The New York herald., 1870-02-14
!, , 'THE J DRAMA ABROAD. =
English Theatricals and What They Are Doing
" what is Out and What il Expected, Il

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English Theatricals and What They Are Doing
What is Out and What is Expected
LONDON Jan. %, 1870.
Fasco ia che order OF the day at most OF the Iona
don tnca,ros just now, and nowhere more notably
80 than ut the Adephi, where Mr.. T. W. Robertson,
The clever author Of 'SchOob society "Oars'
and other popular comedies, has come deplorably
to grief IN . sensational mecdrama. to wnich no
has given the lite, more melodious than approDrl-
ate, Of ''The Nightingale" We may say, In tho
words Of the OLD ballad Of thai NiehLngales songs
beware,n tor they are indeed dismal and alsaaart-
eninz In the extreme. We're It NOS that Il appears
10 be written in the stars thai man. however
gifted ana Otherwise prosperous. must have his up.
SETS Que might indeed wonder that writer who
has proved himself capable Of good th,ngs should
nave produced anything 50 execraole as tins play.
..B,t snch Is life, which II 10 the end Of oil things"
observed Mrs Camp. and there Is some consolation.
no dount In the saying otherwise 1t would not be N
eyerJ bOdy's mouth. ss n s 53a rsausLa
Ar. Robertson, after all, hass displayed bis origf.
nality IL not his wit. II was reserved for himsto
associate Phiismel that deligntui warbler Of the
grove whose praises poets have been singing for all
tme with one Of ihe most tnharmo ntous aud weart.
soma productions ever witnessed upon any stage.
gne association however, y only in name; tor
the Nightingale who Ia making noise, ~ 9thc
= Alelphi is an w 9leathered, biped In tue form Of
young woman whose unlucky fate II 10 10 oe hunteo
from post TO- pillar by rascaiy Indian, who, after
FoooAg and poisoning her husband AMI stealing her
clsd, ,Ilaxes love to- her, and Is hlgaly indignant
that she win not marry him. She "does. not ses
IT. but Indignantly refuses him where
upon the nlggcr takes poison which ne ought
TO have taken In the nrst act), and the curtain
Ial the faliIg thereof being the only pleasant In.
cident or the drama. The authors notions OF inc
whereabouts and doings of the human soul AFTER 1s
oinancipation nom It's earthly tabernacle are very
peculiar will be seen from the fact that while ths
Nightingale fs shedding tears and strewinC covers
ever the grave OF dead child the child Ia question
runs out OF the church hard by looking as fresh a.
! paint jumps clear over his own grave ana springs
| a; bound into his mpther's bosom. 1t Is clear.
therefore that let Sir Boyle Roche say what ne may
to the contrary, 1t not only possible for human
beng 10 oe In two places at once but TO be dead and
alive ut thu same idenlical moment Here ID q dis-
ccvery VI interest In these days Of spirsu
| a!ism. t,..x
our stage IL rapidly becoming a byword; our
paywrlghts nleh all their plots from che French,
and sfor our really good actors Jou might count
them upon the fingers Of your right hand or " you
PREFER upon the toes OF your ieft foot. $40 tran
| SIT, &c. -
| Messrs. Manseii. who hail from the Nortn, have
! succeeded Mr.. AlIerton IN the lesseeshlp or tha
| Lyceum. where they propose to play comedy and
I opera doure In English. There was rare bit of fun
I there on the opening night, when was produced .
new play by certain hif. MARSHALL entitled IGOR.
| rupt PracsIces.n 1t proved to bs wretched rasn.
| but the audience were SO pntlosophic as 70 turn
taeir aiction into fun. They laughed az It uprodr-
iousiy and tdrned all It's SENSATIONAL situations nto
| deriSlon FL. u. f. t-+t ~
\ Amove in the right direction mas been made at
I! the Queens tneatre, wnere they have produced,
| historical play W Mr. Tom Taylor, beaiing the
curious tiila Of .'Twixs Axe qua Crown." we
have heard before now the phrases, "twixt You and
| ana the post" aud "'twixt you and me and tie
nth wheel OF coaca;n and know q inau wnOsays
Dna!, what between the jealousy OF his wife aad the
bad temper OF MS mother ln-Iaw, he lives "'Gwlxt
the devil aud deep sean Some OF US also have nad
10 bewa niany . sip 'swixt the cup and tne iip:'
| Int Mr. Tomny Fay,or may claim tue merit Of III
venting the singular expression, s'ISixt Axe aud
Clown.'' lhe play Itself Is not 30 Original, oeing
| based upoa drama by the weil-known Ger
! laan drania.ist, Mal.tme Bircn-Plelfer. Germa1
pays m f s most nas Is as ss o ns
| krulcn saSrist, Les Ane!nanis re sont pas gais
ds coat c es Aaglas sont encore mons gas .es
] trlyed 10 produce a drama wLicn, though by no
means gay, has NO little merit both literary and
a; tae Royalty has been brought out little drama
OF tue domestic class entitled Love's Doctor" 4
aI.tI iaea OF the piece Is to ridcu!e Mr.. Carlre's
sublime theories aDuus aero wcrsnp Dy Showing IlaI
| a uan who passes for a nero may oe IN realty
!, worthless and sa.reeaDle scamp. @4Ns&
| Ar. Le.sl MuiraJ. al actor whose handsome per.
son. Ga!.nt bearing ana VIVID perception OF cna ac-
Ter seemed ilkely at one liine 10 insure hinl =
.fuiaat career, mas just died In poverty and
opscurity. llIempelanee was tue rum ul hiin poor
| teliCW. lib wlle one O.. The best VI wulueu, was
| exemplary IN ier Devotion 10 him. .e.p ''
| sir. 6otAetn iad severe accident tn the hunting
| Icll . few, days a1o while hunting with Garun
| H3tasshhi's nouais. Sir Hency In0nlpsoh lhe
faaiSls surgeon, IS 10 attendance on the iavorits
| c0ineaan.a. g.44 81 &ls33nfSE4l ! pFsG24
"A new opereita by Mr. T. Waierstein. formerly OF
the Iaymarket theatre, is In preparation ~ the
uueea's mat KoA- of comedies the @School
or scandal Tia slofs.y 10 be prvdaced ~ 81 JnIaos'
sustained by Air. W. Farrcn, whose fatner was thS
loss Gaebrated performer 0r tho partevcf KNOWN.
The present Mr. kAtten IS "a far stock acior!slanu.
iug ~ pretty uiuch tne same relation intGiectuaar
| 10 his Iatheras Dtass Du.sou TO star. ,.,.....
Nj. RobercionS play VI 1rschooi" " stll gong on
Of the Pllce 0 ptes teaLie.1 lie phrase reil2lias
one OF the sugglcipous youugs snoDeMan Mnos MuSu
| somebody naseaiihson TO tne Iolsc Of Conhods
eApfssssd iIis asaratse that ,'tnai vas so'ns 90
| atili.n a@r Giipats Drl2hs tutiesque, rue
| Ilineess" coca aEpllg at tne oiyWlic, .odqY.Is
| sAe sun popular drama OF '.etic Eh'ly" Patio.
nliine al Loycnt Gardens DrnfF lale' tne S.asafu
| houses holds llegry sway aud renders Chang ~
| uecessary.G Miss ANY fa"sits late cf tue toitdfa
| rAt afro. sas joined Ib company atthe oljbe. II q
| Ise k.ng's Cross theatre vii snorliy .ieopea
| u.Ief the nlanas cement Of Mr.. Clareace Hot ai.l
| 81. lie Ii Chippce. The sIdde1 cUt,dpsc' 81 Mf.
| Barry Suilivans management q me AaiaoTA !sio
! be recorded auo4A Tie casal,tes Of taS iasl iew
| da.s Tue title ~ the play With wnicn me prpect
| c.osed--"io oye's SGcrldce '-sSmoollles. 'pW tao
.es..mate ~ DIST liom seilsas'oAi ai'i.a
on.y resalcd IL peClpiary loss. 10 .Aaie Raiaat
| light qnd deserved settef late. A't,.,f $500
.raE PR ssIngsg's EATMga.--T1c venerable, Jesse
r. Giant, tattef 6f ,e ple5l of the rnteI Stayss
Iaas as bStte tnis mofntnson aysit t0Nt ash'tRioA
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