New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-28

required In theatrical illustration H6 charaeters
too are embsrrassngiy numerous when thought oil 10
connection with the resources Of ordinary dramatic
companies Mr. Fisk tho adsptor Of Martin chuz1e'
wit has met most Of these difficulties with much skih'
1t would be impossible to entirely overcome the Out ne
has oertsnly succeeded IN presenting more compes!
and cOmprehensiysly elective version than We shou'u
have supposed possible The thread OF the plot Is sum
cently well Indicated, and the most memorable scenes
Of the novel are trans planted With good judgment
may be that he has accumulated too much unimportah'
matter about the middle Of the play and 1t IA certain
that no has risked great deal In introducing so large
number of characters but the first Of these defects "
easily remedied and the danger Of the second Is dmin
shed by the uniform care and attention shown by all
the actors concerned.
We have no purpose of speaking at length Of the diff
eren presentations. If cyiden. good intention could
have made them So they would all have been excellent
few OF them displayed true sympathetic appreciation
Of the authors meaning Others. 1t struck us. might
have been aided by slight. il only temporary. familiar
ty with the writings of Dickens We have heard OF
actors whose vcneration for great literary gcnuses 10
excessive that they venture to approach them
excepting through the respectful medium OF an adaptor
A few OF this kind may doubtless modcslIy ply
their vocation at the Olympic. The two repre-.
sensations which Monday evening appeared
TO us the most directly IN harmony with the
original deineatons, were those OF Mr.. Humphrey
Bland as Jonas Cbuzzlewit and Miss Henrietta Irving
rs Mercy PccksniG Mr.. Stoddarts Pecksnif was
evidently closely studied and carefully prepared. and
It's merits were conspicuous but 1t fell short Of the ideal
simply because Mr. Stoddats personal attributes do not
meet the requirements of the character Mr. Mortimer
was extremely good as Montague Tigg. Mrs Woods
Bailey was rollickng and irrepresshle Since she
probably could not have agreeaby realized tho Bailey
of Dickens it was doubtless better TO substitute
Bailey Of her own conception in which she could oc
oupy the attention Of the audience more effectively!
Mr. Hinds appearance, rs Tom Pinch. was admirable
but that gentleman's seldom go beyond his
costume We conlure him, in this part at least to give
over his artificial practice Of siammer!ng at ever! i'll
portant word be has 10 utter
The uissea,csns OF tie piece was remarkably good.
Mrs Wood Is doing great deal toward reforming the
clumsy and unnatural stagosettngs which, In this re-
spect have made thcaters ridiculous. There was
only one flaw In the interiors of Martin Chuzziowit"
they had no Gel iDgs Where so near an approach "
completeness bad been effected it seemed pity to ind
this single requisite wanting.
There piece Of hagranty bad tastc in the dia-
logue inadvertently introduced We presume, which
should at be eIpnnged. II is ocular alusion to
the caianiies -four war. The laugh is not worth win
ming that Is bought BY comedians needless allsion to
the thiekenng graves of America.
Martin Chuzzlewit' will be repeated every evening
until further notice
BARSUMs MUSBUM.-This place Of amuse-
nent which 10 always crowded. was oyerfowingly
filed on Monday and yesterday afternoons, the en-
noupcement Of the appearance of the Tom Thumb par
=; ;,,o ,,-,,yiu., snaai.IlY -..---.'V' 'n'" Po'
fOrmance was u very pretty success Inc LoboIs
nerchcd upon the brow OF Commodore Mutt who in the
character OF Roqunot the servant Of N. Dechalumean
exhibited sufficient spiri; and briskness and volatility
FOR being of four times his DIMENSIONS Tom Thumb
personated Dechalumeau with compact dignity and
hiphy compressed energy. III, little sister-inlaw,
Minnie Warren, looked like rosebud in the part Of an
Waited servant usid and Mrs Thumb OF course
looked in her role like full blown and maironiy rose
Che paniomime was altogether very neatly done. II
will be repeated every afternoon preceded by The un
abridged version Of the Peoples Lawyer" with MI
Delmon Grace Scion Single
Tho regular evening entertainment FOR Tie week
at tho Museum is the local Masonic draHe en-
titled 1.-THE senet Of King Solomon or. The Ten
plsr's Daughter
WINTER GARDEN" Everybody Friend
will BE- discontinued after the present week at this the
aier "The COMEDY Of Error" will be produced next
Monday.
WALLAcK's THEATER.-" Look Before You
Leap viii BE- represented tonight for the fret time at
this tbeaier.
CIRQUE OLYMPIc.-This establishment-ior'
,psrly known as the Hippotheairon-wil be re0pened
next Monday with equestrian company.