New-York tribune., 1869-05-13
lHE DRAMA.
WILD OATS AT RoorH's rHEATER.


except Mr. Booths resumption OF the part OF Oeo-s
particularly pleasing representation OF "WIld oats
which was given there last Saturday night Inc piece Is
upcouth in form, and written in sapdash languagei
but it's substance sensible and telling deIehse o e
stage and several of characters are full Of force ana
sensbiity Nor is 1t lacking in comic Incidents Despe
its seonted construction therefore and the ride
Ious improbabty OF its potas seen in the matrimonial
adventures OF SIR George Tunderthe play enjoys GER
tain measure OF popularity. 1t was written more thah
seventy years ago. and has held its place upon the stage
ever since Within the last ten years 1t has oieh Deen
acted at Waacs Theater Mr. Lester Wallack persona
ting Poper and many theaergOers must also remember
Mr. Wbeatey in the character Nblos Garden Rorer Is
the soul OF the playa handsome, dashng hghthearteu
rattlebrain actor whom chance brings into QUAKER
family where he makes good deal OF sport ana ult
matey finds a wife, parents friends and wealth. being
as manly and honorable he is vivacous and humorous
this adventurer makes easy conquest OF our sympathy
Life is so dull to most OF that inexpressby re-
freshed even by the fiction OF brilancy II we cannot
be free from care is luxury to see sOneDouy WIN
appears 10 be free from It, Then too, Roper Is person
who takes many forms, and charms us by MS variety
Himself a sweettempered, laughing lsroler along the
byways OF the world he constantly assuming anu ais
cardnQ the characters and language Of his multtu
dnous play books The actor who represents him. there
fore only show forth the human richness OF so"n
nature but can give taste OF his quality ana sho"
the scope and neness Of his professional tranhg III
ms
Ropcr was played by Mr.. Edwin Adams, who made the
character deciousy light and pleasngthrowing aside,
most successfully, the somber mOod2d the ponderous
method Of the tragedian To give the effect OF unhag
gng animal spirits always al the champagne marx Is 10
accomplish very difficult task Mr. Adams did thls IN
graceful manner and without apparent enortj ana he
also softened by occasional delicate touches OF sent
ment the garsh glare OF exuberant mirth. More than
hs-in the deneation Of character that OFTEN drops
into farce and is thcky surrounded by farce Incidents
| cannot be expected from an artist and MT Adamss
Rorer may be recorded, and II surely will be remembered
as one OF the very best that has been seen In Newfork
Our own taste indeed prefers IL to any other that we now
call TO mind Actors generally succeed best in expressing
I'm the characters they assume, those qualities OF tenn
permanent which most nearly identical with their
own Booth for example, is finest In the dreamy MOOD
of imagination, or in some great moment OF sublime pas
sion when his feelings control his intellect Certain
things he does in Hamlet and in Rieeiieu are the
best things he has ever donethe most characteristic
and complete Davenport Is finest In the mood OF manly
dignity Tenderness in covering but not concang
vast knowledge OF the wrongs and woes OF the world
noble sense OF high duty, and profound knoWedge OF
afction. To him at his best one must see MN IN
shakespeare's B1as Mr. Adams is finest as an expo
nept of those phases OF human nature and conduct In
which goodness of heart, ofhaEd genahty OF manner
and picturesque individuality are the prevailing Gle
ments There Is much that fits him, therefore, IN the
character of ROper Ho do greater things wen,
again next Saturday night and Mr.. Adams IN Rorer
ought then to receive the particular attention OF all who
love good acting The audience OF next saturday VIII
doubtless be larger than that OF Saturday last Ihe
further we drift away from the First OF May the greater
necessarily, is our disposition 20 be amused. As VIC
smell In fancy, the soft Odor OF the roses OF the
coming June the brow OF wrath relaXes, and broken
mirrors smirched pictures, coughs, colds, bronchitis
rheumatism cast0r-O, and the doctors are gradually
forgotten Next Saturdays performance too Will doubt
less be enjoyable than It's predecessor because
will be smoother. Mr.. Mark Smith, who was cast for
Sir George Thunder was Ill last Saturday. ana
unable TO appear, aud several changes had to
be made IN tho cast. Mr. Fenno played
Sir GeOrge and rehnquished Farmer Cannon 20 Mr..
Hind who replaced, in the part OF Banks, by Mr.
VntOn Tho rest Of the cast was as follows: Harry
Thunder Mr.. c. Norris; John DOry Mr.. Frank Lawler-
who gave truthful and amusing personation OF heavy
going, faithful sea-dOg Ephrdim Smooth, Mr.. Hector
Mackay; Sim, Mr. Peters; Lady Amorarh, Miss Fanny
Morant; Jane Mrs. Winter Amelia, Miss i. " Proudfoot
Lamp Mr.. Hinton; Trap, Mr.. N. Decker; Twfeh, Mr.
Fndley; Bob Johnson Mr. g. A VntOn The cast further
included Mossrs Fenda, Wintle, La Malta and Others
as ruans sailors and so forth Thereare many persons
in this pece-more than true artist would have found
it needfu TO introduce and more than the writer OF
"Wnd Oats" was able 20 keep from slipping
through his fingers The acting I'm the parts
subsidiary TO ROper presented few salient points
1t was evenly good. Mr. Mackay's Smooth
would be greatly improved by more vitality, and by
clearer and stronger enuncaon OF the words The best
Of humOr is wasted II be neither spoken expressed
in action Mr. Peters made good deal OF rough sport
as Sim and was called before tho curtain. Mrs
Winter who enacted Jane made, on this OCCASION her
first appearance at this heaer. She seemed to please
the audience and certainly she pleased us-because this
character which usually thrust into great and undue
prominence, was subdued, ana kept In tasteful har-
Inony with surrounding personages and clrcum-
stanees Miss MOrant dressed LqdV AmdrdnM In
exquisite taste, and invested the character
with all the requisite coy sweetness and prim dignity
Mr Edwin Adams was called out several times. Tho
piece wo should mention done n three acts instead
of the original Ave. Condensation improves it. Fun
should DO beaten out fat and the lesson Of the peco
that hearts OF gold exist tho stage we'll
other walks of e and that people who talk most about
virtue generally have the least OF it's best taught when
It is taught tersey Enjoyment and profit is thus to bo
gained from Wild Oats" at Booths Theater.
DRAMATIC NOTES.
The Elise Holt Troupe has gone to PhHa-
dephIa.
Pluto" at the Theatre COmique, has passed
Its Tooth representation, and remains popular
Mrs Bowers plays in Brooklyn this week, at
Ssnare." IL '''' -'D'HDHO '''''''' '''
The Lanri Family, which is to play at Wal
Iheater this Summer arrived In this city on Sat
ufday, from England.
Mr.. Grau's Opera Bouffe company may be
e1pec back again the French Theaer on the 22d
lhst This week II Is In Cincinnati.
Miss Eliza Newton takes complimentary
az tne hrench Theater next Saturday evening
time. 'NA0H' "' W eiVeh at tahother
>, Sardou is to be made an officer of the Legion
His serSphne has ae beeS Srt Sa bis So play OF
at the Gymnase, in Paris P"''N iOO NNn'''
M MI h James w Wallack, who has of late been
seTy ~ at Long Branch is now are glad to say con.
@ lie was in town last week for day or two