, 1873-08-20
ADJUSTMENTS. a
THE GLOBE THEATRE.

Mr. Lawlors effort to roplace tho Globo Thea
tro In tho list OF orthodox place8 Of amusement
has mot with considerable succeBs. Tho public,
like the gods, help those who help Themselves,
and naturally tho plucky mnnngor'a bold attempt
to resuscitato tho G1obo has boen warmly Boo-
ondod. "Bhin Fano," which waR moderately
successful last week, has given placo to pieco
Of very different oharaotor,-a sorio-comio
piece, entitled "Darlins, or Woman and Her
hfastor." It Is basod upon tho social OWL Of
s1avery, and is strongly drawn. The sceno is
laid III tho oxtrome South, mud tho oharaotors,
aomowhat overdrawn, arc pictures Of anto-war
chivalry. It Is Hprightly mud piquant, and tho
frequent contrast Of light and ahade alternately
propare tho audience for surprise. Tic
horoine, Ellen Murray, ls tho hoiroaB to a largo
fortune. uer parents dying ip het infancy, she
T. f.. loft frisnaoss orphan Designg mon soizo
6ho finds hor way into school and receives d good
education. Her ownor, who has becu educating
her with evil lntent, and has been living upon
hor property, finding that his secret ia ]koly to
rightful owner, dotormines to marry hor and M
ticipato such a disaster. she refuses him, hay
Ing alroady BOT her hoart upon another, whero-
upon ho threatonB hor with monial labor as bis
slave. She escapes him, and ho, armed with
legal power, purauos her. To ovado her
rioty Of daguigeH, bafflos him until
tho real history Of tho case trnnsproB and all is
as 1t should be. This plot gives Mlss Marian
Mordaunt. tue star, "a opportunity for appear
school, and that, TOO, without asraining the i'm
agination. There Ia an intolligiblo and roally
strong plot to tho piece, aud ono is not tirod OF
seeing but ono character. We have hitherto
petite and pretty, but Miss Mordaupt ia not Of
| this ordor. She is handsome aud stately, and
IN Lor trying roles displays considerable talont.
Tho changes aro effected, too, in obadionco
s9o not, aa Is usually the case, s' hurled ed
numerically at the audience. Her support
| Ia fair, Mcssrs. Ryan and Allen In tho rofoH OF
Col. De Lancy Coon aud tho Reo. Daniel Qualities
giving some very funny sketohes Of the ohivelry
koepa tue audience in excellent hu,nor. It is a.
strong characterization on tho Weat sido, Miss
Mordaunt played to good house.
HoOLEYs THEATRE.
| Tho pressure on our columns yesterday morn
| ing prevented cur making any mention Of tho
acting Of tho company at Hooloy's Theatro. in
"The New Magdalon." There was ono part in
TINT ploee which ig 10 deserving Of special mem
made. Wo nlluda to that played by Mrs.
| Maoder, who appeared as Lady Janet Roy. Mrs
Maedorhas already won for rhoIsef tho admiration
Of Chicago audiences. but her performance on the
/ pldk kMo oftA4ukb HAh phF1ulAA4 EolAAEAAult
Bho appeared to havo completely cauglt tle
authors idea OF tho obstinate, whimsical, moth
erly old Indy, and rendered tho part admirably
She drosaed II, looked it, and acted 1t in man
ner that lod ono to wish sincerely that it did moi
form portion Of tho piece to which 1t belonged
| In fact, she made It the loading part. Miss
Meek played tho difficult part Of Mercy Me,,ick
difficult especially to her, since sha has natura
disadvantages to contend with. Though At
artiRte Of considerable scopo, she can scarce
~ moet ladies Of moro youthful appearance
on equal terms. Tho part requires, it not youth
at any rate youthful appearance, aud this Miss
Mock lacked. sho lacked Intensity too, but tht
character ia one Of Huoh extraordinary contra.
dctions tint it is difficult to say what is not
lacking. The soli-eyilent criticism suggests
iteolf:" In abandoning life OF Shame, docs no
Nercy Afe,,ick make a virtue out Of q neces
slty p This is Al indoucate query, but ths
pieco itaolf ia impure, and here is but an in
stance Of itB impure suggestivenoss The par
ia far better adapted to Miss O'Conner's po
ou1ar method. With the advantage OF mors
youthful appearance, and far creator capacit.
for portraYing intensity OF foeling, that lad,
would have had m opportunity to eiface the i'm
preston which has been made by her constan
appearance in purely lachrymoHo pnrts. The
public would havo liked to judge Of her capacit.
III Just such o rolo.