, 1873-04-16

A worry Iarge audience was present, laat night,
at Aikons Theatre, on tho occasion Of tho frat
appearance Of Stuart Robson in tho nav drama
entitled "Lnw IN Now York" This play appeara
to 1layo boen written for tho express purpose Of
onabling Mr. Robson to appear in d funny char
actor, and tho purpose is accomplished. Mr.
Robson certainly does appear in funny char-
actor. He keeps tho audience In d roar by means
OF q quality OF dramatio hunor which secures
many laughs By reaaon of Its broadness, but
leaves behind It no impression which ths come
dim Gun ovor hopo to call to hie aorvioo. Tho
drama ja tito yoricst stun in it's construction
and movement. It is IN extrayagant burlesquo
Of Indifferent merit, serving only to introduce
aoriea Of humorous Incidents, having no we'll de-
fined continuity or relation to each other. AS
trayesty on Law In New York y tho pieco might
bc regarded as SUCCESS III that city, but it pos
scsaos no element Of strenagth which con possl~
bly, carry it beyond q local popularity. Mr. Rob-
son iB onabled to crafty his ambition and be
funny and MessrH. Rankin and :Lawlor
aro introduced in characters which pos
sesa somo incidental intorost, but, beyond
this "Law in Now York" is lame agglomora-
ton Of th5eeabare stTti9s and
ertheless, It IL amusing, aud people laugh at it,
and seemingly oujoy it. 1t is effectively cast,
| involving tho appearance Of Hiss Kittio Blan-
ohard, Miss Lucy Arthur, Miss Annie Rad1lifle'
l b.
and ia handsomely put on tho stage.
| THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT.
| The Apollo Musical Club gave ita third rocep-
| tiou to its associate mombers last evening at
with ono Of tho most elegant audiences over az.
aembled in the city. The programme was we'll
adapted for tho ERster season, AZ It included
mai1iy eelcctions Of light and sparkling nature,
and several whlol, were OF q humorous and rol-
licking character. The Club, since ita Inst ap-
pcaranco, has boon somewhat Increased In num-
| bera, aud tho tenors hayo been strengthened,
30 that tho balance Of yoicea is much moro por-
feet than 1t has evor boon before, and as COM
p}ete pcrhaps AZ can be expected il naa!e socs-
| IT, Tonors do not grow on evory buHh !; basaoB
| do. The singing OF tho Club also showa great
improvement, as Waa manifested in their hand
ling Of tho Lisxt Cavalry song, which may be
considered a test piece for any society, both In
e1pression md In tho real difficulty Of tIlo music.
That the Club should have been ab1o, to Impress
upon "a audience at the 1irst hearing speaks
and especially for the oxcellont conductor, under
whose thorough and pninstaking direction il was
| mastered. Wo undorBtand that tho Club will still
such sueooas,. and will now ecok to master
every point Of light and shndo IN 1t, with the
Wow Of giving It ut aome future titne with still
greater ofoct: In tho lighter and moro senti-
Krautzera !. Chapel" Darnby'B "swoet, and
Low" tho "Toast," ind the "'Hans souci cho-
rua, tho Club 4ang with very fine expression.
and produced some pianisslmos which
havo ssng together 10 short time:
Such na!o singing bus mover boon heard
hore before, and, with tho colo numbers, 1t may
saioly bo said thu. It was Of tho most enjoy-
ablo coueortH oyor given hero.
Miss Fannie Root waH the soprano soloist OF
the ovoning, and to tho large circle Of her ,nuBi
cal friends and admirers In this city 1t is necd-
less to Soy that everything sllc did was marked
Hor voioo was amply sufficient for tho hull,
although sho would be classod among light
eoprano singers, aud itH coarness md purity, as
we'll as the distnotnoss Of enunciatlon, aud the
admirable mothod Which Allo employs, made it a
pleasant satisfaction to listen to her. Her num-
berB were also selected with admirable tasto for
concert OF this character, being Bcllnmann'a
"spring Night" Fra.azs "Wo'eon.o Fsir Wood y
aud Spohr'a "spring of Love-" tho latter With
and Mr.. pisohotr sang tho br.yo'a duet h,
"Htradolla" In q lashing, ringing style,
which provoked hearty enthusiasm, and AIr,
l3owon sang ."slnon, the collater," as only nir.
LodochowaRi playo0 Chopin noct,irno and
Bchumanna "papillon" in q very unoHtenta'
tious but very artistic manner, and With ospe'
chilly fine feoling for tho sentiment Of Tho noc'
tnrne. Iho only drawback to his playing "aa
After tho CONCERT was concluded, the chairs
were removed and tho monbors spent Some tlne
In social intercourse, aftor which danciug COM
nlonced, which WAS kept up until lato hour, tnt
participate in the "ught fantastio;" and thur
closed one ot the most enjoyable musical q! enc
social occasions over known in the city. The
Club Ia once more to bo congratulated upon III
Hucceas.
At Nixon's, Mr.. Wilder presents thts woek an ar
features aro thoroughly appreciated BY gootl