New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-07-08
THE DRAMA.

n The Bells of SbandoD," at Wallacks Theater, IL
the prominent novelty of the moment 1t appears to
grow In popular favor the more 1t becomes known
Repetition has given t an easier ana swliee
movement and the various players are surer and
more definite in their performances than they were as
first Mr. williamson, as the inebrated and pompous
officer OF the law presents excellent STUDY OF charac
ter This actor possesses In marked degree the faculty
as well as the perception of humor. M Rnggod, WAC
plays Maurice Redmond fills tho character entirely por-
trayng in a perfectly easy and natural manner hgh
spirited, brave, and generous gentleman MY Hagan 70
whose lot falls the most ungratefu and the most dcut
part in the paythat OF Hector ProTIe the heavy VII
lain an individual OF diabOcal procyites and conduct
whose proceedings defy alike nature, probability.
and the pOlice-wsely adopts the MOOD OF sup
pressed feroety and calm wiekedneSs, ana so MAKES
very bad part effective. and at times, even powerful
Mr. Hambln, an experienced actor who made ms nrss
anpearance at this heater on Wednesday, and who IN
hers of the talent of his once distinguished a.her
personates with appropriate feeling the ancehe
Scian belmaker who seeks and finds the lost Bes Ok
shandon These and, indeed all the characters IN ths
drama are hard 10 play because the dramast has but
family sketched them and because the process OF ars
whereby he deveopes them Is often defective In the use
OF unlikely Incidents True art in drama that which
leads by natural stops to emotional climax In Tho
Bells OF Shandon" scarcely single climax is attained
without violation OF probability. All the more credit.
therefore is due the performers whose skill and spirit
and humor and feeling gloss this defect and give
the story of the drama Conference and verismude OF
the romantic interest and the popular character OF
1.-THE Bells OF Shaudon" have before spoken,
as also OF Mr.. Bryant's signal success in the
character Of Barry 0Leary, This is the ideal
freshman OF song and story. He is fond OF whisky
he sings oval song; he lights he is ardent lover,
watchful friend fiery foe patriot, and merry mas
erader Danger strikes him and gances on IKE water
from ducks back His audacty Is commensurate with
his wonderful good fortune Mr. Bryant thoroughly real
ICES and reproduces this ideal. In Barry 0Leny, as
in sha,ns Orien his best acting is shown in passages
of the drama that present him assuming the wise
ignorance OF the humorous smpeton. His strongest
scene is that with Poe and NOrdh, at the beginning OF
Act Third the main incident Of whch-the extorting or
Provides confessions borrowed and altered from the
NAV OF .The Wife" Miss Ward, who personates
| No,ab appears 20 much advantage In this scene,
nv reason of her quick sympathy with what may DO called
Celtc devtry but a little retcence OF demeanor.
both here other points IN her performance woo
make the personaon acceptable TO good taste NO
note finally that Mr.. f. Browne, Mr. Graham, and Mr.
pone are noticaby careful and satisfactory In the re-
specye characters of laundering puehmnn, On Irish
ido, how and military officer. In adyerting thus 70
ba ReIls of shandon we DESTROYS both to recognize
TN merits as one of few original dramatic compositions
that have recently submitted to the notice Oh
community and OF commencing to public attention pay
that pleasantly the fancy and ministers 10 inc
for "The Bells Of shandon will DO presented
oo n,oht az Wallaeks until the close OF Mr. Bryants
engagement two or three weeks hence. Miss Lotia
be the next Summer Star at this Theater.
Julia Dean, who has not played in New-York ior
twelve years. win appear tonight at the Broadway The
ater as Julia in the play Of "rhe HunohbaeE InIs
acJsa has hong held prominent rank In her profession
and her here after long ABSENCE canno
fail 70 attract large audience.
Nine Zoe ia announced to appear at the New foI {
Theatsr. this evening" aud during the week, in the
French Spy" ty
The SOOth representation of "The Black TOOK os
MI fota. Qotnf faya ft
of note that the spectacle has attaned this point a
| successful carees, I8l t-lrf