The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-18
A MU S E M E rs.


Watts Phillips drama entitled "On the jury
which ran successfully In London last season,
was presented to an American audience for the
first time last evening Its plot will not bear very
close analysis, and the author himself would not,
perhaps deny that he has often sacrificed probable
ity to the eXigencies of a "strking tableaun The
story turns upon the misfortune OF Mr.. Tibbts,
clerk in a bank, who is convicted, on circumstan-
tial evidence, OF having cmbezzled the funds
of his employers The OF one Of the partners OF
the firm is the real culprt; but he has not the moral
courage to step forward and save the innocent
victim OF his misconduct Tibbits' wife dies, and
having In some way gained his freedom, he sends
his little daughter to fashionable boarding school,
under an assumed name, where she remains in ig-
nOrance of her paternity until she is old enough for
the brother OF fellow pupil to fall In love with her.
or, rather for them to fall in love together.
AT this point the drama begins. The father OF her
lover mr. SandersOnl has discovered the passion OF
his son, and would be satisfied with the match II
the family and fortune of the young lady were
reasonably good. Tibbiis, however, has at this
time met with some pecunary reverses (of what
able to pay his daughters schooling tells her that
he is her father an that he is ruined. Immediately
afterwards Mr.. Sanderson enters the room and,
having been on the jury that convicted Tibbis, re-
course determines to break on '' the una match II
may be he A snd ali G s sorts story
distressing s.situations'' which admirably sustain
the interest OF the audience whatever may be
OF course, an lngmate friend of Mr.. Sanderson,
confesses his crime and frees Tibbits from the bur-
den OF an undeserved infamy. Then the lovers are
put on the high road to matrimOny, and everybody
gnshes forth his or her entire and absolute happi-
ness ana the curtain falls FOR the last time 1t may
be said In behalf of this piece that con
tray to the established practice of sensation
playwrights, it il illustrated with well written
ana at times sngulary brilliant and effective dia
lOgue The scenery is good throughout and the grand
tabeau in the third act, where row-boat contain
ing the heroine and an absurdly incompetent boat
man, is run down by a careless bully in the shape of
q "Citzen" steamboat, brought down the house,
and deservedy, in the widest raptures ofappause.
In the cast Mr.. Br0ugham naturally holds the most
conspicuous place. His Dexter Sanderson Is an
admirable representation OF the successful mer-
chant, who talks business and common sense and
acts sentiment at the slightest provocation. Mr..
Stoddart is an admirable Professor Schmidt, but
the part scarcely gives him as good an opportunity
and siDguarly realistic piece OF acting as Mr..
Rnggolds Robert Sanderson is lifeess and tame
Among the ladies there were three debutantes at
Wallack's-Miss Ella Burns, Miss frankie Mcclellan
and MISS Carrie Martin-and, though little nerv-
Gus, they all did remarkably well. Miss Efle Ger
mon made very good C0ckney maid of all work.
and Mrs. John Seton will doubtless be admirable
Miss Nppingae when she is fully familiar with the
text OF her part The piece was a decided success
and will no doubt, draw fun houses for some time
to come.
Bowery Theatre-"The swamp Angels.
Down in the brush and sand and swamp Of the
State OF North Carolina a family have made them
srlves known to the civilized world--a family OF
bandits and outlaws and murderers-the Lowery
Gang" whose fame or infamy bids fair to
make the rounds OF the globe wherever
the English language is spoken. This family
Of half-breed Indian and muatto blood bred up in
the torchlight Of our terrible civil war; and who
were Graded in crime and nourished in violence
and treachery, have had their story told in the
columns OF this journal by means Of its daring cor
respondent, who penetrated the recesses ana fast
nesses Of their swampy retreats In order that their
deeds might be boldly held up to execration for
the information Of the people of the United States.
From the scattered chapters In the lives of those
bad but brave and revengeful men, and from the
dashing yet dangerous and thrilling adventures OF
the HERALD correspondent while following up these
men, and during his imprisonment by them,
Mr.. Charles Foster, playwright OF well known
celebrity, has woven four act melodrama
before which the "Corsican Brothers. or "Six De-
grees OF Crimen must pale the spendors OF their |
inefYectual fires. For three full hours-which seem
only as 80 many minutes-whe the eyes and ears |
OF the spectator are feasting on the ensemble |
OF this truly terrific drama, his mind is kept up to
an intensity Of stretch that is really astonishing
Perhaps for fifteen years no previous play put
on the Bowery stage has been produced with as
much effect as this OF the Swamp Angels.n II ao,
ton be the soul OF the stage and the life OF drama
why then we have here enough to satisfy the
most ravenous and greedy nature. There are rne
Shots musketry rolls battle smoke, devoted love,
HERALD energy and enterprise, with
a delicate soupcon Of treachery and low comedy
in every act. The gods on tho stage
and the gods In the gallery were athirst
for four mortal acts, and as midnight tolled
last night on the audience which swarmed out OF
the old temple OF the legitimate and Thoroughly
drama their nerves were braced and the ewes or
scores OF fair madens were suffused at the memory
OF the Bayard-like chivarY and Chrichtonllkc ac-