New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-25
THE DRAMA.
LESTER WALLACE IN "woNDER.'

are well known to hnbtual theaterg0ers' anu poi ae
Justly esteemed brilliant and charming III mas oioeh
pleasant duty to describe them; ahd nv ri'er
alton may be considered the thief Of time we shall not
dwell upon them In detail at present wonder has long
been esteemed. both q picture OF manners ana ns
lively piece Of comic complication. It's hrlhui s'u"
tons are numerOus its telling points are well mace us
dialogue smooth and, though the topic Is intrigue the
sentiment is pure. When We say that the scene Is
laid in Madrid, the Inference obviously warranted
that tho niece admits OF good scenic illustration.
Such illustration 1t has always received at Wallacks
Thcater Tho prcsentment, last evening offered
no variance from that old custom scenes anu
costumes were alike bright and agreeaoe-as, ndeeh
Spanish cOlOrs always are. Mr.. MallacB hppthreu VI
keeping with the character OF Don IeT ANA ne acieu tc
par with all that graceful ease and precision when C
tomarily eynce his complete mastery at o Ws VI
art and Of the power TO analyze character hen We o
that his Don Fer is a sprghtly accomplishing gdlIau,
delicate gentleman, whose ouy bemshls J.aous mn
permanent shall briefly but exactly descrlDe ~ Icy
nnc az no hcayines no pause, vapd pretext Of de-
pertinent under which 50 many comedians snela tmeh
is always equal To tins demand aud by this virtue ne
kept his audience amused throughout the evening Iner
Gr throughout inc piece smooth and pleasing Dnl
presented novel merits or con,picno1s Wooct
Little Game
IRISH DRAMA AT THE BROADWAY.
Mr.. Faconer's drama of 1.-The Peep o Day
holds the stage the Broadway Theater but has attracted
vary LITTLE pubc attention IL ia the original OF the
niece that Laura Keone brought at her theater now
the Olympic In March, 1861 The authorship oil that
MAY vas claimed by Miss Keenc herself, whose notions
If literary property must always have been little vague
la fact the piece then played was only MI Faconers
drama condensed into three and considerably altered
~ nleo se publc taste for little while BY reason OF It's
great sensation scene" representative OF cheeIiui
irish rutfan Knocking on the head with dirty shovel
Young girl for whom he had already dug grave IN
pre- sence OF the brcahess spectators itS popularity
VAS further enhanced by the scorchng inYeetlve
whit oh Z ned
In Mr. Falcouers drama. which seems 10 nave sseu INC
OF pirated version. have the sensa-
Ton scene blrt moi the invecve Some good and timely
counsel indeed is substituted for the latter ny way OF
warning against feebe and fruess nsurrecuons that
only Head the murder OF innocent persons the hanging
OF lot ~ wretched fools aud the subsection OF the popu
rigorous penal laws This Is not Tue sort OF hee
that hot headed revoutoniss are apt TO relish ana per
haps Pill Of common sense has marre9 IN some
measure the present popular success Oh our, 81.
piece. In London. when originally produeed-at We
Lyceum, In loot had very long ana prospesoas run,
and was the chief hit Of Mr. Falcontrs career as man
ager He based the play OF John Banms novels
1t is fopract piece hcfy stuage ,b w ba., psys Of
class that keep the stage whether oe & %
sSnente fancy It's story Indeed Is horrible but Irish
romance naturally 10 take tnat turn anu ue az
10 eretnre doe. one encounter such bloodthrsty ruff
mans AS people the Irish drama, nor such tremendous
cs,omed 10 the Irish plays accustomed 10 these per
sonages. The Peep O. Day supplies them both and
critics Of this sort OF stage literature The villain
Of the piece sooner fastens ms eye upon
lion she shall be mine" The hero Of the piece Is all
goodness and magnanimty and has the shears OF fate
wonderful effect The heroincs nice little red
cloaks and sing tender little ireland Is repre-
scented to be In state OF rebellion. Two or three red
coated soldiers walk about, Representative Of that vast
British army which Is close at hand There is good
priest all IN black who stops rows, blesses the people
and can hit from the shoulder as well rs ne can Dang
pulp The boys are at
short pipes. There Is the disappointed but faithful peas
actc osps wit dance,
scrmmage. Scenic effects are numerous Due INFUSION
a. ~ thoee half entimenta half humorous speeches
M which rshen thought TO be the ceyerest OF man
kind barney OToOes talk 70 Kathleen Is very Nicely
favored IN TINS way que ol II we nav
expressive phrase from tue sisns OF tus DAY
In href Mr. falconer has handled old materials with
good deal OF skill Condensation. though, would improve
the piece especially In the nrst two acts eometnlhg
ma 3 3rticnisry in the ease of Irish drama There
certainly no occasion TO emulate what eherdan sad was
:" honrse Fitzgeralds' custom, aud enumerate every
tstber a, yonr Phmnix one positive bemsh cries out
for removal: the incident OF the hetos becoming what
julia calls sr NO neao sfSn c %, le pos
by do that OF the great bemshths SENSATION element
There is no occasion here TO complaint FOR without that
its rank Art is by no means OF hsn order thst
physical accessibility. such art, though, has its
place and it surely deserves greater popular recog
the Broadway Theater. The Peep o. Day" has been
produced under the authors own direction The scenery
Is mostly good the murders beng for 50 small
stage particularly well built and well handled Mrs.
Bowers plays Kathleen Kdrdnagh. She made great sue
the character. In London and the triumph was
merted forthough her talents and temperament over
weight the part making her seem much greater than
earnest sympathy with home emotions her complete as
sumpons OF grief aud OF horror her appear
ance and her refinement both OF personal tone and OF ar
tisc method unite 10 mako touching not an entirely
% 70 1% aS Sns 1s ne s
and Father 0'Gegrg by Mr. j. H. jack, Invite particular
bowers will have a Benefit tomorrow evening.
THE CIRCUs
At the New York Circus, this week, Mr. Lent
has introduced new eQuestrienne, MISS Lucille Watson
who has made avery favorable impression both by
OF her handsome appearance and her excellent riding
She quite young, pretty. and rides with great
deal dash. exhibiting not only skill but nndenabe in
trepdity Some OF her eas are OF decidedly thrilling
character Mise Watson nightly received with theiwsrm
manifestations OF approval and she VIII doubtless
offered at the Circus the present week full OF attractive
features and the performance cannot fall to satisfy all
who for feats Of hOrsemanshp
OF athletic skill MI Dutton executed some extremely
dicult tricks the way of somersauls and prouettes
SHcns and somca the Dnrer Brothers and the Run
n,s family hne display of elegant gymnastc and
acrobatc and many other acts Of equal interest
Included IN the entertainment among which the anus
ing tricks OF tho dimnutive ponies are hailed with
PeStnr. Of the pcdoubtssis Don QaiIoe is in prep
sraton aud viii shortly be produced At ths house.
FOREIGN DRAMATIC ITEMS.
The German Shakespeare Society il now
bringing out revised tOluOh
aon OF Shakespeare under the superintendent OF DR.
Uric the eminent shaketpearean critic, long and able
essay by whom Is prefred.
Prince George of Prussia, nephew Of King
william has Jus, had the tragedy OF Electra performed
with success before the Court He about to publish
two new dramas. entitled "The MsrQuise de Brn-
vllliers." andIhe other called Phedre."
The London AthenGap. of January 4th SAYS
"Mr. Maccabes entertainments Begone Dull Care still
continues To attract crowds Of holiday folk bent on
Christmas sightseeing EnIyened with songs and fire..
duent changes of costume, In spite OF the what
shabby STAGE the entertainment passes of pleasantly
enough The assumptions are amusing aud though
they gross burleQues upon characters
IN real life"