New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-15
THE DRAMA.
XyOOD's MUSEUM.

AT Woods Museum, just now the evening el.
tertain,peut consists of the melodrama OF IN. "a
picker Of Paris "-long favonte on INC e" a., ,ost
now erected with considerable applause upV W ~.
II 10 a four.act play, the scene WHEREOF 10 .~,1
,t,a1,,v vaiDy and virtue in humble lhe arc
49, dome in the first act, is avenged IN the
rrl,o Rog.Picker Father Jean. pervades tine pieoe,
Ii benevolent Nemesis and sees justice accouii'neu
4, the end incident is abundant ConerenVe 20 O'
always respected-but the current Vi INC Po' Ho"'
smootbly except for occasional oDsuces Vi coi"'on
so rbincs can happen in plays that could not posi-
go Eo,on IN actual life and this is especially notice
,,,o -, nIavs that aim TO depict life as it actually
90 However IL would require columns OF space 10
resept the defects Of the narrative expressed IN te
ana action of this play; and when presented tey
would serve no important purpose Of CRITICISM MODERN
eIodrama claims license be 1t likes. Its world is
its own Let us not consider too curiousy. This piece
furnishes Mr.. Eddy with strong piece Of character
which he depicts in vigorous, easy way, and 10 much
purpose in arousing the enthusiasm Of his admirers
Usually Mr. Eddy is q somewhat nOnchalant actor ana
sometimes his nonchalauce looks very like Indifferent
hardness and routine. But his personaton OF fdher
Jean affords Outbursts Of passion-noaby one az
the end Of act third IN which the frenzy OF the
drunkard is forciDy expressed These outburss relieve
the performance from the defect Of amenes They are
not its best point though-for that is certain quiet
atmosphere Of goodness, humanity Of temperament,
which is particularly touching in the character of poor
scavenger Of the streets Mr.. T. W. Keene, who plays
Baron Hoffman, has to speak good deal OF iustan;
hut his sincere earnestness carries bravey or The
piece is sufficiently well put upon the stage in point OF
scenery In the afternoon Mr. Eddy plays The Corsican
Brothers"
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
"The ChildStealer" will be produced here
to-nght-with Miss Lucille Western the chidsealer
JOHN BRoUGHAM IN CALIFORNIA.
On the evening of July 5-Independence cell
ebratiou-Mr Brougham made his first appearanceRon
the san Francisco stage New California Theater The
house was crowded. The best class of the population
turned ont TO welcome the comedian. Mr. Seward occu
cupitd one Of the private boxes We read that the
sion was in every way pleasant. Mr. Brougham played
Fiizmattrice in Gentleman from Ireland" and Mcdp-
Der in David Copperhed." The acting excellent,
the applause emphatic one Of the papers endeayors to
present Mr. Brougham's speech, made when he was
called out at the end Of the first piece
"OI course" SAID he in answer TO the demand. 81 am
expected 70 make a speech. cannot call the situation
find myself in novel OF course, you are all well
aware that ought to he used to II by this time" He
went on With an amusing assumption OF diihdence ana
hesitation greeted AT intervals by the hearty laughter OF
audience, who readily ana appreciated the Joke
was not after all the simple matter OF
thanks such language IL would he easy for him to
utter or pleasant for them hear. He thought when he
looked M the magnificent procession which celebrated
the that such an Insignificant ndi
vidual himself would be entirely overlooked-sub-
merged in fact In the continuous cataract OF Chinese
combustiOn but he happy TO find that he had been
mistaken. He was happy 10 find himself surrounded by
so many in such beautiful thCatera tneater managed
by two capable aud competent geutlemen-gentemen
from habit and instinct-aud with company second
none that he mad met in either hemisphere He
again returned his thanks aud hoped that he would have
auce thus pleasantly commenced, when the periodical
tornado Of patriotism would be over.