New-York tribune., 1873-04-15
nRAND OPERA HOUSE.

UNDER 1HE GASLIuHT.
Nh Augusmn Daly's drama of E" Under Ihe
G--.r.t % va brought forward, last night. a. The
GRIND ,,r,srs House This piece was performed on
tn l2,h 1t August, is67 al What then called the
Nry,Yors rheatgr, hut II known as the New Filth
Ayennt since L.rn It has been many times acted in
Nov York hus run the gauntlet OF the provincial thea
trr and ba6 even MADE its way INTO Gredt BI4taIh-
te-r as hero. Dirg offered picture OF New YORK
he and h8re here being H&ss Of folly and tItfaF-
Al. pca r. turress has been due 10 single stage
.nr-ri etious in construction and very horrible in
rlaruter-Ehlch a. kuown as the railroad scene. In
~, o. haatIa pia! -gOer, are aware person VINO
ta. seen lSund rallroad track ana
hU ticrc 10 be run over ana Killed.
a.. -, ,.rrf n ne moment Of EXTREMIST
T-rl sod dragged from the path OF the approaching
rrsin by snoiher person Who opportuney breaks out
f e,f.,srous ,iation-lousc. just time 70 perform
rh- dn 81 aunsmty aud valor Il is not 20 be denied
fna tnl, set Oi Circumstance, s dramatci but IL is
-orrq.iy So 1nd ~ Suggestions are sekening. IL
.artes he multi itudc. however. and t has carried
tsd play Ior nearly hall-a-dJzen years. It's an
rqut, has been more than once assertedi but IL ls
claimed 1s SIR Day original device and, 20 far ~
" r. are aware hi. claim valid. u gracefully
frsn-p autod br tts enterprsiug Mr B0uccaut some
sucr. and t h0urisned FOR while IA his drama OF
Auer bark -uh iUs Was npped by the killing
su,i iiJuuCriO1. Iu that play though, II we re-
Jnemp-r rightly g. occurred with some show OF reason,
ia
Under .he Gasltght" contrary. II dragged by
fne mex snd heels Tie super who came on for
the chair aud being o. took occasion 10 slate that
The man no lays hLs Rand upou woman etc. etc.,
did nor urOilire his quotuu n manner more apropos
O. nothiu fbau that which NJ. DalY has presented
his nlonrurding railroad rescue. 10 il the ceverest
sa~e on reord OF Nicholas NcLiOJy writing up 70 the
real n,, ~ Mr. Crnnmes. Aud there Is n0rtng els in
She piece H makes clau tO present the Ideal, and II
A. Dot piernre of actual life, by country or ar any
tmr &C oulodies sneh ncdeut, aud depicts such CON
clt as aye no counterpart 10 real hfe and no existence
outside ~ ihe chaotlr ream OF distorted fiction II
n8nifostr written 20 suit 80 assumed low order
o panir ia,le. snd nrihgnt with garlng improt-
abilities .nnh only low order 0f public taste could
hc expire aeccpt true In Drie IL Is one Of thOsa
hard o,d tlsearriral -inners-aeainst whom We
rave bsoa 10 tong aocustOmrd 10 protest that we are
SiIed 81 ibe fruitless aDOr--gho assume and insist
tlst ohhcna. ioOseointcd reproduction Of suifaer
Iaot ua form OF aud Illuminated by tax,
AZ drJma usprcsentotvr % c0temDorary hic and
IaaHHerA Recurring sitb she same pretense with
which .Iaffed 81 invites critical eommeat We greet
II. accordingly, einccs-a hIrubug. II Was seen,
l;hi tbau usual advantage; for dePoyed
upOD nI-nhosnt stage ana amidst excellent theat
1cd adnincts. About Loo persons It. and their
spplalsfor is nghi--eene at the water sde its mar
veoas rature u Ncw-York JUSTICES Court, aud the
starlinls rIilruaa eumax-aas copious and vigorous
That lh.y understood, IN the I,lst REGARDED. its
The sfr@s. however. u laid upon This
but gi-aa framework aud nc.icntals. To sa5
tAat u.s chief points IN tbat story the