New-York tribune., 1874-11-16

.c.sv ravtnes. boli hcadiauds. ancient ruius, and
A.. ute-tne drsmatist has wrought very deftly TO
ssueu the romantic tnts Of his painting and to arouse
"a sst,sfy the taste which is instructive n
The universal human heart Tho nomenclature is ike
wise felicitous Nosihng could be more Irish than
paivragget while Ab Rathgarrou Head there Is the
same mystic charm that good Sir Walter found In tho
C,mncr Hall OF the eli ballad. Tho scenes sixteen IN
,rmber are altrnstcd with keen eve 60 contrast ana
they fall into line with the regularity ana sounoless
,ase OF the falling vast deal OF clearsighted
conscientious labor boen expended on this play; 80
that n s not only light by reason OF perectness OF
FORM but lesson Of the utmost value TO students OF
dramatic con ,iructou Tue time is a oted with many
theatrical carpenters who. bringing homo the work
which they cunS er flushed, bring also all the chips
and shavngs that they have mdde in their joDoery.
They might learn from Mr. Boucicaut and 50 spare
their fellowc eatures much supernuous anguish.
The interest INSPIRED nv Tne Shaughrauu" Is three
foldfrs in It's secondly In Its characters and
thirdly in its porTature OF Irish manners and usages
Tho story is of adventure the characters typfy
virtue and vice in violent opposition. and those OF the
heroic mold soitcned and endeared by generosity
Qnaintness aud sweetness. together with the zest OF
briancy and the light OF humor: the portrait
ue Of Irish ways and is In part spontaneous
that halt oluntary, and even when artfuy
labOred Is truthful anl felctous. Weight OF subject
By which we Intense interior passion. or deep
emotion relevant t. deep cause.-the play may be
found to lack Its derives importance from the
fact that he Is an escaped and hunted Fenian out ap
peals 10 sympathy and wins it wholly by virtue OF
being gallant. hgn,p ,pirted youth and faithful lover
OF noble girl To say that be conventional hero OF
romantic felton, IN what he is and In what he un-
dorgocs, wond not b. 10 msjudse him. His personality
md his advcnure--iu their essential fber-are not
little like those of Henry Bertrdm In the novel OF Guy
Manpenug and that type Is common as the dandelion
An heroic sacriics ia made for him by his faithful
follower The SAduJhrdUn; but ito compare Mr. Bouoi
cault with himSe sicrnce is neither so grand nor
80 pathetic that of Ssaua for ArTahna Pogue, and
benco play falls short Of reaching high an alti-
tude OF dramatic power. 1t Is moro snowy piece
because its incidents more numerous and its action
isnore ncessan ani sweeping but, precisely because
the subject is less fraasnt with tragic SUBSTANCE the
drama Is less profouuI or Its thrcefold charms the
chief tHa OF idterest In narrative OF romantic
adventure. Olo OF acts shows how an escaped
prisoner was captured. Another shows how the cap
tured prisoner Ub aimed his liberty. And the third
shows how confirmed in the possession OF his
freedom and his esiaes aud welded to the lady Oh Ms
love while his enemies were discounted and brought 10
ericf The pata thus Travelled through the n'ld OF
fiction IS obviously btdtea track and 1t is not Travelled
IN such way 20 arouse lofty emotion. But, While
"The Shaughraup" Is comparatively light and thin In
the topic to which II relates and the spirit by which
IL Is animated. II Is substantial and brilliant
IN the manner through which that topic Is
treated. Exactng observers will probably muir
mur little because Mr. Boucicault has, IN
The Shaughrdun. party repeated the temperament,
condition, and experience of Mylesna COppatieen; re-
produced Father Tom III Father D0olqH; and recruited
CORY Knchea from the family OF OoTriDan. People as
barren n SAND ULu& be very clamorous for per
petual freshness But no observer, however
exactng, who looks at this work through thoughtful
eyes. will fail TO that it Is MAGNIFICENT piece of art
Probability is not oG,oded by 1t; sequence is not
fN,o fnao orf r hV vi
the stage 'enr characters suca as both tax
and the powers Of the actor IN the line Of
romantic and domestic drama.
Wncn time anu serve us better than they DO at
tho moment snail speak OF the story OF "The
sAaughraun" aud OF tie in which this play Is
acted. For the pret iSh Is done In recognizing
IN, excellent and rhe brnccent labor of Mr. Bouccaul
H. bas more than Stood within our censuro: but
this time as ofcn before he has deserved the public
gratitude and the sympathy and admra ion of intel
loctual men. Pleasant memories VI his past achieve
meut crowd upon thoughts.
The ticking of the cle.rdplin "The Long Strke;" the
fatal disclosure of the daguerrotype THE Oroon"
the midnight OF the schOOiroom in "The Par
fish ClciS" the ncden Of the broken floor in Jessie
Btown the heroic action OF Shaun at the close OF tho
first act OF "Arrah Da-Pjgut" tue sublime moment for
poor OLD D4ddy Docd when he learns thai his sons
honor il vndicaied and a'surd-;hesc are few OF the
great strokes OF inventive genius which the hand OF Mr.
Boucicaut has DASHED upon tnat white page of pure
dramatic literature which the world will read forever
There seems 10 q suenly eager disposition 10 Gull
out and llnger upon the faults of Mr. Bouccauts intel
iectual character and the defects OF his voluminous
writings Let omit to give him the honor that he
deserves and tnai be has fully aud fairly He ia
consdmnaie master of dramatic action. and III that
respect he Is foremost and peerless In tbiS time.
The cast OF "Tle Saau ,hraun is as fOllows
Soh-euI IL J. Montague sulIvan.........C Edwin
Robert Foiott. 49, rVk Do'le...........Mr MI Peck
flthsr 3n. Giitrt DO AKIN
Corr KLchea rd A-lOit Ae Neae Jenevs Lewis
Beckett Claire FoOtt Ada Dyas
49, Nh. E.lE Mad aIme BnnIa