The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-28

actors, daring them to come forward and cempsts
NUN MN IN one OF the most arduous enterprises
tnaI ever yet engaged the human intellect-tno
REPRESENTATION OF the grandest personages OF the
snakspearian drama. OF verify, Mr.. Pennington is
Will be argument for q week, laughter for month
and good jest forcver.n
been produced at the ymnc ;neare nnder the
rural title OF "Dasy Farm, " the author Mr. II. J.
BYRON mas based his plot upon an action which mas
uoue service IOr many dramatist and novelist be-
fore now There are two men SO alike that IL is DIM
CUT 10 distingulsh between them. One Stays the
DINER and. TO avoid detection, has the audacity TO
lmpers0nate the murdered man. AS well might the
iox lmpersonate the hound; but strange things do
ron's drama the surviving Dromo not only passes
with the world al large Tor his dead counterpart,
out tries u on with the widow who is married
again. Out WIDOWS even ci.derGnt widows, are not
50 easily gGled. The mistress OF "Daisy Farm"
sees through the deception and denounces the I'm
through an Odyssey OF disreputable adventures.
Among other pleasant things that befa MIN he is
to be his own son. T xSSong NOT @aa Pae
with treating him In this un1ilial fashion, robs
S nn 81 nv az ms eney and cnucks him INTO river
lativey sensational. Suppose the son had hurled
ms father from the summit OF Dectng elm, like
or suppose he had showed him over a suspension
bridge, spanning terrific precipice-how the house
would have been for the parricide; what rapturous
calls for the man who built the bridge or reared the
mountain Tais would nave been scene
Not to be thought OF but with tides OF Joy.
But Mr.. Byron, like many greater men, has neg
.ecteo ms opportunities The son, instead OF hurl-
Ing mis- father from the mountain top, is lgnobly
co tent to thrust him into shabby little stream
Just deep enough to drown him, and thus splendid
cnance lor sensation ts eTcetss is lost Mr.. Byron,
the author OF the piece, seems to have taken
to the stage systematically as an actor, and
appears in the present play MI. Craven an eccen-
tric invalid lodging Daisy Farm Tor the benefit OF
MS health. Mr. Byron has no great variety OF his
s sc power. He has little vein OF dry humor,
n uIlpIs Hp111
The withdrawal OF the chancellor OF the Exche.
quer's scheme for tax upon iucifer matches Is q
stage. Not DuriesQuer OF them all but racking
his poor brain INTO catgut to extract matter for
llcve that Mr.. Byron wrote his new version OF
Eurydce" for the Strand theatre mainly, II alto
getner ior the purpose Or letting of fnsillade Of
Of 'Robin Hood" now being played at the Royalty,
the matches 70 or blazing and hzzing all through
these tiny fireworks have contemplate effect.
II Is, indeed. er luce tuosituna, ''from light .
Il IS g the aRa vss gam the d eoy
really witty thing said on this weIl-worn subject Is
wnat said The other day the roof Of the Dorking
coach to fellow with horrid white hat, who was
looking ike funnel BY my side. 1T Is 0 blessed
thing, SIR" ne obserevd 60 me, Ito think that Lows
rise In price" mo" replied They have fallen
like Luciter, never to rise again. The shouts Of
words OF Cardinal WOsey was received qnicKened
my wit amazingly, and for the rest OF the journey
Kept on SAYING the most dazzling things, which, TO
use the words OF Lord Bacon produced among the
hearers "a constant quick sense OF felicity and
noble satisfaction"
Talking about the Royalty reminds me OF an excit-
Ing scene which took place there the other Night
and which the London critics did not notice. FOR
very good reason that they were not there to notice
IT, But happily Tor posterity, was, and know all
about IT, in the course OF the burlesque OF "Robin
Hood" Miss Hodson. as Robin, and Miss Sanger, as
Marian, have to sing duet, winch Is parody on
the music ha dty, now all the rage called II ever
cease to love p' In this song Robin hopes that all
ever he cease to love. Tnus-"May Odger DC Home
secretary" MAY policeman be found when he's
W WA MAY Bismarck get all he wants." MAY
cease to love-" AT last came the most monsuous
aesurdlty OF a-"May Gladstone keep his temper n
fell upon the audience like spark upon gunpow-
der, and tremendous explosion was the result.
Some cheered and capped their hands vehementiy;
Others Missed and gr0aned. There were vociferons
shouts OF "encore" from the majority and shouts
equally equally sonorous OF "Noi no or orr from the
The Gladstorians. whose political suscepubilitIcs
were hurt In the person OF their champion,
the anti Gladstonians, on the contrary,
were determined not TO ne sat upon by the minority
repeated It accordingly was, and when the allusion
10 Gladstone was renewed the house shook win ap.
'.nowhere-a clear proof that in Dean street, SOHO
II nowhere else the Premier Is no longer SO popular
At ST. James theatre business has been very
slack since the commencement OF the season. and
does not now promise to grow much briskcr. me
Gasco, and Mr. Alberry's comedy OF "Two Thoriis''
turned out. to speak hguratlvely. no better than
Herman Vein In tile chief character, has been re.
ylved, but falls 10 revive the dropping fortunes OF
the establishment Mr.. Panche's pretty but now
no longer very attractive drama OF secret Servlce
anu new tfavesty by Mr.. Barnard upon an old
Surrey play eutlted "Poll aud Partner Joe" are TO
be produced tonight; but there Is LUCK about
that house, anu there never was any.
The same sad remark applies TO the Court theatre,
near Cnelsea, or all temples or the dramatic muse
assurcdly the most dismal aud desoaie. This house
Is sunptlous ~ appointments, and nothing has
forum to promote the comfort ana convenience OF
the spectators. All the palrry, petty extoriions
which make visit to some OF the other theatres SO
expensive and SO trying 10 the temper have been
abolished here. You are no. prosecuted with mpor-
tunities about the custody or your hat, cane,
umbrella or anything that II yours you are at
the door by box keeper, clad In the costume which
was lew years ago &c ,Quen at the Queens levees
places in your hand an embroidered and Illustrated
paybill redoent Of all the choicest perfumes OF Mr..
Allnmels shop. In fact you are treated like
prince, and though You be perhaps but very insg-
nlfcant entity IN the huge mass OF London life
(which Is very far indeed from being my case),
well natter you into the belief that you are really
person OF some consideration Moreover, she enter
tinments IL not or superlatlve merit, are certainly
not inferior to those at other theatres which enjoy
fair share OF public patronage yet the Court theatre
l, deserted. The British public growl and grnmble
about the extortlons TO which they are subjected
when they go TO the play. Al last manager comes
forward who has the pluck and enterprise TO put an
end to all these abuses at the time that he pro-
vides q fair average entertainment. lis reward Is
to md Ills theatre 1orsaken. The very same thing
happened at the Adelphi a few years ago. Mr..
webster did away with all fees, ana did everything
to make the audience comfortable. The public
stunned his house like poison, aud that the old
system OF punder Is renewed the Adelphi fills well
and Is doing very prosperous business. so strange
and inconsistent creature Is John Bull.
AT the Haymarket there has been no little dsap-
pontment, owing 10 the sudden and serious illness
OF MI sotnern, who was to have appeared last
Saturday III Mr.. Byron's new comedy or IAN Eng
llshaGentieman." The play has been postponed Till
saturday next, when 10 Is hoped the favorite come
dian. who Is now progressing favorably at Nal vern
Will be In condition 10 "come up smiling to time,n
~ they say In the ring. Pending that happy event
they are playing 1.-THE Rivals" at this house.
The bankruptcy OF Mr.. blackstone is a SAD topic,
at which glance merely 10 say that In this hour OF
his adversely the veteran comedian has the SYM
pathy or the whole dramatic profession, and as
suredy deserves that OF the public also, from