New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-28
THE DRAMA.
WALLACK'S THEATER.
UNCLE DICKS DARLING.

Sanch0 rama might well nave had Mr..
Byron in his prophetic eye when he invoked blessing
on the inventor Of sleep. Few writer's 30 often
soporinc. And yet Mr. Byron is q man Of uncommon,
various and brilliant talents Perhaps 1t Is the poppy
OF Domestic Drama that proves too much for him. and
| transmutes him into anodyne. The bare touch Of
| familiar themes-except upon minds that really
creatve-seems TO benumb with the spell Of unutteabs
etbargy. Burns and Wordsworth be brilliant
dandeons, and DR.. Johnson said that Goldsmith could
write charmingly ABOUT brOomsck It is the privilege
genius thus TO clone objects with the colors
of It's own soul But 10 Is only while that this
feat is accomplished in the domestic drama--as 10
last year. by Mr. Boucicauli, with Daddy
| ODowd." AS rule, when talent touches the
Preside, in works Of dramatic art It puts out the Are.
"Uncle Dicks Darling" is not heavy rs the Pro-
verbal Philosophy dry Fearne on Remainders;
but 1t will In tue hands OF anybody but Mr..
Toole 1t would be the champion laoy Of the stage. It
Is three-act drama OF domestic i.e and Its ncdeDts
after old and backneyed panare supposed TO
| a dream. The dreamer Is Uncle Dick. His " darling"
is adopted daughter. Uncle Dick British Cheap
| Jack-the combination Of pedder a1d suct0neer-snd
he has betrothed his child 10 young blacksmith and
had her educated fashionable boarding school. HIS
dream is-hat she Tilted the blacksmith married man
OF title and wealth. eloped with fascnstor; aud came
home 10 thunder storm. to expire IN blaczsmith's
sbop-haying ordered himself out OF her house, ana.
generally behaved herself in bad manner; and be Is
| glad to awake and 1nd himself deluded. Conn
mon ia the commonplace" as Mr. Tennys"n
has wisely remarked Mr.. Toole moves through
| this density Of dullness like sunbeams through
| the fog that they burn away. He Ia essentially
natural actor. He is not poetic II he were.
he would make the greatest stir that has been felt IN
circles since Jefferson revealed himself In Rs
| Van Wrinkle. Mr.. Tooe copies lie exactly-and, OF
course there are times when life Is not worth copying
| Given moments in which the nature OF simple, kind
hearted man is tried by experiences and Mr. Toola
| Faf fba ideal ha haa nj
those think about this actor may as
well put that element entirely aside The ties. that Mr..
To0e Is ths-that In conditions OF circumstance
which arouse the best emotions OF average humanity,
Mr. Tooles makes him the perfect reflection OF tho
nature of mankind Toe color is English but the fact
is universal. AS Uncle Dick Mr.. Toole makes
| himself known in many ways. The personality Is
| Inherently virtnous and very kindly yet it is
evidently. and profoundly, and hopelessly common
| Uncle Dick, as Mr.. Tooe portrays him, Is an
eccentric affectonate, sefsacrihcing, honest man.
He knows that ought to hover about his brilliant
and accomplished adopted daughter, and yet he does
hover about her-Decause he loves her-and in these
relations many fine qualities OF his character are de-
| yeloped, aud some odd ones. Mr.. Toole makes no
points" but conducts himself whether In JOY or Ia
affection precisely as humble. simpleminded tender
hearted might do In the circumstances suggested
There Is Peggottyke scene for Uncle Dek toward the
close OF play and in this Mr. Toole was surprisingly
powerfully dnt OF absolutely quiet intensity OF suffer-
Ing threaded with jets Of that humor which might dow
out OF the effort Of a to be kind and jolly
painful circumstances To this Is 10 think IN
what grand and splendid way affection elevates even
| the commOnest human being. Not moonrise on the
ocean nor sunset the forest can be more weirdly
melancholy. awful, more sublime than the lofty
state OF anguish striving to be cheerful OF good man
brokenhearted through his selft voting Affections
Mr.. Tooe was exceedingly well supported. The
character Of the Hon. Claude Lorrfmer, IN which Mr..
Floyd made his first appearance this season. 49, like It's
companions, conyentiona-thst OF the weiEdresseds
smooth-tongued, insinuatng, supercous, gallant man
OF tue world. In this instance. though he is skeehed
as i'll bred Mr. Floyd-who was warmly wecomed-gaye
an elegant embodiment OF this welworn type, very
skllfully suggesting. by certain subtle moduatons OF
the voice changes OF demeanOr the vgilant, cruel
and selfshy sensual nature vailed but not hidden Dy
tho exterior OF the flop. To make one oily and per-
fumed scamp differ from another-considerug how
much alike these oily and perfumed scamps Of fiction
are-is evince powers OF discrimination These
Mr.. Floyd possesses-together with imagination pas
force, refinement of manners and spontaneous
freedom OF action uncommon and deghtful-and 1t is
to be observed that he never repeats himself
He was always fine in Sir Charles PomGnder
his Lorrimer Is chip from that block;
but IL Is distinct with attributes and vital with an
individually quite its This little glimpse OF Mr..
Floyd was eminenty cheering With Mr. Walack still
In the field and Mr.. Floyd rising to succeed him. light
comedy Is not yet lost art. An EXTRAORDINARILY klnd
feeling manifested toward this actor after ALL our
public does forget those who have once really de-
served and won its affection.
Mr. Cherenr,-a narrow stiff, formal. pragmatic little
Engshman.-was carefully depicted by Mr.. W. Herbert
This actor succeeds, unusual degree, in presenting
types of classes and by virtue Of correct taste and tho
instinct symmetry keeps his presentations in harmony
with all the stage pictures into which he walks Mr..
westand likewise faithful in little things. presented
with entire fidelity to nature the personality OF rough.
commonplace, sincere young mechanic, Joe Lennard
and in situations exacting youthful ardor and manly
grief, bore himself with cheerful vvacity and sorrow
fu calm Mrs. Torrington. schoolmistress. pre-
sented in vein of affected gentility. alike cor
rect and amusing, by Madam Ponisi. The
heroine, Mary Bolton, won from Miss Iona
Burke livlier animation, wider and sweeer variety
OF character, and much greater warmth OF emotion
than had supposed her possess The wooden image
OF the domestic paragon ransfgured into rosy and
blooming ri |, whose subsequent lapse toward wretch
edness and death made pathetic by sincerity and
simplicity. Miss Burke twice recalled by the public
applause Mr. ToOe recalled at the end OF each OF
the three of the drama About the middle OF the
third Lord Mayor OF Dublin accompanied by the
ladies his famiy-n honor OF whom the arch OF the
the theater had been dressed with the hags
OF Ireland, England, and the American Republic, and
Bakers band had played medley OF Irish mel odes
appeared In prOscenium box, and were welcomed with
q tumut OF applause Uncle Dicks airing Will be
repeated. The regular dramatic season at WaIlacEs
TheaJer will begin next Monday, the 5th OF October
The following Is latest list OF Mr. Walack theatrical
company: -
Dion Boucicsult, Currsn.
II. j. Montague A1klns
Harry Beckett, J. f. Jose9hs,
Edward Arnott. Lester Wslack,
w Il. Floyd, Miss Ada DVss.
J. b. Polk Miss Jsfres. Lewis
j. w Carroll, Miss Bhe Gernon,
uoI nd adj POnisi.