, 1869-09-25
AMuSEM EhTS.
TIE Ol'kKA NOCsK.

"Formosa tho. q ia drawing well At the
Opera House. In fact the wide dlvergrnces b.
tween this version and ut the Museum admit OF a
ytslI 10 both places On the part OF those wnose
tastes asc 40 abnormal that they muBt see play
wn,eh !, se n.ssly s,upla Me DO not know xhss
Sesoasa - =; sxtiset i; isaa Z II ae.s,as =
here nszs a. au,ax It, u The n.1 tss;
ior de double Of attracting posiee vsea
tween the Harvard aud oxford crews, and to DC
turr the doubtful 1nctdepts Of the fass life Of the
ons sIissies wao i he rea Foso.a ~ Of ri Io9aon
1t accomrlithes these results, and beyond TINS
nothing. In any and al! other respeets 1t Is M
The manner OF playing 1t at the Opera House is
essentially different fron1 the Museum. both IN
stage busineas and action In sonne respects It Ia
hero Of the piece, IL In The hauis OF Nj. Mckee
RAnkin- Nj. RAnkinx worzt faults, during the
pa1Gt ':9 OF tn,es LEAR haze sss1
self-t satisfaction win hts personsttoa. Do,n
Of these are dangerous faults and both arc
IS M M ,hiDs Su. - siusEsl. except Wien he sess
Into The clutches Of Tue Foraasd. and even lnen
hn does not utterly lose his man.lpess. He Is al
waJs the stspke.oas, hardy. muscular. aud ath-
letic, aud Always has manly atmosphere about
him, although, mentally and morally, ne is a cou-
sssIon IL M 1esi M soatc,ex. s % Tie eunsine shuans 5
manner OF Rankin Is not true Of the character he
| represents lie should lrtuse more yRor and &C.
would do well not to accept upon hls own motion,
| what L. lar tom being apparent to the audience.
lie Is not sas.afsctor! In al respects although we
/ cannot deny HIN the Possession OF eome very
good stage qualities, such as an effective prezeuce
and large knaHled9e Of Btage buatnesa. Butthe
stage earpenter might posse.s thoto qualities,
One Of The happ'est pesscnations IN the piece Ia
Nj. Turner'S Sam 1ottr. lie Is Of the right build
re 1e Ia
attitudes are vcry characte OF The profession.
sud there is very exact Imitation Of The nsngllnz
| CT the r. r. etiquette and responsibility in his
uanueEs, especially In salul,nK l1dJ or gentle
nan. lIls principal lack u IN his Ioow.edge OF
spaIrtnR. which eesms to be limited. A Re tired
prtze-nghts Of his limited fsc capabilities would
have been cas!ls conquered By any tJro. And be
! wonld hardly hare borne the coRnomcn OF the In.
paIs ~ @ ass n
! AE. Jennings, who assumes the rol< OF Bob
sauaders, tho vasaoond Ia right IN nl1 best line Of
fetent ts3sbond from Wilson, Il the Museum,
aud set both are excellent Wilson d a stolld,
Iathez .tup!d md sesJ ugiy EaEaoond. whose veI1
on the othez nand,lts = cranky. jezkY, snr1ghily,
and a7tfnl raeatond, With = decided vein Ct hnmof
ana appear To sstIIe. o;aerTisa IL persopsson
iaAverJ excellent QUE.
M: G.snson u aEa!a ~ haa !. y t.rgr a@oont q non
tory peculiar to Temperance speakers, but beyond
these two cnA.acte1'sl.ca We DO not see anything
You'd improTe M II desneaon, o. Il oc ha You'd % stcp 70
.eoandIeI 10 - oa...5a bearing q gentle.
@ssthes u ss eos; = % @,ss
LIS cane, and dong other rsdleulous tnlnar. We
man, In mo%t respecta an excellent chaFacter.ac-
tor, xot his conception Of Aajor Jorum.
H. s,y sysa ano4s m ma ass s,s T. q son
p1e1iou. The Aajdr WIS b. no menn8 4 military
nan. There Il nothing in bis record to Indicate
even in The 1noat remote degTee to any connection
With the army, q be would dare been surc 70 do
n.e ssss sfa ps r. s sse pFosss II sssa
obtained hts title u the s.snc elisa oi people ID
!n;s oour'r1 get tno psen9es Of "coloael :"
Museum, who plaJs thc Atne rote, nas sne hight
idea IN rrEa1d 70 dsess lie belongs 70 thc
shabby .genteei class, and should dfe:s tn seni-
Eetrrmus Il re1t harmless Ciece Of acting.
We conc 10 the ladies, and here vo Ind some
% aa.a ana absndoa II @snreI. and : fsscnat;on
and yo1uptuouaueas Of p<vnnaei which quality
her to play the Formoso, and she does Il WITH
13a ore " aaan % sSs CHARACTER ter dese1Ves ws
npon the s'ase not ~! ~ he plaza sao ~ IN
uuRracsous character fur any ,ady 10 play. and ve
do not know whether lady y % b credited WITH
It badly. Mn Wnicner makesa vcrJ excellent
: Earl o5 Elea, and does rot commit the fault ot
| 0yef.edcnlnaeJ and undue eentimentAlisra, which
; arc the principal dcfccts ia the pc1pon1s!o1
. OF the tame fok by Miss s'lsessar, n
The Swan Inn, absolutely refesh!oE for IL natu
rzlnes1, altnouGh sht =, ptIhApA tribe TOO rc
, | spectAhle. hut she the fcESoutd cation Of tnt
fat, stout, genial, Koodrnatured EnEtAh landtAdy
and IN nj the little details even TO the use Of tht
: dialect, bhe u careful and conAc1euiiouA Ami
I Waite, With her pretty face, quiet txdy.nke man
of ptrJ small and un4Iaieso1 character, that o
.selti<; md MIss MaJheF, v1vacoos blonde doc
= the tan1e for Eaith,whicn Is hardly more than
The mounting Of the play IL admirable. although
: tho rsoe tsself = laoRn.hle. II u rather nopeles
which leave everything To Tho Imagination. III
boat crew Gil tnelr plAcea very veil. out 1e wonl.
EuR1est to HI. Turner, Their trainer. TO u coach
l. them = little morn. The plaT will be repeats
r thus afternoon and evening.
- ANHoCkCKhKEIA ....-...
The concert n the South CONGREGATIONAL Cnufr
D. on Thursday evening. to1 The benefit Of the oaiid
t. ting funo. xas ve1J largely A'tended, snd ~ 90
OF tnc most pleasant musical events OF the season
- Ihe new organ, which WA built BY the MetE1
=. johnson, Of Weatne.d, Asss2e1nsettsr waS I
:. the hands OF Dudley Ducs, Ehoa
nan1nspoa pauns 70 sat IN @e.1sas ss:e;
~ ~ MsyeIp IdJlie," the overture to Fza Datoo,
us ~ | ont AZ BAttis1eH oG7fofrea, SchpmAuna " Be,
- erse," HatttateH oFtTtotFH IN MINOR. ano alA y
- tfenseTtpt.on Of "SReet nome-" In addlnon
Is ~ Orayes, MiAs SoAmes and Mr. Goodw,llse san
.. s. snd each wa encored. We should have said b
,it ! fOro that AisB kin2n1n- tho orgsnlAt OF y
- | church also played with great nccepiAbiney. II