New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-05-31
THE DRAMA.
srNnAp TIE sAILoR AT YlBLo's

SINBAD THE SAILOR AT NlBLoS
Niblo's Garden was densely crowded on Sat-
urday evening when a new burlesquo entitled "sinbad
the Sailor" was presented for the fnt time. The per
Torrance lasted upward OF three hours and the piece
was kindly received though not with much enthusiasm.
The story Of slnbad the Sailor is known to everybody
Mr. H. b. Farnie the author Of this buIesque has taken
that story as basis for his work. and thereon has built
superstructure Of nonsense which, without possessing
much ment answers the purpose for which It was de-
vlsed. That purpose is-Judgng by what has been
accompllshed-o exhibit sensuous beauty, gliterlng
scenery, and the merrment Of bombase extravaganza
The idea is not asonishingly novel The execution OF
it, in this case Is far from wonderful Burlesque-
writers work by very simple method. One pair Of dice
sufces Sometimes the thrower turns up double twos
and sometimes double hves The possible combinations
are not very numerous aud all Of them sufficiently
well known. In SnbSd the Sailor" We encounter a
dashing young mariner who is pursued by the Devil and
protected by the Spirit Of Hope and the attack and de-
Tense last through thirteen Some Of these
are spfishty and some Of them are tedious The best
are those representing the deck Of the steamer the
diamond valley Of Alaska, aud the matrimonial
market Of COnstantnope. The first OF those
Is designed TO suggest the Scotia 80 sea. In the
text herein spoken occurs the wellknown col
oquy between anxious passenger and Capt Judkins
on the banks OF Newfoundland IN fox. els it always
foggy here asks the passenger How the devil should
This is one Of the incidental local hits and we can but
wish that all the local illusions were good mention
Of Harpers Guide Book" and mention OF Hembold,
the al9thecary, may serve as brilliant specimens OF the
emnencc or Wit that has been attained in this direction
feeble mpertnence Is directed, one scene, against
Miss Olive Logan, whose peace Of mind viii live long
indeed II it never disturbed by any arrows more pointed
than those of Mr.. II. y. Farnie The scene referred
to is that OF the marriage market wherein Miss
Lydia Thompson makes stump -speecS, IN the
manner Of Unsworth, and in the costume Of the
glrl.of the.period and likewise sings song about
tho velocpede This animated scene, but II lasted
too long. Throughout the piece, indeed, whenever
good idea occurs IL is dwet upon with an afecttonate
socitude such as determined 10 part with
It. The scene for example, is good but 1t ought
to speed along great deal faster On the text OF the
buresQue there need OF but little comment Anything
IN tie way OF hating and badly rhymed heroic verse
seems TO be thought good enough for pieces OF this kind
and perhaps IT, Here aud there occurred good line.
The auctoneer's eneOmum upon age is excellent The
line referring 90 marriage ION the European plan.
made positive hit And there was an apt allusion to
the folly which dsparages bone In admiration FOR all
that Is foreign In rejecting this
part Of the representation, the spectator
will OF course, consider that players in burlesque
seldom do Justice 20 an authors lines by speaking them
with absolute accuracy Indeed there few persons
whether on the stage or or whose nicely Of ear is such
that they can detect the difference In rhythm between
line Of ten sylabes and line OF six or eight Mr. Beckett
and Miss Lydia Thompson however read purely and
with polnt Tho burden OF the acting rested them, in
Sinbad the sailor" Miss Thompson was Siibad Mr. |
Beckett was the Der-bearng strong likeness Louis
Napoleon and ho assumed four other dsgulses the
play weut on, 10 the wlehng grace aud VyaeitV of