The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-19

Inc London success OF tnl9 play, win lts strong
local coorDg and the fidelity OF It's delineations OF
the manners Of the working classes and its powerful
appeals to universal human nature Is not surprising
assuming the character OF Mary Warner. has created
type OF all that is admirable and lovable In the
class Of wives and mothers to which the heroine OF
Mr.. Iaylor's piece belongs. She brings out In
me relef the best features OF the char
acler, with ITS sefsacridce, its feryent love
ana Its Keen sense Of msapprehension ana
wrongful doubt on the part OF the object OF Its de-
volion. She invests 1t, moreover with pathos
peculiarly her own. Perhaps the highest praise
would be TO say that her personation OF Mary
warner Is thoroughly womanly.
~ is noteworthy that the play is not one-char-
s ac play The other parts are in harmonious
keeping with the principal part and 1t Is but just 70
s say .s Ass batemaa was exesently wei
showed marked Improvement in everything
MN when nc has done since his recent. return. Mr.
with ITS mixture Of good and evil, made marked
impression ninp'p sac,I by his good acting Miss yir
Leavll fully merlted the hearty welcome accorded
to her on her first appearance in this city. MI.
OF Police In short all The subordinate parts were
well sustained, and the comic by-play Of the piece
and almost tragic s passages The sseney
was good throughout. 1t was particularly fine
IN the representations or the visiting cell buxton
prison and OF the old bridge on winters night.
Tue decided success OF "Mary Warnern Is another
encouraging Illustration OF the fact that the public,
satated with entertainments OF the Black Crook
order, Is glad to acknowledge the return OF the
legitimate drama. We may add that so successful o
highly credtable to the company at Booths theatre
and to the quick appreciation OF American play
goers. In London IL was rehelfSed Tor lour or I'VE
weeks before being produced.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE.-There was grand mass
meeting at this splendid establishment last nlght-a
regular house warming, from the popular parquet to
the multitudinous enthusiastic mountaneers. The bill
was calculated TO draw like house on fire First night
OF the popular comedian and dramatist Edward
Falconer, ana first night Of the new Irish military
drama, in four acts. entitled "Charles 0'Maey or
the Irish Dragoon;' or love, fun and fighting
illustrative OF life in Galway, life In Dublin,
lie In Lisbon, life on the march and on
the battle field, In the Peninsular war.
There are twenty four characters in the play
and ladies' guests peasants, &C.. in addition, inciud
ing forty lady auxiliaries. To do justice the plot
and the argument and to make the working up per-
fectly clear to . Chinaman. would require about
| page OF the HERALD, for which we have not the
| space this morning; but IL may be briefly summed
up in military love AFFAIR running like golden
| thread through Mexican shawl OF complex pat
OF many colors II is sort OF Irish opera OoCe
| in English, but rafting, sparkling and full OF fun
and slde-splittng incidents and accidents ana void
| Of offence wlthal.
or course Mr.. Falconer was the lion OF the
evening as me Jolly Irish q serving man Mickey
| JUNCTION OF the Irish peasant and the Judgment OF
the scholar. MI. Taylor is satisfactory O Malley,
| who IL required to be for the work before him u
| dashing and captivating soldier. Mr.. Titon's Sir
George Is that Of the dignihed and generous but
l
Weber, the wild oats youngster, was very good,
| especially as the astounding Miss Macau among the
gentle and charming Lucy Eastwood, and Lisa
| Weber does miadvs coquettlsh attendant I'D very
winning way. Miss Madden as Donna lnez reminds
one Of ByrOn's ladies OF Cadz, and Miss Bradshaw as
| her maid is fair accompaniment With the numerous
other performers we have no special fault to find,
| and IN fact. the bustng rigmaroe allows no time
for any special observation. At the close OF the
second act we have an imposing military procession
including squad Of dragons on horseback-a spec
eXcelied
pean Circus, or something 81 tnat gorgeous style.
snasspeares Tempest, IS done at TINS house was
dragoon, horse OF quite another color Is the very
thing; 1t is up to the popular demand OF the time
Jolly sentimental ludicrous heroic historical allie
gorical astounding, exciting, indescrbable and pre-
posterous, and here we have It, The irish dragoon
mounted at this place, is on the liberal scale OF
Jim Fsk's palace cars and Sound steamers, and we
should not be surprised II this same Irish dragon
were to run up to premium beyond the highest
figure l65) OF the late gold ring Every night this
week.
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Shaksperian
revival at this house. but this time quite SO good
the one which preceded it. That is to say, that
| Shakspeares relishable comedy Of "As You Like
| Itn which was produced at this theatre last even
4 ing, was in many little instances. not exactly to The
| liking Of quite number In the audience and, as
pertains to piece Of acting upon the mimic stage
1 cannot bear comparison with the shaksperian
comedy OF Twelfth Night" which last week
graced the boards at this establishment To be sure
| the piece might have been done more wretchedIy
| and, to say the truth it might have been done
much better. We were led to expect something
better from The strong which Manager
| II is because of having expected too much
that we have been disappointed. So far relates
to the scenery and costumes employed in the pro-
ducton OF the piece there is not the slightest fault
TO ind; but as for the general acting, 1t poor
tons the part OF the principal artses in the cast
during the Two rst acts that the piece was rendered
actors having mastered their nervousness, it was
! actually enjoyable, and this 1t should have been
| from the commencement to the termination. In
fact during the latter half OF the play oil concerned
1 acquitted themselves In such manner as to FIRE.
quenty wiring from their auditors the heartlest kind
repeatedly into uncomfortable nts Of laugh
ter. THIS was owing simply to superb act
first half of the piece was not as good as the last
for in that case las You Like It." as produced at
| the cosey Fifth Avenue, would indeed have been a
most delightful and enjoyable performance. II WILL
| however, most probably improve with each sue.
cessive representation and as this promises to be
comlngs. The cast embraced Mrs. Scott-siddons as
Rosalind, and Mrs. Clara Jennings Celia. These
| on alternate evenings Mrs. Slddons appearing az
Celia aud Mrs Jennings as Kosalind this evening,
| tanned the part OF ,he banished duke Mr. George
Clarke that OF Orlando. MIR. ". H. Harkins that OF
Jaques, and Mr.. Daydge with his customary touches
OF nature, touched up the philosophical Touchst0ne.
WOODS MUsEuM.-PuDllc expectation which for
the past two or three weeks has been impatiently
excited awaiting the production OF the promised
new piece, "Flick FlocS," was last evening most
pleasingly gratifed. There was crowded
house to witness the opening performance.
"Flck Flockn is pantomime burlesque OF the fairy
extravaganza school. 1t is not altogether panto-
mime however, for there Is good deal OF talk
ing-enough to make the progress or the plot easy
OF comprehension. The plot is peculiar and yet
simple; but in Its evolution revealing such mixture
OF the weird and strange In scenic effect such
bewilderng mazes OF dancing such vivacious songs
and such grotesque numor OF sentiment as keenly
70 rivet the attention or everybody. Nikobar,
Brahman alchemist (Mr. Frank Evans, by the won.
derful process of his art discovers ingredients
from which 10 make woman. In the SETTLING
cauldron are placed the necessary ingreyients.