The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-12
THE. LONDON THEATRES.


the Former-Two New Daily Journals
for London Tho London ssspecials''
Start for ST. Petersburg.
LONDON, Dec "a, 1873.
Mr.. Andrew Halliday, who has been very sue
cessful in rearranglng Shakespeare's plays bring
in the scenic accessories. ballots and PROFESSIONS
which, unnappily, are now considered necessary to
enable the British public to endure representations
ofther great poet, and who has adapted several OF
Sir Walter Scotts novels for the stage has recently
turned his attention to Dickens, and is gradually
using him up. dramatically. Mr.. HaIlidays last
effort has been to pOpuarize "Dombey and Son."
under the title OF ''Heart's Delight" His dom
bey," while containing some OF Dickens most pa
theIc and most humorous writing, Is perhaps the
most unnatural and most repulsive on his list.
The whole story OF Edith and Carker Is
preposterous in the highest degree. The idea that
any woman, to revenge herself on ner Durse-proud.
stifY-necked husband, would run away with man
whom she loathed and despised. Is purely Dickens
ism and utterly unlike real lie. The episode OF
''good Mrs. Brown" her daughter and Rob the
Grinder Is unnteresting. The Toodle family are
ugged In by the heels, and John and Harriet
Carker ar varying b0res The portions OF the
story which take the strongest hold on the reader
are the life and death OF little Paul, which are
obviously unified for stage treatment, and the
eCCenITlCtieS VI captain CuLIle, Oh WHICH Mr. dbl-
liday has literally availed himself
have often heard Americans speak of Mr. Bur-
TOMS wonderful lmpersonation OF Captain Cutie;
but doubt whether 1t could have been better
than that given by Mr. Emery, an uncertain, but
when in proper cue, a most admirable actor. His
makeup was 80 perfect that he looked as II he had
bodily stepped out of one OF Pniz's pictures, and
his performance was, to my thinking simply per-
feet. Salt as the very sea, hearty and bluff lie
convulsed the audience with his genuine humor
and at the two great "hits" OF the part-one where
he bursts into that agonized wall of dependency
when he declares that every hope OF his life was
'gone down with Wal'r,r the other where he ar
rests Florence's attention to prevent her turning
round and noticing the shadow of the rescued
lad upon the blind-his pathos touched the hearts
OF his hearers and called forth loud and long
continued applause. Mr. Montague. the lessee OF
the theatre, doubled" the parts Of Walter Gay and
Toots. In the former he was excellent handsome,
frank and natural; and am bound to say though
some fault has been found with him-that he
pleased me In the latter. TOOts Is one OF Dickens
eccentrics-an impossible person, such as was
never seen in real hte-an idiot, whom different
readers may form different conceptions Mr..
Montague represented him as a lank-haired, nerv-
Gus, biushing, stammering youth, and as such
made u bit OF character out OF him Ineligible to
most of the audience, who certainly would have
comprehended nothing Of the Toots of the novel.
For the rest OF his drama Mr. Halliday has taken
the domestic unhappiness OF Mr. Dombey and
Edith, giving in full the scene between Edith and
CAREER at the French inn after the elOpement. ALI
this Is very patchy and scrappy, and is not led up
to in any fashion. Moreover. Carker played by
Mr. Fernandez) Is q melCdramatic villain, and Miss
Barry (the handsome woman whom Mr. BOuci-
cauit discovered. and who made her first appear
ha nuAn nf fhn Arnu IN " lknh md
Bijou'o is Overweighted as Edith. she looks re-
markabe well, though so tall as to dwarf every
body near her, and Is undeniabiy clever, showing
that she understands what she has to say, and can
emphasize clearly and correctly; but she has not
ad Ss stage PEI 10 know WaaS TO
are thus occasionally awkward and constrained.
MISS Carlotta ADDISON pretty and interesting IN
and general decorations left nothing to be desired.
Mr.. r. @. Burnand, the author of "Happy
Thoughts" has been reading selections II I'm those
| pleasant papers in public The selections COM
prise the adventures OF the hero while staying at
country house. where he Is called upon to sing a
| majority OF the company. and his experience o.
| yachting trip. MIR. Burnand IN person is genial,
| jovIal pleasant-iaced man, with powerful voice
aud considerable facial and histrionic powers.
He does not attempt to act, but he does quite
sufficient embody his creations and he certainly
carries the puoIic with MIN. On the first night
when was there the people laughed with unms-
sketches, notably those OF 'gushing'' Young lady
and the seaslck hero, were warmly applauded.
one q the most enIans,astc among ane andience
see Mr.. Burnand IN America, and prophesy for him
success.
suppose your financial crisis has curtaiied the
opportunities OF the, amusing classes'' in New
York aud elsewhere in the states, else could rec
ommend to your managers q list of excellent
actors and actresses, who, Notwithstanding the
fact that we have 81 theatres In London alone, are
S and @ Miss ya
FOOte, Mr.. Belmore, Mr.. George Honey, Miss
| Noodle, Mrs. stephens and many more, who are
| ARTISTS in every sense OF the word The man OF
whom / have spoken in my notice of Hearts
Delight" Mr. Emery, whose performance Is now
| delighting all London, was recently out Of me-
| trOpolltan engagement Tor two years.
A great literary scandal Is now occupying our
attention. series 1 Of papers called THE Cnes-
last six weeks IN magazine called London Society.
| They nave been full OF very strong ana unmistak-
able personalities with the real names Of the per-
| sons anlmadverted upon disguised under the
thinnest OF aliases, and with curiously full details
| OF their private lives The last number contained
large instament OF this KIND Of gossip reiectlng
| upon certain "Harry Brown" whom everyone in
society Immediately knew to be Coionel Charles
| for TIpperary, who as 'Charley White' Is well
| known and liked in society. Colonel White him
to At the cap on to his own mead BY insisting that
Mr.. Bentley, the publisher OF the magazine, should
named the Earl OF Desart, young Irish nobleman,
| who has been dabbling in literature, and Colonel
White despatched two Of his friends also
| at his country house in Ireland, and obtain
| from him an apology, or invite him to duel in
! Spain. Lord Desart, while denying the actual
| authorship, admitted his responsibility for the
| article, but declared that any idea OF design
| TO blacken White never entered his or the
| writer's head. ana thereupon signed a most pro-
| fuse and humble apology such a document as mas
been seldom seen. The matter does not rest here;
| ali London is talking OF 1t, and Mr.. Bentley has
| declined to act any longer as publisher OF the
| Co. The person very much to blame in the matter
! Is the editor-unfortunately IN this instance a
| lady-Mrs. Ross Church. She protests she knew
nothing Of the personality contained In the art-
Giles. But the editor OF London Society ought to be
LONDON soTiesy, anu sue aaa Seem sue co1 QUIZ
! again, II she did not know they were personal.
why did she publish them at all for, barring their
| personality, they were very dull productions.
TWO new daily journals are on the eve ofappear-
ing One is to be called the circle and Is 70 deal
| solely with London and Paris. The other entitled
| the Independent, owned by q rich Hebrew gentle
man named ADranams, Will go in professedly to
onpOse the D0flu Tete1rGph. The recent effort