New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-09-15

- or,orce conourr In toachihg
that the physical gcnerauy ",'aohs roouire
itself provided foT. do"u h'''i''N ' - 90 on
~ -,it,, Animal Instincts stand In II" heeo VI I'll"
i' i Am tbe hafshucss Of common life comes
80, ,s,ive and turbulent activity. II Is the
,.l clement that requires wise, gentle, ana lhces-
-, nurture so that the nation rs II grows III ma'e'i"l
roperty may likewise grow In serenity ana sweetness
of life These are taught by this play Oh MA"
"a wife and we therefore give IT warm
welcome II owed its success, on Iuesday' W
this among other cause.-the refining influence
., ts suirit Something of the debt, though,
WAS due 10 it, romantic interest the capitalization OF
fine story and something 10 the worthy efforts OF the
PLAYERS Upon these have no leisure for very par
tcular comment. Nor, rule, is such comment ether
needed or deserved. Every time we commend writer
We do not praise his grammar Every time we commend
player we do not praise his respect To tne
bare rudimcnts OF his profession. Something must
he taken for granted. II is not a surprising
matter that experienced players are ana eheeuNe
in their business 1t is the brilliant and successu eo
Of unusual talent the rare and beautiful gean VI
genius that casfor especial mention and wecohsuereu
praise And these do not come often. What ehaIinou
Ms most in the acting of oman and Wife was
the admirable dry humor Of Mr. Davdge as B'Shopg9S'
the saucy animation Of Miss Fanny Davenport rs
Bqrc6e Lundie and the faithful stimulation
Of a haunted mind-the CHASTITY emoodlment
of incipent nsanity-that was given by MIS- ILL
bert. as Hester Detlridge. Mr.. HarRins was pecu-
liarly effective in his delineation Of Geogrty DEF
amdgR's seldshncss and wickedness, arising out OF
the lack OF moral in an overturned
phvsoue This indeed OF the finest representa-
lions I'm the piece and in point of conception, one OF the
best efforts in art that have seen for
very long time. During the last two acts
OF the piece Mr.. Harkins its animating spirit.
To sink his natural manlness OF temperament proved,
however, nearly impossible for this actor who by CON
-, tlta ant
Commons than he is with Godfrey DelamGyn Miss Clara
Morris who appeared here for the first time, evinced
great deal of talent and warmly applaudcd.
Mr.. Lewis left element wanting in the character OF
Sir Pdhict, excepting, perhaps, a certain necessary
elaborateness OF manners. Sir Patrick IS OF
the Lord Pamerston style of gentleman, and he has
deeper stronger than Mr. Lewis succeeded in
suggesting Miss Deitz displayed both talent and taste
as Mrs. GcHdlm. Her method, however, requires more
rcpoSe. Mr. Parkes made good deal ont OF the little
| part Of Number one, dangling gentleman OF the
| period and Mrs. Norwood made a good deal of
| the slight part OF a French waitingmad To
i Ld1y Ltadie. There were several good points
| in Miss Kate Newtons PRESERVATION Of this latter
character bur whole the performance Impressed US
as less volatile and pungenty bitter than is re-
oured by the text One incident that justly pleased the
audience was ihe unusually effective lightning In the
second scene of act second. Another ludicrous
| mishap that took of Mr.. Folks wig Che was playing
ATNOId in act third. Applause was frequent throughout
the performance. At the end Of act third Miss Morris
| and Miss Deiz were recalled upon the scene We give
the complete cast, and commit the play to what We do
not doubt will be prosperous run. The opening per
f0rmance did not close til afor12 o'clock The play will
he improved by cutting and the ends OF the acts should
De ,harpened in effect The Fifth Avenue Thcater has
opened its second season IN really brilliant way Here
4 is the cast of MAN and Wife,"
Geofey Deamavn. Mf. Hsrkus John Thomas W. Pierce
Arnold BrukWoth.... M Polk ANN sylvester ~ l4ra NO
Patrick Lewis Blanche Luac .Fauny Davenport
Daydge LAZY Lund .hae Newton
Dethndge. Mrs Gilbert
Mir De WIS LINDA btl
Number One. Mr. Parkes hate lafton
Elersy Kellogg
Nnnhe- Three Chapman H0p Roberta Norwood
pss Burnett M Lsiernier
Perry ......... Miss Little ouse N0iner
Beekm11 Miss Henry
DRAMATIC NOTES
Mr.. T. B. Pugh of Philadelphia has engaged
p OF the expensive cards" in the ecurehcld, for
his star" To four Of these (hliss Dickinson,
Miss Logan, Sumner and Phips) he pays fees which
amount, in the aggregate, to $2CO The course en-
| braces also, lectures readings, by John BrouShan
| Geo. NandcnhOff, Mrs. Lander, and Miss Glyn.