New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-20
mr. DRAMA.
wALLAcK's TnEATER.

WALLACKS THEATER.
A veritable popular success may be recorded
Tor The FREELY" dt walaoks Theater. The military
sort ~ the drama iuds ready sympathy in this martial
community Nrw.YorK always was famous FOR loving
the military Ioa's yivacy pquant and as entc.
ing a. ever She duhes through these animated scenes
OF camp life with Surprising yig0r that Is as inspiring
.itis natural aud successful. Nor do her coaborers
fater n their task. Tho miscellaneous acting Is evenly
good and here and particularly effective MT l.
Hamilton as COL ChatcaIpdy for example, contives TO
make himself cordially detested, and therefore proves
lis Adclty to rcpul,ve character Mr. Lamb IN bis
everlasting part of comic servant, plays neatly ana
we'll An exaggerated sketch of the graspng sTaeAte Is
also given with come forcble cooliug, by Mr. Robert
MoWadc. formerly Of the company at BanVards' MI
Charles Fisher plays the here's but the character
s not one 10 call ms peculiar talents into action
An artist whose range Of parts includes hered'o
Tipe GoldFch. Boo and tho like, breathes with
difficulty the OF vapid sentlmentaity ana silly
romance. Bir RuggOld, Mr. Rockwell, Mr. Holland, and
ut Hind in the cast; but they have little or nothing
80 do The chief female character next 10 the tHety
N that OF Princess and this is personated by an
actress new 10 these boards Mrs Laura Lecair Philips
The part Designed foil TO the errauc hnpeluOus
yirandfere The Princess is naughty, stately, accom-
pshed in manners "as fits the caste Of We're de NeTe'
The Fire Fly on the contrary Is all light and movement
something between the spoiled child and the passionate
woman The contrast between these natures both ruled
NV the same impulse Of for the romantic soldier Is
tho best stroke dramatic art IN this drama That con
rrast f0rcby made IN the tent scene between the two
women. IN the fourth of the play Both act we'll III
this scene. II is charm in the acting OF Mrs Phil
lips that she behaves naturally and simply, making no
effort 70 Obtrude herself INTO undue prominence sure
indication Of the true artistic In the In
which the Chasseur louis Victor offers 10 this hgl-born
lady his beautiful carvings, rejecting her haughy-ten'
IcICd payment, tue GIFT is refused wtha dignity which
adequately and dccaely betOkens the difference OF
caste but womauk, the refusal expressed IN man.
aer calculated TO sooho tho wounded vanity OF the sol
der Later Ia the piece, when the lady recognizes In
chs very Cba~scur an old friend long supposed to be
dead the Princess uerges into the woman, and the bau
tcr with which size had Just received him gives place to
tho cOrdIay Of friendship; and this sudden transition
% feeling naturally made as greatly 70 mghten the
illusion Of the Mrs Phillips has decided dram attic
talent aud appears to have studied in good school
There one prominent defect however which she would
do wisely 10 remcdy-a habit Of measured and deoama
tory uterance should note that the cast further r.
oudes Miss Mary Barrett Mr. Hagan. Mr. J. " Leonar
MI W H. Pope Mr.. j. T. Ward, and divers other persons
the latter being unknown fame and maniestly des-
tued to remain so-The fourteenth performance Of "The
FREELY" will be given tonight
MARK SMITH IN CHICAGO.
Mr. Mark Smith commenced an engagement
at MeVickers Theater, ia Chicago. the 9d of August
and played with remarkable success for two weeks
IN such characters Sir Peter Teds Sir AHhony Also
fnfe and Sir WtAtQM fONdtOtc AuoeAtSA was
crowded This is one OF the indications, which we arc
always glad 10 notice and record OF he vitality OF the
legitimate draina. Mr. Smith, all students OF the
drama are aware ranks with the OdschOOl actors who
succeed by virtue the of acting. and not by the
coarse expedents OF sensational drama. The Chicago
Times Of the 18th inst apty hits upon this point in
recording follows, the comedians success in that
olty: on last evening Mr. Mark smith closed his en-
gagemeD after repeated and successful appearances In
series OF the finest characters OF English comedy His
engagement was experimental one, originating
uanly IN a desire TO preserve the integrity Of tho
season. Mr.. Smith, by ms merit and ability IN the
judicious presentation OF comedies that ever VIII
be popular played one Of the finest engagements OF
the His presentations were 90 apt and admirable
that appreciation could not be withheld After ms hrst
night intelligent playgoers filed the tbester. The sue
cess Of his remarkable innocent as it WAS OF any
sensational feature simply sterling comedies being On
acted in a sterling manner Mr. Smith deserves credit
for combining himself parts such he has figured in
Possessing superior abilities burlesQue actor, he
might have been widely appreciated had he dis
carded comedy and appeared in series Of carieatuTes
yet his better Judgment prompted him to secure the s
probation Of intelligent people rather than that Of noisy
boys crowded gallery. Mr Smith leaves Chicago in
dorsed by the press and public"
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