The New York herald., 1873-10-01
A M U s E M EN- IS.
The Regular season at Wallack's-Re-
appearance of MIR. Sothcrn.


last light with two act play by Mr. II. T. Craven
called .Barwise's Book" and whmsicality writ
ten expressly Tor Mr.. Sothern and entitled ''The
Burrumpooter." The play as well as the whim-
sicality Is whimsical. II deals with seifshness In
love and portrays the natural disposition OF the
human heart to marry Tor money. Charles Null
craft, q gentleman by profession has married Mrs..
Mulcrat lady by inference on the supposition that
she Is rich, and she In turn mas married him beev-
ing him to be Barwise's heir. For the moneys sake
Mulcralt has forsaken Ellen Petworth, mutabe by
circumstances, but she is Immediately engaged to
Eawin Vere artist by courtesy, but as his uncle
Miles Lagot oil Australia and OF no repute, declines
to make the young man his legatee, Ellen falls IN
love with Robert Cuckfeld, a cartwright, and with
her the co-legatee OF the Barwise estate me
other characters are R0gate. successful rogue.
who got Laglot transported and Kate Warbleton.
a rustic heroine, IN love with Cuckfeld. IL is
Laglot's purpose to make Rogate repent,
and, as it Is necessary to detect the old
rogue in crime in or.er to reform him. he
is shown to have assisted In forging Will
giving Barwise's money to Mulcraft, discoveryin
which Kate assists, and Is married to Cuckfed as
consequence while everybody else is mated accord
ing to poetic justice The cast is as follows:-
Mulcralt, MIR. sothern Laglot. Mr.. Gilbert; Cuck-
field, Mr.. Beckett; We're, Mr.. Polk; Rogate, Mr.
+. NJ Holland; Ellen Petworth, Miss Dora Cold
III, 81.
WarDleton, Miss Efiie Germon. Mr.. Sotherns Null
craft is one OF those special delineatons we can
not say OF character, but. traits in which he
lively sallies and withal a strongly indi-
vidualized creation from beginning to end. In
make up he Is the embodiment OF the concep-
ton his whiskers being alter the true fashion Of the
English swell OF doubtful pursuits so thoroughly
initiated by the New York snob OF high family pre-
tensions. Batting an occasional navor OF the Dun
dreary bouquet, the part Is original IN business and
method The fewest words and the aptest by
wi described a
bit OF humor conscientousy and carefully wrought
! out Its only fault Is too much detail. For
| instance, Mucra t. who deals largely in the
| commodity OF tears. generally borrows somebody
elses handkerchief TO rub the pearls from his eyes.
| the tricks OF the "Artful Dodger" to enable the
| clever scoundre to retain the confidence OF those
exposure suticiently enectiye. Apart from these
minor detects 1t is one OF the most reshing bits OF
seen uGI ii ~t long % me The opening ines which ie
to the lot MIR. John Gilbert to utter. "Here am
| again." were peculiarly appropriate Tor his first
! appearance this year alter SO many successful
| seasons at Wallack's, and the audience responded
with heartlness that must have been peculiarly
| gratifying TO the veteran actor He in turn played
| Lagot with all the heartlness OF acting he has
shown through so many years Mr. Harry Beckett
as Robert Cuckfeld but in getting away from the
freedom OF burlesque, he allowed himself to be too
much constrained by the limits OF comedy. THIS IS
pected; put he gives every promise OF becoming an
important addition TO the low comedians OF the
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Of d its S REPRESENTATIVES. Mr.. Polk PLAYED Edwin
| We're lntellgently, and Mr. Il. M. Holland, who
took the part OF Rogate, astonished us by ms
| growth in his art. He Is to be complimcnted on
| bit OF character acting that was q marked
! feature OF the performance Miss Dora G0ld-
| tnwate, who made her first appearance
theatre PLAYED pretty par Sa
| OF her New York debut to an extent that pre-
vented her from giving any lar test OF her capa-
| bllities. Mrs. Jonn Seton made her part a very
| good embodiment OF the woman who unsuccess-
disappointment, and Miss Efie Germon, as the half
! fearful, half cheerful, part termagant and part
| LOVING rustic acted in her old vein, and added
| much to the perfection OF the play.
The other piece, "Ihe Burrampeoter,n in which Mr..
southern appeared, is all OF what the play bill de-
! sgnates 1t 'an extraordinary whimsicality." 1t is
| stirring, silly flash OF incidents and broadly hu.
| mor0us dialogue, compressed into one act, 1t
tenan, Mr.. Augustus Thrlllington mr. Sothernj,
/ who has a mother -n.iaw Mrs. Major Fucker mrs.
Ponis OF the ideal type, with the gait OF draguon
and the voice OF a drill master. The nervousness OF
Mr.. ThrillinRton intensifes with the compica-
ton Of circumstances tnat follow his marriage, his
casual acqu linrance with Mrs. Clementna Mont
mOrenci miss Etfie GermOnl, involving him in ter
| rble torture OF mind and body and resulting in an
explosion OF the most stunning effect with his all
| pervading aad tremendous mother. .in-law. An old
| chum OF Thrillingtons DR.. Chirper (Nr. W. X.
/ Floyd helps to make matters worse by his we'll
| meant Offici0usness, and the scene OF CONFUSION
and un Is relished TO that degree by the audience
| that they roar with laughter.
The whole entertainment AFFORDS an evenings
pleasure OF the most delicious kind, and while
neither piece rises to the dignity OF high art they
pearance OF Mr.. Lester Wallack has in store for us
| They are the sherry and vermouth before the
| burgundy and champagne which come with the
dinner.