The New York herald., 1867-08-15
A M U s e M E N T s .
New York Theatre.


Under the Gaslight original drama OF life love
OF the present day and this vicinity was produced for
ths third time last night At the New York theatre TO
crowded house.
fheres little girl Laura Cortland picked up ths
streets and adopted by a wealthy lady Grown to
womans estate. she is betrothed 70 Q New York
"oiood, Captain Tranord, who discards her when he
learns OF her humble parcntsge she thsreupon runs
away and establishes herself in basement in Riyngton
street, where Mr. Byke, whose identity it is hard
TO distinguish from the heavy villain OF Miss
Braddon's Diavolo, turns up and claims her for
his long lost daughter and dags her the Tombs Police
Court there to establish bis claim One OF the most
remarkable scenes in the drama follows. We once
happened to witness tho arguing OF divorce before
semi-miltary court in Virginia. which occupied from
the time Of entering the action to final decree of
separation, only fifteen minutes That instance OF
speedy justice however, bears no comparison to the
the Gasight, decides questions OF paternity and
cop; the statement of the counsel for
assigned 10 her suppositious father and being duly ad
inonished by the worthy Judge to be viruous dutfu
and happy, Is dragged pier 3s North river
thence to be ferried across in small boat and p acsd
forever beyond tho OF pursuit. Why the ordinary
ierr poats should not have been taken advantage o
ana why descent upon Jersey City except the well
known theory that Jersey Is out OF the Uniop should
be supposed to battle nll inquiry is explained We
Tor superior scenic cect for certainly the appearance
on the end OF the pier OF squad newsboys who sleep
once va ,c prr snd VINO dance gig in manner which
the passing ana repassng Of the ierryboas albeit the
latter might be Objected to as somewhat spasmodcl
made the scene most effective and IL enthusi-
esticay recalled To this pier successyey come Snor-
Key, ono armed soldier messenger-who, having once
carried nosegay tho heroine in happier days be-
comes thereby dev oedy attached TO her service ever
afterwards-and Captain Traford, the recreant lover
and there onsues mysterious struggle ana tablea end
nntn into aud
cruelty left there. On the curtain rising for
the next act we find with satisfaction that this is
not 70 be the termination OF her career for while the
shiers were changing the she safely rescucd
by the gallant CAP tain Act fourth dscoses tho fair
Laura restored to the family that had adopted her and
the ncse lover paying his addresses to her foster
There are here one two effective scenes.
Byke plans robbery at the house. be panied IL
necessary by murder at the time disclosing
ara Courtaudt and her sister have somehow got mixed
and tother IS which. These plans and disclosures he
rashly communicates in loud oue OF voice 10 his female
accomplice. Mrs. Judas Snorkey, hiding behind the
bushes overhears everything Smokey then comes
and says what he is going to do to prevent the vany,
and Byke goes behind the bushes and overhears him.
Result Byke follows Smokey, binds him, and lays him
on the track OF an express train. But Laura who has
to the happiness Of her sister and the man OF her
choice releases him just in time instant the
press train PUSHES past with thrcc jerks vrggic and
Jump Snorkev and the lady make tho best OF ther
70 the house arriving there in time to frusae Bykes
plans. Byke s arrested and makes clean breast OF
all he knows He is then humanely released after
attempting two murders aud committing burglary with
violence his female accompiice is pitched the cliffs
and Killed and everything ends happily Captain Traf
ford marres Laura and her foster sister consoles her.
self with foreign count This summary Of the plot
certainly as clear and possibly So than the plot
carpenters drama sThe play has fitted scenes
as the poetry in the old ANIMALS used to Ls
drama was ADAPTED to sns in ns nsp ana ,s
water tubs which Mr. Vincen, Crummles had bought
q bargain. Everything the management could do to
make the piece success has been done II admir-
ably put upon the stage aud tho full house showed
the oxcellence of the scenery appreciated. Or the
drama ITSELF however, nothing good can be said
Mr. Studley made an excellent Byke Mr. ]. X Morti-
natural and life like, usual, in SnOYkcy.
Miss Eytinge and Miss Blanche Grey, Laura and Pearl
Courtiand were bright, sparkling and very pleasing
Mr.. Parsloe Bermndas, what he claimed be,
"a Fifth ward chicken" 10 the life, and Mrs. Wrights
portrayed by Mr. A. II. Davenport. This gentleman,
the bills inform u.s. has been away three years. Ons
wishes his ntonation did not suggest that he had filled
up that interval in presiding over Methodist camp
meetings
Wallac!s's Theatre-LOtta.
Everybody, OF course is is supposed to be ont OF
town; but everybody in town tho crowd that
filed walacks theatre last night to witness the Grs,
representation OF John Brougham's piece, Little
Nell and the Marchoness. None wero surprised that
in this, in each OF his previous dramatzations from
Dickens Mr.. Brougham displayed his full sympathy
with the genius of the great British novelist seized with
his usual tact the salient points OF the story and while
emboaying for the stage the various characters with
which the creative OF the author has peopled our
memory has avalled himself Of his experience in this
country OF his adoption TO give TO some OF them
readily understood and appreciated here, without de.
stroying or even distorting their original features
Especially has he exhibited his thorough appreciaton
Of the capacities Of the young and popular for
whom he has expressly arranged the very opposite parts
Of Little Nell and the Aarchoness All who had admired
the favorite little hummIng bird who has made the
name Of Lotta delightfully."- familiar the public were
confident that she had only Ito make believe hard and
be throughout the Marchioncss to perfection But all
was also equal 10 tho difficult task OF represent
ing successfully at once the childlike simplicity
and the sublime devotion, the pathos and the power
Of Little Nell-perhaps the finest creation OF Dick
ems genius. The fidelity and effective force with
which she sustained OF these opposite characters
stamp Lotts actress of ordinary caibre and
she longer be regarded merely the pre-
tiest animated toys which has ever enIvened summer
season.
Mr.. Brougham has admirably reproduced, each with
its strongest points brought out bold relief the
ous characters OF novel which may we'll be called
curiosity shop Of varieties OF human lifc Besides
Little NeIl with her purity and oveliness and dal ten
dsrness, we have the Topsy-Iike Marchoness and her
teacher DICK swiveller, whom we oil know, and whom
Mr.. williamson rendered to the life; the weak
minded, dotine old grandfather: 2 part well
sustained by Mr.. Hind; the daboilcally, malig
Qullp, whom we ali detes., and to whom
Mr. Coleman gave all the native ugliness imagin
the abused and patient wife, in the person Of Mrs Qup
whom Mrs. Winter represented exceienty well; the
gosspping neighbors OF Mrs. Quifp, the piable tool
Brass. and that od fellow" Sally Brass Nrs farley.
which Dickens relieve with fine little touches OF
sentiment the most grotesque character and nearly all
the other individuals that move and have their being in
introduces the reader and which is almost fe.fe as
the real every day world about him.
The unquesiionable success OF Little Nell and the
Marchioness will undoubtedly uninterrupted
run for the rest Of the summer season, which has
hero proved so creditabe 10 the skill and energy Of
tn manager, Mr. Theodore Moss.
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