The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-09-22
AMUsE NTs.

ACADEMY OF MUsIC.-A new American comedy, In
four acts on the events OF the present day. by George
NARROW, entitled $685. or the Bride OF Politician"
was produced for the first time last evening" under
the management Of the Worre Sisters. at the Acad-
envy Of Music. highly respectable and numerous
audience was in attendance. and 1t Is seldom per-
haps, that new domestic play has been presented
under more favorable auspices. The piece abounds
with absurd interviews between number Of politi-
clans Of pettifogglng stripe, STRIKERS" and
several ridiculous creations Of the authors
imagination, whom he has been pleased to
designate as editors and proprietors Of news
papers. the scene, for some particular reason, y
laid In Reading Pa, and the story Is OF love ana
politics-especialy politics. The plot, briefly told,
and 80 far as 1t can be discerned, is that young
helress has the misfortune to be the niece Of uncle
who Is badly beaten as q candidate for election to
Congress through the manipulation Of his friends
Florence Hampton the heiresS Is desperately In love
with George Burke, young politician and editor OF
the Pioneer and Is supposed to take satisfaction by
0u. aat Journal through whose her
marrying him The comedy was destitute of CO.
the audience sat patiently through nearly two
acts, expecting something to develop At last
they began to leave in tw0s and hrees and the third
act was vocierously Missed to its close, when two
thirds Of the spectators left the house. Almost every
one asking 'What Is the plot ~ but one could
tell Nearly ali the new sensational plays depend for
artists and machlnsts, but "1S6S'' lacked any
feature of even mediocre interest In this line. The
ability, be Withdrawn early. 1t is but justice to
state that the worrel Sisters did not appear in the
o scre attach to the paes in the cast
for this performance. There was nothing Tor them
to do.
WOODS MUsEUM.-Mss Maggie Mitchell was
greeted by a large and apprecatve audience last
evening at this establishment In her favorite char
acter Of Fanchon in the five act play OF that
name. Miss Mtchelrs name has become 80 thor
ohlv otod xvth hia 1rorn throne n
whole country, and her rendition Of the playful,
hodenish and pathetic character Of the Merry
Cricket Is so familiar to all paygOers that an exs
tended notice or attempt at criticism this late day
might Justly seem the work OF supererogati0n.
Suffce 1t to say, therefore, that Miss Mitchell Is
Fanchon and FanchOn Is and always Will be
Miss Mitchell. The chirping laugh the same sud-
den transitions from wild delight to moods OF deepest
pathos, the same unstraned and natural deportment
and meditation of voice and gestlcuation, and
the sellsame shadow Dance with its inimt-
able witchery and enchantment, characterized
her performance last night in the role OF the Cricket
as upon hundreds Of previous occasions, and her
efforts to please were frequently rewarded by the
heartiest rounds of genuine applause. Mr.. :. w;
role OF Landry, and acted throughout with his
customed ease and grace His "twln brothern In
the piece, Dider, was assumed by MIR. Louis Mes
tayer, but justice compes to admit that the twins
resembled one another IN nothing but their dress
and could not Iail but to provoke smile OF compas
Mary Wells as Old Fadet looked and acted the witch
to the very llfe The remainder OF the cast were
only mediocre. This is theast week OF Miss Mitchell
In this city, and during that time she will continue
to interest New Workers with her unrivalled mper
sonatiOn, of FapchOn the Cricket. AS she contem-
plates an early departure for Europe under engage
inent to the Lyceum theatre, London, the present
will probably be the last opportunity offered. for
months at least, Of seeing her In this her prin-
cipal character.
BowERY THEATRICAL this house there was pro-
duced last night new four act nautical DRAMA
titled "Fair Plays or, The Shpwreck OF the Pelicon,"
the principal parts being sustained by Mr.. A. Fitz-
gerald of the Australian and California theatres,
who appeared In the role Of George Trueheart, sea-
man of the romantic school, and Mrs. W. G. Jones
the heroine Miss Ellen Underwood. The plot Of the
play is simple and Is based on the saving from an
adventurer in Mexico of the young lady by the sea-
man Trueheart, her subsequent rescue from ship
wreck and the Vaccinations OF pirates her marriage
to Trueheart to save her from worse fate, her de-
sertion Of him and return to New York, where In
the midst OF Opulence and after many Incidents she
is reunited to her husband, who is now Lieutenant
Trueheart. The play, considering 1t as first night
and many Of the Characters required prompting,
went or very well. on the falling of the curtain
ana complimented by the audience, large one. Mr..
Fitzgerald in response, briefly stated that he, many
years ago had made his lrst appearance ON that
world" and closed by thanking the audience for the
courtesy extended to him. Tine amusements were
wound up with u romantic drama entitled "String
OF Pearls" in which MIR. Whaley and other favoritcs
appeared.
Tony PAsTORs.-Crowded, as usual, this tempe OF
unceasng varieties was the scene OF much amuse-
ment last night, indeed it is at all times. The bill
of fare new, choice and very entertaining to the
audience, who throughout manifested loud tokens
of appreciation. To .enumerate the various items
would be task Of no small difficulty; they were
such a. attract and delight, Astounding as they
did In humor, w.t. songs and the most comica Of
characteristic dances. The interest OF the evening.
however, was concentrated in high flown bur.
lesque entitled, wide Awake; or, New York Boy
in Chna," in which several Chinese digniares arc
| represented and wherein is introduced the cele-
brated Grecian Bend,n with all the attributes ne
| cessary for its complete production. IL was re-
ceiyed with applause and will probably long
at Tony's us tine graceful curve itself will have cd
mrers.