The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-20
MRs. OATES IN NEW YORK.

Mrs. Oates and her company, reversing the
usual order Of things dramatic In this country hav-
ing first achieved an enyiahle fame in the 'proVin-
cial" theatres Of the South and West. have gone,
c0nquering anil to conquer, on the "Metropoll-
tan" boards The company made its first appear
ance at the olympic Theatre on Monday night.
Our Academy OF Music ha6itutS will read with In
terest the following from the critic OF the New York
World:
Now we have little woman coming with an
old burlesqre, who Is not an actress, ana not
blonde, and who has not been pufed. Her bur
lesque is an old one that eTybody has seen, put
she comes for the first time with the spirit OF
American humor in her entertainment, and won
last plight the tribute OF unb0unded laughter
What was advertised as THE Ealr one WIFE the
Blonde Wig" turns ont 60 DC me old extravagan; L
thread were strung all the variety business which
for a long time has been the sole property OF the
minstrel troupes and which In the best OF them,
such as the Buckley's, came nearer TO the emoool-
ment OF the peculiar and Characteristic American
extravaganza than anything ever attempted upon
our stage. The Oates troupe made its appeal last
night unequiyocally and boldly to tnat sense Oh
the ridiculous which burlesque seems lately 70
have overlooked, If, indeed, Il ever understood
It. Mrs. j. "A. Oates herself Is dtminutiVe
body, not surprisingly beautiful, and not even up
In stage business, but she won her audience al
once BY the ingenious almost ehiIolsa graGe a anu
rollicking fun OF the entertainment, and disre-
garded all the traditional theatrical maneavres
OF travesty actresses. Nothing could wei De
fresher and freer than the grllsh abandonment
and naive grace which characterized her from
the moment she entered. To this must be added
the welcome fact that she possesses remarHanle
voice for so small body, and sang not ony Will
miraculous organ, bat with an amount OF culture
seldom indeed met with on tue ouIiesque e
stage Indeed, in this particular, the troupe
distinguished itself. The solos and Choir
uses were all old ana iamliar airs, n,s soine as
though to show that the manner ana not the mat
ter was everything, the latter were given WIN
full distribution OF the parts, and with Vlg0r
that would asronish some Of our operate pla-
toons. To show how the audience took the humor
of the piece 1t Is only necessary to say that II
roared with laughter from parquette 10 topmosC
private box, forgetting entlrey tnat II nau seen
the things before in the absorbing interest at see
ing them done more humorously than ever re-
fore. The enc episode OF the Boston Peace Festl-
val, In which MIR. Hernandez assumes the cnarac-
ter Of Gilmore, created more decloea ana ua-
controllable uproar Of merriment Than any,
thing we have witnessed since the sdTent OF
Captain Crosstree st the Fifth Avenue Theatre;
and the subsequent tricks Of the Japanese
produced much the same nn enecs 70 20 SUM- ,he
best musical organization OF the KIND that
has made an appeal to the burlesque.lovlng pup,
lic 1t has cut loose from most OF the OF
itself upon that order Of iegltimate and e2traVa-
CANT humor which best peases the Americans;
and n has gathered into one trlVlallty ail tns
mirth- provoking features OF extravaganza, anu
excluded the leg business and the walk round.
It's success last night was unmistaSaole. Better
summer burlesuue could not be offered; and TO-
night the theatre will be thronged by those VINO
have been waiting half year for new opportu'
nifty to laugh.
Even more complimentary is the Herald, which
says:
Mrs. Oates's troupe is one OF the finest order
and the performance last evening surprised Us.
The ecomiums passed upon the actiRg OF the
members OF the company by the press OF large
cities through which they have passed, nave oeen
In all cases compllmentary-n some even e1traVa'
giant. We are convinced that these favorable crit
fcisms were truly deserved, and that the applause
the various actors last evening received Is but
Justly due. To Mrs. Oates must be accorded the
honor Of holding the nrst position oy mef'a Ia as
upon the burlesque stage. She has the first requi-
site for successful burlesque actress-oeauty OF
face and figure. She Is active and painstaking
laugh Is contagious and her voice melodious
In the extreme. OF her singing We can
speak in the highest praise. The range
OF her voice is extraordinary. sne gives
the lower notes with extreme ease and
clearness, and the higher ones-even the high c
with extraordinary force. 1t Is truly gratifying
to be able to speak Of o burlesque IN such nign
terms, Wnen 80 many VI ldle nave aSquLSu nCLt-
tious regulations by mere subterfuge. hr. ]. H.
Chattersen the tenor Of the troupe also possess
ed OF fine voice, and as he is yet q young man,
we trust he will study hard to relieve himself OF
many defects in the management Of n ms Voice SiS
and thus become what 1t Is capable OF making
him--an artist OF hrst-class ability. The other
artists acted their ana we CON
Hsy1no produced the best burlesque and the finest
troupe OF performers ever seen upon the metro
politan stage.
The Standard says:
Mrs, oates, who, we believe, is altogether new
to this city, sings well and Is saucy-tWo inds-
pensablt virtues in the successful burlesque &C,
tress. She makes the footlighrs her freside, and
the cupola Of the theatre Is the rooftree beneath
which she is at home Her voice is stronger tnan
HE her ro give the audience great deal OF 1t. 1t
is interesting reflect that Mrs 0aess claims
to merit are not tonsorial. Whatever ner sttrac
tion NAV be, It Is not capillary, and II "oeauty
draws Us BY single hair" we do not care
whether the flament Is brown. blonde or req.
iSThe Fair One, will be repeated throughout the
week.