New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-05-11
THE DRAMA.

Excess of news and of important political matter
has recently compelled the omission Of some of our no
tees OF the heaters city amusements, and other light
TOPICS Thus, for example, we have delayed TIL new TO
record the production at the Broadway Theater OF new
Irish drama, called 1.-THE Shamrock" The performance
of this drama has signazed the brief engagement at
the Broadway TheSte which MI and be M Isc B3sRsg W
m p % and cemprsea in three acts In the language
there conspicuous merit Its author-whOse name
Of the art 50 essential in dramatic writing, Of fitting
dialogue to character and so hat e one
shall flow naturally out OF the combination OF the
Other two. In the plot there is more merit I
sort Of interest which attaches to certain novels
such for instance, as The Count OF Monte
how S thew viii turn QUIZ The s1 charaeCgs
ara commonplace and haokneyed and SO FOX The most
r a are aSd ge decto nS but afG not T
Arrangement Of old materials II opposes the naughty
norothe heroic young Irshman outlawed and in peril,
attended the attached servant whose back bumped
pursued by the redeQatS, and protected by the Jolly
lrshW2h - does not omit the 9ack,thorn cndgel nor
oc So aono @ worm the author Of The sham
rock" makes provision for an exciting scene ana strong
stageefect the end OF his second act THIS erect CON
eIsfs ~ the fail of and her infant child, from
high brdgewich breaks beneath her tread-lntO deep
Tanred Tor different sort Of a catastrophe by the
Irish outlaws fleeing from the redcoats The woman and
Who nobly plnnges in accOutred he IS With the
tmental portion Of the play there Is no temptation to
through series Of impraccable woes and made happy
al
Shamrock cannot be eomplmented on having made
valuable addition 70 the Irish drama Plays OF TINS kd
are far already IL Is 10 be noted though,
that whatever Mr. Barney Williams produces IS sure to
meet for his sake, with due IecognitOn rom popular
familiar and characteristic attitude Pat kahog is the
name that the in this drama and Pal the
girls sings a song on the least proyocaton, defes and
outwts and badgers the aristocraey and stands gy ms
fai We eAV can, however, recall Mr. Williams In
personatons Of the same sort in other and better
but a new setting TO the peculiar gem Of his
humor the user whereof Is the same as ever Mrs VIII
saacy oveabie Irish peasant girl who aids Pat in all his
last In the production Of The Shamrock at the
Broadway Theate considerable care has been expended
udod is effectively made, The acting in many Of the
subordinate parts-and all are subordinate to Pa and
One scene In pariculart Of the attempted arrest Of
Charles OHara in act frst-impresses the spectator as
bliss Celia Logan T. the pest Of the minor play
delicate and feminine Revertins, for final
remark. to the construction OF the drama, We note
with gdness that II does not refer to the Rebellion OF
93 The scene is laid partly in Galway, Ireland, and
partly in England. and the time is l77G.
Yankee Locke has. since last wrote of
him. appeared. at Barnums Museum, in THE Green
Mountain Boy" 1.-THE Yankee Duenist," and The octO
room" Dramatic art gains little, If anything from this
actors labors The Yankee, even when successfully
tanspanted to the stage not so estmabe profitable
should not state the case too strongly say
that nc Is an intOerabe bore But Mr. Locke does not
always succeed In reproducing the Yankee OF real life
His portrait generally exaggeraton OF the coarse
external the vulgar attributes OF shrewd
unconscious impadence, good nefred Doorshness,
etc. etc. with which sagecustOm has invested the yam
kee But need again traverse this familiar ground
OF criticism. Mr.. L0eke's latest pers0naOns are not
materially unlike their predecessors Seeing MIN once,
you see him always. There Is an occasional flavor OF
nature In what lie does but there IS also strongly pre-
p0nderatng flavor OF broad farce The ceVerne OF the
actor within lsitod scope, positive and IS e1lectiye
lie makes GOOD many people laugh, who would DC
blind Is death TO the delicate art Of Warren or Jefferson
IL has be@n very truly remarked that every man has his
audience Mr.. eLocke's. last week, was rather linn
ited In point OF numbers because of the bad weather,
and the moving spirit Of May Day, which have afflicted
all the places Of public entertainments but this week
fhe attendance has improved In respect TO the
0Iays in which Yankee Locke appears we can but re-
mark that they indicate surprising mental serty on
the Dar OF the literary Interpreters Yankee life and
nharacter The moving Panorama OF the Nile is still on
srhaton at the Museum, and Is well worthy OF visit
In other respects the Museum continues to offer
,attractiOns..
Tile pantomime of Little Boy Blue" which has,
for mouth past attracted large audiences 10 the Bowery
Pieatsr IA about to withdrawn. After the present
week Mr. Pox's term Of management coming to end
atte Boy Blue" will elbow his horn IN other parts Of
ahe country AS this pantOmimo Is exceedingly amusing
pparticuay TO young people, once more direct ID IL
t attention OF our readers Though or hte Years the
Eowery Theater has done service Whatever 10 the
dsaua ID cefainly-siDce Mr.. Fox began 10 produce
paatQanle good service 70 tho cause OF urIn and