The sun., 1872-11-27
1MTSEH ENTS.
The Grand Opera House Round tho
CIock.'

The Grand Opera House Round tho
CIock.'
A large aud sufficiently appreciativc au-
dience was assembled At the Grand Opera uuso
ON Monday evening to witness the lrst represon-
tation Of Round the Clock; or, New York by
Dark" Mr.. Augustin Daly's new spectacular pro-
duction. It's leading idea Is the only portion
which can he said to he adapted from the
French. The play is n combination Of bur
lesque, farrc, and spectacle, and consists OF a
series Of pictures OF metropolitan life strung
together upon the slcnderest possible thread
Of plot, II the most sketchy outline Of I'M
probabilities can properly he called. II
opens with the reading Of will. accompa-
med, "a would he exceedingly natural on So fcs-
tive ard 1oylal an occa,hn; hy q little cheeriul
The will bequcaths two millions Of Il liars to
the male relative OF the testator who shall never
have been married, or engaged, or In love; and
In default Of such n remarkable man. 10 tho
female relative similarly unfortunate.
clnmnnt OF ai, call srk Fpean IN they
love with each other. The lawyer, TO
whom the VIII leaves the selection of the egate .
manly young aspirant to the two millions 10y
showing him New York after dark. and resolves
10 award him the fortune IL he doer not forfeit
IL 10y falling In love before the dial hand has
gone " round the clock"
The principal characters In the elaboration ot
this intellectual and probable story arc assumed d
by John Brougham, who, as the general friend
OF all concerned, appears successiycly A. gentle
man, rough, mail carrier and hlil-postcr by Mrs.
John Wood, the pretty Mrs. Taiidr who keeps
confectionery shop IN Grand street
hy Miss Ella Dictz, as Jocp Ldlybiir1l, the pros
pectye and much-tricd heir; by SIR. }. ". Jcu-
nings, who. as LdlCYcr Goddydh, displays con-
siderable talent Of the low comedy order: and
hy Miss Emma Howson, whom We must re-
gard a. afflicted with a most unfortunate
predilection for singing on inappropriate occa-
sions and ia strange places as. Tor example. at
midnight in Donovan's alley. II must he OUT q
u common and refreshing sight TO see a young
Lady arrayed In silk and satin carulling In the
snow-cOvercd area of some Five Points man
sion on cold winters night.
with this pleasant party we visit Lion Park
nv moonlight; we are introduced behind tie
scenes at Nlt.o's during n performance II the
" Black Crook and We 90 10 Harry Hiil's place
Of entertainment In Houston street the In
terror walls of which arp decorated with
such notices NJ "Gcntlemen win please
npt smoAe when dancing with ladies'
Here see what we helieye l. tech
nlcally known n n mill" between two yot aries
| ~ the manly art. This performance was most
enthusiastically applauded. ~ also was the al-
pearance, later In the evening, uf a real hur' @
car. draw 10y read horses. This was In the FIT h
| tug his Latin. has made the motto Duct Amor
Idtii0, on the Worth Monument, read Deca
ALl1T Pdtrir.
1t can scarcely be contcnded that produc-
| tiun OF the sort which We have Indicated tends
| tp the elevation Of dramatic art On the con-
trary, II affords no adequate scope for the abili-
| ties of the acturs who appear In II. They are,
indeed, many of them worthy of a better fate.
| Nhlle therefore we cannot concede 10 mana
! gers who offer 10 the public such work
| as this any particular devotion 10 the cause Of
true art, they should not he blamed II they pro-
vide food which experience shows is lie
To- the public taste and the interest aud atten-
ton manifested by tho audience, not with
standing the delays Incident to an open
ing night, show that IA this instance Mr.. DAILY
has not mistaken the nature OF the demand
which he enueayCrS To supply.