New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-25
THE DRAMA.
UNION SQUARE, THEATER.

"The Wicked World" has proved q strong
attraction the Union Square Theater and n will keep
place upon that stage till the close OF the week Tia
original design to present 1t for Only two weeks.
It's career believe could be prosperousy prolonged
for certainly the public has received both the peoa
and the OF Its presentation with acceptance
bounteOus so far as popular response Is concerned.
"The Wicked World" Is OF the best successes OF
season that has been prominently remarkable for mani
Testing unusually fastidous and exacting taste on the
part OF the play-going community. We observe that
the personation OF Sciene by Miss Clara Morris haa
been made the theme OF general admiration. II this
actress really possesses the power to rise In different
realm than the urd 70 which she has hitherto been
restricted shall be exceedingly glad to witness her
triumph aud 70 tina that views Of her acting have
been mistaken Tuere viii ne Matinee OF .ns
WICKED World at the Union Square Theater on Thanks
giving Day This play will be- succeeded on the i't TOT
December by new piece. called "Astray," written
expressly for this theater, by Dion BoucicaulI.
wALIACK's THEATER.
"The LAIR brought forward at Walacks
Theater on Saturday evening" was greeted With
laughter, interest. and cordial appreciation, by
company. 1t Ia queer, hybrid piece, part
comedy and part farce part local Ia application AMI
part general full OF refined nonsense, and swatbed in
an atmosphere Of gttering yiyacity. II comes from
the epanish-by the way OF the French OF Cornee and
the English OF Footewho wrote and adapted IL for hs
III years ago Its IL London. in 1850, and is
theme is the perplexty and mendaey Of young gen.
emen who lies himself into scrapes and then tries to
lie himself out Of themwith muoh greater skill, yorsa.
tty assurance, and gOodfor than befel Ananss.
or any other liar whom history has commcmorated.
Young Widng has been played by Foote, Ehiston Van
denhof Mathews and many other lights OF the British
stage We doubt il 1t ever found gayer or more anna
bic representative than Mr. Lester Walack The novel
ties OF the present cast Miss Jefreys Lewis e. Mss
Grantham, Mrs Seton as Mss GOdfrey MI Beckett az
Partition, and Mr.. Ferguson a. Sir James Elliott. Wa
reserve for the moment moro particular remark upon
this sparkling revival "To Obhge Benson" IL done
an afterpieee Mr. waack has put Roberson's Home
in rehearsal aud he likewise gives notice that he will
presently bring forward comedy written cypress
~ for his theater by Mr.. Dion Bouccault.
OLYMPIC IHEATER-EDwIS ADAMS.
The return of Edwin Adams TO the New
York stage witnessed and welcomed1t the Olympic
Thoater aa night by large assembage OF enthusiasts
spectators The coDcourse, indeed, was an absolute
crowd considering the chill vile state Of the weather
An evening OF starlighted gloom having shut In day
of fog aud ran Mr. Adams appeared in the character OF
Enoch arden, With which his name has long been
honorably identified and il will indicate the warmth OF
the public welcome If We record That be was 1--WE or
six times called before the curtain and period in
the evening" was cOmpmented with the gift OF beau.
tifu ship made Of roses, voles aud myrtle The occa
sion seemed, indeed one of peculiar joy and for
time It was more festival OF welcome than Of dramatic
art When the third act of the play reached how
ever change pervaded all and thence to the close
the effort OF power. beauty pathos. and enno-
bling influence Upon the play Of Enoch Arden, In
which Mr.. Adams appears, II is not needtu to besow
present words Of description. II very bad IN ono
thing - that it mingles Mile. dc Marguerites
prose with Tennyson's verse. and thus has
text that is not of texture. The Ill effects OF this
medley Of style apparent in Attention.
however, centers upon Mr.. Adams, as En0eh; aud
though finds his sailor in the earlier par, % 1e
neither all reality all IDEAL to form, 1t hnds tho
soul OF the man, and the picture of his suferings, In
the closing portion to be great and tender and deeply
natural Mr. Adams in the scene or the rescue OF Enoh
from the tropical Isle, is as fine type as the stage
Affords OF a poetical ideal made vital with
the Iie-blood Of nature. He was as simple
aud pathetic ever, likewise, In the agony and
conquest that mark the close OF EAocs ordeal and hs
death was witnessed through tears and in hush Of
reverence We cannot do more than thus record
auspcious return and the emphatic success OF thu
fayOrte at once OF the heart aud of the IL should
be said however that the influence OF such actor az
Mr.. Edwin Adams is among the wOrthest. aud n0blest
because the most humauizng, that proceed from tbs
stage and therefore, that his honorable moi
less; than beneficial the public The cast OF Chief
parts Ia appended
Enoh Arden Edwin Adams Peter Lceler