned down, end rAs ladies uembs W
soss The curtais. A smell Of birthstone, faint bat dis
tncs psrvsdss the house. me wicked nephew dream.
ips IN hs rom. lie says he has been visited BY spirits,
but does not bslicvs In them. Just ., this momcn,
skeleton forms itself out Of and stands by the wicked
nephsws elbow. The wicked nephew and the audience
are equally sstcoished. Then tho skeleton aoursbss bis
dart, AMI tho wicked nephew bcgs . little cn.
ger life. His request IA considerably granted,
10 order not TO stop tho piece. and r@rfec,
storm Of appreciation succeeds from I'll paru u
a. great success and when !, had .absdea peopls ,e
asd themselves comfortably to zee what vas coming
me wicked nephew nov recover. from his frish, .ad
dares the whole spirit world 10 Ito says he no
coward, and anghs-ha, ha The snost q Asnes fafke
TsspDnos W THIS cnhiebfo Inc Wtck~i nTph@N ~
audience shvcr this strange, inde-er bzDe phsBtm
passes before them Tho wicked nephew piucks ~
age, makes rush At the figure. clutches and finds
arr Another Tremendous outburr q applause ensaes,
and the wicked nephew again encouraged 10 defy TIE
apparittou This tim. the ghost Of the murdered msef
appears, u throat bleeding with rhastly wound All
sits down In chair. THIS dreadful. eixhl spJse the
diepce and Gosds the wicked nephew desperation Nv
draws swcrd and stsbs the phantom bnt u lnvune
rsbis He solves pistol and fires ghost Agnes
Darhe but the arpariton VIII not "down ., hs biddng
ihen the wekss nephew md the curtain s At The sas
tme and The audience again applaud and cheer the
mcst enthusiastic manner.
ms esds the play - far the ghosts concerned
but WATKINS sermonisr> through another long un
not nscrssary 70 crnicss either the drama the ne
The former might b probably shortened si more and
me latter a. well ~ could b. erp~ctei undsr
the crcumstsncss. me ghosts did wonderfully
veil for . hrst niehs, snd viii improve Al
every repssiticn. Ths machinery nesfs 70 BE-
itsie better arranged but Mos and wskns vii suesd
70 All thss. We can s@urs thox> who Al these
SPECTRAL oSres, during the merit roatb that they
vii be greatly ssrprsd, someshst terrified asf Alto
gctber plsss~d. A. nnskng could be srpsked ~
desired ~ thsAuic. performance tb. sp~csistpn rr
doub,~@s prove very r~mansrays. snd Ne ghoxu wln
W NJ ssssaasss q " -