, 1869-09-21
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The long talked OF and much abused play OF
" Fo1mosa ;" wAs produced for the nrst time IN
this city, Last evening, at Wood1 Museum, 10 a
crowded house. 1t Was natural sequence OF the
liberal abuse which has been bestowed upon tho
play that the house should be crowded TIE c1n-
etAnt ou,cry Of immortality which greeted the
q" Hack Crook" when 1t was urst produced, sent
crp~dk 70 see It Ant made It the greatest SUCCESS
eyer ere, knew M or H tns n.o,ssu sisee TIE same ~
Of the Cloth Of Gold" and ali tue spectac1es
which hase te!uRed The stARe Tor the past TWO or
three years. So strung has !nis element OF abuse
thctt power to get their peces Adser.
"Fotmosa va lsaacned IN Eagssad xttn aVIiS ths
zane eutcry Of iu.moralsty, and recently IN New
York md the result has beeo ~ oosn cases, that
insltad Of "rntu.' We therefore 90 not propose
10 d@c1l ii any length upon the tmuornitsies Of
ne piece, Of look very seatchinaly after them
pay than thesc, as viii be seen by the story which
Ii substantially a. follows:
fornasa, Or t1eny !ArA 4 Allen, he heroine Of
tL4nden), u retired and hi1eoasly moral pnze,
onss Eppa he bo.1sss Ss.ses q ,n1 hs R
dvD Il stroke oar of the oxford eight aad Botxr
tne!k Goasa. Inc atst FL opens 10 tne
Tssmss Mbsrs 5,,,s en,an tqs th paatW ,n o. .ue
after practice. ,,cS cS,"p,rn hTT . radgstt' and
n;a ye IT, tas' IG d n1nia 81 sae pay,
entrnp Burroughs 20 as to give the coming race
toe G.. els91 g IN III, scene I'm,
1ns q T. & m11 1,s,,. eSeps tne
recognize In her the notorious k0rn.oss Of L,n-
s,a cssaci4 "a hcr moiher nnd aon th;r asr
nose DO. 10 do 20 she sNree, to III 9Se sagl1 IL
~ i ,,a .ta. ~ ~ VIZ sely uraMes~
~ tauseaI ~ i ~ trs s.uu3 " " -. nvteMls theHeI)
,ona Sama.,s ison, snd.tenY ansa,. s.9s ri
ouu, , s aa,, in.'' ~ SsuuEuy enssts Ana
e!a,mS .'Ts taS. ~ .ae %as1 Q. re t9l2t.
tass as burroughs mas oemanoed ner hand In
IN tne second SCI " nnd Tom going neadtoug
70 !a, Lonaop, anu Hannn1E IaI,oosly a. Formo'df
stS ~ eaftwopue1 ~, n KaJ Gonpany g. G11ttesaoA
Earl r. Eotn tAiss S1!ees'st1 OF the oxiofd crew,
han iasa M 1l.sna q Tom 1ntnop9hs' makes 20 ap-
F. 20 Tee iosss n aaa ess = In % " u
Rptse Of hts friend.
In the third oct stlt: the daughter Of the vaga-
bond, discovers that 7om Barrpu9hs ioyeA FSr-
nosd she also discovers bis danger, and DIS
closes tue iaets 70 Jenny. mother. Tom, nov IN
tue clutches Of his enemies. ID arrested and css-
ried ou 10 RponRin9 noute
In the fourth act, the gitalny Of Ftrv transplres
The kpopgln2 bonse Ia AoImed BY the comDlned
sa % ss% ' .s os
There Ia nothing 70 Indicate that the Forn.osa for
sascs her Inodt o. life. md the gene1 Il dispo
s4's.s;sr, q e. s;se' '''" Is very ambiguous and uo
z,n il iu,soducsd upon ths stage with no mo morI
depcacy Of sentiment ~htco Is slmpy ridiculous
! and excltes sympathy with her rather tuau DIS
gust The character rs been set into The piece
and mnne the central nxurr, atl instead Of
preaching against vice through ncr, Ehe dr4natIst
| mAses her appear 70 lie a very precious
soes s' ss ss:s asas d n, e.
ma1kanly superior woman tor the daughter Of a
pt,1e-lRhter, and 1t Is rBtnes laoxhaolr lqstra.
ihat whep she comes down from IGuann 20 tSe
rude bout house, dressed up in her 1nertes, TINS
psze-nxhtcr Is 70 chlldilke that be cannot naR,ne
| ppx ahe gets all her 0ne clothes. Tnt1e "a 20
| doubt that Formosa Ia serJ unhealthy character
| for stage representation, and Mr. Bo1cicault has
placed her upon the stage Without s,nglc e1case
spectator With reenes iu hArIotry can bs called "a
| excuae~ Du1, ~ We have said 6elote, We are not
1S 'n WITH SI sas 81
| remark tha. an admlrer Of F1yulo&a must hsve a
very perverted tpste. :
noi only Introduces you 70 Forno.d, bat 10 4
@ o. seS sa rom ss ,.s ne a.e
iast sou associate oul5 with pr1ze.1Rntera, gam
tleta, jockeys. and fast Honeu; Jou listen Il
smoke aud the sne1ls Of the tap-toom The ntIie
morality OF the piece Is Of the very cheapcat kind
aud i ot that class which IL always app!aaded
sumed, nIe not ye1J experienced Judges ol lii
article' " AA's
d % 1ns Ps1 M
motive in 1t from nrst to last. II is meant t
! OF the seustbil.iies-po delioeation Of tps res
thoughts. rmotIons aud passtous at the neart-nf
! nOr1STsf Of cnaracier eyen, wnrtby to ~ calIe,
. snchLnn Art Il In fht sianT life al the efrr.t
and tte nbasra Of tnsttov iIfs MI ii m tth ~,
resources Of IL ecen;c afta; and the stsas ca,
tenter ii IN the fsir,sI stnn nf ererysav srnsrt
rsee in nv H.. .tiifav romhfned AZ fAPes ~ 4
theatrte., foIms md atave bNsinras Arr cSnne1re
, with I'd suEVcsions Of nj eliheF ID tho srrSnrs
m ,Se Hs 1ss 10 the III bant
i,tg IL shonid haye somo n1erit for the atory Il
seli y yety lnptoesn'e .nd staaid sne: q j j
eSuif and tA heroine har;ot il ia nity that In
stsre should te dero;ed ia such enhemrrN m IN
nr en- s.1 T. tn onnd ~ Na 5 VA
Ana, nosWisa%standns M % W aij tnis. ~ nate 20 dout
70 muco of an sctoT md 20 thoroughly acuqs,ate
\ win tSe eta9c that be can cou1tfnct b
s plays In genuine thea.r,esi sbape aud iecanica1
h yefy strong, and hls sableaux verJ elective. i
/. also ju5t enough of seuaaiouaIlet 10 seize upt
b eolne pes.s 81 social ,ie, Or song episode
and 10 WorE II up dssmatcally, ii.not s5lis,cali,
;. ! aud this be has done 10 tbis case.
:, uny criticism Of The rersesentsuon ar ihc ys,io
:: cha1actefr bf The mempeFs Of the coIerauy. b
i, snsIl do TIA, ia our n-1s i.aue We may oni, ;
Z some Of the sctt, especsally tae Formoss ID
me ytry besntirpl. mo nlay win bo repeated t!
r evening. .pa-n,,
e The "T1ed Light 7" haa entered upon lta seco
IA week win uuassaed saccess and lias fair to &c
5 good business pxtnsoWS 81 tne nsst1 1ukA7sx
y. The Mtnstrels cnntione to turn away people, q