, 1873-10-31
AnIUSENIEN1'S.

lnasm,ch ma tl,oy desire porpetnally to 500 md
to hoar Bomo new thing. Tho announcement
that another novelty was In Htoro for tilom
last evening brought out nit unusually largo
nudencc, WHO defiod tho storm In their anxiety
to oritioIBe Or DO nn1usol by that novelty. It
waB Annn, Corn Mowatt'B :" society DRAMA"
q Fashion" Which thuB challenged their atten-
tiou, mud exposed 80 many to tho suldon gnow.
Not that +" Fashion is a novelty. Twenty ycars
agoitdeservol tint nnmo, and orokoatl,o criticism
Of startled literary circlo. It was tho frat bold
attotnpt to discard tho traditions Of tho Btngo,
and dresH human beiuga III their ovcry-day Ut
tire. It was tho first atop toward dramatic ra-
tdnalism, and: the nut,oroBH was tho apostle OF
d new school Liko nlI innovations, It met with
acorn, and was duly protested by tho critics Of
tho lay. It was dubbed g. tho upholstery DRAMA"
tho toacup-and-saucor dra!na and tho Wits
Of Tho day could not say anything too facatious
about it. Noyorthclcss it throvo nightly, and,
through 7. ". Robertson, secured strong bold
upon tho public taste. It ia not probable that
moro thnn fraction of tho highly
amused andienco laat ovoniug realized
THO fact that thoy were y contemplating tho
ago, nor is 1t lilie1y that tho consciousness of
doing 80 would hayo increased or diminished
tlioir enjoy1nont. They certainly did onloy 1t,
aud their recollection Of 1t will not suffer by
tho announcement That thousands Of others
moved by fts satire. It is not necessary to givo
synopsis oft, nor even to hint at its plot. It
ia Ingenious aud intricate, md evidently the re-
suit Of serioua study. Not thatit Is perfect as
pleasing contrast with many Of tho lattor-day
productions from moro pretentious pens.
Tho loading character is tlat q .
bogus Fronch nobleman, the Count
by that gentleman with spirit aud tlninll. 1t
heppone to be peculiarly In his line, ind haB boon
studded up by him With Groat caro at short no.
tico. Tho foreign viain s a part In which Mr.
Salisbury las earuod moritod commondntion on
iB likely to becomo identified exclusively. This
should not DO, for tho moro ono seeB Of Mr..
Salisbury tho moro acceptable becomes hiB:
style. There Is ono poouliarlty Of iis oloeution
IL the habit Of emphasizing cyery, syl-
lablo in his lines. When word Ilso
"occentricity occurs ho is apt to pro-
nounco il aa five diatinct nonosyllablcs,
part Of tho audience. II is only d matter Of
habit, ono into which too mauy actors foil.
What is true OF alr. Salisbury will apply to sey-
eral other gentlemen who nightly appear. with
him. Mr. Bishops part, Adam I,uen'an. is not
farnor from CatterauguB being rathor n foil to
Offset tho follics of tho ahoduy party among
whom he las fallen. Mr. Bishop appreciates
this, apparently, only in part, mud gives way to
an irresistable desire to excite laugh on his
own account. 1t IL truo MI audience will laugh
at Afr. Bishop without other provocation than
Ills figure, but triilo less s' mugeing would be
an Improvement. Mr. Hidlens liad q minor pnrt,
Snobaon, out Of which, Us usual, ho created u
character Give him my patt you pleaso, and
ho will soizo upon sonothing 10 construct an
ideal character. This will DO found truo of
almost everything ilo has played, and ono begins
to think that minor parta are thrown to him for
has succeeded in putting soul into great doal
Of worthless matter during his stay III Chicngo.
and tile caro- with which he played lnat night is
ouly additional evidonce Of his versatility. Per-
hapa the most amusing part o. the evening was
od aa prudence, maitlen lady Of certain
ago." 1t was IN unconscious succoss There
was very little art about 1t, but world
Of 5,. nature, and ~ the e,> lady o,,ay only
t 80 H sa ay hss 9 GTn tho sxsssnss ssoass
roarod over and over again ut her efforts to
win tho affections of the bluff old farmer from
Cattoraugus. 1t was tho first conscientious
effort Of tyro in acting, md 30 neat aud protty
tho Indy for hor creation. Tho droHs md figure
was iwesistibly quaint and tho natural feoling Of
hesitation md embarrassment consequent upon
a first appearance only served to add to is
piquancy. Lot us encourage such talent, for it
is deserving, not by forcing the beginner into
roles beyond lor reach, but by such spontan-
eous recognition as tho audionco gavo last
evening. The remainder Of tho oast was
good, Of courao. Mira. AIaoder, Miss Neck.
hlr. soggs, AIR. Sullivan, and little Miss Howard
alwaya dcaoyvo a word Of praise, and will not
feel the omission If they receive no further no.
tioo: A[r. Reed deserves more than mere mctl-
ton, for lo has made q study Of tho negro
character, nnd his dialect and laugl aro worthy
re T$ro fr&tto Afr 11x+&ir %o1
word OF commondation, AIiss Clino
Is littlo too braHque and boistorous
even for her limo Of parts always to
please. The pieeo was mounted suporbly.
and playod with zeal and spirit. 1t will bo taken
of after Saturday night. II tho orcoatra would
only try little moro variety in its soloctionB,
everything would 10 lovely.
Mv1cWEn's THEATRE, ..
Miss Noilson will appear ut NIcVickora this
evening as Pauline III % Tho Lady Of Lyons.'
This familiar drama wilt doubtless call out au
enormous audience. rain or shine, to orittoiao the
beautiful star in a now role.