, 1869-06-13
PRE-RAPE aELITlSM IN THE
,HrHEATRE.
Realistic Effect2 " xth a Vengeance
Genuine Babies Va KnS Rabfess


Fto~ ths San Ftan-i+a5 CAron4elt, Hay Is.
The management Of The California theatres ase
evidently strong Tre-R2pnseltfes In theory. and
thrs have Of Late been most faithfully carrying
that theory into reactice- They now 70 the en-
tire hntmal on realistic et1ects.'' Ne Mansger
CrummleA, In Nicholas S!ckleby, boasts a. proud
tats e I'D oe tae n hsr
self; Tor CTnrum!es also belonged to the "reas-
tsric school Of the mimic art Al tho California
IS bogus vtctuals OF make-besleye champagne
The scenic feastA are substantial aud satisfying to
The arpettte, instead Of being mere asgTara:!ons
and tantaitztnG nocGere&
alike dead sea fruits that tempt the eye,
UuL tU1u 10 1shes on the lips
Well, the realistic theory has been carried to
such degcc Of perfection At the California, thai
The eutefprtst1K manager Will 10 longer tolerase
dummy bsbtes, but, where tic play catla for al ia-
tantllc specimen OF hnnanttJ, i canine baby,
.'sliFc md ktckin2, Ia produced upon the stage.
Last night, II the play Of 3" AAiellae, the heroine
Wa required bI The e1i&ency Of the piece to be
supplied with an infant tn atms. IuAsmuch a.
Madeline (Mtss Charlotte Thompson} was hot
posssssea oil the REQUIRED Article and lnasausn
ment. : real cesh.aal-hlooI baby had % Ge
and enterprise oi Manager sedIey smith proven
I equal to the emergency, and notwithstanding the
abort notice received y HIM the baby WIS iorth-
for Madeline" and her ten1er nurssing 70 come
| to the 'front.' In the Last scene " Bertrand"
| ItA1ry EQMar0s] pleSSnLA uluQ6eu Nlt1 The - uftle
Lterubn IN hts arms, IL order TO restore the dts
! trseted mother her lost lazi1nS. The realistic
| "cheEuh':-not being ma4ie Of rags, accounting TO
the orthodox and tlme-honorcd tta4litlons of the
| AtsKe, Int IN substantial manner, endowed with
hesllny lungs aud possessing IN ayo.tjapota
| weight Of ~ or 20 pounds-proluced . decided
any st1ge. Obliv1ous to the maxim that
'chldren shuuil bc seen and not heard, y
| II forthwith began to furnish the nalence
! with specimen Of its vocal powe1a- EdKzrl5
Wa embarrassed: MISE Thompson {haFInX no
practical experience tn reference to real babie4,.
vas d!scoueefted. II bile the sudIeuEe quite lost
| their gravity and bufsl Into peAls OF merrinent
| HAITI Ee*ards caught the cacll,naiory coataston,
and, veteran - be IS, could not Keep Ills coInte-
nance. Miss Thempsot4 2ldo caught the epidemic,
and at one time It looked very mach Il though the
! "cheEub y WAS likely TO come TO Rflef, since both
( lts Euppodtous parents seemed 10 overcome By
laughter - 10 be deprived OF The amount OF phys
| Enl strength necessary to Keep tt from falling.
| Bertrand " became 80 eourulsed with laughter
that be had tn Eanaler the :" darling" 70 .Ma4le-
| ll1e, aud she, In her suSn, was 50 deulorssizel
| that ahe had no strength 10 ho1l II
| In this extremity - Bertrand seized Il and
| made hurried retreat behind the scenes OI
eourte this tntettudt. NOT set down IN the ptD
EraMmf, quito dtAttoy ed the melo-dr1u1lttc effect
Of the concluding Beepe, anu on the tall OF the chr
tain there was IN !roper1ons and unanimous sun,
nons from the audience, Hnereupon Edward
came gracefully fosxardr leading Mss Thotnpsos
atuA bringing down the house and efcttn
| *.tbunderA Of applause Whether this untpoke *
for ertsOsse VII! lead thu manager Of California 4
l Al n ha