New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-13
The DRAMA.
BENEFIT TO THE RAND SISTER

BENEFIT TO THE RAND SISTERS
Performances for the benefit of the Rand Sis
tiers take place at Woods Museum this afternoon and
evening The Benefit was to have been taken last FRI
day, but postponement found needful. We have
previously commended the zeal and spirit manifested
by the Rand Sisters during the last three months at the
Museum They have found many friends, and we pre-
they will receive practical evidence OF the fact
on this "Kenworth will be acted In the after
noon, and THE Pearl Of Savoy" in the evening.
ROBERTsON's "M. p"
| Mr.. T. w. RObertsOn's new comedy, entitled
an Pr" was produced the 23d ut.-as our readers
have been nformedat the Prince Of waless Theater in
London 1t appears to have met with great critical and
public favor and it may, therefore, be set down Us an
other success for the brilliant dramaist We coniense
from The London Era Of May the subjoned account OF
| this attractive and important novelty:
The play is in four acts The dramatic interest is
not so strong in an. p" in many of Mr.. Robertson's
previous works, but the dialogue is If anything more
the best but all are distinguished for scenes tender
human and so witty that we forget the absence OF
dramatic interest In our warm admiration OF the story
The Se e a Ss d aad SnS
p%HseomSe ir Hare There is no need for the band
play and tel what Mr.. Hare is. He is enphatcay
evil days have befalien Dunscombe Dunscon6e, He
is hopelessly insOvent and his ancestral es-
mer With this perfect old gentleman, the very
incarnation of honor good breeding and arisocrac re
fnement lives his niece, Cecilia DuRsc6mbe Miss Marie
Wton) and his son, Chudleigh, lr Coehan) As drown
ing men catch at straws Dunscom6e hopes to make
penny of il is as safe the hands OF this fine fellow it
would be in the Bank of England But Chudiei9h does
not cotton to that notion He has lived so long under
the same roof Cecilia that he looks upon her as
sweet sister and his brain has been turned with private
cratic father that he means TO turn actor ana play
womans character IN classical bnrlesgue me horror
time" ignorant Of fandangoes and with yeneration
for may we nd no DdeS
to everybody thinks IT as well TO play with aeaptalis
tive of the almighty shoddy, one Isaac Skoome r Add
SOM, who brings with him pretty Quakeress, called
simpeminded, honest girl, who has .got the brass"
Cecilia, though she thinks nothing of Chudei9h has got
try genleman anan Of the World and the popular can
ddate for the borough of Bramlingdon hopes to tame
truth the charming Cecilia is nothing loath though she
has strong opinions the rights Of women and the
5s as the election matters are not altogether
20 very smooth for Talbot Piers DnseOnos DaseoSs
who would wink att a9ything-viz,, MI Bras (MI: F.
an WITH Ssi & s Of SHss
Mulho~ther Dir Montgomeryl rough and ready Irish
and make up their minds that as he has money he
shall stand for the borough An unfortunate step ON the
at her dear TaSof would die rather than BRIDE She
knows that the free and electors OF BRAIN
that has money SO she buys perambulator hides
in it $4,000 and having written anonymous letter to
them u the garden and nearly assdeR'ay secures
Quakeress, indignant at SkOoDes advances has been
flirting PRETTY with young Ohdlcah Dunsconbe; and
nearly the whole Of the second act is taken up with
charming love scenes, in the garden between the two
pairs lovers In the third introduced to the
library Of DnScOnbes house, while the sale is going
Talbot Piers discovers while arranging the settlements
prior to his marriage with Cecilia, that
her capital is just $4,000 short, and, in
the heat Of the moment, hints that there has not
been fair play. Dansconbe is indignant and nettled at
the implied charge. Cecilia, though she explains the
TRUTH quarrels with her lover for his dstrus and all the
family is skies and sevens. Chudei0h and Ruth
alone understand one another Their wO0ing speeds
brayely SkOone is hand glove with the electors,
and only by miracle Piers win the election. But
he does It, after ALL through the plucky action OF Cecilia
Like generous girl she comes to Talbot to patch up
the lovers quarrel and meanwhile she has paved the
way for his triumphant return She has kissed the free
and independent electors, though they plumbers and
GLACIERS, and covered with putty She has arranged
with her solicitor TO set straight the mistake she has
made and, If necessary supply more money SO Talbot
wins wife and the election SkooIne Is crestfalcn and
actually loses his wealthy Quakeress who elOpcs with
and narres ChudLeigh, and the fine Old English gentle
in fair way 10 live happily owing TO bis daigh
terinaw fortune for the rest OF his days. The acting
Of this pretty piece which is rather succession Of
charming scenes than constructed play, was, from end
TO end, admirable.