New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-14
THE DRAMA.
BOOTHS rHEArER-MIss MITCHELL.


The stage of Booths Theater was occupied
last week by the familiar play Of Fanchon" with Miss
Maggie Mitchell In the principal part Miss Mtches hrst
personaon IN this city OF the character OF Fdon
given In June. 1852 at Laura Keene's TheaternOw tho
Olympic She had played the part before other c,tios.
and has many times repeated 1t since, all the
country winning the applause OF the multitude ard the
solid re- wards ample Her return to thu New
York stage after absence OF several years. Of
fected on the night Of the eth inst and with
satisfaction by small but a pleased and quito
administrative assemblage. The night was OF
tempest. The attendance on ensuing nights has
been larger "FanchOn" set upon Booths
stage with suitable scenery-romantc, domestic and
picturesque. Az play it requires no description ahdt
suggests no new remark little dul but II IS puro
in feeling, pastoral in tone, and pleasantly uos"P"'o
OF home scenes rural sports and the gentle experiences
OF youthful lovers. Miss MItchePs Fd'ohon-s sulkng
embodiment OF yiruOus ardent grlnood tender PASSION
ate capricous chaste longing for love as Hover longs
for the SUM- but hiding honest emotion under mask
OF elfish OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the same spontaneous
Outburst OF juventy ard enthusiasm that 10 was AZ ths
first Miss Mtchels great charm is her sincerity sho
not great actress by nature nor Is she great artsb
by cultivation. She does not thrill by the power Of ber
acting nor does she charm by its symmetry. But hrr
| temperament is winning and her spliituAi
affinity with condition OF honest, gleess sweet.
loving and piquant girlhood, I'll treated and reprossed
| Is intimate and deeply sympathetic and therefore
| her tFanchon regard by innate goodness anu
satisfies by the natural charm of simplicity Its method
considered as piece OF dramatic art. might easily ba
improyed Less OF gggle, less OF sob, less OF Dasa
whine less of the crckets hop. and total avoidance OF
grntng would be satisfactory TO good tastei ana no
HARM surely would he done 20 the performance ny rou
cence these particulars. As We have intmated now
ever 1t Is not artist that Miss Mitchell succeeds
She Is success Of personality and whether as Fsnchor,
Lite Barefoot or Marie the Pearl Of Sao0y she Is nVa
riaby hersef-the some volatile. sensitive impetuous
! womanish child. Miss MtchelPs appearance AT BooIhs
Theatre on present occasion has been made under
circumstances pleasing to the public and auspoious 10
the actress Greater publicity indeed than her Function
| already possesses it could not well attain:
| but It takes q new prominence from its present
place and and general surroundings and becomes
once more a theme OF general remark. The prosperity
of such work is certainly wholesome, both for play
goers and for the stage The players who cooperate
with Miss Mitchell generally efficient to their duty
Mr. W. Collier, long known as an agreeable represent
alive OF Landry, has reappeared In that part Mr.
Robert Pateman has acted Ddier Tho parts Of Fadef
and Father Barbe0ud have been nlled rcspecnye-ahh
| sufficiently well-by Miss Mary Wells and MI IL n
| Weaver "Fanchon," the reader will remember comes
| from George sands novel, By the way OF German
| drama. Mas Maggie Mitcheps engagement at Booths
Theater will extend till Noy.l; on Now she WIZ %
succeeded by Edwin Booth. -~v''
DALY's BROADWAY TIIEATER.
Mile Aimee and her Opera BOuffe company
withdrew from Days Broadway Theater Sept. Hsh.
and on Sept 29h trivial English play, called About
Town." was represented theYe II had seven PERFORM
auces, and was shelyed Oct. 4th Last weck Mr. j.
X. Emmett appeared in a new drama, by Mr.. III. J.
Byron, OF London, entitled MAX the Merry Swiss
Boy" This piece still holds the Broadway stage IL IL
a silly affair, and brief comment upon will suffice Mr.
Byron enjoys a considerable reputation drImatia.
but it is certain that getting TO be remarkable
for the fecundity of his industrious mind than rr the
excellence his theatrical compositions In this case
he has simply stryen to f Mr.. j. X Emmett with pop
uar drama-by which phrase 10 generally meant mess
Of trash-in which that performer pattor broken
English, and dance aud skip. In this nob8 dosiga
he has succeeded-and we are very FAR from
| saving that he has not risen, upon pLShiy
wiug 20 the immense extsUncy thus encountered
"Max or the Merry Swiss Boy" is comprised ia three
acts and introduces fourteen persons Its scene Is aid
among the Swiss Alps Its hero, Mar, is the adopted
son of a woman who keeps a mountain inn lis action
carried on-n the short intervals permitted by Mars
yocalsm and satatory exercises-Dy American mill
tary officer, his daughter disguised bandit, Alpine
rlfian guide, the andady, and the landlady's pretty
g1r. It's motive Is the fact conveyed IN Rosand's state
meut, that Beauty provOketh thieves sooner than
gold" It's story itself with young ~oman's
eaptyitv and rescue and with certain "papefS" WHICH
nroye Mar-theTescuer-to be the American officers SON.
It's persons act ngenera, from inadequate dubious
motives, and mostly " the unreal absurd manner char
actertc Of automatic conduct OF the queer purpose
less evoutions Of flies windoS-pane It's last scene
presents Mar climbing rope, TO attain the oSyern Of
the Alpine ruan and iberate the ncarcerated heroine
The rufan cuts the rope neayy in two. Tho heroine
shoots him. from within Mar attains the LEDGE and at
the same moment soldiers of facetious aspect burst
through the side OF the mountain. The rope will DO
SEEM is the thread Of the storya story equally absorb IN
improbabilities which TO be natural Incidents,
and In riteness which masquerades original and ef
ective invention. This drama has been set upon the
Broadway stage with good scenery Mr.. j. h. Emnet
whose is known to our readers In association
with Mr.. Charles Gayler's play Of Fritz'-made his
first appearance Mar, the Merry Swiss Boy on tho
9th inst-a night Of storm. He applaudea. upon
that occasion, by a small company. Mr.. EmHec sings
number or those songs Of the Negro Minstrel AID Va
rety order In the execution OF which he is remarkably
procent and also he Dances character. and speaks
amusing polygot Of English and German sllabies
and phrases. The east OF parts-showng the compost
tion of the dramatic company at this estabshment-s
| as folows;
Mar..........J K Emmett Juus Carts
Gen. GiB Little Yose arrr Bseal
d. O7ien Mme. Babette. Miss Dani
Benhoh n Golden airline, aiss Anne 4" ,oa
g. Peakes Amy Graham Ms Rosa 81 ClAs
Lieut. HeImAB..,...G Gilbert MiDBs Miss Il " ooa
| LYCEUM THEArER.
| The final performances of "NOtre Dame" ara
now passing at the Lyceum Theater There several
massive sets scenery in this piece, aud these
| he