, 1874-10-12

ucpLEY'a THEATRE.

;voning at {1ooley'b Theatre to q house which,
willie not up to sho usual Saturday night stand
,lr uaa neycrthoiess good ono This waA the :
fourth Yhakoppsroan representation, and tho
Third lrnnlh presented by tho management this
uosso,t. 10 far taero iinve bccn but two roally
successful productions Of tllia Older, sud tllcSo
two were tho firat rid second performances Of
u Othc,.o." '.Rnmco aad Juliet" was nat as
q succcsa oven as ".rho Merchant Of
ysnico" Anybody who know tic company
would unaeNstand that it was not equal to tho !
task. Tho tragedy dragged heavily, aud with
tho doatll Of Nereutio died all intercat.
Ths rolo of Rompo III not NOW ono to nIr.
O'Noil, but he docs not play it as woil as he did
two ys a,u ago. There Is no epontnuety about
his rendition Of tho part. His sentiment is not
natural, his passion Ia forced, and hiH aolion
conatleincd Or overwroueht. His eharo III the
balcony bcrno is not Mat it uEea to be. Il III I'd
bnrlesquc, and tncre wcEo not Waiting many IN
tho n,,lieure to tttor over Ronie Of tho wnlmeat
aud most, te1saer ,'nssagea Of lore. Of course
thcre is yot much to adnln IN bis Romeo. Thorn
foellug aud good taatc, but ths irnprcsa.on ia
mudo TINT tito nrttHt iB weary OF tho rart, anl |
has only rotencd some Of .ts gems ts souvenirs
vi What ho has long discarded.
critical inspection. Bhe ia young enough to looS
the chat uclor far1y, md has bud experience 10 |
p!nyit. Strange to my hcr studs h., been direct
Cd toward tho weaker side Of Jullet5 character. |
In tleso Bic cannot DO ca!lo1 perfect, but Tho |
!lavs aro accountable aud not very marked. III
! the nnsio scenes Miss hn.thorno is nos happy.
She ia xaspc.ntingY cn!d aud hard over tho
herself viii, yels pe.ce1,sible effort. This tho
| result OF lick oi study. It is probably long
tlu,a since aho paycd Jfef. and tile hslr5 Of sho
management III bringing ous tho piece is perhaps
] rcapon sible for 11er .aliuie.
Furtunately thcro waB q rctlccm,ng feature in
tho t,t.edy-.Nercuio as pln; cd b, 1lr. Mhrduth.
| Natu,e designed this actor Tor 4uc,r"tso. He
gave hi'.s Il uguso and face. q manner aud car-
4Merc,tto iii, so little Murdoch that lilo effect
in te1;utl'fuI, Tic merry lunur vi tho c'ia,ae-
tor arliua in hts !tngor-ips. aud tho laf'py
thoughts follow ono another Ill perfectly natnral
| his hands, aud faves sho way b ita removal for
the dircst rovo1isa upun tue brutal Iybnh. It is
sb ssthhy aud Joyous that the l:slt oi thu whole
drama goes out with it. His deatl, With qusot.
| nlood 10 uuiBt, anu tho gluoni that tnstatltly
oyercones tho scel!o 10 deop and
deadly. We bh.o nuyor before aeen tue tragedy
rlnycd witt Ae,.cutio as chs contra1-tgtre u
tItlo~s new light npon 1t, revealing eilotheg set
of H,mEathios and borlo"s. Perhaps, thoad
Tho management ever teo tit to repsal 1t, Roneo
aud JulaI Mil REMAINDER tho effect If air: Mn1-
slaeA's 1Nerc't,o nd str'o to prese'.t t.'ir boat
~orlsl Nhllc ru nuke tle e1pu. in1ellt.
MIR. Salisbury has played the tut OF 1E1aN
hcfure, and las been justly prahed for 1t. Ills
bluli l I'll lnauuer well iiuet ntta .lic ella'ae
Of 1ytak, ilaI MhnM there aca.cp.' eAi' ka IT,
cailcu luure hidouus creation III olinahpca!o.
7ytats is q woll-Dred tuilaun, . brntui puay,
coatse H,ld uenualess bravo. HiB dcatl. ib but
u feeble part Ut hia deserts, url IL utterly in
adEsil,ata 10 ihn ruin lie brings ns,olI lac liner
md nublcl cAaiattc.y Of tho play. Hois Ito .t'-
tltncsis Of .ne,cutio-a rauk asti nbuloba weed III
Bucoty. curry nprit. nnl hI instrument for Tho
J despuiliuE Of beauiy aud purity.
3lrn. alaeter has plnycd tile part OF tho Nt'se
, boioin, u,su las also tron highly p'a1nod ,oT
very careful aud torciolo teprrac'.tatlon vi tic
effect Ut a!Iuctsou OIL roarse aud sulSar Tia ure
seif-lnppItant, h'n'leaus. "nd eSaot'nse5s-ioauy
10 HGrve her yuisnK nntrcHn ~ l!le lhat oStrol-
ty. bus neyer tired Ut tatt1nB tho AIEtacbt Falue
! otl.Iter ss1yces.
Tic rart Of Peter was played by Mr.. Fitz-
patrick. aud was not vel! prAisoWoi'hS eaott;
Inh drrssug wnH rather better thnn hasnl, a.lts
lAo atouo!y elective but there WEB couihra-
t.yoly lttlo III the pnce " encourage thu 4'!n-
4 agenoent or tho pubnc II Sal 'arslay night t'cr-
= taruLaucoA aea to 10 saeaeaatul, tns llanAye-
ou1 ulass look 10 it that prduer ptei ns'stlo!s y
;. lnatta to brns out such IdcccB ~ "1to.Huo unu
j. juliet" as carefully aud reriee.ly as tho modern
t aoc4ty dratias which aio destined to run lori
!, | Ur tiAlee HcekH ~,
J 1s-liglt the first performance Of " The
:. Sphinx" by Hooley's company viii no s1'en.
TUE AcAuE3ty OF 7tUalG>
Gawrouca Barrett Will colllMeuco Lis aeeont
u week st the Academy this evening III his charm
IL luz drama, "lha Man @ A,slir," ekeseh o
= Which was given in The Tn1pusE yesterday
1T tho time Of its Production in, Nov York, aaf
y GUrat received the warmest mud hearioht can
- nlcudaliou frum tho orltlcs. Tue drana Id hl
Il esuluslye property, and therefore Gun DO pl'ye
= ty u9eody psG ILo opportunity ior sognS sia
j. tuo sueoHshnt crime Of ,ho Frentn acnool. M
III Tho ha's-' alsing improbabiiittas Of the sease
II tsAnnl uG.--:.
tn THE GRAND orEnA-,louaE.
tg The Bucceas which has a.te,ldot tie perform
~ anco 1t ~ NonH Chouloarl" by Kelly l. Loon
Minstrel Company has Induced the .nanuEcmc'
to rotain it during tho present weok, Mulch III
be positively tho last Of it's exIstonco as ''Chlnl
@, chow-IIi" is ready and waiting Tho sketoh'
-. :and drHt Fart have beou cllnnged, ana u
a | bpecaalty hctH are i.ew 10 that tho ttt "l1ho'
'o ~. tlB operetta, contnins tnally 1l0veltaes*
w MYERS orEnA~uoysg.
" Tho Georgia AilnalroB will open the poriorr
y. " anco ut this house to.aghs, and will share, VI
~ batch OF speciality nrtsts Of tho variety ordo
~ tha duty Ut autol tainng tho audienee. Ilo
% ta d atroug one, and will he faas'd worthy
IT, patronage,
no FRANCE. -
l,e The illustrated lectu4es by Mcssra. Thiepi
Nv ~ and Neganoy upon Spain, given At Meuossn'cl
IN IN Hall Friday md Saturday evenings, wolo Wort
r. Of tho applause with which thoy wore recolse
an The a.aicncs Saturday night WIS much lars
a.. tAan on tho preceding oyes'tnB, and Tho te't'
& NJ" will which tho illustrations Of tho ronanto h'
,s icc1 wcto received clearly indicated TIN pleas
afforded by lho entertainment. THO careatin3l
wn!oh wera aided to tho general t"nd Of llll
tralions wrrs plquart md vwoll received. 6at'
iay night ho ll.tuigou in u ne,ios of callcatu
Of Washington celebrities, which wero inln,o
ed- atoly recognized. Tho lust Of tliee sorl
jAY Of :, lectures by. THIS talented 2