, 1874-10-27

nomo effort, which tho auditor forgvca In antiei-
natlon ofn lmwnffn! crow'1tll incident bl nn LILO
plny progresses tho lidpo ii deferred. aud evol'
11o doash Of tho heroine Is n wenk anaio::
Judged from !'r6t performance, nc should
Pay TINT tho sentiment OF tho dran,n wns
" no menus III ntrong an tho comedy. Tho Int"
ag LOT IN nslght md nnt,1rA while tho for'nor "
tug later ncts is wamtng III yigor and fresllnoas,
ntu, tho s!eash-';nm,p seS1m til hang npon evo,y-
t,M,y,. tu,y: EiYery n3w mud again bright scono in
."Wn oe"t 'n,t im 70 ,sl ,Hten t, md with very good
lllo ciiaraetor-work ,t las boau performed In tho
ean'o way. Where conady characters nro st,,fliod
aaZH noZ qIo toy "osRt'y nrn na4 ogo gIo where aonos
Tor or tho horoino always q,,arroti1p with lor
!oTar Is Q very Matusa! a,,d foroblo lit Of char-
ncter'zattnn; tho bibulonB aawyor, nrone to n
eot hpooch npou every occasion. whcthor ho ia
and adYico ia comcal DorsonaSo. vic ulehcy
immodiato friontls tito bright mud sensible lttIo
"mai1 half friend and half Horyant, loving lilo
blbn!ons 'nwyns, and aware of Lis fniiings, fu
nnothor linppy croatlou; the ott'or lovcr,
| ttios uvi1ced itI qunllt nRnnor, IL equally dis
| t!not nlld pleasing; but tho main chnrnutera-the
who!c-aoulod Virg',iail whose fortunes wo fol-
low with 30 much interest, mud hin charming
wife-are not by any moanB as artistically drawn
| Mhilo tho nbHonE lluBbAnl who tilrla i'm ut tho
inopportune moment to claim a wife, iB worry
| ungTatett1l anu ovnrdrhWn futtian.
possossea quaint, homoly, natulnl quality,
Which, Ia moro intelligiblo to tho average ni,-
dionco, rolhaps, than tho scinttlatonH Of Sllor-
| ldnn and cauneH TO littlo merr!me0t to the ALL
dlouco. THO development Ut character iB por-
| coptibln Of course III tho conycrHaton, and horo
| wn titltl somo Of tho 3ncousEtcnc.es il, TINT oil
vanoyke Hernon, tho rude blacksmith from
virginia. ue quotes Shakespeare with forco
and @ readiness which bosspoak no listlo reading.
shall llavo jlistico; full mid oxact Justice" :"
which r>ny bo found in the mouth Of 6hytoci,. In
othor instances wo find him mixing uso Of simi-
iar phrases. On tic othor hant, whom descrIb-
| ing tho plum Of lnH new huugo to lila wife. ho
mentions library, nnd in answor to nor qucB-
tlon as to whit ho. q blacksmith, with
no opportunity for reading. wauts with = library,
q roniark which. oven i not Hor1ous, would not
bo apt to como from ShnksEcaro-rondinE black
amtta. but it IL not il tl4is rcH,oct ,sucl, ~
in others that tho character lnckH completeness
about it. From the title aud other data no aro
led to expect strongly drawn representative
Yirg11iinn. III this respect MIR: Campbell Inns not
realized our anticratpns. Vernon might Just
are to be found ii, every stnte, md mobility OF
purpose il not confined to Virginia. Almost tho
shmo fault can bo found with Kate Catccr:, tic
liofoi'ac She IL gentle, loving, puso-mlndoa. and
tuuos with tears aud patic,scc, but thore IL little
OF character to her Tho Virgtnid's haa sturdy
mnuhnod, and his supposed wifo wonanty g1lali-
tscs wh,cl, We ought to find in ovory household.
As to Ca!eert. lie is nothing more linn brutal
bully, lacking tho sonsihility Of goutlcman OF
tho generosity Of MI ordinary burglar. Tho ro-
mining personage Calpert senior in merely al
inn-keeper With u hobby for Compromise.
Afr. Campbell has shown increasing maturity
In reaching below tho moro surface OF events tt
play upon tho foeluga which aro comu,ou to
human naturo. aud Inns In n, manner succeeded
in Btirrlng them. Dnt, while he reaches them, he
faia to move them In obedience TO any fixed
purpo.e. Ho rulllos them without giving them
direction. At this dato, whom tic Iot impulse
OF tho French drama is beginning to full. 1t TO.
quires something OF skill to move the passions Of
sentiments without recourse to violence. 1.-the
Vigg!rian +" IL b perfectly puro and wholesome
not say that tue author Las exhibited any aston.
islinK power oyor tho Ey.npnthics, or loft any
very decided impression other than on tho
aobatnble ground suggested ut tho commence
mnnt OF theao femArka.
Tho ensemble Of tho acting vas extremely
cro.litablo to the company. A1r. O'Nell made nl
that waB possible cut Of tho framework OF Van.
dyhs Pernon, and showed that tho part had boen
worry carefully studied. But. wbila we ca,i ul.
dcrsta'ad tho elaboration Of tbs part into a YER,
striking claracter, inust look to tho author te
renolol 1t. to bring ont its rugged strength nnt
simple manhool before we cau crlticise tho nctol
/ 1uE prosecuting u TnlloF tcc0l6 pOfLFAlturO.
Miss Hawthorne played knte Caicc,t with true
womanly feeling and sincerity, both in the
hgAseE and the darser phases OF tho drama, bal
hor part WAS not sufficiently strong to bring out
her full power The death-Bcouo WAS. wc ro.rel
to say, littlc tame. II wo must Aavo death
aconeB, tlloy mutt move us. 10 sit calmly un.
moved i'll tile presence Of the monster lu unen-
durablo.,. The browning act III well worked up
but ats climax il commentaries.
Mr. Crane ns AHnanias TiHgle was very amuB
| inT. Hn InnIa tha nf thH nfIH fuyAj
i without in auy markod dogroo violating
tho probabilities. uo las vast amount
of expression, which ho eeoms to eYolyc
from H,ngIe attitude. IIo might enrich his
pofsonntion Of Gringe By striking ono now ono.
pompoBitY aud self-congciousnes5 are worry nicc-
" displayed {upon tho stage) by putting ono'h
left hand under .oiics coat-tails and Initiating
ones lungs; hut thera are othor scsturaa qu1ta
III etroctiVo aud not quito as familiar.
Mrs. Williams played tue part OF JcnaInaa JeH~
h7ns with pleasant naivoto and freshness. 1t was
her first appearance after worry sevoro inesB,
but she played with such spirit and genuine
spontaneous heartiness that nobody would hAvo
supposed TINT her spirits had boon affected by
BicknosB.
a very pleasant and wholesome bit OF charac-
torization was that OF Miss Doyle, who played
tho part OF Lou Manning. tho young Indy whose
adiectyes wero all iu the suporntiye dogroo, antl
whose auarrela with her lover constituted al i'm
portant element OF tho brighter portion OF tho
play. Tho sYntsctical errors of Which A{iss Hau-
| HsHyt II0k 0lIna 41JIol Hho SHllhf HeA0 AQu01f
striving In onB 80 elegantly costumed.
Mr.. Fitzpatrick played tho shy aud devoted
lover to tho former young lady in an amusing
manner, aud onactod tho shoopsh young person
with whom tho proprietary rights OF engage
mont were uppsrmoat in Ills thoughts With a
true appreciation Of tie humor, and with $3.50
and consistency.
Mr. Salisbury as Richard Caluert, had notl,-
ing to do but p5ay tho bully, and played it woi'.
while Alr. nyor, a. CroM,oc|I Calue1I,. and Mr.
Dunbar as JACK, the blacksmith's apprentice,
boll, deserved praiso.
Tho scenery was generally good, and tho droaa.
ing of tho ladies rather too stylish aud pretty fo1
thoir condition., The audience leartily enjoyed
tue drama, called the principals out after the
third net, and lii. Campbell was demanded aftel
tho fall OF the curtain. He made pleasant
unaHsu1nlng little speech, and was hoartly ap:
plautoa. "Tho Virgiulan" will bo continued
until furthor notice.
My1CKEnsa THEATRE.
After woeks Of opora, MoViekor's WAS restored
last evouing to tho Legitimate, with Miss Carot:
Leolescq as the star. Tho house was not large
ono. 1t is not strange TINT this should DO tht
caBe. Tie drama waa tho ancient and throad.
bara "EaHt LyuncH which shnrea viii, u tn