New-York tribune., 1873-04-08
RUSIC AND TIE DR4XA.
TIE JUBILEE SINGERS.


An immense audience was assembled last
evening IN steiuway Hal. being the last
concert in this city OF the Jubilee Singers and the last
but one previous their departure for England The
concerted pieces IT'S Jordan's river ana must 20
across Didn't nay Lord deliver Danieli' "swns
low sweet chariot :" Those charming beds " koll,
Jordan roll" and Now. Amt them hard TRIALS, triDu-
lations" were al well received Mr White, Treasurer
OF Fax University, and director OF the troupe previous
TO the close The concert thanked the audepce and the
citizens OF New-York generally for the generous ald ex-
tended tie troupe. Their tour bad tins far be 7Gld
been very successful lie bad paid t0Oo for the >
acres Of land ADJOINING me university nau ee
$1,000 more 20 fhe credit OF the Duudmg fund Tor
jubilee Hail. and mad beside sufficient % pay their ex-
across the oce4u a10 Keep lhen loi some e "a
England. The troupe vii give tner LAST concert to
Eit 10 Plymouth Church, Brooklyn.
UNToN-soUkRE THEATER-ArR. ROWE AS W1CATBER.
An occasion OF much interest attracted
considerable asser1hlage 20 the Um0nsquare Theater
last night II wss that Of the first appearance here OF
M George Fawcegt Rowe ia the character O AiedVber
Mr. Rove nas long enjoyed marked distinction on The
English stage his performance OF tbs part, and hs
acting last ught. gave abundant evidence that The dis
tnction deserved he appeared IN threeaot piece
composed by himself. and arranged TO tell IN action
though with some excess Of worlhe story Of the loves
OF rnes Heep aud David COppered. and the conquest
achieved by Nicswber the foxy destroyer OF Mr
Wlekfed To cOnEne the play u single episode IN the
novel was OF course judiclOus The limit did not pre-
vent liberal exhibition Of the vllainy OF Hep and the
coac maga loqueDce Of Mioa1ber For both there are
good scenes the piece adIeres with careful anu
credltGble fidelity 70 the portion Of the novel IL
aims 20 illustrate previous perusal " that novel Is
necessary the easy comprehension aad fuu enjoyment
OF The play and therein the weakness Of the latter u
sufficiently Indicated Il is the chrObc weakness OF
all plays based subjects n Dickens. whose
stories are seldom II for treatment II dsamaS methods
Hoqwber was shown his family circt u his state o.
mental incarceration and in hs hour Of defiance and
victory: and Mr. Rowe proved fully equal, at every
point % the exaCng circumstances o. tie character
ana the situation. The draft upon actors animal
spirits IL playing Aeaubsr is very eseat. and be Is re-
uired 70 sustain the burden OF each situation and 20
make the temperament interesting. NJ. Rowe eapoyed
the element Of carcature sparIngy. but with entire
truth 20 the Grgina. and be traced through the
cmbOdimeut the VEN Of humanity which redeems
rbe character from contempt and makes n eXdgceraOn
Wa complete and his enuulcatOn OF MiodVbe@s bonn
hast mad the effect they we're designed 70 have, IN
Dickens OF absolute truth. De was loudly applauded,
and twice called before the curtain. II tins hasy record
we render justice % the best piece OT eccentric
Characterization Dickens that mas been seen on our
stage. Mr. Mackay made MT rs Hesp, being grslH ~
makeup and shiny nature and painfully real Ine
e TrOtro0d OF Miss Mestayer had "a u all The whole
some truth aud buutness OF the original The piece Nas
done after Cousin Jack ana the performance lasted I'll
late hour. The bill viii De repessed nightly.