New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-12
THE DRAMA.
r,Ip COMING SEASON.

'o"Ao ''" '.,eh has been laid before this public,
,ssnec,,ne the plans OF the new theatriea4 S0"sSu
N,ho,s the Union Square Theater the Fhtn avenue,
M proadway and the Grand Opera House Adui''ons'
r,,enlars concerning other places oil amusement "0
Aere supplied. ,,,
,,,IoN SQUARE THEATER-TuB YoKEs FAMilN-fON |
IN A FOG.
The cnrrent of theatrical enterprise was re-
.nued AZ the Union Square Theater last nign" 10 con
ANIMATION Of the Summer season The tender tthe
,alied Old PhTs Birthday" was first acted ana theh
,h ponular yokes Family made their entrance in their
sew niece called Fun ia a Fog" This play which is
farce of the most wild and whrng Description mas
been represented in Boston, nut II s novelty 10 tne
stage in New.YOrk. Its action passes on poNru
NJ n Yacht that Is cruising in the Gulf OF
Nexico Its persons are Perclpal POsehpaie, young
RneshmAn captain Of militia company; Dan. his ser
yant Grace Grdybtrd. his cousin; Ella Hdmion' DIS
eousins frlend and Janet domestic and these parts
are assumed. in the order OF mention, by Mr. FREQ.
yokes, Mr.. Fawdon Vokes, Miss Victoria Vokes' Miss
Jessie Vokes, and Miss Rosna Vokes. The farce
,oneerps itself with the anguish OF Mr.. POste-
tspo,te consequent upon sea-sickness and upon gen
era lack Of familiarity with nautical AFFAIRS
This martial BritOn, it should be promised, Is on
visit TO ms American relatives. Extraordinary
notions are entertained both by him and his valet re-
spectiug Americans and the state OF the country
The servant ia particular lives in constant fear OF being
hunted ana scaped by the Indians. great deal OF
sport as may surmsed lie extracted from these con-
dions Of The farce proceeds 10 assume
that the Yacht is at anchor in river near Indian
Point and amidst a dense fog Here the scene recans
description Of the finding Of the ark, in the beginning
of Coopers novel OF The Deerslayer" Mr. Posteb1aHs
and Dan are shown In supreme terror "hleh
is presently justified by the appearance OF lne
bowling savage. IL finally appears tnh' HNu
Hamilton aud Janet have assumed the ghse
a, Indiana In order 10 play upon the fears
che British visitors This process Of practical joking
10 diversified aud embeshed With singing dancing auu
ilnnitahe comic stage business. The pieasurabe ehect
which produces however is due far less TO It's intrinsic
,omcaty andncdental ornamentation than to the aut
OF the performersn which spontaneous animal spirits
are guided in their by afeen sense OF hunor-
Gus situations and by trained skill III making those STU
atoms apparent The motions OF these players ior eA
ample all subOrdnated 10 the motion or thelr vessel
When the Yacht supposed urch they all tumble one
way II is a trihe. but 1t denotes just perception OF
The laws Of art, in the matter OF initiating life Each
OF these players, moreover, consistently retains
distinct individuality, and pursues with perfect earnest
ness definite Characteristic line OF conduct without
this be no true success In farce or
surlesaue-and chief Of the bounteous ae-
eeptance accorded the Vokes Family IL the fact
that all their doings marked by this artistic
sincerity That is the sole lesson of value for those
who mud such worthy Of reflection TO be derived
from last nights performance That great deal OF
Measure was derived from IL will be conjectured. The
acting of Mr. Fred VOkes particularly in his stimulation
Of the imbece wretchedness caused by sea-siekness
was exquisitely natural, and quaint and pleasing
Temperament shODe through Recommending the actor
10 sympathy. The gltterng vocasm OF Miss Victoria
Vokes and the mscheyous audacy and saucy rompng
Of Miss ROsna Vokes added zest 10 the entertainment
much enjoyed There was perhaps an excess
OF the physical element in the fun, and general im
precision remains Of glarng coors and tremendous
feline suppleness OF motion These the attributes
that elected the most tumultuous applause, however
from an assemblage that crowded every part OF the
thsster
In "Old Pbis Birthday" Mr. F. +. Mackay personated,
with deep feeling and fine of light and shade In
method old man Of sweet, hOmey, quaint, sefsacri-
Going nature This piece has often been acted on the
Philadelphia stage and Mr.. Maekay long fayorite
there Old PhtL IL is wordy and rather monoonous
play, on the subject OF THE Chimney Corner" Bad
acting part Of young HardreSs marred its
last night Miss Meta Bartlett, sprightly blonde,
with a sensitive, interesting face and graceful
manners, made her first appearance on this coca
zion; though her performance Of Blanche HopdTd
indefinite and constrained it plainly revealed natu-
raj talent and pleasing and promising artistic tempera-
ment-pleasng because gentle, and promising because
susceptible OF training and development Old Phiis
Birthday" was, upon the whole. mangled. Vice in the
person OF John Burnett may indeed have been
thing dreaded but virtue. ia the person Of Mr..
Clark Burroughs, scarcely more alurng 1t is TO
be regretted stage illustration Of humane feeling
and moral integrity often degenerates into
ispdity, through being iutrusted to incompetent play
ers. MI Maekay, however, in excellent trim, and
won admiration Tor his fine talents.
ACADEMY OF MUsIC-sALvINI.
The Italian actor. Thomas Salvini-who will
appear city, the Academy Of Music the 10th
OF September, under the management Of Mr.. Maurice
Grau-though long since distinguished the stage Of
Southern Europe is comparatively unknown In this
country He was born in Milan, in 1888. His parents
were members Of the dramatic profession His child
hood was passed Florence, where he went to school,
His taste and his talents for the art OF acting was
manifested early age and his father thereupOn
solved TO him actor. At the age Of Is he
became pupil to surtaro Modena, distinguished
Italian actor and patriot, and under the tuteage OF
this master he made rapid progress-takng part pre-
senty with credit himself public representations Of
Saul" "n Fiippo," Luigi XII" and Walenstein."
little later he left an orphan and he became g
stroing player, under the management OF signor L.
Domeniconi-who directed what was called the Roman
company, Of which Rstori was a member The young
savin is stated played opposite parts to this great
actress and played them with success in the principal
cities Italy. In ls49 he in Rome, and took part
common soldier in the defense Of that city against the
French This when the spirit OF Garbaldi was
active in an attempt 10 establish italian Independence
salyDi Il Is said, worked for the Liberal with
great zeal, and rsked his life in ito service He was
cofnpmened by the commander OF the patriots General
AvezzanDa, and received medal and o certificate OF
from that officer After the capture OF Rome and
the repulse Of the Republicans lived precarousy at
Geneva Florence and Milan, being for some part OF
the time kept in prison. During one year he dwelt
at Florence, IN retirement, and devoted himself
TO the study OF the classical drama. Then he reappeared
and as Ohelo, SAUL and Edipus, made series Of
eesses different cities Of Italy After this he went 10
Paris where his first appearance was made as ZaiT In
votares tragedy Of that name aud where his OtheiO,
OTete and Saul found ardent admirers. On his return