The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-11-18
Broadway Theatre.

matinee yesterday Mr. Charles Dillon taking his s4yorits
character OF the Nountebank. This announced
the last time for Mr. Dlons appearance in this ,6s IN
which he has been ncnty successful both heni
spheres. His acting yesterday afternoon decidedly
improvement upon tho ast occasion OF hs giving the
character but still 1t impossible to discover Lisrcnic
power Of extraordinary extent. Yet there She
usual effect upon tina audience Most OF hts other
characters develop his peculiar ability to much greater
degree than does Hslrhegor, aud are therefore
likely to Lecomcfsvortes with the New York publo.
Miss Alice Grey she part OF Madeline hardly up
TO the mark Mr. Jack, as the Dake de M0otbaxnn was
passable The pece well received throughoUt tLr
lions share Of the applause OF falling - tbs !cl o.,
Mr.. Dlou
New York Theatre -ssri0ssh Gmant Matinee.
Grifh Gaunt presented AT matinee FOR the drsi
time yesterday. The fact that the theatre well
eled in all parts another proc. Of the popularity which
this Drama OF the PASSIONS has secured Miss Rose
Eytnges Kate Peyton improves at almost every repre-
sen,aton She thoroughly enters into the authors
ception OF the character and renders her par. With
much more than average ability Mr. John X MORT
mer, ~ Griffith GauDt. Mr. L. Bakers Tom Leicester
and Mr. Percy's Lawyer HouEmsu, continue to deserve
She commentator which has previously been bestowed
upon them. The Lancashire Fair and Bolton Court
House were successful At fr'i in gaining
hearty signs OF appreciation, the rustic merrments Of
the former particularly keeping the house Ia hearty
chorus Of laughter rhsrs seems every reason TO be-
leve that the prediction of the HERALD tina, Grinth
fgflmeDt
Theatre FraucNis 1n,edy Might.
The presentation Of new three act comedy and Of
act Jantass last evening" gathered large sudsuce
vt this establishment Tho comedy, from the pen OF
MN Labicne and Martin, prolific playwnahts, IN one Of
those lightly sketched ,tudes d. which form the
better class OF tho pieces nov popular 10 France The
authors. whose story interests, amuses aud Al the
time conveys moral precept have in this In many
other instances selected from the boO,ofs Of Paris the
characters whose fobles when exposed mos, likely
70 provoke laughter without inspiring the spectator with
dsgust. Thus in lea Pehfes MaiS, e., The Tiny
Hands, the avarioousnes and contempt Tor ths Beautiful
exhibited by the old tadesnsn Cour'n, subjects Of
mrth and become the media through which tho unedn
Gated and stubborn individual becomes imbued with
noblsr ssnsmen,s happens that Courtn reaches the
metropolis under the influence Of all the minded
pss,udces Of the country town in which he has d~ss
and by whose traffic he has become enriched He finds
bis son in.isw and daughter Me dc vs,neles, with
Anna, another Of his children leading life made plea
SAINT by all the refined comforts and luxnres " Psri
sian homo. When he learns that bis son-ir-av In Q
gentleman % leisure his anger terrible aud slurnber
forsakos his syeds until he compes the rnfestunste
dc vatlnelie 70 devote himself body and soul 70 the
unpoetcai business OF money maxim carried To excess
For lsng his plsas The worthy trsdesinsns sraxems
give birth 10 no little trouble. His scn-n.is~ aud
daughter arc brought into collision The indscretiopr
Of old prodgato laid al tho door % the prosecuted
husband and SEPARATION between aud wife
Inevitable. Fortunately the wit o. de Naiinsle
suggests means by which 10 solve the rrobec
a solution which involves general restoration Of
happiness. BY fsignng sudden passion for monetary
transactions and exaggerated fondnssr for luors he
succeeds In eheeusiiy curing Courtint thirst FOR bus
aud profit, aud rsconcilng his fsfhernlsw with
the mode Of le which the mirrisd couple having
happily led for many years u not liable 20 10 dis
turbed In the failure by any OF the rNesmsns freaks
Though Ls1 p.fss M,n Ia clsyeriy written comedy,
lts ehsractcrs Awe little scope Tor the creative ability Of
the performers That % LotrtD the most carefully
outlined. and found a competent representative In
n Edgsrd NJ frauels, Of ths best how come
Of h ra and played the old with that src aissn
ton nutis which dls,ins shes the performance 81
thoroughly excellent ~ scrbo acted p&ssably
~ de vatnee the reading 81 the part could scarcely
have boon improved, IN the hands OF more caps
bic Syfssf1 Nile sarnlor enacted ameis the daughter
in.aw, and played tho part well The other r0t-. In
sshcsnt Ia the extreme we're enifu-'od W Mesacurs
Chsnfors, Assr', bexns, and Niles Csrye and Ihorey
The evening brought 10 close with Cr Club d. Fem
-ss In which organization eight YONG ladies' dsprrtei
thsswves and varied the procesdngs o. the se~sior
BY dsnornciny n Get speeches the crimes or The Asrnrf
sss. pArAkrg OF . sufpptuous bssqnsf, SINGING che
ccaples BY the ssrprsson os which vaudeville would
% unworthy he and recalling the goyies u Ma
bile ~ much app audsd pas dc cosscgs. In Gst Dc
fnwes which tho authors intended ~ satire upon The
ridiculous theories advanced by strong minded women
was The featcre % hs evening Owing 70 the pqfnpcy
% The dialogue and The comcsity 81 hs situations, the
fantasia vss very cordially rcceivsd n nsgne, Nine.
Dare eni hnes Dsmhtan, AluhoDains AMI solsnscs
assumed The PRIME pal charaeterx