The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-11

pretty fairy tales which the PLAYWRIGHT has OF course
perverted and is distorted remorselessy to suit the
and iavishly demonstratiye OF female symmetry.
choice songs ana grotesque dances and '.break-
downs,n and gorgeous dresses and eGulgent decora-
humor or poetic sentiment hardly particle. me
author has as, not given himself tune to DO any
comes to pass that he Is writing on the water.
WRITER'S, PAST AND PRESENT.
devile with the solid, substantial fare served up al
the Princess, where they are playing Garrck and
Marriage Of course to empty benches sydney
smith complained that there was 'no super-incum-
ces m a 's
sad indeed It Is to see how destitute OF super ncum
Dent pressure. whether Protestant or Catholic are
all the cushions III LONDON theatre when really
good play Is being performed. II tle "Ciandestne
Marriage mad been SO remodelied IN ITS piot AZ 10
allow OF the Introduction of railway accident OF
the bursting OF the boiler OF river steamer or some
other horrible calamity enough to make your blood
freeze and your hair stand on end the house would
be crammed from moor to roof-tree every night:
Bat. inasmuch as the only attractions Of
ing with wit and ''e sentiment, interesting
adventures quite within the range OF possibility
acted before house in Which Zimmerman might
have written another play upon solitude. Mr..
Phelps plays admirably. as Lord ogllby, a part In
ously, and In which OF more modern comedians
Farren acted wl,n sup SKILL mere y now no
ward late, has spent long lie In chiefly playing
tragedy, for which he mas put second rate ability,
whereas his talents FOR comedy are OF the very nrst
THE HoLBoRN UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT.
The HolDorn-an unlucky ouse-haS opened I'M
der circumstances not more ausp1cous than usual.
Mr.. G. n. Ross, the new lessee, IS very clever lei
editing OF Jtdy proves, and an exceedingly anus.
ing novelist, as IA score Of books brlm full OF
@ as W n'!s snons BY as cassn aaa
one or two other pieces which he brought ont
at me Surrey theatre aud when enjoyed great avor
OF responsibility unnerved hm or the desire 70 40
too well united HIM to do well at all, or whatever
else hlIa Know not, but ms drama called
"Silence," which was produced on the nrst nlgnt,
proved .Easco. It was the .'ptece de reststdnce"
and it encountered deal OF II on the part OF the
audience, who shouted howed, beloved anu would
not have 1t at any prlce. The landlord OF the theatre
attributes the failure 10 a caDal OF rioters, and
olers hity pounds reward Tor the discovery OF the
ringieader; bur It would DC Wiser course TO bring
very gooi and rs he comes OF an excellent stock,
and is himself a man Of senune ability, 4 Is to be
MISS ISABEL BArESiAN
has made very successful debit in Edinburg as
Fanchelte, in a drama which mas been expressly
ADAPTED Tor her nom Madame Pieliers drama or
"De Grille" An Edinburg journal says:-Mlss Isabel
Batemans career through the piece was brighter and
brig liter TIL 1t eliminated at the close. she Is very
young and exceedingly pretty aud gave ample evil
demo of ner innertlug IN large degree that power
lnseparabe from the name OF her sister, as well as
OF that and grace IN the lighter and arier parts
curtain.
Mr.. Rowse has made great "nlt' at Birmingham
Another new theatre IA talked OF oxford street
Is the spot selected, and very good selection it Is
seeing that there are already two theatres there
neither OF which pays much more than the expenses
Mr. GiIbert's palace OF TRUTH is in preparation
with view to its production in French at the Come
die Francase.
Tue drama does not appear to be very 1ourishing
at Exeter, On Wednesday last at hali-past seven
o'clock, when the performance should nave COM
menccd with the play OF "EXpiation," there not
a soul ID the house. about ten minutes to eight
O'Clock one man paid for entrance" and there being
n, one else likely to FOLLOW. his example the "aa-
dIence" was "politely dismissed" SO we are as
suted by the Exeter newspaper. But what want to
the audlenceS How dared they turn hat n man OUTS
Answer NE that. lie had come TO see play adver-
tized 10 be performed. lie Did not sneak In with
an ORDER he paid his money like a man. How dared
they dismiss him? A few years ago-this Is as true
As Gospel-a man Il know nm Wen went into one
December. The northeast wind was blowing open
razors, the snow was falling last; IL was as cold as
parson and the clerk there was not human being
In the church. 'sir" said the Clergyman, you are
You viii probanIy retire. Sir" repiiea the
stranger, 1.-THE absence OF other folks makes 1t all
the more Imperative That l. at least, should remain.
stand upon my rights, and QUO inch Will not
badge unii the service over and not tue service
only. but the sermon also.o In vain did the parson
expostuiate vain did the clerk chime in. The
stranger was memorable, and the parson had no.
mon were alike over, inc wayfarer took up his hat,
bu,toned his coat and laced the snow storm with q
sunny conscience. on thai that man had been az
the Exeter theatre last evening. Depend upon It
he'd have had "Expiatlon" in some sense or
another, or he'd have known the reason why.
On the morning OF saturday next. the 27th inst. q
theatrical novelty IN the shape Of new ana original
drama by Sir Charles l.. Young, Bart, bearing the
unsubsantial title OF shadows" VIII be produced
Arrangements have been made with Mrs. Herman
Vezin Mr. John Nelson, Mr.. Alfred Nelson and Mr..
Alfred Coghlan to sustain the principal characters,
and IL Is expected that although only announced
Tor one performance as much atteution Will be paid
long run. There Is something unique In this no.
ton Of bringing out Il new play BY way OF expert
II, with all its imperectios It's head, upon the
Judgment OF the town IN the ordinary course. The
only danger Incidental 70 the new venture Is that
the regular playg0ers VIII hardly be induced to visit
theatre so early In the day. The consequence may
be that the house Will be Oiled with the authors
friends whose favorable verdict. should IL be favor.
able may possibly be regarded ~ a success deStime.
II go to sec shadows" mean TO quote to the box
keeper as pass IN the words OF Burke "What sha.
dows we are, what shadows we pursuep'
Mr. Sothern has made up his mind to revisit the
foundation Of his professional reputation HIS sec.
rotary, Mr. SETON. VIII leave for New York in day
or two with q view to arranging for Mr.. Sotherns
appearance there early next year.
The Vaudeville Company, with Madame Farguell
at Their head, have neen doing capital business for
some weeks past al the Lyceum, wnere they Will be
succeeded on Monday nlsht by nj. Lesener and the
actors OF The Theatre DIES Varieties. The company
OF the Coincide Fran asc at the new theatre in the
strand nave also commanded OF late u lair share OF
public patronage, and the French actors at ChariDg
Cross nave also been dong pretty well, so that our
Gallic friends have cause be dissatisfied with
their reception IN England.
Messrs. Washington Norton ana Charles Steel, late
OF the Opera Comlque, Strand, have
sailed Tor South America by the Royal Mail steam
ship Oneida
Miss Nelson Is playing alternately az Juliet and
Rosalind at the Princess theatre Manchester, TO
overlooking houses
Mr. J. l.. Tooe, who has been equally successful
In the same CITY, returns TO tue Gaety next week.
Mr.. John R0ystOn, the COMEDIAN has been en-
gagged by MI Bateman for the Lyceum.