New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-15
Theasers.
LIAM VINCENT WALLACE

That natural sentiment of regret with which
We note the approaching close Of Mr. John Bronghams
engagement at the Winter Garden, Is somewhat SOL
aced by the thought that have been enabled him
in three Of his very best parts He has played Dr. Say
age. Corydon Foxgove, and Felix 0Callaghan; and
we do not know that be could more thoroughly CRAFTY
cordial and appreciage public, unless perobonce.by
appearing as the Cardinal in Bel Denonio.' As this
is not to be- however-at least for the present--we
must needs stake the goods the gods provide u.s. and
be content. Mr.. Brougbams Dr. Savage has already
been recognized aud commended in these columns.
entirely natara aud charming performance. andths
best personation Of the character with which our stage
is acquainted. His Corydon FoXglove and his Felix
OCalaghan deserve to rank besideit The latter-as
no one howbet need he told, who is familiar with the
respective plays Of The Game OF Love" and His
Last Legs'-is O much stronger character than the
former Mr.. Haekett's 0Calashan is best known to
the local stage and that truly is wonderfully spirited
and finely elaborated effort; but Mr. Brougham has the
prodigious advantages Of being an Irish gentlemen anu
genuine humorist. The bland assurance. the over
powerng vitality the cheerful impudence, the ever
ready wit and the e1haustless blnrDey OF
would almost to come TO him by naiure-so knoi
oughiy does he identify himself With the pnr 80
ia Il, in outline and color. SO entirely does It's
4
Last Legs is as closely packed as any piece We
know of with comical situations. Mr.. Broushan I'M
uroyes them ALL and 80 it is impossible to see him as
VCalaehan, without being most agreesbly sxhsfated.
Foxgioye is less striking. althougha pleasing per-
fornance The part Is that Of the old lawyer VINO mar
ries for money and schools wirfu young lady and by
his tact and makes everybody happy IN the
L" Game of Love- Mr.. Gilbert has been accustomed
Ito play IT, at wallacks whenever-as has frequently
lbappened-that comedy has been produced there Nr.
Broueham has sklfuly condensed his play for present
into three aets christening IL "Fes
lin the Web" 1t INTRODUCES that very clever actress,
Miss Mary Carr IN the part Of Phebe Tangle, ard
affords Miss Eytinge in the part Of Ahce Devereuz, to
manifest unusual emotionsl power and professional
culture AS q literary and dramatic composition,
Flies in the Web" is brilliant. and is fanght with
striking effects But the idea Of its main plot is IN
ns,ntal and in that respect 1t challenges question As
In Cama's Husband-prodused some time since at
the Oympic-which 1t closely resembles Its heroine
hires man to become her husband, merely to ,spite
faithess sdtor. Other. and far more disagreesble
features in that piece, however. do not occur in
this one The atmosphere of =" Flies IN the Web il
that of the sunniest comedy while the sole Noticeable
blemish in the text is the phrase Old veteranG Did
ANYBODY ever hear Of veteran that was not oda Mr..
Brougham's engagement at the Winter Garden will
continue up to Saturday nght-without aterstion in
the present capital bin. Let these last night be i'm
proved.
The spectacle of The Sleeping, Beauty" has
been produced In o really magnificent style at the
Olympc and we glad to be able to add that 1t ia
drawing crowded houses. - g,.-
i Mr. Forrest he's acted Richelieu twice al
Niblo's and win appear again tomorrow evening.
This evening "Arrah.na Pogue" viii be revived al
Niblos Garden, and Mr.. Genney win reappear in the
character Of Sbaun the Post which he has made pecu
ary his own in this country. Since his prssious sp
psarances at Niblos this gentleman. has won warm
mendaions Ia various cities and he now returns to
US an established American favorite. The part Of
Aah Meelish is to be sustained by Mrs Agnes Perry
who has played II elsewhere with remarkable success.
In all other important details the cast Of characters
viii undergo no change, .--
From Wallack's Theater the newest item ofin-
telligence istbat Mr.. Edwin L. Davenport VII take
Benefit at that house Saturday evening, appearing
in Loyers play Of Loves Sacrifice We shall take
occasion to refer to this subject again, and also TO note
certain other theatrical items which, at the moment
we have not space 10 chronicle SO ia7 5lo