New-York tribune., 1873-03-18

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tpps VIZ - ,na vast anaemhlage could have remem-
bhF ,s moment that the spectacle was nctiii"us-
ffe.,. ,ov and the sorrow were assumed tne 1oeoi
tD' 40 natural transition. from mood TO mooo MS
rss0s- expanded under his experience, as a mower
SSHs, under the morning sunlight There were hunu-
ole v,,le delicate tOuches-sudden pOstureS quick
o',,ons Of tone and passing ganoes-meaning every
49,. oroent hut not anywhere TO be recorded.
p's gIimpSe OF t;p4y merriment, toward the close
5 act was delicious. The struggle with horror
,,ruish and sense Of duty,-and over al tne nne
os humanity,-in the scene OF the boys rescue
h,nrt breaking in it's pathos and memoraole ior Hs
". Had the actor been finer in ths-had he been
's.he would have been more picturesque, 0ut he
Fa have been false. There was no call for the ideal
and IL "a 10 the honor Of Mr. Bouceauts artistic
ot that he tad not try give IT, And in the scene
,ns rlndcation the rising of the old mans figure
q. tairlT electrical with fiery power We have not
-, +. anar embodiment than here presented OF
t,ppy love- virtuOus JOY conscious honor and moral
grandeur.
M Bouoicault was called before the curtain at the
8 of each act and by hearty applause ss an srtS
could desire. His Daddy O'Dowd" Is not one-PAr'
e but contains at least eight good parts aside ron
ne central figure Mr.. Joseph WheeiOck aotea INC ~
ssd lover In g very fine vein Of emotion ana VII" u0I
sste skill The sOlilOquies and love scenes IN
xere given with deep sincerity and touching sen.o"
mere "a great deal talent in this ACTOR MI Ucorse
- a C,nf For-ester-a part requiring dignity, dis
tion and ane feeling was entirely competent Mr..
o,,smap,s forte is not the elegant JGTceur, but
4. was energetic, jealous, ana funny as
e,,>uonOA There something 70 be said about Daddy
rlowd and Irish ehsracter-but time presses, and we
10 only 70 remark that Ireland would be paradise
sdoed II II we're full Of Mike ODOwds that probably
~, "a no more type Of the average Irishman than
I,.,o. IA OF the average Englshr.dn; and that the
,tor OF Michael FeenV need not, we should suppose,
~ sensitive on Sir LseaHs OTrig9er misrepresenta-
on Of Irish character-Or, he Is that bis Nike ODoiod
eli do very much towards bauishng forever from the
e both the black bottle and stuffed stick that have
Iag numbered sort Of theatric arms. the dramatic
banner Of Erin.
GRAND OPERA HOUsE-UNCLE SAM.
The promised production of Mr. SardOus
suncle sam place last night at the Grand opera
Eouss The piece had been thoroughly advertised,
sy By accidental circumstances aud partly by news
Vaper discussion, and the theater accordingly.
,vded by an eager multitude-1rawn thither by curl
s.y and by a morbid interest work reputed TO be
socean Mr.. Daly-who has been more fortunate than
te woman who looked for bad words DR.. JOhnsOns
potionary-hsd laid emphatic the fact that
sUpcle sam was prohibited" and this device bore
4, susomsry fruit Il probably did signify 20 the
manager that it was sen-respect which caused the
French authorities TO prohibit the perform
soe OF that play iR Paris. BE has
srevd eve 20 business; and the example
" fancy the Iuth, which has dawned on the gen
q. public Will possess a very positive significance TO
ten-sinoe Like ROderigO. they md themselves fob0ed
/, IT," They knew before that Uncle Sam" was
sblsVe they know that IL is dull There is some
suEia about It, 10 be but the rich putrescence
hat dmly promised-aas could not be found
and the greatest sensation Of any time Of any stage.
though u ured oct trOng idle sghtseers, fell very
n upon them last night The fact is that intelligent
prOn IN Paris or elsewhere has supposed that
sUnole Sam" invested with powers OF dangerous
mischief: or that it exceIled the Gallo
Terage IN dirt; or that, IN itself, 1t
sas Of sufficient Importance to American indig
,atiOB. To herald II prohibited therefore, was
,oi perhaps such very clever dodge after all The
ey really obnoxious circumstance connected with the
sstter springs into a bolder relief in the light OF
e proceeding ana Of last nights result That circum-
ssnoe SIMPLY ia that, being a piece Of blsckguardisn'
~ PLAY OF Uncle Sam" has, nevertheless, found
sssncan manager willing on the chance Of gain, 70
E,sent 1t 70 the community which 1t tries to defame.
W understand that If Mr. Gladstone TO write
against the American Constitution and Amerl
and customs American publisher would
b. Jtstfed in reprinting II, and American citizens
vOA and their advantage in reading it. but we cannot
saasrsand that American publisher, or theatrical
nssarr, Is JUSTIFIED OF that he effects any good when
rprOduoes for It's sake, and for nothing else
us be the dirty dollars be expects 10 make by it
unshAste and that every OF them has her price
THis substantially the allegation of Uncle SAM" and
this view the subject that we have expressed
i A'pe-whch we now reiterate-tbat MI DAILY will be
PRINTED 70 enjoy his little enterprise in solitude
Oar readers have already been advised by authentic
sr from Paris touching incidentally on tins tOpc,as
the character the contents. and the history Of Uncle
san" There is hut small need Of new comment. The
tIy was seen last night be cOarsely constructed
JAoograph-and not q comedy az all-Of some OF the
E-Ace OF fast life, in and about the City OF New
Irx Il was not correct 70 these tawdry and
Esdsry features OF this city Of strange eongomera-
t5.S and hybrid manners and, Of course it to-
alT devoid Of application to American society. It's
4 tstng theme the attempted seduction Of
&sSqrah 7applsbot characteristic name possibly in
u FsuDOurg 81 Germain, but never heard OF herel by
egaa % Hudson River steamboat continued al Long
5-aach and terminated IN the Fifth Avenue Hotel II
va emecllshed with good scenery which Is the rule
S.psyys III he establisbn3ent ana party recruits
hunths Rfth Avenue Tbeater The part OF Uncle Sam
hHst-by way Of making the type OF American char
ssr 81 TIE more striking and faithful TO nainre-Was
Il assumed By an Irishman and Yankee Doodle spoke
u he delicate brogue Of Mr.. John Brougham There
vs,al 70 tee text good deai % o. .na' SIla % anu anu
/ b' - eeyer-whioh appears in the American !
y.'see Of Martin ChuzzleTlt ana there was IN ths
4 lsE an extraordinary and quite iDexpleabie com
Ehglng Of the Incidents Of vulgar Irritation and the
bSPers pencil and scissors were not wholly incOn-
ticuOOs But when al was said and done, the impress
remained OF sueb satire on American society as
y SsAi SUIT the mental caber OF stable-beys |
A s@ SMOKE long mines in alley-ways and /
II Slf they know the world. Simon TdppeTfu /
Ssai have wylttsn this play and Mr. Crummes-thOugh
y DON'T it-nignt have brought IL forward for one
Ign Only. Mrs Wood played the heroine, with the
saasasos II young buffalo, and MT Crisp the hero
Ns rnarksbe for velvet Appels. There was applause
& 1oo then for the scenery and for some of the more
grpSefous statements Of the text; but, as whole
II VasE san" Eas a hzze.
MISS CUsHMAS's READING.
SseSnEay Hall was well filed, last night, by
z16s1ee OF intelligent people called together bY the