New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-17
THE DRAMA.
BOOIu'S THEATER.

! The ;iI.t REPRESENTA-. on Of Nr. \. ". Uungs
Jonqur, or Only Heart" took pl3, at Booths Thea
Ter Oh oltuIdsy evening In the presence u large
! scLllage. J. was heard sod with Gloss
attention aud greeted With emIh.tic applause
| % several poinl-. It !, very dark and sai
Play, Illustrative OF the misery that may De wrought ~
/ u c0.d-leaTt,d. selfish woman. Ii Is comprised N
! fJur actS, aaI ir inlOd-cs thirteen named PER-
! sou-, t0eother With several auNibdres. It's scene
! rs Pari, and the vicinity OF that city, To
! stony is Of tho present c.y. TIE hero Is -
poor arti-t; the heroine is an or'roinger They ero
married. hut tcreae. the vie IcITlls'es Tie husband.
aud very tragic ard terrible results tnue The emotions
appealed in this Icoc substantially ~ the saule
Kind that ar addressed ia such plays az "Bephegor
"Ile MigbIe Heart" "l,clce," and Camille" Tho
methods OF appeal rot remarkable for originally.
No unCleaD element, Cuglt particularly To notice. 10
introduced, certain clmnsHcss Of construction mars
tie third ard Ia acts; but whole. the piece 10
wei devised and smoothly written. Tho author las
aimed al dramatic effects and not at 81 x captmp
IIo has likewise tried 10 exhibit human nature, ana
not tie surfaces Of Commonplace lIo As -
The th OF bis ana ys Of the heart Gere may be doubts
I'm, terc De doubt that no has rel II high
mark and that IN part a. cas, bis aim has been at
tanned. is sign Of tie merit Of bis piece that tells
complete So~y Of human eXper ence and that each VI
If, ends wi,b strongly ma,c situation That Of
the hind act WHOLLY recalls the forth act OF Camille"
Tho play vas beautifully 30 upon Mr. BOOTHS stage
ana SIR. Barrett made decided HI s. J5HpnL Jon.
quiz viii be cposted "Wednesday. Tonic ir Booth
PLAYS Ecdc'ca.
LAURA KEENE'S TOURTFrNTIT-,I. TuEAEER.-yR.
CRESNI1K.
The engagement of Mr. Crc.wicll at Laura
Keene, Fourt'enthst. Theater has been abruptly ter.
minated. A. the close Of the performance saturday
evening being called before the curtain Ev the applause
Of his auditors Mr CrcsW ick made address ann0une-
Ing th fact likewise tinating that the conduct Of
tn management hal been incorrect Tie vital fact ap-
pears be that whereas by the terms OF the contract
made with Nj Kccuc, Mr.. Crc,wclis engagement was
crpinab'e y ether party M week. notice; 1t has In
fiCt been terminated by Mis- Keone without any notice
AT all This looks like clear violation J acrcemoDt,
and unless rightly understood might result 'n serious
injury to Mr.. Crcswick That ssntlernn has
fulfilled every promise that he made. The
drama % "Nobod,'s CHA In which.
Ne apuearcA and which is his own property, was,
are iuformel selected by Miss Ho,ue h,rell ~ an.
opcung piece ltisa'e good sensation play; u had been
successfully acted at the Surrey Tieatcr, IN London
end there vas reason 10 anticipate hat-thonsh Lot
ent rely noyel-t would meet with pcent prosperity
here in acecGug To Miss keeue' selection OF ii, there
fore Nj Crcswick manifetiy acted in perfect iaiFn So
II Just and proper add That lis peirma Of no
chief latt in il was all that could be desired. We do
not r3te indeed. when state that his Persona
ton of Joe has aroused genuine Interest and us'r~i
thou ,ul minds with sincere respect for his eNChehs
t,l,nts, Had the otler parts In the piece been
rCpre "NItd even Ia" % ~
10y NJ CraWTk' - "'""S '"u "".'' 80
stood some chance OF m'A''5 % ''' ,,, - 50
Vas ,acltA,ed-aud - was the actor IL s''d' ''ses
W" -. ,,,.A ,,.rorsjritv lor this failure, and
! wick. therefore, Win ~ -, , ~ ,,,eo hin,
'''i' ,,,. tIa from ~ hisA Il j. poe
IL 'ls. 49,. ,,i, helm 70 relieve him.-It :,
| s.bc that th'se Itma'n' ""'' - -, I'm ma
t"-','.'N" a. r.,,,o. ,,t.t rr.q.,r 3d., evening.
| brought ou' AZ the f'n''''' ~, 80 ,.J.fL az,
ana I'M ~. -. - ,bs, t,t,l, ,,.re az Lima
"tNF P''' va ~ ,,.,,..e land ann .i six weeks
! Etwms It..t.r" h'" 'A'' p'''' '''' -'
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