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

how shc goes through variety Of other sufrerings
until the final meeting, explanation. atonemcnt aad
reconciliation all take place.
local cooring and the ndeIlIy Of its deneations o.
the manners Of the working classes ana its powerful
appeals to universal human nature Is not surprising
Miss Bateman, In laying aside her tragic rooes and
assuming the character OF Mary Warner has created
a type OF all that is admirable and lovable In the
Mr. fayiors piece %S SsOnss = she brings out IN
nne relief the best features OF the ehar.
aeler. with its selfsacrince, its fervent love
wrongful doubt on the part Of the object OF us de-
votion: she invests y moreover win pa. i,os
would be to say that her ui"I pcrsonaticn OF mary
Warner is thoroughly womanly.
II Is noteworthy that the play is not one.char-
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say that Miss Batcman was excelenty wen
showed marked Improvement In everything
Which he has done since HIS recent return. M.
Theodore Hamilton, IN the character Of Bob Leaylil
with It's mixture OF good and evil, made q marked
Fiaan Francis, as M,iy Rlss aiierward Mrs;
TO her on her FIRST appearance in this city. Mr..
Charles Peters, us To was capital sergeant
OF Police. In short, all the subordinate parts were
happily relieved some OF us lachrymose
aud almost tragic passages. The scenery
IN the representations or the visiting cell buxton
prison and OF the old bridge on winters night.
encouraging Illustration OF the fact that the public
satiated with entertainments OF the Black Crook
ORDER Is glad to acknowledge the return OF me
legitimate drama. We may add that so successful q
first representation, after only weeks rehearsal, Is
highly credable to the company at Booths theatre
and to the quick appreciation OF American play
weeks before being produced.
GRAND OPERA HoUsE.-There was q grand mass
meeting ut this splendid establishment last nght-a
regular house warming, from the popular parquet to
the muttudnous enthusiastic mountaineers. The bill
calculated to draw like house on fire. First night
OF the popular comedian and dramattst Edward
Falconer ana first night OF the new Irish military
drama, in four acts. entitled "Charles O'Maley 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 Pcnnsular war;
There are twenty four characters IN the play
ana ladies. guests, peasants, &C., IN addition nclud
ing forty lady auxiliaries. To do justice the plot
and the argument and to make the working up per-
iecty clear toa Chinaman. would require about q
space this morning; but II may be briefly summed
up in u military love AFFAIR running like golden
thread through a Mexican shawl OF complex pat
tern OF many coors. 1t Is sort OF Irish opera bogGe
in English, but rafting, sparkling and full OF fun
and idesplitting incidents and accidents, ana void
or course Mr. Falconer was the lion OF the
evening as the jolly Irish serving man, Mickey
JUNCTION OF the Irish peasant and the Judgment Of
the scholar. Mr.. Taylor Is a satisfactory OMaliey,
who IL required to be for the work before HIM u
dashng and captiv aing solder. Mr.. Tllton's Sir
George Is that OF the dignihed and generous but
punc.llious English general. MIR. Lovedays Frank
Weber, the Wild oats youngster, was very good,
especially US the astounding Hiss Macau among the
peaux and bellies Of the ball. Miss Annie Deand Is
gentle and charming Lucy Eastwood, and Lisa
Weber does miadvs coquettish attendant ID o very
winning way. Miss Maddern as Donna lncz reminds
one Of Byrons ladies OF Cadz, and Miss Bradshaw as
a a fo hp mn
other performers we have no special fault to hnd
and, in fact the bustllng rgmarole allows no time
for any special observation. At the close OF the
second act we have an imposing airy procession
including squad OF dragons on h0rseback-a spec
tacle only excced by the grand etree OF the Euro
pean Circus, or something or That gorgeous style.
ShaEspeare's "Tempest" as done at this house, was
very beautiful; but still 1t was heavy. The irish
thing IS up to Z Inc popular demand Of the time
for something on the stage that Ia amusing dashing
orca nstounsr exciting sdescriSaoe and nre
poster Gus, and here we have IT, The irish drago0n
as mounted at this place, is on the liberal scale o
Jim Eisk's palace cars and Sound steamers, and WI
should not be surprised II this same Irish dragon
were to run up to premium beyond the highes
figure l66) or the late gold ring. Every night thu
week.
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ShaksperiaT
revival at this house, but this time not quite 80 good
the one which preceded 1t. That Is TO say, tina
Shakspeares relishabe comedy Of "As You Like
lt,n which was produced at this theatre last even
mg was, in many little instances. not exactly to lh
liking OF quite q number In the audience, and, a
pertains to piece Of acting upon the mimic stage
cannot bear comparison with the shaksperlar
comedy or Twelfth Night" which last wees
graced the boards at this establishment To be sure
the piece might have been done more wretchedly
and, to say the truth 1t might have been done
much better We were led to expect something
DAILY has marshalled around him, and probably
II 10 because OF having expected too much
that we have been disappointed. SO FAR as relates
ducuon OF the piece there Is not the slightest fault
to nnd but ~ for the general acting II was poor
throughout, and IT was only by the greatest cxer.
tons the part OF the principal afstes in the cast
during the Two rst acts that the piece was rendered
endurable. In the third, fourth and NTH acts the
| actually enjoyable, and this 1t should have been
| from the commencement to the termination. IN
| acquitted themselves in such manner to fire.
queny wiring from their auditors the heartest kind
no ne s Of
| ter. THIS was owing simply to superb act
| Ing. and It is to be regretted that the
| for in that case "As You Like IT, as produced
the cosey Fifth Avenue, would indeed have been a
however most probably improve with each sue
cesslve representation, and as this promises to bt
the case we Will not now speak OF individual short
conings. The cast embraced Mrs. Scott-siddons O.
Rosallnd, and Mrs. Clara jennings as Celia Thes
ladies win change places In the cast with each othe
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Celia aud Mrs. Jennings rs Rosalind this evening
and utce refsd tomorrow night Mr.. J. B. Polk sus
tanned the part OF she banlshed duke Mr.. George
Clarke that OF Orlando. Mr.. w. II. Harkins that O
Jaques, ana Mr.. Davidge, with his customary touches
OF nature, touched up the philosophical Touchstone
WOODS MUsEUM.--PuDlc expectation. which fol
the past two or three weeks has been impatienty
excited awaiting the production OF the promised
new piece, "Flick Flock" was last evening most
pleasingy gratlfed. There was crowded
house to witness the opening performance.
"Flick Flockr Is pantomme buriesque OF the fairy
extravaganza school, 1t Is not altogether panto-
mime. however, for there Is a 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 It's evolution revealing such mi xture
of the weird and strange In scenic effect, such
bewildering mazes OF dancing such vivacous songs
and such grotesque humor or sentiment az keenly