New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-30
THE DRAMA.

NOBoDYs CHILD AT BARNUM's MUSEUM.
In producing Mr. Watts Phillipss drama OF
"Nobodys Child" the manager OF Bsrnums Museum has
changed It's name NObodys Son." and has arranged
il In four instead OF lis original three. IL Is highly
romantic play, evidently Of French orgln-though the
scene is laid in the village OF St. Alvan IN Cornwall and
the characters English. Romance seems 10 thrive
where sea and land Join Poetry the natural offspring
marriage OF rugged rock and lovely tossing wave
SCOTS Bride Of Lammerrnoor and Pirate are con-
spicuous Illustrations Of this truth. COopers best sea-
novels owe their mainly 10 his perception OF the
mystic charm Of this union OF the elements That charm
plays over Mr.. Phinips's drama and commenis
II TO certain measure Of sympathy notwlth-
standing the improbable nature OF its story and the
travagance OF of incidents What that story IT,
the visitor 20 BarDums Museum Will speedily, and not
unpleasantly discover lie will behold cool villain,
gagged III the congeDia pursuit Of love and money aided
and abetted by and senile villain, whose aims
lucre and revenge This delightful pair wage war; he
wperceiveupOn defenseless defenseloss but
for her own heroic courage and the aectOnate fidelity
OF Nobodys Child" He will further perceive that these
scoundrels eventually outwted and brought TO grief
through the fundamentally OF that obscure but devoted
Individual and he will remark that this satisfactory eli
max occurs the end OF the play, when the chief Of
the ploter IA opped from the summit Of ruined tower,
into the chops Of the British Channel. And there
upon, OF course, he viii feel greatly relieved, having
dured much breahess suspense and much liberation OF
the sensbtes prior the arrival OF that ulsatfy
ing climax OF the situations that he will note, as the
piece progresses constrained TO remark that
are new but neither lie the favoOf brandy and water,
to the experienced and perseverng tpper, who never
theless seeks it for his daily eIhsration so that
tona stsgeeecs be produced what matter to their adj
whether the erpedieDts be new or old Mr. Phil
lips trests ms, IN "Nobody's Child" TO the lime
it spectacle OF q corpse, at the end Of act
fire.: to a thrilling rescue from Tayine, at the
A.. H..
enc T Se Of NAV All soDe its course and to the final
bach somersau Of ylainy indicated before the GU!
COMPACT and suitable The piece admits OF telling scenic
accessories and several Of the characters are most sR
with careful OF scenery and has east II to the fun
strength Of his company That strength consists in
sS:urG we esoept NJ who acts abaay
SOM Mr. Mitchell Who PA ayM oa S Natter f %bo s
we Snail rs:eT7s D from TINS csnsSre
company The rest are simply dreadful particularly
unpleasant young named Malmoerg-oft the Ia! hal
running the drama by his mingled ponderosity
and groenness His part is that OF te elegant Chester
smoke wiilout splitting all about the stage An
other OF the performers, who played Ia'y Larroc IN,
with which she proceeds smooth the tangled hair of
"Nobodys Son." and next bestowng the same
An allusOn TO hairOl points this charming
piece Of playful huinor Truly we SEQ queer
we say that no performance commences IN this house
until several ushers. gifted with stenoran voices have
addressed the assembled people from various points and
requested gentlemen 10 take their hats Off" An ex-
h6itOn Of fat and lean kind dwarfs giants and Crcas-
sian girls precedes the dramatic portion Of the enter
tanment. The Menagerie connected with the Museum
may be 10 great asvsntage just now. 1t is well
stocked and in fine condition.
HrRNANI AT THE FRENCH THEATER.
Victor Hugo's Hermann" was acted on Tues
day evening" for tie first time America the French
rheator hy Ny. Batemans French company. The house
Wa comfortably ful but By means crowded. French
drama Is not IL the zenh Of popularity Even great