, 1874-11-06

AGAuEu1 VI At61C.
Mr. Florence lad already secured bold upon
Chicago audiences al q character actor Of un-
common powers Of dolineation in his persona
ton Of Capt. Cutie, but lass evening ho at-
tempted Characterization altogether l;ssi,nilar,
that Of Jules O1cnreizer in dramatized yor-
Bion Of mo Thoroughfaro." Tho play has been
adapted from tie Btory with great skill, ind is
luc, if VIC are not mistaken, to tho joint ofrorta
Of WilLie Collins mud Fechtor. But. while tho
general scope OF tho story has boon carefully
preserved, much useless matter has crept in, in
tho form Of dialogue. The pruning-knifec could bs
applied With great advantage III tile first act Of
tho piece, and III tho last also. Tho oyonts could
bo haHtened upon one another without Baorltico
to tho interest, aud the climax would Ioso nono
Of ito force by moro vivid action throughout.
The drama bears even more vivid nlarka Of Mr.
Collins than tho story iudeod, there il nothing
in it which would recall tho style Of Dickens in
any particular. The laboraa expulsion Of tho
plot by incident aud conntor-ncidont, tho
quaint nothod Of misleading tho audience
for moment or two, to take thom
back to tho right path by IN ingenious
slo-path, and tho Intensely molodramatlc char
actor Of 06eare11er. arc sufficiently Of Collins
production to Btu1np the play 1t any rate his by
right Of authorship. 1t IL interesting in tho
highest legreo+ antt the suspense il very ingeni~
ousy maintained eEen to the browning catautro-
pho, wAlcE rewards vttuo alll Furnishes vico by
molodramatio turn foreign to r." story as told
III "All the Year louild."
Mr.. Florence III remembered mainly by bis OK
ploitH in tue tieid Of Irish comedy. 10 thoso
ron soil, tue creation Of Ja|es U1eareixer IL
surprise Of tho most refreshing doscriptiou.
Capt. Cutie was q very laugAable, mcritoriouB
mud tlnlsaoa production but !Acking that olo-
nleut Of true art. tho realization ol MI ideal
fnnllar to aii Of US. jules OteAreizer is o. uAi-
ly brilliant In these respects. aud possosacH the
browning MORT OF q wonderfully Accurato iuter-
probation Of the horo-viain Of tho Btory. Hin
naako-up. to begin with. wns very forciblo. Tho
description given by tho author was followed
with accuracy, and 4 truly Latin contplox-
Oh aud n,allnor wora markod carefully
aud distinctly. The accout nron which 30 lit
10 htreHa ia aid waa asso accurate to Ionarsa-
bic dogroa. It waa ont!rely French, with certain
individual nanuorlA.ns distinctly preserved and
10 smooth aud natural throughout tlla ptogroHa
Of the drama, as to sustain tho identity Of tho
drama without law. Tho Gallo grace Of OK,
eua t.tas IL fstf To- s "an aa isx aesod s
ut Htaay aud power at n,lmioey as poaHlng ~
general oreot "a 1t IL difficult ut attain'uont.
rne poculiarity Of tho accent -, way: a,u, ny
hapDy p aSsasn vie s1"n ud to uey IL W sma
pronunciation Of Dir. Miller. who payea t1e
part OF Swiss mountainoos. In his conception
Of tho character ot Qdc,,reizsr, who was hlmsolt
an actor Of conBulnlnato power, Mr. Iloronco
las boen 1ingnlasly fortunate. Tho easy graoe,
| tho ailable polteess. tho aobonualre, elastic
lnunncr whlals. o1eopt in aHideu, III only broken
| III upon Oh two occasions, vera per1sotly sus-
! tuined, aud tho atg ct canlor assumed to coll
coai tic uvop cunning aud malignant hatred wuu
| worthy Of tho llghest psaibo. Tho twu
| paasiauate aceuos to which We Aludo. It!
tho first and last acts, woro equally poworfu!
| NTH tho Lighter soeney, anu disclosed powor ot
axprapplon In that particular worthy OF greater