, 1869-04-13

ALE 4AAAk4AN AAAA4kA4
There was an excellent audience tn attendance
cxA1on Of the nrst performance OF Robertson lass
comedy, Ny Lady Clara" OF, a. he has re.
chrIstened It, " DrcanA," With sha exception Of
one fault tn construction, th8t OF doubling chat.
Actef md making the kame actor rlay father and
son, By rather rapid changes the Play 10 one Of the
most elegant cTe1 put on the stage here, and Nj.
Aiken has mounted II in manner suited To lts
elegance He exta1ne good tAsts u apparent
throughout and there Is refined sodety atr about
cyely accne the manager has plheed It upon nc
stage, which exactly and nicely meets tho d.
msnds Of the pleee. Il Is ne most ereeuTe Of
elements OF successful run n II At least for those
who afTrcctate Refinement, dencxcy and elegance
The plot Of the p1ay, Ike nearly III Of Mr Rob-
lows: I;usospA Heank1u>, 1oung German student,
music, aud u engaged to sdye lessons 70 The Kody
nis lessons he talls u lore Wsa II. pupil "a ne
confession Of love and then Iude1y repu&seA him.
Rudolpht Meod u up and tt lead4 hin u attack
the Edri tPadgctt,, to whom Lady Clara II Ell
aolpA father {also Kanfn} then comes to hta res
eos, shallen9es sns Esrl . a9hr Wounds him
afncted both Ia head and heart, under
Eoes sever Illness, th1ousa Which he u nursed
hy h1s 1oHte1-&11te1 LsTa1 k2IH. Alenf+ Who hA1
loTed him from the 1fst soene of the phJ.. Ia
time he cures himself u his Wild lore for The Laty
CLaru and learns to love his foster sister, Who II
NE lass aet. y rather Une1peesedly foand - :
but the ar11vA Of Rudolph Il IN time to induce her
to take bridal reIl instead. The conventional
eaRRn san e s1ns 19s pay = 9'1S
tho simple peasant turned into German student,
meta1nerpnnst8 which WAS enected for vi. Band.
mann, who cseated the character In London r.
Gently.
Rankin had the douhie ruIe Of R1:nn<i~ez u1r1lha!
which was an unezate'ut taak for him, as bis pe-
cuitarttcs Of action arc such that conccalnent Of
identity With him ts weI-nigh impossible. The re-
Joul9 father, and At another pyematu1ei5 old
son, md she double rpb !scked the force Of coz
trassa. Some OF the scenes, however, he played
i ,hs s12s $780, 4 xses e s e R5
his attachment for the coquctte, Lady Claru-A
seene ), xhleh be care Win unusaA dtxntty Ana
se eea! ee q nos ao L:
most grssefol max, but his saeecss
Tas ,s sT1nesa y tas tss, ;nat ~ ne
Mss CIuer made IN admirable counterpart In LAZY
M reality vhieh 1oala not ha1e eeea II oas
aeters are moi peculiarly marked, and ri theJ
we're yely smoothly done and helped to make the
dramatic sns<Mht1 ssV perfect u: HaW linden.
the heatre-eoers Of ten years ago as srea:
1aEortte, mane hts nrs: appearance OF the se7.2n,
and VIA grteted With seTy hearty welcome. Eli
ing Enxisttusa WI not aisosrshe. IN ns e1sct
line off1siut2a, Aod+ without much attempt n
naturalization, he save 1t wslo degree of SUCCESS
which gained for him frequent applause. The
piece Is r hole HAs decided suctess, md VII be
repeated this evening.
Owing 10 The 1,aees s ot n. a.efett, Who vas
announced for this week at AcflcktrA the
Flash Of Lightning has been rrt1red. and tt
~ e,en ias. eve.ng @ to fat, =, snSn sa
school ever rrnauee'l here, and this fact, coupled
with Its excellent scenic and mechanical Effects
ought 10 secure II a good run Among the scasaton
iose1A
fur orKRA HprEL
"Hpnpty pnmpey commenced his second
week upon the wall 1ast evening" to the edirca.tun
Of AlAEge Audience. eon1e new scenes aad new
he hurnor fnn nonse nse and s.tcattons Is not a.
lo1e1 70 nas. II VIII be kept On the boards Ill
this Feek
The benefit If se1Erant Murray, The Anderson,
sc11ed. Tne "TeteI-sf.tesve~Xan' Nj
presented 9.,h .he old east for The last tine 1nta
Win he following members Of the company U ms
9t1si! 9F H.2 eeat:sss' % S $s.s Ell ; II t1a, 55.,s
llsse ADJ Prsans: Ella a'd casts Xlss Jods
Booth: wst 03,A<lia, Mrs Anna MASo1c; 7epsy,
Ntz9 Lizzie Campbell
FNES1TTKN3AN CDNCXET.
The repetition Of the concert for The be1edt o.
the ThtttJ-dsst Street Presbyterian Church oceol
| this evening, II the Fret Presbyterian Church
with The following programme:
l. Qrx:teet- % Lra vrtl Nos Thy Faee- ,Heeth5vIK
Mn scymccr, MI 1onnson. Aes411 Btsennd mt
6kQan.
AltAt1
" s91sse;: s n: josas;a md IL hi;shsS, =
pessssptfve soos. 1.,s Last Nsa
Vs&10 6c4d+s - H. h1t1e
III. FAlk
HI TT ar,InoT. xs:c1 Dseiod Ind So:a
7. eoao> Heare1 18th 8hed Tear" With
sccornsMntmcnt c9 Ttotu and piano.. .hacekc1
Nrx Seymour.
E. pUa. for viohn and piAno. -Reethove
A<4Gk j. n. pcao A14 L Falk-
SttFs md P543e4 from ESf4afA.
! M BiHchn6.
| ia Quartet. = RI lErie1sc".
| Kfs- seymour, Mn johnson, NesEl- HiHAof N
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