New-York tribune., 1867-06-26
THE DRAMA.
OLIVER TWIST At TIE BROADWAY THEATER.

OLIVER TwIsJ AT THE BROADWAY THEATER.
oliver Twist" always a popular play-and one
that ought to be popular for 1t deals very powerfully
with human experiences that unhappiy but too com
monOccupes the moment the stage OF tho Broadway
Theater. 1t has been carefully produced under the
cement of Mr. John Moore Several features
I'm the cast are noticeable Nancy Sykes s OF course per-
sonaed by Miss Lucille Western. Mr. Mckee Rankin has
been especially engaged to play Fdgin B Sykes Is en-
acted by Mr. W. T.. Sheridan The Artfm D0dger Is
played by Mr. stoddart and Mrs stoddart appears as
Orer Twis In many particulars the performance Is ex-
ceedngy credtabe to the players chiefly concerned In
It, This community has been accustomed to the marvel
Gus Fagin OF Mr. j. Waack and so the representative
the character unayodaby invites comparison with that
perfect work OF art Mr. Rankns personaton Is full or
feeling and Of right perception but 1t s ater a
but a faint copy Of Mr.. Wallacks. As BIZ Sykes, Mr.
Sheridan gave of careful study not less OF real
life than of Dickens and he also acted with just sense
OF the requirements OF art But he too suffers by COM
parison in the minds Of those who remember-and who
can ever forget iMr. Edwin L. Davenports acting in
this strong repusve character Miss Western, as Nancy
Sykes surprised us by several touches OF natural feeling
and once-when kissing the sleeping Olirer-with
moment Of positive pathos. In general now
ever the performance rude, coarse, and
extravagant, lacking I'm symmetry and eyncing
predominance Of feeling over mind DemOsthenes pre-
scbed for the orator the three requisites Of actonacton
action In similar spirit, the critical mentor should
prescribe Miss Western the requisites OF study-study
study She oyerdoes nearly everything. She departs
from the text She nduges in tricky colloquasm she
has no idea whatever OF natural elocuon SO far as
the critic Judge her conception Of any given character
is always cloudy aud indefinite. To know what char
acter is In the very fiber Of II, and TO have every
feature distinct in the imagnatiOn-that is the
first necessity 10 the player. Miss western Is
never consistently Nancy Sykes nor augnt gi
else than Miss Western. She has moments OF merit,
hut he re so
her acting may be said TO be perpetual uIsappont,
her Nancy sykes last evening was frequently ap
plRuded The play itself-and this idea, though trte,
i not utterly vaucess time OF sensation sectaees
and not 10y virtue OF scenic elect
BANvARDs SEw-YoRK MUSEUM
A second visit TO Banvards Museum confirms MS in
the opinion that 1t has been prematurely opened Much
must yet be done before either the Museum Hail. or the
Collection Of Curosities gathered within IT, will assume
finished and attractive appearance AT present pain
t air OF newness overspreads everything Bare floor Is
conspcuous SO are whitewashed plaster aud plainly
painted pine wood Vacancies, too, are perreptble In
the cabinets. The stuffed birds and the shells make
good appearance but otherwise the collection meager
Among the autographs original letter from Lord
Byron and one Washington The former is addressed
10 the editor Of GdIgnas Messenger, and asks denial
OF some statement falsely attrbutng nunknown work
20 Ryrou'- pen The Washington letter Is only interest
ing ns specimen Of the hand writing OF the hrs Presl
dent OF this Republic There Is picture gallery a the
top of the Museum building but, aside from some en-,
cravings OF Egyptian subjects. IL contains nothing oI
value interest Japanese curiOsitcs predomhale III
the general collection az present ana helP 20 l9 ia1
foundation for future Museum II the show j.. ~ YET
neither elaborate nor Impressive, We must NOT oiEel a
II sl IA ~ Infancy 1reM npIIy'l,II' I 11tiSJ iI
orunmcHatOn of the Museum hail. too, Is very hects
aTv in oicr that il may be relieved OF It's present at
o.pherc OF rhenpness The exercises Monday after
noon were rather dismal At nrSt, the gong ot INVITATION
having been .ouuded IN terrific manrer, Mr. Banyards
panorama OF the Mississippi River unroled before
the Of "a select few IN " the Lecture ROOM LUIS
apariment Is dismal aud 80 Is Mr. Banyards Panorama
That venerable work OF art by the way, might well be
quietly imrned The public mas hd pul'o enough ~ ~, H.
"a before we found be airy, neat aud pleasant Ihe
PLYING Orchestra did not appear on the Nlgi oui
sitting orchestra. meanwhile. supplied the Music AFTER
the overture two songs, by male voices were sncees,
svey given from the stagethe curtain being twice hted
concerning the voices ana the gances OF madens and
the desire OF young gentlemen that young ady wouu
meet him to-morrow,"-and they were sung IN an aP
propriaely ackadaisical manner. Then little dancing
girl trpped out, pair Of thin and fragile ess ana
capcred about the stage for few minutes to he sou
hddles and away Finally the curtain rose upon
the farce OF Who Speaks First IL Is stupid iat'e ~
the best but u was rendered duer IMAM ever on ,s III
OCCASION by the lame manner in which u was acted Mr.
NJ. c. DAILY Miss Monk. Mr. Metkin, and Mt Evans sp,
pcarcd IN H. The audience, on Monday afternoon was
small In the evening more creditaDle performance
in which Mr. Kibangh played Roo Rog and Miss +.
stoquelcr appeared rs Diana Vernon. III Is scarcely
worth while to consider seriously the acting that one sees
nc this heaer The company IS not indeed destitute Oh
talent but Is far from being strong We hoted' yes
teray by way that careful provson has been made
the Museum for copions supply OF water III ease
Of fire; but tho egress from the theater 20 the street
serious difficulties Sounding promises were made In the
announcement of this new institutions both as TO safely
and to other essentials; but thus faf the most iP0n
OF them are yet to be fulfilled.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mr. Edwin Forrest will commence nm engagement
OF six weeks Duration at the Broadway Thcatcr in this
city, OF the I'd Of September next.