New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-08
Thesfers.


WALLAcK 'sTURl rFR-fT rs yEvEE roo LATE TO MEND
10 SEIZE upon the familiar incidents Of ordinary life
the experience, OF humanity whether DARK OF bright
and to mold them into forms Of which sa sasy the sense
fidelity nature interest the fancy tcsch TIE Desr
strengthen the moral convictions night aud oil dea excel
and finally stimulate the intellect IN Its ghPe "i'h ne
social problems of the agehat the task which the thinking
noyes of our time have proposed to themselves asa Win
greater TO perform Ihat I'd
eminent degree is the purpose Of Mr. Charles hea1e IL
Of bis later novels and notably in that which Is the
basis OF hs drama at Is Never Too Late To Mend Hete's Us
story Of actual lite lie introduces to the poor ana 'e
suffering He places before persons and scenes from
the English cielizon to-day He pleases by tale Of
true long and hardly tried but faithful through every
trial and rewarded with happiness in the end Incidentally
be depicts the prison discipline system that prevails OF mas
prevailed in England and makes feel it, enormties Incl
eBtay also stimulates OF Of the romantic by pie
urc from wild luxurant emibarbarous life OF Austria
a drfi Of his story is that human nature however fall
len has never fallen the chance OF penonce and re
formation and that the heart Of this universe is love- 1t is
not novel idea greatest OF noveists cannot do more
than inculcnte goodness But II is very welcome and
CHEEKY dea and kindly influence that Mr. Read
exerts upon apprecave mind That influence is in
like exerted by the drama constructed out oil his
novel which, evening for the first time in this city
taught large audience at Walacks Theater that 1t is
Never Late Mend" 1t is drama OF the domestic
school but its is warmly colored by romance and
it is freighted with didactic meaning stronger and
deeper than generally appertans to the domestic
drama. With its love story-nvolviug the well
worn so,rows which spring from want Of money
on the part of losers and excess OF greed severity
stupidity the part of parent-here is little need 10
deal parts hsm in the first act and IL unites them 10 the
last having neglected in the Interim to deuge them
with trouble But It's Incidental blow at prison discipline In
England merits more special thought This is dealt in the
English The
terrible tyranny its and the suerngs Of the mis-
cradle creatures commttcdo his THIS IL the portion
the drama which was Kissed Londonfor what
do not at the remember. Was the picture too
lterali Was il recognized by the spectators, ana
repudiaed from a natural human sense of shame
The horrors OF prison discipline If rightly
informed we're infinitely depicted the English stage
than they are at waacks Theaer Yet they are sufficiently
trying the sensbies in this modified dress
Upon the question stage portrayal can
nger 10 witness pain is always dsagresabe but
perhaps eshness Of modern civilization needs severe
shock make conscious its evil The drama has been
every carebe of the first second and
fourth acts being among perfect pictures that
we have ever CHANGED The acting ao generally good
and portions excellent We write In extreme haste
the performance having closed till mdnghtand must
therefore, until another day careful considera
OF the several important aspects Of this drama Its pro
ducon night thorough popular success and cri
will yield honorable place among the domestic ana
social dramas Of this period.
Miss Bateman, we regret to learn, was prevented
BY illness from making her appearance last evening as juliet
The part was played by Miss Ida Vernon.
At the Park Theater, Brooklyn, this evening, Miss
Iou,s Hawthorne an actress who popular favor
across the river will take benefit appearing Margaret
Elmore.
BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Miss Maggie Mitchell appeared last evening at this
house in her celebrated character of Little Barefoot to
audience and Performance passed of with the
greatest ssi Miss Mitchell played with more than her
usual spirit and the support and mounting Of the piece better
than sny we have seen Brooklyn reflected great credit on
he night Miss Mitchell appears for the last
time as Ianohon when doubtless she vii be greeted by
another brilliant house. She seems to be as great s'oFle III
Br ookyn as in Boston.