New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-28
- sMoseo mt she Broadway Thenter.

The sketch of Nose which is now nightly pro-
duced at the Broadway 1heater, is truly admirable. We
allude no: to the play-which is slight. patched and
absurd-byt to Mr. Chsnraus persona.ion of the prn'
cipal character. The play of Nose was first acted
nearly twenty years ago at Mtchells Olympic Theaer.
In the beginning ii was accident A club had been
formed among the members of the theatrical company.
each member being required to furnish either carca
uredrawing of something that had occurred upon the
stage or in default of this. story song. Mr.. Chan
frau. then member of the company, not being carca
turist used TO tell stories in bis turn, embodying Incl
dents both real and fancn, from the everyday outof
door life OF NewYork City. The Fire.BOy, OF BOwery
Nose figured largely in these stories and il ob.
served that Mr.. Chanfrsu--whose talent at mimicry
is remarkably happy and active-reproduced the
sFireBOy with perfectly life-lke verisimilitude.
The stage-manager, therefore. one day surprised
Mr. Chanfrsu with the intelligence that he had
written out all the latters stories. psrtaking
Of the Bowery element and fashioned them into sort
ot drama for production the Olympic stage. The
piece duly submitted TO Mr.. Mitchell but did not
win his appreciation. and put upon the shelf.
Sometime afterward Mr.. Bakers name being up for
benefit he resolved TO produce his neglected drama.
1t was. thereupon. revised and duy prepared by Mr.
ChanfIau and himself and was performed. The first
representation passed off quietly before small au.
dience The next night in Difference TO rule of this
theater the same bill repeated. BY this time the
Bowery boys had heard of Mose;" and. the second
might the theater and all the neghborng streets were
,densey crowded with an eager multitude. Not long
after that. Nose was running at two tleaers Mr..
Ehanfran being its representative at botb and he has
played the part continually in every portion of this
country with neverfailing Such was the sin
uar origin of piece which has kept the stage for
rlv nd NH xisei nd rno a.
<rnized. suit cotemporary taste and intelligence,
might be made immensely popular and profitable at
The moment.
The version which has been produced at the Broad
way. as an after piece to SAM" is comprised in two
acts Is totally devoid of sequence in the scenes and
Of interest in the storytbs parSbeng merely hitched
together for the purpose of displaying the principal
character This latter, howbet personated by Mr..
Chsnfau is thoroughly true TO lie and full Of fun
that but regret, amid his amusement, that il il
DofproYded with better surroundings. Nose appear
in bis traditional red flannel shirt and black trousers
with his long sde-ocks and stovepipe hat tipped for
ward and blazing cigar and his talk is the slang of The
fire boys of olden times-perhaps of to-day NJ
person can miss the truth of the picture, nor iai
40 be amused at the incidental sketches o.
fhe roguery of New York shsrpers. practiced
on the innocent countryman There are, il must be
added tats Of vulgarity in the piece. which ought
TO be Immediately expunged-notabiy Ne duet. suns
by the girls in the street, which is extremely dis
tasteful without being in the least funny. Finally We
must not be understood to rank Nose among higl
efforts III art The reproduction of real life, IN
dramatic form. is very difficult since 1t does
not involve the higher faculties Of the mind. Mr
Chanfraus personation of Nose. however is, as VI
have said admirable for its eyactness and its sympa
thesic viyacity. The play of Nose begins at ih'
Broadway, at q few minutes after 10 O'Clock in th'
evening.
Let not Mr. De Waldens benefit be forgotten. To
morrow night Sam " and /" Nose y win both be per
formed"