New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-21
THE DRAMA-MUSIC.
THE DRAMA.
FIFTH AVENUE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.


80 and IN another and slightly different FORM II mas
- seen before ON the local stage. Play-goers
- chance 20 remember Tanning bu''ei
a. which was acted at the Olympic lhea",
,ome years ago, will recognize IN DeliloiIO 49,,
. rehash Of that adaptation from sardous La fapir
lon Mr Frank Wood and Mr. Auglstin Day "oio q"
soeated in that work. and Mr.. Frank Drew persona'.u
,hs bntter1y-or unfaithfu husband MI Daly aione 10
understood 20 he responsible for the authoIsnP VI '
niece as now brought forward. IL is called De ,
eos for the reason that an allusion 10 that euh!
p5,se occurs in the text It's action passes at man.
non IN Yonkers on the Hudson. That action involves
.,eeedinelv comic situations, illustrative OF
fareical and indicate story Instead OF oeing /"
lutterny the husband who negects ms own WIG
and runs after the wives of others Is csheu iah'
md the profigate occupation which he follows Is "e
cr,hcd as ..larks" In the pursuit of strange woman
his hero OF modern life reaches his own country house.
bere nc is adroitly made fool of by the wl-o-he-
wsp he has pursued There is, as we have intmated
considerable spice of fun in all this but the topic is
coarse and the language in which 1t is treated often lacks
refinement and continuously lacks taste and polish
Though somewhat amusing, therefore, "Delmon
ico's" is offensive. 1t may, Of course, claim lauuue
and tolerance as farce but it is preentious ana tne
tonic il thrusts forward is uncleany. The spectacle VI
several persons lowering about the brink Oh ""'''
and making sport Of what is sheer pronlgacy may NC
made toleraby entertaining by accessories Oh 0o0 IN
fident; but Is nevertheless, CHASTITY ana palulu' INC
moment il is seriously COnslueIcu. 1SAH"fN w
not to consider seriously. Perhaps the most tna'
done on the stage in these days Is done as
"A matter OF business, and should be so consluereu
In that case the question as 10 TINS Ialce
would be whether IL amuses, ana Is hKey 10 prove re-
muneratiye and that can safely be answered IN lhe
Affirmative "DelmoncOs' is just suhcently hoeh-
cate and puerle satisfy omniverous public taste
FOR the coarse and the trivial Mr.. Daily has given 1t
very rich and handsome setting ON his cheerful stge-
The drawngroom with view of Winter landscape, being
very gay and breezy, and full OF the Keen hght Vi
The snowy months Of sleigh-bells and punch
The characters If such they can be called
are eleven in number; and they were gem
orally sustained with vigOr and zest. MI HAWKINS
a. spence Sherman enacted the Lark but revealed an
inherent manness nature that could not DE degraded
nv any art 10 the Of the character Mr. Lewis as
5orl,s amused by quiet bit of eccentric Individuality
M D,venport as the slangy Nina Roberts, very
.bcent and Miss Morris, Constance sherman, enacted
delicate lady with taste and sweetness The piece will
ne given every night, and at Saturday matinee
THE sYMoNs BENEFIT.
The attention of the play-gOing public VIII
Nc strongly attracted, next week. TO performance Vi
unusual excellence, which is TO be given Tor very
worthy purpose Mr.. Jefferson. Mr. Fox, Mrs j. A
oates Miss RawlnsOn Nj. Neil Warner, and many other
lavers Of ability and repute, will unite in representa-
ton of several light pieces, the proceeds 10 go 10 ne
widow OF the late Mr. Dan symOns formerly the actng-
manager of the Olympic Theater This benefit perform
is
Jefferson will appear Mr.. GolighHy, in LEND Me Five
lhgu,,cs e" Mr. Fox will act in a favOrite farce. The
sale Of tickets has already commenced at the Olympic
THE CHILD sTEALER AT THE OLYMPIC.
After two weeks of East Lynne" Miss Luz
ellie Western the current OF her engagement at the
Olympic Theater with several performances OF Mr.
Charles Gaylers adapted play Of "Atonement; or the
fhld-steaer." The announced purpose Of producing
SOLVER Twist has been abandoned. Mr.. Gaylers piece
,as presented on Monday rather small audience.
tits an old acquaintance. Our public has been aware Of
IN for five years IL first produced in this city at
Woods Theater-sn establishment then situated on the
eastern side Of Broadway, little north OF Broome-st
hut now extnct-n February 1885, when 1t was received
with some degree Of remuneratve popular favor 1t
seemed 10 us bad play in the beginning OF its career
and il seems play nOw-for lit lacks novelty at
present therein superadds tediousness to rpeant
roarseness We should accordingly be glad TO pass 1t
by without reflection remark. But, since 1t is
the duty Of journalism to comment on every
incident Of importance that arises, the
necessity must sometimes be recognized OF
shooting folly it flies :" and folly is aptly typied by
sthe Child steaer" II is clad in the brightest sort OF
motley at the Olympic and its absurdy Is made con-
spcuous in the successful manner. The chief ele-
ment of that absurdity is the assumpton-upon which
the whole structure OF is bu-that vile and
hdeous bag whose vocation it is to steal and sell the
children persons, herself be loving and ten
toward her offspring and is worthy OF pity and
sympathy when in distress over its loss, HlargarG
Roekley is the name Of this hesh miscreant, and the
drama shows in five acts, how Margaret sold her own
daughter by accident and how thereafter she endured
agony and performed prodges to this victim OF
chance and crime. The action passes in London; ana
this repusive type impossible experimentation, by
The way would not be whit more attractive or nstruc
five even If it were natural and truhfuls presented
by means Of series OF generally impossible
and sometimes ridieulOusly extravagant cir
Eumstances II is not 10 be denied,
however that certain situations in the piece are well
sontrived and full Of opportunity for excitement IL
may be added that Miss Western improves every occa
sion thus presented. Nothing could be more silly than
her utterance demeanor in the coloquia parts
of the piece She speaks forced and srident tones,
and she affects strange and ludcrous levity, in the
enumeration of platudes-wth which the text literally
supplied But in situations created by conflicts of emo
lion she certainly displays depth Of heart and urd
animation Of brain which powerful and startling and
which indicate strong individuality and nature adapted
60 dramatic expression Miss Western, however, has no
art and hence her acting is constant trial to critical
patience. Her stimulation Of sottishness,-which Mar
poyel assumes in order 10 save human me-
should be mentioned the most successful copy OF the
actual that she offers this performance. This is
Iteral-aud therefore all the more horrible "Do you
suppose want 70 know says Colonel Netccome,-n the
classic novel Of century," what my ktmutgars and
cOusoInahs doingf There must be dlstlnctons'
. / won't sit in the kitchen and bose In the
servants hall Art has nothing TO do with the loath-
come phases OF human degradation and delineston OF
them is especially repusive when effected by woman
We are glad 70 learn that Miss Western will revert TO
East Lynne."Mr. and Mrs. Watkins will begin their
engagement here ON Monday, in Kathleen Mavour-
nsen," which is a very pretty Irish drama.
OLYMPIC THEATER-TwO YEARS OF WORK.
The career of the Olympic Theater dates back
month Of October. 1868. Under the management
and name OF Laura Keene this house had been unpros
porous for some time Under the and the man