New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-18
THE DRAMA.

BLACK SHEEP AT THE NEw-YORK THEArtk'
new drama, entitled "Black Sheep, or ne
rIaud Of Society" occupies at present the stage OF inc
New Yotk Theater il is based ON Mr. Edmund Ystes's
% Black Sheep IS comprised IN four acts is
written in prose; and the work Of Mr. T. G. Maeder
The novel We may presume is vel known II has Oeeh
indnstosly circulated here by various periodicals. and
snoe il includes the elements Of crime and mystery ana
IA some measure exhibits phase of vice that is usually
hlurng 70 commonplace people has probably attracted
amnltthde Of readers. Ana yet u is very duI D"oh
tTe in plot haskneyed IN incidents and heavy in manner
A. tells how a murder was done; how the WE OIL
the murderer strove protect him from 'he cohSeq''
oes of MS crime; how suspicion was fastened uii "
innocent man. and how, finally The eImlh"I was us
ooyecd ana seized short, itprcsehs me spectacle Oh
the constable chasing the assassina spectacle tha' mas
been familiar 10 modern fiction since Goodwin wrote
~Caleb Williams" and 70 the police reports ever since
thoe ehasty documents began to he To excite feeling
Of anxious nse, 20 put The reader IN sympathy WIN
a detective ofnccr show the gradual steps whereby
inexoraOlo Justice advances along her winding pathway
10 the presence Of the secret murterersch is the pur
pose of Mr. Yacss novel even U has been the purpose
Of hundreds Of others better aud some worse ana
nearly all worthless Bu Mr.. Yaes-aud here We marx
fhe sole peculiarly 81 I've BLACK sheep sehsny
renewed the t1tness NJ his plot and has endeaNOfea
70 Give n novelty ly freighting 10 with elaborate
tfud,es Of character Herein, II anywhere, resides
The valne Of the novel IL depicts "A selfish
9uxurone scoundrd as tEc object Of a woman's
3dol,trv such a state. not uncommon IN real
life and 80 far tn ... t.uc 20 nature. Moreover,
both characters are NcJly portrayed But the loving
woman IN this instance not the feminine spaniel VINO
tsmcekly grateful for whack from her noble husbands
bootack on the contrary she is depicted as a woman
Of intellect wil keen perceptions Of human nature ana
soca circumstance and generally, OF strong ana lnde
pendent character. SHE knows that her husband is
rar thief a syindIer, murderer, an utterly sensual
and selfish beast yet She loves him. stands by him, even
faIea hgp n. "a
time Nv her craft and energy and perlshes with nm at
last She i, described Is small, blue-eyed, golden
haired woman. mpasslve. intense, retcent, YET
81 suruarly polished and winning manners We
VIII Lot say that such conduct ON the part
Of such a woman is impossible in nature because, as Mr.
Yatcss dear friend Thaekeray very APPLY remarked
eve are fearfuUy and wonderfully made-especially
wemer" But the deVoe-iness Of harriet RoUh Is, GER
say somprobabe 10 suggest that she is TO some eA
tent unatc, such e4esiOus folly as hers IS incompat
lbe sanity Such il Is, however II constitutes
The originality of Black Sheep" and illustrates the
character Of Mr. Yatcss Literary art. Using the mate
Ia We have described, Mr.. r. q. Naeder has wrought
rut toleraby effective play, His sense of symmetry In
obstruction and Of ceMucs and precision in style does
rot, however, appear 10 he very Keen. We may
note by way Of illustration, That he makes
yLRs Dane after parting with ms friend
GEORGE Dallas, stand the street amid a violent
tnowsturm AT 3 O'Clock In the morning, and deliver
long souoQuy preparatory TO being murdered; ana We
gnay further that the second act opens with car
leItor scene u which many as seven characters are
udicIously filtered through Gentleman's garden 1t
NAV he added that the process Of elimination is weakly
hau6ied that the dialogue is frequently verbose and
HAT most Oi the passage, intended 10 be cOc arr Wy
bostye I"iiuIe>; sl,. alT; s SSe"gs ne story and
has preserved IN the drama something OF tht ieNellSh AZ
,nosihere Of the novel The characters OF HoJrid Ro
Et,.tart E0i.tb Jia Strain, the London gdmln, george
JaH0s aud Hrs BepJ-dgc reappear IN distinct lndNdH
bhy. For HOTd there are four eIhS scehe9 one @
3n she uuetS the diamonds for I0S another wherein
che eueats her husband to yield TO her nunenee anu
obey ler directions third wherein She 9selVses oI
feltt her rival; and fourth, wherein she VISITS ne! n
band N his prison cell me DeSt % , Scinnietey
tSCauke here the nature o te 0u. y 'lOS' ~ mp ~,
khOWu These have vitality enough 10 save Tue
pay iu 20 js ~ de- If bItasn atire Is exceed
,ngly questionable" Black sheepn is likely to mMutau
NlncL il Is founded. however, us one of sydney Smiths
works that will elbow over Meanwhile IL mas oeeh
) manner that is creditSbe to the management. The
IioLmseene is pcturesGne ana 80 zoo . nS eeEt
pit neat. clean, aud pleasant. not luxurious; MI
5 seheli is the scenic artist and both merit a word
Of praise In general. the piece has been
6c,id. She does not look the character at all; for Hor
s.di q small blonde and Miss Eyunge Is large Dru
nette Blt she thoroughly understands the character
SJd she shows that -he understands it, Her method Of
hCiue, .pioTmed as by lively intelligence and a.
49,. 0y o. tSg4 Ys93nI 1edsrg This pmTtjen
a., S1r'TSy " Sd Wi1 Evfuse Is an actress
ofv6Tp V'sitivG TALENT BIT that is al. she has not
~ tlSIty Of temperament, the electric, sympathetic
ptcY which alc az once te nlseQaaes 9IItDptes ana
fokers Of tie divine faculty. BU sense and taste are
- mon the stage that This YOUNG actress, VINO a
loaIs posses, them both shines cohfcuousy by con-
hot with some Of her COtfMpOTaiies once, apd once
ttt M her performance 81 HdI1Tc EOth was there - a
tMen az naturr :" that when HUTteL tells Hrs
b.abr,dge @. ScirQri A0UtFS !nbGtLy. lie has long
am iCSf rs me-" the poor woman says and Miss Eypge
,IoRe the words With 6 apfAIenty deep sense Of Their
iatie tc meaning Mr. ID. III. H0rkns appeared as MeEo
hOaL ard. though le looked ike sailor IN eltAfUb
iIess.' and talked sQpeYl2t Ike %Q4G Amencan
Cossn" s,Sued 10 he nythng but what the women
ca "iasclIatOr which is what he should be Tor
reasons sake-L8 acted with meilg and displayed
R1dst reception 0g the shallow mean, bad contemptme
character that he had assumed To interpret We were,
however with the acting of Mr. g Pais
Ice H. Iu the little part II jan Srd This performance
Indicated the habit Of Keen Observance OF common NE,
ard the faculty 90 quick syinpahy Win the eccentric
6fI moods o. bOyhOOd rs well a. native iuho OF huOr
aud vein 81 genuine pathos. We are very
nmoh mistaken II this young actor does not mere
after take rank among the comedians OF ms
ooprtry He les not taken that rank yet, however
nnG De will lot fnd that any amount Of close, persistent
indeatigable study De wasted. Let hm fehect Oo
That there more lines than one and that the true
ri T. broad "a well as deep ia the scope OF Ms
fofs NJ l}arsl0e think, by the that street boy
IN London could a ghtterlHg ring, as lie does.
n mart Of the tOggeTy Of restitution The acting
~ fe other parts not such as 70 call for paiucu
ar mention -"Hack Sheep" will De presented al the
New York 1heatcr for nights 10 come ana al sat
nfday Ma uees. We learn that II Will eventually give
sface 10 = dramatic version OF Miss VI. T.. BraddOns
t.tel Uf NobOdy's Daughter The Ballad Singer Of
VGII.Ic." made by Nj. ChandOs, W. A Fulton ana MI.
q 4.