, 1872-12-08

nozzles. Says the First Pump to the Second
Pnmp,-that is, says Sir o. to Sir P, ETC., etc.
Mr.. O'Neil, who takes the part Of Charles
Surface, can DO better. He has in him the stuff
Of which good actors are made, but, before he
can get at it, he must purge. he must go through
the fiery furnace, and have all his ggg1e burnt
out Of him. No school girl, no young lady with
good. teeth, ever gigglea more. One cannot
would not come up giggling, nothing which
would not serve him as q peg whereon to hang
q laugh. It is we'll to veil q lack of memory by .
giggle, and slur over the prornpter' words with
OF place. Mr. O'Nen dresses well, and looks
well, but he is not yet the gay and gallant gen.
tleman Of light heart and lighter purse, the
Sir Harry Wildair Of his day. His hilarity does
not sound as if it came from g the juice of Bur-
gundys grape, the finest grape ju1ce going"
but as il It we're inspired bY hard cider, He Is
too apt, when delivering himself Of
the few noble sentiments" allowed him, to
speak * them then j., as he would !; whats banished
and o'Neill is elated. Coy Nature is not yet his
mistress. II he would only talk to Premium -
as he would to q pawnbroker Has Mr. O'Neill
never known financial embarrassments
Mr Power has an admirable part, that Of
Joseph Surface, but what d blank, what plain
Of dulness' he makes Of it! Criticize him
Criticize WhiteTaahed wall. To state Mr..
Powers performance mathematically, is simple;
his equivalent iB 80. He seduce Lady Te0zle
Why, he could not lead the most ssslutfish spoil
OF opportunity" astray. 1t is as if the "iccle
that hangs in dams temple" were to go a-woo-
ing. And then the screen scenei Can he feign
perplexity no better than that? Let
him make love to two women, lot them
come together, and let him mike frantic efforts
to prevent disclosure, then he will get hints.
His manner when with Lady Teazle is Of the
words. wordy. The Intentions Of Providence
concerning this gentleman we're very clearly de-
lined. Reasonably perfect Us to the legs, and by
no means u-favorea, he VAS intended to hear
banners in triumphal PROFESSIONS, shield and
helm in battles, and salver and glasses at din
ners. But if he deliberately chooses to fly in
the face Of q well-meaning Providence that is
his business and McVickef's.
The part OF Maria is g. very simple one. She
is q nonentity, put in to provide the scapegrace
with wife, and round OF the play with we'd
ding and O reformation. She Is goody-goody
girl, who says 81 oh fie " to the scandalous re-
marks Of the other ladies' and who in the closing
scene, has little to do but to look sweet aud blush
lngly deny that she has so soon promised Charles
to be his. But, Of even this little, Miss
AlcAlllster contrlyes to make nothing. An
audience, weary OF the inano laughter Of Mr.
O'Neiu and the gesticulation of Alr. Pend1eton,
would willingly accept even moderate mediocrity.
If she would furnish it to them But she, too,
dissatisfied with the voice which nature gave
her, has succeeded in manufacturing one some
what Similar to that wherein 8 high school girl
recltes Sheridan's Ride. It has hysterical iuti-
nations in it. and she talks as it she were trem-
bling lest waiter should spill some
gravy on her dress. At the close, she replies to
Charles statement that she has promised, with
the alc Of q u'rl discovered hE her mother nigh