New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-06
THE DRAMA.
noorH,s TurArER-rHE MAN o. AIRLlE.

though crowded, being well filed Just before the
performance began the Caedonian Club, arayed In scot
fish dress and marShaled by the shrill music OF the
pipes marched the house and took places IN the
auditorium. Sincere and hearty enthusiasm prevailed
indeed, both at the first and afterward. Significant
token Of this seen In the fact that Mr. Lawrence bar
rett-who PLAYED jones Harebeu with delicious sweet
ness Of sentiment very noble fervor and thought az
the par-was called before the curtain al the
end Of every act and in each by spontaneous anu
genuine applause '"The Man O. Airle" Is Smpe'
tender, affecting, and lovely work, and was
with profound pleasure. There is no attribute oi
the piece that startes. There is no trckery IN It,
The aim which il powerfully follows and thorough! nc
composites is to aeet the mind and heart by srasn,
forward exposition Of true experience, upon u nlsu
plane OF life, thought and feeling No one can sec It,
and feel its force without being elevated IN moral CON
dition. purity and beauty are remarKaDe ana tue
sole objection to it that is the fact that so
much of its text is the semiScotush daieet Whloh
few people can speak and fewer still can understand ~
the plan OF the story we have previously adyerted'
hint as to this point is preferable TO an inventory OF
Incidents The Man OF Aire is man OF genius WHO
has heart His nature is simple, his ambition innocent
his fe.pure. This impossible being is deceived ny
villain who entanges him in net OF trouble burdens
him with misfortunes, and breaks his heart Al "e
outset James Hare5cH is in his period of comfort
and happiness-having wife, child. home heai'h,
strength. hope, and the consciousness ana eheel ="
genius and OF accomplished poetic work. Then louo"s
the process Of his downfall-in very Palhlu
picture OF cold deceit preying on ardent credun'S Anu
presently the wrOngCd and afflicted man is seen 10 W
crazcd and tatered vagran despoed OF every comfort
and bcreaved of all that gives value TO human fe Inc
climax Of this experience is affecting beyond ueScrip
ton James HdrcbeV supposed 20 he DEAD wanoers
back to his native village, and there mas inc popaoe
celebrating the erection of statue 70 ms memory
lncd moment comes the poor old man awakens 10
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have nothing but words Of admiration and gratitude for
such play as this 1t plea for the IDEAL and an ex-
rauatu TO worldly minds of aphase of nature ana eX-
pcrsuce in which there great deal of unmerited sui
fru- MI Barrett has done himself great honor by TINS
periormance revealing qualities of mind and tempera-
ment that will endear him TO all who appreciate neness
Of feeling and Of art We do but passing justice to this
work at present The scenery excellent and the mis-
cclancous east carefully made, and very good ASIDE
from James Harebel however there IL no very strong
part ii tne drama
THE SEASON AT NIBLo'S GARDEN.
The last dramatic season at NiblO's Garden
began on the 18th of August 1870 The heater had been
closed two months for repairs and redecoraton and IN
iis new attire, it looked like dashing Quaker-golden
ard red as wei as lilac and gray. The opening piece
wac The Dukes Motto" in which Mr.. Lawrence Barre It
appeared as Ltgdrdcre. This had been absent
from this part OF the country for long time ana ais ap
pearance had the attractive charm OF novelty which
augmented by MS POSITIVE tdtHb anu oi'i0'N N'o'
and sincerity. "The Dukes Motto kept the stage 1or
one week Then on the 22d of August Mr.. Barrett APP
reared As Esoeh Arden in Under the Palm which was
slso played for a week-glving place, on the 2Vtn'
10 "Irue as steel" a drama from the Frehch'
NV Mr. lanes SchOnberg. This, too, filed
Vcrk Then, on the 5th Of September MeSsTs jar
rcit a Palmer made one of the most brilliant
bits Of their year, by bringing out shakespeare's
agufce nj tragedy OF Julius Cesar" with combina-
non Of stars cast Mr. E. L. Davenport person
ateG Brutts: Mr.. Barrett acted Cdssfus; hr Mark
smith, who had Just returned from Europe, appeared as
fasfa; and Mr. Walter Montgomery made his first APP
Iea1ance in New York, playing Mark antony Madam
Pou was the Portia. This programme lives in recol-
lection Is one of the best that New-YOrk has seem
Julius Cesar acted five times. "Othelo' was
PLAYED once in the course Of the same week. On the
18th of September Miss Lolita began ergagempnt at
t,f;iv.-, oI!~ aung in new play, by MI Edmund
FalcOucr entitled Heartsease," which had run of
,hIce weeks. Then THE Old Curiosity Shop" as
drsmatzed by Brougham, was done for week;
and, finally, "The "TiCketofLeave Man'-Lotta
sctiug sam WHloUghby-was played for two weeks.
next came the RchingsBernard English Opera Troupe,
which began Oh the cath of october and played till the
10Th OF November One incident Of Importance marked
His overwhelmingly, the production of BrStows
gpera Of Rip Van Wrinkle" On the 14th Of November,
Messrs jarrett Palmer brought out "The Rapparee"by
MI Dion Boucicault, which played for two weeks,
and proved a failure. Another combination of stars
Like 1t" was produced with Mrs Scott siddOns Rosa
Ind MI T. L. Davenport Jacques, Mr.. Walter Mont
gomery as Orlando, Mr. Yniug Bowers, as Io"ehSone,
and Mr. Mark smith, as ADAM. Romeo ana juliet
HOtheo." The Lady OF LYONS" and Hamlet were
subsequently presented. On the 9th and 10th Of LFte!I
Crook" which familiar spectacle-much improved ny
change aud addiOuswas brought out on the I'm IL ran
FOR seventeen weeks aud yielded clear proht OF sglCO
Oh The afternoon ANA evening OF Christmas, 1870 the re-
CeiUts S100 On the afternoon anG evening Oh NoM
Years Day, l67l, they were $1,000 On Washng.9m 1
Birthday the p OF February, two performances OF Inc
Batk ool earned s. 100. These figures are very sgnih
,id moi iT mis- one brought into the treasury great
deal o money the 10Th OF April Rchard The Third
with Mr. James Bennett GloSier and with the CON
comitan az excellent scenery and dresses. IL Is stated
that the the production was $4,000 It's career
and nid Weeks GiSsier-in Coey CiIbers version Of
the tragedy-vas played by Mr. Neil Warner except on
creat are the "Count Johannes" appeared
and di,appearcd--in the Character Of richard.
We are told that this Shakespercan revival scarcely paid
is running expenses. On the LIST of May Mr.: +: L.
Davenport acted as, Sir Giles OreyTedeh, in a New
Way 20 Pay Old Debts This tragedy, together with
" A. YOu Like It Damon and Pythias, and Robert
Macaire"Mr c. Il. Thorne, r enacting Maeaire-illed
Oui tc week. BY this engagement, also the manage
Kit" was produced, with Mr.. F. s. Chanfrau as the
hero and this pece-prevously described in these col
inmates run the 10th OF june. On the 18th Messrs
jarrett Palmer win bring forward the musical play of
d" Paul Clifford based on Bul~tr LytioIs noyel-in
whh the chief character will be pcrSonaled BIZ Mr.. John
Collins This piece is happily described as blend
ing Eu1.i~h opera with the Newgate Calendar,
and tleTe Is little doubt that the mixture will
prove agreeable TO the public taste. -Four real
Eor-, I'D appear; and with this equine ala the piece
will probably "a pulled through the Summer Meantime
Nj. Ham Palmer has gone to Europe m quest OF new
fea turcs with which TO enhance The charms oi Inc
Black Crook" the occasion or ITS reNVa-lh greater
splcudor than ever-ncXt Autumn
Tire experience OF Messrs. jarrett Palmer proves
pretty corclusively that legitimate plays ana good
actors are obnoxious 10 tie public and unrerunefdtNe
70 tie theatrical manager, but that the theaters when
nave been given over 10 the leS business, anu
lobbed down 10 almost the cOncertha level, cannot
be made iLstdntaueously lucrative. by spasmodIc re-
crrtces to the higher forms of dramatic art. Popular
fI-tIuc 10 Institutions and "a tOmen--sPoody escei
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