The New York herald., 1870-09-14
ANU 6 EM E N Ts.


Firth Avenue THEATRE-"MAN AND WIFR.r--
The brilliant and truly fashionable audience that
attended the opening of Mr.. Days beautiful little
dramatic tDou last night one to cheer the heart
vi any manager and encourage him TO hone for
every success tins season. No theatre could
ooast OF more select and critical audience
'" stamp character on IT. The play WAS
adraInasizaton OF WlIke Collins Man and WSe~
oy MI. DAILY, which way placed on the stage with ail
te artistic taste and care that characterize this
mousse The novel. well known to mny OF our
readers IL closely followed in the play and all ts
sahent points brought out lu strong relief The
cascw as sfolows:-Geoffrey DeIamayn the Man ~
Mr.. ftarkins; Arnold Brnkworth his friend, Air.
roni sir G patrek ra Landie Mr. lewis; Bishopriggs.
Julius Delamayn Mr.. Mathson; M Moy Geosfrey,s -
London solicitor, Mr. De yere Nvsnber One, ..Cho-
raj g8ntbeman. MI Parkes Number Two, "CAOral
gentleman Mr. Bascomb Numbe, Three, "Cnorai,
penteman," Mr.. Chapman; CaptainsNewcnden. Mr.
who knew where he "would 20 II ne told q lie, -
Mr. BeeKman; John Thomas, the ''trst,tionaI' foot
Morris; Blanche Lundie, her friend, Fanny Daven-
port; Lady Lun6ie. Kate Newton; HestsrV) )ethr.dge
the dumb cook at Windygates, Mrs Gnbert; Mira
% Sreqaet Kate claxson MI Miss Eiersly Gertrude Cert ,Ic
Kellogg; Hopkins, Lady Lundle's Freren maid.
Lesdernler; Miss Little, Louise. vomer. Miss
Clara Morris, young actress from the West,
made her first appearance al this theatre and
achieved u success OF the most VI qualified kina.
Her appearance Is exceedingly engaging, her action
eyinces large experience on the tne stase' ana
cacy, tenderness, dignity and all the varied
qualities IL demanded IL was severe test.
but she bravey underwent it, ana succeeded.
Miss Newton and Miss Linda Detz were admirable
In their respective roles. the bearing out the
promise she gave as Louise in Frou Frou," and the
latter fulfilling the antlcpatlons OF these who saw
her as Georgette In ''fernandc" MISS Davenport ~
always charming IN the coquettish parts that seem
expressly designed for her, and Mrs. Gilbert
msrs,,. made the ,. most &C, Of her small part; MI.
% and Weak as 1.-The fr,end.p Mr.. Mr. Lewis nvestea tia
courty old gentleman with his well known iini-h.
humor and grace. and Mr.. Davioge looked and acted
the very personhcaion OF SEMI cunning and Al
samed ignorance. ihe scene IN The third act, Tao
OF art that came from Roberts hands, aud
that we have the metropolitan stage.
The piece needs considerable pruning To make u
run smoothly. The three Tops ana the boxing scene
are redundancieS which can DC dispensed with. Mr..
Robert Stoepel's music added much to it5 attrac-
tons. "Man and Wife, Is destined 10 share th'
popularity OF "Fernande' and "trou-Fr0u." and ca
have a run OF many weeks.
SrADT THEATRE.-'Il Trovatore" was the opera
Oflast evening ut this theatre The attendance was
extremely large and the frequent 0uibursts ol
applause marked the high appreciation in which
the leading singer, Mile. Louise Lichtmay. was ned
by the audience. IL would be perilous to say that
no eXagger alton distinguished the warm feeiing
OF admiration wiich Nile. Lchtmay created, be'
that her voice and style OF acting. though not
in the exact alignment OF the Italian mode, were.
IL German performance Mile. Friederlc TOOK
the part OF Azucena, and acquitted herself
very well Herr Bierling was the Count dc
Luna, and both acted and sang his part with rare
spirit and finish. Manrco was personated b, Herr
Manrico and Fernando by Herr Fornes The per
formance was complete success, Judging rom the
lively satisfaction shown by the audience. and IL is
seldom the stadt theatre held large, respectable
and appreciauve an audience.