New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-05
TIE DRAMA.

;,n -. b.lrtv auplause Cf a great crowd OF people
Wa he temperance II favorite actress popular
iarraso. popular FOR long time ana PopuI" Iol I''
sam, not lea, coce1t now than they were in the halcyoh
o,s r uiouant beauty and her huoyant animal hap
,,nc,, Il We, The return Of player whom hundreds
rmgmp,Ird. and Of whom no one could THINK without
yccauu- pleasant hours. The world has good memory
or tho-. who PM II tcrn~ with itsel-enoylhs
a. Youth ENJOYS with thoughtless eiadneNS land easily
tssoag with copiOus mirth, 10 the need OF It's most
.yaetn: moments Of leyty and froic. Mrs Wood was
aiways iony There is other word that indicates 80
exactly her prstiLe and perennial charm. Fancy Mes
back ~ We write, 70 distant DAYS, Wheh
VI first ,lw her when old Thomas Barry
wa- nIanarlng Pie Boston Theater ana MIS-
wood aud julia Bennett Barrow were. in some SORT
rivals FOR prinence IN the favor Of the Athenan pup
III. MANY % -nyer-touguel contest hutlered the
yoliau.. iu hose careless days. Many time dli
na,u' p1 IT, :avislng attire. ana scatter It's oe"
lrnL -,un ., one golden occasion, in particular
there a- " hen those ladies performed in one OF Cb-
r,r. comedies. staggering forth in the amazing male
,tr, ~ C.bbrca1 period. and then and there finish
iggrpIlys aaz2led boho.dcr J. Wiz, pageant OF trim
aeres compact about the waist aud rebelious under
r,t n, -at.o wo,tcO8r: o. little heads adrOltly be
-sd rpd iaUltiy capped; Of fair faces. hecked here
sud iirr with the patch ~ beauty; OF white wrists
...r 80. wing pear. from amidst RIFLES Of the ire
f.I Ice: II pert little swords. and clancng ankles
and . ordered flaps, and delicious SIX breeChes; and
.r u Vas subcllished with light, warmth, music,
r,Ie... bua certain potent and magical animation
VII. 70 iLc crown OF enjoyment For long Tine on
ttA ..lt tnc contest stood IL doubt; hut Mrs Wood,
r.r..ub,, -ook The triumph at last ny dInt OF airier
pnh i-ir"-- and more audac1us and mtschevous
s.t, Ti., are the attributes W conquest, and they
brr siiuv 3fyancod the fortunes " this little CON
lurro. rh,y commended her to the public regard IN
aa 1..l7 season at the old Winter Garden, when She
I.rd g. IRON, a. burlC sque, with Jefferson. They gave
.bc-r7-~, rersoual during her management OF
fret rnI ffTIl eW
,t utu. Ia the Autumn OF lso3. They have since Won
Tor h.r r,cIt ana rcinuneratIve fame the London
.ies Tc,c 800. ll- tuallyss bcd"ice saws OF BeneaeE
-- ST 100 nr bills oud challenged Cupid
Al trr ft.lt." And. last night they gained
prr .u,J welcome. from the delighted
lguIf.rJIr ~ Niol0's Garden. might have touched
.l,,o.,'e 1etr--it was so completely unreseryed' SO
uaii.r ird % evidently sincere. She played Foea-
&c. n Ia John ErOugba1n's luresGue, formerly called
.TuyL.tau 1Jt now called La Belle savage Her
.r,-.s. ., aupo and hriaut-the natural, complete,
rc ...r,i,u victory of magnetic feminine indlyidu
l, entail points ~ arr present themselves Tor
t.Y-,p 40 lar as We eau see, with reference TO this
.l,.4 -.rlruauces. She + not the eXemplar OF any
.sr..ul4r method III the art Of acting An experienced
.rforcr he possesses Of course perfect mastery Of
he .chauicai Of her profession Yet there Il
,otlp extraordinary in her mechanism, nor does she
.yuc, anu -uii intellectual endowment We remember
cr iu coined, and character paTts-n Anne Brdccgrde
or instance and THy Sl1tc6OV and GertPtde-and she
,aveI them exceedingly wei; but her merit in these
Ras NOT unlike the merit a. other performers II
Sis MOI unique Tie secret OF her success
pu,f a, -ou-ht IN something ASIDE from her art
10 is thc success Of a charming personality. Many
,notbrr stscc triumph, If closely analysed, would be
ibJ dependant on the self-same There are fine
sork, which have followers, and very rough works
aluehh hove great many. Mrs. John Wood is happy in
uVur,ut woman uOod in Jantalizng sort OF personal
a.t. in The drolest ways that mischief ever found
- aIf rr.sg FftaFHr Ripn " a
omp Jas Suowedeo Of the capacities OF comic situations
sud 10 q tbor,ng command OF her own power 10 charm
shr va, the heat spirits, last night, and from the
ayu r 10 the tip OF the blue boots ravishing image
,frpa iri,ual JOY and wicked. coQuetish power Her
.oe ia singing, may have evincei the least little sen
urut OF wearnc., but. SO. that the sole indica
Jon time and travel Her droll infections Of tone had
81, the do point and feet She force every pun
ttd every a5rrt vittclsm and che sang
.e-y swe,tly The customary bouquets re-
walf,d nor: several OF her songs recalled
notably that OF the Grecian Bend; and she called
he cud 0t the first act and at the end of the bur
e-Iue. TIE temperance was an emphatic triumph
"a. rewriting the pece the established order of
Incidents has been preserved but jokes have been
~ A aud uow songs added and room has been afforded
which tne players mprove--fOr the establishment Of
Iew 6uanC,s These changes, however, are not mate
1al They .tytto render the burlesque opposite
41Irs az to-day and the taste and TO spice It
with Yer ETY.. L. Belle Savage" was set upon the
''age WITH elaborate appointments Of a rich and hand
"ut character Mr.. Mark Smith, appearing POrhdt-
on, oJUtr bued greatly the brilliant effect Of the
'eprentltOn The basis Of burlesque actng-profound
grat, m saying coming words and doing comic actions
senrey understood ny this actor; and he possesses,
ukrws, finished method. Every point that rests with
The King made with telling emphasis; and 70 the
movement ~ the whole performance his vigOr and pre-
'isou. ms bUor and his grace. impaired delightful vim
and a. gsuce MI smith called before the curtain,
tog, her sth Mr.. Wood. Mr.. A. W. Young-whO had
ereced be tctntrance preliminary farce H. Pug
"al'oH BOnHefoi, aud been warmly wecomed-acted
AJ 10 the Duresque, and contributed largely TO the
Pe'l1cut muth IL pleasant 10 an old favOrte
welcomed cordially. Tie Indian girls presented a
FeniaDie garden Of roses-the buds Of beauty. Miss
Guily Weston was the IOotdpd and merited the name
ana Distinction. The Capt. Smith of Mr.. Arson was
terabe, except the vocal parts. Clever Of the
Orennach melodies made various points in the
PeffOrmauc-At the close Of the evening, Mrs. Wood
being called before the curtain, made brief speech
pressve Of natural and spontaneous pleasure aud graft
tule
WOODS MUSEUM
Yesterday afternoon Woods Museum was
me scene Of singular and interesting eXhibtion-that
namely Of four persons pnrpOrting 10 be cannibas tenn
P~auy redeemed out Of captivity, but pledged 70 re-
Turn Into again Ut the end OF three years These persons
are Understood 70 be semicivzed natives Of the Fejee
Islands. They introduced TO the public by Mr. r
4 baruum the distinguished Snowman, who made a
ifacetOus and wholly Characteristic speech, stating
Tie circumstances 10 which hays advered with ref
ehce 10 these objects Of interest and abiding 10 Of
them a. sort Of Christian the haf-sheI" MI Bar
NUM- 'peech-and especially THE elegant and chaste
Nlutlam-was received with abundant popular favor.
ihere eau De 30 doubt that Mr. Barnum fully under
'L'Ll- ue taste Of the multitude and likewise ITS deli
'a,' visibility and that he fully deserves the admrt
~" Nr'h bs appearance never fails " elicit. Mr.