The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-30
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC.
The "JecIOus wife" at the Arch


There are few more entertaining comedies
than George Colman's Jealous Wye, which was
given at the Arch Street Theatre last evening.
The plot is artistic and skifully carried out,
the dialogue is brilliant from the beginning to
the end, aud the characters are strongly defined,
30 that the actors have fair chance to do them
selves justice. The part OF "Mrs. Oakley" In
particular, is capital one for talented actress,
and 1t was admirably filed by Mrs. Drew, who
personated the uDjustly suspicious wife to the
life. The scenes between Mrs. Oakley" and her
husband are replete with telling points, which,
without being overdone, we're given in a style
that the audience was quick to appreciate.
The performance last night was even more
spirited than on the previous evening, and the
actors appeared to be in better accord with each
other. MIR. James, as Charles Oakley" managed
to use his voice so that the audience had the
benefit of it, and Mr.. Everly personatel "Lord
Trinket"-a part some what out ofhs usual line,
by the way-remarkably well. We were not
quite able to determine whether Mr.. Craig was
not well up in his lines, or whether he did not
have a very clear mprehension of the require,
ments of the character of "Sr Harry Beagle
but We are strongly inclined to the latter opin,
Ion. MIR. Craig at times does some pretty good
and that he has more than usual talent is un-
deuiable, but as far as legitimate comedy
is concerned he appears to be the merest
novice, and we have seen better performances
by actors of not hall his ability. The present
opportunity Is one that this gentleman ought to
improve, il he has any desire whatever to make
his mark as a comedian, and the worst point in
his performance last evening, in our eyes, was
ot ha pnt N hn fn aka
nm effort to do justice to the roe entrusted to
him. If an actor is pa'pably deficient iu ability
we can afford 10 pass over his failures in chart
table silence, but from one who has been as
much praised as Mr.. Craig We have a right to
expect the best that he can do at all times, but
more especially when he is included in the cast
OF as good play as The Jealous Wife.
The other characters were very we'll repre-
sented as follows:-"Mr. Oakley" Mr.. Barton
Hill; "Major Oakley" Mr.. Mackay; "Mr.
Russell" Mr.. Wallis; Captain OCutter," Mr..
Snyder; paris" Mr.. Meagher; Lady Free
love-" Mrs. Maeder, "Harriet Russell" Mrs
7. A. Creese.
The elegant aud appropriate costumes are
entitled to o word of commendation; but the
moustaches worn by most of the male actors
were out of character, decidedly, and good
taste would suggest that they should be sacri-
feed in the cause of art. To do this might
cause d pang of regret at first, but the approx
ing voice of conscience would be a more than
sufficient reward. Try it, gentlemen, aud see.
Dramatic Notes.
MIR. and Mrs. W. j. Florence produced
the Paris dramatization of No Thoroughfdre at
the Broad way Theatre, New York, on Monday
evening, This piece has been running in Paris
ever since last winter. The versions Of the story
heretofore brought out in the United States did
not succeed.
-Mss Lydia Thompson and her English bur-
York, on Monday, in two pieces, Iaton, or The
Man on the Wheel, and To Obtige Benson.
"A new play by Mr.. Gayler, entitled Ous
of the Streets, will be brought out at the New
York Theatre next Monday.
--Fraulein Fanny Janauschek was to have
commenced an engagement at the Academy of
Music, New York, on next Monday, but as the
Democrats are to hold forth in mass meeting
next door on the 9th of October, she has pru-
dently deferred her performances until after the
'unterrlfed" get through. Janauschek will
only give eight performances in New York az
present.
"A new piece entitled A Dark Hour Before
Day was produced at the Bowery Theatre, New
York, on last Monday evening.
Mr.. G. l.. FoX's pantomime of Humipy
Dumpty is still running successfully at the
Olympic Theatre, New York.
Musical Notes.