New-York tribune., 1871-09-12
TIE DEAN
GRAND OPERA HOUSE.


Mr.. Bandmann, ut the Grand Opcra House
has given two performances Of Sarcs, seven per
fOrances Of jasper since the beginning Of engage
mcnt. the al Of September. Jasper; or, The Mys-
try of Edwin Brood" shclved Saturdi " night.
II has proved unpopular partly because OF Its sOmber
coornc and partly because OF It's lack OF what
tai I'm every melOdramaa succession o. strong and
sharply defined effects, each striking than its pre-
decersor Had the picture the end Of the first act been
suppeo ned BY other pictures at the cEds Of the sue
Gee ding acts well devised and more emphatic, ana
tncse suitably connected the drama could BOT nave
failed What it requires from the author Is six mouths
Of hard wor-so that al ;ediousness shall be removed;
every superfuous word Topped away every point dis
cared that is not salient; the whole action made direct
and the Incidents especially OF tho fourth
and Nrh acts freed from the nudilc ana
lnddc in which they are now tangled ana clainIrh
WIN characters, text, srenery. atmosphere ara hah
plot by Dickens, dramatst who IL Wiling 10 give 'ne
and toll to his subject ought to make an exccent play
Itis Nil De Icons scttlng that lac prefers RAPID
execution to HAT thoughtful, thorough ana therefore
slow labor, by whch-and only by which-durape
rsus are attained IN constructive art Everything VAS
done for tie play OF Jasper" after II got upon Tie
stage but nolhng could then atone for the lack Oh GET
tam things that done for before 1t got there
Hence its early Withdrawal
Mr. Bandmuln's JasDer will he remembered as very
srong and fine work Of art He presented a nature that
WAS literally dcvourrd passion. 1t sometimes seemed
IA If the touch OF his hands would burn. The intense
emotion and direct purpose OF mind ana hcart that are
fixed by desire and led by one Thought were naoc
yridly and painfully prominent. The acOr
ald great emphasis that concentration "hich
induced by the OF opiumevcD while it demoraizes
the nature Of and digs in the SOL OF madiesS Iho
grave OF his run' d intellect There was complete UNITY
Ia the persona jasper developing precisely accord
ing himself. affected by the demon Within ana the
circumstances without; and the result was most dis
tressng exposition Of warped degraded poiIu'eu
frantic yet darky rcpres"d and selftorentng nature
The portrait framed, likewise amid appropriate ana
often striking accessories. Mr.. Mark Smith, as DWdfs
Afforded the contrast that sort Of humOr which s AZ
II WERE the fragrance Of eccentric character Ihe
sudjos comedian drew the part directly from Dickens
The dazcd montaty; the latent shire wdness; the In
tutions rather than perceptions to character the
strange habit Of familiarity with the dead, whirh ia
neither altogether grim nor jocund, humorous
nor rOmaIIc. and yet partakes Of all these
Qualties; the queer kindlness, the dogged, mar
row, vehement indiyduality-au was reproduced
with literal exactitudc that satisfied every requirement.
OF art And this result the more admirable, from
the fact that the Dures scenesn the drama-are few,
senGery attached to the plot land there
fore perpexing 20 the spectator Mrs Bandinahn' ar
nearing as Rosalie Bud had to accomplish the dnicult
feat OF making violet emphatic az Sun-fewer The
pretty wes and petuiant caprices Of grlh0od are mat
ters far too delicate effective exposition in vast
The aer Grand Opera House. aud to say that Mrs
Bandmann impressed the imagnaticns OF her auditors
with a sense charming chd-like. viruous and sweet
is to indicate her really remarkable success
Miss Trnkleton by Miss Frances Jackson Sapsa. by Mr.
C. W Barry. Tope by Mr.. Brutonc, and the opium Tag,
were also well and truly played, and Mr.. Harry
Eytingc CrSparkle made the most successful essay
vet pre sented by him in the art Of aoting-To night
"Sarcsse will he again presented. On Thursday for
his benefit Mr.. Bandmann will appear as ShytOck In
The Merchant OF Venice" Mrs. Bandnann will enact
Porta. The engagement of Mr. and Mrs. Bandmann
viii Il rlIatc with the Present week Next week new
,lay entitled Oofy Gooft-thc work OF the sprghtly
Young journalist Mr.. Edwin De Nyse-will be brought
forward at the Grand OperaHouse and Will Introduce
MIR g. Philps-Mr and Mrs W. J. Florence will appear
at the Grand Opera House. early in October IN MI Fal-
couer', drama of Eileen Oge.'
UNION SQUARE TIIEATER.
Mr. r. w. Butler opened the Union square
Th,ater last evening. The establishment succeeds
what formerly known as the Union Place Hotel
Its front doors open upon the Square and the Wash
ington Monument. Its wall stands within few
feet Of the side wall Of Wallacks 1t manifesty occupies
an excellent position. Its manager offers various en-
tertarment The elements OF this buresgue, ballet
comedy, and pantOmime. Varieties are c0mnlngled,
but refinement prevails in their presentation Upward
Of fifty performers have been engaged each OF whom Is
70 offer n specaIty OF some kind. The plan cOmmends
itself to approval The Of one really elegant va
rety theate-whch should OF course, exclude the OBJ
nOxious feaures-woud meet requirement OF the time,
and serve to keep shows out Of heaers that
ought to adhere through all Of weather TO the e
gtmae drama Also it might contribute toward shut
ting up the concert cellars and thus abstng public
nu.,aIcc The current OF affairs at the Union Square
Theater il sure TO be observed with attention and inter
est.
There was considerable crowd m front OF the doors,
last night before they opened and when at last
the throng gained the auditorium II
speedily filled. There is u cheerful and oommodous
trance The vestibue stretches bepeath spacious
portcos and pretiy rescOed III green and red and
brilliantly lighted. Tie name OF the theaer ap
pears IN letters Of FIRE above the portal The interior
arrangements have been made with due regard to com
gallery room Seats afforded fOr-we should estl-
mate-abou l,2Oo persons. Tie prices, for admission
aud seats arranged according to the scale In Use In
the first cass thcaers OF the city fact which seems to
denote the with those theaters in refine
ment elegance, and worth OF performances. In the
opening representation there much novelty anu the
assembage seemed to enjoy all that was presented
Several familiar faces were welcOmed-anOng
them Bonfant Miss Belle Hewitt, Miss Lizzie Wllmore'
and Mr Felix Rogers 1t is sincerely TO be hoped that
the Uniosuarc Theaer may ripen into the worthy IN
sttutiOn which il seems designed to be- There Is no
reason why the thistlelown Of entertainment shohu
not be made to float In a clean and pure air
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