New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-10
THE DRAMA.
IRISH STEW AT BRoUGHAM's.

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| Mr. Brougham's comedy of Better Late
| Than Never" was acted here for the last time on
Saturday. IL is fancul, pleasant picturesque piece,
but 10 be regarded too quiet In tone for the
prevalent taste. We observe, by tho way that II Is
10 be acted In Boston, at the Museum with William
| WarIcn-an admirable comedan--in the part played
| here by Mr.. Hale Meantime Mr.. Brougham has
placed Il, by adaptation, which he has chrstened
IAN Irish Stew" The piece Is OF French origin, and
has been seen before the NewYork stage under
| title Of "a Bull In China Shop" Mr. Brougham has
taken the French piece, and made 1t illustrative OF
Irlshman's reputed faculty for making bulls Bdgsho.
| in this version, becomes bryan Magtder, an Irish
journalist and Mdgder descends into the family of his
city friend Cadpaader and sets everybody by tho
Mr. Brougham himself played this wellntentioned mis-
iefmaker; and, considering that he very H. and
suffering acute pain during the whole performance on
| Monday, he certainly carried the work bravely
| There is good deal OF dash and glitter in the
character, and there is In tho actor. The piece
| itself abounds in incidents that excruci
atngy ludcrous Its text always bright, and the
guise 1t is brighter than II introduces nine
members OF Mr., Brougham's company, beside that
| comedian himself, and the cast is good Mr. Edward
Lamb appeared as Moue aud largely contributed 10 tho
fun Of the representation. There is vein Of delicate
feeling perceptibe through the dry humOr OF this
comedian, which eonmends him 70 kindly sympathy
and this quality was evident his broad farce per-
Torrance OF Mouser Mr.. Soddart played the custom
house IDIOT" with an assumption OF serene and compa.
stupidity that alike true TO the part and ageea
BILE to the OF humor. Miss Ellie Germon bright
and merry The cast further included Mr. Hale
Mrs Winter, Miss Mahon Miss Flrmln, and Mr.. c. Ed.
monds. A particularly coy, charming interior set
for this play, the manner for which the theater
has already achieved distinction. Mr. Schonberg merits
emphatic approval for the taste which he lavishes upon
matters OF this kind. more appropriate and pctur-
esque scene. OF its kind for example than he 10
be set for the second act Better Late Than Never
has not been presented any New-York stage. "The
Dramatic Review" Is given usual but with feat
pIes. one Of these a madrigal by Lord Morningtou
| I" Hero in cool grot," is delicously sung by Mr..
Arthur Matthison. Mrs. H. Eckhardt. Mr.. i. Cough,
and Mrs. Elolse Aleu--the latter new performer,
| who has made q pleasant impression alike by her
personal comeliness and her vocal talent The mad
rigal encored, as also divers other features
OF the buresque This piece, by the way, contains-in
the marching off OF Rstor by the two gems ddrmes capt.
tally personated by Mr. Hale and Mr. Lanb,-one OF the
most delicate and telling strokes OF satire that we have
noted for many day. Mr. Broughans new bill Is alto.
gether lively one and ought 10 give general satisfaction
TO his public Those people OF course are to be excepted
who expected Mr. Brougham excel the comedy OF As
You Like IT, together with all the burlesques In the
world, past and present The entertainment offered at
this heater various spirited genial tasteful ana such
as ladies and gentlemen witness without being Of
| Tended in any manner.
| WOODS MUSEUM
capital hit in burlesque has been made by
Mr. and Mrs. Florence and Miss Rose Massey In Tho
Field OF the Cloth OF Cold" at Woods Museum. The
Field Broughs burlesque, based on passage In the
Comic History Of England. The text is fun OF snap and