The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-22


LONDON, July s, 1872.
The hot weather Is emptytng the theatres and
driving the audiences to 'fresh fields and pastures
new" which Is Miltonic English for the Surrey
Geological Gardens, 'Cremorne, North woolwich
Greenwich Park and Hampstead Heath There are
signs unmistakable that the season Is drawing to
an end The Haymarket Theatre will close this
day week, with the benefit of Mr.. Blackstone; the
Hoborn announces its last week. and several other
houses will also soon shut their doors, and the
actors will be or to the seaside, or "away, away
to the mountains brow" as the old song has 1t.
In o new extravaganza, entitled "Ieatherlungs,n
which has been produced with fair success at the
Adelph. the author, Mr.. o. s. Cheltnam. who is also
editor Of tho Belgravta magazine, has made
laudable attempt o'ft
TO REDEEM BURLEsQUE FROM THE REPRoAcH OF
UTTER NONSENSE
and inanity, to which IL has been too long OBJ
noxious. He has given US a burlesque with
moral, which is q dramatic curiosity without q
parallel The purpose Of the piece Is to rdicule the
blatant demagogues who hold forth at public
house known by the classic appellation Of ''The
Hole the WALL" and there can be little doubt
that In "Leatherlungs" the dramatist desires to
satirze certain cObbler Of patriotic proclivlties
the precise nature of whose politics may be In
ferred from his famous, but not very grammatical
me and my colleagues have made up
our minds that the Prince OF Wales shall never
ascend the throne OF England" In the burlesque
Mr.. B. Wright presents a laughable picture Of
this redoubtable parsonage, who, like Bottom, Is
decked out in the head and OF an ass. and who,
having attained to supreme sway In an imaginary
realm, whose inhabitants he had stirred up to re-
volt against their rightful monarch, proves in his
turn to be 80 intoerable tyrant that he is even
tually dethrOned and has to fly for his life. Mrs.
Mellon, the King de j,1e, acts 40 pleasantly and
looks genial and jolly that there Is the less ex-
cuse for the dsloyalty of her subjects. There is
great deal OF singing and dancing, Minerva going
hand In hand with Terpschore throughout the play,
and the object OF the burlesque Is manifestly
to make the spectators both merry and wise.
FOLLOWING SUIT.
It has been observed OF English ladies that
they are fond Of appearing in uniform. Miss
Smith looks well In q 'tonora," therefore Miss
Jones and the Misses Robinson, who live
In the same street, must needs don similar
garb regardless OF all diverstics OF form, feature
and complexion. They follow suit" In all senses of
the word, and 50 1t goes on till the entire sex
breaks out in ton0ra, as II 1t were some inevitable
epidemic. The same sort OF thing Is continually
in the theatrical world. Mr. w. s. Gill
bert writes q charming little play on the subject
of the Old NEUROLOGICAL legend about the
Athenian sculptor, who, having carved in
marble the image OF beautiful girl.
prayed to the gods to endOw 1t with life,
which they did, to his no small amazement, and, as
II proved, discomfort also. All London nocks to
see "Pygmalion and Galatea" at the Haym arket
Observing this, the managers set about producing
new versions OF the same story, till EXCAVATIONS
and Galateas" crop up in all directions becoming
oa nla IA ha aa mn Ia
Now that the stone "gal'' mania has subsidized the
'Money'' madness has set In with equal virulence.
The revival Of Lord Lytton's play Of Money" hav-
ing proved a great hit at the Prince OF Wales
Theatre where some Of the best comedians in Lon
don engaged in the representation 1t follows as
a matter of course that the piece must be revived
at some OF the East End houses, where
the acting is execrable. Nor does the alb
surdity stop here. Not only Is MONEY!
reproduced at various theatres, but other dramas
on the same seductive subject are now Of common
recurrence. Thus at one playhouse we have q play
called "Cash," at another melodrama entitled
money and Misery"-a charming combination In
the eyes OF poor people-and the other night they
brought out at the Royalty so-caled comedy"
whose name Is comprised In three letters OF none
tary significance, &c q. az This silly production
is from the pen Of q comic journalist who formerly
edited
TRUCULENT PERIODICAL
now happily defunct, called the TOrnaha,ok. but
who, describing his rightful patronymic for the
n0nce, now chooses to be known by the non. de
plume OF "Bertie vyse.r The story &c. s. d." Is
superlatively foolish Two lovers are parted by
cruel destiny, in the shape Of the lady's father,
who, however, gives the disappointed swain to un.
derstand that II at the end OF year from that
time he shall have acquired competent fortune he
snail be at liberty to renew his suit The gentle
man accedes to these terms, and how think you
prominent position IN twelvemonth Does
he 60 on the Stock Exchange or en-.
gage in commercial AFFAIRS, Or ''strike oil ~
expedients whereby to get rich in hurry. Not
bit oft. He is by profession surgeon SO he
Prusslan war; His pay must be mil" or at best
not much more than midsllipman's allowance,
which = 0s n sse PAD
man. and In right Of his afIiuence, boldly lays claim
TO the hand OF his sweetheart Unmindful of her
81 Lyons, on the point Of marriage with . rich
scOundreL True, she abhors him. but though It is,
The cart Can never be- she has to marry
him. In order that she may thereby save her father
from ruin. The lady is In bridal array and the wed
ding bells sI are ringing, when In walks woman In
AZ CROSS AS BAG or CATS,
and sne lorD'as tne canns. why Because 0r you
Aforesaid, who, 0blivious or disdainfui OF her ex-
isteuce, s on the point Of committing bigamy This
and, as one or the critics observes, Terminates
the trials Of all parties, the audience not ex-
cepted." One OF the most prominent OF the char
acters IL scamp who had once moved In good So
cety, but who, taking to evil practices, IL posted
at Tattersals' and Kicked ont or two clubsh This
backleg Is perpetualy recalling the days when he
he Is restored to both positions, not through any
process OF moral regeneration, but by lucky COM
mercal speculation. Such and no great is the power
Of &. 9. d. This Is trashy play which has little
to recommend it beyond the name.
PANT0MIMB AND THE PEERAGB.
Under the heading OF 1.-THE Stage aud the Peer
age'' weekly paper publishes the following inter
esting paragraph
II may interest our readers to learn that William
count Hinton was for three wears 1881 engaged as
aud other music halls under the de plume Mr. Cos
Earl Pouleu married, in lS49 daIzher OF John
andport Portsmouth Ills eldest son was born December