New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-23
THE DRAMA.

PICKwICK AT THE NETWORK THEATER.
A genial audience crowded the Newly
Theater last evening to witness the first performance OF
play based the Pickwick Papers and prepared by
Mr. Augustin DAILY The piece is comprised in four acts
introduces thrtyour characters and reyyes several Of
the principal Of the welknown humorous
tive IL scarcely needs to be said that there is nothing
dramatic IN the original work. there is nothing dra
matte in the play that has been extracted FROM IT,
Nobody expected different result That which is
TALLY undramatic, must forever remain Mr. DAILY has
3Ire =. nod ha strnS tooether with NJ Isas, some
show OF continuity and has thereby produced piece OF
the display OF the actors art. Almost everything
trusted the acting and upon this rather than upon the
cenrated Everybody has read the "Pickwick Papers,
and everybody was alert TO greet old friends few@
these, however encountered. The essentially truth
BOB Sa'S,er' by Mr. Clarke and Mrs BGyieu, by Ms.
Wright. Points of merit evident and
then, in other performances, but the acting IN gensr
susceptible Of great mprovement-that is II the play
ers for the virtue OF fidelity to vivid aud familiar
originals Mr. Pickwlck for example, IS nelthoI N.,
mont Yankee thriving Pennsylvania farmer-ooth
OF which suggested by the representative OF Mr.:
Pickwlck on this OCCASION Mggs, again, HS htb
ADniddb Sleek TOOdicS. 70 mixture OF when
parts treated by Mr. Donnelly The latte, player
was much better Ben Alien having appaIehty, US
tuned the part after Mr. Eytnges picture. aud having
times eXtravagant and TOO loud MI f9Isoe ms ~
course amusing Weller: the mere relation OF Ins
character to the action OF the piece makes an ever
green OF mirth but Mr.. Pasloe lacked .he pa i
Intelligence the eccentric independence and sarTuens
humor OF sam Weller as Dickens has drawn him. MT.
Varrey undertook to play Tony Wela, but was neither
fat hoarsc. deliberate. The Oh staser - nos
undertook at very short notice, the part OF Jihg wen
had been cast 10 Mr.. Mortimer. and though mu.h loy
heavy the part carried il of with intelligence ana
spirit Nupki'ss aud drummer by Dit; Collngs ana ns
Hurley, must have impressed the audience a. very sSs
sketches. Miss Jennie Worrell. as Mary, the pretty
housemaid," gained good deal OF applause ~ some
kittcnsh pranks that were more characteristic OF neIsc
than OF the part Much applause too, greeeda someWn
silly vocal effort introduced into the party scene at boo
Sawyer's lodgings The trial cene was Likewise heaIy
enoyed festival tabeau closed the representation III
which quadrile upon Ice was the conspicuous eate
on the whole though the play isfom natural and una
vOdable causeSbut family representative OF the huno
OF Diekenss story pleasant reeolec.ons Oh
that memorable work. aud affords frequent occasion LOT
lau ehter It's performance, we dare say, VIII. 10
smoother after few representations The curtain fei
last evening, at few minutes before midnight.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
Mr. George Vandenhof' will read from Shake
speare and from Dickens Lyric Hail. Thursday and
matte and humorous readings at Cooper Institute on
Saturday evening Mr.. Dickenss farewell readings IN
New York will be given in April Mrs Kembe is TO read
TO us In March. Arrangements are IN progress or S
first appearance OF Mr.. Charles Eytinge rus form Oh
entertainment bids fair To be unusually popual ups
season In London the same taste mas Ittty taken
fresh start There however the readings are cheap anu
aim 10 exercise direct educational hnuehce upon 'N'
young. late English paper says; ~, -
Penny readings are advancing even In London ah1
viii soon be able make head against the more douDuu
amuements AT Praedst Chalel, under Ihe PM
Piunptre of Kings College, and Mr.. Hahn Frsweh have
already presided at aud gwen very SUCCESSFUL tSauss
which Are pleasantly and judciously mingled MIN sons
ment which is wise earnest, and without the sls,os
scnillaon OF SHAM will bring home our pes, "onId
and pocts 10 the hearts and minds Of MANY VINO "o"''
else have been ignorant OF them