The New York herald., 1871-10-04
AM o s EN- ENTs.


ance. The plot, which u founded on the sudden
exaltation OF country chandler to be lord for
brief period, is threadpare enough, ana there Is
wanting SUFFICIENT interest to attach our attention to
the progress OF the piece Az picture Of life the
play Is exaggerated and unreal and. though the IN
cidents might well occur, doubt II any OF the per-
sonages would conduct themselves in real life as the
actors do on the stage Nor Ia tins OF interest
in the plot replaced by brilliancy Of dialogue. On
the contrary, the amount OF useless and aimless
profanity which Is indulged In would be sufncient
TO destroy the eject OF the best dialogue. We can
not perceive wnat wit there 10 in making stage
characters express themselves vulgarly and pro-
ianely strain OF objectionable exaggeratlon
runs through the whole piece. and the characters
are as unreal as over drawing can make them. OF
course chandiers do sometimes suddenly become
lords once every hundred years or so and no doubt
they are often blessed with whose hearts are not
altogether ungenerons, but whose poor, SILLY brans
are turned by unexpected fortune. When all these
unSey events nave mllen out together there Is Just
selves with something approaching common sense.
The dulness OF the play seemed to have injected
actors, and neither the profanity the eQutu0Que
Which were freely INDUCED In could excite interest
Mr: John Gilbert, as the old poroeau Lord, acted
was absent the uei'ue which usually characrerizes
his impersonations. The DR.. PangIoss OF Mr Stod-
pedan There was toy mucS Of The o. En
and TOO little Of the stately. pride and pomposity
liie Mr. Stoddart descends TO very low comedy,
which Is not at all in Keeping with the dlgnitcd
The author entirely DESTROYED the effectiveness OF this
character by the exaggeration into which he allowed
| was exceedingly vulgar and presented no points
which merit commentator. Mr.. Montgomery as
very well. There was noticeable change Tor the
better IN ms dialect and altogether he presented
a O. as ns Epf
lishman accomplished well the little he had to do
With the exception OF Mrs. Seton, who made
| very good pdrUenu Lady Duberley, we cannot say
much for the ladies'. MISS Clara Jennings in several
scenes exhibited feeling and force but her render
naDts q Initiate DesbysSrs scent Wnen
ever she ventured into dialect she replaced the
an unpleasant effect. Miss Lenoye's Caroline Dor
mer was unpardonably weak and uninterestlng.
The music was pleasant and well selected.
THE BROOKLYN THEATRE.-In the City OF
Churches new theatre was opened Monday night,
under the direction OF Mr.. and Mrs. Conway. It Is
the purpose Qf the managers 70 aeyoe the new house
to the representation OF the highest class OF comedy
drama and to tragedy. Every attention has been
paid TO the comfort OF the public In the arrange
ment Of the interior. and excellent taste and judg.
ment have been displayed In the selection OF colors
anc subjects in the frescoing and painting
The house ia. Of the oyou order, and Is not calcu.
lated to accommodate more than two thousand
persons Owing to the incline from the front OF the
pOuSc " tuc SCo&o, tue auuleuC6 Will Do aOle TO
observe every movement or the actors without
difficulty. Particular attention has been paid to
this point, which is one OF the most noticeable
modern improvements In theatre building. Tho
appearance OF the interior is cosy ana ele
CANT Over the arch OF the proscenium a
plnster group OF two draped female figures
representing the MUSES. OF Poetry ana Drama
Is placed. and over the group . golden eagle
hovers with outstretched wings The execution OF
rather nterferes with the general effect OF the arch
Of the proscenium which Is curiously carved and
somewhat Chinese III type. In panels on either side
OF the arch are medallion lkenesses supposed to
represent Byron and Shakespeare; but they are such
miserable specimens OF the stuccoman's trade that
they might as easily stand for Boss Tweed and Hor
ace Greeley. On the ceiling OF the arch
some disciple Of the palette has given
rein to his fancy and painted what we
suppose to be Muse Of Poetry Tying through the
air, seated on the back OF conventional dragon,
sky IN the artists mind being represented by
on either side Of the proscenium boxes and support
tne arca: Thsy are painted light drab color. and
graceful The boxes S are huna n' WIN %
light drab colorcd satin curtains, trimmed with
anS s air S r. ne nSs
chairs, painted sky blue, ornamented with gliding
velveteen. are placed in the orcnestra stalls In
the decoration Of the ceiling great deal Of taste
workmsnsSip The artist has vaeS the do@e SSne
into twelve panels, ~ SIX OF which he has painted
IN
lie ana action IN them The remaining panels are
81 Ta ~ s
Is faint pink, relieved with borders OF red, blue
% pous gliding M Tne ceiling has been laid d on
metal supports, which have space for ventilation
n round the Soms which s !, an excellent ,1s improve mi
Lytton. was selected Tor the opening representation.
No better choice could have been made. The talented
author has brought into play all his power for the
individuallzlng OF character, ana mas gwen us ;.
powerful, II some what CYNICAL picture OF society
and skill Of master, and there few hearts that
can look at the reecnon ana Say that 1t is unrutn
matte, and we feel hearts moved BY strong SYM
pany with the emotions that ip some shape most Of
those strong passions OF the human breast, love,
avarice, ambition and jealousy are boldly drawn in
their several phases there s not one line or word
in the piece that could hurt the moral susceptlbi
ties Of the purest mind In this particular as, IN
deed, In every other the dialogue stands mmeasura.
ply above the coarse productions that we some
times see presented as pictures Of society.
for manager TO be sbipwrecked for even bad act
ing cannot altogether spoil its beauties. The dia-
loguc and construction are sufficient TO enchain
attention h only the most ordinary delivery be
assured In piece intended to appeal to the neart
with scenes from everyday lie, the influence exer
cised by the ladies must naturally be great.
that the heroine should be able to command our
sympathy and attention. Miss Ella Burns as Clara
IoUglas, failed TO do 80. At times 1t absolutely
painful to watch tie very sincere but frutess, ei
forts she made TO fuln her part. There was neither
force nor pathos In her delivery, and in the most
emotional scenes she was passionless and
weak Sometimes IL even appeared TO us that
she did not know thoroughly her part, and this was
evidently the case with many Of the minor actors.
Mrs. Fauen, as the Rood-heared, intriguing widow,
was the only lady that at all realized her character.
Mr. Frank Roches impersonatIOn OF the clever,
cynical Alfred Evelyn was not without merit and
gives promise that, with time ana study. hc may
n IN
especially Mr.. Roche was exceedingly heavy
almost tragic IN his part and enunciaiion; but In
enecuve. Both his action and elocuton are want.
ing IN polish, but his conception of tho character
has at least the merit OF being forclble Mr.. r.
Chppindale, as Sir John vesey gave an excel.
lieut. representation Of the selfish, schemng old
man or the world little more refine.